Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 201 - 77 Like a Mountain

Chapter 201: Chapter 77 Like a Mountain

Chen Jian, with a slightly nervous heart, walked towards the already deployed exoskeleton and, following Lingxi’s guidance, stepped onto the foot pedals.

After he turned around, the foot pedal hydraulic device activated and automatically adjusted the height of the exoskeleton according to his height.

The nearly 2.5-meter high exoskeleton perfectly fitted his body. Next, he extended his arms horizontally, allowing the self-locking system controlled by hydraulics and motors to lock his limbs and torso in place.

The unfolded chest and abdominal armor closed, and the helmet, connected to the titanium alloy spine at the back, automatically lowered.

In front of Chen Jian was a darkness, but moments later, a ray of light appeared.

"Program start."

A gentle female voice came to his ears, and immediately, the holographic projection system cast the external scenery into his eyes in ultra-high definition.

"Action system check."

"Action system good."

"Weapon system check."

"Weapon system good."

"Active defense module test."

"Active defense good."

"Communication test."

"Communication good."

...

After a series of checks, Chen Jian took his first step inside this "Nezha" armor.

In fact, this thing differed somewhat from the mecha he had previously imagined.

There was no "controlling a giant" heaviness during movement; on the contrary, he almost couldn’t feel the presence of the exoskeleton.

He was still himself; even though movement was slightly restricted, it didn’t feel much different from wearing heavy body armor.

Walking, running, jumping, rolling...

All movements were incredibly smooth, and even when he rolled close to the ground, he didn’t feel the collision of the metal frame rubbing against the ground.

Because every spot that could possibly contact the ground was covered with complete flexible composite material wrapping in this "Nezha" exoskeleton.

This could almost be called a perfect piece of equipment.

It wasn’t a "war machine" in the traditional sense, yet it was clearly the most adaptable piece of equipment for real battlefield environments.

Chen Jian walked around the armory satisfied, and beside him, Zeng Yi and Xie Liu also tried on the exoskeleton.

But obviously, they were not accustomed to this thing.

Their actions weren’t agile - to be precise, they were incredibly clumsy.

Just with a turn, Zeng Yi fell to the ground with a thud and struggled to get up, only to stagger and hit the wall.

"System shows EEG signal disturbance."

Lingxi’s voice sounded from above:

"You seem not to be adapting to this exoskeleton, perhaps related to the characteristics of your brainwave activity."

"Do you require medical assistance? According to the brain machine’s EEG signal feedback, you might be facing an epilepsy risk."

".... No need."

Zeng Yi awkwardly stepped down from the exoskeleton and then said:

"I can’t use this thing... it’s like it’s working against me."

Seeing the regret on his face, Chen Jian consoled him:

"It’s okay; it’s normal not to be able to use it now."

"You Holy Blood individuals inherently have significant differences in body structure from us, and brain activity differs vastly."

"You couldn’t use the previous exoskeletons either because this thing is designed for ordinary people."

"We can make some tweaks to these things in the future when there’s a chance."

"By then, maybe you’ll be able to use them."

"Understood."

Zeng Yi nodded gratefully and, in turn, comforted Chen Jian:

"No need to rush. We might not necessarily need these things."

"It’s possible that without relying on mechas, our flexibility might be higher and even more useful?"

"That’s true too."

Chen Jian nodded slightly and then said:

"But you will definitely need other things."

"You guys put on our original set of equipment."

"Bulletproof vests, smart goggles, night vision goggles, IFF, air supply... These are all things integrated into the Nezha mecha, and we can’t use them, so they’re yours."

"To... us??"

When Chen Jian finished speaking, Zeng Yi and Xie Liu reacted with relative indifference, but Ji Xing was stunned.

"Just giving them to us directly? Aren’t you going to... store these things?"

"Why seal them? Not use them?"

Chen Jian was puzzled and immediately asked:

"In this world, is it normal practice to seal away secondary equipment?"

"....That’s not the case either."

Ji Xing sighed and then said:

"But the rulers here often prefer to keep relatively powerful things under their own control."

"Otherwise, their own status might be threatened...."

"....Maybe they have their own considerations, but we don’t need to make such considerations."

"Why?"

Ji Xing asked with slight curiosity:

"Aren’t you worried about betrayal?"

Chen Jian smiled slightly, but Ji Xing obviously couldn’t see his expression inside the helmet.

"It’s okay."

"At least for now, we don’t need to worry about betrayal."

"You don’t need to ask Zeng Yi or Xie Liu, just ask yourself, if you had to choose, would you rather follow us or follow other forces in the wasteland?"

".... Got it."

Ji Xing nodded solemnly and then took the smart goggles Zeng Yi handed over.

And when she put on the smart goggles, the world instantly became different.

It turned out that this was the world they saw...

Ji Xing was surrounded by a strong sense of novelty, and she reached out to grab the lights in front of her, only to find them mere illusions.

"Can you adapt?"

Shen Yue approached and said:

"Generally, people new to AR experience mild dizziness, but it seems you are fine."