Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 229 - 91: Enter the City! Jinling!

Chapter 229: Chapter 91: Enter the City! Jinling!

At the same time, in the woods from Lai’an Town to Xuyi.

With the help of her guards, the Queen sat down on a cleaned rock, her luxurious clothes completely covered with mud and dust, her face scratched by thorns, leaving bloody marks.

Looking at the distant fire still burning, triggered by the ammunition explosion, her face showed an indescribable grief.

"They’re all dead... well... our goal, at least, was accomplished..."

"Those warriors completely eroded by drugs, they..."

The Queen suddenly stopped, then fiercely swung her hand towards a nearby tree trunk, gritting her teeth as she spoke:

"Who the hell are they?! Who exactly are these Huaxia Army?!"

"We have no enmity with them!"

"Again and again! Why do they keep opposing us?!"

"We haven’t harmed their interests at all! What does our attack on Jinling have to do with them?!"

"Even if they want Jinling, they should at least let us know their intentions!"

"Why can’t we talk? Why wasn’t there even a simple notification?!"

"They..."

"No need to say any more, Your Majesty."

The Queen wanted to continue, but the equally disheveled Think Tank beside her interrupted.

A trace of self-mockery appeared in his eyes, then he spoke:

"Before you step on an ant, would you notify it?"

"To those so-called Huaxia Army, we are nothing but ants..."

"The weapons they use have never appeared in this world—no, Huadu’s treasury also had similar weapons, but they’ve long since been damaged."

"It must be treasures from the Jinling Ruins; we’re ultimately a step behind."

"Now, we have no chance left."

"The only thing we can do is continue to wait."

"Those weapons will eventually break, their ammunition will eventually run out."

"When that time comes, we’ll have a chance..."

"You’re deceiving yourself."

The Queen took a deep breath and then said:

"Just a damaged treasury brought several decades of prosperity to Huadu."

"If they have opened a complete treasury, do you think we still have a chance?"

"Everything is over... I should have realized this long ago."

"Let’s go back, back to Huadu."

"At least there, we won’t be attacked by them."

"It’s just a pity... those secrets, perhaps we’ll never have the chance to uncover them."

While speaking, the Queen stood up.

Her mind still flickered with the terrifying scenes she had seen earlier.

Machines pouring firepower from the sky, war tanks charging on the ground, dense firepower network, precision artillery shells...

She once thought of herself as a genius.

Just with the few materials left in the treasury, she deciphered the secrets of war.

But now it seems that her understanding of "war" was not real war at all.

The Huadu army was only slightly stronger than the Mechanical God Sect.

But compared to the so-called Huaxia Army, there is an insurmountable chasm.

Perhaps the only thing worth being proud of is her sharper sense of "cowardice."

If she hadn’t decided to retreat immediately upon discovering that war tank and even left behind a significant number of high-level Prime Ministers and Generals in Lai’an Town as bait, she probably wouldn’t have made it out intact...

Thinking of this, the Queen’s spirits sank further.

For the first time in her life, she wanted to try those drugs that would make one feel euphoric.

They say it makes people completely forget their inner fears and infinitely amplify happiness.

And this is exactly what she needed most.

She looked into the distance, where the soldiers of the Guard Brigade were taking drugs to replenish their strength.

Light blue smoke drifted slowly, and she subconsciously wanted to step forward, but the Think Tank beside her suddenly pulled her back.

"Don’t."

The Think Tank solemnly said:

"It’s not over yet."

"Perhaps we should think of another way."

"If we can’t seize it... then let’s try to exchange it..."

...

On the other side, inside the Half Tower Town defensive line,

the work of receiving captives had fully commenced, and those civilians who were originally coerced by the Huadu were now hopping onto the 30A bandwagon, turning into victors in an instant, reminiscent of a certain country after World War II.

Moreover, their behavior was quite consistent with historical patterns.

In dealing with those Huadu "enemies," they were even more ruthless than the Huaxia Army and the Mechanical God Sect. Even when the opponents had laid down their weapons and surrendered, any small movement by the prisoners would result in these civilians swarming and mercilessly hacking them down with their cold weapons.

Chen Jian even thought that if it weren’t for his order to "not slaughter prisoners excessively" and if the nearby unmanned combat robots weren’t menacingly watching, these civilians might have devoured the last few hundred Huadu soldiers alive.

After all, in this short span of less than half a month, the suffering they endured was indeed deeply profound.

Let them hack away,

Anyway, these Huadu people, soaked in drugs for who knows how long, have basically committed all sorts of misdeeds. Not to mention this world lacks military tribunals, even if there were, they couldn’t escape a death sentence.

Therefore, although the bottom line of the rules cannot be broken, Chen Jian turned a blind eye to such "venting" behavior.

Especially after hearing that these Huadu people originally intended to have a "carnival" in Jinling, even planning to "massacre the city," he felt even less burdened.

Finding it somewhat amusing.

What does it mean that eventually, good and evil are repaid?

There are no gods in this world to judge you, but when the iron fist of the people crashes down on you, it’s too late to cry out in pain...

Chen Jian inspected the temporary "prisoner camp," ensuring that those Huadu people no longer had any ability to resist or revolt, and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned to He Shuo beside him and said:

"Now it’s finally over."

"A force of over two thousand, and almost all of them were elite. This time, Huadu’s losses should be even greater than those of the Mechanical God Sect."

"In the short term, they probably won’t be able to organize a sizeable attack."

"This chaos should be considered to have come to an end, so next..."

"Captain!"

Before Chen Jian could finish, Zeng Yi’s voice suddenly came through the radio:

"I’ve found the Guard Brigade commander we met last time; he wants to see you!"

Guard Brigade commander?

That guy called... Jin Zhong?

He’s actually at the front line?

Wasn’t this guy just back from 011?

How did he end up tossed back to the front line to die again?

Chen Jian couldn’t help but feel a bit sympathetic for him. After a brief contemplation, he said:

"Bring him here, let’s see what he has to say."

"Understood!"

Zeng Yi gave a brief response, and a few minutes later, Jin Zhong, having shed all his armor, followed close behind Zeng Yi and appeared in front of Chen Jian.

Even before Chen Jian could react, Jin Zhong suddenly knelt on one knee.

Immediately, he spoke in a low voice but with a sincere tone:

"Thank you for your mercy and trustworthiness, Sir!"

Chen Jian looked at Jin Zhong, whose chest was still bleeding profusely, and couldn’t help but frown as he asked:

"You’re injured like this and not going back to the city for treatment? Aren’t you afraid of dying here?"

Jin Zhong raised his head, exhaled a long breath, then replied:

"If it weren’t for you, I would have died more than once."

"Likewise, if not for you, the civilians of Jinling City..."

"Enough."

Chen Jian interrupted him and then said:

"No need for flattery, just say what you want to do."

"I’ve come to lead you into the city."

Jin Zhong answered without hesitation, and Chen Jian, slightly surprised, asked:

"Was that an order from your... Saint?"

"No."

Jin Zhong shook his head, responding:

"The Saint hasn’t given any orders, but I know you guys will have to enter the city."

"I’m willing to lead the Guard Brigade and act as guides for you."

"At least this way, we can slightly calm the panic among the city’s civilians."

"Please understand, this isn’t the Guard Brigade trying to seize credit, it’s just that the civilians in the city are already on edge, and the appearance of a strange force will inevitably lead to irreparable consequences due to panic."

"And your troops... are a bit too..."

"Alright."

Chen Jian interrupted Jin Zhong again, then jokingly said:

"You’ve found quite a refreshingly unique excuse for acting as a guide."

"But your performance is commendable—the organization will remember your contribution."

"Alright, organize the team, and lead the way."

"Everyone else, prepare, deploy the cellular network bases, Fu Xi direct enough unmanned units to monitor the prisoner camp, and the rest of the personnel and equipment..."

"Follow me into the city!"

"Understood!"

"Roger that!"

The radio echoed with replies from other team members, and He Shuo, standing beside Chen Jian, suddenly asked:

"What about after we enter the city?"

"After entering the city, what are we supposed to do?"

Chen Jian gave a slight smile and replied:

"After entering the city..."

"The first thing to do is, of course, have Fu Xi control the robots to clean up the streets for the civilians..."