Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 250 - 103 Refugees

Chapter 250: Chapter 103 Refugees

monsters, 60 minutes.

The "clean-up" process was so fast that Huang Yu almost couldn’t react, as if they were just rushing from one place to another, relying on drone guidance to eliminate the enemy with their weapons before the monsters discovered them.

It was that simple, so simple that the monsters couldn’t even resist, and everyone involved had no time to savor the experience.

They were just baffled, feeling that these 6 battles were as similar as a single battle.

The same tactics, the same weapons, the same personnel.

The few changes were nothing more than a team rotation for the assault group, and everyone’s movements became a bit more familiar.

Is this what they call... real combat?

While everyone was in high spirits, celebrating the consecutive victories, Huang Yu was filled with doubt.

As all combat missions were completed and the team regrouped for the return trip, he proactively exchanged positions with others, sitting next to Chen Jian.

"Commander... is that it?"

Huang Yu tentatively asked:

"Wasn’t it too easy? I mean, I originally thought real combat was meant to train us."

"But it seems like... we didn’t get any training at all!"

"Then what do you think counts as training?"

Chen Jian looked at Huang Yu with interest and continued to ask:

"High intensity, high pressure, exhausting your physical strength, mentally breaking you to the limit?"

"It’s not like that."

"That’s what we need to do in daily training."

"But if it’s real combat, especially for the first time, the easier the better."

"I’d rather just have you come here to fire a few shots, experience facing monsters, and then take you back right away."

"But what surprised me is that your performance was excellent."

"So, you must have noticed that I basically let go during the subsequent battles."

"Yet you still performed well, even better each time, right?"

"... I suppose so."

Huang Yu nodded thoughtfully, then said:

"It’s because everyone gained more confidence with each fight."

"Right?"

Chen Jian exhaled lightly and explained:

"In fact, for a team to truly unleash its combat power, it should be from weak to strong, from easy to hard."

"But, our team, since being in Yellow Stone, has already gone through the toughest times."

"So, courage and willpower you all have, I just need to help you regain some confidence."

"Now that confidence is restored, and quite effectively too."

"So, what else is there to worry about?"

"You’re right!"

Huang Yu finally relaxed, a smile appeared on his face, and after a slight pause he said:

"Since the commander says so, I better go back and train them well."

"These guys are getting a bit carried away, need to bring them back down a notch!"

"That’s why you’re talented, right?"

Chen Jian gave a thumbs up, then said:

"You’ve even learned to predict!"

"Hehehe... not really, it’s thanks to the commanders teaching us well before, the materials they left behind were useful, I just learned a bit..."

"Learning is a good thing."

Chen Jian nodded, about to continue with some encouraging words, when suddenly Fu Xi’s alarm sounded.

"Human-shaped heat source detected 5 kilometers ahead, at the edge of our patrol zone."

"A total of 11 people, preliminarily judged to be civilians."

Chen Jian immediately sat up straight, and at this moment, the first squad at the very front also reported their findings.

"This is First Squad! Commander, I saw on the drone about five kilometers away there are people, judging by their clothing, they should be refugees!"

Refugees?

Chen Jian transferred the drone feed to his smart visor, confirmed safety then lowered the drone’s altitude, and upon zooming in, he indeed discovered a ragged band of refugees at the edge of the patrol zone, also the edge of Jinling Ruins.

The people clearly noticed the drone lowering to less than 100 meters in height, someone in panic threw stones at the sky to scare it away, while someone raised a tattered musket aiming at the drone, shouting as if to warn.

However, after a solid half minute of standoff, the gunman still didn’t pull the trigger.

Perhaps, there were no bullets in his gun.

Or maybe, hesitating to use up his limited stock before confirming any life-threatening danger.

Chen Jian carefully observed for a moment, then turned to Huang Yu beside him and asked:

"What do you think? Do you think they are refugees?"

"... It’s hard to say."

Huang Yu shook his head with furrowed brows, answered:

"We’ve seen quite a few refugees in Yellow Stone City, they do look quite similar."

"But, generally, these people wouldn’t come to such dangerous places, they should be wandering along human settlements."

"Jinling Ruins is so dangerous, most people on the wasteland know that."

"And recently, a major battle happened here."

"If it were me... I definitely wouldn’t go near."

"Understood."

Chen Jian nodded slightly, then ordered over the radio:

"Xie Liu, Ji Xing, Li Shi, advance to the location marked on the map for close reconnaissance, determine the status of that refugee group."

"If there’s any anomaly, eliminate them on the spot."

"If confirmed to be common refugees... bring them back to Base 011!"

"Understood!"

"Received."

The radio buzzed with their responses, Huang Yu asked somewhat surprised:

"Those three are here too? Weren’t they supposed to be at the base?"

Chen Jian smiled and answered:

"Do you really think I trust you guys that much? You’re just a bunch of rookies after all."

"If the previous battles didn’t go well, those three would be your last insurance."

As those words were spoken, the light in Huang Yu’s eyes changed once again.

He looked at Chen Jian, wanting to say something but ultimately swallowed back his words.

No need to say more.

Just do more.

....

An hour later, the main force that had gone out "hunting" returned to the fortifications of Base 011.

And after they finished organizing and maintaining their equipment, Xie Liu and the others also "escorted" the 11-person refugee group in.

The bewildered refugees huddled together, staring in fear at the scene they had never seen before, and the two relatively weak women in the group had completely collapsed on the ground.

Ji Xing walked straight to Chen Jian, and before he could ask, directly stated:

"Confirmed they’re refugees, and the situation is bad."

"They came from Jurong Town."

"According to them, that town is gone."

"Monsters?"

Chen Jian asked with a frown.

Ji Xing nodded gravely and answered:

"Yes, monsters."

"But not just monsters!"