Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 47 Rat Extermination Operation

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Rat Extermination Operation

Facing more than 20 "groundhogs," it was impossible to completely wipe them out in silence.

So from the very beginning, Chen Jian did not give the order for a "silent enemy elimination."

What he had to do was end the battle as quickly as possible and then evacuate in the shortest time.

There was no worry that the sound would wake up the dormant level 3 monster, as even if it was nearby, it would take time to come over an area nearly 30 kilometers wide.

As long as they didn’t leave it a "quasi-leader," they could retreat at full speed to a safe distance.

So, immediately after going downstairs, Chen Jian ordered all team members to deploy on the spot and confront the incoming groundhogs to take the initiative in the conflict.

At the same time, the Holy Bloods also shifted into combat mode, hurrying in the direction Chen Jian indicated at full speed.

After bypassing a large patch of shrubs growing in the cracks of the asphalt road, Chen Jian spotted the first enemy.

Without the slightest hesitation, the 191 in his hand opened fire instantly.

With the sound of gunfire, a 5.8mm bullet shot out of the gun, penetrating the monster’s head.

Blood splattered, brains burst out, and the monster didn’t even have time to whimper before it fell to the ground, leaving only a reflexive muscle movement, continuously twitching the body.

The remaining monsters all stood upright, as if awakened by the gunfire, their heads turning in all directions, seemingly searching for the source of the gunfire.

Looking at their large, upright ears, Chen Jian understood how they worked.

When there was no sound, they used their olfactory organs to locate targets.

When they could hear sounds, they searched with their ears and eyes!

These were natural reconnaissance units. Chen Jian even suspected they had batlike ultrasonic hearing because he noticed that while the monsters’ heads turned, their throats moved continuously, clearly making sounds, but he couldn’t hear a thing!

Good grief, do they come with built-in radar?

Without stopping, Chen Jian swiftly moved after killing one monster, knocking down another attempting to flee.

At the same time, he loudly ordered:

"Don’t focus on killing them first, surround them first!"

"Understood!"

"Roger!"

Responses from other team members came through his headset, and the next second, on the north side directly opposite Chen Jian, the sound of the 201 general-purpose machine gun intermittently rang out.

"Bang bang bang bang----"

After a few short bursts, the groundhogs panicked and advanced southward.

They had obviously identified Chen Jian and the others as "enemies," but they seemed to have no desire to engage in active combat.

Quite the contrary, they wanted to escape.

"Don’t let them escape!"

"Xu Lie! Take your men in and hold them!"

"I understand!"

Xu Lie’s muffled voice was transmitted to Chen Jian’s ear through his old radio on a specific frequency, and a few seconds later, Chen Jian saw the Holy Blood Team charge into the group of groundhogs.

He originally thought that dealing with these groundhogs should be as easy as cutting vegetables for the Holy Bloods, but in reality, Xu Lie and his team’s progress was not smooth!

The groundhogs were fast and had an advantage in the dense underbrush with their four-legged crawling motion.

Zeng Yi’s long knife, which should have been the most threatening weapon, was hindered by the thick vegetation, and it took several swipes to finally kill a groundhog!

Lack of strength.

They were fast in "pursuit," but even when catching up, they couldn’t get a hit. What’s the way?

No wonder the previous Holy Blood Scouts also fell here. They couldn’t capture or stop the groundhogs, ultimately alerting the real monster.

They couldn’t be relied upon.

Chen Jian quickly adapted and immediately ordered:

"Holy Bloods, retreat! Block other escape routes!"

"We’re throwing grenades!"

"Understood!"

As the order was given, the Holy Bloods led by Xu Lie quickly spread out, while at the same time, the 82-2P1 in Chen Jian’s hands was already in action.

With a light "ding," the grenade handle popped open.

The detonator ignited the internal blasting agent, and in an instant, fast-flying steel balls tore the low shrubs to shreds and then deeply embedded themselves into the groundhogs’ bodies.

After four explosions, at least seven or eight groundhogs lay dead, no longer making any sound.

The remaining groundhogs retracted the "olfactory sacs" on their backs, lowered their bodies, and began to flee desperately.

The most challenging part had come!

How do you annihilate them all in an environment filled with obstacles and poor visibility when they are not actively attacking you?

This is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges in the history of warfare, so much so that even the mighty America had to resort to using that special "orange juice."

Now, Chen Jian faced a more complicated problem because his enemies wouldn’t even fire a gun, just charging forward with their heads down!

It was Chen Jian’s decisiveness that blocked them in the low shrubs.

If they had reached the taller forest to the north, not even a drone would easily spot their trail.

"Xu Lie! Head north!"

"Don’t let a single one pass!"

"I know!"

Xu Lie’s voice was somewhat breathless, and it was clear this was not his preferred battle environment.

Walking through the dense underbrush, Chen Jian felt he couldn’t pick up the pace, so he immediately switched the exoskeleton from marching to combat mode.

At once, he felt like he was in paradise from hell.

Shrubs?

Branches?

They broke with a wave of his hand!

With the combined weight of him and the amplified power of the exoskeleton, the shrubs before him were no longer obstacles.

His speed picked up immediately, and Lei Jie and Shen Yue followed suit. Within half a minute, the three reached a new interception position.

"Bang bang!"

"Bang bang---"

"Da da---"

After a few bursts of gunfire, only three groundhogs were left, and they were charging towards Xu Lie and Zeng Yi’s pre-positioned location.

Two people, three monsters, you should be able to stop them, right?

----But, they didn’t.

Zeng Yi swung his knife, slicing through a groundhog.

Xu Lie shot another one down, but the last one cleverly circled around, almost brushing past Xu Lie’s feet as it rushed by, missing the knife he swung down with his other hand.

By the time he tried to turn around, the groundhog had already burrowed into the dense underbrush, completely vanishing from their sight.

"Damn it!"

Chen Jian swore and immediately ordered:

"Xu Lie! Fallback to the side!"

Immediately following, the weapon mounts on the exoskeleton unfolded, and two mini missiles swiftly launched.

At this moment, Chen Jian didn’t bother whether the infrared tracking module of the missiles would mistakenly identify Xu Lie as a target. Theoretically, a distance of over 100 meters wasn’t enough for the tracking function to take effect.

If it really hit, he’d just call it bad luck for Xu Lie.

But apparently, Xu Lie was lucky, or rather, he jumped quickly enough.

The missiles did not lock onto his position and instead flew past, about 10 meters from where he originally stood.

The next moment, the missiles touched down and exploded.

Debris flew, along with the dismembered body of the monster.

As the dust settled, Xu Lie nervously asked:

"What did you just launch...from that?"

"Never mind what it was."

Chen Jian intently watched the images flowing across his smart goggles.

Just now, the hovering drone had issued a new alert.

An abnormal heat source alert.

The gunfire and explosions here indeed alerted that monster.

Less than 3 kilometers away, on the shores of Thompson Lake, a massive creature was landing.

No wonder it couldn’t be found before.

This thing was amphibious!

"Let’s move quickly!"

"Heads to Baisha Zhou Bridge, lure it away from the city to gain artillery range."

"Keep the drones at high altitude for reconnaissance."

"I really want to see what this thing is!"