Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 65: The Armored Behemoth

Chapter 65: Chapter 65: The Armored Behemoth

Chen Jian and He Shuo burst out of the inn at full speed. Inside the main hall, the innkeeper behind the counter instinctively reached under the counter to search for a weapon but was knocked out by a swift punch from Chen Jian as he passed by.

At this point, all disguises were off the two of them. The menacing weapon rack on Chen Jian’s mechanical exoskeleton showed an intimidating aura. In combat mode, his fast stride stirred up dust on the ground, as if announcing the arrival of a war beast.

The two of them split up in front of the inn entrance. He Shuo advanced to secure the assault point, while Chen Jian stayed back with a 191 to provide cover.

Switching to single-shot mode, with the aid of drones and anti-sniper radar, each of his bullets precisely aimed at the City Defense Army guards who had raised or were about to raise their guns.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Bang!"

After three consecutive shots, the guards on the street scattered in a panic, fleeing in a direction away from him.

At the same time, continuous gunfire sounded from Xie Liu and Zeng Yi’s side as they used the freshly learned 191 rifles to clear the gathered City Defense Army guards.

"Xie Liu, Zeng Yi! Expand the combat area proactively!"

"The City Defense Army’s combat will is lower than expected! Focus on intimidation and impact rather than pursuit for kill!"

"Understood!"

With the electromagnetic shielding lifted, Zeng Yi’s voice came through the radio, slightly muddled.

Just as his voice reached them, Chen Jian heard the gunfire from the 301 heavy machine gun from behind.

"Bang bang bang----"

Bullets flew, and at a distance of nearly 600 meters away from them, a cloud of dust rose on the edge of the residential area. Immediately after, Lei Jie reported:

"Mortar rapid fire complete!"

"Explosion countdown 20 seconds, designated landing point marked!"

"Understood!"

Chen Jian replied. Meanwhile, a 3D map quickly unfolded on his tactical goggles, with two clearly hand-drawn parallel dashed lines flashing by.

These marked the locations where the 12 mortar shells were about to land.

The explosion of the mortar shells would open the path for Chen Jian and He Shuo to approach the fortress-like church of the Mechanical God Sect.

Not giving any chance for a counter-attack, this was Chen Jian’s directive, and it was the action they were executing.

"Distance 300 meters, close it to within 200 meters in 15 seconds!"

Chen Jian ordered again, as He Shuo carried a 201 machine gun, moving swiftly in the most standard battlefield maneuvering posture. Chen Jian, meanwhile, advanced steadily with a refusal to recoil, providing cover about 50 meters behind He Shuo.

Fifteen seconds later, He Shuo reached the designated position, dropped to the ground, assembled the tripod, and aimed at a Church Protection Army member on the outskirts of the church who had realized the threat and attempted to counterattack.

Just as the gunfire sounded, the mortars that had been fired earlier finally landed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Two lines of fire extended forward, and the recently organized Church Protection Army members were instantly thrown into disarray.

Without stopping, Chen Jian used the 191 to continuously target the Church Protection Army members exposed outside. Within mere seconds, four Church Protection Army members had fallen.

He maintained a distance of about 100 meters from the mortar landing point, and following the final mortar explosion, the first shell from the automated grenade launcher landed 50 meters ahead of him.

What is meant by infantry-artillery coordination?

Infantry-artillery coordination isn’t about artillery bombardment followed by an infantry rush; the ideal state of infantry-artillery coordination should have infantry rushing into the trenches at the moment the shockwave of the artillery shells has only just dissipated!

No army in this world can achieve this.

However, there is indeed an army that can reduce the safe distance of infantry-artillery coordination to the extreme.

A certain army called "Eternal Army" can even, under the mixed artillery coverage of 155, 150, and 105 calibers, push infantry to within 150 meters of the shell landing point.

If it’s small-caliber mortar support, this distance can be reduced to 50 meters.

Just like what Chen Jian is doing now.

Even soldiers with professional training cannot withstand such an assault. Not to mention, the opponents standing against Chen Jian were merely zealots wielding modern weapons, sticking to absurd religious beliefs.

Under the continual output of firepower from the 201 machine gun, even the Church Protection Army members who unexpectedly avoided the mortar suppression had no chance of escape.

The high-penetrating 7.62mm bullets hit their bodies accurately. After piercing through the heavy iron armor they wore, the bullets fragmented into sharp shrapnel, continuing to tear through their muscles and bones.

The reservists of Church Protection Army Team Three realized the seriousness of the situation. All remaining combat-capable personnel retreated into the church fortress.

Meanwhile, Zeng Yi’s side also transmitted new information.

"Someone sent out a fireworks signal!"

"Church Protection Army Team Two is rushing to your rear! They’re about 300 meters away!"

"Li Shi! Intercept with firepower!"

Chen Jian immediately ordered, and after a brief silence from the 301 heavy machine gun, bullets flew towards the path of Church Protection Army Team Two’s advancement.

At a distance of 1500 meters, even with the aid of sights, hitting targets was extremely difficult for even a highly trained professional heavy machine gunner.

Moreover, Li Shi wasn’t fully familiar with this gun’s characteristics. What he could do was align the crosshairs with the target as much as possible and press the trigger with all his strength.

Missing is normal; hitting the target would be surprising.

----However, this was not important.

His role was primarily to suppress and intimidate.

The intimidation power of a 12.7mm caliber bullet far exceeds normal human tolerance limits. When you witness a bullet tearing through an entire wall, even if that wall is tens of meters away, you’d instinctively slow down and hunch down to avoid it.

Instantly intercepted, Church Protection Army Team Two, who wanted to rush back for support, was stopped. During this brief moment, the automated grenade launcher fired its last explosive round, and Chen Jian advanced to within 60 meters of the church fortress.

No enemies stood around him, only a heavy steel door.

"Rocket launcher, deploy breach shell!"

"Received!"

"Received!"

Shen Yue and Lei Jie replied simultaneously. Meanwhile, Chen Jian’s weapon rack on the exoskeleton deployed.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Three explosions erupted in succession, blasting a massive crater in the church’s outer wall. The iron door directly struck by two breach shells collapsed into fragments.

The door swung open.

Chen Jian continued to give orders:

"Throw grenades!"

"Understood!"

While running, He Shuo, following in the assault, pulled the pins on two thermobaric grenades and, almost simultaneously with Chen Jian, tossed them through the doorway into the church.

A loud boom followed, and thick smoke filled the church interior, but their fire suppression was far from over.

After calibration, Lei Jie had already deployed the grenade launcher.

Three consecutive grenades accurately hit the church interior, causing the shockwave of explosive shells to shake dust off the outer walls. Smoke filled the air, rendering visibility inside the church nearly impossible.

"Switch to thermal imaging, prepare to enter!"

"Understood!"

He Shuo and Chen Jian both pulled down their night vision goggles, with the smoke becoming their best cover in thermal fusion view.

----Indeed, in the absence of smoke grenades, explosive shells were barely usable.

The two of them moved in opposite directions, scanning the most dangerous corners by the walls. After shooting three enemies each, they kept their gun muzzles moving to target active threats.

Originally, there were at least 15 enemies inside the church, but after a round of bombing, only four or five were still able to stand and move.

And those four or five Church Protection Army members quickly fell under the barrage of gunfire.

"Finish them off!"

Chen Jian ordered again.

Spurts of gunfire continued, and in less than 20 seconds, there was no longer any living being left there.

At this moment, Zeng Yi’s voice came through Chen Jian’s headset.

"Did you get inside?"

"The City Defense Army has collapsed. Xie Liu and I are intercepting Church Protection Army Team Two!"

"There’s a basement in the church! Underneath the Trinity Altar!"

"The priest should be inside. That’s his chamber of penance!"

"Understood!"

Chen Jian gestured to He Shuo, and after a quick search, they indeed found a chamber of penance, with its door not even closed yet.

"Capture alive or eliminate?"

He Shuo asked.

"Try capturing alive first."

With that, he fired a round of warning shots into the basement, then shouted a warning:

"Come out now, or we’ll blow you up!"

The chamber of penance fell silent momentarily, then a hoarse voice emerged.

"Don’t kill me, don’t kill me..."

The priest, clad in the black and gold cloak of the Mechanical God Sect, walked out from the basement. Chen Jian stepped back a few paces and fired the 191 mercilessly, hitting the priest’s knee.

Next, he targeted both arms.

He Shuo looked at him in surprise and asked:

"Weren’t we supposed to take him alive?"

"Alive for five minutes is still alive. First, disable him. That outfit looks dangerous."

"Good point."

He Shuo decisively added another shot to the priest’s other leg, ensuring he couldn’t move before stepping forward to drag him out and tearing off his cloak.

Underneath the priest’s cloak, there was a bundle of cylindrical explosives.

"Disarm, wake him up!"

"Understood!"

He Shuo quickly disarmed the explosives, then punched the mechanical priest in the liver region.

The priest, who had passed out from intense pain and fear, awoke once again due to the pain. Chen Jian wasted no time and asked directly:

"What happened in Yellow Stone City? Where are the people?"

Despite a pained expression, the priest still responded mockingly:

"Heretics, you are heretics..."

"Heretics are destined for destruction! The light of Trinity will completely dissolve you!"

"Howl, heretics!"

"The holy image of Trinity is about to crush your puny bodies!"

Chen Jian pointed the gun at the priest’s head, but just then, Lei Jie’s voice came again through the headset.

"A monster is rapidly approaching from the north!"

"It should be from the direction of the Huangzhou ruins!"

"Damn, it’s armored with metal!"

"And there’s someone on its back!"

Chen Jian felt tense as the drone’s footage was transmitted to his smart glasses.

The screen showed a massive quadruped monster charging toward Yellow Stone City.

Dust rose in its wake, and on its back, a glow of fire flared up.

Someone was casting burning embers on its head, using this method to steer its direction.

This was "Mongolia."

And clearly, the ones on its back were slaves of the Mechanical God Sect!

Betrayal.

What a betrayal.

The once-proud Mechanical God Sect was now consorting with abominations!

Chen Jian had already deduced what these Mechanical God Sect members had done in Yellow Stone City.

Without any hesitation, he pulled the trigger of the 191.

"Bang!"

The priest’s head exploded, and Chen Jian said:

"All are small fries."

"Everyone, prepare to swiftly clear remaining enemies, then intercept that monster outside Yellow Stone City!"