Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 66: Just Stand

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Just Stand

The Yellow Stone City was in chaos at this moment. The City Defense Army, never having experienced such high-intensity conflict, was already scared out of their wits. When faced with the "strange" Holy Blood wielding automatic firepower, Zeng Yi and Xie Liu, they didn’t offer any effective resistance and surrendered directly after dropping their weapons.

The two Church Protection Army squads arriving for backup initially had some combat power, but against the highly mobile Holy Blood, their counterattack was extremely limited.

Moreover, with Chen Jian and He Shuo, who returned quickly after clearing the Mechanical Chapel, within just a few minutes, all armed forces inside the city were completely purged.

The civilians realized the danger of the conflict, especially after seeing the smoke rising to the north, and many began fleeing towards the lakeside regardless of everything.

Of course, some were unwilling to leave.

The citizens who already wanted to resist stirred at the news. However, when they arrived at the Mechanical Chapel, attempting to join the "reinforcements" from who knows where, they were shocked to find out that the "reinforcements" that turned the city upside down and cleared the Church Protection Army in an instant, were just four people.

They looked suspiciously at the two distinct Holy Blood, unable to believe that their combat power had reached such a level.

Then they thought, perhaps these two Holy Blood were not the main force—the truly powerful ones were those two "ordinary people" in strange armor.

No one dared to speak rashly for a moment.

The two groups just faced each other from a distance, observing each other with caution.

Seeing a large number of fishing boats fleeing southwards away from Yellow Stone City, Chen Jian stepped forward and shouted loudly:

"The cultists of the Mechanical God Sect have all been annihilated!"

"Their bred monsters are heading towards Yellow Stone City; if you are willing to defend your home, follow me to the lakeside!"

After he spoke, the crowd of hundreds of civilians wavered instantly.

The chaotic murmurs continued; some questioned the fall of the Mechanical God Sect, and others questioned the identity of Chen Jian and his group. However, more of them were shocked by the news that "the monsters are about to arrive."

Undoubtedly, they absolutely knew what monsters Chen Jian was referring to.

In an instant, several dozen people turned around and fled.

But when Chen Jian, along with the other three, headed to the lakeside to prepare the defense line, there were still forty to fifty people following them.

Zeng Yi did not understand why Chen Jian wanted to bring these people along. While nervously eyeing the distant dust clouds with his gun raised, he asked:

"Why bring these civilians over? They can’t help, and they might even cause chaos!"

"I know they can’t help."

Chen Jian unfolded the weapon rack, deployed the PBP201 mortar on the ground, and continued:

"But only those who participate in the battle have the right to enjoy the victory."

"Even if they just stand here, as long as they don’t desert, it’s meaningful."

"We don’t want to rule Yellow Stone City; we want to liberate Yellow Stone City."

"Those who remain with us now will be our first allies."

"Alright, enough talk. Zeng Yi, Xie Liu, take positions on the east and west sides. When the monster shows up, open fire to draw its attention."

"Lei Jie, how many rounds are left in the tube?"

"Four rounds! Two armor-piercing and two high-explosive!"

Lei Jie’s response came over the radio, and Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

Enough.

He still had a recoilless gun here; three armor-piercing shells were enough to deal with any monster.

Besides, Lei Jie also had the sniper grenades.

If they could target the monster’s weak points, it was possible to one-shot kill it.

—In the worst case, even if this monster called "Mongolia" had armor so thick that their weapons couldn’t penetrate it, taking out the cultists of Mechanical God Sect controlling it would probably cause it to lose control and leave.

Thus, Chen Jian continued to give orders:

"Shen Yue, take over from Li Shi using the heavy machine gun to clear the Mechanical God Sect pilots from the monster’s back. He Shuo, search for high-value targets."

"Such a big monster, so many cultists, the Mechanical God Sect must have sent a priest to organize and manage; take out their leader, and disrupt their command!"

"Understood!"

The orders were issued, and everyone moved into action.

Chen Jian stayed in place; after setting up the mortar, he picked up the PBW024 recoilless gun from the rack and waited calmly for the monster to enter his sight.

His expression was calm, his movements orderly, and even the heartbeat, which had accelerated during the assault, gradually slowed down.

Indeed, for him, the threat this so-called monster posed might actually be less than a sniper’s shot from the Church Protection Army...

The dust clouded the distance more and more, and the roar of the monster, along with the hymn of the Mechanical God Sect, faintly echoed over.

Among the civilians who followed, someone ran up behind Chen Jian, fearfully, nervously, but respectfully asked:

"Sir, is there anything we should do?"

"Have your people stand along the lakeside as dispersed as possible, then do what you can do."

"Dig trenches, set up makeshift fortifications, hide yourselves, and attract attention."

"Is that all we do?"

The person asked in disbelief.

"You can shout, you can curse, and if you have firearms, you can shoot at the monster."

"But don’t advance, don’t retreat, and make full use of cover!"

"...Alright!"

The person turned away, and Chen Jian turned back, focusing on the images flowing through his tactical goggles.

By now, the monster had approached within one kilometer from the lakeside, entering the firing range of Lei Jie and Shen Yue.

But neither of them opened fire, just quietly observing, continuously relaying information to Chen Jian.

"High-value target detected, located at the center of the operating platform on the monster’s back, thermal signature marked, He Shuo take note."

"He Shuo received."

"Enemy count confirmed, totaling about 40, 8 on the operating platform, approximately 30 on baskets on either side of the monster, and 2 following below."

"These two are special, moving fast, likely Holy Blood, deemed as high-value targets, He Shuo responsible for marking thermal signatures."

"Marking complete."

"Artillery found, located on both side baskets. Muzzle-loaded smoothbore gun."

"Received, Lei Jie handle with sniper grenades."

"Understood."

Chen Jian loosened his wrist and ordered again:

"Drone 1, decrease altitude, conduct surrounding reconnaissance."

"Drone 2, move to the rear, monitor rear movements to prevent enemy ambush."

"Understood, drones transitioning to intelligent patrol mode... They’re coming!"

As He Shuo finished replying, with a roar, a massive monster finally trampled through the dense thicket, revealing its fierce and terrifying form.

It wasn’t particularly tall, even appearing shorter than the few monsters Chen Jian had seen before.

In terms of reference, not even 10 meters high at most.

But its body was very long, with its four legs extremely thick, each step causing a heavy tremor to ripple through the ground.

This certainly hinted at its incredible weight.

And the source of this enormous weight likely had to do with the layer of "iron armor" covering its body!

Of course, the so-called iron armor wasn’t armor in the traditional sense; it was molten iron poured directly over its outer shell, forming a fragmented, mottled, dark "metal coating" after cooling!

What a breathtaking idea.

Chen Jian took a deep breath, turning to look at the civilians who were lined up in accordance with his request.

They were already shouting insults, some even using those front-loading powder guns like stove pipes they had in their hands to fire at the monster that was still 1.5 kilometers away.

Even though it was ineffective, the good news was, they truly didn’t retreat.

Chen Jian nodded in satisfaction, and as soon as the monster’s front leg stepped into the lake, he gave the order:

"Get ready!"

"Take action at any moment!"