Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 68 Get Up!

Chapter 68: Chapter 68 Get Up!

The post-war Yellow Stone City was desolate. Chen Jian led the team to re-establish the electromagnetic shield and tirelessly arranged for Lei Jie and Shen Yue to go ashore and unload equipment, while continuing to drive two cat trucks back to the 7025 fortification to transport more urgently needed weapons and ammunition.

On the other side, the man who organized the local resistance, named Huang Yu, was busy collecting statistics on casualties and assisting He Shuo and Xie Liu in treating the wounded.

After tallying up, he belatedly realized that the few who stayed behind had minimal casualties, with only one person having an arm grazed by shrapnel, another having a severed leg, and two hit by bullets in the torso.

They weren’t even fatal injuries.

He reported this result to Chen Jian, who shook his head regretfully and said:

"You were brave, but you haven’t learned to obey orders yet."

"In fact, if you hadn’t disrupted the deployment in the final stage and gathered the scattered people together, even those two gunshot wounds wouldn’t have occurred."

"Don’t be fooled by how close that monster looked; no matter what, it was 300 meters away."

"Most of the Church Protection Army of the Mechanical God Sect were artillerymen; there weren’t many guns, and they were firing from the back of a jolting monster. As long as you dispersed, any hits they made would be pure luck."

"Actually, they couldn’t handle you at all; you were just scared."

Huang Yu looked at Chen Jian in astonishment and, after careful recollection, finally realized belatedly.

Indeed, his subordinates were terrified by the monster.

When the nearly 10-meter-tall monster charged at them, it seemed everyone lost their minds and ability to think.

Clearly surrounded by vitality, they thought they were at a dead end, recklessly wanting to exchange a life for a life.

Such a foolish sacrifice...

At this moment, Huang Yu finally felt the difference between these "rabble" and the so-called "Chosen Ones."

—Although they claimed not to be the Chosen Ones, but "Ancestors."

He looked at Chen Jian with a face full of guilt, and Chen Jian waved his hand to comfort him:

"It’s okay. For first-timers on the battlefield, to have made it this far is already impressive."

"The casualties are within an acceptable range—now tell me, how many people are left in Yellow Stone City?"

As soon as Chen Jian spoke, Huang Yu immediately responded:

"There are 23 people left in the lineup; apart from the 4 injured, there are now 19 remaining."

"About 50 followed us to the shore; some ran away, but most returned after the battle."

"Some who had left before also came back, maybe a few dozen. But I think... perhaps others will never return."

"Their faith in the Ancestors has faded away entirely. They can’t survive here anyway, and the land of the Ancestors may not be that important to them anymore..."

"Understood."

Chen Jian nodded and gave orders:

"Go organize everyone, clean out all buildings and industries controlled by the Mechanical God Sect."

"Gather all supplies and equipment, and wait for me to allocate them."

"The 19 remaining people will be the new city defense team. If anyone disobeys orders, I give you the authority to open fire!"

"Understood!"

Huang Yu answered without hesitation. After witnessing up close how these "Ancestors" easily took down a gigantic monster and cleared out the Mechanical God Sect that had long oppressed Yellow Stone City, his trust in these outsiders had reached its peak.

It wasn’t just because of their formidable force; it was more about being impressed by their impeccably precise way of doing things.

What he considered a flaw was actually not a flaw, just a planned twist....

A small seed was quietly planted in Huang Yu’s heart, and he vaguely realized a truth:

Perhaps, rather than questioning and resisting, obedience was the choice that yielded the greatest benefits...

Not only him, but the other remaining residents felt the same way.

Organizing them was quite easy. After collecting enough equipment, the 19-person squad quickly cleared out several "rebels" inclined toward the Mechanical God Sect hidden among the returning residents, and order was instantly stabilized.

Next, they spent over four hours, under Chen Jian’s instructions, completing the cleanup of all the buildings.

A large amount of equipment, food, and weapons were piled in front of the ruined Mechanical God Sect cathedral, and all the returning residents gathered there, waiting for Chen Jian’s squad to inspect them.

Just at this time, Lei Jie and Shen Yue returned with equipment to the island once again.

A group of seven, fully equipped, marched towards the mechanical cathedral, causing a stir among the waiting residents in the distance.

"They’re here!"

Someone, suppressing excitement, whispered:

"It’s them... they killed the monster, and Mongolia has fallen... "

"Mongolia died at their hands... "

"Is it just a few people? I thought it was an army... "

"These few people are enough... Don’t speak!"

Chen Jian’s group had approached the mechanical cathedral, and the agitation among the crowd intensified.

Huang Stone raised his hand to signal silence to everyone, but his prestige was clearly insufficient to make them listen.

"Ancestors above!"

Someone fell to their knees with a thud, and then everyone knelt, constantly kowtowing in the direction of Chen Jian’s group.

Before long, the chaotic sounds turned into unified shouts.

"Ancestors above! Ancestors above!"

The squad members seemed a bit at a loss, while a few Holy Blood individuals appeared somewhat used to it.

Zeng Yi leaned close to Chen Jian and whispered:

"From now on, you are the new kings of this Yellow Stone City."

"Don’t stop them; they’re just using their way to welcome you ascending the throne."

Chen Jian looked thoughtfully at the kneeling crowd, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

He simply led the squad through the path that the crowd cleared, heading to the highest point among them.

Then, he raised his right hand and said:

"Stand up!"

"I am not your king!"

"There is no emperor here, nor gods!"

"I want you to stand up, face me, and look at me!"

As his words fell, the crowd fell silent.

The bewildered people looked around and saw that the 19 newly formed defense team members had already stood up one after another.

They stood upright, but their expressions remained solemn and respectful.

At the front, Huang Yu looked directly at Chen Jian, his heart surging with emotions.

He initially thought "standing up" was a privilege for the brave, but now he realized, to these "Ancestors," humans were originally meant to stand.

So, they truly were Ancestors.

Because Huang Yu remembered that, in his blurred memories, Yellow Stone City’s elders also once said that the people of Yellow Stone City never kneeled readily to others.

They only kneeled to heaven, earth, parents, and benefactors.

But when did the city’s people start to become like this?

When did they start to habitually express submission through "kneeling"?

Probably when the Mechanical God Sect’s power began to permeate Yellow Stone City...

They brought technology, increasing the population from a mere few hundred to more than two thousand over decades, but they also changed everything here.

And eventually, they dragged the people back into the abyss...

Huang Yu’s gaze gradually changed as he watched Chen Jian ahead, who continued to speak:

"From now on, all of you are the masters of Yellow Stone City."

"The battle is not over. We have killed the monster reared by the Mechanical God Sect; they are bound to retaliate with full force."

"Therefore, I need all of you to stand up and protect your home, ready for sacrifice."

"But rest assured."

"We will stand with you!"