Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 95 - 8 All Gold?

Chapter 95: Chapter 8 All Gold?

All doubts have been resolved.

Why could the Mechanical God Sect actually "tame" the monster? Why could the "Mongolia," not adept at excavation, manage to eat synthetic food in undamaged plastic packaging? Why does it still exhibit strong aggression under intense stimuli?

It’s because there are not one, but two monsters in Huangzhou City.

It’s just that one of them lives underground.

What do you mean "Mongolia" is not aggressive?

There’s truly no aggression, that should be this underground worm!

At this moment, the underground worm has completely disappeared from the view of the drone. Shen Yue, who was operating the drone, said with lingering fear:

"This thing shouldn’t be called a worm anymore, it’s practically an Earth Dragon..."

"So, what do we do now, are we still going down?"

"It probably broke into some underground disaster preparedness vault, and it shouldn’t be far from the entrance; otherwise, Mongolia couldn’t have accessed the food."

"As long as we find the entrance to the disaster preparedness vault, we can open it from the inside out and come out from the other end."

After He Shuo finished speaking, Chen Jian frowned and pondered for a moment before finally deciding:

"We have to go in!"

"This Earth Dragon obviously doesn’t belong to the category of monsters we’ve encountered before; it’s truly a neutral creature."

"Low-risk, high expected return, it’s not fitting not to go in."

"Let’s go."

"Zeng Yi, you don’t have an air respirator, stay on the perimeter of the nest and keep an eye out."

"The radio might lose connection. If there’s a problem, throw two thermobaric grenades towards the entrance, and we’ll be able to hear it."

"Understood!"

Zeng Yi nodded immediately without much hesitation, and the group set off right away, climbing down from the altar and heading straight for the deep entrance.

As the distance closed, the drone’s signal continued to strengthen.

The dual drones maintained the optimal relay distance as they advanced with the four members of the team, constantly scanning and modeling the internal structure of the tunnel.

In just a few minutes, a three-dimensional image of a massive underground passage system was preliminarily presented before everyone.

"Judging by this trend, the entire underground of Huangzhou City might have been hollowed out... Is this thing a shield tunneling machine?"

Walking along the slippery road, Shen Yue tutted appreciatively.

Chen Jian, who was walking ahead, shook his head and replied:

"From the current direction of the passage, it only penetrates areas with loose soil, bypassing rocks. It’s far inferior to a shield tunneling machine."

"But it’s strange. If that’s the case, how did it penetrate the underground fortifications?"

"Corrosive liquid."

Lei Jie felt some residual slime on the cave wall and then said:

"The pH value is not low, but it should be around 3."

"Long-term corrosion would definitely make the structure brittle."

"The problem now is if this slime seeps into the storage, forming an acidic environment... then that’s troublesome."

"The things inside are likely already rapidly corroded. It would be hard to find anything good again."

"Indeed."

Chen Jian nodded, then ordered:

"Activate the air respirators, the life support system alarm is on."

"Understood."

The group quickly donned their masks, and meanwhile, the forward drone finally discovered signs of a collapse in a side passage.

"It’s here, approach quickly!"

With a command from Chen Jian, everyone quickened their pace.

The sound of the Earth Dragon’s movement from afar kept getting closer, the massive noise reflecting through the passage, enough to send shivers down their spines.

If they hadn’t seen the monster’s true form beforehand and blindly came rushing in, the terrifying noise alone would be enough to scare intruders into retreat.

No wonder the Mechanical God Sect had no records of this Earth Dragon; they simply didn’t dare enter the cave!

Luckily, they didn’t dare come, otherwise, their team wouldn’t stand a chance to seize any loot.

Continuing forward, the originally spacious cave suddenly narrowed, with the diameter of the passage reducing to less than three meters, and then further decreasing to around two meters.

The surroundings were no longer hard rock walls but relatively loose soil.

This was the true tunnel made by the Earth Dragon.

The group quickened their pace, almost sprinting through the final passage.

The collapsed gap appeared before them, without a second thought, Chen Jian quickly secured the rappelling rope and threw it down, and they quickly rappelled into the fortification.

"Feels like tomb-raiding, won’t two zombies pop out later?"

Shen Yue’s voice was muffled by the mask, sounding somewhat muted.

Chen Jian couldn’t be bothered with his somewhat inopportune joke, he turned around and quickly removed his headlamp, setting it to the floodlight mode. In an instant, most parts of the underground space were completely illuminated.

And what appeared before their eyes next...

Was a scene of devastation.

Not only overhead, but there was also a large hole drilled into the floor of this underground warehouse.

A few already damaged and rotten emergency food items were scattered around the entrance, but most had clearly been taken away by the Earth Dragon.

Chen Jian scanned the area, then said:

"This isn’t a disaster preparedness vault!"

"This looks like... a civilian fortification, converted from an underground garage?"

"That’s right, a three-defense fortification converted from an underground garage. Judging by the location displayed on the INS, right above us is the High-tech Zone’s industrial park."

"The supplies seemed temporarily brought in, but more hastily than in fortification 7025; even these bullets aren’t boxed."

Having circled around, He Shuo frowned and continued:

"The exit is ahead but has collapsed."

"There is a heavy isolation door on the right that should lead to the elevator shaft, but it’s completely rusted and locked."

"We need to hurry; the air respirator can support 8 more minutes. If the isolation door can’t be opened, we need to go back the way we came!"

"Understood."

Chen Jian responded immediately, then ordered:

"Lei Jie, try to break and open the isolation door."

"Everyone else spread out quickly and look for usable supplies."

"Retreat in three minutes, be quick!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone sprang into action.

Chen Jian rushed to the largest pile of supplies in the center, but after a quick inspection, he was greatly disappointed.

This pile of supplies featured weapons, ammunition, and food, but without the sealed preservation measures like those in the 7025 fortification, most had already rotted and rusted beyond recognition.

A small amount of food preserved in sealed cans and plastic could still be used, but Chen Jian and his team were not particularly short on food, so taking these out would be pointless.

Indeed, not every disaster preparedness vault could be as thorough as 7025.

No time for disappointment, Chen Jian quickly turned to another pile of supplies only to find a similar situation.

"He Shuo, Shen Yue, what’s the situation on your side?"

"Are there any high-value items?"

"No!"

Shen Yue replied instantly, while He Shuo was silent for a moment, then said:

"Captain, come and look at this."

Realizing that He Shuo had discovered something, Chen Jian quickly rushed towards the location marked by his light.

The first thing he saw were a patch of bones piled together, at a glance, there were at least dozens of skulls.

One can only imagine the horrific ordeal these people went through before ending up trapped here.

Then, his gaze moved forward.

A large heap of scattered, glittering objects appeared before his eyes.

"Damn...."

Chen Jian took a deep breath, and then asked in amazement:

"What the hell is this??"

"All gold??"