Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!

"But all the Holy Bloods have short lives, who would be willing to form a family with us?"

"....To be fair, given your average lifespan, you're not really that short-lived."

Chen Jian said seriously:

"At least, compared to those civilians who have no means of self-preservation, your lifespan is much longer."

"That's true."

Ji Xing smiled and suddenly asked in a half-joking tone:

"Captain, what do you think?"

"Do you think I should act like a normal woman and find a man to marry?"

"If I need to set an example... it's not impossible."

"Nonsense."

Chen Jian rolled his eyes.

"Even in the apocalypse, marriage and forming a family are serious matters, you can't just marry on a whim."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this."

"Let's discuss something serious----although the Beast Tide crisis is over, the surrounding monsters have not been completely eliminated."

"At the same time, we also don't have enough heavy weapons to clear these monsters."

"So, I need you to do something."

"Organize those Holy Bloods into a new unit."

"Then, lead this unit to clean out the surrounding monsters with limited equipment as much as possible."

"You can bring Jin Zhong in as your deputy ---- he's already quite experienced in this area."

"So, can you do it?"

Ji Xing nodded heavily.

"No problem!"

.....

While the Huaxia Army is busy restoring post-war order, organizing production, continuing to climb the tech tree, and preparing for the offensive against Mountain City,

While the Mechanical God Sect is busy absorbing refugees, returning to their homeland of Jinling City, repairing damaged cities, and clearing toxic environments,

In a nearly forgotten corner, three people are trudging through the wilderness.

The Forbidden Army Leader holds a compass tightly, comparing it to the direction of the sun above, and says with a serious expression:

"We are completely lost."

"The magnetic field around here is affected by some special factor ---- perhaps a monster we don't know about."

"From the beginning, the direction we've been traveling in was wrong."

"We thought we were heading back towards the Xuyi Defense Line, but in fact, we were not at all."

"It's been five days..."

"We've probably covered at least two hundred kilometers, haven't we?"

"But the terrain here.... I'm still completely unfamiliar with it."

"If this continues, we might end up trapped in these woods..."

Upon hearing this, the already exhausted Zhang Chao slowly exhaled.

Then he spoke:

"Is it possible that during these past few days, we've just been going in circles?"

"Maybe we haven't actually gone far ---- if we really covered two hundred kilometers, we should have at least encountered rivers and roads, right?"

"But it's all forest around here, let alone roads, there's not even a decent river."

"Indeed."

Liu Hao on the side agreed:

"We should have continued along the road we found at the beginning."

"Although it was a bit farther, at least we wouldn't be lost like we are now."

"It's ridiculous... With so much time, the Xuyi Defense Line should have already fallen."

"Even Jinling City might have fallen."

"And yet, the three of us survived in such a ridiculous manner, for such a ridiculous reason."

"This simply...."

Liu Hao didn't continue speaking, and upon hearing his words, the Forbidden Army Leader couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"It's my fault."

"I didn't listen to your suggestions, I made the wrong choice."

"But there's no use saying this now ---- we must quickly find the right route and return to Jinling City as soon as possible."

"The Church needs us, and so do the civilians there."

"Has the radio been restored? Can we search for a signal?"

"No."

Zhang Chao shrugged.

"How could it be restored? The radio's battery is completely dead."

"Damn it, we should have asked those two Huaxia Army soldiers for a new radio when they left."

"What use are weapons to us? For so many days, we haven't even encountered a single monster...."

"Do you think, is it possible that those monsters have been completely eliminated?"

"Is it possible that we've already won?"

"Who knows?"

The expression on the Forbidden Army Leader's face changed slightly.

"I hope so."

"That would be the best result, but...."

"Roar!"

Before he finished speaking, a loud roar suddenly echoed from the distant forest.

His actions stopped instantly, and then, as if by instinct, he quickly grasped the rifle slung on his shoulder.

"Monster!"

He opened his mouth to warn, while Zhang Chao and Liu Hao quickly dispersed.

"Which direction?"

"South side!"

Zhang Chao replied, then quickly unlocked his rifle.

"It doesn't sound like a regular monster... Should we bypass it?"

"No time!"

The Forbidden Army Leader said deeply:

"It's already very close by the sound; we don't have time to go around!"

"Prepare for battle!"

"If it's a Level 4 or below monster, we'll try to take it down!"

"If it's something we can't handle..."

"Bang!"

His command was once again interrupted, and in that split second, furious gunfire erupted from the nearby woods.

"Bang bang bang bang----"

"Someone's there!"

There was a hint of surprise in the Forbidden Army Leader's eyes.

He wasn't actually afraid of monsters, and he wasn't afraid of being killed by them either.

What he truly feared was a meaningless death.

And now, that concern was finally broken.

Someone was fighting the monster nearby, and what he needed to do was get there quickly and join the fight!

"Advance toward the gunfire!"

"The gunfire isn't dense, they probably don't have many people!"

"We need to help them, quickly!"

"Understood."

"Got it."

Zhang Chao and Liu Hao responded quickly.

All three grabbed their weapons and quickly advanced in the direction the sound was coming from.

The closer they got to the sound, the more obvious the signs of the frenzied monster became.

Numerous trees had been knocked down, and clouds of dust rose continuously from the lush forest in the distance.

The Forbidden Army Leader held his rifle tightly, carefully observing the movements within the forest.

Judging by the direction the trees fell, he quickly determined that this battle wasn't an encounter.

It was a "chase."

Or rather, a hunt!

Someone was hunting a lone monster!

This discovery made him even more excited.

If that's the case, it means that the hunting team held the upper hand.

And the only forces capable of gaining the upper hand in a battle against monsters are just three on this wasteland.

Either the large-scale Supreme Army of the Mechanical God Sect.

Or the elite Holy Blood Team.

Or the Huaxia Army.

At this time, under the threat of the Beast Tide, the positions of these three forces were unified.

No matter who they would encounter next, it meant that the three of them could finally escape from this bewildering forest!

The Forbidden Army Leader couldn't help but quicken his pace, and by now, the gunfire was getting closer and closer.

Finally, after crossing a not-so-high, vegetation-covered hill, he saw the monster.

----More precisely, he saw the monster's corpse.

The body was scattered with bullet holes, with a particularly dense concentration at the neck.

Blood was continuously gushing out as the monster's body convulsed and twitched on the ground.

The Forbidden Army Leader stared blankly at this scene, a thought of incredulity flitting through his mind.

What was going on??

Had these people simply killed a Level 4, or possibly even a Level 3 monster with just their rifles?

How did they do it??

The Forbidden Army Leader stepped forward, and at the moment he lifted his foot, a silhouette suddenly dropped down from above, placing a blade against his throat.

The opponent moved with extreme lightness and at an amazing speed.

Holy Blood?

The Forbidden Army Leader halted.

"We mean no harm!"

He let go of his gun.

"We are from the Mechanical God Sect's Forbidden Army!"

"We got lost nearby and came to help when we heard the gunfire."

"Are you Holy Blood?"

"Can you tell us where we are?!"

He candidly revealed his identity, with his hands now away from his weapon.

The Holy Blood member seemed to have accepted his explanation and was about to speak.

But at that moment, a voice suddenly came from their side.

"Guo Xu?!"

The Forbidden Army Leader, or rather the man called Guo Xu, turned his head in astonishment.

Soon, a familiar figure emerged from the woods.

He widened his eyes.

"Jin Zhong?!"