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

"Prepare for impact, we----"

"Hold-----wait!"

A massive noise suddenly blasted through Chen Jian's headset.

Soon after, a familiar voice emerged.

"Lord Chen Jian! This is Lin Yu!"

"I'm still alive! Alive in another way!"

"You must stop the attack on Mountain City! Or at least pause it!"

"I have a lot of information to share with you! It's important!"

"I'm speaking to you on behalf of the Mountain City People! You don't need to take the final step!"

Lin Yu!?

Chen Jian's expression changed instantly.

He's still alive?

How did he survive??

Why is he with those Mountain City People?

His stance seems to have changed... so what exactly did he go through?

After a moment of silence, Chen Jian asked:

"Are you being threatened by them?"

"No! I'm not!"

Lin Yu's tone was somewhat urgent.

"I saw the outcome of everything, they are right----at least in some aspects!"

"They are also trying to save humanity, to ensure the continuation of our species!"

"You merely chose different paths, and there's not even a conclusion on who's right!"

"You should have a proper conversation, you should be able to see more clearly than I do!"

Have a conversation?

Chen Jian realized those Mountain City People must have used some special means to convince Lin Yu.

And the reason they chose Lin Yu as the spokesman is likely because a convinced 'peer' would be more persuasive.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian resolutely said:

"I refuse to communicate with you."

"Moreover, it's already too late now."

"The battle plan cannot be retracted..."

Before he could finish, Lin Yu suddenly interrupted again.

"Entropy! All disasters come from increasing entropy!"

As the words fell, Chen Jian's actions paused for a moment.

But immediately, he continued to speak:

"Cut the communication in 10 seconds."

"Too late."

"If you want to talk... disarm first before negotiations!"

....

Mountain City, underground.

Along with a massive tremor, the scene in front of Lin Yu flickered slightly.

Some scenes blurred, and Lin Xi's face fractured and reassembled in an instant.

"The nuclear bombs have fallen."

Lin Xi said:

"A low-yield tactical nuclear bomb, two high-yield nuclear bombs."

"They have shown no restraint, nor any intention to negotiate with us."

"I don't understand why they went to such extremes, when we clearly..."

"Why don't you understand?"

Lin Yu's gaze showed a hint of obvious sarcasm.

"When you tried to use the Beast Tide to completely obliterate them, did you ever think you might face such a predicament one day?"

"Or to put it differently, if it were you who was forced to the brink, would you choose to hold back against your former enemies?"

After he finished speaking, Lin Xi slowly shook his head.

"It's different."

"Our conflict and clashes are merely due to information asymmetry."

"They don't understand our intentions, and we don't understand their capabilities."

"Had it been confirmed earlier that they were a force fully absorbing pre-catastrophe knowledge, we would never have taken such extreme measures against them."

"Just like you said, we should have initiated negotiations with them right from the start."

"But now..... it's too late."

"The conflict has developed to an irreconcilable degree."

"I thought if we could convince you, we could convince them, but that wasn't the case....."

Lin Yu spread his hands.

"I told you, they are not like me."

"They are unlike any other force in the wasteland."

"As you said, they are like 'extraterrestrial guests', perhaps not even belonging to this world."

Lin Xi's figure constantly flickered, even disappearing for several seconds.

Lin Yu once thought he had 'died,' or rather, been 'destroyed' by the Huaxia Army.

But soon, Lin Xi reappeared.

"The radiation from the nuclear explosion destroyed 4.7% of our computing power----I have had to reallocate computing resources within Mountain City."

"But fortunately, our core computing units are hidden deep enough to withstand all the radiation impacts."

"We can no longer organize an effective counterattack in the near future."

"But fortunately, they also cannot enter the true underground fortress for now."

"We still have time."

"Time?"

Lin Yu chuckled softly.

"You still have time, but you don't have any more chances."

"What you will face next is nothing but a slow death sentence."

"That may not necessarily be the case."

Lin Xi slowly shook his head.

He waved his hand lightly, and a broad overhead view appeared before Lin Yu.

"Look, this is the battlefield now."

"Those Huaxia Army soldiers do indeed possess strong combat capabilities."

"However, against those monsters, their power is ultimately limited."

"Look, they've already eliminated one monster----the so-called 'first-level monster'."

"But what next?"

"There are still 4 of those monsters remaining."

"Nuclear bombs cannot effectively harm these monsters, their speed surpasses the falling velocity of nuclear bombs."

"Unless, those Huaxia Army soldiers are crazy enough to drop a nuclear bomb overhead."

"But how is that different from suicide?"

"Perhaps eventually, they will indeed manage to clear those barely-acquired monster guards."

"But in doing so, they will bury all the strength they have painstakingly accumulated here."

"They will have to withdraw from Mountain City, and when they return once more... they will face a different us."

After saying this, Lin Yu fell into a long silence.

From the satellite images Lin Xi showed, the situation didn't look promising for the Huaxia Army.

After eliminating a first-level monster, the remaining monsters ignored the 'agreement' of 'not entering Mountain City' and began to attack them relentlessly.

Faced with the monsters' offensive, the Huaxia Army was almost powerless to resist.

Their numbers were too few, their equipment too weak.

Even if they could inflict damage on the monsters from a distance, it was absolutely insufficient to render those fearsome beings completely debilitated within a limited time.

The situation was precarious, the Huaxia Army within the city had retreated to the urban center.

The team originally planned to attack from the outskirts, slightly larger in size, had disintegrated after enduring two rounds of attacks from a first-level monster.

Amidst the difficult battle, a bomber skimming low collaborated with artillery fire from a distance to take down another first-level monster.

But immediately after, the plane was hit by a fungal cluster launched from the underground and spiraled toward the ground.

The Huaxia Army lost their strongest reliance, and this risky attack seemed poised for failure.

Lin Yu closed his eyes, unwilling to watch any longer.

He waved a hand and said:

"Stop watching."

"The sacrifice of warriors should not be capital for boasting----even if they are your enemies."

"Yes."

Lin Xi slowly nodded.

"Even if they are our enemies, they are still respectable adversaries indeed."

"They merely took the wrong path, and we are just acting out of compulsion."

"We cannot afford any risks, we can only choose the most conservative, safest method to ensure our survival."

"So, don't blame us."

"We didn't have to reach this point."

"But once their actions touched our foundation and caused tangible computing power loss, we could no longer stand idly by..."

"I understand."

Lin Yu raised a hand to interrupt Lin Xi.

"You are the victors, and victors never need too many explanations."

"That's indeed the case."

Lin Xi fell silent.

After a long time, he spoke again:

"So, let it end this way."

"You have entered the true Mountain City; perhaps it's time you adapt to life here."

"Then let me guide you to----to----to----"

Suddenly, Lin Xi's figure froze in place.

Lin Yu looked around, puzzled.

"What happened?"

"Lin Xi, are you still there?"

His tone was slightly anxious.

And in the next moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

"I am Fu Xi."

"I have taken over this zone."

"Comrade Lin Yu, please prepare for dormancy."