Nuclear explosion, unmanned machinery retreat.

The most powerful deterrent in the hands of the Huaxia Army is still effective.

Without strong enough electromagnetic pulse resistance, facing the threat of nuclear explosion, the only strategy Mountain City can choose is to retreat underground.

Relying on terrain shielding, they can preserve their remaining unmanned machinery.

Chen Jian stood on the newly constructed starting position, in front of him was a pile of disassembled laser generator parts.

He used the camera on his helmet to photograph the parts one by one, then transmitted them back to Base 011 via radio for analysis by Fu Xi.

At the current transmission rate, the whole process will take at least an hour.

Chen Jian switched his smart glasses back to the conventional combat interface and then said to Yu Qian, who just arrived:

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Your injury hasn't healed, and yet you've immediately led a team over."

"But we really don't have a better candidate."

"Other tasks are also important, but relatively speaking, this mission... is not as dangerous."

"I understand."

Yu Qian nodded slowly.

In fact, before departing, he once thought this was a suicidal, cannon-fodder mission.

But upon truly entering the Mountain City, he discovered that the situation, compared to expectations...

seemed to be much better?

The intense conflict had not yet begun, and both sides were merely in a stalemate.

The first-level monsters on the periphery seemed unable to enter the Mountain City and posed no direct threat.

This was indeed a "not very dangerous" mission.

The team he led might not be strong, but each member had experienced deadly battles, truly making it the most suitable team, perfectly matched.

Just enough, not too much, not too little.

Thinking of this, Yu Qian continued to ask:

"What do we need to do next?"

Chen Jian pointed to the nearby position and said:

"We need to hold this position for two days."

"Once Fu Xi finishes the spare parts preparation and the Expeditionary Force obtains the mini nuclear reactor, we will initiate the clearing of first-level monsters on the outskirts."

"The plan has changed... originally, we intended to use the attack on the monsters to lure the Mountain City people out, forcing them to communicate with us."

"But now, that plan is obviously no longer effective."

"Fortunately, the overall direction hasn't changed."

"We still need to open the surface passages of the Mountain City to prepare for the subsequent attack."

"So, all subsequent work must revolve around this mission."

"You need to clear a safe zone around here, establish alert posts and firepower points."

"We will conduct a second and third round of deliveries later, and your task is to ensure the deliveries go smoothly and safely."

"Understood."

Yu Qian answered solemnly and saluted Chen Jian.

Chen Jian nodded simply, and just then, Ji Xing also came over.

"These Mountain City people are not right."

She said.

"I certainly know these Mountain City people aren't right... if they were right, they wouldn't persist on not repenting when they could clearly communicate with us."

"Fellow humans, I don't understand why they can oppose us to such an extent."

"They..."

"What if they aren't human?"

Ji Xing interrupted Chen Jian and continued:

"I mean, they aren't even Holy Blood either."

"They are very powerful, very fast, that's a fact."

"But, I haven't seen anything on them similar to us, the Holy Blood."

"Moreover, during the battle just now, I smelled a distinct, rather intense scent."

"The kind of scent I've mentioned."

"I don't know what that scent represents... but is there a possibility... it's the scent of something alien?"

"It's possible."

Chen Jian nodded slowly.

"That's the only reasonable explanation at present."

"So, we still need to find a way to get hold of those Mountain City people's corpses."

"But unfortunately, without fully establishing a surface advantage, we simply can't organize to prevent them from retrieving their fallen comrades' bodies."

"We need to wait."

"Three days later, when the full-scale offensive unfolds, we will have our answer."

"Understood."

Ji Xing's gaze flickered slightly.

Then she asked again:

"If... if we were to judge based on the existing clues..."

"Commander, what do you think is below Mountain City?"

"A massive underground fortress."

Chen Jian pondered for a moment and then continued:

"A... a cyborg base?"

"That's the most reasonable answer at the moment."

"However, this answer cannot fully explain the bizarre state the entire Mountain City presents."

"This city really shouldn't exist in this world."

"But it does exist."

"So very likely... the way it exists is completely different from the way we see it on the surface."

"What do you mean?"

Ji Xing furrowed her brows and asked:

"An underground city, isn't this the different way?"

"No."

Chen Jian shook his head again.

"Not the difference between aboveground and underground."

"I now have a guess, but it's not necessarily accurate."

"I'm wondering... do those 'real humans' in this city really still exist?"

"Or are they just a bunch of data parasitized on the intelligent network?"

"Data??"

Ji Xing was stunned.

"I don't get it...."

"Not important."

Chen Jian waved his hand.

"We will have an answer soon."

"Before the answer arrives... do what's in front of us first!"

....

Meanwhile, on the south side of Han Shui City, near the Hidden Water Cave Nuclear Power Station.

He Shuo led the Expeditionary Force squad lurking in the jungle, quietly observing the distant nuclear power station.

Beside him, Li Xian frowned as he held up the binoculars.

A moment later, Li Xian put down the binoculars and exhaled a long breath, then said:

"This is really Qin Yuan's lair."

"There are too many of them... conservatively estimated at least over four hundred."

"Although almost all are small monsters, their flexibility is too high, and they are difficult for us to handle."

"We are short on manpower... if we force our way in, we might suffer heavy casualties."

"Should we consider garrisoning here first and notifying the remaining teams behind Han Shui City to support us?"

"No need."

He Shuo shook his head.

"If we need support for even this level of monster group, then we might as well never come out and stay in the city like your Church Protection Army used to do."

"There may be many of these monsters, but they are not unmanageable."

"This is a valuable training opportunity."

"Inform everyone to listen to my command."

"Ignore the peripheral monsters, use a three-by-three formation to alternately cover each other, quickly penetrate into the nuclear plant, and clear out the nearest half-collapsed factory building."

"Once inside the building, we set up defenses on the spot, lure the monsters to attack, and organize the defense relying on our firepower advantage."

"We must act quickly."

"Clear out all nearby monsters in the shortest time possible."

"Then take the reactor from here and dismantle it for me!"

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