CHAPTER 350: CHAPTER 160: NUCLEAR BLAST SONAR (PART 2)

"Go!"

At Chen Jian’s command, the two of them stepped out of Fort 011 together, and just as they were about to get into the cat vehicle, a figure suddenly blocked their path.

"Commander!"

The person who came was Jiang Yu.

She looked at Chen Jian nervously and asked:

"Commander, is it... fighting outside?"

"What do we need to do? Can we help?"

"No need."

Chen Jian decisively shook his head and then said:

"It’s just a skirmish, our comrades are trapped outside, we must rush over to support them."

"It’s none of your business, do what you should do!"

With those words, Jiang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, it wasn’t just him, all the refugees who had just arrived at Base 011 were already shocked by the big commotion before them.

Fierce bombardment, giant drones whistling past, iron behemoths crushing everything...

They didn’t know what was happening, but even the dumbest person would clearly realize that something big had occurred.

What to do?

Run or stay?

This difficult decision fell on Jiang Yu’s shoulders, and she had to actively inquire about the situation from Chen Jian.

Luckily, the answer she got was optimistic.

If the commanders of the Huaxia Army say it’s fine, then it must be fine.

Moreover, the ones going out now are just their combat personnel, the women, children, and elderly of the Huaxia Army are all still methodically doing their work.

Jiang Yu immediately gave a "rest assured" gesture to her clansmen who were looking on anxiously in the distance, but then she caught up with Chen Jian who had already hopped onto the cat vehicle, and while running, she continued to ask:

"Commander, is there anything else I can do?"

"I observed the surrounding terrain on my way here, I’m quite familiar with it!"

"Where are you going? I might be able to help!"

"You can’t help!"

Chen Jian decisively refused, then said:

"If you want to help, take people to find Huang Yu!"

"He might need people to help transport ammunition there."

"Apart from this, don’t do anything else, and we won’t need you for anything else!"

"Okay!"

Jiang Yu didn’t pester any further, but after a slight pause, she suddenly continued to speak:

"Commander, I just heard your people mention those monsters."

"Those monsters are quite similar to some small monsters I encountered on the road when I came, I roughly remember where they appear, maybe I can help....."

"Fu Xi, give her the map, let her confirm the location!"

"Understood."

With the order given, Chen Jian stepped on the gas and left without looking back.

The cat vehicle sped onto the G42 highway, racing eastward along the cleared road.

Several suspicious locations appeared on Chen Jian’s tactical goggles, all within a 5-kilometer radius of the combat area.

But the moment he saw the locations, Chen Jian’s brows furrowed instantly.

It’s too close.

The distance to where the monsters eventually appeared is too close. Even if a passage can be found, it might already be the end of the underground network.

Detonating a nuclear bomb at such a location, not to mention the impact on our personnel currently in battle, the effect produced by the ’nuclear blast sonar’ might not even meet expectations.

But now, he had no other options.

He can only go and see for himself.

Chen Jian gripped the steering wheel of the cat vehicle tightly and asked:

"What’s the combat situation ahead?"

"The frontline is relatively stable at the moment but the monsters have already formed a complete encirclement."

Fu Xi’s voice came through the headset:

"The first round of air strikes had limited effect, and long-range shelling hasn’t caused enough damage."

"Currently, there’s no condition for breaking through, War Skull has given the order to hold positions and await reinforcements."

"Support team expected to arrive in 25 minutes."

"Understood."

The firepower is still insufficient.

Chen Jian gritted his teeth.

If only the artillery captured from Huadu could arrive earlier.

Even if the artillery can’t arrive, if Shen Yue postponed the operation for a few days...

No, that’s not right either.

If the operation was delayed, there’s a possibility these monsters could directly advance near Base 011, and by then, they would launch a surprise attack that would inevitably cause significant damage to the base.

Both sides are strategizing, but both plans have already been disrupted prematurely.

For the first time, Chen Jian felt that what faced him wasn’t an unknowing, unfeeling monster, but an evenly matched opponent.

He took a deep breath, staring intently at the map on the smart goggles.

And just at this moment, two new red points suddenly appeared on the map.

"Sir, the area of monster activity updated by Comrade Jiang Yu has been marked on the map, upon verification, there is an underground cave in that area."

"7 kilometers from your current location."

"Understood!"

Chen Jian’s spirit lifted, and then he immediately turned the cat vehicle sharply, heading up another road extending southwest at a 90-degree angle to G42.

This might be the real underground passage they were looking for.

It’s not directly east of Fort 011, but in the southwest direction!

The main area of activity for those mantis-like monsters is around Chuansha, so if they’re coming, it should be from that direction!

The distance is reasonable, the logic is reasonable.

Once they reach the marked location, they can skip the inevitably lengthy search process and deploy the nuclear bomb directly!

Chen Jian’s heartbeat gradually began to race.

The accelerator of the cat vehicle was already floored, and the weapon rack behind him was unfurled.

At a distance of five kilometers, Xie Liu had already taken out the nuclear bomb from the lead box, wrapped it with a simple carrying device, and strapped it onto his back.

At a distance of three kilometers, the road came to an end.

"Get off!"

Chen Jian slammed on the brakes, bringing the cat vehicle to a halt, then switched the exoskeleton to full power operation mode, leading Ji Xing directly into the woods.

"We’ve been to this area before."

Ji Xing shouted:

"We came near here when laying lines on the first layer, but at that time we didn’t find any trace of monsters!"

"I know!"

Chen Jian kept moving, responding:

"Either the passage was just opened, or those monsters hid well."

"This is why we need to create a vacuum zone, damn it, this kind of forest gives the monsters too much advantage!"

"Especially these mantises, they have infrared vision, the forest is essentially their domain!"

Infrared vision?

Even Ji Xing could feel now that the Huaxia Army was being targeted.

Not by humans, but by monsters...

This realization flashed through her mind, and she instantly felt a chilling coldness.

A familiar sensation surged within her, she momentarily recalled her experiences in Mountain City.

At that time, she didn’t understand why that monster in Mountain City gave her such immense pressure, such immense fear.

But now, she vaguely understood.

The difference between that monster and others could be summarized in one word.

Purpose.

Most of its actions were clearly purposeful.

And now these monsters are the same...

Ji Xing’s hair stood on end, but she knew, with the battle ongoing, she couldn’t and didn’t have the right to retreat.

She kept closely following Chen Jian, who was swiftly moving through the forest, and after advancing two kilometers, a massive, collapsed hole appeared before them.

It’s right here.

There were obvious signs of monster activity at the entrance of the hole, Ji Xing instinctively raised her gun, and just then, Chen Jian’s grenade launcher had already fired.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang—"

A series of explosions rang out, and two monsters hidden in the canopy fell down in response.

Immediately, two rockets headed straight for the hole.

"Boom!"

Smoke and dust rose as Chen Jian stood his ground.

He was firing in all directions like a human turret, taking down all the monsters lurking at the entrance of the cave one by one.

"Ji Xing! Go!"

With a loud shout, Ji Xing moved as ordered.

She sprung forward with a swift step, then unbuckled the gear on her back and hurled the nuclear bomb in her hand furiously toward the hole.

"Retreat!"

As the heavy object hit the ground, the two quickly withdrew.

And at this moment, Fu Xi’s voice was already coming through their headsets.

"Signal is good."

"Safe distance estimated at 1.8 kilometers."

"Detonation countdown: 3 minutes!"