Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!-Chapter 270 - 115: Northern Expedition!

The next morning, in the operations command room.

The screen projected the detailed records about the "beast tide" that He Shuo had just sent back, preserved in the Great Book Collection. After reading all the records, everyone in the command room let out a unified sigh.

There was too little useful information.

The person who recorded the beast tide apparently did not observe it closely. All descriptions were based on "distant" observations, with fragmented information pieced together before and after the battle.

Moreover, a large amount of religious content was mixed in, distorted, making it difficult to distinguish which parts were true and which were based on religious reinterpretations.

When truly summarized, there were only three pieces of "useful" information.

First, the total number of monsters exceeded one thousand, making it extraordinarily massive.

Second, there were Level 1 monsters within the beast tide, and they had control over the entire tide, possibly even a command structure.

Third, there was a certain special effect wherever the beast tide passed; electronic devices failed, radio signals were jammed, and many weapons simultaneously failed.

Chen Jian could fully understand the first two points.

Monsters themselves are intelligent; it’s not surprising they can be organized and develop some simple "tactics".

What he couldn’t quite understand was the third point.

Equipment failure, weapon failure?

What kind of conceptual-level weapon is this?

Electromagnetic pulse?

There’s no non-nuclear weapon on Earth that can generate an electromagnetic pulse.

If you lower it a bit, the closest would be a graphite bomb.

But a graphite bomb only affects exposed power grids. It’s basically impossible to affect sealed circuits and electronic components.

This apparently contradicts the "Mechanical Soul failure" and circuit malfunction described in the records of the Mechanical God Sect...

Chen Jian rubbed his somewhat aching temples, then asked:

"Fu Xi, what do you think this beast tide might be?"

"A conceptual-level weapon or some composite effect we can’t yet speculate?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Xi immediately replied:

"Based on the information stored in the current knowledge base, I believe there are quite a few uncommon but relatively reasonable possibilities to achieve a ’near-electromagnetic pulse effect’."

"For example, a nano-level highly conductive dust cloud, an electron pulse triggered by a strong magnetic field, or an electromagnetic blockade caused by a metal dust cloud coverage."

"The conditions for these scenarios are relatively stringent, but under the current Earth environment, the probability of occurrence doesn’t seem low."

"Especially considering the earlier appearance of the ’Second-level Monster’ within the Jinling Ruins and the symbiotic external ecology, I can reasonably suspect that the emergence of the beast tide might also bring about certain local environmental changes, leading to a series of abnormal effects."

"However, these abnormal effects are too complex, too unpredictable, and it’s hard for me to make a reasonable response plan based on current assumptions."

"Understood."

Chen Jian nodded slightly.

This matter is indeed unsolvable. Even someone as powerful as Fu Xi doesn’t really have a good solution.

Of course, it’s not that it "can’t be dealt with," but rather that there are too many possible scenarios, and the probability distribution is quite even. It’s impossible to prepare for every possibility.

That would be an enormous waste of resources.

So, they can only take it one step at a time.

Perhaps only when the beast tide truly occurs will they really begin to implement a response plan.

"... Now, the situation is very clear."

Chen Jian took a deep breath and continued:

"We don’t have the capability to confront the so-called beast tide head-on, so strategically, we have to return to that old method." freewёbnoνel-com

"You fight your way, I fight mine."

"No matter how powerful the beast tide is, as long as it’s on this Earth, ultimately, it can’t be stronger than a nuclear bomb."

"So, our next goal is very simple."

"Collect and retrieve all the nuclear weapons we can find and figure out how to unlock them."

"On this point, even Fu Xi can’t help."

"The management of the nuclear arsenal is completely isolated from strong artificial intelligence. To find that key, we can only look for it ourselves."

At this point, Chen Jian paused, and Lei Jie seized the opportunity to ask:

"Does that mean we have to go to the Imperial City?"

"Yes."

Chen Jian nodded slowly and continued:

"The current problem is who to send, and how to get there."

"The distance from the Jinling Ruins to the Imperial City is 900 kilometers. I estimate that, even using a large convoy traveling at full speed, it would still take a month to complete the round trip."

"This time is too long, and right now the 011 facility is crucial to cold start and expansion."

"At least, we need someone here to oversee the whole situation..."

"Wouldn’t that be me?"

Shen Yue said with a hint of amusement:

"I’m a political commissar, after all, aren’t I supposed to stay with the team?"

"He Shuo has to stay in Jinling; the situation in Jinling City is not yet completely stable, and he also needs to keep real-time surveillance on the Mechanical God Sect’s dynamics."

"The only ones free to move are you and Lei Jie... the two of you should take a part of the main force along, which will also give them some training."

"You’ve already said it, so I won’t waste more words."

Chen Jian decisively made the decision, then said:

"For this journey, Lei Jie and I will lead the team, along with Ji Xing, Xie Liu, and Li Shi, plus a 10-man Huaxia Army squad, to the Imperial City."

"In terms of vehicles, I plan to use a 30A tank, one troop-proofed, ambush-resistant armored vehicle, a cat vehicle, and 4 unmanned cargo trucks."

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