Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!-Chapter 291 - 127: Absurd Research_2

But it was during this turn that Chen Jian noticed something unusual.

This Terror Demon’s chest cavity was a size bigger than that of a normal person.

Without any hesitation, he pulled out a dagger and slashed at the chest of the corpse.

Blood scent gushed out, and Chen Jian used the dagger to stir the corpse’s innards, finally confirming the source of the anomaly.

"He has two hearts and three lungs."

"Li Shi, just like you."

Li Shi curiously poked his head from behind, asking somewhat bewilderedly:

"Why?"

"Why... How should I know why..."

"This is probably not an ordinary Terror Demon, it’s some sort of species between the Holy Blood and the Terror Demon."

"If that’s truly the case, then the problem is significant."

"Why?"

Li Shi continued to ask.

"...Because this is a Terror Demon with exceptional strength and intelligence."

"Just like the Terror Demon we saw in Wuxue, it is naturally a leader among the Blood Skull."

"It will bring new influence to the Blood Skull... Imagine, a bunch of fearless and intelligent Blood Skulls, what kind of harm could they cause?"

"Probably similar to the Huadu people?"

"...Also true."

Chen Jian chuckled silently.

Damn, what great wisdom appearing to be foolish simplicity?

Indeed, the combat power brought by such a Terror Demon at most would be similar to that of Huadu, perhaps even less than Huadu.

Now that Huadu is already destroyed, even if there really is such a Terror Demon, it’s not much of an issue.

Chen Jian slightly felt at ease, stood up and stepped over the Terror Demon’s corpse, walking toward the corner where several storage boxes were located.

The boxes were open, containing no weapons or equipment, but instead piled densely with documents.

It seems this "Huadu Queen" was genuinely conducting her experiments seriously, plotting her "grand plan."

Why dedicate such research spirit to something unworthy?

Sadly, she chose the wrong path.

When she sought so-called "solutions" at the cost of numerous lives, she was destined never to achieve results.

This isn’t about ethics or moral boundaries, it’s simply because of one straightforward reason.

Too low efficiency.

Humans aren’t guinea pigs, they can’t give birth to a dozen pups at once, experimenting on humans would take until the end of time.

Even so, this information still has value.

Chen Jian moved the documents to an open space, placing them under the camera for Fu Xi to quickly scan. Half an hour later, almost all documents were scanned and analyzed, and Fu Xi had obtained a summarized overview.

"The earliest of these documents originate from 8 years ago, documenting the experimenter’s full process of studying the connection between Mimic Heretics, Blood Skull, and Holy Blood, as well as their creation methods."

"For most of the content, the experimenter’s methods were quite basic and crude, with many errors."

"However, amidst this complex content, I’ve found a few potentially useful pieces of information."

"List them."

Chen Jian ordered succinctly, the subtitles instantly appearing in the smart goggles.

"First, Lin Jing knows about the connection between three different artificial entities because of the research at the Holy Blood Temple."

"The method of genetic modification used by the Holy Blood Temple on Holy Blood is also primitive, but they have special means to effectively induce the direction of mutations."

"These means are mythologized as ’rituals,’ but they’re actually certain medical steps."

"Second, the main gene of the Holy Blood comes from the so-called ’Holy Father,’ but the Holy Father is not elected. Instead, when the previous Holy Father dies, the Holy Blood with the most unique genetic markers takes the position."

"The Holy Blood Temple claims the selection of the Holy Father is completely random, following an ’unknowable revelation,’ but in reality, the result is predetermined."

"Third, the gene stability of Mimic Heretics is stronger than that of Blood Skull, according to Lin Jing’s speculation, their genes should be completely non-mutational and 100% hereditary."

"Like cloning?"

Chen Jian asked.

"More stable than cloning, but this technology doesn’t exist in my knowledge base, it’s presumed to be the result of some completely independent top-secret project."

"Understood."

Chen Jian nodded slightly.

"Continue."

"Understood. Fourth, Lin Jing believes that whether Mimic Heretics, Blood Skull, or Holy Blood, all were created by some vanished force to deal with the apocalypse crisis, but they failed to achieve their purpose."

"I guessed this already."

Chen Jian sighed lightly.

"Anything else?"

"Others aren’t of high reference value, a large portion of these documents are gibberish—at least to me."

"It can be seen that this researcher named Lin Jing indeed tried to save the world by her method, only her method was incorrect."

With that, Chen Jian couldn’t help but shake his head.

There’s still not much effective information.

Now, besides the critical clue of the ’Embers Project,’ there weren’t any more breakthroughs.

The Imperial City.

We must go to the Imperial City.

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Chen Jian felt he was getting a bit impatient.

"Collect all the materials, temporarily bury them here."

He ordered:

"Fu Xi has already finished looking at it; there’s no need for us to take them away."

"When we come back, we can dig it up if there’s a chance, if not, just leave it here."

"Chances are, we won’t use this stuff anyway."

"Understood."

"Got it."

The group nodded in sequence, and Chen Jian glanced at the map.

At this moment, his team was still 400 kilometers away from the Imperial City.

According to the original plan, they should arrive in either two or three days.

But clearly, the team could no longer continue.

The continuous high-intensity combat had consumed a lot of energy, and the equipment also needed inspection and maintenance.

At least a day is needed to rest and recuperate.

Otherwise, recklessly advancing in a compromised state might lead to sudden collapse due to unforeseen accidents.

Therefore, Chen Jian decisively issued an order to rest.

But not in Huadu.

Indeed, the 008 ruins in Huadu City were very tempting.

But with the current chaotic situation and the thousands of residents still in the city, entering recklessly would cause unnecessary trouble.

It’s better to wait, wait for the aftermath of the big battle in the city to calm down, then find a way to enter the city to claim the victory.

So he finally decided to move slightly north to a small town called Plain Town to settle down.

That place was once within Huadu’s jurisdiction, but because it was on the north-south transportation artery, the town was relatively neutral, without much worry of retaliation from the retreating troops of Huadu.

After planning, the team quickly packed their equipment and moved north.

The journey of over 20 kilometers was not difficult, and by around 10 a.m., they reached the outskirts of Plain Town.

"Here it is."

Ji Xing pointed to the distant village and said:

"It’s not actually very large, only a few hundred people."

"But it’s a vital node on the north-south trade route, with almost every caravan stopping here."

"Precisely because of this, it is a... a town with no particular characteristics or stance."

"Thus, it’s relatively suitable to choose it as a resting point."

"Should I go in and scout first? Once I confirm there’s no danger, I’ll report back to you?"

"Okay, if you’re familiar with it, go ahead."

With Chen Jian’s permission, Ji Xing immediately set off towards Plain Town in the distance.

Watching her disappearing figure, Chen Jian wanted to say, actually, you could take the cat cart.

Perhaps she’s used to it?

Chen Jian turned his head to see Lei Jie busily inspecting his tank.

Upon approaching, he found that the tracks had been cleaned and reattached to the drive wheels.

"How’s it looking, any major problems?"

"Nothing major."

Lei Jie exhaled deeply, responding:

"This thing is quite sturdy, likely no issues driving to the Imperial City."

"But we must also perform maintenance, just in case of sudden situations, if the tank breaks down, we’re done for."

"We also have to enter Quan City, there might even be a battle, we must be cautious."

"We might not necessarily fight."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:

"Their command center has been destroyed, main armed forces shattered, the remaining threats are just some armed civilians."

"These people won’t resist to the end, however, to stabilize them, we do need some strategies."

"Notify Zhang Tao."

"Have him mobilize the surrounding Mechanical God Sect’s Guardian Army to come assist us in taking over!"

"Understood."

Lei Jie immediately nodded, and as if recalling something, Chen Jian continued:

"And notify the Holy Blood Temple, have them send people too!"

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