The helicopter engine roared.
In the cabin, Jiang Chen was doing a final check on the equipment on his body. What he was wearing was the new T-4 power armor prototype.
With its black paint and thick front armor, this armor, which was known for its defensive power, looked much more reliable than the T-3 model.
"Weapon system normal, power system normal …"
The cursor flickered as Jiang Chen familiarly inspected the power armor's instruments. Although the interface of the T-4 was different from the T-3 model in some details, it was generally the same.
The cursor in his field of vision moved along with the focus of his pupil. After confirming that all systems were operating normally, Jiang Chen grinned at the T-3 power armor across from him.
Of course, through the metal box, he knew she couldn't see it.
"Are you a kid?" Sun Jiao mocked.
"Eh?"
"Next time, remember to turn off the communication channel." Sun Jiao continued to ridicule him mercilessly.
Yaoyao, who was sitting next to Jiang Chen, covered her mouth and giggled. Although she didn't wear the power armor, she still had a headset in her ear, so she could hear the conversation between the two.
Zhao Gang, who was wearing carbon nano armor and holding the Ghost Sniper Rifle, sat there without saying a word. From his expressionless face, Jiang Chen couldn't tell if he had no reaction or was trying to hold back his laughter.
As to the soldiers in the other two power armors, Jiang Chen guessed that they didn't dare to laugh either.
"Yaoyao, put on the protective suit," Sun Jiao said.
They were about to enter the high radiation zone.
"Mhmm!" Yaoyao sensibly took out the gray protective suit from under her seat, stepped in, and slowly put it on.
The mission objective was simple. Parachute into the Ministry of Geology to obtain data, then evacuate via helicopter.
Combat unit: four power armors, one sniper, one hacker.
In the city center with high zombie density, the advantage in numbers was useless. Because no matter how many people there were, there would be no way to outnumber the zombies unless they sent an army to crush them. Of course, just for a resource distribution map, it was obviously not necessary to make such a big fuss.
Because of the Type-50 electromagnetic pulse cannon, the transport helicopter could only carry six power armors (excluding the crew). Since the weight of the T-4 was close to twice that of the T-3, it was already very difficult to fit the six people.
Considering the possibility of encountering Death Claws or even more troublesome mutants, the people carrying out this mission couldn't be too weak.
But here was the problem. Although there were a lot of soldiers in the Fishbone base, they were all slaves. Although he had received military training, it was basically just conventional combat. Although the Qingpu survivors were experienced hunters, Jiang Chen never taught them how to operate the power armors.
Considering the security level of the Ministry of Geology, Yao Yao had to keep up. Although this little girl was young, her computer talent was not bad. After more than a year of eagerly absorbing knowledge, no one in the entire base could match her hacking skills.
Although Sun Jiao objected to the leader coming along, she said she would protect Yao Yao's safety, just like she did every time they pried open the vault. But Jiang Chen was still worried. Since this place was close to the city center, the danger level was not comparable to the Qingpu bank, so he insisted on following.
"We've arrived at the target location." The pilot's voice sounded on the public channel.
"I'm the first one."
Zhao Gang stood up from his seat and reached out to grab the slow-descent backpack hanging on the cabin wall. He swung it on his back and walked towards the cabin door.
The hatch opened, and the airflow rolled in.
Yao Yao grasped Jiang Chen's hand tightly as her cute eyes narrowed.
Zhao Gang bumped fists with the gunner in the cabin before he jumped down without hesitation.
He would land on the top of a skyscraper one thousand meters away from the Ministry of Geology to provide sniper support and aerial artillery support.
The hatch didn't close, and the helicopter continued to fly one thousand meters before it hovered above the Ministry of Geology.
"Prepare to depart." Jiang Chen shouted in the public channel, squeezed Yao Yao's hand, and walked to the hatch.
"First time parachuting?" Sun Jiao asked in the private channel.
"I've jumped countless times in the virtual reality training field."
Jiang Chen grinned, followed the footsteps of the people in front of him, and jumped down from the one thousand meters.
The cold wind swept across the surface of the armor, and the roar of the airflow echoed in his ears.
Different than the training in virtual reality, there was no save file here. Once failed, there was no chance to restart.
"900 meters." Sun Jiao's calm voice came from the public channel.
"700 meters-"
"500 meters."
"Turn on the descending device."
Almost at the same time, Jiang Chen suddenly turned on the turbine engine behind him.
The eerie blue light spurted out and quickly stopped the high-speed descent of the power armor. The scenery on the ground gradually zoomed in. Through the mask, Jiang Chen already saw the densely packed zombies wandering on the street.
Nearby was the airport. Before the war, it was a high-traffic area. The corpses that hadn't been cleaned up in time were the breeding grounds for the X1 bacteria.
The turbine engine's output was at its maximum. Jiang Chen adjusted his landing position as his feet landed heavily on the ground.
Boom!
Cement chips splattered everywhere, and two pits appeared on the cement road.
The zombies stared blankly at Jiang Chen as their eyes gradually turned bloodthirsty. Although it was not their home field during the day, it didn't mean they would let go of the living things in their mouths.
Not daring to stop, Jiang Chen raised his left arm without hesitation and like a hammer, he swept down the zombies leaping at him.
The trident barrel spun as bullets rained down, instantly wiping out a large group of zombies.
At the same time, the other three power armors also landed.
"Break into the Ministry of Geology." As soon as they stabilized, Sun Jiao immediately ordered.
"Roger."
Three responses echoed as the four of them quickly rushed into the Ministry of Geology.
Because it was at the outer edge of the city center, they weren't sure of the degree of damage to the building, so the power armors couldn't land on the roof of the Ministry of Geology. Also, considering the threat of mutants with long range attacks such as Throwers and Acid Bugs, the helicopter couldn't get too close to the ground, so the four of them could only use this crude method to land on the street.
Rushing into the gate, Jiang Chen, who was responsible for the rear, kicked the zombies that caught up to him to the other side of the street. Without hesitation, he raised his machine gun and fired at the zombies.
At the same time, one kilometer away.
Zhao Gang was lying on the roof with the crosshair aimed at the zombies swarming toward the Ministry of Geology.
In his field of vision, a three-meter tall Thrower with slender legs and a large stomach took two steps toward the door of the Ministry of Geology before it threw out the baby zombie in its hand.
The baby-sized zombie flew toward Jiang Chen like a cannonball, but it was dismembered into several pieces in the air.
"1100 meters."
Zhao Gang took a deep breath and pressed the trigger.
Bang-!
Crossing the distance of 1100 meters, the sniper bullet penetrated the back of the Thrower's neck.
Black blood splattered everywhere as the Thrower died on the spot. At the same time, his stomach burst open, and young zombies crawled out of it in twisted forms, letting out shrill screams.
It was one of the most troublesome monsters in the city center. The baby zombies would rapidly expand upon contact with the target and then explode, releasing a high density of zombie bacteria. Although this method of attack was not effective against the nuclear, biological, and nuclear power armors, it was the most troublesome compared to the other clumsy "minions."
Not far away, a few Throwers were moving in the direction of the Ministry of Geology. There were even two mountains of flesh holding street lights as they walked in their direction with clumsy steps.
"Almost there?"
Seeing Jiang Chen's gesture, Zhao Gang understood. He aimed the crosshair at the densest area of the zombies and turned on the laser beacon.
"The 10kg bomb is loaded."
"Fire —" Zhao Gang said in an undertone.
Followed by a sonic boom, a bomb fell from the sky and landed in the middle of the zombie horde.
Boom-!
Shrapnel shot out in all directions, and a large area was instantly cut down like wheat being cut.
When the dust settled, Jiang Chen and the others already retreated into the building.
The zombies that lost their target were agitated for a while before they returned to their original sluggish state.
"A direct hit. Nice shot." Zhao Gang grinned and turned off the laser beacon.
Just like the plan, the mission was not difficult.
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