22: Chapter 22 Violent Break-in, Former Japanese Military Factory

The power of the Explosive Flame Shockwave Cannon erupted instantly.

The violent shockwave, mixed with raging flames, slammed hard against the ten-meter-high Alloy Blast Door.

A deafening roar echoed through the canyon.

The intense vibrations forced Lin Zihao, in the distance, to grip his motorcycle tightly just to avoid being swept away by the gale.

The gunpowder smoke gradually dissipated.

That blast door, claimed to be of the highest specifications of the Old Era, had been forcibly torn open, leaving a massive hole four to five meters in diameter.

The thick alloy at the edges was twisted and deformed, with dark red molten iron still dripping down.

Lu Yuan pulled the control lever, and the Red Wolf Tank crushed the rubble like an invincible steel overlord, driving directly into the dark, eerie passage.

Lin Zihao swallowed hard and quickly followed behind on his motorcycle, eating the tank's dust.

The tank's powerful searchlights instantly cut through the darkness, but the sight before him made Lu Yuan pause for a moment.

What appeared before the two of them wasn't a simple combat-ready warehouse, but a vast Underground Military Industrial Main Road that seemed to have no end.

The towering dome was dozens of meters high, flanked by load-bearing pillars over three meters in diameter.

Abandoned automated assembly lines and rusted transport tracks stretched infinitely into the depths of the darkness; the light from the vehicle's lamps seemed to be swallowed by an abyss.

"This place... is way too big." Lin Zihao looked at the bottomless scan on his radar screen and couldn't help but gasp.

"Stay close, don't fall behind."

Lu Yuan gave a low-voiced instruction and began to steadily advance the tank through this massive underground labyrinth.

The road conditions in the underground tunnel were extremely complex.

Wrecks of overturned armored vehicles and scattered metal containers were everywhere.

Before they had driven very far, Lin Zihao's radar emitted a rapid alert tone.

"Boss! There's a supply crate in the abandoned truck to the front left!"

Lu Yuan maneuvered the tank to turn.

He directly and crudely smashed open the truck's cargo hold, and several dust-covered military-green wooden crates popped out from within.

[Obtained Refined Scrap Iron x50]

[Obtained High-Grade Diesel x20]

[Obtained Basic Armor Repair Agent x5]

Even the smallest gains are still gains, and besides, the joy of picking up loot by the roadside was indeed addictive.

The two continued deeper.

As they moved forward, the dangers of this underground military factory gradually revealed themselves.

When they drove into a scrap area filled with decommissioned mechs, pairs of crimson electronic eyes suddenly lit up in the darkness.

Accompanied by the heavy sound of metal clashing, a group of Semi-Mechanical Mutant Guards over two meters tall, embedded with various rusted parts, rushed out.

Their hands had been modified into sharp circular saws and heavy firearms.

Facing the monsters surrounding him from all directions, Lu Yuan didn't panic; instead, he excitedly licked the corner of his mouth.

"Just in time to test the hardness of the new armor on you guys."

The Red Wolf Tank didn't retreat; it charged forward, slamming directly into the tide of monsters.

The Electro-Storm close-in weapon system automatically rose, and its six barrels began to spin frantically.

The dense rain of bullets turned into a whip of death, mercilessly lashing the mechanical guards.

A few stragglers swung their chainsaws against the tank's Crimson Meteorite Iron Armor, producing only a faint cluster of sparks without leaving even a single scratch.

Lu Yuan stepped on the gas, and the sixty-five-ton chassis, like a giant steamroller, crushed these mechanical monsters into scrap metal.

Time passed minute by minute.

The sense of oppression in the underground world grew heavier, as if the path would never end.

One hour passed.

Two hours passed.

During this time, they encountered seven or eight sporadic waves of monster attacks.

There were Mechanical Venomous Spiders lurking in the ventilation ducts and Heavy-Armored Zombies wandering in the abandoned barracks.

But in the face of the Red Wolf Tank's overwhelming firepower, these obstacles all turned into experience points for Lu Yuan and materials dropped all over the ground.

Along the way, relying on Lin Zihao's Super-Sensing Radar, they swept through over a dozen hidden supply points like a bulldozer.

Just the various high-tier metal blocks and mechanical parts filled the tank's spare storage compartments.

After a full four hours of high-intensity advancement.

Just as Lin Zihao's voice was about to go hoarse from shouting, the tunnel ahead finally changed.

The surrounding space suddenly opened up, and a massive Underground Hub, about half the size of a football field, appeared before them.

"Boss! We've reached the end! The radar shows an independent vault with a high energy signature right at the front!" Lin Zihao pointed at the thick gate in the distance, slapping his thigh in excitement.

The Red Wolf Tank slowly stopped in front of the heavy gate of the main warehouse.

After a four-hour journey, they had finally found the main target.

Lu Yuan repeated his old trick, using the residual power of the main cannon to blast open the locked electronic door.

A dull surge of air rushed out as the warehouse's backup power seemed to be activated, and rows of dim yellow lights flickered on.

Seeing the items inside, even Lu Yuan, who was used to big scenes, couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Rows of neatly stacked military moisture-proof supply crates were piled up like mountains.

On the left were dozens of crates full of High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Ammunition, while on the right were Special Military-Grade Armor Plates emitting a faint blue luster.

And in the center of the warehouse, inside a bulletproof glass case, a rare blueprint emitting a purple glow was suspended, with a slightly throbbing Mechanical Power Core placed beside it.

After four hours of fumbling in the dark, this grand gift was indeed worthy of its hidden status.

Lu Yuan turned to look at the soot-covered Lin Zihao, the corners of his mouth curling up wildly.

"Kid, you've done a great service this time."