141: Level 11

Four anti-tank missiles and forty-two rockets were all fired at once.

The small meng hu off-road vehicle was instantly swallowed by a fireball, and in an instant, nearly a million durability points were gone.

"Hmph! Let's see what you'll use to fight now!"

Li Xiao didn't bother with it; he got into the vehicle and drove away without looking back.

However, the helicopter was clearly not convinced; it chased after him again, raking the area with its autocannon.

The vehicle rattled as it was pelted by shells, and Li Xiao could only swerve left and right to avoid the helicopter's line of fire.

It wasn't until they finally reached the highway that the helicopter's autocannon ammunition was exhausted, but it still didn't fly away.

"Oh, so you want to track me? We'll see if you're up to the task!"

Li Xiao slammed on the accelerator and sped off, maintaining a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour.

The two Griffin Armed Helicopters in Li Xiao's possession had a flight endurance of three hours and a maximum range of 1,200 kilometers.

The drive from the Yun-Wu border to Xi City was over 2,000 kilometers, meaning his vehicle would have to drive for an entire day; any helicopter or even fighter jet taking off from Wu Province would be unable to track him continuously.

Therefore, as long as Li Xiao drove fast enough and took the opportunity to break their line of sight, he could shake off their pursuit.

Sure enough, when Li Xiao and his team entered the mountain highway in the southern part of Yun City, the Griffin Armed Helicopter turned around and headed back.

"Haha! Try fighting me! As long as you can't kill me in one hit, I can wear you down to death!"

Li Xiao smugly gave the Griffin Armed Helicopter the middle finger, but he didn't stay happy for long before Zhou Shuang delivered some bad news.

"Boss! Li Le just reported that according to intelligence shared by Chang Zhan, commander of the Tian Yu Yun City Independent Reconnaissance Battalion, Tian Yu's mobile radar detection vehicle just discovered a high-altitude reconnaissance drone directly above us, continuously monitoring us!"

"A high-altitude reconnaissance drone?!"

Li Xiao frowned inwardly; it seemed the Black Hawk Empire was truly desperate, having resorted to using a high-altitude drone to track and monitor him.

"Commander Chang also said that the high-altitude reconnaissance drone uses solar panel charging technology and has a maximum endurance of up to 30 hours. You'd better come up with a proper solution."

Li Xiao's brows were locked tight. He leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed, silent for a few minutes, before suddenly opening them.

"Ling Chao, find a place with woods and stop!"

"Yes!"

The vehicle stopped amidst the high mountains and steep ridges of southern Yun City, where the only visible sign of human civilization was the highway.

There was a wooded area on the side of the road where the vehicle was parked, which provided perfect cover from above.

After getting out of the vehicle, Li Xiao said to Ling Chao, "You drive north alone, and try to take detours and circle around as much as possible on the way. It would be best if you could shake off the drone's tracking."

"What about you, Boss?"

Li Xiao pointed at Chen Hu, Zhou Shuang, and Mavis and said, "I'll take these three into the mountains for two days, and we'll return once we're completely out of the Black Hawk Empire's sight."

"Hmm, that's a good idea!"

Li Xiao had planned it all out thoroughly; they weren't short on food or water, so staying in the mountains for two days wouldn't be a problem.

Zhou Shuang had a satellite phone and backup power, which would allow him to maintain communication with the base; this was the most effective solution for now.

"Alright! Boss, stay safe! I'm leaving now!"

Ling Chao executed the order decisively. After training under Long Ming, his combat awareness and overall strategic perspective had improved significantly.

After Ling Chao left, Li Xiao immediately led the three of them into the mountains, though they didn't go too deep, as there were many wild beasts in the mountains and they didn't want to invite unnecessary trouble.

After buying two military tents at the trading center and finding a random clearing in the dense forest to rest for two days, Li Xiao finally received a message from Chang Zhan.

Ling Chao had successfully shaken off the drone's surveillance and returned to the base, and the civilian vehicle sent by Zhao Feipeng to pick them up had also arrived.

Li Xiao smiled at Mavis and said, "Dr. Ma, we are finally out of danger. Once we return to the base, we will immediately begin researching how to rescue your family."

Mavis had been through a lot over the past few days, and his mental state wasn't great. He sighed and said, "I hope everything goes smoothly."

In fact, it wasn't just Mavis who was suffering; he had originally thought it would take at most a day to finish, but he hadn't expected things to go so far beyond his imagination.

Fortunately, the efforts of the past few days hadn't been in vain. As long as they could return to the base safely, the days ahead would be much easier.

By the time they returned to the base, it was already the middle of the fourth month since Li Xiao arrived on Hanhai Star.

Over the past few days, two blade ifvs had entered service, and his troop capacity had reached 500. At this point, the daily recruitment order could no longer be claimed.

Of course, the Level 11 base, which had been under construction for a long time, was finally completed. This time, Li Xiao's command center had transformed into a small three-story Western-style building.

In addition to expanding the territory, the upgrade also unlocked new buildings and unit types: the Radar Station and Armored Soldiers.

The Radar Station was a tactical intelligence building deployed within the base, composed of three functional radars merged together: Battlefield Reconnaissance Radar, Anti-Air Search Radar, and Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar.

The maximum detection range for ground targets was 5 kilometers, and 100 kilometers for aerial targets. The Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar function was not yet enabled, so Li Xiao could not see its information.

As for Armored Soldiers, they were a unit type specialized in serving armored vehicles. An Armored Soldier's individual combat effectiveness was weaker than that of a regular infantryman, but once they boarded a vehicle, their handling of the vehicle and use of onboard weapons far exceeded that of regular infantry.

Previously, the armored vehicles in Li Xiao's possession were all controlled by infantry, and their combat efficiency and discipline left something to be desired.

Now with the appearance of Armored Soldiers, the combat performance of the tanks would be greatly improved.

"But... the troop capacity is maxed out now... what should I do?"

The troop capacity limit meant he couldn't enlist new recruits, which meant he couldn't obtain the newest unit types.

Li Xiao suddenly realized that this might be the biggest drawback of this bug.

He had no choice but to spend all his Star Coins to build the Radar Station first.

After finishing these tasks, Li Xiao set about arranging matters for Mavis. After the command center expanded, the second floor had multiple rooms, so Li Xiao had Mavis move into one directly.

As an important scientific researcher, Li Xiao also instructed Leng He to dispatch a squad specifically responsible for Mavis's security.

"Dr. Ma, you can give us those call videos now. We will strive to rescue your family as soon as possible."

Mavis took a USB drive out of his breast pocket and handed it to Li Xiao.

"This is it. I hope you can keep your promise."

Li Xiao took the USB drive, nodded firmly, and smiled, "Don't worry, I still want to live a good life."

"But before that, I want to ask, regarding the ink crystal technology, how do you think it can be utilized in our Outsider base?"

Li Xiao's lips moved, and he finally asked about the ink crystal technology he was most concerned about, because he wanted more than just the Destroyer Crystal Energy Gun.

"Sorry, until I see my family, I refuse to answer any questions!"