19: Hidden danger?

"This... how is this possible!!!"

The girl, in a panic, tried to pull the trigger again, but her heavy pistol seemed to have only five bullets, and not another one would fire.

Seeing this, Di Yun delivered a spinning kick, sending the ponytail girl into the gap between the seats, then drew his Type 05 automatic pistol from his lower back and fired three shots at her head.

Bang, bang, bang!!!

Three bullets pierced through a single entry point between her eyebrows, and bright red blood mixed with pink brain matter splattered onto the car window behind her head.

"Xiao Ai!!!!!!!!"

Luo Feng, who witnessed this scene from not far away, instantly saw red and roared furiously, "Kill him! Kill him for me!"

But in reality, he only had four soldiers left by his side, and they were being suppressed by Zhang Shuang's machine gun, giving them no chance to attack.

"Commander, let's retreat! We can't fight anymore!"

Two soldiers desperately dragged Luo Feng, who wanted to charge forward and kill Di Yun, backward, while the other two threw smoke grenades onto the gravel road and in the direction of their retreat.

"They're running! Chase them quickly!"

Zhao Feipeng saw the smoke rising and knew the enemy's intentions, so everyone abandoned their tactical maneuvers, grabbed their guns, and sprinted.

But the forest was overgrown with weeds, making it truly easy to hide four or five people. Even Zhao Feipeng, a scout, couldn't find Luo Feng's escape route for a while.

More than a dozen people chased for several hundred meters in all directions but still found no trace.

Soon, Liu Nian arrived at the battlefield with his troops, and he looked at the scattered corpses and the vehicles billowing black smoke, exclaiming in surprise, "Wiped out?"

Li Xiao shook his head with a slight worry, "Because of my mistake, the leader of the Tian Chao Squad, the Luo Feng you mentioned, escaped with four people."

"What!?"

Liu Nian frowned, "This is truly letting the tiger return to the mountains. He will definitely ambush us if he gets the chance later!"

"It's still my fault for lacking experience, which led to a mistake in the ambush. As the old saying goes, it's not the thief stealing that's scary, but the thief constantly thinking about you. Now it's our turn to have trouble sleeping and eating."

Li Xiao thought for a moment and said to Zhao Feipeng, "Feipeng, you and Li Le are to start searching from Banshan Steel Factory outward, focusing on any military bases within a twenty-minute drive! You must find this person's lair!"

"Understood!"

"At this point, this is the only way. What do we do now?" Liu Nian pressed.

"The Tian Chao Squad lost four members today. They probably only have a few people left. The national channel says that if people die, their base will also disappear, so Luo Feng probably doesn't have many troops now."

"For now, let's each send two combat personnel to guard the Steel Factory. We'll consider the next step after my scouts find Luo Feng!"

"Alright!"

After clearing the battlefield, only one heavily damaged van remained from the Tian Chao Squad's five vehicles. Fortunately, Ye Ming had the ability to repair vehicles. After a short on-site repair, its durability was mostly restored.

At this moment, Li Xiao was also surprised to find that his vehicle's health pool had reached ten thousand points. The four off-road vehicles contributed eight thousand, which, combined with the one from the Imperial Major he ambushed a few days ago, totaled exactly ten thousand.

Moreover, as soon as Di Yun jumped into the driver's seat, he found that he could open the van's information panel.

Seeing this, he already had a plan. He turned to Liu Nian, who looked envious, and said, "Brother, this van is mine for now. If there's another one later, it's yours."

Liu Nian shrugged, "It's not like I took it down, so I have no right to allocate it. Anyway, I'm following you from now on, so I should get a van, right?"

Although he would soon have an all-terrain vehicle, it could only seat two people, and the production speed was slow.

This van could seat up to seven people, making it good for transporting a squad at a time, though it was a bit old.

This van had a total durability of three thousand points. It was almost scrapped after being hit by hundreds of bullets, but after emergency repairs, it still had one thousand points of durability.

Ye Ming said that to fully restore it, a professional repair shop was needed, but now, as long as he opened the vehicle information panel, he could directly increase the vehicle's health cap.

Adding five thousand points of vehicle health to the van made it a 'blood-tank' van, equivalent to four off-road vehicles.

"Brothers, get in!"

They left two new recruits and Ye Ming to guard and collect resources here, and Zhao Feipeng and Li Le to investigate Luo Feng's lair. The remaining seven people got into the van and drove off.

Di Yun's driving skills were good; it took three or four hours to get there, but only twenty minutes to return to the base. Having a vehicle truly saved time.

Upon returning to the base, Li Xiao immediately went to the military factory. By then, the first all-terrain vehicle had already rolled off the production line.

The four oversized all-terrain tires, the sturdy and stable motorcycle handlebars, and the highly futuristic electronic instrument panel made Li Xiao eager to ride it around.

"Jiang Lang, you ride it and deliver it to Zhao Feipeng, then return to Wu Feng Town to collect resources. This way, we won't delay either location."

After speaking, Li Xiao was about to head to the dining hall when he suddenly remembered something. He opened the military factory's panel, which showed seven sets of individual communicators had been completed.

"You also take six sets of individual communicators with you, and twenty field rations."

With the individual communicators, Banshan Military Factory and Zhao Feipeng and Li Le could communicate at any time. Li Le's communication terminal had a range of ten kilometers in wireless mode, which should even cover Wu Feng Town.

This way, he could contact Li Le via the satellite communication system and simultaneously monitor the situations at Banshan Steel Factory and Wu Feng Town.

After fighting all morning, Li Xiao was also a bit tired. Du Ziteng made braised beef stew and stir-fried shredded potatoes for lunch, which everyone enjoyed thoroughly.

This was all thanks to that night at the Transit Yard when he gave up medical supplies for a good amount of fruits and vegetables.

It made sense; with his health pool bonus, as long as he wasn't instantly killed, those slow-healing medical supplies weren't very useful anyway.

After eating, Li Xiao's afternoon activity was still sleeping, but Luo Feng's bloodshot eyes lingered in his mind, making it difficult for him to fall asleep.

It seemed that the ponytail girl and he probably knew each other before the transmigration; otherwise, if it were just a fleeting romance, Luo Feng wouldn't be so heartbroken.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao simply got up and contacted Li Le to inquire about Zhao Feipeng's progress.

Zhao Feipeng was also dedicated; it was already midnight, and he was still riding with Li Le, searching the designated area.

Twenty minutes, according to the van's speed on the highway, could mean a radius of thirty kilometers, making the search area quite large.

It was twelve o'clock when Li Xiao opened the base information panel, intending to claim the latest three conscription orders. However, a voice appeared in his mind—the same voice he had heard for the first time six days ago when he woke up.

"[Esteemed Commander, the Spark Event has begun, lasting twenty-four hours. Would you like to participate?]"