Safe Zone

Only one minute has passed since the start of the battle.

While Qing Chen was still helping Qin Yiyi and Qin Cheng pack their things, Li Yinuo Nan Gengchen were already sitting in the back of the pickup truck.

Seeing Qin Cheng packing up their tents, the muscular girl, still in the pickup truck, urged them on, "Stop packing! Is your stuff more important than your life? Drive!"

It was as if the Pikachu belonged to her.

Li Yinuo was right; the gunshots were getting closer and closer—the sound of the Wilderness People trying to shoot down the drone.

Qin Cheng roared, "Stop packing! Get in the car, everyone! Saving your lives is more important than anything else!"

Everyone was in a panic at this moment, but Li Shutong was the only one who seemed completely unaffected.

Several people jumped into the truck bed.

The servants who were supposed to be sitting in the back of the pickup truck ran over.

Li Yinuo yelled at them, "Get lost, go find your own convoy!"

Qin Yiyi patted the car window. "Brother, let's get going!"

Fires were already burning in the woods to their north.

The occasional gunshots served as a warning to everyone that danger was approaching.

From inside the truck bed, a walkie-talkie crackled to life. "Miss Ino, the Wilderness People have brought counter-guns specifically designed to target Border-011!"

The principle of countermeasure guns is to emit electromagnetic interference waves in a specific hertz range to interrupt the communication between remote control devices and drones.

This thing is a contraband within the Federation, just like sniper rifles. I have no idea where the Wilderness People got it from.

Countermeasure guns are listed as contraband because the federal military has the most drones, and they do not want any resistance from the civilian population.

Sniper rifles were listed as prohibited items because in the past, someone developed an AI intelligent aiming rail. That thing had such strong computing and comprehensive factor-computing capabilities that important figures were frequently assassinated remotely during that period.

Li Yinuo pulled a walkie-talkie from her pocket and said, "Xiao Gong, activate the self-destruct mode on those drones and stop them. Also, where is the Kamishiro Family's convoy?"

Over the walkie-talkie, Xiao Gong, the first mate of the Autumn Hunting Team, replied, "Received. The Kamishiro Family's convoy has stopped 60 kilometers to our south, they should be camping there."

Surprisingly, Li Yinuo had been monitoring the location of the Kamishiro Family's convoy all along, so she wasn't worried at all when Kamishiro suddenly overtook her halfway.

"Let's go find the Kamishiro Family. They're all Federation members. We'll fight the Wilderness People together!" Li Yinuo said.

But then the remaining four border drones, which were still charging at the camp, also took off and flew straight into the forest to the north.

A short while later, as the vehicle was moving, everyone heard several loud bangs behind them, and huge flames burst into the night sky.

This is the drone's self-destruct program: at the cost of consuming one drone, it inflicts massive damage on the enemy.

However, Li Yinuo knew that there were too many Wilderness People coming this time, and the self-destruction of these drones would only slow down their pursuit and encirclement, but could not really deal them serious damage.

The explosions of these drones were like burning money, but Li Yinuo didn't care.

After confirming that the drone's self-destruct program had been successfully initiated, Li Yinuo breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, Qin Yiyi, Li Yinuo, Nan Gengchen, Qing Chen, Li Shutong sat in the back of the truck, staring at each other.

The muscular girl suddenly looked at Qing Chen and asked, "Hey, you look pretty ordinary to me, all skinny arms and legs. You're good-looking, but you don't look like you can take a fight at all."

The atmosphere froze, and no one knew why Li Yinuo had suddenly started criticizing Qing Chen.

No reason at all!

Qin Yiyi looked at her curiously, pondering how to address her. "This... brave warrior."

Li Yinuo raised her eyebrows.

So soon, the people who helped that boy get revenge have arrived?

Seeing Li Yinuo's glare, Qin Yiyi quickly corrected her, "Beautiful young lady and strong woman, why did you get on our car?"

Li Yinuo calmly replied, "Because it's safe."

"Safety?"

Upon hearing this, both Qin Yiyi and Nan Gengchen looked at her in surprise. They knew that this was the eldest daughter of the Li family for three generations, and the entire Autumn Hunt Convoy was under her command.

The Autumn Hunting Team included a drone crew, not just the batch that had just self-destructed. Nan Gengchen also knew that three off-road vehicles carried a new set of Boundary-012 combat drones in their trunks.

However, when real danger struck, the other party said it was safer to stay in the old pickup truck.

It should be noted that Li Yinuo is one of the top experts among the younger generation of the Li family. This fearless person is now in Pikachu looking for someone to protect her?

The pickup truck was bouncing wildly on the dirt road.

Everyone remained silent, unsure how to process what Li Yinuo had just said.

But then Li Yinuo looked at Li Shutong and said, "My mother said that you held me when I was little. You wouldn't just stand by and watch me die, would you?"

Li Shutong smiled and said to Li Yinuo, "When I held you, you didn't even remember anything. Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

It turns out that the reason Li Yinuo jumped into the pickup truck in the crisis was because Li Shutong was there!

Qin Yiyi and Nan Gengchen suddenly turned to look at the middle-aged man, while Qing Chen sighed inwardly, "As expected, he was recognized."

However, Qing Chen had more guesses. He always felt that Li Shutong had not deliberately hidden anything. At most, he had just roughly smeared some ash on his face. This kind of trick was fine for fooling strangers, as it would make it hard for others to remember his appearance.

But you can definitely recognize acquaintances you've met before.

Moreover, judging from Li Yinuo's words, she is quite familiar with Li Shutong!

The beautiful young woman's recent criticism of Qing Chen is likely related to Li Shutong.

Looking back now, I can clearly see a hint of envy and jealousy in the other person's voice when they talked about Qing Chen...

Just then, a buzzing sound came from the dark night sky—the sound of a swarm of drones!

However, the other party's drone didn't even have its signal lights on, and in the darkness, ordinary people couldn't see where it was at all.

Li Yinuo instantly realized that the Northern Wilderness People had made a large-scale attack and encirclement, forcing them to move south ahead of time and enter this area where a cluster of drones had already been laid in ambush!

They walked right into the ambush without the other side needing to ambush them!

Li Yinuo frowned. "It must be that the people from the fire pit were originally nearby, and they were called here by the group of Wilderness People they had driven back. Otherwise, they wouldn't have so many drones, nor would they have planned this."

Now, they've lost their drones, while the other side has them.

Over the walkie-talkie, First Mate Xiao Gong asked, "Miss Yinuo, a swarm of drones is approaching. We also have a whole set of border drones in our convoy, but it will take me time to reconnect the neural network."

But Li Yinuo replied, "No need."

After saying that, she looked at Li Shutong and said, "You should take care of it; we won't waste any more time."

Li Shutong smiled but did not reply.

Li Yinuo, the usually domineering eldest daughter of the Li family, suddenly started to whine and say, "You won't just watch me get into trouble, will you? You used to dote on me when I was little."

As she spoke, she took out a deck of cards from her pocket and handed it to Li Shutong. Qing Chen smiled when he saw his teacher, then unfolded the deck and scattered it into the night sky.

Those playing cards were like spinning blades, slicing through the darkness in the sky.

The pitch-black night was instantly illuminated by dozens of flames.

Only three days until release! A massive update at midnight on June 1st!