Han Xiao followed the trail, and as far as the eye could see, there was only endless yellow sand. The tire tracks left by Luo Qing and the others to escape were as conspicuous as the creases on a piece of white paper after being folded in half.
The radar displayed his current location, preventing him from getting lost. He was heading towards the outer edge of the Somar Desert, and the weather calendar indicated that a sandstorm had recently occurred in this area.
The monotonous desert scenery was starting to bore Han Xiao. After chasing for more than half an hour, an off-road vehicle suddenly appeared in the distance, and he immediately perked up. "Finally caught up!"
Since their lines of sight were relative, the members of the Rose Armed Forces in the off-road vehicle also spotted Han Xiao.
"It's the Thorn!" Su Li exclaimed.
Luo Qing's face tightened, and he hurriedly looked around. He found that there was only one pursuing vehicle, and anger rose in his heart.
They dare to chase after us all by themselves? Do they really think we're easy to deal with?
"Turn around..."
"Boom boom boom--"
The Thorn unleashed its full firepower, bombarding Luo Qing relentlessly with grenades and missiles.
Luo Qing ducked back, embarrassed, and said, "Ahem, let's run away for a while and wait until he runs out of ammunition!"
Sparks and explosions flew as the two cars chased each other across sand dunes.
Pilgrims in tattered clothes trudged along the back of the sand dunes. The old pilgrim at the head of the group was panting heavily, his back soaked with sweat. He took a water bottle off the packhorse and took a shaky gulp, but it did nothing to relieve his exhaustion and thirst.
The old pilgrim looked back at the group. Everyone looked listless. This small group of people were the last pilgrims. The old pilgrim recalled his youth when tens of thousands of compatriots from a fallen country embarked on the journey. After years of trials and tribulations, only these last twenty or so people remained. Some had died, and some had given up.
Sometimes, even the most seasoned pilgrims couldn't help but doubt whether Feronya truly existed, but to give up would mean denying their years of perseverance.
The sound of an engine came from afar, and Han Xiao and Rose Armed Forces vehicle appeared in sight, towing a rolling sandbag.
The pilgrims were unfazed. Seeing that the two vehicles that were bombarding them were not heading towards them, they relaxed and stood still, waiting for the vehicles to leave.
At that moment, a small missile was launched into the air again, hitting a patch of sand. And just then, a sudden change occurred!
The ground suddenly shook. Where the missile exploded, the desert collapsed, quicksand slid down, and a dark hole was revealed with a rumble. The hole continued to widen, as if the earth had opened its mouth!
The appearance of quicksand proves that there is a huge cavity beneath this desert!
"What is that?!" The pilgrim looked towards the cave entrance, his mouth gradually widening.
[You have discovered a hidden location [Fironia-08], and you have gained 1000 exploration experience points.]
[The hidden requirement for the Bounty Hunter) has been met.]
"Huh?" Han Xiao almost slipped and overturned the car.
What the heck?!
Was this all a lucky accident?!
How could I waste my good luck on something like this?! This is outrageous!
The quicksand cave was still expanding. He thought of a sandstorm that had passed through the area a few days ago. It was probably because of the changes in the sand layers that his shot had triggered a chain reaction.
Although he was curious about what Feronya was, Pursuit the Rose Armed Forces was more important at the moment.
He left a mark on the radar and continued the chase.
The two cars sped away.
The old pilgrim's hands trembled, his face filled with excitement, as he called to his stunned companions behind him.
"That... that must be Feronya! Let's hurry over there!"
The pilgrims became excited and eagerly headed towards the gradually stabilizing cave.
"The treasures of Feronya... the treasures of Feronya..." the old pilgrim murmured incessantly, tears streaming down his face, feeling that his years of perseverance were finally about to pay off.
After chasing for several more kilometers, the Thorn ran out of ammunition. Even the fiercest firepower has its limits. Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. This chase, which felt like an old woman's foot binding, was finally coming to an end.
"Those women in front should stop now, right? If they don't stop hitting me now, they're such cowards."
"That guy finally finished shooting!"
Su Li, the creator of the Thorn, was the first to notice Thorn anomaly.
Luo Qing breathed a sigh of relief, then said fiercely, "Turn around!"
The two vehicles were about 400 meters apart. Han Xiao had already stopped his car. When he saw the Rose Armed Forces SUV suddenly turn around, he immediately smiled and started firing his Sniping rifle in quick succession.
Four hundred meters is enough for him to fire eight to ten shots.
Four Spindle-Shaped Piercing Bullet pierced the bulletproof glass, and a fifth shot was fired at the driver.
Suddenly, Luo Qing, in the passenger seat, raised his hand to block the driver. The bullet seemed to hit an invisible barrier, and a powerful ripple of white light burst forth in the air. The bullet was flattened by the recoil, turning into a golden disc that hovered in the air.
"A force field type ability user." Han Xiao's eyes narrowed, sensing a potential problem.
While superpowers All Kinds of Oddities, some people may awaken similar or even identical superpowers. Force field abilities are a major branch, with force fields, elemental manipulation, physical enhancement, and transformation being common superpowers.
The force field ability manifests as manipulating objects remotely, creating barriers out of thin air, and generating invisible impacts, giving it an innate advantage against gunmen.
With this in mind, Han Xiao immediately inserted a Heim Bullet and fired again. Luo Qing used a force field to block it as before. The bullet was flattened, releasing the pale green poison gas inside. Everyone in the carriage was immediately poisoned, experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, chest tightness, and continuous blood loss.
Han Xiao learned from the battle information that Luo Qing was at level 30, just like him, and that his force field ability had not yet developed to the point of manipulating gas.
The next bullet was High Combustion Bullet, which ignited the interior of the carriage, but it was quickly extinguished by fire extinguishers. This was an escape vehicle, equipped with fire extinguishers to prevent fires and explosions.
Han Xiao's plan to force the enemy to abandon their vehicle failed, but he was not discouraged. He fired two more Heim Bullet, and the Rose Armed Forces SUV was now surrounded by thick green poison gas, like a plague-ridden war machine.
After those few shots, the enemy was only a hundred meters away from him.
Han Xiao put away his gun, floored the accelerator, and rammed into the SUV!
Su Li's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Get out of the way quickly! The Thorn's armor is too thick; we can't ram it."
Upon hearing this, the driver quickly turned the steering wheel, trying to Thorn. Han Xiao, seeing this, also turned in the same direction, but unfortunately, he was a step too slow and only grazed the rear of the SUV. He originally intended to ram the enemy's SUV, so that he could kite the enemy continuously with the Thorn, just like in the picture book, but the Rose Armed Forces reacted in time and dodged.
Luo Qing then realized that even without ammunition, the Thorn was no toothless tiger, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Forget it, don't get entangled with him."
The SUV turned around and drove a few dozen meters. Luo Qing realized that the Thorn hadn't caught up. He thought Han Xiao had given up and breathed a sigh of relief, but then he gritted his teeth.
"I'll spare you for now, but once reinforcements arrive, it will be your death day!"
The thought had barely formed when an invisible wave emanated from the Thorn, spreading outwards with a roar. The off-road vehicle suddenly lost power, slid dozens of meters due to inertia, and came to a standstill, throwing the people inside into a series of tumbles.
In the back seat of the Thorn, Han Xiao activated the Electromagnetic Pulse Jammer, causing the Thorn to lose power.
Han Xiao sighed. This was the last resort to prevent the enemy from escaping. He didn't want to use it, but seeing that Luo Qing didn't have the guts to stay and beat him up, he had no choice but to fight to the death. Even if he could repair the Thorn, it would take at least ten minutes.
What follows is a battle between people!
"Electromagnetic pulse! The car is broken!" Luo Qing's mind went blank. Having been outmaneuvered time and time again, she finally couldn't suppress her anger. She got out of the car and charged forward, her force field erupting from her feet. She could take several meters in one step, rushing towards Han Xiao like a cannonball. The force field around her flickered.
"Are you really that desperate to die?!"
Before he even arrived, Luo Qing's roar had already resounded in Han Xiao's ears.