The machine guns and howitzers at the stronghold immediately turned their muzzles and bombarded the rapidly approaching Thorny.

Seeing this, Gordon immediately understood that the Thorny was a friend, not a foe, and shouted, "The convoy on the side, make way for that uninvited guest!"

Gordon's convoy changed formation, revealing a passage on the side leading straight to the main gate of the Rose Mercenary stronghold, making it easier for the Thorny to rush over.

Only Han Xiao was on the Thorny at this time. A few hours ago, he had tricked the Ghost Fox squad to death, returned to the Farrian stronghold to repair the Thorny, and this time he was acting alone. The other forces in the Somal Desert would not let go of the opportunity to exploit the Rose Mercenary's weakened strength. He had leaked the news to Gordon to make it easier for himself to fish in troubled waters.

The howitzer, heavy machine gun, and small missile launchers on the Thorny were all controlled by the sights next to the dashboard, requiring manual aiming, which showed that no fire control system was installed.

Many shells were fired. He dodged what he could, and used the external armor to withstand what he couldn't. Han Xiao aimed at a turret on the stronghold wall and triggered the firing mechanism. The vehicle shook violently, and several small missiles and grenades trailed white smoke as they slammed into the walls of the stronghold, exploding with dazzling fire.

The turret was blasted into countless fragments, spiraling into the sky.

Inside the stronghold, Luo Qing's face was ashen. She had a premonition that the stronghold would be difficult to defend, and called Su Li, whispering, "Take five people, we'll retreat through the secret passage, abandoning the stronghold."

Su Li nodded, without any objection.

The mercenaries left behind in the stronghold were just pawns. The few of them did not make a sound and quietly withdrew through the secret passage. As long as they survived, they could have as many mercenaries as they wanted. The backer would send more manpower.

The mercenaries who were resisting the invaders did not know that they had been abandoned. They diligently operated the turrets to block Gordon's convoy and the Thorny. The sound of gunfire filled their ears, and smoke and flames filled their vision. They couldn't hear their companions calling out at all. Everyone was like a reef under the tide, fighting alone.

"Boom—"

More than a dozen grenade rockets were fired in unison, and the scarred metal gate finally gave way, blown open!

"Charge in!" Gordon was overjoyed.

The convoy filed in, and Gordon's mercenaries swept through the inside of the stronghold with submachine guns. The Rose Mercenary mercenaries could not form an effective counterattack, and were often shot into sieves the moment they hurriedly left the turrets.

Han Xiao drove the Thorny in, took out the Wild Eagle dual guns, and acted alone. Gordon's men glanced at him and did not stop him.

Han Xiao moved quickly, his black trench coat fluttering like a cloak as he moved, like a black ghost wandering in the battlefield. He quickly searched the Rose Mercenary stronghold, and the two Rose Mercenary mercenaries he encountered were preemptively blasted in the head with two shots. One of them was quite beautiful, and wearing a bikini would probably make her a beautiful sight on the beach. Han Xiao secretly regretted it, knowing that he shouldn't have shot her in the head.

After searching around, he didn't see the Rose Mercenary leader. Han Xiao frowned, realizing that things were not simple.

"There should be a secret passage."

Battles broke out in the Somal Desert every day, so it was not surprising that the Rose Mercenary had left themselves a way out.

Han Xiao quickly discovered the abnormality. Luo Qing and the others left in a hurry, leaving footprints. He followed the footprints and found a cellar hidden in the floor, which was dark and exuded a damp, fishy smell.

"Underground river?"

Han Xiao threw a fire starter. The depth was about five meters, and after confirming that there was no danger, he jumped down.

Underneath the Rose Mercenary stronghold was a huge rock mountain. Below the cellar was a section of tunnel that had been dug out, like a mine tunnel, with wooden frames supporting the rock walls. The front was dark, without any light. The sand and dust on the ground had clear footprints, leading to the front.

Han Xiao reached out and touched the rock wall, which felt a little damp and cold. There might be an underground river nearby.

The situation ahead was unclear. After thinking about it, he took out the portable spider detector from his trench coat, placed it on the ground, and started it by controlling it through a tablet computer. The little mechanical spider stood up with a snap, as if it were a soldier waiting for orders.

"I'll call you Spider Unit One."

As usual, he gave it a great name, and Han Xiao controlled Spider Unit One to go deep into the tunnel. The images captured by the camera appeared on the computer. Spider Unit One's camera had night vision.

After controlling Spider Unit One for a while, it suddenly crashed into the rock wall, reaching the end of the tunnel.

After confirming that the tunnel was not dangerous, Han Xiao took out a flashlight and quickly came to the end of the tunnel. Sure enough, there was a hidden door above his head, and a pile of sand fell down after he opened it.

Han Xiao stuck his head out and saw that the cellar was a sloping cave, and sunlight shone in from the opening on the slope. There were ruts on the ground.

He took three steps and turned them into two steps to walk out of the cave. The scene in front of him suddenly opened up. It turned out to be a weathered rock formation. Looking into the distance, he could still see the outline of the stronghold. Two ruts going away from another direction left traces in the desert.

"The remaining Rose Mercenaries escaped by car, I have to catch up quickly."

With this in mind, Han Xiao put away Spider Unit One and hurried back to the stronghold from the tunnel, preparing to drive the Thorny to track them.

In the stronghold, Gordon had cleared all the Rose Mercenary mercenaries and was dismantling various supplies to take away. Seeing Han Xiao come out, they slowed down their movements and focused their eyes on him, with a wary look, which made Han Xiao's heart sink.

Gordon led a group of mercenaries around the Thorny. Han Xiao quietly touched his gun, walked over, and said in a deep voice, "Let me through."

"Who are you?" Gordon looked Han Xiao up and down, thoughtfully.

"It doesn't matter, please get away from my car."

"Your car?"

Gordon glanced at the Thorny, revealing a playful smile. He gave a look, and the surrounding mercenaries faintly surrounded him, as if they would draw their guns at any time.

Gordon chuckled, stared at Han Xiao, and repeated, "Is this your car?"

The threat was self-evident.

It seemed that if Han Xiao didn't know what was good for him, he would rely on his numbers to gang up on him.

"Shua—" Han Xiao acted without saying a word, instantly sliding forward three meters, the Wild Eagles like long swords unsheathed, pointing at Gordon's eyebrows, as fast as a swallow, a black flash of lightning.

"So fast!" The surrounding mercenaries were taken aback and hurriedly raised their guns to aim at Han Xiao. The ghostly speed that Han Xiao burst out made them very nervous, and because their boss was being pointed at with a gun, the mercenaries didn't dare to shoot, and the situation suddenly froze.

With a gun pointed at his head, Gordon was not flustered or afraid. He was a ruthless person who licked blood from the edge of a knife, and sneered, "If you want to threaten me to make my men put down their guns, then you can save your energy."

Han Xiao turned a blind eye to the surrounding gun muzzles and said calmly, "You can guess my identity. Your backers don't want to cause infighting."

These words made Gordon's face change slightly. He frowned and pondered for nearly a minute. When the atmosphere became more and more tense, he suddenly waved his hand, told his men to put down their guns, and squeezed out a reluctant smile, saying, "It seems that this is indeed your car."

Han Xiao held up the Wild Eagles without moving.

Seeing this, Gordon stepped aside, making way.

Han Xiao then moved, brushed past Gordon, got into the Thorny, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Nice try, nice try."

He stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Gordon watched the disappearing car, put away his smile, turned his head and saw his men staring at him expectantly, and said angrily, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and move things."

Although the Thorny made him jealous, he was unwilling to take the risk of angering his backer because of it. Gordon guessed that Han Xiao was a hitman who accepted bounties, and was considered half of his own. Since Han Xiao had seen through him, he could not attack him. If he ruined his backer's big plans, his end would be miserable.

Moreover, Han Xiao himself was a hitman of unknown depth. After considering it, Gordon decided to put away his greed and settle the matter peacefully.