"There's no time!" Lu Zhaoming interrupted Qinglian, saying firmly, "Remember, our goal is to rescue Liu Feng; nothing else matters."

"Alright!" Qinglian gritted her teeth and agreed.

Lu Zhaoming patted Qinglian on the shoulder, then turned and jumped out of the car, heading towards the mercenary group.

"Hey! Who are you? Stop!" The mercenary group spotted Lu Zhaoming and immediately raised their guns, aiming them at him.

Lu Zhaoming raised his hands, a harmless smile on his face: "Brothers, don't be nervous, I'm just passing by and want to borrow a light."

"Enough with the nonsense! You're Lu Zhaoming!" The mercenary leader, Big Bear, stepped forward and said with a fierce look on his face.

"Oh, looks like I'm a celebrity." Lu Zhaoming shrugged and grinned slyly. "But you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Lu Zhaoming. I'm just an ordinary wasteland wanderer."

"Hmph! Stop pretending! We've received orders to kill without mercy!" Big Bear sneered and waved his hand: "Go! Capture him!"

Upon hearing this, the mercenaries immediately rushed towards Lu Zhaoming.

Seeing this, Lu Zhaoming stopped talking and pounced on the mercenary group like a cheetah.

Meanwhile, Qinglian, with Xiaohu in tow, quietly bypassed the mercenary group's blockade and sneaked towards the secret base.

"Sister Qinglian, can we really rescue my brother?" Xiaohu asked anxiously as he ran.

"Of course we can!" Qinglian said firmly, "As long as we believe in Brother Lu, we can definitely create a miracle!"

The two proceeded cautiously and finally arrived at the entrance to the secret base.

It was an underground passage hidden in the ruins, guarded by several guards at the entrance.

"Little Tiger, wait for my command, we'll charge in together!" Qinglian whispered.

"Okay!" Xiao Hu nodded and gripped his weapon tightly.

Qinglian took a deep breath, then suddenly rushed out from her hiding place and launched an attack on the guards.

"Who goes there?!" The guards were caught off guard and immediately fell into chaos.

Little Tiger followed closely behind and rushed up.

Although he was young, he was very agile and quickly knocked several guards to the ground.

However, the guards outnumbered the defenders, and soon, Xiaohu found himself in a tough fight.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared behind Xiaohu and kicked a guard away.

"Little Tiger, are you alright?" Lu Zhaoming's voice came from inside.

"Brother Lu! What brings you here?" Xiao Hu asked in surprise.

"I'll come help you after I've dealt with those thugs outside," Lu Zhaoming said with a smile.

"Brother Lu, thank you!" Xiao Hu said gratefully.

"No need to thank me, we're brothers." Lu Zhaoming patted Xiaohu on the shoulder, then his eyes sharpened as he addressed the remaining guards, "Anyone else want to try?"

When the guards saw Lu Zhaoming appear, they were so frightened that they dared not approach.

Lu Zhaoming sneered, and with a swift movement, he rushed towards the guards like a ghost.

A few minutes later, all the guards were knocked to the ground by Lu Zhaoming.

"Come on, let's go in and save your brother!" Lu Zhaoming said to Xiao Hu.

The two followed the underground passage deeper into the base.

Finally, they arrived at the door of a secret room.

Lu Zhaoming pushed open the door and saw Liu Feng lying on the ground, barely alive.

"Brother!" Xiao Hu rushed over to Liu Feng as soon as he saw him.

"Little Tiger... is that you?" Liu Feng asked weakly.

"Brother, it's me, I've come to save you!" Xiao Hu hugged Liu Feng and cried bitterly.

Just then, the loudspeaker in the secret room suddenly came on.

"Lu Zhaoming, you've finally arrived." Chi Xiao's voice came from the broadcast: "I must say, you are indeed very clever to have managed to find this place."

"Red Owl, you despicable and shameless bastard!" Lu Zhaoming roared, "How could you do such a thing to my brother!"

"Hehe, this is just a game." Chi Xiao said with a smile, "Lu Zhaoming, you have won this round, but the game has only just begun."

Before the words were even finished, the entire base suddenly began to shake violently.

"Oh no! Crimson Owl is about to activate its self-destruct sequence!" Lu Zhaoming's expression changed drastically. He immediately hoisted Liu Feng onto his back and said to Little Tiger, "Run! This place is going to collapse!"

The three of them ran desperately toward the exit of the passage.

The passageway began to collapse, and rubble kept falling from above.

Lu Zhaoming carried Liu Feng on his back, struggling through the ruins.

"Brother Lu, watch out!" Xiao Hu suddenly exclaimed.

Lu Zhaoming suddenly looked up and saw a huge stone slab crashing down on them.

At the critical moment, Lu Zhaoming pushed Xiao Hu away, but was hit by the stone slab himself.

"Brother Lu!" Xiao Hu cried out in anguish.

Lu Zhaoming groaned, feeling a tremendous force pressing down on his back.

He gritted his teeth and used all his strength to try to lift the stone slab.

"Go! Don't worry about me!" Lu Zhaoming shouted to Xiao Hu.

"No! I want to go with Brother Lu!" Xiao Hu said firmly.

"Silly child, listen to me! Run!" Lu Zhaoming roared.

Seeing Lu Zhaoming's pained expression, Xiao Hu knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.

He gritted his teeth, turned around, and ran out of the passage.

Lu Zhaoming watched Xiao Hu's departing figure, a gratified smile appearing on his lips.

Suddenly, he felt increasing pressure on his back, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Am I going to die here?" Lu Zhaoming thought to himself.

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