23: crisis

The Superhuman Squad, along with Commander Xu, totaled five people, all of whom were F-tier or above. It was five against one. Although this was their first time participating in a superhuman-level battle, they were all powerful warriors equipped with strong weapons. A mere wild dog quickly fell to the ground.

Feeling the power that strength brought, Commander Xu and the others were a little excited. Then, Commander Xu ordered: "Two people per group, freely search for F-tier fierce beasts to fight. Remember, safety is paramount!"

"Yes!"

The other four obeyed, splitting into two groups and rushing towards an F-tier fierce beast.

Commander Xu, being highly skilled and courageous, faced an F-tier fierce beast alone, supported by the firepower of ordinary soldiers.

The battle went smoothly. For warriors with superpowers, a two-on-one fight could quickly resolve a fierce beast.

One F-tier fierce beast after another fell to the ground.

After a moment, the E-tier fierce beasts, who had been scared away by the heavy firepower, noticed that the threatening heavy firepower seemed to have stopped, so they emerged one by one to check the situation.

One black bear turned its head and saw two Superhuman warriors besieging its younger brother, a brown F-tier bear, and immediately became furious.

As an E-tier beast, how could it sit idly by? It charged straight over, and taking advantage of the two warriors having their backs turned and no time to react, it slapped one of them flying, sending him crashing heavily to the ground.

This palm strike was a full-power sneak attack fueled by its rage. In just one hit, the warrior struggled a few times after falling to the ground before losing his breath.

And that black bear was now pressing towards the other Superhuman warrior.

"Quick, support!"

Commander Xu, who had just dealt with an F-tier fierce beast, saw this, his eyes splitting with rage, and immediately shouted.

After the previous battle, Commander Xu already had some insights.

The strength of Superhuman warriors after using the Gene Serum was slightly weaker compared to fierce beasts of the same tier, but in a two-on-one fight, they could easily take down a fierce beast.

This efficiency was much faster than before, when large troops were deployed to deal with fierce beasts, and it could also reduce casualties.

Therefore, these five Superhuman warriors were treasures. He hadn't expected that in this first battle, one would be sacrificed due to a sneak attack by a fierce beast, which made Commander Xu extremely heartbroken.

The soldiers' muzzles were aimed at the black bear, and bullets poured out as if they were free.

Firearms did not cause much damage to E-tier fierce beasts, and it was even difficult to break their defense, only slightly hindering the black bear's advance.

But that was enough. Commander Xu, giving his full support, had already run to the side of the other surviving Superhuman warrior, while keeping a close eye on the black bear, he asked worriedly: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Captain!"

"Good that you're fine!"

Commander Xu breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the other two Superhuman warriors also arrived by his side.

At this moment, on one side of Commander Xu were four F-tier Superhuman warriors, among whom Commander Xu was the strongest, barely about to reach E-tier.

They were facing an E-tier fierce beast. Although they had strength in numbers, everyone was very nervous, and Commander Xu was not confident.

Roar!

The black bear got annoyed by the bullets and simply stopped dodging, charging directly into the bullets and swinging a paw down at Commander Xu.

Seeing this, Commander Xu quickly circulated the spiritual power within his body, and he flashed to the side.

Bang!

The black bear's paw struck empty air, leaving a large, shocking pit in the ground.

At the same time, the other three were not idle. They immediately went around to the side and attacked the black bear.

Although the black bear was E-tier, it did not dare to underestimate the attacks of three F-tier Superhuman warriors. A flash of light passed over its body, and then the skin on its back became rock-like in color.

The three's attacks struck it, feeling as if they hit a hard rock. Not only did they fail to break its defense, but the recoil they suffered made all three of them feel a bit overwhelmed.

Is this the power of an E-tier?

The three were deeply shocked. At this moment, before the three could stabilize themselves, the black bear roared and slapped at one of them.

Commander Xu lunged forward, not daring to take it head-on, and could only punch the black bear's elbow from the side as it extended its paw.

Bang—

With a muffled thud, Commander Xu's fist immediately became bloody, and a sharp pain shot through him.

However, this punch also had an effect; at least it shifted the black bear's arm somewhat, causing the paw strike to miss that warrior.

"Retreat!"

Commander Xu judged that his four men were no match for the E-tier fierce beast, and he made a decisive decision.

Hearing the order, the three tacitly withdrew their attacks and, together with Commander Xu, covered each other as they prepared to retreat.

However, the black bear was relentless, leaping up and pouncing towards the four of them.

"Captain, go quickly!"

The black bear's speed was extremely fast, and it charged towards Commander Xu. Commander Xu clearly couldn't dodge, but at that moment, the Superhuman warrior he had just saved stopped retreating and instead rushed towards the black bear.

Without any hesitation, the Superhuman warrior rushed in front of the black bear and directly detonated the explosives on his body.

Boom—

Flames shot out, and the black bear was blasted to the ground by the close-range explosion, its body covered in dust and several new wounds.

Commander Xu's eyes widened, and a warmth appeared in his eyes, but at this moment, he had no time for grief, gritting his teeth and saying:

"Retreat quickly!"

Commander Xu could not waste the time his comrade had bought with his life.

The three quickly retreated, while the distant firepower support never stopped.

Watching the three get further and further away from the black bear, it seemed there was a chance for survival.

However, the fight between the few people and the black bear had alarmed the E-tier fierce beasts that were hiding.

These E-tier fierce beasts saw the black bear showing off its might, achieving a double kill without being met with heavy firepower, and one by one they rushed out, directly surrounding the three.

A total of five E-tier fierce beasts were distributed around the three, leaving no chance for escape.

The three were somewhat desperate, especially Commander Xu, who felt particularly unwilling.

After this battle, he had gained some insights into Superhuman warriors. He had originally planned to submit them to his superiors after the battle to promote the Superhuman plan and enhance humanity's strength, but he hadn't expected to die here in the first battle.

Taking a deep breath, Commander Xu gritted his teeth and said: "Let's fight! Attack the target in front together. If we kill one, it's a win!"

"Yes!"

The other two were also prepared to fight to the death.

Before dying, if they could take an E-tier fierce beast down with them, it wouldn't be a loss.

At this moment, the black bear also charged over. A total of six fierce beasts rushed towards the three. Just as Commander Xu was about to fight to the death, a loud and clear cry suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth.

Caw!

As this sound came, the six ferocious fierce beasts all changed their expressions, as if they had encountered something terrifying and extraordinary. They immediately left the three behind and fled in all directions.