The Viper – Modified only truly becomes the "Black Phantom" when worn by him!

The sudden attack threw the troop into momentary disarray. Han Xiao seized the fleeting opportunity, jumped into the vehicle, and Hela floored the accelerator. The armored SUV, like a wild bull, crashed and smashed its way through, breaking out toward the distance.

The Germination troops, mindful of their superiors' orders, dared not slacken and hastily pursued. Han Xiao, by this time, had mounted the attached remote weapons and mowed down the pursuers with gunfire.

He had blown up most of the vehicles, leaving only a handful of troops in pursuit. The rest were left far behind.

With a clear path ahead, they broke through the encirclement. Hela, though exhausted, perked up at this point.

"We got out!"

As soon as he heard these words, Han Xiao felt a foreboding sense.

Sure enough, as the words died away, the sound of rotor blades rapidly approached. Three Black Harrier helicopters flew in formation from afar.

"This is Germination's rapid response force!" Hela's expression changed, and she said in a deep voice, "Fortunately, it's just three armed helicopters. Their firepower is limited. Once they get close, my ability can ignore the armor and directly kill the pilots inside!"

Buzzing—

Han Xiao's internal radar suddenly sounded an alarm, detecting five individuals with extremely strong life signals on the three helicopters. Cross-referencing the database, all were Supers above level 50, the elite combat force of Germination. These three helicopters were troop transport vehicles. If entangled with Supers of the same level, there was absolutely no way to escape successfully. He immediately felt a sense of frustration at the near success turned to failure.

"You're cursed, aren't you? Can you just shut up? Do you want to die faster!" Han Xiao roared at Hela, then without another word, he took off the Phantom Gauss Sniper Rifle from his back, unfolded it from its collapsed state, and fired at the cockpit of the first helicopter.

The bullet, wrapped in blue electrical light, leapt from the muzzle, drawing a blue streak across the sky, like a thin, straight bolt of lightning!

However, the ever-victorious electromagnetic kinetic sniper rifle failed this time!

The bullet, wreathed in electric current, stopped abruptly at the helicopter's porthole, as if an invisible hand had grabbed it in the air. An invisible force field distorted the air.

"A force field ability user, at least above level 55!" Han Xiao's heart sank, and he thought grimly.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman in combat uniform poked her head out from one of the helicopters. Han Xiao's zoomed-in vision clearly saw the woman's appearance. Her features were ordinary, with a hideous scar splitting her lips, and her short hair fluttered in the wind. She reached out remotely, aiming at the armored vehicle that had just broken out of the encirclement.

Han Xiao suddenly felt a strange vibration in the vehicle.

No, it was the ground that was shaking!

The earth within dozens of meters rippled like waves, and a raised rocky slope suddenly rose in front of them. The armored vehicle could not avoid it and drove onto it. The slope narrowed, and finally, the entire vehicle shuddered and was lifted off the ground by the protruding rock slope, hanging in mid-air more than twenty meters high. The wheels spun in the air, and the vehicle stopped. The inertia almost threw the two occupants out.

At the same time, the helicopter flew close to the ground and fired several air-to-surface rockets at the immobile armored vehicle.

Han Xiao and Hela hurriedly abandoned the vehicle and dodged.

Boom!

The armored vehicle and the rocky slope were blown into a burning mass of fire, with rocks and metal fragments flying in all directions.

Five people jumped down from the helicopter, precisely the five veteran executives, charging toward the two of them. They had different appearances, but they shared the same astonishing aura.

To avoid the explosion, the two had just thrown themselves to the ground. Hela's eardrums were still throbbing faintly. She struggled to her feet, looked at the five executives, and gritted her teeth, "It's them, the organization's veteran executives, hidden elite combat forces. Except for critical missions, the organization won't send them out. For five of them to appear at once, we're in trouble. Two ability users, Jeros the [Spirit Shield] controls force fields, Inrees the [Hand of Earth] manipulates earth, and three martial artists, respectively…"

"Instead of blabbering, you'd better run faster!"

Before Hela could finish speaking, Han Xiao took off, moving while firing at the five people. All the bullets were blocked by the force field-controlling executive, and the flattened bullet heads fell to the ground.

Hela followed behind. Although she had long legs, she still couldn't keep up with Han Xiao's roller shoes. Han Xiao couldn't let her fall behind, so he had to free a hand to grasp Hela's hand, carrying her at breakneck speed.

As a result, his firepower was greatly reduced, but this ordinary sweeping attack could not break through Jeros's force field either. It could only slightly slow down the speed of the five pursuers, delaying time—which was exactly what Han Xiao needed.

"We still have backup. Try to delay as much as possible until they arrive!" Han Xiao said in a deep voice.

Although delaying time would also bring enemy reinforcements, the two of them had no vehicle and would find it difficult to shake off the pursuers. This was the only option with a fifty-fifty chance of success.

Hela returned fire with a dark red arc wave and suddenly coughed. Her condition was very poor. If the situation wasn't critical, Han Xiao would definitely complain that her kidneys were failing.

"Leave me." Hela suddenly said, expressionless, her tone indifferent to life and death, "You have a combat suit, and your speed is no slower than a vehicle. You can escape on your own. I'm a burden to you now."

Han Xiao frowned, sensing something, and shouted, "I warn you, don't think about those self-sacrificing, let-others-live bullshit. How long can you delay, ten seconds or twenty seconds? What's the point! If you dare to shake off my hand now and stay to face the enemy, don't blame me for not caring about your sister after you die!"

"You!" Hela was furious. Just a moment ago, she did have the intention of letting go and staying to delay Han Xiao, but Han Xiao's answer hit her weak spot. She was doing this for her sister, but Han Xiao threatened her with her sister. Even with Hela's resilient mind, even if she would sacrifice herself without blinking, she couldn't help but feel aggrieved at this time. She shouted, "Can't you see the situation? If you leave me, your chances of escape are above seventy percent. I'm delaying time for you. What are you dissatisfied with!"

"I don't need you to teach me. Let me tell you, you're not that precious. If it really comes to that, I'll abandon you and run away without hesitation, so shut your mouth now! I don't need you to sell me favors!" Han Xiao didn't look back.

Hela was stunned, deeply looked at the back of Han Xiao's head, stopped talking, and allowed Han Xiao to pull her, occasionally firing dark red shock waves toward the rear.

The five veteran executives were faster than them. After delaying for three minutes, they were still caught up. Since there was no way to avoid it, Han Xiao turned around to face the enemy, the magnetic chain splitting blades shuttling like butterflies, the electrothermal cutting gauntlets burning and intimidating, and the Gauss sniper rifle firing from time to time, unleashing full firepower!

This fierce battle took place in the wilderness. The Supers' abilities instantly destroyed the terrain. Jeros's force field was like a series of invisible shells, leaving large pits one after another, and providing defense for his teammates, causing Han Xiao's attacks to fail repeatedly. Inrees manipulated the earth, and towering earth dragons danced, roamed, and charged, while the ground constantly cracked open into large pits, disrupting Han Xiao's balance time and again. The three martial artists' punches and kicks contained tremendous force, burning with surging flames, and waves of thick, rich qi force posed a great threat.

Hela braced herself, cooperating with Han Xiao in battle. Her ability was a rare mental attack. Although her hard strength was not high, she relied on the strange nature of her ability to make the five veteran executives somewhat afraid. As a helper, her combat experience was also very rich. She cooperated very well with Han Xiao, reducing the pressure.

Among these five people, there was no Mechanic. Among the advanced experts Han Xiao had encountered so far, the proportion of Mechanics was the lowest. The average combat effectiveness of Mechanics in the early stages could be seen. Therefore, in the eyes of others, he was basically the most capable Mechanic on this planet.

But facing five experts who were close to or had already reached level 60 at the same time, Han Xiao felt strained. These five people cooperated tacitly, their abilities complemented each other, and they were very troublesome. He barely maintained the situation, let alone injure the enemy. Jeros's force field ability made Han Xiao feel as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly, and he was entangled and dragged down here.

In the gaps between the fierce fighting, Han Xiao saw the Germination troops that had been left behind gradually approaching, and more Black Harrier helicopters were coming from the sky in the distance.

Like a large net, it was covering down from all directions!

Enemy reinforcements had arrived!