Out of nearly a hundred battle-hardened members, Noah selected only thirty.
After all, producing the serum came at a cost.
Rather than inject everyone, selecting the elite among them was the most cost-effective approach.
The first batch of the Strategic Special Emergency Force was merely a pilot program.
It was also Umbrella's public face.
Without too much trouble on hand, it was not suitable to expand on a large scale.
Although Umbrella had probably already made it onto the government's priority watchlist, this sort of openly armed force should still be developed slowly.
After all, his trump card had never been Super Soldiers.
The Strategic Special Emergency Force existed only as a form of tactical deterrence.
And only after outsiders saw Umbrella's Super Soldiers would they truly feel at ease buying the serum.
There were nine doses of serum, and three could be injected per month.
The interval depended on each individual's physical condition.
Frank had injected three doses in just seven days.
Besides him, several others had received two doses.
That speed surprised Noah.
But being fast did not mean much right now. The reactions from the injections would grow increasingly intense as the dosage increased.
The soldiers who had received two doses already showed obvious changes.
Noah specifically brought several high-ranking military officers over for an inspection.
After Frank and the few Level 2 soldiers each demonstrated their changes, Noah smiled and said,
"Gentlemen, this is the effect of our Human Enhancement Serum.
"The injection process consists of nine stages.
"Every injection is a transformation of the body.
"As long as someone is physically strong and has no heart, lung, or similar diseases, they can withstand one injection. After five injections, even an ordinary person can reach the peak of human capability.
"Although no one has done it