Su Qiao was afraid he would move too swiftly and leave her without a single survivor.
Sometimes, certain things were better left unsaid. No sooner had Su Qiao finished speaking than the group ahead came to a halt.
"Everyone, be careful. Something's wrong."
Captain Gao Cheng had called a halt and was preparing to wait for Uncle Qi, who had gone ahead to scout the way, before moving on.
A moment later, Uncle Qi emerged from the ground, covered in dirt and looking somewhat flustered. "Captain, the three directions ahead are all swarming with Mutated Humans. There are a lot of them, and they've already spotted me. I only escaped by burrowing underground. We need to run, now."
"Fall back!"
Without another word, Gao Cheng immediately shoved Professor Jiang between Liuzi and Xiao Wu. "You two take Professor Jiang and the others ahead. The rest of you, follow me and hold them off."
Liuzi and Xiao Wu did not waste any time either. Xiao Wu, who possessed both Strength Ability and Speed Ability, immediately hoisted Professor Jiang onto his back, while Liuzi, who possessed Fire Ability, guarded the rear. Then they took off toward the way they had come.
The others all drew their weapons, abilities charged in the palms of their hands. As they retreated, they prepared to unleash everything they had at any moment.
The Mutated Humans arrived quickly.
This was clearly no small skirmish. Not only were there so many that their numbers were frightening, quite a few of them possessed abilities as well.
Given the situation, there was no need for anyone to say much. They simply charged forward and started fighting.
In an instant, the scene descended into chaos. All kinds of abilities, occasionally mixed with several gunshots, echoed through the mountain valley.
"Damn it,