"Very well." Qi Xia nodded, "I must survive here. If anyone obstructs me, the consequences will be severe."

This sentence frightened everyone present. After all, Qi Xia's eyes were like those of a murderer.

He seemed capable of killing.

Even Qiao Jiajin, who always had a playful smile, became serious.

A question arose in his mind—

What kind of person is Qi Xia?

After this change, everyone obediently stood up like sheep and came to the back of the iron plate.

Qi Xia also slowly let go of his hand, and the middle-aged man and Little Glasses supported each other in fear.

Qi Xia knew that he had achieved his goal. Now he was the only leader of this group.

"How are you going to make sure everyone survives?" a slightly chubby girl asked.

"One sentence is enough to explain," Qi Xia answered slowly, "The answer is 'Eagle Catches Chickens.'"

"Eagle... Catches Chickens?" The others seemed a bit confused.

"Now we have all three roles," Qi Xia extended his hand and pointed to the black bear not far away, saying, "Eagle."

Then he pointed to the disheveled two men and five women, saying, "Chickens."

Finally, he glanced at Qiao Jiajin and called out, "Mother Hen."

"Mother your mother... Can we change the name?!" Qiao Jiajin said with a disgusted expression, "Can't we use a different name?!"

At this moment, everyone began to understand.

The iron plate on the ground was very heavy. The best way to resist the black bear with it was to roll it on the ground. However, the iron plate had limited area and poor flexibility. Once the personnel were dispersed, the situation would become dangerous.

The best way was to have one person move the table while the others formed a column behind him.

While everyone was thinking, the black bear had already approached. At this moment, it seemed to have no other target in its eyes, only staring at Qiao Jiajin.

"It's coming!" Qi Xia whispered to Qiao Jiajin.

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin immediately stretched his legs backward, tilting his body at an angle and using his shoulder to support the iron plate.

The next second, the black bear swung its strong forearm and fiercely struck the iron plate.

"Clang!"

A loud noise rang out as the black bear's attack was deflected. It and Qiao Jiajin both took a step back.

Fortunately, Qiao Jiajin had prepared a defensive posture in advance. Otherwise, although the attack wouldn't have broken the iron plate, it would have been enough to crush him.

Seeing the situation was not good, everyone quickly stood closer together in the queue.

Four men stood in front of the group, and five women stood behind.

The middle-aged man also obediently grabbed Qi Xia's clothes.

"Hey, kid, how many more attacks like that...?"

Qi Xia looked at the clock on the wall in the distance and said, "Don't worry, there are only seven minutes left."

"Seven..." Qiao Jiajin was stunned, "Damn, isn't this just the beginning?!"

"The black bear doesn't have good endurance," Qi Xia said, "I don't believe it will continue to attack without interruption in the remaining time. As long as we endure the initial stage, it will be fine. Don't take it lightly."

The black bear adjusted its posture and kept moving to the side.

Qi Xia also pulled Qiao Jiajin's clothes, controlling his direction and making the iron plate roll on the ground.

This move puzzled the black bear.

Although it had destructive power, it did not belong to the agile type of predator. It couldn't launch an immediate attack from the side and could only keep moving its huge body.

But no matter where it moved, the iron plate was always facing it.

"Growl—"

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The black bear kept growling. It had circled around the group, but still couldn't find any vulnerabilities to attack.

In fact, there was a very easy way to break the "Eagle Catches Chickens" strategy, which was for the "Eagle" to suddenly change direction. For example, if the "Eagle" had been moving to the right, it suddenly moved to the left, and the inertia of the "Chickens" would cause the person at the end to be caught.

This was a tactic that everyone had played many times in their childhood. Qi Xia didn't believe that the black bear in front of him would come up with such a clever move in a short time.

"Very good... very good..." Qi Xia muttered to himself, "Just keep this stalemate..."

At this moment, everyone held onto each other. Although the queue was long, they kept a safe distance from the black bear.

"Your method might really work..." Qiao Jiajin said softly, "But I'm a bit tired..."

"Hold on a little longer," Qi Xia said, "Six minutes will pass quickly."

"But I haven't eaten for a day and night. I..."

"It's coming!!" Qi Xia shouted loudly.

Qiao Jiajin immediately adjusted his center of gravity, lowered his body, and collided with the black bear again.

"Clang!"

This time, the force was obviously greater than the previous one, and Qiao Jiajin almost fell over with the iron plate.

"This damn bear is relentless!" The middle-aged man shouted nervously, "Hey! Young man at the front, you have to hold on!"

"You come and try!" Qiao Jiajin cursed impatiently. He felt his whole body ache from the impact, as if his bones were about to fall apart.

The black bear realized that its full-force attack still couldn't break through the defense, and it became very angry.

It paused in place and began to slowly retreat.

"What's going on?" Little Glasses asked, "Did it give up?"

Qi Xia frowned slightly, feeling that something was not right.

Retreat?

"Oh no!"

He suddenly realized something and immediately lowered his body, pressing against the iron plate together with Qiao Jiajin. Then he turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Hey! You control the direction!"

"Huh?"

Although a bit puzzled, the middle-aged man knew that the iron plate in front of him represented everyone's lives and naturally didn't dare to be negligent. He could only imitate Qi Xia's actions and pull their clothes, controlling the direction of the iron plate.

As Qi Xia expected, the black bear's retreat was not a sign of giving up, but a preparation to enhance its attack with a running start.

"It's preparing for a full-force attack," Qi Xia looked at Qiao Jiajin beside him and said, "If we can withstand it this time, we will most likely survive."

"You're saying that as if it's guaranteed," Qiao Jiajin shook his head helplessly, "Our problem now is that we don't know if we can withstand it!"

The Black Bear kept retreating until it was backed against the wall.

The middle-aged man who had been directing the group swallowed hard at the sight.

The Black Bear's stationary attack was already lethal enough. If it added a running start and put all its weight behind it, could this iron plate really withstand its charging assault?

"Fatso!" Qiao Jiajin shouted, "Give us a heads up when it attacks!"

But the middle-aged man seemed to hear nothing, his eyes darting around as if he was contemplating something.

The Black Bear scraped its front paws on the ground and suddenly began to accelerate.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man didn't hesitate anymore and ran towards an open space behind them, abandoning the group.

"Hey... you!" Before Qiao Jiajin could finish his curse, he heard the heavy footsteps and had to quickly duck down.

At this moment, Little Glasses stepped forward, grabbed Qi Xia's clothes, and yelled, "The direction is off! Move a bit to the right!!"

Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin's eyes widened in unison, "There's no time to adjust! Brace yourselves!"

As soon as the words left their mouths, they felt as if they had been hit by a speeding truck. Their bodies, along with the iron plate, were lifted into the air uncontrollably, flying half a meter backward before crashing heavily onto the ground.

This collision not only threw the entire team into disarray but also knocked down the iron plate, which landed on top of the two of them.