Seeing his son under attack, T'Chaka instantly rushed to the mercenary who had fired the RPG and killed him with a swift strike of his claws through the chest.
T'Challa got up from the ground and immediately began to engage the surrounding mercenaries.
In the sky above, the Wakandan aerial fleet commenced their operation to clear the air of enemy helicopters.
Utilizing their stealth and surprise, they managed to take down all the mercenaries' helicopters in a swift assault, though this action exposed their own aircraft.
...
Inside the command vehicle, Komlan Kolonna watched the unfolding events on the monitor with wide eyes and shouted, "Quick, get the anti-air units to take those aircraft down! Deploy anti-air guns and Stinger surface-to-air missiles immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
Following Kolonna's orders, three missile defense vehicles shed their camouflage, and the operators began their work.
The missile launchers adjusted their angles, and the launch covers opened. However, when the operators attempted to lock onto the Wakandan aircraft with radar, they found the aircraft were undetectable due to electronic interference.
"We're being jammed! I can't lock onto the targets with the radar," one operator shouted.
The driver of one of the missile vehicles frowned and said, "Manually target and fire!"
Realizing they had no time to waste, the operators quickly estimated the direction and positions of the aircraft and fired the missiles.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Missiles launched from the three vehicles, streaking towards the sky.
The Wakandan aircraft, having destroyed several tanks, immediately began evasive maneuvers and deployed flares to prematurely detonate the incoming missiles.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After avoiding the missiles, the Wakandan aircraft targeted the missile defense vehicles and launched their attack.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Laser beams struck the vehicles, obliterating all three in an instant.
Just as Okoye thought they had neutralized the enemy's anti-air capabilities, a mercenary armed with a shoulder-mounted Stinger missile aimed at her aircraft and fired.
With the missile approaching, alarms sounded in Okoye's aircraft. She executed a series of evasive maneuvers, including a vertical dive followed by a spinning descent, then targeted the missile with her laser and destroyed it in mid-air.
Having neutralized the immediate threat, Okoye directed a barrage of laser fire at the mercenary's position, obliterating the area and killing all nearby enemies.
...
After giving his orders, Komlan Kolonna turned to a man seated inside the command vehicle and said, "Sir, we've encountered interference from another force. We need your support."
The man, Rachel, watched the footage of the battle with interest, particularly intrigued by the sudden appearance of the stealth aircraft. The technology in the air seemed similar to the cloaking methods of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s airborne carriers.
However, the design of these aircraft differed from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Quinjet. This confirmed that these jets were not sent by Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. to support Wakanda; it seemed Wakanda had some significant backing.
Rachel took out his phone and dialed a special code. After waiting for a while, he realized the call didn't go through. This sent a chill down Rachel's spine; he couldn't contact the base. Had something happened?
...
Elsewhere-
The Winter Soldier squad quickly searched the entire palace. The three teams regrouped in the main hall of the palace.
"Target not found."
"No target."
"No target."
All three teams reported they had not found T'Chaka and T'Challa, and the palace guards were unexpectedly sparse. The team leader pressed a communication device in his ear and said, "Target not in the palace."
Rachel, in the command vehicle, heard the Winter Soldier's report, put down his phone, and then turned to Komlan Kolonna, saying, "My men reported that Wakanda's King T'Chaka is not in the palace."
Kolonna frowned and muttered, "Not in the palace, then where could he be?"
At that moment, a soldier monitoring the equipment suddenly shouted, "Sir, look at this."
"Two individuals in panther suits have joined the battlefield; they are invulnerable to bullets."
Hearing this, both Rachel and Kolonna were momentarily stunned and then looked at the surveillance footage.
The soldier quickly replayed the footage, showing two individuals in black panther suits slaughtering their soldiers, displaying superhuman speed, strength, and bulletproof defenses.
Kolonna watched the two, frowning. He realized their speed was too fast, his men had no chance to use heavy weapons, and standard rifles and grenades couldn't harm them.
The appearance of superhumans on the battlefield was one of the too many unexpected events for him today.
"Order the artillery units to immediately shell that area."
"Sir, our men are there too."
Kolonna shouted, "Do you want more people to die?"
"Execute the order immediately."
"Yes, sir!"
Unlike Kolonna, Rachel grasped the seriousness of the situation. He had seen information on the Black Panther, especially knowing they had purchased physical enhancement serums.
This meant the two Black Panthers on the battlefield were likely superhumans created by these serums, and since this was Wakanda, it suggested they had Vibranium.
Rachel predicted Wakanda was not simple but didn't realize they were hiding so much: possessing stealth jets, laser weapons, and superhumans created by enhancement serums.
The Black Panther suits were not ordinary either. But with the loss of contact with the base, Rachel knew he had to retreat and bring back this information.
Rachel pressed his communication device and ordered, "Squad, fall back to the command vehicle and escort me out of Wakanda."
Kolonna, hearing Rachel's words, was taken aback and then said, "Sir, you mean retreat?"
Rachel looked at Kolonna and said, "Yes, we must retreat. It seems our mission has failed."