Chapter 278 "Super Soldier" "There's No Way He Can Fly!" "Nuclear Explosion"

"Ah."

Hearing the words of the female officer, the army general still looked contemptuous, but in the end he said nothing.

"Major General Parangoski is right, now is not the time for debate."

Admiral Konrad Volkov, who had the highest military rank present and was also the Chief of Naval Operations, looked at the female officer named Parangoski and said:

"Margaret, your ONI had a confrontation with the other party's agents last year. After such a long time, it's time to research some valuable information."

Upon hearing this, the ONI official who was over 50 years old, or the current Director of Naval Intelligence, did not reply directly.

She first controlled the touchpad in front of her with one hand, and several holographic screens appeared in the conference room.

And on the screen, the ONI headquarters on Reach and the research facilities built by ONI in Arcadia were displayed.

The images are mostly from surveillance cameras, and there are also before and after pictures of the attacks on ONI headquarters and research facilities.

Only then did Margaret elaborate:

"Everyone, Atlas, which calls itself the military-industrial complex, attacked our secret research base in Arcadia as early as March 4 last year.

You must know that since entering the era of interstellar colonization, we humans have discovered many Earth-like planets in multiple galaxies that are suitable for habitation without deliberate modification.

Planets like Arcadia and Reach are the most typical examples. "

As she spoke, Margaret brought up many more images of the Forerunner ruins and continued:

“At first, we thought that planets with Earth-like environments were common throughout the universe.

But as more and more non-human creations appear on habitable planets, we realize that they may be the work of other civilizations.

Based on decades of research and analysis, we at ONI can confirm that the ruins found on Arcadia, Reach and some planets are all from the same civilization.

The ruins describe the prosperous age of the Aiqiumin Empire, which had extremely high artistic attainments and technology that far exceeded imagination.

However, we still cannot analyze the reason for Ai Qiumin's demise. "

"You are making such digressions." After Margaret finished speaking, Admiral Volkov said in a deep voice:

"You mean, Atlas knows the Ai Qiumin race better than we do?"

"Yes." Margaret did not deny it. "Due to the need for confidentiality, ONI has been conducting research in private.

So you don't know the specific situation, and this is the detailed information about the attack on the secret research facility. Please take a look. "

Speaking of which, Margaret zoomed in on the before-and-after pictures of the research facilities, as well as ONI's analysis report.

Before the attack, there were almost no loopholes in the defense of the research facility, and the personnel responsible for security were all elites selected from the orbital commandos and special formations.

Due to the loss of some surveillance cameras, no one knows the specific process of the attack.

After the attack, all automatic artillery and defensive sentries were ineffective, and the elite soldiers fell to the ground unconscious, completely losing their ability to fight.

As for the analysis report, everyone keenly captured several key information, such as:

"The attack was carried out by one person",

"Based on the footprints, it is estimated that the attacker is male, about 150cm tall."

"Its fist strength is at least over 4 tons, and it can destroy fixed turrets with bare hands" and so on.

"Just one person?"

"Male, child? Or?"

"Four tons. Is this possible for humans?!"

Upon noticing these keywords, except for the ONI officials, all the generals present let out bursts of exclamation.

They knew that there were alien ruins in Arcadia and that the research facility had been attacked, but ONI had never disclosed the information in front of them to them, including the Chief of Naval Operations, Volkov.

Then, Margaret played another attack animation that was reversely deduced by technicians.

This allowed the generals to understand more intuitively how the "male" who was only 1.5 meters tall was able to break through a heavily guarded research facility.

"Atlas has a clear goal, which is to obtain information about the ruins of the Ai Qiumin Empire." Margaret took over the words at the right time and said:

"In addition, the inhuman abilities displayed by their agents are simply the super soldiers that we at ONI have always dreamed of.

Problems such as height and weight may be due to the fact that the agent is still underdeveloped, or it may be a side effect of the transformation surgery. "

"If my memory is correct, your ONI should have already launched the second phase of the Orion project." The army general asked before.

"Yes, but it's a pity" Margaret sighed:

"Before the attack on our ONI headquarters, the core researcher in charge of the second phase of the project, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, had been captured by the other party.

If Atlas hadn't exposed himself, we might still not be able to find out who did it until now.

This is indeed our dereliction of duty. "

"The responsibility cannot rest solely on ONI." Volkov waved his hand gently, as if giving a summary, and said to everyone:

“The other party has a clear goal, knows the details of alien civilization, and uses unknown means to identify the core researchers of the Orion project.

Everything points to Atlas seeming to have some kind of "prophetic" ability. In line with what they disclosed about space gates and parallel universes, it is a bit too strange for the other party to be true. "

"Foresight? I don't believe that. Their agents are just stronger than ONI."

The army general still did not believe in evil and believed that the main culprit of the current situation was ONI's failure to perform its duties.

"It's not just the agents who are extremely capable individually." Volkov glanced at his old friend who was similar in age to him, and then continued:

“Being able to kidnap core researchers on the heavily guarded planet of Reach, and use optical camouflage to break into the ONI headquarters, these are what we envisioned the super soldier to look like.

What will happen if the opponent has a large-scale army?

The exact number of people is one hundred? Thousand names? Or ten thousand names?

If the other party really has tens of thousands of super soldiers, then the assassination list they publish on the Internet will no longer be a simple threat, but a statement. "

"Carrying out assassinations to tease us? I don't believe they really have tens of thousands of super soldiers." The Army General stuck to his guns and said:

"Besides, what's the matter no matter how powerful the super soldiers are? Then use an infantry company to deal with one super soldier. We have plenty of people."

"General, these are not the main points."

Seeing that there were some old stubborns in the army, Margaret immediately interrupted and showed everyone the last information their ONI spies risked their lives to send back——

That is to say, on the surface of the planet Eridana c, you can clearly see a large number of light beam trajectories emitting blue-blue light.

Afterwards, the wreckage of the liberated warship fell into the atmosphere like a meteor shower.

This current information is only known to senior officials of ONI and the Navy, while there is some "delay" on the part of the Army.

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Seeing the beam trajectory displayed on the holographic screen, the army generals instantly understood that Atlas had a beam weapon that could quickly disintegrate and destroy their ships.

Although the spies did not have the opportunity to go to low-Earth orbit and photograph the appearance of Atlas's ships, they were aware of the configuration of the Free Liberation ships.

Most of them are old UNSC ships, and have undergone various "magic modifications" of freedom and liberation, and can barely keep up with the current naval models.

In terms of single-ship combat power, the UNSC and the Liberation are about the same. It just depends on which captain has more experience and luck.

There was a brief silence in the conference room.

"Them"

In the end, it was the army general who broke the silence, looked at Volkov and said:

"What exactly do they want to do? Their space and ground power are far beyond what the rebels can match.

If a war officially breaks out, distant colonies like Harvest Star will most likely defect to their side in an instant and then join forces with the rebels."

The army general did not finish his words. After all, if Atlas really formed an alliance with the moderate rebels, then the near-earth colonies would also be in flames.

"They claim it is for all mankind." Volkov thought briefly and said:

"So, if Atlas and our UNSC really go head-to-head, the number of casualties will be calculated in hundreds of millions. The other side obviously doesn't want this situation to happen."

"This is just one of them." Margaret looked around the crowd and said solemnly:

"The other party's ideology is destined to be completely different from ours. The assassination list circulated on the Internet is not only an attempt to win the support of the people, but from the ONI's view, it is more like a kind of self-confidence.

They are confident that they have the ability to secretly dismantle us at the top and complete the original regime change with the lowest cost of casualties.

The assassination of those corrupt rubbish is just a gimmick to spark public discussion. The real target is us. "

"We?" The Army General was stunned for a moment, then he smiled confidently:

"Are those super soldiers in Atlas bulletproof, or what? Even if they sneak into the earth, they don't have enough firepower to break through a heavily guarded military base."

"Um."

"That's right."

In this regard, most generals have the same view, believing that Atlas's super soldiers will eventually end up dead when facing the regular army.

"Don't let your words die, General." Margaret called up the relevant pictures of Terraira:

“Atlas claimed that they had been to the Wizarding World, and our technical staff conducted a comprehensive analysis and determined that the images and videos they released were not fraudulent or edited.

What if the other party sends creatures or weapons that are difficult to explain scientifically? How should we respond? "

"Magic? Can magic be stronger than guns? Don't make me laugh."

Buzz~! Woo————! !

However, the army general's speech was interrupted by a piercing alarm.

Boom. Boom.!

Da da da! !

Immediately afterwards, there was a dull explosion outside the window, as well as intensive gunshots.

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At this moment, the senior officials and generals stood up quickly, rushed to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the conference room, and looked towards the main entrance of the base where the headquarters is located.

I saw a fierce exchange of fire going on at the main entrance to the north.

The UNSC infantry responsible for defending the base, as well as numerous armored vehicles, were also dispatched at this moment.

Moreover, the attack Pelican and small attack boats that were already patrolling in the air lowered their altitude and fired cannons at the streets outside the main entrance.

"What's happening here?!"

Seeing this, Volkov shouted angrily.

At this moment, a major opened the holographic communication, hurriedly faced Volkov, and reported:

"General! Our base was attacked, please move to the bunker as soon as possible!"

"The enemy has come to our hometown, how can we just think about hiding?!" Volkov rejected the proposal to move to the bunker and asked:

"What is the approximate number and scale of the enemy? Tell me quickly!"

"Only. Only." The major hesitated a little, but finally gave the specific number:

"There is only one person on the other side."

"What?!"

"One person?"

"Is it the kid who attacked Arcadia?"

After hearing the major say that there was only one person, the generals present completely lost their composure.

As for Volkov, his expression was extremely serious and he ordered:

"Notify all pilots to use ground-to-ground missiles to attack, all infantry retreat, and then mobilize the armored division stationed nearby to work together to eliminate the enemy!

This is about the face of the UNSC!"

"Yes!"

The major saluted Volkov and ended the holographic communication.

Margaret, however, walked to the side of the supreme commander and said in a low voice:

"General, I think we should take the transport boat and go to the orbital space station immediately."

"Are you afraid of death, Major General!" Volkov asked sternly.

"This is not a question of whether you are afraid of death or not." Margaret said bluntly:

"The other party clearly wants to catch us all in one fell swoop. If we continue to worry about face issues at this time, it is very likely that the UNSC will be leaderless.

By then, our original system will completely fall apart."

As the ONI director spoke, he glanced out the window with his peripheral vision and saw that the Pelican and the attack boat had already launched several ground-to-ground missiles at the main gate of the base.

Boom-boom-! !

The violent explosion and flames instantly engulfed the main gate.

The visible shock wave quickly attacked the surroundings.

But after a while, gunshots and cannons sounded again, indicating that the missiles could not stop the other side's advance.

So Margaret continued: "General, if necessary, I suggest using nuclear explosions directly to eliminate the opponent's super soldiers."

In the eyes of the ONI director, super soldiers who are not afraid of conventional attacks should be the few elites of Atlas.

Besides, no matter how fast the super soldiers move, they can't "fly", right?

It is even more impossible for a single person to break through the atmosphere.

Therefore, when taking a transport boat to evacuate safely, using a nuclear bomb to exchange for Atlas's "assassination trump card" is definitely a sure-win move.

As for the soldiers stationed at the base, in Margaret's eyes, they are perfect bait and pawns, and can delay Atlas' super soldiers to the greatest extent.

Afterwards, the crime of the real culprit of the nuclear explosion can be forcibly pinned on Atlas, anyway, they ONI are the best at doing such things.

After Volkov squinted his eyes and thought for a few seconds, he nodded and walked out of the meeting room, ordering:

"Everyone move immediately."

At this time, at the main gate of the base;

Ding-Ding-Ding!

Warheads of various calibers jingled when they hit the shields and armor made of mithril alloy, leaving only a few scratches.

The fully armed soldier boy was holding a shield in his left hand to help himself resist the frontal attack, and he rushed towards the headquarters building where Volkov and Margaret were.