You can clearly hear the sound of lasers, Gauss guns and large-caliber fixed cannons resounding in the channel, mixed with the sound of EMP (electromagnetic pulse) grenades detonating.
"Dang! Dang!"
Of course, it was also mixed with faint bursts of explosive arrows.
This indicates that the previous rescue mission performed by Valen made the machine aware of Umbrella.
However, what the machine couldn't figure out was how Umbrella appeared "out of thin air", so sentries were sent to continuously come to investigate and harass.
However, looking at the engineering team who were busy with the construction, they did not panic at all due to the fierce battle, and still completed the progress in an orderly manner.
This shows that the engineers who were sitting in the cockpit, controlling the SCV, holding cigarettes in their mouths, and wearing peaked caps at an angle, did not worry at all about the possibility of losing their position.
At the same time, more "soldiers" arrived here through the elevator, and rushed to various positions in the channel in units of combat platoons or companies.
Especially the "t" position on the north side.
Taking a closer look at these soldiers, they are well-equipped, and some are heavily armed with CMC power armor with a height of two meters and small missiles and grenade launchers.
The main body is painted in white, and the shoulder armor is gray and blue, so the identity of the soldier can be revealed, the Auxiliary Army of the Wrecker Corps.
Coming here via the elevator were a thousand official members of the Wrecker Corps.
As the absolute main force of the legion, the Astartes who are accustomed to fighting in squads are not as "crude" in terms of clothing as the reserves. They have all installed the standard Mjolnir Mark V.
A few platoon commanders and company commanders are equipped with Mjolnir Mark VI.
There are auxiliary troops, rare obstacle clearers, and light and medium armored units transported here, making the frontline base extremely impregnable.
And located near the space gate, there is a large facility built the earliest with a total of four floors.
On its third floor, there is a large conference room...
"These...these are so delicious...Captain!" Mark's loud sigh echoed.
But this sigh always makes people feel very uncomfortable, as if their mouth is full of food that has not been chewed.
I saw the burly captain, Mark and twelve other locals sitting on both sides of the U-shaped conference table, enjoying the staff meal provided by Umbrella.
At this moment, they put on brand new, well-fitting white clothes.
It seems that due to the "bathing" and "cleansing" procedures performed by the technicians, the faces, skin and hair of this group of locals are much refreshed and no longer dirty and messy.
As for the simple staff meal, the reason why Mark is extremely excited is because the meal includes soda drinks, fresh fruits and various meats.
If you look closely at the back of Mark's head, you can see that there is no slot device like the strong captain. Many people who also don't have slots on the back of their heads are no less excited than Mark.
After all, they have not seen the sun since they were born, and they eat "porridge" rich in protein, D, B12 and other vitamins. Even bread is a "precious product."
Even food that people in the main universe take for granted and think is extremely ordinary is a luxury that Mark and the others have dreamed of for a long time.
On the other hand, the captain, a strong man with a Russian accent, had a frown on his face and a solemn expression, which made his beard look slightly "exploded".
Then, the strong man pushed the plate full of food aside and responded to Mark's emotion: "Eat more if it tastes good."
"yes…!"
Mark gave the strong man a standard military salute.
"Hahaha~!"
This funny behavior immediately aroused laughter from the companions.
As the only underage crew member, Zhuang Man and other crew members took great care of Mark. Moreover, he was able to have a good meal after the disaster, making the atmosphere gradually relaxed and light.
Slowly.
"Captain, you know the best..." A bald crew member turned to look at the strong man sitting across from the U-shaped conference table and said with great curiosity:
"Are those guys outside other rebels besides Eden?"
"Impossible, Eden is the only one left on earth." Another short-haired woman shook her head in denial.
"Let's not talk about where they come from..." At this time, the strong man explained his point of view:
"At present, they also regard machines as enemies. Indeed, logically, there should be no other resistance forces on earth except Eden.
But one thing I know is that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", and more importantly, you have all seen the machine's upcoming attack. The scale has already exceeded expectations, so we need to...
No, it should be a desire for strong allies to prevent the fall of Eden."
"The captain is right." Mark, after finishing the meal for two, nodded in agreement: "If it weren't for those giants, we would have died long ago."
With a sound of "Wha-!", the automatic door of the conference room opened, causing the discussion to come to an abrupt end.
Everyone turned their attention to the entrance.
!!!
This sight made everyone stunned.
Even the strong captain, who took life and death lightly and was calm throughout the whole process, showed an expression of extreme shock.
I saw Angron, who was wearing a black uniform with a white and gray-blue ribbon hanging on his right shoulder, and red and white umbrella buttons on his collar and cuffs. He bent slightly and lowered his head, and passed through the door that was a bit short for the original body.
Walk to this conference room.
And with a kind smile on his face, he said: "I am very happy to entertain you. I wonder if the meal is still to your liking?"
"It... fits..." Mark, whose mind was blank, replied involuntarily.
The visual shock they experienced from Warren and the reserves has not dissipated. Now they see a giant over four meters tall, which puts Mark and others in a certain degree of "downtime" state.
"That's good." Angron, who could sense the emotion, still smiled, then walked to the front of the U-shaped conference table and continued:
"I am Angron, the Eighth Legion of Umbrella, the original body of the Wrecker Legion. Next, I will discuss some matters with you on behalf of Umbrella and on behalf of my father."
Primarch?
Legion?
Father?
Umbrella?
Everyone who had regained consciousness was even more confused.
While Angron was talking, several civilian soldiers belonging to the Wrecker Corps also arrived in the conference room, helping to clear away the empty dinner plates and water glasses, and brought a chair of suitable size and placed them there.
to the front of the conference table.
The purpose of bringing the seats is that Angron does not want these locals to keep their heads raised all the time, and to avoid the impact of height as much as possible.
Finished.
The original body sat down, glanced left and right, and asked: "I wonder who is the supreme commander here?"
"I." The strong man who had put away his shock and regained his composure said: "Victor Viktor Viknovovich Poliyev, with the rank of major, is the captain of the Abraham that has crashed, and at the beginning
Before the discussion, I have a few questions that I hope can be clarified."
"Very well. With all due respect, are you and the soldiers who are over two and a half meters tall human beings... or other beings? What is the purpose of your coming here?"
The strong man captain named Victor said one after another.
Before Angron appeared, when a group of crew members were discussing with each other, or when they were cooperating with technicians to conduct inspections, Victor had already begun to consider the possibility that Umbrella did not belong to this world.
Yes, experiencing captivity, despair and struggle has made a captain who has experienced many battles easy to relate to and even accept the truth of "other worlds".
Therefore, he did not ask Angron "where are you from", but "the purpose of coming".
heard asking.
"Humanity."
Angron replied without any hesitation: "We are human beings, it's just that we are a little different from ordinary people, but more information is confidential, so with all due respect, you have no right to know.
And the purpose of coming here?
There are many factors involved, but the most crucial one is that we know that machines are killing and keeping our fellow humans in captivity, and that alone is reason enough for us to intervene."
Humanity…
As for Angron's self-reported identity, the crew of the Abraham can reluctantly accept it. It should be no big deal as long as Angron and the Astartes are "one" higher.
only…
Where did Umbrella come from?
And who is the father who can raise giant children? Is he a six-meter-tall giant?
Even though Victor didn't care, Mark and other crew members were even more curious.
Angron, who sensed this emotion, did not deliberately explain anything. Then, he looked at Victor and asked with a smile:
"So Major Poliyev, can we get down to the topic?"
"..." Victor, whose brows had been furrowed, nodded in response.
"good."
Angron leaned his elbows on the table, crossed his hands, and habitually made one of his father's usual sitting postures. He still said with a smile:
"In order to speed up and destroy the machine more efficiently, I need information, information about the surface, the underground, and that Eden..."
Next.
Angron obtained an overview of the earth, humans and machines through Victor.
"Now" should be the 24th century, but the major could not give an accurate answer as to whether it was a certain year, a certain month, or a specific day.
After all, there is a civilization gap among humans in this universe, and no one knows how long it has been since machines took over the earth.
What's even more sad is that humans in this universe have no way of knowing history.
“Eden”…
It was the first group of humans who broke free from the shackles of the "virtual realm" and built a shelter using the urban underground system of the old world.
As more humans escape from the "virtual realm" and more and more humans are "naturally born", the scale of this shelter gradually expands, eventually forming a shelter about a kilometer below the surface, enough to accommodate thousands of people. "Eden" where thousands of people live.
So Victor and the others used the "Eden Calendar" to calculate time.
According to the Eden calendar, "today" is December 24, 149, which means that 150 years will have passed in seven days from the moment Eden was established.
The "virtual realm" is exactly the virtual world built by machines to facilitate the captive human beings.
There is a slot device on the back of the head. Victor, for example, is a human who escaped from the virtual realm and was once in captivity.
Like Mark, and many crew members who were excited about the staff meal, they are human beings born naturally in the real world.
Eden believes that the reason why the machines go to great lengths to build egg sheaths, tower pillars and virtual realms is that they seem to want to continue to learn and observe from their "creator", so as to become more like real living creatures, or to create them of…
Humanity.
As for Victor and others driving electromagnetic warships, wandering between the surface and abandoned channels, in addition to conducting reconnaissance, their main mission is to facilitate "salvage".
Victor and the others will use the equipment on the battleship to revisit the virtual realm anytime and anywhere, trying to guide people to awaken their minds and voluntarily break free from their bonds.
Once people voluntarily leave the virtual realm and wake up in the egg sheath, the machines responsible for management, those spider-shaped machines, will treat them as pollutants and throw them into abandoned channels.
And for a long time, the electromagnetic warship lurking in the dark will "salvage people ashore".
The purpose of this is to increase the population of Eden.
Of course, the high-level officials of Eden sending soldiers like Victor to venture back to the virtual realm are not simply to increase the population, but to find the possibility of completely defeating the machine.
In the real world, the Eden military knows that comparing hardware and quantity with machines is simply asking for trouble and can only defend itself.
But humans are always the species best at thinking and fighting.
Since they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers and technology, they will find another way and try to plant a virus in the virtual world that can paralyze all machines.
Progress can be slow.
Because the virtual environment is not a place where the "middle door is wide open" and you can enter and exit at will, the machine is equipped with firewalls and anti-virus programs that specifically deal with vulnerabilities and viruses.
Moreover, what worries the Eden military the most is that if the virus successfully paralyzes the machine, then all humans whose consciousness is still in the virtual realm will die suddenly.
Unless all human beings awaken their minds...
It's just that the existing methods at the disposal of Eden's military are simply unable to achieve a plan that can both liberate humans and instantly paralyze machines.
At this time.
After briefly explaining all kinds of intelligence and information to Angron, Victor said with a solemn expression: "The machine has assembled an unprecedented army on the surface about a hundred kilometers east of where we are, and is digging.
Operation.
And beneath the surface is Eden.
We originally wanted to remind Eden to take precautions, but the machine interfered with communications, and we were chased by many sentries, causing the Abraham to crash, so...
Please help us pass this information to Eden. Of course, your help will not be in vain. The resistance army will try its best to give adequate reward."
"There is no need for reward." Angron waved his hand lightly and said:
"On the contrary, I would like to thank the major for providing intelligence help, so that Umbrella is no longer confused. From this look, I should be the one to provide you with a thank you gift. I wonder if the major can mark the specific location of the machine army on the map.
Location?"
"No problem...wait, do you want to take the initiative to attack?"
Angron, who kept smiling in the face of Victor's surprise, did not deny it: "My father once taught me that in some cases, offense is the best defense. According to my judgment, currently