Within the gravitational range of the sunward side of the earth, located in an orbit four hundred kilometers above the Pacific Ocean, is anchored the Dark Angel fleet, which is anchored by the Anthem of Courage.
In the bridge of the Hymn of Courage, Sui Bian stood next to the center console, using the holographic star map to browse the activities of the Supervision Department.
Looking at the densely packed red dots that represented signs of demons, Sui Bian couldn't help but frown.
The current trend is developing in the direction predicted by the "Elven Queen" Erin Mill.
Because before Pallas Athena tried to corrupt John, the low- and mid-level demons who entered the physical universe had already been "promoted" by the Supervision Department and the Gray Knights.
And he also took the opportunity to consume points and secretly plunder the spiritual energy of those hunted demons.
Peace was maintained for a long period of time, until the arrival of Pallas, and the "elf"-like Marr people came into view, willing to join their human society, and then, the number of demons' attacks on the physical universe gradually became more frequent.
"Chairman."
At this moment, Bai Houhui, who was standing on the right side of Sui Bian, reported: "Ji Lusi Lin has learned about the fact of Lin Shunsheng's sacrifice and signed the relevant contracts and agreements. The original body Russ also awarded the Pentagram Medal to
The two children born to Lin Shun."
"Really?" Sui Bian said after the conversation: "Inform the local branch of the company and don't take care of them, especially don't disturb the two children."
"Okay." Queen Bai promised.
The contracts and agreements signed by Ji Lusi Lin were specially prepared by the company for the families of the fallen intelligence agents, and were equivalent to "pensions" and "welfare guarantees."
Sometimes, the company will also provide part of the files to the family members, so that the family members can better understand the decisions made by the intelligence agents, showing that social stability is inseparable from the intelligence agents.
As for Ji Lusi, Sui Bian believed that as a C-level employee, she would slowly tell the story of Lin Shunsheng to the two children.
In this way, children will know that the real "heroes" are actually around them.
The five-pointed star medal given by Russ was made by Sui Bian at the request of Hephaestus to commemorate employees who had sacrificed their lives and made significant contributions.
'I hope those two children will understand the meaning of the medal later.'
Finally, Sui Bian sighed secretly in his heart.
After relaxing his mood, he looked towards Leon, who was standing on the left side of the center console, and said meaningfully to Leon, who always remained silent: "Leon, be prepared."
?
Leon, who was watching the holographic star map, was stunned for a moment, not understanding what his father meant by "preparation", and then said in confusion:
"Father, preparation means...?"
Sui Bian did not rush to explain, but walked to the front of the bridge, came to the giant porthole, and overlooked the blue mother planet "underfoot".
Immediately afterwards, Sui Bian turned slightly sideways and said in a deep voice to Leon, who also came here:
"If what the ancestor of Marr said is correct, then mankind is about to usher in the first test of a different space. At that time, you, my son, my son, and your brothers must be prepared to go to the battlefield together."
Hear the words.
Leon's expression was also much more solemn, and he nodded: "I know, father, but..."
Leon hesitated to speak.
Sui Bian couldn't help but chuckle and said, "If there's anything to worry about, just tell me."
"Yes." Leon said bluntly: "Father, is the incident really serious enough to require you to take action yourself? I, Robert, and John should be enough."
"If that's the case, it's too late for me to be happy." Sui Bian smiled again, then looked at the beautiful scene outside the porthole again, and said: "No matter what, mankind cannot avoid the outbreak of all-out war, Leon."
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It's dark, damp, and obviously in the sewerage of a colonial city.
"Tap! Tread!"
Several people in black robes were scurrying away on the metal corridor above the water level, sometimes turning their heads to look behind, as if they were afraid of being overtaken by something.
Take a closer look at these men in black robes.
The skin outside the exposed robes was sickly white, and everyone had their hair and eyebrows shaved, and their eyes were bloodshot.
They ran to the end of the channel, turned right, and wanted to continue moving forward, but found a group of heavily armed "soldiers" who had been waiting here for a long time.
The soldiers wear power armor that is more advanced than the TPS series, and the handheld laser rifle is also connected to the power backpack, eliminating the cumbersome process of changing magazines.
The black-painted power armor has no obvious emblems or marks. It seems to be a hidden force of an organization.
The moment this group of men in black robes rushed into the soldiers' sight...
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
The entire channel instantly rang out with a series of dense gunshots from a laser series, and high-energy beams of red light also illuminated the place, making the channel no longer as dark as before.
"Poof! Poof!"
The two men in black robes who were running at the front were unable to dodge and were penetrated by the beam and burned.
Immediately afterwards, the beam of light was like a bamboo skewer on a barbecue, not satisfied after "skewering" the two men in black robes at the front, and continued to "skewer" without any reduction in power.
Suddenly, more than half of these black-robed men were dead or injured.
However, there was one person with quick eyes and quick hands, or in other words, after following his companions around the corner and coming to this channel, he seemed to sense an ambush, so he quickly raised his hands and released a spiritual barrier that emitted a lavender light.
The incoming beam was successfully blocked, and when it hit the barrier, it could only cause ripples like water waves and a muffled sound of "Buzz~! Buzz~!".
Of the two surviving companions, one chose to help reinforce the barrier, while the other, his eyes completely occupied by purple light, waved his hands and released a psychic shock to the soldiers.
"boom----!"
This impact disrupted the formation of the soldiers, and several soldiers were even knocked several meters away, and then fell into the sewage with "plop!" several times.
However, the fact that the energy shield generated by the power armor was not shattered meant that the soldiers did not suffer serious damage.
See this.
This man in black robe has no intention of stopping, and wants to make the soldiers completely faint at the cost of consuming a lot of spiritual energy.
As for the kill?
If he can get more "blessings" and absorb more spiritual energy, maybe he can do it.
But before the man in black robe could take any actual action, the "guy" who chased and forced them had already arrived here.
"Wow! Wow!" accompanied by the sound of rushing water.
"Gah..."
"Ouch!"
Two "soldiers" with huge bodies and strong physiques made their clan's unique voices, one on the left and one on the right, and rushed forward quickly.
!!!
Sensing an attack from behind, the three men in black robes quickly turned around.
But it is a pity that the speed of the two "soldiers" is much faster than ordinary people, and it is only the blink of an eye...
"Poof!" The abdomen of a man in black robe was pierced by the double-edged energy sword used by the elite.
There was also a man in black robes who suffered an even worse fate. With a "Bah!" sound, his head and spine were torn off by brute force, and blood spurted and splashed everywhere.
"Pah!"
Of course, it also splashed on the face of the last man in black robe.
!!!
Seeing the tragic death of his two companions, this "lone seedling" lost his legs and collapsed on the metal corridor. He shook his head and retreated. He completely collapsed and shouted:
"No! No... you can't kill me! My Lord will not let you go! No!"
However, two "soldiers" who are both over two meters tall would not stop because of verbal threats.
As a result, the sound of "Crack!" sounded again throughout the channel, indicating that the head and spine of the last man in black robes were violently removed.
In fact, the true identities of these two "soldiers" are elites and veterans of the Iron-blooded clan respectively.
Both of them wear black paint and have their own racial characteristics, but they are "human-made" power armor.
At this time, the group of soldiers who had been hit by psychic energy also reorganized their formation and divided into several groups for vigilance and replenishment.
One of the officers came to Elite and Ironblood, nodded to express his gratitude to the two comrades of different races, then looked at the dead body in black robes at his feet, and opened the communication report:
"Colonel, this is the Mace Team, which has eliminated all the believers in the area under its jurisdiction."
"You are doing a good job, Lieutenant." The communication was immediately sent back to the colonel, who replied with a strong Russian accent: "The hammer team will continue to stay behind, and technical personnel will rush to your place to collect the garbage, and then escort
The technical staff will return to the team together."
"Yes, Colonel."
End communication.
Leaving the sewage channel and coming to the surface, we found that it was early morning outside, the sky was clear and cloudless, the stars were twinkling, and there were two satellites acting as the "moon".
Under the "moonlight", there are large warehouses arranged neatly.
On the periphery of this area, there are many police officers responsible for blocking it off to ensure that no one wanders in accidentally and hinders the "military special department" from carrying out its tasks.
And inside a brightly lit warehouse.
I saw an unknown symbol graffitied with blood in the center, and there were old-fashioned candles placed around the symbol according to a certain pattern.
But the candles have been extinguished, and the array has been damaged, blocking the smooth progress of a certain ceremony.
In addition, there were a large number of black-robed believers who were shot dead, as well as soldiers responsible for killing believers.
Soldiers, in groups of two or four, were scattered inside and outside the warehouse to watch for nearby movements. On the other hand, the technicians were cleaning the scene and collecting the corpses in accordance with the procedures for dealing with contamination in different spaces.
And the edge of the graph array.
Standing there was a commander with his power armor helmet unfolded and "going strong with age".
The officer's full name is Andrei Alexevich Ivanovsky, with the rank of colonel.
Sixty years ago in 2042, Andre was forced to get involved in the demonic incident in Arcadia.
He was re-recruited by Umbrella due to his achievements in gathering many retired UNSC veterans, killing traitors, and physically expelling demons.
It is currently affiliated with the Supervision Department and is responsible for commanding more than a thousand combat troops who specialize in dealing with demons and believers in other spaces.
They were on guard inside and outside the warehouse, and the soldiers who had previously killed the black-robed cultists in the sewage channels, including the two elites and the Iron Bloods, were all combat troops of the Supervision Department, also known as "Demon Hunters" or "Hunters." .
When intelligence agents target anomalies and alien forces that are far beyond what an individual can solve, an emergency team will respond.
If an agent of the Supervision Department discovers a demonic incident that is far beyond what one person can solve, then the Hunter Force will take over.
The combat forces of the two departments are similar in nature, but the hunter force is obviously stronger than the emergency response team. After all, it is a force that faces believers and demons directly, and all its members are "veterans."
now.
Andre, who is one hundred and thirty years old, is patiently waiting for the technicians to complete the work, and is deep in thought while looking at the diagram symbols.
Not long ago, two agents discovered that this group of believers who called themselves "Welcome the God of Joy" no longer hid or concealed, and were almost openly carrying out activities.
In view of the excessive number of believers, two agents requested the support of hunters. Finally, when the believers gathered in this warehouse, Andre ordered a raid and blocked some kind of summoning ceremony held by this gang of "traitors".
"Rape"...
It is relatively rare for humans with the help of vaccines to commit suicide. Most of them are corroded and corrupted only after close contact or long-term contact with certain types of demon-infested items.
Between 2090 and 2100, this type of erosion and corruption gradually intensified.
As of today, May 30, 2102, in just six months from entering 2102 to now, they have dealt with three incidents involving believers, including this group of "Welcoming the God of Joy."
This makes Andre, who is much older than before, always have a bad feeling.
More than thirty minutes later.
When Andre saw the technicians erasing the symbols of the array and all traces of the alien space, he turned around and walked out of the warehouse, turned on the communication, and gave the order to close the team.
Leave the warehouse.
All personnel entered the transport boat and transport aircraft, and then the transport formation carried Andre and the others to low-Earth orbit, leaving the "empty" warehouse area to the local sheriff to take over.
soon.
The orbit is about sixty kilometers above the ground.
A battleship that looks like the Steadfast class, but is slightly larger than the regular Steadfast class. It is also painted black and has no obvious marks or logos. The optical camouflage effect has been lifted, allowing the transport formation to enter the hangar smoothly.
Immediately afterwards, the battleship entered the hidden state again and seemed to disappear.
And the corridors inside the battleship.
Andre, who had not taken off his power armor, and his two lieutenants were walking to the bridge.
But at this moment...
The lights flickered on and off, and you could clearly feel that the entire battleship was shaking, as if it had suffered some kind of impact.
?!
Sensing something strange, Andre and the others quickened their pace and rushed to the bridge.
When the hatch opened, Andre looked through the porthole opposite the hatch and saw the space outside the window showing a strange "colorful" light.
"Colonel!"
The captain standing next to the center console saw Andre walking into the bridge and quickly reported:
"Now, all star sectors except the solar system have erupted with galaxy-scale psychic impacts, especially the Border Fortress and the Oslo sector where we are located. Even quantum communications have suffered a considerable degree of interference!"
Psychic blast?
Andre walked quickly to the edge of the center console and saw that the flat star map representing the human territory was covered in red.
At the same time, the Border Fortress at the top and Oslo at the bottom each have "whirlpools" that are large enough to cover half of the star sector.