Fifty kilometers northeast of the capital Nairobi, Umbrella's African base is located here.
11:17 local time.
A tilt-wing transport aircraft that looks like a V-22 Osprey but is two times larger than a V-22 suddenly lifted its optical camouflage effect and appeared in the field of view of the African base as if it appeared out of thin air.
Umbrella's next-generation troop carrier, the Yugull.
Wang Zhaofeng's high-tech R&D team developed a new generation of light engines in early March 2000, based on the nuclear power engine of the Ghost Space Carrier and combining it with the technology contained in the Mark 6.
As early as the early 1990s, Umbrella had a plan for a next-generation troop carrier. However, due to the lack of an effective solution for the "heart" engine, the plan was shelved.
The first prototype of the Yugull was built by a manufacturing plant in Eastern Europe and completed its first flight on May 30, 2000.
And in July, the Umbrella Armed Forces submitted the first batch of 12 orders to the Eastern European manufacturing plant, and the Yuguo began preliminary mass production.
The crew consists of three people, two pilots and one gunner.
There is a 25mm chain cannon under the nose, with a pulse structure, using 25mm caseless pulse shells, and corresponding bombs and missiles can be mounted on both sides of the wings.
As a troop carrier, the cabin can carry forty fully armed combat personnel or transport 170 tons of cargo.
In addition, the Yuguo has extremely good sealing and a complete life support system. In theory, it has the ability to directly break through the exosphere.
At this time.
The Yugull's two-wing rotary engines rotated, changing from the initial flight mode to a slow-speed state.
Lower the height, hover over the base, and land vertically on the base's apron under the guidance of the tower and ground staff.
The tail hatch lowers for passengers to get out of the cabin.
The first person to step out of the cabin was the Charon task force wearing black short-sleeved shirts and desert camouflage combat pants.
Familiar faces such as Gil, Marini, and Barry have not changed much.
But their eyes are firm, which means they are no longer the special police they were before, but the elite MTF.
And Chris has changed the most...
The muscles stretched out the black short-sleeved shirt so much that it looked like it was going to explode. The neck was almost invisible, and the expression seemed even more wantless.
If Sui Bian were to comment, it would be clear at a glance that Chris has reached his peak.
Mentioned Sui Bian.
Now he is dressed in a white Polo shirt and gray casual pants, and he walks out of the Fishing Gull with Alexia, who is wearing jeans and a white coat, feeling the heat and scorching sun of the African land.
Following closely behind the two men were ten "muscular men" dressed similarly to Charon, with the average height reaching an appalling 1.9 meters.
In fact, these "muscular men" are only thirteen or fourteen years old, and they are young Astartes who are growing up.
He completed the G gland implantation surgery nine months ago. While consuming at least 7,000 calories a day, he also injects nutritional supplements modified from super soldier serum before going to bed.
If they follow this trend through the growth period and undergo a second strengthening surgery before adulthood, their height will not be shorter than three meters at least.
After Sui Bian and others all left, the ground staff who had been waiting for a long time drove small forklifts and entered the cabin one by one to move out the heavy equipment boxes.
The little Astartes were walking on the road outside the airport, looking around curiously, as if they were full of great interest in the African environment and the Kenyan base.
Although they received the highest education in the Mother's Nest and understood the climate and characteristics of various parts of the world, they still retain the nature of children and are obviously full of desire to explore any new things.
At this time.
Robert, who was following Sui Bian on the left, turned to look at the equipment boxes being carried away by the ground crew, then turned back and asked in a low voice:
"Father, what are we here to do?"
Hearing this, John, who was following Sui Bian and walking side by side with Robert, also expressed the hope that Sui Bian could solve their doubts.
"You have all been stuck in the nest for almost a year, and you only play around Raccoon City. This time I will take you to Africa to escape the winter in Raccoon City. Well... it is equivalent to a winter trip, haha."
Sui Bian said with a chuckle.
"Hahaha! I knew my father wanted to take us out to play! I won! Give me a pack of snacks each when we go back!"
"You almost have no muscles, what snacks do you want."
"Brother, please eat less."
A group of young Astartes were making noises, and the atmosphere was quite cheerful. It seemed that they no longer felt as confused and uneasy as before.
"..."
Seeing this scene, John didn't say anything, but he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, making a very shallow smile.
"Father, don't be ridiculous." Robert, the oldest, shook his head with a hint of helplessness.
Nine months of living, studying, training and playing together made the emotions between Robert, John and other young Astartes even deeper.
Putting aside the influence of the G gland, the Astartes truly called Sui Bian their father.
After classes and training, as long as Sui Bian has enough time, Sui Bian will take them to shopping malls in Raccoon City, watch movies, or go to amusement parks in the suburbs.
As orphans, they have never experienced having a father-like "adult" to lead them to enjoy the childhood they deserve.
Although the time for recreation was short and Sui Bian rarely said words of concern, they already regarded Sui Bian as their father.
"Haha, okay, let's not joke." Sui Bian chuckled and said, "It's true that I will bring you out to see the world. You will know what to do later."
"Yes." Robert nodded.
Next.
Everyone took a convoy of Hummers driven by security guards, drove to the interior of the base, and went straight to a two-story biological and experimental building.
Walk into the biology building, go to the second floor, and walk through the disinfection corridor to an isolation observation room.
Everyone passed through the isolated floor-to-ceiling window on the north side and saw that there was a laboratory at the other end of the window.
Three technicians wearing white one-piece chemical protective suits are surrounding the operating table in the center of the laboratory, performing anatomy on the creature lying on the operating table.
Everyone approached the isolation window and could clearly observe the appearance and appearance of the creature.
Dinosaur?
This was the first impression that everyone had after seeing the creature.
The body is less than two meters long, with a lizard-like head, slender tail, short front claws, and other characteristics that are very consistent with the Velociraptor they know.
Chris and other Charon task force were not too surprised, but Robert, John and other Astartes were slightly confused.
Why did dinosaurs that were extinct 650,000 years ago suddenly appear on the African continent?