Containment Control Starts With the Umbrella

Haffa time: February 9, 2027, 12:12.

Location: Ark, a desolate universe about 230,000 light-years away from the solar system.

Four hundred kilometers above the surface base, there is a Star Destroyer-class flagship with its energy shield wide open, and six dreadnought battleships emitting blue-blue light shields.

Since the bombardment of the Flood with orbital artillery would allow the defenders of the Ark's temple to counterattack indiscriminately, the seven giant battleships only hovered over the surface base.

The picture zooms in to the atmosphere of the ark, close to the surface, and finally overlooking the sky above the surface base.

There are only a few airtight simple buildings, and the grassland leveled by the engineering team to serve as the surface base of the airport is located on this surface.

And the base is also covered by an AT shield emitting emerald green light to ensure that no flood spores will take the opportunity to enter, and even the soil below the base is also protected by a shield.

A simple building located in the center of the base.

The equipment and equipment warehouse on the first floor.

The space here is spacious, and the top is equipped with a large number of mechanical arms with different functions.

Just look at the tall Astartes, dressed in tight black combat uniforms, standing on a relatively simple changing platform.

And the technicians in white coats and masks manipulated the mechanical arms to replace these Astartes with Terminator power armor.

After the Astartes changed their equipment, it was the ghost agents led by Pruss, and then the elites with different colored armor.

At this time.

William, who had already replaced his exclusive power armor, stood with Ivan, Shia, Nova, and Megan in MS pilot uniforms, waiting for all the troops to change their outfits.

But William, who was not wearing a helmet, said to Ivan in a low voice with some doubts on his face: "Ivan, you mean that the Flood fleet's resistance was not fierce when they fought with the Flood fleet at close range?"

"Yes, father." Ivan, who also didn't wear a HUD helmet, didn't deny it either.

"Hum... Is the Gravemind preparing some scheme again?"

Hearing this, William raised his left hand and pinched his chin to meditate.

But William had no idea at all, and then he shook his head slightly, and took off the helmet clamped under his right armpit.

wear well.

"嗞~——." There was an electric sound, and the helmet fit closely with the combat uniform and power armor.

The screen lights up.

The display bar of the remaining amount of the shield, the reminder of the remaining ammunition of the Gauss micro-pulse, the thumbnail of the radar, etc. are all presented on the screen.

"Boss." In the end, Serena, with the chip inserted in his helmet, also appeared in the center of the screen and greeted him.

"Hmm." William nodded lightly, and asked Serena: "Is your artificial intelligence still unable to locate the exact location of the Gravemind?"

"No..." Serena on the screen shook her head slightly, and said with a little helplessness: "The Gravemind seems to have some control over the Ark, making it completely impossible for us to lock on to it."

"It seems that finding the guide of the Ark before Gravemind is our top priority." William said with a slightly serious face.

"Actually...boss."

?

Seeing some hesitation on Serena's face, William couldn't help being confused, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Actually, boss, our artificial intelligence seems to have received information from the so-called guide not long ago, but we are not sure yet.

And we have also detected multiple signals, which are rapidly attacking our surface base, and are expected to arrive at the edge of the AT shield in three minutes. " Serena said.

Take it easy.

She added: "The energy source and size of these signals are similar to the defenders of the temple we encountered before. There is only one signal that has never been detected, I think...

That should be the guide of the Ark. "

"Oh? Really?" William was taken aback.

But he reacted quickly.

It has been more than a day since Umbrella's troops arrived on the surface of the ark. Humans have established bases on the surface of the ark, and the surface has been eroded by the flood. There is no reason why the guides cannot detect these changes.

Combined with the appearance of 343 evil sparks in "Halo: CE", William believes that due to the existence of the Flood, the guides of the Ark will actively approach their humans to seek to solve the problem of the Flood.

Take it easy.

William nodded lightly and said, "Okay, I see, let John lead the Terminator troops outside with me, and meet the guide for a while."

"Yes, boss."

After Serena finished speaking, she shrank her image and moved to the upper left corner of the screen so that she would not block William's view.

"Ivan." William said calmly to Ivan beside him: "Let a group of your girlfriends also prepare to enter the mobile suit and stand by."

"." After hearing William's words, Ivan's face suddenly turned red, and he quickly put on the HUD helmet and said:

"It's... Father..."

"Hmm." William ignored Ivan's small movements, and joined John and the Terminator Astartes who were already getting ready to continue, and left the large warehouse.

Came to the flat ground outside the warehouse and waited for a while.

William used the detection function of the power armor helmet to lock on the target from the south, twenty defenders of the temple, and a spherical body——

Guide.

see.

William just waved his hand and led John and other Primarchs and the Terminator to the edge of the AT shield in the south of the base.

at the same time.

Ivan, Megan, Shia, and Nova also activated William's special MS, White Crow, and Thunder, and led several air-mounted assaults to the edge of the AT shield.

Just look at the twenty one-eyed defenders of the sanctuary, protecting the also one-eyed guide, and stop at the edge of the fast-flying AT shield.

"hum~~ Good shield technology, but it's useless, it's a bit gimmicky~."

The moment he stopped, the guide with the orange light in his eyes stood out, observing the edge of the AT shield from a close distance, making comments as if humming a ditty.

!

When the unknown guide said these words, especially the unique mechanical high-pitched voice of the guide, it immediately caused dissatisfaction among many people present.

Although the technology of the AT shield comes from the Reapers, this is also an upgraded version after Halsey cracked it, and Halsey's prestige in the company is second only to William. Can these super fighters not be angry?

"You're just a ball, there's nothing to be arrogant about!"

Myron was the first to raise the 1.25cal heavy explosive bolt in his hand, aimed the muzzle of the gun caliber at the guide, and said the above sentence very dissatisfied.

"Huh~?" Hearing Myron's remarks, the guide also turned his attention away from the AT shield, and stared at Myron with his single orange-light eye.

Immediately afterwards.

This spherical guide actually ignored the defensive wall of the AT shield and directly passed through the defense area of ​​the AT shield.

? ? ! !

Everyone who saw such a scene was astonished, they did not expect a broken ball to have such an ability.

"heng~hum~" The guide came to the top of Myron, hummed a tune and circled around, and said in a complimenting tone:

"Not bad, you can reach the mining level of your ancestors. It seems that you are recovering technology faster than I expected."