Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

half an hour later.

Inside the unfinished frontline base...

"Tack! Tack!"

"Ri~ whoosh!"

The movement of lasers, Gauss guns and large-caliber fixed guns can be clearly heard in the channel, mixed with the sound of EMP (electromagnetic pulse) grenades detonating.

"Wow! Wow!"

Of course, there are also faint bursts of explosive bolts.

This shows that the previous rescue mission performed by Valen made the machine know about Umbrella.

However, what the machine couldn't figure out was how Umbrella appeared "out of thin air", so sentries were sent to continuously investigate and harass.

But looking at the engineering team busy with the construction, they didn't panic at all due to the fierce battle, and they still completed the progress in an orderly manner.

It shows that those engineers sitting in the cockpit, manipulating the SCV, smoking cigarettes, and wearing peaked caps, never worried about the possibility of the position falling.

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.

Looking closely at these soldiers, they are well-equipped, and they are equipped with CMC power armor with a height of two meters, and heavy armor equipped with small missiles and grenade launchers.

The main body is painted in white, and the shoulder armor is gray-blue, so the identity of the soldiers is also ready to be revealed, the auxiliary army of the Obstacle Remover Legion.

Coming to this side through the elevator, there are also official members of the Thousand Obstacle Breakers Legion.

As the absolute main force of the legion, the Astartes, who are used to fighting in small groups, are not as "simple" in terms of clothing as the reserves, and have all equipped with the standard Thor's Hammer Mark V.

A few platoon and company commanders are equipped with the Thor Hammer Mark VI.

There are auxiliaries, as well as rare obstacle breakers, and light and medium armored units are transported here, making the frontline base as impenetrable as gold.

And located near the spatial gate, there is a large facility that was built the earliest, with a total of four floors.

It has three floors inside, a large meeting room in…

"These...these are really delicious...Captain!" Mark's voice echoed loudly.

But this emotion always makes people feel very grumbling, like a mouth full of food that has not been chewed.

I saw the strong 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 new, well-fitting white clothes.

It seems that the face, skin and hair of this group of local people are much refreshed and no longer messy because of the "bathing" and "cleaning" procedures from the technicians.

As for the simple staff meal, the reason why Mark is extremely excited is that the meal includes soda drinks, fresh fruits and various meats.

Looking closely at the back of Mark's head, there is no slot device like the strong captain. Many people who also don't have a slot in the back of the head are no less excited than Mark.

After all, they have never seen sunlight since they were born, and what they eat is "porridge" rich in protein, D, B12 and other vitamins. Even bread is "exquisite and expensive".

Even the food that people in the main universe take for granted and feel that it cannot be more ordinary is a luxury that Mark and the others have dreamed of for a long time.

On the contrary, the brawny captain with a Russian accent frowned and looked dignified, which made his beard look a little "exploded".

Afterwards, the strong man pushed the plate full of food aside, and responded to Mark's emotion: "Eat more if it tastes good."

"yes…!"

Mark made a standard military salute to the strong man.

"Hahaha~!"

This funny move immediately aroused the laughter of the partners.

As the only underage crew member, the strong man and other crew members took good care of Mark, and after the disaster, he was able to have a full meal, making the atmosphere gradually relaxed and brisk.

Take it easy.

"Captain, you know the most..." A bald crew member turned his head to look at the strong man sitting opposite the U-shaped conference table, and said with great curiosity:

"You said those guys outside, are they other rebels besides Eden?"

"Impossible, there is only Eden left on the earth." Another short-haired woman shook her head and vetoed.

"Let's not talk about where they come from..." At this time, the strong man explained his point of view:

"From the current point of view, they also regard the machine as an enemy. Indeed, it stands to reason that there should be no other rebels on the earth except Eden.

But one thing I know is that "the enemy of the enemy is a friend", and more importantly, you have all seen the attack that the machines are about to launch, and the scale has already exceeded expectations, so we need...

No, it should be the desire for strong allies to prevent the fall of Eden. "

"The captain is right." Mark, who had eaten the meal for two, nodded and agreed: "If it weren't for those giants, we would have died a long time ago."

With a sound of "Shua-!", the automatic door of the meeting room opened, causing the discussion to come to an abrupt end.

Everyone turned their attention to the entrance.

! ! !

Seeing this, everyone was astonished.

Even the burly captain, who looked down on life and death and remained calm the whole time, showed an extremely shocked expression.

Angron, who was wearing a black uniform with a white and gray-blue intertwined ribbon on his right shoulder, and red and white umbrella buttons pinned to his collar and cuffs, bent slightly and bowed his head, passing through a door that was a bit short for the Primarch, Come into this meeting room.

And with a kind smile on his face, he said: "It's a pleasure to entertain you all. I wonder if the food still suits your appetite?"

"Follow...conform..." Mark, whose brain was blank, couldn't help but reply.

The visual shock that I experienced from Warren and the reserve team has not dissipated, and now I saw a giant over four meters tall, which put Mark and others in a state of "downtime" to a certain extent.

"That's good." Angron, who can sense emotions, still smiled, then walked to the front of the U-shaped conference table, and continued:

"I am Angron, the supreme commander of Umbrella's Eighth Legion, the Obstacle Breaker Legion. Next, on behalf of Umbrella and my father, I will discuss some matters with you."

Legion?

Father?

Umbrella?

The people who were relieved were even more confused.

While Angron was speaking, several civilian soldiers belonging to the Wrecker Corps also welcomed into the conference room to help clean up the empty dinner plates and water glasses, and brought a chair of a suitable size to place to the front of the conference table.

The purpose of bringing the seat is that Angron does not want these locals to keep their heads up all the time, and avoid the impact of height as much as possible.

finished.

The Primarch sat down, looked left and right, and asked, "I wonder who is the supreme commander here?"

"Me." The burly man who had put away his shock and returned to calmness said, "Victor Viknovich Poliyev, the rank of major, is the captain of the crashed Abraham, and at the beginning Before the discussion, I have a few questions that I hope can be answered."

"Of course, Major." Angron readily accepted.

"Very well, then, with all due respect, are you, and the soldiers over two and a half meters tall, human...or other existences? What is the purpose of your coming here?"

The burly 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.

That's right, having experienced captivity, despair and struggle, a captain who has experienced many battles can easily associate and even accept the truth of "other worlds".

Therefore, he did not ask Angron "where are you from", but "the purpose of coming".

Hear the inquiry.

"Humanity."

Angron replied without any hesitation: "We are human beings, but we are a little different from ordinary people, but more information is classified, so with all due respect, you have no right to know.

The purpose of coming here?

There are many factors involved, but most importantly, our knowledge that machines are slaughtering and captive human beings is enough for us to intervene. "

Humanity…

Regarding Angron's self-statement of identity, the crew of the Abraham ship can reluctantly accept it, as long as they regard Angron and Astartes as people who are "one" higher, it shouldn't be a big deal.

only…

Where did Umbrella come from?

And who is the father who can raise the sons of giants? Could it be a six-meter-tall giant?

Even though Victor didn't care, Mark and the other crew members became even more curious.

Angron, who sensed this emotion, didn't bother to explain anything. Immediately afterwards, he looked at Victor and asked with a smile:

"So, Major Poliyev, can we get into the subject?"

"..." Victor, who had been tightening his brows, nodded in response.

"it is good."

Angron leaned his elbows on the table, crossed his hands, and habitually assumed one of his father's usual sitting postures, still smiling and saying:

"In order to speed up and eliminate the machine more efficiently, I need information, information about the surface, the underground, and that Eden..."

next.

Angron got the general idea of ​​this earth, humans and machines through Victor.

"Now" should be the 24th century, but the major couldn't give an accurate answer about the specific year, month, or day.

After all, humans in this universe have a civilization fault, and no one knows how long it has been since the machines ruled the earth.

What is even more tragic is that humans in this universe have no way of knowing history.

"Eden"...

It is the first group of human beings to break free from the shackles of the "virtual world", using the urban underground system of the old world to build a shelter.

As more human beings escaped from the "virtual realm" and more and more "naturally born" human beings were born, the scale of this sanctuary gradually expanded, and finally formed a sanctuary about a kilometer below the surface, enough to accommodate thousands of people. "Eden" where thousands of people live.

So Victor and the others use the "Eden Calendar" to calculate time.

According to the Eden calendar, "today" is December 24, 149, which means that 150 years will pass in seven days from the moment Eden was established.

And "Virtual Realm" is a virtual world built by machines for the convenience of raising human beings in captivity.

The back of the head has a socket device, such as Victor, who escaped from the void and was once a human being in captivity.

Like Mark, and many crew members who are excited by the staff meal, are natural born humans in the real world.

Eden believes that the reason why the machine took a lot of trouble to build the egg case, the tower and the virtual world seems to want to continue to learn and observe from their "creator", so as to become more like real living things, or create them of…

Humanity.

As for Victor and others driving electromagnetic warships, wandering between the surface and abandoned channels, in addition to conducting investigations, their main task is to facilitate "salvage".

Victor and the others will use the equipment on the battleship to revisit the virtual world anytime and anywhere, trying to guide people to awaken their minds and voluntarily break free from the shackles.

Once the people who voluntarily leave the Void and wake up in the egg case will treat the machines in charge of management, that is, those spider-type machines as pollutants, and throw them into the abandoned channel.

And the electromagnetic warfare ship that has been waiting for a long time will "salvage people ashore" hidden in the dark.

The purpose of doing this is to increase the population of Eden.

Of course, Eden's high-level dispatch of soldiers like Victor to venture back to the void is 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 purely asking for trouble and can only defend.

But human beings are always the species that are good at thinking and fighting.

Since they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of quantity and technology, they will find another way to try to implant a virus that can paralyze all machines in the virtual environment.

Can be slow.

Because the virtual environment is not a place where the door is wide open and you can enter and exit at will, the machine side has a firewall and anti-virus program specially designed to deal with loopholes and viruses.

What's more, what worries Eden's military most is that if the virus successfully paralyzes the machine, the humans whose consciousness is still in the void will die collectively.

Unless all human beings are awakened to the mind...

It's just that the existing means at the disposal of Eden's military cannot achieve a solution that can liberate humans and paralyze machines in an instant.

At this time.

After briefly explaining all kinds of intelligence and information to Angron, Victor said solemnly: "The machines have assembled an unprecedented army on the surface about 100 kilometers east of our location, and they are digging Operation.

And beneath the surface is Eden.

We wanted to remind Eden to take precautions, but the machine interfered with the communication, and we were chased by many sentries, which led to the crash of the Abraham, so...

Please help us pass this information to Eden, and of course you will not let your help be in vain. The rebels will try their best to pay as much as possible. "

"The reward is unnecessary." Angron waved his hand lightly and said:

"On the contrary, I would like to thank the major for providing information and help, so that Umbrella is no longer at a loss. From this point of view, I should be the one offering thanks to everyone. I wonder if the major can mark the specific location of the machine army on the map. of?"

"No problem... Wait, do you want to take the initiative to attack?"

Faced with Victor's surprise, Angron, who kept smiling all the time, did not deny it: "My father once taught me that in some cases, offense is the best defense. According to my judgment, the current Condition…

Just right. "