Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

Pillar…

egg sheath...

The second lieutenant under the helmet had a solemn expression. He walked to the two sergeants on the right side of the channel, which was higher than the sewage. He also chose to squat and looked out to observe.

The eyes "focus" on the giant tower closest to them, and the helmet screen is also locked, zooming in, so that the second lieutenant can see some details.

At the same time, the power armor also completed the scan and displayed relevant data on both sides of the screen.

According to the scanned data, the second lieutenant can know that these neatly arranged giant pylons are about 400 meters long, and the protruding and neatly arranged egg sheaths are about 1.7 meters long.

Through the translucent outer wall of the egg sheath, the second lieutenant can vaguely see the inside of the egg sheath, which has latex-like transparent mucus, and a curled…

"people".

The body is full of "black lines", and the skin is smooth and hairless. Due to the angle problem, the second lieutenant can't see the faces of "people", but he neither struggles nor resists violently, as if he fell into a deep sleep.

And many white, spider-shaped "machines" climbed on the outer surface of the tower, running between the egg sheaths to ensure that the egg sheaths were working properly and that the sleeping "people" were stable.

Seeing these, the second lieutenant has a strong sense of seeing this array of towers, which is a "grassland".

"Second lieutenant..." The sergeant beside him said solemnly, "Those are... human beings?"

"uncertain."

The second lieutenant did not give a positive answer, but retracted the field of view of the screen to the normal state, and continued to observe the array of pylons that sometimes had current passing through, and said:

"Probably a species similar to the Marr, similar in appearance to ours.

But if it is really human, then the vortex portal behind you and me is no longer Cogler and another planet, but another universe, or even... another earth. "

talking.

The second lieutenant used the helmet screen to capture more "machines", adopting some kind of levitation technology, and shuttled through the array of towers.

Observing the behavior and appearance of the "machine" makes the second lieutenant involuntarily think of the pasture, corresponding to the positions of "management", "technical", "guarding" and "handling".

Ranch for humanoids? ?

Once this thought emerges, it can no longer be shaken from the mind.

"Second Lieutenant, support has arrived."

Hearing the report from the captain of Charlie's squad, the second lieutenant stopped observing, got up and returned in the direction of the vortex portal. First, he ordered the sergeant:

"You continue to be vigilant here, don't startle the snakes, and avoid being discovered by those machines."

"Yes."

Immediately afterwards, the second lieutenant responded on the communication:

"Received, immediately launched the rescue operation for the survivors, and called the engineering department at the same time to build fortifications and front-line bases near the collapsed area."

"Yes."

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Shortly after.

Buenos city located in Earth South America.

As the former capital of Argentina, even if there is no national distinction, it is still one of the most densely populated and prosperous large cities in South America.

It was a "winter" afternoon in the southern hemisphere.

However, the people on the street dressed in short sleeves and shorts did not look like they were wearing extra clothes to resist the cold winter.

In the center of Buenos, the Plaza de Mayo, which is "surrounded" by many 17th and 18th buildings, is bustling with people.

There were tourists and local citizens, and many local police and heavily armed UNSC soldiers gathered to jointly maintain order on the scene and evacuate the people.

It seems that there has just been a public meeting here, or a speech given by a dignitary.

north.

At an altitude of two hundred kilometers from Buenos, there is a large transport boat and a flying formation composed of six Vikings.

The flight formation suddenly changed its course and gradually raised its angle, as if it was going to leave the atmosphere directly and head to Earth's low-Earth orbit.

At this time, the upper area of ​​the transport boat.

In a cabin with fixed sofas, desk chairs and holographic devices, many blue light spots appeared to gather together, and finally presented Angron's holographic image.

The Primarch, who was wearing an extra-large custom suit, asked in a respectful tone: "Father, I received a notice from the Red Queen, saying that Father, you are going to the Musang Star District?"

"Um."

Sitting on the sofa, Sui Bian, also wearing a black formal suit, nodded lightly, looked away from the several holographic screens in front of him, and said to Angron:

"The anomalous event that broke out in Cogler is a bit special, so I need to go there."

After confirming that what the Red Queen said was correct, Angron did not ask too much about the reason, or what was special about the abnormal event, but nodded lightly and replied:

"I know my father, then I will rush to Cogler first and wait for my father's arrival."

"Okay, by the way, there is no need to mobilize the legion and ground troops to avoid causing panic among the people." Sui Bian urged.

"Yes."

The holographic image dissipates.

The cabin is quiet again.

Standing on the left and right of the fixed sofa, the red and white ones were also silent, and the electronic pupils flashed red and blue light, indicating that the two of them are currently busy.

Sui Bian put his eyes back on the holographic screens in front of him, and continued to watch the pictures taken by the second lieutenant, sergeant and other emergency teams...

In addition, when he just finished his speech and returned to Raccoon City on a transport boat, the system suddenly used an emotionless tone and said the reminder:

[Detected the Musang Star District within the human territory, and Kogler within its jurisdiction generates a "space gate" with a diameter of 30 meters.

At the same time, about 7.2 billion humans at the end of the "space gate" were detected to be captive and experimented by artificial intelligence, and only 12 million humans had relative freedom and continued to fight against artificial intelligence.

An optional task is therefore promulgated.

Mission content: Eliminate artificial intelligence and liberate humans from captivity and experimentation.

Mission reward: Give the host 72,000 points, and the "space gate" can be retained.

Note:

After completing the task, the host can consume 500 points to obtain the right to open and close the "space door" at will.

This "space gate" does not apply to spending points to increase the radius. 】

After Sui Bian listened to what the system said, especially the words "suffering from artificial intelligence captivity and experimentation", and combined with the scene shot by the emergency team, the first thing he thought of was "The Matrix".

Whether it's the spacious and dilapidated underground system of the city, the "scorched" sky, or the giant towers and scabbards, he can't help comparing the world on the other side of the portal to The Matrix.

It can be said to be very similar.

But the specific details require a detailed exploration of that world in order to get more information. At present, it is only superficially similar to "The Matrix".

captive...experiment...

Thinking of the situation of his fellow human beings, Sui Bian couldn't help clenching his brows, showing a slight anger.

And dealing with artificial intelligence...

Sui Bian glanced at the red queen and the white queen standing on the left and right.