Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

After half an hour.

In the unbuilt frontline base…

"Tack! Tack!"

"Ri~ 咻!"

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

"嘡! 嘡!"

Of course, there are also vague bursts of arrows.

This suggests that a previous rescue mission carried out by Varen made the machine aware of Umbrella.

However, what the machine can't figure out is how Umbrella appeared "out of thin air", so he sent sentries to continuously come to investigate and harass.

But looking at the engineering team busy with construction, there was no panic due to the fierce battle, and the completion progress was still orderly.

It shows that those engineers who are sitting in the cockpit, manipulating the SCV, smoking cigarettes, and wearing peaked caps, have never worried about the possibility of losing their positions.

At the same time, more "soldiers" arrived at this side 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 there are heavy armored soldiers equipped with two-meter-high CMC power armor, small missiles and grenade launch bays.

The main body is painted white, and the shoulder armor is gray-blue, so the identity of the soldier is also ready to be revealed, the auxiliary army of the Wreckers Corps.

Those who came to this side through the elevator were also the official members of the Thousand Clearancers Corps.

As the absolute main force of the legion, the Astartes who are used to fighting in squads are not as "simple" as the reserve troops in terms of wearing, and they have all installed the standard Mjolnir Mark 5.

A small number of platoon leaders and company commanders are equipped with Thor's hammer Mark VI.

There are auxiliary troops, rare clearers, and light and medium armored units transported here, making the frontline base impregnable.

And located near the space gate, there is a large facility that was first built and has a total of four floors.

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

"These... these are really delicious... Captain!" Mark's loud sighs echoed.

But this sigh of emotion always makes people feel very awkward, like the mouth is 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.

Now they have changed into new, fitted white outfits.

It seems that because of the "bath" and "cleansing" procedures from the technicians, the faces, skin and hair of this group of locals are much fresher and less messy.

As for the simple employee meal, what makes Mark extremely excited is that the meal includes soda drinks, fresh fruit and a variety of meats.

Taking a closer look at the back of Mark's head, there is no slot device like Captain Brawny. Many people who also don't have a slot in the back of the head are no less excited than Mark.

After all, they haven't seen sunlight since they were born, and they eat "porridge" rich in protein, D, B12 and other vitamins, and even bread is "exquisite and expensive".

Even if the people in the main universe are used to it and feel that the food is too ordinary to be ordinary, it is the extravagance that Mark and the others have long dreamed of.

On the other hand, the brawny captain with a Russian accent, but his brows were furrowed and his expression solemn, and his beard appeared to be "exploded" a little.

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

"Yes…!"

Mark made a standard military salute to the strong man.

"Hahaha~!"

This antics immediately aroused laughter from the partners.

As the only underage crew member, the strong man and other crew members took good care of Mark, and after the disaster, they could have a full meal, which made the atmosphere gradually relaxed and light.

Slow down.

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

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

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

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

"At present, they also regard the machine as an enemy, indeed, it stands to reason that there should be no other rebels on Earth besides Eden.

But what I do know is that "the enemy of your enemy is your friend", and more importantly, you have all seen the machines that are about to launch an attack on a scale that has already exceeded expectations, so we need to…

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

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

With a sound of "Shu-!", the automatic door of the conference room opened, bringing the discussion to an abrupt end.

Everyone turned their attention to the entrance.

! ! !

Seeing this, everyone was astonished.

Even the sturdy captain, who looked down on life and death and remained calm throughout the entire process, showed a very shocked expression.

I saw Angron, who was wearing a black uniform with a white and gray-blue sash on his right shoulder, and red and white umbrella buttons on his neckline and cuffs. He bowed slightly and walked through the door that was a little short for the primarch. Walk into this meeting room.

And with a kind smile on his face, he said, "I'm very happy to entertain you. I wonder if the meal still suits your appetite?"

"Fu...conforms..." Mark, whose brain was blank, replied involuntarily.

The visual shock that I had originally experienced from Warren and the reservists has not dissipated, but now I see a giant that is more than four meters tall, making Mark and others in a state of "downtime" to a certain extent.

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

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

Primarch?

Legion?

Father?

Umbrella?

The people who were relieved were even more confused.

While Angron was talking, several civilian soldiers belonging to the Wreckers Corps were also welcomed into the conference room to help clear up the empty plates and water glasses, and bring a chair of a suitable size for placing to the front of the conference table.

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

Done.

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

"Me." The strong man who had put away his shock and returned to his calm said: "Victor Veknovich Polyyev, 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 cleared up."

"Of course, Major, please say it." Angron readily accepted.

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

The brawny captain named Victor said one after another.

Before Angron appeared, when a group of crew members discussed with each other, or when they cooperated with the technicians to check, 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 be easily associated 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 confidential, so I am also blunt, you have no right to know.

The purpose of coming here?

There are many factors, but the most crucial is that we know that machines are killing and raising fellow human beings, and that alone is enough for us to intervene. "

Humanity…

As for Angron's self-report of his identity, the crew of the Abraham ship could reluctantly accept it. It would be fine to regard Angron and Astarte as someone who was "one" higher, and it shouldn't be a big deal.

only…

Where did Umbrella come from?

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

Even if Victor didn't care, Mark and the crew were even more curious.

Angron, who sensed this emotion, did not deliberately explain anything. Then, he looked at Victor and asked with a smile:

"Then, Major Polyyev, can we get into the subject?"

"..." Victor, whose brows had been tightening, nodded in response.

"Okay."

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

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

Next.

Angron gained an overview of this earth, humans and machines through Victor.

"Now" should be the 24th century, but the specific year, month, or day, the major could not give an accurate answer.

After all, there has been a civilizational fault in the human beings in this universe, and no one knows that a long time has passed since the machine ruled the earth.

The sadder thing is that the human beings in this universe have no way of knowing history.

"Eden"...

It was the first human beings who broke free from the shackles of the "virtual realm" and used the urban underground system of the old world to build a shelter.

As more humans escaped from the "virtual realm" and more and more humans were born "naturally", the scale of this shelter gradually increased, eventually forming a building about 1000 meters below the surface, enough to accommodate thousands of people. "Eden" where thousands of people live.

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

According to the Edenian calendar, "today" is December 24, 149, indicating that seven days from the moment when Eden was established, a full 150 years have passed.

The "virtual world" is the virtual world built by the machine for the convenience of human beings in captivity.

The back of the head has a slot device, such as Victor, a human who escaped from the virtual world and was once raised in captivity.

Like Mark, and many of the crew members excited by the staff meal, are human beings born naturally in the real world.

Eden believes that the reason why the machines go to great lengths to build scabbards, pylons and phantoms seems to want to continue to learn and observe from their "creators" in order to become more like real living things, or to create them of…

Humanity.

As for Victor and others driving electromagnetic warships, wandering between the surface and abandoned channels, in addition to conducting reconnaissance, 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 bondage.

Once they leave the virtual world and wake up in their egg scabbard, they will be treated as pollutants by the machines responsible for managing them, that is, those spider-shaped machines, and they will be thrown into the waste channel.

And for a long time, the electromagnetic warships hidden in the dark will "salvage people ashore".

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

Of course, the high level of Eden sent soldiers like Victor to venture back to the virtual world 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 it compares hardware and quantity with machines. It is purely asking for trouble and can only defend itself.

But human beings will always be the best thinking and fighting species.

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

Progress can be slow.

Because the virtual realm is not a place where "the door is open in the middle", 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.

Moreover, what makes Eden's military most fearful is that if the virus successfully paralyzes the machine, then the humans whose consciousness is still in the virtual world will die collectively.

Unless all human beings are awakened to their minds...

It's just that the existing means in the hands of the Eden military are simply unable to achieve a plan that can both liberate humans and paralyze machines instantly.

At this time.

After briefly explaining all kinds of intelligence and information to Angron, Victor said solemnly: "The machine has assembled an unprecedented army on the surface about 100 kilometers east of our location, and is excavating. Operation.

And beneath the surface is Eden.

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

Please help us to pass this information to Eden, of course, you will not be allowed to help in vain, the rebels will give as much remuneration as possible. "

"There is no need for compensation." Angron waved his hand lightly and said:

"On the contrary, I would like to thank the major for the intelligence assistance, so that Umbrella is no longer confused. Looking at this, it should be me who will thank you. I wonder if the major can mark the details of the machine army on the map. Location?"

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

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

Just right. "