21:32
At this moment, inside the West Coast Base complex, there was no one else except for a few Marine Corps on duty, as the vast majority of the staff were enjoying barbecue and fine wine.
Therefore, only these few unlucky, dedicated Marine Corps remained at the Base.
The staff accommodation area on the north side of the Base.
On the street illuminated by streetlights.
William Russell was seen running wildly while holding Halsey, and Halsey was snuggled in William Russell's arms, burying her face in his chest.
After all, both of them were excited and curious about what was about to happen, with a slight touch of timidity.
It was their 'first time'.
Soon, the 'impatient' pair arrived at their destination—Halsey's bedroom.
William Russell freed a hand to open the door, walked in, and kicked it shut, creating an absolutely private space for the two of them.
The room was pitch black.
But for William Russell's vision, it was clear as day.
Halsey's bedroom was a standard single unit, with one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom; fortunately, the living room had a double sofa for the two of them to 'use'.
But just as they entered the room---
"Beep—! Beep—!" An emergency assembly alarm sounded outside the Base, and Serana reminded everyone over the broadcast: "Abnormal phenomenon detected. Armed personnel, please take your positions. Repeating, detected..."
This turn of events completely extinguished the desire in both of their hearts.
Halsey hurriedly straightened her clothes and pushed up William Russell, who was pressing down on her, panting softly, "This... let's do it... after the abnormal phenomenon is resolved."
"Sigh..." William Russell knew that forcing it would take the fun out of it, so he could only say helplessly, "Yeah, work comes first."
They had the right place and the right people, but lacked the right timing.
William Russell never expected that an abnormal phenomenon would suddenly appear at this time, right when he was about to 'become a real man'.
A thousand words were in his heart, but William Russell felt that only the most quintessential, culturally rich character from Chinese could represent his thoughts.
'Fuck.'
Time: 21:45 Location: Command Center on Minos Island.
The smell of cumin and barbecue permeated the high-tech Umbrella Command Center, and the originally smooth and bright floor was even sprinkled with some sand.
However, the relaxed and entertaining atmosphere of the bonfire party was not brought in by the staff; instead, they immediately entered a work state, standing by in full readiness.
Center.
William Russell, Halsey, Kent, John, and Hank Pym were gathered around the electronic table.
Cortana and Serana, the two female artificial intelligence, were also'standing' on the electronic table, discussing the situation with everyone.
William Russell, with his hand on his chin and brows tightly furrowed, looked at the screen on the table and asked Serana: "Serana, what exactly happened that made you trigger the alarm?"
"Boss." As Serana spoke, she controlled the system to present the satellite map of Africa in front of everyone, explaining: "The United States has a total of twenty-nine Military Bases in Africa. I usually monitor their communication channels to more easily keep track of detailed information in Africa."
At this point, Serana zoomed out the map of Africa and focused on the northern region, continuing: "In order to control oil resources, the U.S. Military built the largest Military Base in Africa in Djibouti, guarding the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait opposite Yemen."
The image on the screen zoomed in again until it displayed a Military Base covering 500 acres, with an apron, combat center, training grounds, and recreational facilities. And general data. Designation: Lemonier Camp. Personnel: Approximately two thousand. Commander: Army Major General Orless Holt.
Immediately after, Serana stood in the center of the screen, looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the nature of the troops at Lemonier is a Joint Task Force, with personnel consisting of elites from the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. It is used to protect the transport shipping lanes of the strait, execute infiltration and counter-terrorism operations, and is commanded by Major General Holt, who participated in the Iraq war. In terms of equipment and experience, they can support a small to medium-scale war."
"But just a short while ago, The Pentagon lost contact with Lemonier completely. Preliminary judgment is that Lemonier has suffered an attack from some kind of abnormal phenomenon and has fallen."
"..." Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became even more solemn. That was two thousand U.S. Military elites, not two thousand pieces of warlord militia trash.
"Serana." William Russell, who remained calm and composed, said to Serana: "Since you usually monitor their communications, did you happen to record any calls regarding the abnormal phenomenon?"
"Yes." Subsequently, Serana played the communication she had copied.
First segment. It was a report between the guards at the north gate of Lemonier Camp and their Command Center (HQ). Guard: "HQ, there is movement here at the north gate." HQ: "What's the situation?" Guard: "Judging by the dust kicked up, it looks like a high-speed truck... I'll take a look with thermal imaging." HQ: "Received."
Seconds later. Guard: "(Tone confused) HQ, thermal imaging shows nothing, it's really too strange, but that thing is still rushing straight at us." HQ: "A vehicle with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)?"
Guard: "Not sure if it's an IED, wait, visual distance is about two hundred meters... one hundred meters... fifty meters... Fuck! That f*cking thing is a person! Fire! Fire!" "Pop pop! Da da!" The communication transmitted intense and dense rifle and heavy machine gun noise. "Ah—!" And the scream of some person or creature. Guard: "HQ! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! We are under attack, tell everyone to... (the sound of bones being crushed comes through the communication)." Communication lost.
Second segment. According to Serana's description, it was less than five minutes apart from the first audio and came from inside the Command Center of Lemonier Camp. Holt: "(Voice hoarse and agitated) All units report status!" Intermittent gunfire and explosions appeared in the communication. A certain Captain: "Officer! We have suffered heavy casualties! Please lead the remaining troops to the bunker to take cover!"
Holt: "Bunker? F*ck the bunker, give me a gun, my men died without reason, I can't just hide like this!" A certain Captain: "(Whispering) You few, hurry and take the Major General away, we will stay here to cover the retreat." Soldiers: "Yes, Captain."
Holt: "(Confused and angry) What are you doing? What are you doing! Let me go! Are you going to disobey Military orders (voice getting further away)." Half a minute later. "Ah—!" "Pop! Pop pop pop!" The audio transmitted the scream of an unknown creature, along with the single shots and rapid fire of various firearms. A certain Captain: "(Attempting to issue a warning) This is Lemonier Camp, we have encountered... Zzz (busy signal)..." Communication lost. And Lemonier Camp also completely lost contact with The Pentagon and the outside world.
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