Coastline Base;
William and Andre, both wearing leather coats, stood beside 'God Body' No. 1.
Behind them were fourteen fully equipped Spartans, thirty Alphas in bio-armor, and a group of UBCS soldiers in AAES suits.
Athena, in full battle gear, holding a spear and shield, also stood at the front of the formation.
Due to the low temperature, most people exhaled white 'mist' when they breathed.
But Athena was an exception.
She seemed to not need to breathe at all, and didn't even feel the cold.
However, when she saw the fourteen 'gods' in front of her, like something out of science fiction, her face showed a look of human-like astonishment.
She knew Umbrella was secretly researching Achilles, but after witnessing these biological entities that were indistinguishable from gods, and even surpassed them in some aspects...
She finally understood why Zeus had been so wary of humans back then.
If even gods could be replicated, what could possibly stop humanity's progress?
Fortunately, Athena was not as narrow-minded as her father; instead, she felt joy for humanity.
Especially with William leading Umbrella, which had risen rapidly in recent years, drastically reducing the instances of humans fighting among themselves.
This rekindled her hope for humanity.
Otherwise, she, who had been hidden for thousands of years, wouldn't have 'descended' at this time to warn William about Kronos.
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William looked up at the First Fleet in the sky, then at Umbrella's strongest combat units, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Even facing the legendary Titan God King, we humans are equally capable of contending with him."
"Haha!" Andre, standing beside him, slapped William's shoulder and laughed heartily with full confidence:
"Boss, forget contending, I think we can completely send that Kronos back to hell!"
Andre even looked back at Athena, his laughter growing more unrestrained.
He said, "What's more, we have the invincible goddess helping us; in this war, Umbrella is sure to win!"
Hearing Andre's praise, Athena showed no hint of arrogance; instead, she gave a slight bow to the old general.
She humbly said, "You flatter me."
"Alright." William raised a hand and rubbed his shoulder, which Andre had slapped, frowning slightly as he said flatly:
"Andre, Serina has detected a sharp increase in heat beneath the target mountain. It's time to get all units ready for combat."
Upon hearing this,
Andre also put away his smile, pulled a silver flask from his Pregnant, took a swig of potent vodka, and said in a deep voice:
"Yes, Boss."
Then the old general led his guard away, preparing to enter the base to command the UBCS, USS, and Tyrants to assist his old friend Mike in stabilizing the front line.
At this moment, William also turned around, looking at the neatly aligned Spartans, and gave a brief pre-battle mobilization speech:
"Spartans, I've never been one for inspiring words, because I have enough confidence in you.
From the beginning of the God-Making Project, we considered the scenario of facing such colossal creatures.
And today, your mission is very'simple':
Slay gods."
"Yes!"
All the Spartans saluted William in unison, then boarded the shuttle nearby, heading to their respective God Bodies.
As Athena watched the Spartans depart, she walked up to William and praised them with a slight smile:
"The only difference between those children and us gods might be their inability to transform into giants on their own. They are true gods of war."
"It's a good thing you didn't praise them to their faces, otherwise they, especially that Myron fellow, would become conceited." William chuckled, shaking his head.
Then he walked towards the Pelican, which was on standby not far away, and instructed Athena:
"Then it will be up to you, Goddess, to lead the Spartans in confronting the various Titan gods and the giant dragon codenamed Ghidorah."
"Yes." Athena nodded to William.
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After William returned to the Phantom aboard the Pelican and the fourteen God Bodies were gradually activated, Athena also underwent her own colossal transformation.
Subsequently, fifteen giants, each 150 meters tall, stood in the base.
They advanced along their designated routes, passing bunkers and trenches, and reached the foremost edge of the human front line.
Karl and Jerome, responsible for sniping, knelt on the ground, aiming their electromagnetic acceleration sniper cannons at the mountain 140 kilometers away.
Myron and Douglas, holding massive shields, stood in front of their respective teams' snipers, ensuring they wouldn't be disturbed during their sniping.
Athena stood at the very front of the fourteen God Bodies, holding a shield in her right hand and a spear in her left, her gaze sharp as she looked forward.
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Somewhere in the trenches;
"Buddy..." The British soldier pointed at the God Bodies, dumbfounded, and exclaimed to the Canadian soldier beside him:
"To see something that never even appeared in sci-fi movies in my lifetime, and the legendary Goddess Athena, I think...
My life has truly been worth it!"
"Gulp!" The Canadian soldier swallowed and said, "If I make it out of here alive, I'm definitely joining Umbrella's forces."
Unbeknownst to them, the French soldier appeared behind them and said, "That goddess's ass... tsk tsk, so shapely."
"..." (x2)
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On the bridge of the Phantom;
William stood with his arms crossed over his chest, looking at the real-time data displayed on the central control screen, and asked:
"Serina, report status."
"Yes." Serina, whose body was displayed on the screen, immediately said:
"Heat detected beneath the target mountain is nearing its peak. The anomaly codenamed Kronos is about to appear.
Estimated thirty seconds...
...Boss, Kronos has broken free and reached the surface."
No sooner had she spoken than the flat map of the mountain on the central control screen was covered with countless red dots.
These were the ancient creatures marked by satellite, and they were moving north at an extremely fast pace, seemingly intending to cross the ocean to Australia directly north.
Seeing this,
William's expression remained unchanged as he calmly ordered: "Serina, notify ground forces to prepare, and then...
Detonate the hydrogen bomb."
"Yes, Boss. Hydrogen bomb safety is off, initiating launch...
Three,
Two,
One."
—!
Suddenly,
A dazzling white light flashed outside the porthole, as if it would swallow everything.
Even William, whose physical constitution was on par with a god's, standing with his back to it, couldn't help but squint his eyes to adjust to the blinding light of the hydrogen blast.
A moment later,
The light began to dim and turned orange-red.
William turned and walked to the porthole at the end of the bridge, looking towards the mountain where Kronos was located.
He saw
A mushroom cloud rose there, reaching sky-high, with two wider wavy clouds at its top, clearly visible even from 140 kilometers away.
"Boom!"
After an unknown period, the extremely shocking sound of the hydrogen blast finally arrived, causing even the hovering Phantom to tremble slightly.
Immediately after, William turned and ordered:
"Serina, detect if the anomalies codenamed Kronos and Ghidorah have been eliminated. If not...
Immediately have Karl and Jerome perform sniping, and have the rest of the Spartan forces move forward, staying as far away from the ground forces' front line as possible.
We cannot let the battle between the gods affect the soldiers."
"Yes."
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