"Beep—!"
No sooner had Serina finished speaking than the yellow light above the area where the God-Bodies were parked began to flash, accompanied by a piercing alert sound.
Then, from both sides of this area, folding isolation walls rose up.
Meanwhile, the ground crew on the lower deck took helmets from the storage boxes hanging on the bulkhead, put them on, and connected them to their sealed protective suits.
They helped each other check for airtightness, secured the equipment on the deck, and helped each other connect to safety ropes.
"Beep—!"
Another alert sounded, and the lights on the ceiling began to flash faster, finally turning green.
Inside the cockpit.
"Boss," Serina reported, standing in front of William, "The decompression procedure is complete. We are ready for air-drop at any time."
William glanced at the floating screen on the right; the time was 21:28.
He nodded and said, "Good, Serina, connect me to the communication channel for all airborne units."
"Yes… it's done."
"…" William remained silent for a moment.
Then he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the affected area of this anomaly covers the entire Egypt, and its scope is increasing and spreading.
If left unchecked, it won't be long before it engulfs the entire Earth.
Moreover, there are still surviving agents within Egypt, who are fighting a bloody battle against those anomalies that are playing god, protecting humanity.
Soldiers, what you need to do is simple!
Parachute into the main towns within the barrier zone, assist the remaining UNSC and agents in dealing with those ghost soldiers.
Ensure the safety of ordinary humans and await the arrival of ground forces.
As for the anomaly that caused the devastation in Egypt, it will be handled and contained by the God-Body fleet."
As he spoke, William caught a glimpse of the time, which had just reached 21:30.
Immediately, he raised his voice and shouted, "Commence air-drop!"
"Whoa!" The soldiers' roars also came through the communication.
William looked down and saw the hatch beneath the God-Body gradually opening.
Below was the northern African continent, already deep into the night, and he could vaguely see a larger semi-circular barrier than before.
Click—!
The robotic arm stabilizing the specialized machine released its restraint.
Whoosh—!
The God-Body rapidly descended.
...
The scene shifted to outer space.
Large, large numbers of drop pods surged out from the belly of the ship, rapidly descending towards Earth.
Among them were fifteen massive God-Bodies, maintaining the same level as the drop pods, performing an orbital assault air-drop.
Among such a large number of drop pods, in addition to Umbrella's Helljumpers and CMC Heavy Marine Corps, there were also elite airborne troops from the UNSC.
During the four years of integration, the UNSC possessed a large amount of Umbrella's earlier generation (already phased out) individual equipment, but a few elite units were equipped with Umbrella's standard equipment and weapons.
The most elite of these was the UNSC Special Command, which secretly purchased a large number of AAES II, III, and Gauss and Plasma weapon systems from Umbrella.
One level below the Special Command were several airborne divisions belonging to the UNSC.
As the UNSC and Umbrella deepened their cooperation and could purchase a large number of epoch-making weapons and equipment, drop pods became a 'hot commodity'.
The UNSC reorganized elite airborne divisions from various countries, including the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, the Russian Army's 76th Airborne Division, and so on.
The UNSC Airborne Division's arm patch largely mimicked the style of the Helljumpers.
In the center of the patch was a burning drop pod, with wings spreading upwards on both sides of the drop pod.
The edges were emblazoned with the words "Airborne," "Aéroportée," and "Воздушно-десантные."
The UNSC purchased a large amount of Marine Corps equipment from Umbrella, such as matching combat suits and mechanical exoskeletons, M41A and M56 pulse firearms.
The UNSC's own military factories modified them, improving the protective capabilities of individual equipment and deriving multiple versions of the pulse firearms.
After the hardware was ready, the UNSC borrowed dozens of experienced Helljumpers from Umbrella to teach the airborne divisions daily training and combat systems.
It can be said that the UNSC Airborne Divisions were a replica of the Helljumpers, with similar combat power.
But hardware was ultimately a weakness…
All Helljumpers were equipped with AT energy shields, not to mention another elite unit of Umbrella's Marine Corps, the heavy infantry equipped with CMC power armor.
The UNSC was always one 'era' behind Umbrella, which was a bit tragic…
Getting back to the main topic.
A large number of drop pods and fifteen God-Bodies jointly penetrated the atmosphere, drawing streaks of light across the dark night sky, like a large-scale meteor shower.
— — — — — — —
...
Inside the cockpit.
Through the panoramic screen, William could clearly see the energy shield automatically generated by his God-Body, resisting the flames as it rapidly cut into the atmosphere.
Looking left and right.
He saw John and Maren's mechs, as well as a large number of 'small' drop pods, and drop pods containing various ground equipment.
Due to the blackout zone, the communication channel only transmitted "zzzt zzzt" static.
The floating screen on the right displayed the distance between the God-Body and the ground.
"Boss," Serina suddenly asked, "Does this count as landing on two feet?"
?
William, who was originally paying attention to the distance, looked at her and fell into thought after hearing Serina's question.
Think about it…
He and Serina truly were 'landing on two feet'.
The God-Body, which required neural link drive, would feed back various sensations and pain to the pilot and artificial intelligence.
To some extent, it could be called a 'doppelganger'.
After a few seconds, William smiled at Serina and said, "Ah, now that you mention it, it really is."
Then he reminded her, "Alright, continue to monitor the status for me."
"Yes," Serina responded.
...
In fact, solo atmospheric entry was one of the 'traditions' of the Spartan forces.
Most of the Spartan-IIs in Halo did this during the Battle of Reach.
There were also Noble Six from the Spartan-IIIs, Jerome from Red Team, and so on.
...
Soon, all airborne units passed through the blackout zone.
Then, the soldiers took advantage of the established communication and network to have the drop pods automatically adjust their courses and head to their company's designated landing sites.
Large batches of drop pods began to disperse in formation, and finally, only Athena and four companies of drop pods remained beside the God-Body fleet.
Moreover, these four companies maintained a considerable distance from the God-Bodies to avoid being affected by the impact of landing.
Immediately after.
William placed his hands on the control sticks, and through the screen, he saw his God-Body instantly enter the barrier zone.
Passing through the thick 'cloud layer' into the barrier area, he used the God-Body's super long-range vision to see the 'entrance to hell' below, emitting a red glow.
And the six Anubis at the edge of the entrance, as well as a dense mass of ghost soldiers and humans.
Seeing this, William controlled the God-Body to charge towards the northernmost Anubis, gripping the two short-barreled Gauss cannons for aiming.
And he loudly commanded Serina, "Serina, assist me in decelerating, then let the Spartans open fire freely!"
"Yes, Boss!"
"Bang bang bang!"
As they spoke.
The God-Body's index finger had already pulled the trigger, firing a large number of 566mm spike rounds at the Anubis, who had not yet reacted.
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