This section continues the 'Divine' archives.
One of the biggest differences between Divine-level anomalies and Exafanistei-level anomalies is that Umbrella is temporarily unable to contain Divine-level phenomena.
For example, Anubis, a Divine-level anomaly.
After the outbreak in Egypt ended, all Umbrella could do was massively modify human memories and make ordinary society believe that Cairo had been hit by a meteorite.
Anubis Containment Procedures: None.
Cannot be contained.
Anubis Elimination Procedures: None.
At the current stage, it cannot be eliminated.
The Titans, classified as Exafanistei-level by the company, are simply no match for Umbrella's fleet's electromagnetic cannons and the Divine Bodies piloted by the Spartans.
Therefore, Umbrella increased its anomaly rating, and thus the Divine-level emerged.
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Time: April 21, 2015.
Location: UNSC Infinity.
At this time, the 'sleeping cabin' simulation environment had transitioned to deep night.
Starlight began to appear on the ceiling of the cabin, eventually transforming into a brilliant galaxy, accompanied by the faint chirping of a few insects.
Second floor of the villa, Yelena's bedroom.
On the single bed by the window, Yelena was sleeping soundly, covered by a thin blanket, with a faint smile on her face.
William, sitting by the bed in his pajamas, saw his daughter asleep before placing the mythology storybook he was holding on the nearby table.
He stood up.
He turned off the bedside lamp, quietly left the bedroom, and gently closed the door for his daughter.
He then walked through the corridor on the second floor, descended to the first floor via the stairs at the end of the corridor, and headed to Halsey's study.
"Click-."
"Is Yelena asleep?"
As soon as William pushed the door open, he heard Halsey's soft inquiry.
He walked into the study, closing the door behind him, and smiled, "Ah, that little girl is asleep."
Halsey, dressed in white lace pajamas, sat behind the desk, reading files on the computer screen.
The study was somewhat dim, illuminated only by the desk lamp.
William walked behind Halsey, placed his hands on her shoulders, and gently massaged them.
He softly said, "You've worked hard these past few days, having to analyze Anubis all this time."
"You..." Hearing William's concern, Halsey couldn't help but shake her head and smile.
Then she leaned her head back against William's abdomen, enjoying her husband's massage, and said with her eyes slightly closed:
"How could I be tired? It's you who makes me worry, you know? These past few years, you've always been involved in various dangerous operations.
When I was pregnant, you secretly participated in two Reaper battles, and I won't even mention that. A few days ago, you parachuted with the kids (Spartans). Tell me, who should be worrying about whom?"
"Heh heh." Hearing this, William just gave a helpless smile:
"The soldiers are fighting tooth and nail; it wouldn't be right for me, a high-combat-power boss, to always sit behind the scenes.
Moreover, as long as I fight alongside the soldiers, morale will at least be a notch higher, which also helps the success of containment operations."
"." Halsey didn't reply.
After a moment, she opened her eyes, raised her hand, and poked William's side hard, complaining:
"Yes, you are the boss, but you are also Ivan and Yelena's father, and my husband.
Although I know that the company's employees and soldiers all have their own families, people are selfish…
At least promise me that, unless absolutely necessary, you won't always lead the charge, okay?"
Seeing that Halsey seemed a little resentful, William also put away his smile, walked in front of her, and knelt down.
He held her hands and promised, "Okay, I promise you.
Besides, in another year, those Spartan-II children will also be able to pilot Divine Bodies and stand on their own.
By then, there will be no need for me to do everything personally, right?"
"Hmph." Halsey rolled her eyes at William and said, "Forget it, who knows when you'll get another wild idea."
Seeing that Halsey was still so well-behaved and cute, William couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek.
He chuckled, "Haha, alright, alright, tell me what you discovered from Anubis."
After speaking, William stood up and returned behind Halsey, preparing to view the content on the computer screen together.
"Mhm." Halsey also put away her annoyed expression, tapping the spacebar twice to unlock the screen.
What appeared before them was the Anubis file, classified as 'Divine'.
She said, "William, the video and image data collected by Cortana and John have overturned scientists' previous understanding of Earth's structure.
To be honest, humanity's understanding of the universe might be greater than its understanding of Earth.
Just the Earth's oceans, even with Umbrella's full power, we might not be able to fully uncover their entire extent."
"Indeed." William, standing behind her, deeply agreed.
In the world before he transmigrated, humans were capable of going to the moon, yet their understanding of the oceans was only five percent.
Immediately after, Halsey continued, "From Anubis's conversation with John and Cortana, I learned that there are at least several ancient gods still existing on Earth."
"Ancient gods?" William was slightly puzzled.
"That's right." Halsey scrolled the mouse wheel, scrolling down the file.
Then various artistic images appeared on the screen: a 'woman' with a human body and a snake tail, and a 'old man' with a white beard and white hair.
Seeing these images, William frowned slightly and said, "Are these Nuwa and God?"
"Yes." Halsey did not deny it and continued to explain:
"In the Eastern civilization of Huaxia, dragons represent supremacy and nobility; they are sacred and have snake bodies.
Especially Nuwa, who created humans, she even has a snake's body.
But in the West… or rather, in the Bible, it is mentioned that snakes are evil animals, and reptiles are impure.
To give a modern example, in Hollywood movies, dragons often represent evil, and in games, there's even the concept of dragon-slaying."
"Hearing your explanation..." William raised his hand, rubbing his chin, and said, "It seems like East and West have been at odds since ancient times."
"Yes, and no." Halsey nodded slightly.
Then she continued to operate the mouse, scrolling through the file and analyzing, "However, I'm more inclined to believe that a war occurred between these two ancient gods.
Moreover, when John said that human unity could build anything, Anubis mentioned someone extremely jealous...
The ancient god reflected by this is self-evident.
Why has Chinese civilization never warned humans not to like this or dislike that?
And why does the Bible frequently mention that people must obey God, or else they will go to hell?"
"That's true..." William nodded, somewhat perplexed.
"Heh heh." Finally, Halsey just shook her head and chuckled:
"Regardless, through Anubis, we know that there are at least several Divine-level anomalies still on Earth."
{The inspiration for Anubis comes from 'Kuaizero Laogao' and the Elysium in 'Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.'
As for East and West being at odds...
When the author was writing the novel a few months ago, he felt bored, so he listened to the audio version of the Bible while writing.
Then the most common words he heard were 'Israel' and 'Jew,' as well as people not being allowed to like snakes and reptiles.
Of course, this is just the author's creative inspiration, not a fact.}
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