21:32
At this time, there was no one else in the West Coast base complex except a few Marine Corps on duty, because most of the employees were enjoying barbecue and wine.
So only these unlucky and dedicated Marine Corps are left at the base.
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Staff accommodation area on the north side of the base.
On the street illuminated by street lights.
I saw William running wildly with Halsey in his arms, while Halsey was nestling in William's arms and burying her face in his chest.
After all, both of them were excited and curious about what was going to happen next, and a little timid.
It's all 'first time'.
Soon, the anxious two people arrived at their destination - Halsey's bedroom.
William freed up his hands to open the door, walked in, kicked it and closed the door tightly, creating an absolutely private space for the two of them.
The room was dark.
But it is clear to the vision of William.
Halsey's bedroom is a standard single room, with one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom. Fortunately, there is a double sofa in the living room for the two of them to 'use'.
It's just that when William is holding out his gun like a dragon and is overwhelming...
"Beep-! Beep-!"
An emergency gathering alarm came from outside the base, and Serena reminded through the radio, "An abnormal phenomenon has been detected, please prepare armed personnel.
Repeat, detected..."
This incident completely extinguished the desire in their hearts.
Halsey quickly adjusted her clothes, supported William who was pressing on her, and gasped softly:
"This... let's wait until the anomaly is resolved... before we do it."
"Hey..." William knew that there would be no fun in forcing it, so he could only say helplessly:
"Well, work is important."
The location, the people, the people, and the timing were a bit different.
William Never expected that abnormal phenomena would suddenly appear at this time, when he was about to 'become a real man'.
There are thousands of words in his heart, but William feels that only words that condense the most essence and rich culture of China can represent his feelings.
'Grass.'
Time:21:45
Location: Command Center at Minos Island.
The smell of cumin and barbecue filled the high-tech Umbrella Command Center, and there was some sand on the originally smooth and bright floor.
It's just that the relaxed and entertaining atmosphere of a bonfire party was not brought in by the employees. Instead, they immediately got into work mode and were ready.
Central.
Five people, William, Halsey, Kent, John, and Hunk, gathered around the electronic table.
Cortana and Serena, and the two women Artificial Intelligence were also 'standing' on the electronic table, discussing the situation with everyone.
William, who was holding his chin with his hand and frowning tightly, looked at the screen on the table and asked Serena:
"Serena, what exactly happened that made you sound the alarm?"
"Boss."
As Serena spoke, he controlled the system to present the satellite image of Africa in front of everyone and explained:
"The United States has a total of twenty-nine military bases in Africa. I usually monitor their communication channels to more conveniently control the detailed information of Africa."
Having said this, Serena zoomed out the Africa map and focused on the northern zone, and continued:
"In order to control oil resources, the U. S. military built the largest military base in Africa in Djibouti, guarding it next to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait opposite Yemen."
The picture on the screen zoomed in again until it showed a military base covering an area of 500 acres, with a helipad, combat center, training ground, and entertainment facilities.
and general data.
Logo: Camp Lemonnier(CampLemonnier).
Number of people: about two thousand people.
Commander: Army Major General Orles Hott.
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Immediately afterwards, Serena stood in the center of the screen, and Vision everyone said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, the nature of Lemonnier's troops is Joint Task Force, and the personnel are all elites from the sea, land, air and Marine Corps.
It is used to protect the transportation channels in the strait and perform infiltration and anti-terrorism operations. It is also commanded by Major General Hott, who has participated in Iraq War.
In terms of equipment and experience, it can support a small and medium-sized war.
But not long ago, the U. S. Pentagon completely lost contact with Lemonnier.
It is initially determined that Lemonnier was attacked by some abnormal phenomenon and has fallen."
"..."
Hearing this, everyone's faces became more solemn.
Those are the elite of the two thousand American troops, not the dregs of the two thousand warlords and militias.
"Serena." William, who remained calm and composed, said to Serena:
"Since you usually monitor their communications, did you happen to monitor the call about the abnormal phenomenon?"
"Yes."
Then, Serena played the communication she copied.
First paragraph.
This is a report between the guards at the north gate of Camp Lemonnier and their Command Tower (HQ).
Guard: "HQ, there's something going on here at the north gate."
HQ: "What's going on?"
Guard: "From the smoke and dust, it looks like a truck traveling at high speed... I used thermal imaging to take a look."
HQ: "Received."
A few seconds later.
Guard: "(Tone confused) HQ, you can't see anything on the thermal imaging. It's really weird, but that thing is still rushing straight towards us."
HQ: "A vehicle with an improvised explosive device (IED)?"
Guard: "I'm not sure it's IDE. Wait, the visual distance is about two hundred meters... one hundred meters... fifty meters... Fak! Then he's a man! Fire! Fire!"
"Crack! Crack!" Violent and intensive rifle and Heavy Machine Gun noises came from the communication.
"Ah--!" and the scream of some kind of person or creature.
Guard: "HQ! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! We encountered an attack, which made everyone... (the sound of bones being chewed was heard through the communication)."
Communication failure.
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Second paragraph.
According to Serena's description, the time interval from the first audio segment is no more than five minutes, and it comes from Command Tower of Camp Lemonnier.
Hott: "(Voice hoarse and excited) Each unit reports the situation!"
Intermittent gunshots and explosions appeared on the communication line.
A certain captain. "Sir! We suffered heavy casualties! Please lead the remaining troops to the bunker to take shelter!"
Hott: "Bunker? Fuck the bunker. Give me a gun. My men died in mysterious circumstances. We can't hide like this!"
A certain captain. "(whispering in a low voice) You guys, take the major general away quickly, we will stay here to wait."
Soldiers: "Yes, Captain."
Hott: "(Doubt and Anger) What are you doing? What are you doing! Let go of me! Do you want to disobey military orders (the voice gets farther and farther away)."
Half a minute later.
"Ah--!"
"Pah! Pah, pah, pah!"
The audio contained the screams of unknown creatures, as well as the bursting and strafing sounds of various firearms.
A certain captain. "(trying to issue a warning) This is Camp Lemonnier, we encountered... (busy tone)..."
Communication failure.
And Camp Lemonnier has completely lost contact with the Pentagon and the outside world.