"Yes, boss." Kent nodded without a smile.
However, when Athena saw Ivan, who was only one head shorter than her, she looked surprised and said to William:
"Boss... is this really Ivan? I remember he was that old when I last saw him."
While speaking, she also gestured with her hands to compare with Ivan not far away.
"Ah, it's normal for children to grow up fast." William smiled helplessly.
I saw that Ivan was also uncharacteristically flustered. His eyes dodged slightly after seeing Athena, and finally he stood behind William without looking at Athena...
Seems shy?
But no one cared.
Immediately afterwards, William led Ivan and the blue team toward the interior of the Minos Island base, and asked, "Colonel, how are the 'Children from the second phase?"
Athena and a group of USS followed William and Ivan, while Kent walked side by side with William.
He replied, "Everything is as usual, and Athena has also provided us with a lot of experience, and there are many Body Techniques that have been lost.
But...
The second phase of 'Children is batch training after all. I think in terms of comprehensive ability, the gang of... kids in the first phase have the upper hand."
Hearing their old boss praising themselves so much, Mylon and Karl both showed proud expressions, while only John kept his face unchanged.
"It's just a little bit off, which is pretty good." William nodded with satisfaction and said, "As long as they can drive the divine body, then that's enough."
"That's right." Kent agreed.
After talking, everyone left the platform where the machine was stopped and walked on the road inside the base to the beach.
Come to the beach.
Everyone stood in a line on the edge. On the beach, a group of 'young people' wearing black shorts and short sleeves were engaging in a simulated confrontation in pairs.
These young people are not ordinary soldiers, but Spartan-II people with an average age of seventeen.
The average height of the second phase is over 1.85 meters, with a well-proportioned figure, and their skin has become dark due to long-term exposure to the sun.
Even though it was a simulated confrontation and it ended at the click of a button, there were still a lot of flaws in them.
After all, Spartan-II also requires injection of T Vaccine and the virus in the morning and evening. Although the dose is much less than the first phase, the injection period is also much longer.
The common age for surgery in the first phase is 13 and 14, and they only have three years to inject large doses of T products, but in the second phase, it takes at least six years.
So even if the second phase has not undergone transformation surgery, they are still Superman, and their combat power seems to surpass the USS wearing Biochemical Power Armor.
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"Father..."
After seeing the second phase in training in front of him, Ivan couldn't help but sigh to William, "Is this Spartan Force that only belongs to Umbrella and only to us?"
"Of course." William also looked proud.
Two hundred and forty "grown-up" Spartas were training at the same time, and the visual impact was incredible.
Originally, Umbrella only had fourteen first-phase warriors, which could still guarantee the company's status as the world's hegemon. If the second phase undergoes transformation surgery, then...
'It shouldn't be a problem to penetrate Milky Way Galaxy.' William sighed inwardly.
Buzz-!
Suddenly, William felt a series of noises coming from his pocket, and then he took out the earphones exclusive to Serena.
Put it on and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Boss." Serena's urgent voice came from the earphones. "Egypt was attacked by unknown forces. After judgment, it was confirmed that it was an abnormal phenomenon."
"Egypt?" Hearing that there was another large-scale abnormal phenomenon attack, William's original joyful mood disappeared.
Then he asked, "What is the specific situation? What is the scale? How many casualties are there?"
"Boss, a barrier visible to the naked eye has been raised throughout Egypt, which has made me lose control of the entire Egypt, so I cannot determine the accurate number of casualties." Serena replied.
Hearing this, William raised his hand and pinched his chin, frowning and said, "So Egypt is very likely to have fallen."
"Yes." Serena did not deny it.
"Where are our agents?" William asked.
"The chip implanted in the agent's body has no display, so it is impossible to confirm the specific situation inside Egypt." Serena replied.
"..." William's face became even heavier.
Then he said to Kent and Athena beside him, "Colonel, Athena and Ivan will be left to you for the time being."
"Yes, boss." (x2)
Then William gently stroked Ivan's head and warned, "Ivan, remember to do what you can and don't let your mother and I worry about you."
Ivan, who knew that William had to deal with the abnormal phenomenon, nodded and said, "Yes, I understand. Father should return to the Endless as soon as possible."
"Haha." Seeing that his son was so worry-free, William also smiled bitterly.
Then he turned and walked towards the high platform of the tarmac and ordered, "Blue team follow me back to Infinity."
"Yes."(x3)
Then William led John and others back to the Pelican and quickly lifted off to the Infinity that stayed in low-Earth orbit.
At an altitude of two thousand kilometers above the ground.
I saw twenty warships of various types from Fleet Zero 'parked' here. Guarding the center was the flagship Endless, which was nearly eight kilometers away.
In addition, Containment Fleet, composed of three Phoenix-class Aircraft Carrier, and two UNSC fleets are not far away.
Below the four fleets is the Africa continent.
The scenery that is supposed to be 'emitting' a faint blue light has an anomaly. It is Egypt, which is connected to the Asian continent in Africa.
A semicircular barrier was raised across Egypt.
It exudes a strange red light, like a blood bag on the earth's land.
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Inside the bridge of the Infinity;
The layout here is similar to Fire Spirit. There is a large Central Control Console in the center of the bridge, with control consoles and screens with different functions on both sides.
Serena sits in the captain's position and presides over everything, ordering the crew members sitting at their respective posts, or monitoring the status of the ship, communicating with other ships, etc.
As for Halsey, he was standing next to Central Control Console, operating the touch screen with a slight frown on his brow, as if he wanted to understand what abnormal phenomenon he was facing this time.
Behind the giant porthole at the front of the bridge, William put his hands in the pockets of his military uniform and looked out the window with a facial expression similar to Halsey.
Seeing an abnormal scene that could be seen outside the earth, his face became even more serious.
Moreover, the blood-colored barrier covering Egypt is like the Elizabeth Greene Red Mist Forbidden Zone magnified countless times.
What worries him even more is the information blockade. Even if Containment Operation is successfully completed, it may still require a large-scale Memory Wipe.
I thought that there would be no major events in four years and I could relax a little. Who would have thought that I was holding back my big move?
"Hey." William sighed softly.
And immediately ordered, "Serena, notify the UNSC countries to implement aviation and waterway control, and then let Artificial Intelligence monitor the network at all times and erase all discussions about this incident."
"Yes."