At that moment.
At the far end of the Colony Fleet, twenty dark-blue "vortices" of varying sizes suddenly opened, and one warship after another slowly emerged from them.
Judging by the "Umbrella Corporation" printed on the sides of each ship and the Red and White Umbrella insignia, this was the Fleet Zero belonging to Umbrella and personally led by William.
After leaving Warp Space, the fleet immediately adjusted its direction and formation, heading toward the UNSC Colony Fleet to rendezvous.
In the end, the two fleets were temporarily mixed together and jointly stationed in low orbit above Kepler-22b.
The Endless's hangar.
William, dressed in a brand-new uniform, walked toward a black-painted Pelican alongside a group of USS units wearing Umbrella uniforms.
It seemed they planned to take the Pelican to the flagship of the Colony Fleet, discuss matters with the UNSC representatives, and obtain more useful intelligence.
The USS units responsible for William's safety were not equipped with Biochemical Power Armor, and their firearms consisted only of pistols, but every USS possessed psionic power that had reached PI5.
William himself also possessed considerable combat strength.
Moreover, this was merely a routine visit—a superficial exchange in which the leaders of both sides met and exchanged polite words.
Having combat personnel equipped with Individual Equipment escort him would have been making far too much of it.
"Boss!"
Just as the group was about to enter the Pelican's cabin, William heard Serena calling out to him.
He stopped and turned his head, discovering Serena hurrying toward him.
She was dressed in Umbrella's Female Uniform, with black thigh-high stockings. Even her makeup seemed to have been carefully done.
Upon seeing Serena, even William could not help letting his gaze linger on her a little longer.
Soon, Serena reached William's side and said,