"Hmm, indeed."
Hawkeze agreed with William after hearing what he had said.
"Boss." Serena walked up beside William and said quietly, "The data has all been copied."
"Good." William nodded lightly, then looked at Hawkeze with a smile.
"Colonel, until we determine whether this civilization has truly vanished, your Colony Ships will remain here for now. Umbrella's fleet will be responsible for your safety."
"Heh, don't worry. We won't be leaving before this matter is settled."
As commander of an UNSC fleet, Hawkeze naturally knew about the "anomalous phenomenon," so he readily agreed to cooperate.
"Thank you."
William responded with another smile, then left the flagship's bridge with Serena and the USS ships, preparing to return to the Infinity.
After William and the others left the bridge, a major walked over to Hawkeze.
Looking at the bridge's automatic doors in puzzlement, he asked, "Colonel, the secretary beside that boss... Her pupils can actually glow? Could it be another piece of Advanced Technology from Umbrella?"
"Who knows? Umbrella possesses far too many technologies beyond our current era. Besides, the ship you're standing on was bought by the UNSC from them."
As he spoke, Hawkeze returned to the captain's seat and ordered the entire crew, "Everyone, listen up. From this moment on, we will follow Umbrella's deployment completely to avoid causing any unnecessary misunderstandings."
"Yes, Colonel."
Half an hour later, in the Infinity's armory.
William, Halsey, Serena, and a large number of technicians and combat personnel were changing into sealed clothing and equipment.
Although they had obtained more detailed data from the UNSC, Halsey still needed to lead her research team down to the surface of Kepler-22b to conduct an investigation in person.
William, who had donned a full set of Helljumper Individual Equipment and undergone adjustments by the technicians,