"Halsey naturally didn't believe in this so-called 'blessing.' There had to be some detail she had overlooked."
"Mylon." William, who was sitting beside her, seemed to have finally remembered something. He asked Mylon:
"Did you say anything at the time? Also, tell me what you were thinking then."
"Say what? Think what?" Mylon froze.
Then the Spartan frowned slightly. "I just said, 'Go to hell, all of you! We Spartans are under the protection of the Goddess of Victory.' I also thought that those worthless pieces of trash were no match for the Spartans."
"The goddess? Are you talking about Athena?" William asked again.
"Yeah." Mylon nodded. "Isn't she our Goddess of Victory from Umbrella? Although she isn't much different from the Spartans, there's no harm in praying to her. At least she's a god."
"..."
"..."
Hearing Mylon say, "At least she's a god," John and Carl helplessly shook their heads, deeply worried about their brother.
If Athena heard that, she would definitely teach Mylon a lesson.
"God... faith... strong... teleportation gate..." William muttered as he raised a hand and stroked his chin.
As for Halsey, she didn't interrupt her husband. She knew William had probably figured something out. Just like with Elizabeth Green and 096 before, William seemed to be a 'prophet' who understood the characteristics of anomalous phenomena.
Before long, William's tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and his expression became enlightened.
He looked up and ordered Serena, "Notify the armory at Hafa to manufacture a batch of Silver Bullets. Cased and armor-piercing rounds—prepare them all.
"Once everything is ready, have Athena transport them to Kepler-22b and join us in the operation to contain the 'shadows.'"
"Yes."
After receiving the order, Serena immediately connected to the Endless's Quantum Communication system and transmitted William's command to Earth.
"Silver Bullets?