After hearing Halsey's words, everyone present was shocked and even doubted the accuracy of this information.
And Kolax didn't wait for William's order, quickly walked to the edge of the gate, looked at Water Sprite at the top of the water column and asked, "Are you sure you saw an army of giant beasts?"
"..."
Water Sprite looked at Kolax and nodded repeatedly, then gestured to Carter next to Kolax in sign language, as if she was talking about the detailed scene she saw underwater.
Carter, who understood the meaning of Water Sprite, also explained for everyone present:
"She said that when she reached the bottom of the trench, she saw at least several octopus-shaped monsters, as well as Anomalous Creature in various shapes.
What's more important is that there are a large number of new ravines at the bottom of the trench, which extend all the way to the coast, so she concluded that a large number of giant beasts are already rushing towards coastal cities."
After confirming that Water Sprite's words were true, the faces of everyone present became even more gloomy, and they all looked at William.
William, on the other hand, started thinking about countermeasures after hearing what Halsey said. He never thought that Water Sprite Biquge would tell lies.
After a few seconds of silence, William Vision stood in front of everyone and raised his voice and said:
"Everyone, since there have been no news of giant beast attacks in coastal cities, it means that we still have time to prepare and defend."
Then, he turned his head and looked at Serena standing behind him and said solemnly, "Let the platform return to the Infinity."
"Yes, boss."
As William gave the order, the giant platform that was originally hovering on the sea began to rise slowly under the control of Serena.
Water Sprite also returned to the platform before the central gate closed.
Within a few minutes, the platform returned Hangar Bay Four of the Endless Number, and William looked at the people standing in front of him.
Finally, his eyes fell on Kolax and ordered, "Kolax, lead your team back to First Fleet immediately, and notify First Fleet to prepare the divine body."
"Yes."
After receiving the instruction, Kolax saluted William, then left here with the four accompanying shadows, heading to board their Pelican to return to First Fleet.
Then William looked at the rest of the people and continued to order, "Carter, you and Water Sprite are temporarily on standby on the Infinity.
Hicks, Hudson, you two organize Marine Corps on the Infinity and be ready to go into battle at any time."
"Yes." Everyone present saluted William, and then acted according to William's instructions.
"Lieutenant General." After most people left, William turned to face Mike and said:
"The Marine Corps command of Fleet Zero and First Fleet will be handed over to you. Although the next war may be based on divine bodies, you Marine Corps are needed to assist the UNSC in evacuating the citizens of coastal cities."
"Don't worry, ground combat is my strength."
Mike The veteran still agreed calmly, and he also lit a cigar, took a long puff, blew out the smoke ring, waved his hand and walked towards the bridge.
"Haha." Seeing that Mike didn't show a trace of panic, William also shook his head and smiled.
Umbrella has these veterans left behind by his grandfather, and they must be able to control most situations.
Then he looked at John and said, "John, inform Sparta on the Infinity to also be prepared to drive the divine body into battle."
"Yes."
John nodded to William, then left here with Mylon, Karl and Cortana, heading to the hangar where the divine body was parked.
Now, only Halsey and Serena are left next to William.
He walked towards the nearest conference room and said to Serena, "Serena, send relevant information to the UNSC leaders and inform them that Umbrella is preparing to hold a Projection Meeting."
"Yes."
"Catherine." William asked Halsey as he walked:
"Just now Carter said that Water Sprite saw other giant beasts besides octopuses. Do you have any idea about what they are?"
"Hum"
Halsey, who had been thinking deeply since just now, groaned for a moment after hearing William's inquiry, then looked up at William and said her guess:
"Remember the Loch Ness Monster I told you before? There have been a large number of witnesses since the last century, but the government and enthusiasts have organized many searches, but no trace of it or them has been found.
And humans can't drain the entire lake, so the search for the water monster is in vain.
Looking at it now, I think there is an intricate network of channels between the continents and the oceans, which also explains why people can see giant beasts inland, but when they want to search for them, they have no way to start."
"If your guess is correct, then not only coastal cities may be attacked, but also inland cities," William said with a frown.
"Yeah." Halsey responded lightly without denying.
Then she continued, "It has been two months since Kolax killed the giant beast, which shows that they are waiting for the opportunity to attack together.
Ever since Water Sprite said she saw Mariana Trench's situation, I felt they might be planning something."
"Tsk" Hearing Halsey's words, William just felt a headache.
He raised his right hand and gently touched his temple, sighing heavily, "It seems that we can't hide the existence of the abnormal phenomenon this time."
With that said, William ordered Serena who was following him, "Inform all Artificial Intelligence that when the giant beast launches an attack, you must do your best to delete all information about the giant beast."
"Yes."
At this time, the three of them came to the conference room where they had met Mike.
With the assistance of Serena, there were already a large number of UNSC officials Holographic Imaging on the seats in the conference room.
Seeing this, William also put away his worried expression and walked slowly to the center of the U-shaped table and sat down.
The two girls, Halsey and Serena, were also waiting outside the conference room very consciously.
"Uh-huh."
"Everyone." After the automatic door closed, William, who was already seated, looked at the senior officials and generals and said in a serious tone:
"This meeting has been convened due to an emergency, I hope you won't mind.
I won't say too many polite words, my secretary should have passed the relevant information to you, and everyone must know the seriousness of this incident."
"Mr. Russell." US Secretary of Defense, the former US Secretary of Defense who was sitting in the second position on the left hand side of William and also signed Confidentiality Agreement, asked solemnly:
"If this information is conclusive, then what do you want us to do?"
"Assemble all the fleets in Solar System, deploy them in coastal cities on the earth, and use firepower to annihilate these behemoths." William said his proposal.
"What about the geomagnetic accelerator array in low-Earth orbit?" asked a newly appointed Canadian Minister of Defense.
"The array uses dense electromagnetic barrages to deal with the imaginary enemy fleet. If it attacks the ground, it will easily cause large-scale accidental damage, which is not advisable." William shook his head.
"No matter what." Then William Vision glanced at everyone, leaned his elbows on the table, put his hands together and pressed his chin, and said solemnly:
"We humans have officially entered the World War battle with prehistoric beasts."