Atlantic Time June 5, 2024, 21:20.
At this time, Umbrella's First Fleet is parked above Jiu Hai Colony.
Looking down from the perspective of Infinity-class Flagship, you can see a AT Energy Shield emitting emerald green light, shrouding the sky above Jiu Hai Colony.
Under the shield is the giant dome that protects the colony.
Through the dome, you can vaguely see the flashing fire and gunpowder smoke from the Colony City. It seems that the riot situation in Jiu Hai Colony is getting more and more intense.
At this time, more than a dozen Pelicans carrying heavy ground armored vehicles were quickly flying away from Jiu Hai Colony and returning to the flagship hangar.
First Fleet flagship Hangar Bay Four.
The layout here is the same as that of the Infinity. Under the guidance of the ground crew, the previous dozen Pelicans first removed the heavy armor at the tail and then parked at the designated location.
The rear hatch opens.
Forty Sparta belonging to First Fleet walked out, as well as a large number of Helljumpers, and the important figures protected by this group of soldiers, Ivan, Yelena, Shia and Nova.
What had been waiting on the hangar deck for a long time was Mike in general uniform, and two heavily armored guards with black paint CMC Power Armor.
"Huh..."
Seeing Ivan and others walking out of the cabin unharmed, Mike with his hands behind his back and an extremely serious look on his face, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and his face became much more relaxed.
Mike is one of the secret agents arranged by Grandpa William in various governments. He is a veteran who is extremely loyal to the Russell Family. Mike, who cares about the future of the Russell Family, will never tolerate any mistakes made by Ivan and Yelena.
Then Mike led two heavily armed guards and quickly walked towards Ivan and others who were guarded by Sparta.
Come closer.
"Uncle O'Donohue." Ivan was the first to thank you, "Sorry to trouble you, please send First Fleet to pick us up."
"What's the point? You are the future of the Russell family." Mike replied nonchalantly.
Then Mike noticed Nova following Ivan, and said with a puzzled look on his face, "This is..."
"Nova·Terra, it's an honor to meet you, Lieutenant General O'Donohue, my father told me many stories about you."
However, Nova seemed to be very familiar with Mike's appearance and introduced himself to Mike with a smile on his face.
"Terra?" After hearing Nova's words, Mike also felt familiar with this surname and asked Nova:
"Is your father Constantine·Terra?"
"Yes." Nova responded with a slight smile.
"Oh--~" Mike said with a long voice, "I know, I did know your father quite well back then, but I didn't expect his daughter to be so old, haha."
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After hearing Mike's words, Ivan, Yelena and Shia were all confused about the relationship between Mike and Nova's father.
"Lieutenant General, let's wait until later to talk about household topics. What we should talk about now is the situation at hand." Ivan suggested.
"Yes, indeed." Mike nodded.
The veteran waved his hand and signaled Spartans to go to their respective posts and wait. Then he turned around and took the four Ivan and two heavily armed guards towards Hangar Bay Four's rail car station.
And said quietly to Ivan who was following him, "Fleet Zero, led by your father, entered the jump channel and headed to the UV Ceti galaxy. It is expected that in two and a half hours, we can establish contact with your father again."
"UV Ceti?" Ivan asked in confusion.
"That's right." Mike continued, "According to the information I currently have, UV Ceti has a large number of UNSC Rebels gathered there.
Moreover, the information provided by Doctor (049) also pointed to UV Ceti, indicating that it should be the source of this incident."
"Wait a minute..." Ivan suddenly frowned and asked, "Lieutenant General, you are saying... that this is a clue we discovered on our own initiative, and that the source of this clue is UV Ceti?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Mike asked.
"Lieutenant General." Ivan analyzed in a deep voice:
"What if the person behind this wants us to focus on UV Ceti?"
"Humph..." Mike hummed for a moment and said, "I really don't want to discount this possibility."
Ivan continued, "Lieutenant General, after my father entered Warp Space, Jiu Hai Colony fell into a full-scale riot. Isn't this a coincidence?
Also, one of the main purposes of the man behind the scenes causing turmoil in Jiuhai was to target me and Yelena.
So...
Lieutenant General, just imagine, what would happen if Serena and I were both normal humans and there were no Superman help like Shia and Nova?"
"That gray-skinned Orks alone is enough to annihilate the armored company escorting you. If you had adopted an air retreat at the beginning, the other party would have been well prepared.
There is a high chance that... you and Yelena will be captured by each other." Mike responded in a deep voice.
"That's right." Ivan's face became more serious and he said:
"Lieutenant General, once Yelena and I become prisoners and my father is inside Warp Space, we will not be able to command the company's troops for at least four hours.
With this time difference and the other party having hostages in their hands, the other party can achieve all their goals...
Coupled with the fact that more than half of the UNSC warships in Solar System have mutinied, and the company's fleet deployed in Solar System has been reduced by half, Electromagnetic Cannon Array in Earth's low-Earth orbit is useless with hostages."
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After hearing Ivan's analysis, Mike suddenly realized. "Ivan, you mean, the other party's target is Solar System? Not UV Ceti?"
"Yes, Lieutenant General." Ivan said without denying, "Solar System is the political center of mankind and has the largest population. As long as Solar System is occupied, the other party's goal of subverting the UNSC regime can be easily accomplished.
After all, the earth is home to the vast majority of soldiers, and their families have become hostages. Even if they don't want to rebel, they have to.
As for our Umbrella fleet and soldiers, after losing the logistical support of Earth and Solar System, no matter how loyal the soldiers are to my father and the company, their morale will suffer a huge blow."
"..."
At this time, Mike looked at Ivan out of the corner of his eye and said nothing, and the expression on his face was less sad and more happy.
After all, Ivan, as the eldest son of William, is already an excellent successor in all aspects, and is now also very sensitive to military deployment.
Slowly.
Mike then regained his serious expression and said in a deep voice to Ivan: "Well, what you said makes sense, Ivan.
If your analysis is true, then Solar System will usher in a large number of UNSC Rebels fleets."
"Yes, and until now we don't know how the other party controls the human mind. We have to assume that 90% of the UNSC has been controlled." Ivan added.