Hafa Time: February 9, 2027, 12:12.
Location: Desolate Space Sector, Craftworld about 230,000 light years away from Solar System.
Four hundred kilometers above the surface base, there are Star Killer-class Flagship with Energy Shield wide open, and six Dreadnought Warship with cyan-blue light shields.
Since the use of orbital artillery to bombard the Flood would cause Craftworld's Templar Defender to counterattack indiscriminately, the seven giant battleships just hovered above the surface base.
The screen zooms in to the atmosphere of Craftworld, close to the surface, and finally to the sky overlooking the surface base.
Just look at the several airtight simple buildings and the grassland that was bulldozed by Engineering Team to serve as the surface base of the airport, located on this surface.
Moreover, the base is also shrouded in AT Shield that emits emerald green light, ensuring that no Flood Spore will take the opportunity to enter. Even the soil under the base is protected by a shield.
A simple building located in the center of the base.
The first floor of the equipment and equipment warehouse.
The space here is spacious, and the top is equipped with a large number of robotic arms with different functions.
Just look at the tall Astartess, wearing black tight-fitting combat uniforms, standing on a relatively simple dressing platform.
Technicians wearing white coats and masks controlled the robotic arms to replace these Astartes with Terminator Armour.
After Astartes finished changing their equipment, it was Ghost Agent led by Prus, and then came the elites with armors of different colors.
At this time.
William, who had already been replaced by the exclusive Power Armor, stood together with Ivan, Shia, Nova and Megan in MS driver uniforms, waiting for all the troops to be changed into uniforms.
But William, who was not wearing a helmet, said quietly to Ivan with some doubts on his face, "Ivan, are you saying that when fighting the Flood fleet at close range, the resistance of the Flood fleet was not intense?"
"Yes, father." Ivan, who was also not wearing HUD Helmet, did not deny it.
"Hum... Could it be that Gravemind is preparing another plan?"
Hearing this, William raised his left hand and pinched his chin, thinking deeply.
But William had no clue at all, so he shook his head slightly and took off the helmet tucked under his right armpit.
Wear it well.
There was an electric sound of "~--.", and the helmet fit closely with the combat uniform and power armor.
The screen lights up.
The shield's remaining amount display bar, Gauss Submachine Gun's remaining ammunition reminder, radar thumbnail, etc. are all displayed on the screen.
"Boss." Finally, Serena, whose chip was inserted into his helmet, also appeared in the center of the screen and said hello to him.
"Hmm." William nodded lightly and asked Serena: "Are you Artificial Intelligence still unable to lock the exact position of Gravemind?"
"No..." Serena on the screen shook his head slightly and said with a little helplessness, "Gravemind seems to have some control over Craftworld, making it completely impossible for us to lock it."
"It seems that finding the leader of Craftworld before Gravemind is our top priority." William said with a slightly serious face.
"Actually... boss."
?
Seeing Serena's face hesitating, William couldn't help but be confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Actually, boss, we Artificial Intelligence seemed to have received information from the so-called guide not long ago, but we are not sure yet.
And we have also detected multiple signals, which are rapidly approaching our surface base and are expected to arrive at the edge of AT Shield in three minutes." Serena said.
Slowly.
She added, "The energy source and size of these signals are similar to the Templar Defender we encountered before. There is only one signal among them that has never been detected. I think...
That one should be the leader of Craftworld."
"Oh? Really?" William was stunned.
But he reacted quickly.
It has been more than a day since Umbrella's troops arrived on the surface of Craftworld. Humans have established a base on the surface of Craftworld, and the surface has been eroded by the Flood. There is no reason why the leaders cannot detect these changes.
Combined with the appearance of 343 Guilty Spark in "Halo: CE", William believed that due to the existence of the Flood, the leader of Craftworld took the initiative to approach them humans and seek to solve the problem of the Flood.
Slowly.
William nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I understand, let John lead the Terminator troops with me outside and meet the leader for a while."
"Yes, boss."
After Serena finished speaking, she reduced her image and moved it to the upper left corner of the screen to prevent her from blocking William's view.
"Ivan." William said quietly to Ivan beside him, "Have a bunch of your girlfriends prepare to enter MS units on standby."
"..." After hearing William's words, Ivan's face immediately turned red, and he quickly put on HUD Helmet and said:
"It's... father..."
"Yeah." William ignored Ivan's little move, and joined John and Terminator Astartes who were already ready to continue, and left this large warehouse.
I came to the flat ground outside the warehouse and waited for a while.
William used the detection function of the Power Armor helmet to lock the target from the south, twenty Templar Defender, and a spherical body--
guide.
See the situation.
William just waved his hand and led John, Primarch and Terminator to the edge of AT Shield in the south of the base.
At the same time.
Ivan, Megan, Shia and Nova also activated William's special MS, White Raven and Thunder, leading several Aerial Strike to the edge of AT Shield.
Just look at the twenty one-eyed Templar Defender, protecting the one-eyed leader, AT Shield that was flying fast and stopped at the edge.
"Hum~~It's a good shield technology, but it's not practical and a bit flashy~"
The moment he stopped, the leader with orange light in his eyes stood out. Looking closely at the edge of AT Shield, he commented like he was humming a tune.
!
When the unknown leader said these words, especially the leader's unique mechanical high-pitched voice, it immediately caused dissatisfaction among many people present.
Although AT Shield's technology comes from the Reapers, it is also an upgraded version after cracking by Halsey, and Halsey's prestige in the company is second only to William. Can these Super Soldier not be angry?
"You are just a ball, there is nothing to be arrogant about!"
Mylon was the first to raise the 1.25cal Heavy Bolter in his hand, pointed the gun-caliber muzzle at the leader, and said the above sentence with great dissatisfaction.
"Huh~?" After hearing Mylon's words, the leader also moved its attention away from AT Shield, and stared at Mylon with its orange-light single eye.
Immediately afterwards.
This spherical leader actually ignored AT Shield's defense wall and passed directly through the AT Shield defense area.
??!!
Everyone who saw this scene was shocked. They didn't expect that a broken ball could have such an ability.
"Heng~hum~" The guide came to the top of Mylon, hummed a tune and circled it, and said in a praising tone:
"Not bad, it can actually reach the mining level of your ancestors. It seems that your speed of restoring technology is faster than I expected."