Chapter Summaries

Xia, Ivan, and Yelena helped the Marines eliminate the Xenomorphs inside the school, while a regenerating giant parasite-bearing monster advanced on Halifax despite the military’s attacks. With the electromagnetic cannon unable to stop it and the God Body squad still minutes away, Andre prepared to pilot Thor and hold the creature off.

• The Marines secured the school after Xia, Ivan, and Yelena killed many of the Xenomorphs, then escorted the students and teachers to underground shelter.
• Andre learned that Ivan and Xia had exposed their abilities and ordered a memory wipe for the school once the crisis stabilized.
• Command Center staff reported that aircraft and MS weapons could not damage the giant monster, while the Sparta Blue Team would not reach Halifax for ten to fifteen minutes.
• Andre ordered the electromagnetic cannon to fire, but the projectile pierced the monster without killing it, and its wound began regenerating.
• The monster accelerated toward Halifax, so Andre ordered Thor prepared and decided to pilot it himself to buy the city time.

Andre piloted Thor from Troy Base to confront the giant beast threatening Halifax City, using the mech’s weapons to knock it down and open its abdomen. He then activated Thor’s enormous Beam Sabers and began cutting into the creature.

• Andre launched Thor with six Viking Fighters as escorts and flew toward Halifax City.
• Andre saw the damage to Halifax City and spotted the giant beast approaching through the sea.
• Andre used Thor’s Gauss Cannons to wound the beast and evade its bone-spike attack.
• Andre fired Thor’s shoulder missiles, toppling the beast into the sea.
• Andre blasted the beast’s exposed abdomen with the Gauss Cannons, then extended Thor’s Beam Sabers to about one hundred meters and attacked it.

Andre killed the Giant Beast that attacked Halifax City, and Umbrella forces finished clearing the city while supporting other regions. As William reviewed the worldwide devastation aboard the Infinity, Serena summoned him to the bridge to see a strange image from Japanese waters.

• Andre dismembered the Giant Beast with the Thor and destroyed its head, killing it.
• John reported that the Sparta Blue Team had arrived, and Andre ordered them to remain in Halifax and guard against further attacks.
• Umbrella forces and local police purged the remaining parasites in Halifax City, where about four hundred civilians had died and thousands were injured.
• Umbrella’s fleets deployed God Bodies and warships to support cities around the world as the first wave of attacks was temporarily neutralized.
• William reviewed reports of 220 attacked cities and thirty million deaths, with Japan suffering especially heavy casualties.
• Serena told William that a UNSC Drone had captured a strange image above Japanese waters and asked him to come to the bridge.

William learned that a giant lizard had killed a Giant Centipede off Japan, and he suspected the creature was Godzilla. After reports of more Giant Beasts near Japan, he ordered the Endless, fleets, and most of the God Body Squad to support the UNSC, while Halsey identified Mount Fuji as a likely target.

• Serena showed William footage of a giant lizard killing a Giant Centipede off Japan before returning to the deep sea.
• Serena reported that the giant lizard had been seen fighting Giant Beasts near Asian coastal cities, while Halsey suggested it might be restoring the ecosystem rather than aiding humanity.
• Serena reported suspicious Giant Beast movements around Japan and a request for assistance from the UNSC major general and Sparta's White Team.
• William ordered the Endless, the fleets, and more than half of the God Body Squad to deploy to Japan.
• Halsey pointed to Mount Fuji as a likely target of the Giant Beasts.

As Fuji City evacuated, UNSC and Umbrella forces prepared to defend it from an approaching swarm of Giant Creatures and their parasites. Mylon arrived in his divine body, lifting the soldiers’ morale as the battle began.

• Fuji City residents evacuated under UNSC direction while Umbrella and UNSC forces established defensive strongpoints.
• A frigate spotted Giant Creatures emerging from the sea, and warships opened fire as ground forces prepared to face the parasites.
• Thousands of parasites descended on the defenders, who fought them with gunfire, tanks, and a heavy plasma cannon.
• Mylon announced that he had arrived to help defend Fuji City, and the soldiers cheered at the sight of the Spartan-I.

Mylon destroyed thirteen Giant Beasts attacking Fuji City before Serena reported that the remaining beasts were converging on Mount Fuji. A scan revealed a colossal, three-headed, two-tailed dragon beneath the mountain was nearing awakening and likely driving the global assault, leaving humanity to prepare to stop it.

• Mylon used his God Body and a Rotary Gauss Cannon, supported by warships, to annihilate the thirteen Giant Beasts approaching Fuji City.
• Serena warned that the Giant Beasts were regrouping toward Fuji City and Odawara City, and said their target was Mount Fuji.
• Cortana ordered Mylon to return to the Infinity for ammunition as Umbrella and UNSC fleets and God Bodies assembled near Mount Fuji.
• Halsey explained that scans had found a huge, three-headed, two-tailed dragon beneath Mount Fuji, emitting a frequency that appeared to be driving the Giant Beasts.
• Halsey warned that the dragon was close to awakening, which could trigger a volcanic eruption and free it, but killing it might end the war between humans and monsters.

William rejected using hydrogen bombs against Ghidorah's father because of the danger to civilians and Japan, then prepared defenses against approaching monsters. John and Carl confirmed that the Giant Lizard was approaching Fuji City, but it ignored them and headed toward Mount Fuji.

• Mike proposed planting hydrogen bombs inside Mount Fuji, but William ruled out the plan because civilians remained nearby and the blasts could cause widespread damage.
• Halsey estimated that the Giant Dragon would break free of Mount Fuji within thirty to forty-five minutes, while Serena reported that hundreds of monsters were approaching Fuji City and Odawara City.
• William ordered Umbrella and UNSC forces to evacuate and protect civilians, and directed the navy to follow Infinity's orders.
• After sonar beacons detected a monster, William sent John and Carl to identify it; they entered the sea and spotted the Giant Lizard that had killed a Giant Centipede.
• John and Carl held their fire when the Giant Lizard did not attack, and the creature came ashore and headed toward Mount Fuji as the other God Bodies aimed their weapons at it.

William and the allied fleets launched a coordinated barrage against roughly 750 Giant Beasts, destroying nearly all of them and leaving Godzilla unharmed as it reached Mount Fuji. Halsey said Godzilla intended to duel the three-headed Giant Dragon, which might once have ruled Earth.

• John ordered the Spartans to prepare a synchronized volley and confirmed that Godzilla was temporarily an ally.
• Serena warned William that the Giant Beasts were about to surface, and William ordered the fleets to fire.
• The Umbrella and UNSC warships unleashed their weapons, wiping out nearly all of the approaching Giant Beasts and preventing them from reaching the cities.
• Serena reported that the remaining targets were marked for cleanup and that Odawara City's defenses had also destroyed many Giant Beasts.
• William and Halsey watched Godzilla face Mount Fuji, and Halsey said it meant to fight the Giant Dragon for the title of King of Monsters.

Halsey explained her theory that ancient Human Deities and giant beasts once ruled Earth before a giant dragon awakened and caused war. As Godzilla and the God Body Squad fought the dragon near Mount Fuji, William ordered the Infinity-class warships to prepare their Super Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannons.

• Halsey theorized that Godzilla's ancestors had helped the Human Deities seal a Ghidorah-like beast beneath Mount Fuji, while the original Ghidorah had become Cronus's pet.
• Halsey argued that the Human Deities were humans with advanced technology and that a powerful, regenerating giant dragon had caused the ancient war between humanity and giant beasts.
• The giant dragon erupted from Mount Fuji as the volcano spewed lava, dust, and toxic gas, then roared above the mountain.
• Godzilla answered the dragon's roar and fired its blue Atomic Breath at it.
• William ordered the God Body Squad to assist Godzilla and the other Infinity-class warships to change course; the squad attacked, drawing the dragon's attention.
• William ordered all Infinity-class warships to prepare their Super Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannons, lock onto the dragon, and await his command to fire.

William’s forces destroyed the three-headed Giant Dragon with the Infinity-class warships’ main cannons, ending the threat near Mount Fuji. He let Godzilla return to the ocean and ordered Umbrella to acquire Japanese land, intending to revise textbooks in areas under its control.

• Carl triggered One-Hit Kill and blasted the Giant Dragon’s central head with her sniper cannon, leaving it stunned.
• William ordered four Infinity-class warships to fire their main cannons, destroying the Giant Dragon and half of Mount Fuji.
• Serena confirmed the Giant Dragon had no remaining signs of life, while ground forces evacuated civilians threatened by a possible volcanic eruption.
• William chose not to contain Godzilla and let it return to the ocean, hoping it would help manage the remaining Giant Beast Species.
• William ordered Serena to prepare a massive acquisition of Japanese land and revise textbooks in Umbrella-controlled areas, using agents and USS to overcome resistance.

Reporters livestreamed the UNSC and Umbrella fighting the Giant Beast Species around Fuji City, while five days later humanity assessed the immense global losses and began rebuilding. The chapter ended with William, Mike, Andre, and senior officials meeting aboard the Infinity to discuss whether to reveal the existence of anomalous phenomena to the public.

• Yuri Keiko and her cameraman livestreamed the battle from a mountaintop park as Mylon's battle body destroyed several giant beasts near the shore.
• Reporters around Fuji City and Odawara City broadcast the fighting while the UNSC and Umbrella evacuated civilians and attacked the monsters.
• On June 7, governments estimated around forty million deaths, hundreds of millions to billions of refugees, and severe damage to cities and economies.
• The UNSC and Umbrella began postwar reconstruction with help from humanity's unaffected colonies.
• William, Mike, Andre, and senior UNSC officials met aboard the Infinity to consider whether to disclose anomalous phenomena to the public.

After the giant-beast attack killed forty million people and exposed Umbrella’s secrets to the world, William and government officials debated whether to reveal the existence of abnormal phenomena. William proposed publicizing humanity’s past war against the Reaper Civilization and blaming the attack on hostile aliens, leaving the officials to consider a cover story that would conceal the truth.

• Serena showed the officials news coverage and online arguments about Umbrella’s giant mecha, the giant beasts, and other abnormal phenomena.
• A Japanese Foreign Minister argued that the public deserved the truth, but Mike and Andre warned that revealing some phenomena could make them grow and cause further disasters.
• Serena reported that disclosing the full truth carried a seventy percent chance of plunging society into twenty years of chaos, and most officials agreed to keep it secret.
• When officials questioned how they could conceal the attack from eight billion people, William suggested creating a topic that would draw public attention.
• William proposed releasing footage of Umbrella’s past battle against the Reaper Civilization and blaming the giant-beast attack on hostile alien forces.

Serena showed videos presenting Umbrella’s Super Soldier program and its recruitment of children, followed by Spartans preparing to defend Earth from giant attackers. The final video revealed that the boy who had volunteered to fight had grown into a Spartan.

• Serena showed a video of Umbrella examining enhanced Second Batch Spartans and claimed the Russell Family had perfected Super Soldier technology.
• An Umbrella Agent told Mr. and Mrs. Smith that their son was suited for the program and explained the training, risks, and benefits of joining.
• Little Smith pleaded to become a Super Soldier, and his parents agreed after hearing that humanity faced hostile forces.
• Serena played footage of Spartans preparing to pilot giant machines against attackers threatening civilians on Earth.
• The conference attendees recognized one Spartan as an adult Little Smith.

William arranged for Umbrella to release footage of the Reaper battle and the Spartans, while officials focused on rebuilding Japan and stabilizing its economy. Alone with the system, William learned that some anomalous phenomena came from an “Another World.”

• William explained that footage showing the Spartans’ voluntary participation and their role in protecting humanity would accompany the battle footage, and officials approved the plan.
• William assigned Andre to host Umbrella’s press conference and ordered Mike to deploy the Marine Corps to help Japanese residents rebuild while enforcing discipline.
• Serena told William she had already located people spreading posts about Manhattan, the Middle East, and Egypt and had sent the USS to perform Memory Wipe Measures.
• After Serena left, William asked the system why it had been silent, and it explained that he had lacked permission to learn the details of anomalous phenomena.
• The system told William that anomalous phenomena included those already present in the world and those originating from an “Another World.”

William learned that from after May 31, 2023, rifts could bring creatures from other universes into his world and allow his forces to travel into theirs. The System explained that he would need to stop hostile invasions at their source, while William considered Umbrella and the UNSC’s growing strength.

• William asked the System how anomalies from another world differed from those native to his world, and it explained that The Thing and the Godzilla creatures came from other universes.
• William asked whether a catastrophic anomaly would appear in 2023, and the System said it could not predict the next anomaly but warned that situations like Kepler-22b would begin occurring throughout the universe.
• The System told William that rifts and channels would allow creatures from other worlds to invade and let his forces travel to those worlds.
• William questioned why he should send troops into other universes, and the System said he could stop invasions at their source, protect humans there, and gain resources and personnel.
• The System said the first rift or channel could appear after May 31, 2023, and William judged that Umbrella and the UNSC would be ready to handle most threats.

William watched Umbrella’s “Truth” livestream as it revealed the Reaper war and the Spartan-II program, then followed Andre’s press conference in Tokyo. Andre disclosed humanity’s first contact with the Reaper Civilization and blamed the giant beasts on hidden Reaper remnants experimenting on Earth’s animals.

• William returned to his office and opened Umbrella’s livestream, which showed footage of the fleet’s battle against the Reaper mothership.
• The broadcast showed Spartan-II recruitment, training, and combat footage, prompting viewers to argue over the ethics of turning children into soldiers.
• The livestream switched to a Tokyo press conference attended by reporters and representatives, where Andre spoke for Umbrella and the UNSC.
• Andre said Umbrella had fought the Reaper Civilization on February 22, 2011, and that this encounter had led to the UNSC’s establishment.
• Andre claimed Reaper remnants had secretly experimented on Earth’s animals and insects, creating the giant beasts that attacked cities.

At a press conference, General Andre answered questions about Umbrella Corporation’s Giant Mecha, military power, and Spartan soldiers. He defended the company’s relationship with the UNSC and its training of children, then accused a reporter of meddling in other people’s affairs.

• Reporters questioned Andre about the Reaper Civilization and Umbrella Corporation, and he restored order before taking questions.
• Andre told a reporter that the Giant Mecha belonged exclusively to Umbrella Corporation and could be operated only by its Super Soldiers.
• Andre rejected concerns that Umbrella Corporation might establish a dictatorship, citing its history of selling technology and cooperating with the UNSC to protect humanity.
• A reporter accused Umbrella Corporation of separating children from their parents, training them as soldiers, and performing surgery on them.
• Andre said the children and their parents had consented, that the soldiers were adults when they underwent surgery, and that the reporter was meddling in their affairs.

Andre defended Umbrella’s Spartan program at a press conference, then revealed that the company would publicly recruit Astartes on a large scale. William watched public attention shift toward enlistment and, believing the crisis was mostly contained, left his office to look over the Infinity.

• Andre silenced a reporter who accused Umbrella of violating God’s will, arguing that Spartans had saved humanity from the giant beasts and the Reaper Civilization.
• Andre confirmed that Umbrella was still creating Super Soldiers, explaining that older youths could become the less powerful Astartes through a new process.
• Andre announced that Umbrella would recruit Astartes publicly and on a large scale, a plan brought forward because of the giant beast attack.
• Viewers shifted from arguing about Umbrella’s ethics to discussing whether they could join the Astartes, while the Spartan-I program remained secret.
• William closed the livestream, left his office compartment, and watched the crew and Marines aboard the Infinity as he hoped the near future would be calm.

William approved Rebecca’s week of leave so she could visit Li Mu and check on the Astartes Project on Minos Island. Serena then reported that the Female Angel had become agitated and wanted to see William, so he went to meet her.

• Rebecca told William that research on the giant beasts had stopped because their remains offered little value and the surviving Godzilla was humanity’s ally.
• Rebecca asked William for a week off to visit Li Mu on Minos Island and check on the Astartes’ drug-injection progress, and he approved her leave.
• William decided to discuss a trip to Minos with Halsey and check on the Astartes’ progress himself.
• Serena told William that the Female Angel had learned to speak in short phrases and had grown agitated since he returned to the Endless.
• Serena reported that the Female Angel nearly injured a researcher while insisting on seeing William, and he ordered Serena to take him to her.

William met the Female Angel after she injured a researcher while demanding to see him, and he calmed the tense USS personnel. He discovered she could learn and began testing the limits of her defensive barrier, which expanded beyond the garden chamber.

• The Female Angel frightened the researchers and shoved one of them away after they refused to let her see William.
• William and Serena entered the garden chamber, and William ordered the USS personnel to lower their weapons.
• The Female Angel rushed toward William for an affectionate embrace, but he stopped her at a safe distance.
• William learned from the system that the Female Angel could learn to communicate through instruction and considered how to arrange her future.
• William asked the Female Angel to demonstrate her Defense Barrier, and she expanded it until it passed through the chamber walls and covered the surrounding area.