Coordinates: 4°S, 55°E (British Indian Ocean)
Name: Minos Island.
Viewed from the sky, Minos still looked like a tropical island.
It was covered by vast stretches of primeval forest where the Spartans conducted wilderness survival training, while the pale beaches were lined with barbed wire and other training facilities.
It was surrounded by azure waters.
If not for the base complex on the western coast, the island would have looked more like a holiday resort.
By now, Minos had been completely replanned by Halsey. It was no longer as "crude" and "disorganized" as it had been half a year ago.
There were more laboratory-like facilities, as well as a freezer building specifically used to store T-Virus and serum.
The Ospreys carrying the Spartans had already landed steadily on the elevated helipad and were being serviced by the ground crew.
Inside the Command Center of Minos Island;
Its layout was similar to those of the Command Centers at other Umbrella military bases, though it had fewer personnel and less equipment.
Moreover, all the personnel responsible for operations and communications had been selected from the island's USS and UBCS.
At the center of the Command Center stood an electronic table with a huge screen.
Halsey, dressed in a white lab coat, was adjusting something beside the table.
She...
seemed to have returned to her original "sloppy" appearance.
The black short-sleeved shirt beneath her lab coat had been casually tucked into her loose black pajama pants.
Her light-golden hair, which she had previously taken care to style, was now merely tied into a ponytail.
Perhaps she only dressed up when she was in front of William.
.
"Whoosh—"
"Doctor, may I ask if something important has happened?"
As the automatic doors opened, Kent's voice came from behind her.
When she turned