The Forerunner's Intent

"Whoosh~!"

Accompanied by the faint sound of a waterfall flowing outside the ship, the Amber gradually entered the "surface" of the Shield World.

"Boom—~ Bang—~!"

Once the Amber had completely entered, the entrance at the lake fully closed as well, making the murky waterfall abruptly vanish.

Next.

Without any orders from William or Miranda, the crew activated the powerful lights around the Amber, allowing everyone on the bridge to see their surroundings clearly.

The Amber was currently sailing "within" the surface of the Shield World.

Metal frameworks made of unknown alloys were everywhere, and the gaps between them were exceptionally spacious. Even an Infinity-class Flagship could navigate through here.

"Boss, we've detected a large number of targets flying toward us."

At that moment, Serena appeared on the helmet display, her expression slightly solemn as she reported to William.

At the same time, Serena highlighted those targets on the display, allowing William to observe them more clearly.

Through the long-distance vision function of his Power Armor helmet, William discovered that the targets flying toward the Amber were the one-eyed AIs that best represented Forerunner Technology—

Templar Defenders.

The Templar Defenders had also activated the lights in their eyes and were scanning the Amber.

One Templar Defender even came to the bridge's window and exchanged a "stare" with William, who stood behind it. It then continued flying around the Amber, scanning its other sections.

"Boss." Serena, displayed on the helmet screen, reported to William:

"These Forerunner AIs have no hostility toward us. They've also provided us with a route through communications that can guide us to the interior of the Shield World."

"Good." William nodded slightly, then turned his back to Miranda and said calmly, "Captain Carter, follow the route provided by those AIs and lead us out of this space that's