Great Victory

December 1, 2026.

Location: The top-floor conference hall of Umbrella Hotel, Halifax City.

Local time: 11:20.

Inside the conference hall.

Its decorations and layout were similar to those of the top-floor conference halls in other major-city branches, but it was more spacious and somewhat more luxurious.

The seats in the audience were not ordinary folding chairs, but comfortable single-person sofas.

Halifax City was, after all, Umbrella's headquarters city. It had to maintain appearances.

At this moment, reporters of different skin colors and ethnicities sat on the sofas.

Of course, the ethnicities present were limited to humans. There were no Elites, Grunts, or Gnolls.

Around the edges of the conference hall, there were still plenty of cameramen accompanying reporters from their respective outlets, adjusting their equipment.

"Hey, buddy, what do you think Umbrella is going to announce this time?"

"I don't know, but I think it should have something to do with the war over the past few months."

"Something explosive? That 'purple mushroom' in Earth's low orbit is explosive enough."

"Whatever. Explosive or not, I just hope humanity can win."

"Buddy, you've got to have some faith in humanity."

Since the press conference had yet to begin, many reporters who knew each other were chatting privately while speculating about what Umbrella was going to announce.

Ordinary society still did not know that humanity had already achieved a decisive victory in the Human-Covenant War.

A few reporters wore worried expressions, as though they were concerned that humanity might lose to the Covenant.

But the overwhelming majority were filled with confidence, firmly believing that Umbrella and UNSC forces could achieve victory. After all, Sparta, the Astartes, and the demigods were no pushovers.

"Click—"

Just then, the doors at the front of the conference hall opened.

Andre, dressed in a black admiral's uniform