Are You Threatening Me?

Shield V Planet 2 has a harsh surface climate and is constantly shrouded in sandstorms.

The location where they landed was a research area established by CEC Corporation, which included several zones. To get directly to the Divine Seal, they had to pass through several dangerous places.

Among them is the research lab area led by CEC, which replicates the Divine Seal. When the disaster occurred, no one survived on the entire surface, which means that a large number of "Variant" beings gathered here!

Listen!

Hammond loaded a gun, took a deep breath, and looked at the group with a serious expression. "This mission is very dangerous. We must stick together. As the security chief and a former Marine Corps, you must all follow my orders!"

"Clear!"

Several people nodded vigorously.

"Daniels, since you're a spy sent by the United Government, you must have been trained, right?" Hammond turned to Daniels and, before the latter could speak, said in an unquestionable tone, "From now on, you will be the Deputy Captain, assisting me in command."

"Okay." Daniels nodded and accepted the position, after all, she and Hammond were the only two in the entire team who had received professional training.

"Etc!"

Before stepping into the danger zone, Hammond clenched his fist, signaling the team to stop. Looking at the experimental area before him, he mentally rehearsed the assault tactics he had learned in the Marine Corps.

However, one person's actions ruined his tactics from the very beginning.

Bang!!!

The Iron Door was kicked open, and before they could even discuss it, Isaac rushed in like a brute.

Isaac was extremely anxious and couldn't wait any longer. The thought of his girlfriend Nicole suffering from the virus made him want to rush in and slaughter these damn monsters!

"Wait, Isaac!"

Hammond called out from behind, but inwardly he was anxious, wondering if the guy had gone mad.

This is the lair of the "Corpse Mutant." They haven't even confirmed their numbers yet, and rushing in recklessly will only lead to them being surrounded and attacked!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Intense gunfire erupted from inside the room, interspersed with occasional screams of pain and terror.

"Go in!" Seeing this, Hammond could only grit his teeth and give instructions to the other two. "Johnston, stay at the door and guard against enemies from other directions. Daniels, come in with me. You go left, I'll go right. Be careful to avoid gunfire and don't hurt your own men!"

Immediately afterwards, Hammond executed a beautiful and standard tactical maneuver, rolling into the room. With the help of the infrared mode on his goggles, he could clearly see the situation inside.

Daniels, who entered next, had also received professional training from the government and his gun handling was impeccable. After avoiding Hammond, he didn't have time to check the situation inside and asked, "What happened? Is he alright?"

However, Hammond remained dumbfounded and didn't say a word for a long time.

Daniels had to see it himself.

The result left these two "professionals" speechless, feeling as if they had been hit by a thousand points of damage.

Isaac single-handedly and swiftly dealt with the seven or eight Corpse Mutant lurking inside the room.

Looking at the two people who entered, Isaac calmly turned around, then raised his right foot and stomped down heavily as if filled with anger.

Smack!

The Corpse Mutant was trampled to pieces, and blood splattered everywhere!

Then, under their strange gazes, Isaac raised his head, reverting to his usual demeanor, and asked with slight confusion, "What's wrong?"

Looking at the Corpse Mutant scattered on the ground, dismembered by the Cutting Gun, and Isaac crushing them one by one, Hammond's lips twitched as he asked a question that concerned him deeply, "Isaac..."

Are you really an engineer?

"Is there a problem?" Isaac didn't quite understand why they would ask this question. "Of course I'm the chief engineer, and I have CEC certification. You don't doubt me, do you?"

Hammond and Daniels looked at each other, unsure what to say.

Whose engineers are so amazing?!

Putting everything else aside, just those movements alone are so practiced; they don't seem like those of an engineer, but rather someone who's been through countless battles.

Well-trained soldiers!

"Have you trained anywhere?" Hammond couldn't help but ask.

In front of Isaac, they were like greenhorns, making Hammond, who had just been pondering tactics, look like a joke.

"No," Isaac shook his head blankly and said, "I just feel like there's a voice telling me that's how I should do it."

In fact, even he found it strange.

Even though it was his first time facing these disgusting monsters, his body instinctively acted as if he were a seasoned veteran.

"All right."

Hammond could only keep his questions to himself, lifting the heavy Bolter, and took a breath. "Keep going, Isaac... this time you go first."

The area they were heading to was directly beneath the gravitational tunnel of the Planet Cracker Ship "Ishimura," where it was located. According to the data, it was here that the CEC found that damned Alien Device, "Divine Seal."

As for the enemy?

Let's leave it to the all-powerful Isaac!

Alvin, aboard the Ishimura, was monitoring Isaac's every move through the Servitor Skull.

"As expected, Isaac is Isaac." Watching Isaac slaughter the undead like a god of Corpse Mutant, and seeing that familiar trampling, Alvin couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This is the real Isaac!

"Communication request received!"

At this moment, another Servitor Skull emitted a sound:

"This is 'Will,' a senior executive at CEC, requesting to establish communication with the Ishimura. Should we make the connection?"

"CEC's communications?" Alvin raised an eyebrow, then, as if struck by a sudden thought, sneered, "Heh, it seems they've been keeping an eye on what's happening here. Now that they've discovered the 'Divine Seal' is about to fall into someone else's hands, they finally can't sit still anymore."

The fact that they're communicating at this time suggests there's no other possibility than that they've been keeping a close eye on the Ishimura.

"Take it."

Alvin leaned back in his chair and smiled. "I'd like to see what they have to say."

Hello, sir.

On the communication projection screen, an elderly man with white hair, sunken eyes, and wearing a suit stared sharply at him. "Let me introduce myself. I am a senior executive of CEC Company, representing CEC Company in full authority, and I hope to negotiate with you."

What are we negotiating?

Alvin seemed quite relaxed, after all, he should be the one in control now.

"You should know what we want." Will looked at him calmly: "The Seal of God—"

This is CEC's bottom line. As long as you are willing to hand it over to CEC, we are willing to compensate you.

What if I don't want to?

Alvin narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.

"Sir, I'm not sure what your considerations were that led you to reject the CEC's offer," Will sneered. "But these super soldiers—they're probably not enough to make the CEC take you seriously."

"Please allow me to formally introduce CEC Corporation to you." He straightened his back proudly, his eyes filled with disdain. "Harmony Mining Corporation is a colossal enterprise spanning the galaxy, encompassing multiple projects including colonization, military, and mining. Even the Earth United Government has to consider our opinions. Now—do you understand?"

Will's tone carried a hint of threat. "I advise you to reconsider. If you refuse our offer, the CEC wouldn't hesitate to destroy the entire Ishimura. Please don't doubt our capabilities, sir."

"Are you threatening me?"

Alvin couldn't help but chuckle.

"You can understand it that way if you want," Will said defiantly.