From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 137 The Queen prepares for a miracle and starts it again

"Jonathan! Take your people to block the right wing, and don't let those zombies escape later!"

"Horst, Nona! Your platoon is responsible for sweeping this neighborhood!"

On the communication channel, an order from a company commander resounded.

Among the deserted streets under the scorching midday sun, more than a hundred Emergency Response Soldiers (AECS) wearing dark green camouflage combat uniforms, equipped with semi-covering mechanical skeletons and face-covering helmets were quickly dispersing in platoon units. open.

Then, the AECS began to use their respective tactical teams as a basis to sweep the dilapidated buildings on both sides of the street one by one.

One of the standard tactical teams of nine people gathered outside an apartment building.

The captain holding the AMWS Commander type pressed against the left wall and moved his right hand forward, seemingly giving some kind of order through gestures and their team communication.

Immediately afterwards, two machine gunners armed with .30cal smart machine guns came to the main entrance and pointed their guns at the apartment building with broken glass and peeling paint on the walls.

Da da da…

During this period, sporadic gunshots were heard all around.

The captain, four riflemen, and two blasters also quickly rushed to the main entrance and cooperated with their comrades to build a fan-shaped fire line.

Buzz!
  Then, they used individual equipment to release a low-decibel noise that could not be heard by human ears, and waited patiently for a few seconds...

"Roar!!"

With beast-like roars, countless "walking corpses" poured out of the apartment building.

Their muscles were withered, their bones were skinny, and their clothes were in tatters. They ran at extremely fast speeds through the stairs and the front door and rushed outside, or they jumped directly out of the window and smashed themselves on the road outside.

"Da da da!!"

However, the moment they appeared within the sighting range of the AECS team, they suffered concentrated fire attacks from 6.2mm rifle rounds, 20mm conventional shotgun shells and .30cal explosive shells.

Bang!
  呲!
  With just one encounter, the zombie's torso was shattered and limbs were torn apart. He instantly lost his ability to move and fell to the ground, completely losing his threat to the AECS.

In less than fifteen seconds, this team killed nearly a hundred walking corpses.

At this moment.

A rifleman's helmet screen displays various detailed information, including her name "Maggie Shaw", her team number "7", and "Main Universe Time: 2000" /03/27, 11:36".

"All riflemen and demolitioners, follow me into the target building to confirm whether the threat has been truly eliminated."

Hearing this, Maggie and her comrades followed the captain into the apartment building.

Alternating and covering each other, quick checks through close combat formations swept through the entire apartment building.

After confirming that no zombie was missed, they retreated outside the building and continued to sweep the remaining area.

12: 44.

More than an hour later.

This AECS company completed the neighborhood sweep mission very smoothly, and quickly returned to the base in the east on a Black Falcon assault boat that looked like a Black Hawk helicopter but used a jet engine.

The rifleman named Maggie Shaw sat on the right side of the open door, put her legs out of the cabin, and locked and fixed the mechanical skeleton to avoid being thrown out of the cabin in a sudden accident.

She unfolded her mask, revealing her distinct, heroic face, as well as her short brown-red female hair.

Being at a high altitude, she could have an unobstructed view of the town below...

It is a small town with a rather Greek architectural style.

When the assault boat formation carrying them reached the designated height and prepared to close the hatch and speed up, Maggie saw the still blue Aegean Sea and the city of Athens located on the east side of the Aegean Sea.

Take your legs back.

The hatch is closed.

Maggie, who returned to her seat, leaned back on the chair, closed her eyes and took a nap.

Her real name is Maggie Shaw. She just completed the military academy founded by Atlas last year. In early 2000, that is, at the beginning of this year, she joined AECS as a quasi-officer and real recruit, and was then transferred by the company to Earth (World War Z) conducts various "military exercises" with live ammunition.

After all, there is not much threat from the walking dead on Earth Zero-5, and our fellow human beings need to regain their lost territory step by step, so for them, it is the most suitable place to exercise their courage and improve their military literacy.

Before she entered college, she actually had the identity of a "freelance vigilante", that is -

Queen Maeve.

At that time, Walter had not yet collapsed, and Maggie did not know that she had been continuously injected with No. 5 compound as a child, thinking that she was born with super defense and strength.

In addition, she greatly admired the Queen of Connaught in ancient Irish mythology. She longed for her to be as valiant as she was, good at using strategy and force, and at the same time she was also the protector of her heirs and people.

Therefore, Maggie started wearing a mask when she was 14 years old, secretly assisting the police in dealing with gunmen, and also helping firefighters rush into fires to rescue trapped people.

Her "vigilante" career lasted until her 17th birthday.

Walt International sent an invitation to Xiang, saying that she could join a new superhero team led by the people of the motherland and have the best stage to carry out the spirit of punishing evil and promoting good.

Maggie was briefly confused about this.

Because her hometown is in the South Central, there is a certain resistance to the East Coast, especially New York.

But it is also Maggie's dream to join the top team and become a real superhero.

But before she made a decision, the soldier boy made various scandals on the Internet, which caused the image of Walter International to plummet, the stock price collapsed, and even the so-called strongest people of the motherland disappeared in an explosion.

This unexpected turn not only ended Maggie's dream of being a superhero, but also shattered the illusion of "natural power".

After learning that she was an accidental product of a biological weapon, she was on the verge of collapse.

After all, when she was unconscious, she was handed over to Walter by her parents on the grounds that they "wanted their children to get better."

However, the information and files exposed by Soldier Boy clearly stated that the probability of successfully acquiring "superpowers" is extremely low, and most children will end up with lifelong disabilities.

Fortunately, Atlas issued an announcement in time, showing that they have the means to remove compound No. 5 from the body, can provide low-cost treatment services to the public, and can also assist the authorities in solving the super scum who have completely "let themselves go".

Then, her family welcomed an Atlas agent.

Not only did the other party provide her with an admission notice to the military academy, she also learned that Atlas had been secretly observing all superpowers to know which "people" were worth saving.

Then, in order to continue to display her ambitions and prove the value of her existence, she resolutely joined the military academy founded by Atlas in New Accra to receive formal instruction and military training.

At the same time, the company clearly requires her, as well as some of the students who retain their superpowers, not to use their superpowers unless they are executing orders from their immediate superiors or in unavoidable emergencies.

At first, she didn't get used to it well with the students who retained their superpowers.

But as they mastered more military knowledge and tactical actions, they discovered that obeying orders was the right choice, and that the team should always be put first at all times.

Today is the fifty-second day that Maggie came to Earth Zero-5.

I don’t know how long it took to fly.

"How long do you think we need to train for? Another month?" Suddenly, a question came through the communication.

"Yes, usually three to four months." A comrade replied.

"It is said that at the end of training, a second intention form will be filled out. If you want to apply to go to ARS or ODST, you have to train for at least half a year... The prerequisite is that your physical fitness must pass the test," another comrade added with a smile.

"I'm not very interested in ARS and ODST. What I really want to go to is the Investigation Department."

The guy who asked the question shook his head, then looked at Maggie who had opened her eyes and relaxed her body and mind and continued to ask:

"Xiao, what about you?"

Hearing this, the comrades in the cabin all focused their attention on Maggie.

"Me?" Maggie, who had regained consciousness, raised her hand and pointed at herself. Seeing her comrades nodding and expecting, she put down her hand, thought about it carefully, and said:
  "It should also be the Investigation Department. I feel that investigators and the special operations team of the Investigation Department are more suitable for me."

"That's right." The guy who also wanted to go to the investigation department said immediately: "You have much stronger physical fitness than ordinary people. Investigator is indeed suitable for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a comrade laughed and scolded: "Xiao You has absolute strength, but when I hear your words, why do I always feel that you are praising yourself in disguise?! Come on, who will wake him up? Come on, let me treat you to a drink!"

"I'm not bad at all abilities, right!"

"Two meals!"

"Two times?! I'll slap him awake!"

"Hahaha!!"

For a moment, the cabin was filled with laughter and verbal banter among the soldiers, and even Maggie was included in the fun.

Four years of military school life and two months of army career have made most soldiers no longer prejudiced against these superhuman beings who have No. 5 compound flowing in their bodies but maintain a baseline.

Superhumans like Maggie also have a sense of belonging, thinking that she is a soldier who obeys orders and obeys orders, and her human identity is strengthened.

At this moment, the scenery outside the cabin has long since transformed from the blue ocean to the endless empty desert.

But before long, a "new oasis city" appeared in the pilots' sight.

There are towering giant buildings here, green plants are scattered among the streets, and hundreds of airships are shuttled and patrolled in the sky.

The most eye-catching facility among them is undoubtedly the nuclear fusion power plant that is located at a certain distance from the city and provides energy for the entire city.

As for the predecessor of this desert oasis-like city, it was Dubai, located near the Space Gate.

However, after Atlas's armed forces cleared away the zombies, it was transformed and rebuilt by the Engineering Department and became Atlas's stronghold city on Earth Zero-5.

Next.

The assault boat transport formation carried everyone across the desert, around the edge of the city, and finally landed on the vertical apron of the military base outside the city.

The hatch unfolds.

The engine stalls.

Maggie's AECS company crossed the apron and prepared to go to the base's equipment maintenance room to hand over their weapons and equipment to logistics management.

But as soon as everyone entered the facility, the company commander's words came over the communication:

"Attention everyone, you have five hours to pack your personal belongings. After five hours, we will take the orbital train through the space gate and go to the ruins base of the main universe to be on standby."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guy who had asked the question in the cabin immediately said:

"Go to the ruins base to standby? Are we going to participate in a large-scale military operation?"

"Calculate the time, the space gate will open soon. If the situation in Universe 07 is too complicated, more soldiers will be needed to deal with it, so we should be a reserve force...

Of course, I am just speculating based on the files released by the company, and it may not be true. "

"Hey!" After hearing his teammate's explanation, the waiter raised his hand and patted Maggie on the shoulder, saying longingly:

"Xiao, it's time to earn military merit together. Maybe we can transfer directly to the Investigation Department!"

"..." Maggie looked at the other party with a speechless expression.
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at the same time.

Ruins Base, the second floor of the command center;

The center console displays five holographic screens and five Primarchs in black uniforms.

Robert (Guilliman), Sanguinius and Leon have the same golden hair color, but the hairstyles of these three original bodies are short hair, long hair and back hair respectively to reflect their different aesthetics.

There is also Horus who has short black hair and may not be as good as Sanguinius in appearance, but he has a different temperament.

There is also Magnus, who has begun to grow long dark red hair and looks more and more like a scholar.

As for the people standing next to the center console, they were Sui Yang, who was wearing a black windbreaker, and Dorn and Vulkan, who were one year and two months old.

He is less than one and a half years old, which is considered a toddler for ordinary humans and a teenager for the original body. Therefore, Dorn is now about 1.3 to 4 meters tall.

Moreover, it was probably the first time that he accompanied his father to meet his brothers in other universes in a formal occasion. Dorn looked serious and nervous, fearing that he might not perform well enough.

As for Vulcan…

It seems a bit special.

He is obviously the same age as Dorn, but he is already 1.8 meters tall, and his body is strong enough to hold up the black clothes on his body.

Although equally nervous, Vulgan was not too restrained and just stood silently on the right side of the center console.

Not long ago, Sui Yang ordered Jack Clausa, the commander-in-chief of AECS, to dispatch AECS without defensive tasks to the ruins base to be on standby to deal with possible emergencies.

毕竟开启第六道空间门的日期是1999年2月9号，而414天之后，便是今天的2000年3月27日，即第七道空间门可开启的时间。

At this time, Sui Yang was giving some verbal instructions to the five original bodies:

"You are all excellent and have managed the company's branches in different universes very well. To be honest, you have helped me share a lot of things and shoulder a lot of pressure.

Although we are father and son, I still want to say thank you.

I won’t say anything else. Finally, if you encounter some phenomena that cannot be explained by physics, I believe you all know what to do and what to say.

Okay, let's all get busy. "

"Yes, father."

The five original bodies first responded respectfully in unison, and then took the initiative to disappear from their respective screens.

After Sui Yang said to Dorn and Vulkan, "Wait for me here," he turned around and left the command center.

Seeing this, the two younger originals came to the edge of the second floor and saw their father again through the observation window.

"Eh." Dorn looked at Sui Yang walking towards the altar and asked Vulkan beside him:
  "Which one of the brothers would you say is the most easy-going?"

"Horus." Vulkan said without thinking: "He is the first brother to give us birthday gifts. He also recorded a video himself, saying that he could go to Universe 05 to play with him when he is free."

"I think so too." Donne had no objection.

At this time, Dorn saw that Sui Yang had stepped onto the stairs and was about to reach the top of the altar with the skull carved on it, so he continued:
  "Then...brother, do you think my father is really a god walking on earth as rumored?"

"I don't know." Vulkan didn't care that Dorn took advantage of him and blurted out again: "I only know that my father is my father. There is no need to worry about anything. What's the difference between being a god and not being a god? Right."

"What you said...seems to make sense." Dorn thought thoughtfully.

Sui Yang outside the window had already used psychic energy to cut open his palm, filling the skull mark with blood and letting a golden light appear.

!

Dorn and Vulkan, who had witnessed such a scene for the first time, could not help but look surprised and closed their eyes slightly, trying to adapt to the overly shining golden light.

Wait for the light to dissipate;
  The two of them discovered that the seventh space gate emerged at the end of the ruins base.

Then, more than a dozen hellhounds that had been fully prepared were like wild horses, running straight through the silver mirror to perform the first reconnaissance for the fully armed advance team members.

"Brother..." Donne sighed with emotion: "Do you think this is a miracle?"

"..." Vulgan shrugged and did not answer.

　There is another chapter. I have written 1300 words, and there is still 1000 words left. I need to wait for a while, at least two hours.

　　This chapter is about 4700 words. Finally, thank you for your support~
  　　
  　
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