From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 270 "Barehand Disassembly" "Emergency"

3 month 28 day.

In the night sky of Costia City, you can see many stars twinkling due to the refraction and scattering of the atmosphere.

At the same time, two irregular satellites are also reflecting the light of Eridana A (star), providing two "guiding lights" for the city of Costia.

Looking down at this colonial capital from above, apart from the moonlight and starlight, the rest is public lighting facilities, and a few apartments and houses with living rooms or toilet lights turned on.

There are only a handful of supermarkets and bars still open, and there is no nightlife to speak of.

After all, in the first two centuries, 80% of the resources mined in the Eridana system had to be transported to Earth, Mars, and Reach.

It was not until the last few decades, when rebellions began to spring up like mushrooms in every colony that humans had set foot on, that Eridana gradually stopped supplying them.

However, things did not develop according to the wishes of the colonists. Civil war and terrorist attacks were the main themes, which directly led to severe inflation and an unprecedented economic depression.

After the establishment of Liberation, which replaced the original UEG government in implementing control, the economic depression was not only not curbed, but became more and more serious.

After all, freedom and liberation require sufficient military force to compete with the UNSC guerrilla warfare, so they are more militaristic.

However, most colonists in the Eridana galaxy would rather suffer and be tired than not support freedom and liberation.

At least at this stage of the Freedom and Liberation hierarchy, there are not many disgusting corrupt officials. Everyone is united in choosing to revolt and fight against the injustice of the Earth government.

but.
The ideas and actions of liberal liberation were too radical, leading some colonists to believe that the Eridana galaxy would eventually be destroyed by internal strife.

now.

It is about ten kilometers away from the rail elevator platform, located on the warehouse side of the eastern outskirts of Costia;
This place had been abandoned several years ago and was occupied and transformed by the Free Liberation Army, turning it into their base for training, target practice and assembly deployment.

If you just look at it from a distance, you will always feel that this base is a bit "shabby".

The old-fashioned barbed wire fences were set up at the outermost edge, the sentry posts and command buildings inside were rather crude, and the anti-aircraft firepower was a product of the late 24th century.

Of course, this base is a place for new recruits, so it is understandable that it is free to liberate and invest financial resources in more important projects and facilities.

This is also the place where more than a thousand passengers and some of the Neptune's crew members were detained.

In a large warehouse at the edge of the base;

“Woooo ...

"Hey it really is, hey!"

The warehouse was filled with the sounds of people crying and sighing.

The large warehouse is divided into two floors and was designed by Liberty to look like a traditional prison, with many "multi-person rooms" equipped with metal railings.

Dozens of people were crammed into a cell that was barely big enough for one person to lie down. If they had to go to the bathroom urgently, they had empty bottles and basins for small situations, and empty basins for big ones.

At first, people could still hold back and didn't want to expose their ugly appearance in front of strangers.

But as time goes by, more and more people can't bear it anymore and have to choose to use empty bottles and basins to solve their urgent needs.

Fortunately, the rebels in charge of patrolling will have cleaning staff deal with the filth every six hours, so the air in the warehouse is still within everyone's acceptable range.

However, after only half a day of living as hostages, many passengers were close to collapse.

Originally, we were on a luxury cruise ship, enjoying free and delicious buffets and having clean and tidy toilets. But now?
Now they are eating rations that are hard to swallow, and even washing hands has become a problem.

However, Leon, Mike and Maggie have not yet made a fool of themselves in front of a group of strangers.

Moreover, they have figured out the rebel army's shift changes and patrol patterns.

At this time, the main door of the warehouse was open.

Twenty fully armed rebels, with monocular displays on their helmets, took over from their comrades to continue guarding and patrolling.

After the rebels finished changing shifts, the main door of the warehouse closed again. Mike, who was in the second-floor cell, glanced at the rebels who were lighting cigarettes for himself and his comrades, and said in a low voice:

"Old friend, little sister, you guys take care of the guys on the first floor. I'll take care of the second floor. Remember, be quick."

"it is good."

"Yes."

Leon and Maggie also nodded solemnly.

Moreover, even in such a situation, with seemingly innocent hostages and passengers around him, Mike never revealed their real names, but simply used "old friend" and "little sister" instead.

Complete a brief plan.

As the one with the strongest physical physique among the three of them, Maggie was the first to stand up and walk to the metal railing.

Then, under the watchful eyes of her cellmates, Maggie easily used her hands to prop open the gap in the railing and walked to the corridor outside the cell.

Leon and Mike followed closely behind.

! !
What's happening here?
Are human hands that strong?

For a moment, the passengers who were in the same cell with the three men were extremely surprised.

However, some passengers quickly stood up, trying to gain freedom through the "survival passage" created by Maggie with her own hands.

But before the passengers finished getting up, Maggie restored the metal railing to its original state.

Then he leaped and landed on the first floor hall.

Step, step!

The sound of two feet hitting the ground reached the ears of nearby passengers and crew members, and also reached the rebels.

!!!

Several rebels who had just lit a cigarette suddenly saw a hostage appear in front of them and immediately prepared to draw their guns to warn him.

"You! Stand still!"

"I!"

"Enemy!"

Unfortunately, no matter how fast the rebels reacted, it was not as fast as Maggie's.

She sprinted forward, and with only the simplest straight punches, swinging punches and side kicks, she "hammered" the arms and calves of the rebels with brute force.

Click!

Oops!
The teeth-grinding sounds of broken bones and shattering echoed among the warehouses.

The rebels who were forced to lose their combat capability lay on the ground wailing in pain.

? !
Hearing the unusual noise, the remaining rebels immediately raised their guns and rushed to the hall, wanting to provide fire support to their wounded comrades.

However, these rebels were blocked by Leon and Mike at close range.

Although the strength and speed of these two investigators are far inferior to those of the superhumans who have been injected with Compound No. 5 since childhood and have stimulated their own potential, it is more than enough for them to deal with several rebels without mechanical skeletons with their bare hands.

In less than half a minute, the twenty rebels who had completed the shift change all collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain.

"I go.!"

"saved!"

"This action and efficiency are even more stylish than the secret agents in the movies."

The passengers and crew members, who had recovered from the shock, couldn't help but cheer.

Some of the female flight attendants who were still in uniform looked at Leon with sparkling eyes because of his parted blond hair.

After all, Leon has extraordinary popularity with women, and his appearance also conforms to the aesthetic tastes of most women.

As for Maggie, many male passengers and flight attendants stayed away from her.

No one wants their significant other to have their bones broken by a single punch.

Of course, after the joy, everyone started to talk and argue again;
"Please, let us out!"

"Go out? Forget it. If you go out, you will either die or be caught again." "With the three of them, we have a chance."

"There's no chance. They are three individuals, not three armies."

"But if the three of them are undercover agents, doesn't that mean the UNSC is already prepared for a surprise attack?"

Most passengers wanted to take this opportunity to escape, but some knew that the consequences of escaping would definitely be worse.

Some people also believe that Leon and his men, who are collecting the rebel equipment, weapons, and ammunition, are agents who obey the UNSC.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

At this time, Mike, the captain of the operation, raised his voice and said:

“In order to ensure everyone’s safety, it’s best to stay here first to avoid being involved in the subsequent battle.

Secondly, we are not undercover agents or secret agents of the UNSC, but ordinary employees of Atlas.

So please remember that Atlas has nothing to do with the UNSC or UEG.

let's go! "

After Mike finished speaking, he opened the main door with Leon and Maggie, who had packed up, and left the warehouse prison together.

"Atlas?"

On the other hand, the people who stayed here were extremely confused.

"Uh, who can help us?"

As for the twenty rebels with broken legs and feet, as the adrenaline returned to normal, they felt excruciating pain, so they had no time to think about what Atlas was, and only thought about who could provide treatment.

But the passengers and crew members in the cells spread their hands and expressed helplessness.

outside the warehouse;
Wearing helmets and protective gear and belts, Lyon and his two companions, holding MA5Bs equipped with ammunition display screens, quickly walked towards the command building in the center of the base.

Their movements were captured by the rebels responsible for night patrols and surveillance cameras installed in various places.

Woo~——Buzz——!
Immediately afterwards, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the base.

This meant that it wouldn't be long before the three of them would face a counterattack from the entire base.

But the three men were fearless because there were no innocent people around to interfere with them, so they could finally let go and do their best.

After running to the corner only a hundred meters away from the command building, Mike raised his hand and signaled the two to slow down and stay on guard.

Through the monocular display screen of the helmet, Mike noticed many "green dots" appearing near the command building.

The "green dots" are the rebels marked as our own units.

After all, the equipment on them was taken from each other.

After a brief thought, Mike turned his head to look at Maggie and ordered in a deep voice:

"Xiao, you will be responsible for attracting the frontal firepower of the Liberation Army to buy more time for Kennedy and me."

"Yes, sir."

Maggie received clear instructions and prepared to stand up and rush out the corner.

But before she left, Mike added: "The nature of the current mission is to prioritize protecting your own life and try to injure the members of the Freedom Liberation.

Remember, we are informing the company, not confronting it head on.
Of course, killing the other team members is also within the scope of this mission. It depends on your own judgment, Xiao. "

"Yes."

Hearing this, Maggie nodded slightly, then quickly rushed out of the corner and headed towards the command building which was already heavily guarded.

?

The rebels who were guarding the main gate and using sandbags and armored vehicles as cover saw Maggie "swaggering" onto the main road, and they all thought, "Is this person stupid?"

Then, a captain holding a walkie-talkie warned through the armored vehicle's external speaker:
"Please lay down your weapons and surrender immediately! Otherwise we will use force"

Da da da! !

But before the captain could finish his warning, he was interrupted by a burst of gunfire from Maggie.

Ding~——whoosh!

Several of the ricocheted bullets hit the armored vehicle and almost hit the captain's arm armor.

! !
This made the captain bend his knees and walk to the rear end of the armored vehicle, and shouted:

"Fire! Fire! Kill that crazy bitch!"

clatter! Da da!

Bang!Bang!
Suddenly, gunfire rang out.

The rebels used the helmet screen to lock onto the fast-moving Maggie and immediately pulled the trigger, firing a 7.62mm caliber full metal armor bullet out of the gun barrel.

The two armored vehicles, which looked like the main universe's M2 Bradley, were also controlled by gunners, allowing their 30mm caliber machine guns to spit out dazzling flames under the night sky.

Not to mention ordinary UNSC Marines, even the ODST Hell Troopers with high-end protection could not break through the defense line guarded by at least two combat platoons with their individual strength.

Soon, the concentrated fire attack caused smoke and dust to block Maggie's vision.

"Ceasefire!"

At this time, the captain immediately signaled his men to cease fire and continued to order:

"Sanchez! Mori! You two go check it out."

"Yes."

Hearing this, two rebels stepped out of the line and quickly headed towards where Maggie was.

The remaining rebels took this opportunity to replace their ammunition, after all, two guys (Leon/Mike) were still missing.

Da da!

Suddenly, gunshots rang out again.

puff! Poof!

The hands and feet of the two rebels were broken.

Maggie, with her clothes and armor slightly damaged and her hair loose, rushed out of the smoke.

She first used the MA5B in her hand to try to disrupt the rebels' movements and combat capabilities.

Da.Ka!
In just about five seconds, she had emptied the 60-round magazine.

At this time, Maggie did not choose to change the magazine. Instead, she threw the MA5B to the captain, and then jumped and broke into the lines guarded by the two combat platoons.

"How can this be. Poof!"

The captain was obviously surprised that Maggie was able to survive, and the next moment, he was hit in the chest armor by the MA5B.

The powerful force caused the captain to spit blood, and his body flew backwards nearly three meters uncontrollably. He finally fell to the ground, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

During this period, Maggie also eliminated more than a dozen rebels at a speed close to that of an afterimage, and now, she is about to "dismantle" an armored vehicle with her bare hands.

At the same time, Mike and Leon successfully broke into the communication center of the command building through the window created by Maggie.

Then, the two relied on the jump-level communication base station established in Eredana C to send the details of this place and the support request for the Sojourner-class dreadnought to the core world of 045.

Shortly after--

Apu, who was in the City of Fraternity, had a flash of red light in her eyes, and she quickened her pace and reported to Sui Yang in front of her:

"Boss, there's an emergency in the Investigation Department."

(End of this chapter)