From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 279 "Can it really fly?" "Reverse hijacking"

Phew—bang! !
At this moment, a high-explosive bomb passed through the gap, streaked across the right side of the Mithril shield, and hit the soldier's head, causing a low-intensity explosion.

Thick smoke immediately enveloped the soldier's upper body.

But this kind of attack couldn't even tickle the soldier.

What's more, the Biology Department also prepared mithril armor for it, which was also forged by dwarves.

Although the Mithril Armor does not have any auxiliary power and only the helmet screen can provide auxiliary vision, it is sufficient to perform its "main job", which is to prevent the soldier from being disturbed by conventional attacks.

The smoke dissipated, and the soldiers were still charging at a rapid pace, breaking directly into the assembly square at the front of the base.

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What kind of monster is this? !
The UNSC elite infantry who had completed the emergency deployment couldn't help but feel timid as they saw the guys who couldn't be killed by guns and missiles were quickly closing the distance with them.

"Steady! Steady!"

"Keep suppressing the fire, don't retreat! We must get rid of this guy in front of us!"

However, the UNSC infantrymen had no intention of escaping, and continued to suppress the soldiers with firepower using their respective guns.

Being able to be responsible for the security of the headquarters means that this group of UNSC infantry are elite from various units and are absolutely loyal.

As for the soldiers facing the "massive" offensive
Naturally, they would not be injured by conventional weapons due to the firm determination of the UNSC infantry.

Suddenly, it leaped with all its might, jumped more than 20 meters away, and "smashed" the turret of an armored vehicle.

boom--!
The turret of the armored vehicle was collapsed and dented by the soldiers' brute force, and the chassis was also severely deformed.

! !
The infantrymen quickly dispersed their distance, turned their guns, and prepared to continue pulling the trigger.

The soldier waved his left hand lightly and threw the mithril shield towards a lieutenant in charge of command.

Bang-!
With a dull thud, the lieutenant was directly blown away by the shield.

Moreover, when the shield was about to fall to the ground, it seemed to go against common sense of physics and made a slight "buzzing" sound, and returned to the soldier's left forearm.

In fact, in addition to adjusting the soldier's physical physique to further enhance his strength, speed, reaction and ability to withstand blows, the Biology Department also "paid out of their own pockets" to commission the dwarf factory in Terrala to upgrade the protective gear and asked the other party to help transform the shield.

Using room-temperature superconducting ore, the dwarves helped the Biological Department create a "magnetic" shield that can be quickly recovered in wartime.

Of course, if the soldier throws the shield more than a hundred meters away, the magnetic attraction will still fail and will need to be reactivated by getting closer.

Immediately afterwards, the soldier continued to "dive into the crowd".

It swings out its shield to deal with machine gunners or precision shooters in the distance, while using brute force to knock down the infantry surrounding it.

Moreover, the soldier was restraining his strength from beginning to end, trying not to take the initiative to kill.

Even so, more than half of the UNSC infantrymen were completely out of breath. After all, no matter how much the soldiers restrained their strength, they still weighed over tons.

As for the Pelican and the attack boats hovering in the air, they stopped their machine gun firing for fear of accidentally injuring friendly forces.

at this time;

A medium-sized transport boat, escorted by four specially made Pelicans, left the helipad at the rear end of the headquarters building and headed quickly towards low-Earth orbit.

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The soldier who was engaging in close combat looked up at the flying formation that was getting farther and farther away.

When the fleet carrying a group of UNSC high-ranking officials and generals completely disappeared in the sky, the soldier turned around and ran.

Regardless of what the infantrymen who had suffered heavy casualties thought, it rushed out of the base without looking back, apparently preparing to withdraw from the battle.

Seeing this, the Pelican and the attack boat quickly gave chase.

At this moment, he had already flown out of the transport boat on the middle level;
"Retreating?"

Margaret, who was sitting in the middle of the cabin, was initially confused after learning about the situation on the ground with the help of holographic communication.

But she soon realized that the soldier boy who attacked the headquarters was most likely just a "bait".

The purpose is most likely to allow them to board a transport ship and head to low-Earth orbit.

But what’s the point?
During the phase of leaving the atmosphere, it is not just the four Pelicans that are escorting them. The fleet in orbit can detect any non-UNSC air units at the first moment and provide long-range fire strikes.

Therefore, Atlas had no choice but to secretly deploy a large-scale attack formation, otherwise it would be impossible to intercept them during their voyage.

After waiting for a while, the Pelican, which was responsible for continuing to track the soldier boy, also sent real-time images.

Seeing the soldier boy speeding towards the center of Sydney, Margaret's face became extremely gloomy.

Because of the opponent's move, they were unable to drop tactical nuclear bombs at will.

No matter how mad ONI is, it would not allow hundreds of thousands or even millions of people to die with it just to destroy a super soldier.
Of course, if it was only tens of thousands, Margaret might still approve the action.

But she didn't have the mind to worry about the soldier's actions, but was analyzing how Atlas should intercept him.

She also notified the nearby fleet to keep a close eye on all movements around them.

As for Volkov and a group of senior officials and generals, they were also expressing their respective opinions based on the behavior of the soldier.

suddenly--

Beep-beep-!

A rapid alarm sounded in the cabin.

At the same time, the pilot of the transport boat also used the radio to quickly report to them:

"Sir! An unidentified flying unit has entered the visual range and is approaching the formation at an extremely fast speed!"

In addition to the report, the pilot also shared the vision from his helmet, and then presented it to Margaret, Volkov and others with the help of a holographic screen.

Through the screen in front of them, everyone discovered a vague "human-shaped" unit, which was on the right side of the transport boat's cockpit and was flying at the same speed while maintaining a relative stillness.

When the pilots zoomed in, they could see clearly that the unidentified unit was indeed a "person".

The other party is wearing a tight black combat uniform. If you look closely, you can find that the surface of the combat uniform is fitted with a large number of diamond-shaped "◇" modules.

It seemed that the opponent's combat uniform had a "stealth" effect, which allowed it to avoid detection by the airborne radar until it appeared in the pilot's visual range.

At this point, without waiting for Volkov to give orders, the Pelican, which was responsible for close escort, adjusted its angle and prepared to eliminate the humanoid unit.

But the other party looked at the transport boat they were on, and then looked at one of the Pelicans -

Ri~——咻——!
Immediately afterwards, the "man" did not give the Pelican a chance to react, and two dazzling red beams burst out from the front of his helmet.

boom!
The beam easily melted through the Pelican's tail engine and caused a violent explosion.

Then, that "person".
In other words, the Homelander that was transformed and upgraded by Atlas launched three consecutive laser attacks, instantly disintegrating the escort formation formed by the Pelican.

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Witnessing this scene, all the senior officials and generals in the cabin were completely dumbfounded.

Even ONI Director Margaret couldn't believe it and said to herself: "Atlas really has a super soldier who can break through the atmosphere alone."

After they recovered, a "familiar" quarrel immediately broke out in the cabin;

"What the hell is that?!" "Tell the fleet to send a squadron of carrier-based aircraft to take out that guy!!"

"No, who knows if it has other abilities?"

"Who cares if it has other abilities? If we don't get rid of it, we're all doomed!"

But the people of our country, who have super hearing, had no way of knowing the dispute in the cabin.

After all, the current flight altitude is about 200 kilometers from the ground. The air is extremely thin and does not have the conditions for sound transmission.

Moreover, the Homelanders don't care at all about the emotions and mentality of the high-ranking officials and generals of UNSC and ONI at this moment.

After dealing with the escort formation, the Homelander gradually approached the cockpit of the transport boat until its hands touched the sealed window of the cockpit and completed the adsorption.
Ri~!

The monitor on the eye of his helmet once again emitted a dazzling red light as the laser accumulated energy.

Seeing this scene, the cabin fell into silence.

No matter how powerful Volkov and Margaret are, they seem insignificant in front of the laser rays of the people from their homeland.

They breathed rapidly and broke out in cold sweat, fearing that they would be burned and "vaporized" by the laser in the next second.

Fortunately, Homelander did not choose to destroy the transport boat, but used the auxiliary system of the combat suit to hack into the communication channel in the cockpit at close range.

And with an emotionless voice, he said:
"Everyone, please note that from this moment on, you are all prisoners of Atlas.

If you want to save your life, please follow my instructions."

As Homelander spoke, he lowered his head slightly, staring at the crew in the cockpit with his eyes flashing red, and continued:

"Please proceed to the civilian orbital space station at 470, 414, 366. You have thirty seconds to consider.

If you don't obey after 30 seconds, I will destroy your transport vehicle.
30,

29,

"

After Homelander finished speaking, he began Atlas' classic operation, which was to start the countdown directly.

This made a group of senior officials and generals turn their attention to Volkov.

"Sir! What should we do?!" The pilot's urgent question was also heard over the radio.

Now life or death depends entirely on the decision of the Chief of Naval Operations.

Of course, if Volkov chooses to refuse to compromise, they won't have many complaints.

The main reason is that they know very little about Atlas, but they are extremely confident and conceited.

Moreover, according to common sense, who could have imagined that "flying" super soldiers actually exist?
All we can say is that the other party has endless cards up his sleeve.

"General, we need to consider the whole of humanity. Let's just follow their instructions for now."

At this time, Margaret made a suggestion.

Volkov's eyes twitched and he didn't respond immediately, obviously still struggling with how to choose.

But when he heard his countrymen count down to "8, 7", he finally sighed and ordered the pilot:

"According to what the other party said."

"Yes, sir."

The pilot felt relieved after receiving clear instructions, and began to adjust the flight angle, heading towards the civilian space station more than 500 kilometers away.

Upon seeing this, Homelander dissipated the energy glow, returning the helmet's eye monitor to normal.

He said: "Thank you for your cooperation. Finally, please be careful not to ask your fleet to provide assistance.

Only nuclear bombs and the electromagnetic main guns of ships can penetrate my defenses.

In other words, if you want to get rid of me, you will be buried with me, so please give up your fantasy and accept the reality of becoming a captive. "

Next;
The motherland returned to silence and continued to stick to the observation window, watching the crew's every move.

The transport boat also began to accelerate under the control of the crew.

During this period, the UNSC, realizing that its top brass had been kidnapped, also dispatched a large number of frigates and destroyers to arrive at the space stations at 470, 414, and 366 in advance.

Viewed from a distance.

The space station looks ordinary, it is just a convenience for ordinary airlines and cruise ships and cargo ships of freight companies to dock.

There are now two cruise ships that look similar to the Neptune but are of old style, and a cargo ship as big as a cruiser, docked in the outer port of the space station.

At the same time, more than a dozen UNSC frigates and destroyers have arrived near the space station.

The muzzles of its main guns and secondary guns were all locked on the motherland.

Unfortunately, once the artillery fires, Volkov, Margaret and others will be affected and killed.

"Suspected of murdering UNSC senior officials and suspected of having connections with Atlas or the rebels" is not a charge that any captain can bear.

Even if Volkov gave the order "Fire at us! Never give in to the enemy!", the UNSC would not dare to execute it easily.

Who knows whether the act of opening fire will be used by organizations with ulterior motives to make a big fuss.

Therefore, the UNSC had no choice but to watch the transport boat fly straight into the cargo hold of the freighter.
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Cargo hold interior;

Homelander left the observation window and stood on the metal deck.

The crew also controlled the transport boat to land and stop.

Tread!

More than a dozen special operations team members from the Investigation Department, wearing "smuggled" airtight protective clothing, immediately surrounded the transport boat.

Two of the special forces members pointed their Gauss rifles at the hatch, patiently waiting for the cargo hold to complete pressurization and oxygenation.

When the helmet screen gave a reminder that it was possible to breathe normally in the cargo hold, Homelander moved to the back of the transport boat.

Then, this biological weapon, which was considered to have the highest single combat power after the original body, controlled its force and shot out a laser beam, cutting open the rear hatch of the transport boat.

Then, Homelander took away the cut hatch, exposing Volkov, Margaret and others directly to the special operations team.

"Please put your hands on your head and leave the cabin immediately. Do not force us to use coercive measures."

Following a loud warning from a special warfare member, this group of generals and officials who were capable of deciding the future direction of the UNSC were forced to walk out of the cabin with their hands on their heads.

And outside the cargo hold.

This civilian cargo ship also forced its way out of the port, changed direction, and accelerated away from the orbital space station.

When sailing to a safe area, a vortex entrance emitting blue light appeared at the front of the freighter.

Then, under the "watchful eyes of the public", they entered the jump space and headed for the Eridana galaxy to which Atlas belonged.

(End of this chapter)