Chapter 270: The streets are full of nobles! Raid on UNSC headquarters!

After she finished speaking, Margaret called up more scientific research information about the Eqiumin era and presented it to everyone.

In fact, as early as when humans in Halo ushered in the era of interstellar colonization, they embarked on the journey of researching and searching for Forerunner relics, just like the Covenant.

However, due to their late start, insufficient amount of surveyed relics and incomplete technology, they were only able to discover traces of the Forerunner civilization and the Eqiumin era in a small amount of literature.

For example, the rank and level of the Forerunner civilization, this is the information currently controlled by ONI.

In the Forerunner civilization, the highest-ranking group was naturally the architects who were responsible for building large-scale facilities and designing projects.

Next are the adventurers and collectors who survey planets and explore the universe.

The creators who are responsible for political management, parliamentary supervision, and the sowing of life belong to the third-level group. The seeds of the world are created by them.

Next came the military attendants, or soldiers, and the judges who were responsible for legal provisions and recording historical materials.

Only at the end are the young ones of the Forerunners, which are considered the children among the Forerunners. They are collectively called apprentices.

Humans have a relatively clear understanding of the levels and ranks of the Aiqiumin era, but they do not yet have the ability to conduct reverse technological research, excavate, and manufacture the weapons and equipment of the forerunners.

"So, the Universal Corporation went to Arcadia for these relics from the Eqiumin era. Do they know the clues to these relics?!"

At this moment, Andrew seemed to realize the truth of the matter. Combined with the information leaked by the Universal Corporation, the Star Alliance War and the Forerunners, it might be true.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Margaret did not deny Andrew's guess. "In short, ONI previously did not disclose the information to you due to confidentiality requirements."

"Now I will show you all of ONI's top-secret information, including the analysis report on the attack on the Arcadia Research Institute!"

At this point, Margaret enlarged the previous surveillance video footage, as well as the comparison diagram of the facilities after the incident and the analysis report.

Before being attacked by the Astartes warriors, the institute's defenses were almost impeccable, and its strict guard patrol members were all elite soldiers from the UNSC.

But due to the lack of surveillance video, they are unable to understand the entire process of the attack.

All we know is that when the attack occurred, the institute's automatic turrets and fire sentries were all blocked, and all the soldiers responsible for guarding a certain area were killed.

Their causes of death were relatively simple: all of them died from a fatal blow that resulted in their necks being extremely twisted and their spines being broken.

Based on the above situation, as well as the analysis of the footsteps and the traces of the crushed branches captured at the scene, the analysis report given by ONI headquarters is:

[This enemy team consists of about 10 members, all of whom are over 3 meters tall, with some of them being nearly 4 meters tall! ]

[The enemy has extremely advanced network intrusion technology that can burn the lines of the automatic turrets and shield the monitoring equipment. ]

[This enemy's strength is extremely exaggerated. It can easily break the bones of an adult man, and its reaction speed is very fast.]

……

After reading this analysis report, all the UNSC high-level officials present showed surprised expressions and started to discuss with each other.

This information is basically consistent with the content promoted by the Universal Corporation, especially the description of the Astartes warriors, which is exactly the same.

If that's the case, then this human civilization from a parallel universe is very likely to really exist!

Margaret then continued to play a video, which was a 3D demonstration animation reverse-engineered by technicians.

This made the UNSC high-ranking officials present more clearly aware of the almost terrifying combat capabilities of the Astartes warriors.

"The goal of the Universal Corporation is quite clear and definite. They are heading for the remains of the forerunners."

Margaret looked at everyone and said:
"What surprised and delighted us the most from these events was that the agents of the Universal Corporation seemed to possess the super soldier physique that ONI had always dreamed of."

"They are tall, with thick and hard bones. Their movement speed and burst of strength far exceed those of normal humans. This is exactly the super soldier we desire!"

At this moment, General Terrence, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

"Haha! If I remember correctly, aren't you ONI currently in charge of the second phase of the Orion Project? What's the latest progress?"

It is obvious that Terrence is just trying to find fault. Their UNSC Navy has specially allocated funds to build such a money-burning project.

In the end, the PhD in scientific research who led the project was kidnapped. This was such a huge shame!
"During the Reach riot, our core researcher, Dr. Katherine Halsey, was captured by Megacorp, which caused the Phase II plan to be suspended and cannot be restarted for the time being."

Margaret calmly recounted what happened last year.

If the Universal Corporation had not revealed Dr. Halsey's current situation on its own, they would not have known that Halsey had completely defected to the Universal Corporation's camp.

"Now that it has happened, there is no point in regretting it."

Andrew waved his hand and changed the subject. He gave everyone a brief summary and reported on the situation of the Universal Corporation:

"From these clues, it can be seen that every decision and plan of the global giant company is quite precise, and their actions are very targeted."

"The remains of the forerunners, our Orion II plan, and the Star Alliance War whose truth is unknown. It's as if the other party has opened up their eyes and has done all of this in less than two years."

"We are already so far behind others now. It may not be easy to catch up now."

Hearing Andrew's words, Terrence was a little dissatisfied. He turned his head and snorted coldly, and said in a tough tone:
"The situation is not that bad. I guess this so-called global giant is just a conspirator who is good at planning scams. These materials may be a deception for us."

As a veteran admiral, Terrence knew how effective these fake tricks were in fooling stupid guys.

"Even if they have some super soldiers, so what? In the end, it's still our naval power that's being compared!"

Terrence's words inspired the senior naval officers present, but the next second, Andrew couldn't help but refute his boss:

"What if the Astartes warriors owned by the Universal Corporation reach a scale of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands? What should we do then?"

"Such powerful super soldiers, with their legion strength, can easily destroy our ground forces."

"Moreover, the Universal Corporation also has super agents of normal human size. The main force that carries out assassination missions is this mysterious group of agents from the Universal Corporation!"

Andrew's words once again made the senior executives present feel a sudden chill on their scalps. They couldn't imagine what a terrible scene it would be with tens of thousands of Astartes warriors.

Even if all the defense armies on the planet were added together, they would not be enough to defeat them!

"Oh! I really don't believe they can have tens of thousands of Astartes warriors. Even if they do, they have to land. Can they defeat our navy?"

Terrence hit the point. In the interstellar age, the prosperity of a civilization is inseparable from the power of the sea. The stronger the navy is, the stronger the fist of the civilization is. Even the physically invincible Astartes warriors have to rely on warships to land on the planet to defeat their army.

Seeing that Terrence seemed a little overconfident about the situation, Margaret sighed and then played the last video content, which was the key intelligence brought back by the ONI spy.

Soon, the UNSC high-ranking officials present saw the naval battle in the low-Earth orbit of Cygurdrus in the Eridanus II system. They saw that the dazzling blue light easily pierced through many warships of the rebels on the front line.

From Robert's cruiser to the small boss's frigate, all were destroyed by the giant company's hard light attack in less than two minutes.

A large amount of warship wreckage fell on the ground of Secudus like meteors.

This is a completely crushing naval battle!

Originally, Margaret wanted to report the news to everyone later. After all, it was such a heavy news, and she was worried that the naval generals could not bear the blow.

But seeing Admiral Terrence's mysterious confidence, Margaret knew that if she didn't say anything, the Chairman of the Human Security Council might really lead the team himself to fight the Universal Corporation.

If the head of the UNSC Navy were to die, we would be in big trouble!
Sure enough, after seeing the hard-light main guns displayed on the holographic screen and the devastating naval battle, the naval commanders on the scene immediately understood.

The Universal Corporation possesses extremely powerful beam weapons. Not only can they not defeat them in land battles, even their greatest reliance, the navy, is no match for the Universal Corporation!

Although the senior generals of the UNSC did not know the size and appearance of the warships of the Universal Corporation, they were very clear about the configuration of the warships of the Front rebels.

After all, most of the warships of the rebels on the front are old-fashioned ships that they got for free from the UNSC. After a series of modifications, renovations and reinforcements, their combat effectiveness is actually not bad.

With an excellent commander like Robert Watts, the naval force of the Front rebels is quite good.

If the UNSC did not have the Carthage-class and New Era aircraft carriers stationed in the Solar System and the four star systems of the Celestial Garden, the rebels might have just started the "Northern Expedition".

Therefore, judging from naval combat capabilities alone, the UNSC may not be able to defeat the rebels on the front line.

However, judging from the images presented in the video, the Universal Corporation is fully capable of crushing the rebels, which means that the UNSC is no match for them either.

Once the battle begins, their fate will be the same as that of the rebels on the front line!
In an instant, the entire conference room fell into awkward silence.

In the end, it was Admiral Terrence who took the initiative to speak and broke the solemn atmosphere. He looked at Andrew and Margaret in astonishment and said:

"If that's the case, then the rebels from the Front and other forces have basically been incorporated into the camp of the Universal Corporation."

"Once we go to war with the giant corporations, I'm afraid many colonies will stand on their side. By then, we will be surrounded by enemies. I'm afraid..."

Without Terrence having to finish his words, everyone already knew how the war situation would develop and what the outcome would be.

With the fighting power shown by the global giants and the painstaking public opinion war they have waged, there will surely be many people standing on the side of the giants.

As for this group of unpopular high-ranking officials, the only fate they will face is complete liquidation!
"The goal of the Universal Corporation is to unify human civilization. Now they have taken down most of the rebel forces."

After thinking for a moment, Andrew said:

"If we really want to go to war with the Universal Corporation, the UNSC casualties will be countless. Neither the Corporation nor us can accept this."

It was obvious that the purpose of Andrew's words was to persuade everyone to negotiate peace with the giant companies after weighing the disparity in naval strength between the two sides.

After all, the power of the universe is based on the strength of the interstellar navy.

In a landing battle, the Astartes warriors of the giant company are all super strong men, and one of them can beat a hundred army soldiers.

When playing naval warfare, the giant company’s laser cannons can instantly “kill anyone who shows up”. How can we fight them?
They had absolutely no hope of winning.

However, Andrew did not intend to take the initiative to propose negotiations. After all, he was only a naval commander, and the ones who could really make the final decision were still the senior officials.

So Andrew could only remind the senior executives in a tactful way.

However, at this moment, Margaret's words poured cold water on the senior officials who were about to propose surrender or peace:
"The purpose of the global giant company's public assassination list is not only to win the support of the people, but also to subvert our original political structure."

"Their real target is us!"

The meaning of Margaret's words could not be more obvious.

She was warning the UNSC high-ranking officials present not to think that they could find a way out by simply surrendering or making peace. Surrendering to the Universal Corporation would at most guarantee their survival.

But what awaits them is still possible trial and imprisonment, or being dragged out and executed, to vent the anger of the oppressed people.

The Universal Corporation is specifically designed to dismantle the UNSC's political organization and management system. No matter which senior executives are present, no one can escape!
As expected, Margaret's warning immediately made the senior executives panic.

What kind of modern version of "The streets are full of bones of nobles" is this?
Not even a chance to surrender?!

At this moment, Admiral Terrence was obviously stunned. If they would die even if they surrendered, what else could they do?

Could it be that before the naval forces of the Universal Corporation invaded Reach and the solar system, they packed their bags and ran away? This is unrealistic!
"Since the end is certain to be death, let's take the initiative and completely eliminate the agents hiding on Earth. I don't believe that we can't catch these damn scum."

"Even if they are super agents, what can they do? Once they sneak into our territory, without a base for supplies, they will be trapped in a jar."

"I don't believe they can come all the way here and catch us all in one fell swoop!"

Terrence's encouraging words in the past few rounds were echoed by many UNSC senior officials.

"Right! That's right. Since they dare to come, let's catch all these bastards and use them as hostages for negotiations."

"Without logistical support, their bullets will eventually run out, and by then they will be our prisoners!"

"..."

Just as everyone was preparing to make the decision to arrest the agents who were purging the Earth first, a shrill alarm sounded unexpectedly.

boom--! !

What followed was a deafening explosion and intensive gunfire.

Almost instantly, the UNSC executives present stood up quickly, walked quickly to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the conference room, and looked outside the headquarters.

At the east gate of the headquarters, UNSC Marines responsible for guarding the base, as well as numerous armored teams, all arrived at the battlefield and engaged in a firefight with unidentified forces.

The airships and fighter jets that were patrolling closely in the sky also rushed to the battlefield and carried out continuous machine gun strafing attacks on the target.

Judging from the intensity of the exchange of fire at the scene, this raid was very fierce, and it was obvious that the intruders were none other than a combat team from a global giant enterprise.

The enemy's target was none other than the UNSC high-ranking officials who were gathered in the conference room for a meeting!
(End of this chapter)