"Boss, the hydrogen bomb is expected to detonate again in two hours to deal with the anomaly codenamed Ghidorah."
"Alright, I understand."
William, listening to Serena's report, put away his slightly surprised expression and turned to walk back to the central control panel.
Looking at the screen, he said indifferently, "What about the casualties?"
"Well…"
Serena on the screen spread her hands, revealing an expression she also found astonishing, and replied:
"Boss, besides some foreign soldiers who suffered scrapes due to the shockwave from the electromagnetic railgun, there were no fatalities.
However, the company's ammunition consumption is severe. Including the two Hector-class hydrogen bombs, we've spent the equivalent of 45 billion US dollars."
"Forty-five billion." William nodded slightly:
"It's fine; we'll earn it back in a few days. After all, money is dead, but people are alive, so this 45 billion was well spent."
"Indeed." Serena nodded.
She completely agreed with William's view.
After all, the current Umbrella Corporation is vast and prosperous; it doesn't lack this 'small' amount of money.
Then, William picked up the trench coat placed nearby and walked out of the bridge, while also instructing Serena:
"Serena, please continue to monitor the overall situation and ensure everything runs normally.
Also, notify Lieutenant General O'Donahue, General Ostrovsky, and the UN fleet at sea to not let their guard down."
"Yes, Boss."
"Hmm."
After giving his instructions, William walked out of the bridge and traversed the corridors of the Specter's deck.
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Looking at the Antarctic scenery outside the porthole and the complete victory, William's mood brightened considerably.
Especially after the hydrogen bomb detonated, completely 'vaporizing' Ghidorah, he would receive the Terran gift package from StarCraft 2, as per the mission issued by the system.
In his previous life, William was a big fan of RTS games. Ever since he saw his cousin playing the Command & Conquer expansion pack, Red Alert, in elementary school, he was attracted to this type of game.
Later, he successively played Command & Conquer, Age of Empires, World in Conflict, and other games.
Of course, William couldn't possibly be unaware of an antique RTS game like StarCraft.
However, due to various reasons, he didn't play it much until the second generation in 2010, when William paid for a copy to relive his childhood memories.
As for Blizzard's later questionable actions, that's beside the point. What he could give a good review to was the later Nova Covert Ops mission pack.
William had waited for years for the delayed StarCraft: Ghost, whose protagonist was Agent Nova, but unfortunately, it was canceled by Blizzard.
The mission pack finally allowed Nova to be the protagonist for once.
Although the Terrans in the game were at a disadvantage, if their equipment were brought into reality, it would be a different story.
He would only receive the gift package from the system after Ghidorah was completely dealt with.
However, William was not anxious; he could afford to wait these two hours.
It was a good time to visit Halsey's laboratory and see how her research on Athena's blood was progressing.
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Inside the Specter's hull, in the ventral section.
Dr. Halsey's laboratory.
This space was quite large, featuring isolation rooms, offices, freezing and refrigeration rooms, and so on.
At this moment, Halsey was sitting behind a computer desk in the office, her cold and beautiful face watching the content displayed on the screen.
Cortana's chip was also beside the keyboard, emitting a faint blue light from its center, indicating that Cortana was assisting her in analyzing various data.
"Whoosh—"
As the automatic door opened, William walked into the laboratory, smiling, "Catherine, how's the research coming along?"
As he spoke,
William walked behind Halsey, placed his hands on her shoulders, and gently kneaded her cheek.
Feeling William's warmth, Halsey's face finally showed a faint smile, and she looked up, puzzled, "Is the battle over so quickly?"
"Yes."
William nodded gently, then leaned against her desk, arms crossed, and said, "It seems we overestimated the combat power of those gods."
Hearing this, Halsey just chuckled without speaking.
After a moment, she answered William's earlier question: "The analysis of Athena's blood is almost finished."
"Oh? Tell me about it." This instantly piqued William's interest.
"According to the data, Athena's divine aspect aligns with Achilles, and she can also replenish her energy through radiation, heat, electricity, charge, and so on.
It's like her food.
She can also use the energy stored within her to generate a barrier similar to an energy shield, or even increase her own size.
However, if those energies exceed her tolerable range, she will explode directly from the inside out.
Theoretically, Athena can withstand an explosion of twenty million tons equivalent.
It seems Cronus and the other Titan gods who survived the first hydrogen bomb detonation should be stronger than fourth-generation gods like Athena in this regard."
"Hmm." William nodded in agreement from the side.
"Furthermore, Athena is not afraid of any viruses, bacteria, or other harmful microorganisms. Her immune function is like…
It's like it's composed of a group of nanoscale biological robots, capable of effectively monitoring foreign invaders and then precisely locating and eliminating them.
If we can decipher this technology, it will further ensure the safety of Umbrella agents."
Speaking of this, Halsey shook her head with a helpless expression, sighing, "But I need more time to decipher it; it's impossible in a short time."
Seeing Halsey's distressed look, William reached out and patted her head, comforting her:
"It's okay, no rush."
"Mm-hmm." Halsey also nodded, clearly enjoying the gesture.
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Afterward, William continued to discuss Athena, the Titan gods, and other matters with Halsey to pass the time, waiting for the hydrogen bomb to detonate and completely eliminate Ghidorah.
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…
On the Specter, in William and Halsey's cabin;
[Detecting that the host has successfully controlled and eliminated the anomaly that appeared this time.
Therefore, this system determines that the host has completed the mission and is currently redeeming rewards…
Redemption complete.
Congratulations to the host for obtaining the following rewards;
① Added 'Ghost' unit assimilation option.
② Various equipment for Marines.
③ Crucio Siege Tank.
④ Viking multi-role fighter.
⑤ Thor heavy assault mech.
⑥ Gorgon-class Battlecruiser.]
Listening to the dazzling list of rewards, William, seated behind the computer desk, was a bit slow to react.
He then propped his elbows on the desk and asked the system internally, "System, explain the first item first."
[Yes.
The host can assimilate employees with a combat power of 120 or higher and a loyalty of 100.
Assimilated employees will have their combat power increased by 80.
And each agent will gain a corresponding 'Psionic' special ability, which will significantly enhance their battlefield awareness, and even a certain degree of telepathy.]
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