'Whoa?'
At this moment, William Russell's left eyelid twitched a few times. He closed his eyes, trying to control it, but it didn't work.
The main reason was that the reward given by the system this time was truly 'generous'.
However, the conditions for completing the mission were also extremely harsh.
Aside from creating the vaccine, the system also required him to personally participate in the containment operation, which showed the difficulty of this mission.
Immediately after, William crossed his arms over his chest, assuming the look of someone carefully watching the reconnaissance operation.
He said to the system: 'System, is this mission mandatory?'
[Replying to Host, this system will not force the Host to do anything; it is all decided by the Host himself.]
'Heh, you're still the same.' William chuckled in his heart and asked again:
'Can you explain these rewards to me in detail? You have to let me see if it's worth the effort.'
[Of course.
1. Assimilation option for the Colonial Marine Corps from "Aliens";
Assimilated Soldiers will maintain loyalty to the Host above ninety, and their combat power will permanently increase by ten.
Gain the 'Xenomorph Killer' trait.
They will be adept at handling Xenomorph-type anomalies and will receive a 15% increase in combat power. This status lasts until the war ends.
Bonus:
① This system will also upload the corresponding equipment blueprints of the Colonial Marine Corps to Umbrella's Hive database, which the Host can retrieve and use at any time.
Equipment includes:
1. Individual Combat System.
2. M41A Pulse Rifle.
3. M56 Smart Gun.
Etc.
② Even though the Marine Corps under Mike ODonahue does not belong to Umbrella, this system can still perform one free assimilation.
2. Assimilation option for the Blackwatch Soldiers from "Prototype 1";
After being assimilated, the Agents will maintain loyalty to the Host above ninety, and their combat power will permanently increase by fifteen.
Gain the 'Calm' trait.
The Blackwatch Soldiers in the game are selected from special forces and security forces, the elite of the elite.
They will not panic, will not be confused, their actions will be clear, their goals will be precise, and they will know how to handle problems when they encounter them.
When Umbrella's Agents are assimilated, they will gain all the above characteristics.
Bonus:
The corresponding equipment provided by this system is not as good as the sealed combat equipment developed by Dr. Halsey, but this system will still upload the blueprints to the Hive.
3. Corporate Culture.
Since Umbrella has already formed an absolute monopoly position globally, this system provides this award as a bonus.
Moreover, the nature of the company requires employees to be loyal to the Host in order to face any anomalies.
Although this system is not human, it still understands that 'human hearts are unpredictable,' so loyalty is the foundation for ensuring containment operations.
4. fire spirit Gift Pack.
This system will draw rewards related to the 'protagonist' from "halo Wars 1-2", the fire spirit.
The specific content can only be known after the Host completes the mission.]
"..."
After hearing the system's series of explanations.
William, whose left eyelid was originally twitching, felt the symptom spread to his entire facial muscles, twitching uncontrollably.
He took a few seconds to recover.
Because it had been a long time since he had this... this sense of satisfaction. He remembered the last time was when he opened the newbie gift pack.
Each item of this mission's reward had a good attraction for William.
Like the fire spirit.
The system said it was a gift pack, which meant it was not just one item; even characters from the game were possible.
If this reward included the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine, then traveling from Earth to any Planet in the Solar System would become incredibly fast.
Combined with Kashimo's engineering team, Umbrella's plan to establish colonies on various Planets could be implemented directly.
Halsey could develop high-power anti-gravity engines based on the nuclear fusion technology brought by the herundin, but the jump drive...
Even if she were smart, without obtaining the corresponding inspiration and ideas, the possibility of the jump drive being developed in a short time was slim to none.
So this mission was worth doing.
However, before that, William needed to confirm a safety matter.
He asked the system: 'System, does personally participating in the containment operation mean... I join the Containment Troops?'
[Replying to Host, yes.
After this system's detection, the Host's immune system can resist any known or unknown microbial invasion.
And Elizabeth Green belongs to a humanoid anomaly whose base attack power has reached its own limit of 727, confirming it exceeds every Soldier in the Umbrella troops.
Only the Host's xxx combat power and powerful healing ability can contend with it.
As this system said before, this system will never make any option that is harmful to the Host.]
'Hmm, I see.'
Indeed.
Aside from William, the boss, the highest combat power was John with 234, but this was several levels lower compared to Green's 727.
John, who had the Good Luck trait, would not be killed instantly.
But what about the other unmodified Spartans?
Not to mention the UBCS and USS with even lower combat power.
In the game, Elizabeth Green, facing the all-out attacks of Blackwatch and the Marine Corps, didn't even lose a single bar of health.
Thinking of this.
William refocused his gaze on the screen in front of him, watching the reconnaissance operation of the Vulture Agent team while lamenting in his heart:
'It seems that this elusive thing called combat power is not just the number I imagined.
Heh, that's fine. Having been protected by loyal Soldiers for so long, it's time for me, as the boss, to protect them.'
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...
Hogan's perspective from the Vulture Agent team;
"Hoo—! Hoo—!"
Because the sealing system of the combat suit was activated, the breathing sound while running was exceptionally clear in the communication channel.
Hogan took the lead.
He was at the front of the Agents' snake formation. Watching the red fog 'wall' in front getting closer and closer, he forcibly overcame his inner fear, closed his eyes, and rushed in.
After running for a few seconds, Hogan did not notice any symptoms of infection in his body.
This showed that the filtration system of the combat suit could effectively resist the virus invasion in the fog.
Immediately, he opened his eyes to observe the surroundings.
Relying on the streetlights' illumination, the visual range was no more than ten meters.
Hogan did not find any infected, nor any survivors.
Soon, the other Agents also gathered around Hogan, gripping their rifles tightly to guard the surroundings.
Hogan raised his left arm across his chest, used his right hand to adjust the personal computer on his left wrist, and reminded:
"Agents, activate the mask's scanning system."
"Yes."
Hogan's mask display screen emitted a pulse wave centered on him, and then the edges and corners of streets, vehicles, and streetlights were 'outlined'.
Now, even with the thick blood fog, the Agents could still clearly see the situation nearby, which could effectively avoid the chance of being ambushed.
"Command Center, this is Vulture Team, preparing to penetrate the Red Zone for reconnaissance."
"Command Center received."
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