"Everyone," Serena said, her hands clasped over her abdomen, while the thumbnail beside her changed to glowing red skeletal soldiers and mummies.
"They are your primary targets. The skeletal bodies, which are just bones, have been confirmed to be transformed from ordinary humans.
We haven't been able to determine the origin of these mummy-like figures, but we suspect they are also transformed humans.
Both types of targets possess formidable vitality and attack power."
As she spoke, Serena brought up a projection video.
The video showed the Warthog convoy's raid on the road, capturing the moment a suicidal black passenger was pinned to the sand by a spear thrown by a mummy.
The scene then shifted to the skeletons and mummies being hit by pulse rounds, still stubbornly crawling even after being reduced to fragments.
"As seen in the video, they possess superhuman strength and almost immortal bodies.
The best approach is to use the caseless explosive rounds from pulse firearms to incapacitate them."
Immediately after, the holographic images and videos at the front of the conference room disappeared, and Serena made a life-sized Anubis appear to her left.
She said, "It, or rather, they, are the main cause of this anomaly outbreak.
Twelve targets have already been discovered, and it is inferred that they possess abilities similar to the Greek gods, capable of enlarging themselves by about seventy-five times."
(Looking at Athena) "So, please, A-Class employee Athena, enlighten us on what it truly is."
Having said that, Serena walked to a corner at the front of the conference room and waited.
Athena stood up and walked to the front of everyone, stating in a deep voice, "Most of what I know about Anubis comes from my father.
After all, the origins, ages, and deeds of the gods in the Egyptian world far predate those of our Greek world.
Moreover, I am a fourth-generation god in the Greek world; by the time I was born, the gods of the Egyptian world seemed to have collectively disappeared.
Especially after Macedon completely destroyed ancient Egypt, most myths about Egypt vanished from the world.
However...
I believe there is only one Anubis, and the Anubis captured by the reconnaissance team is very likely a clone."
After speaking, Athena turned her gaze to William.
"Good," William nodded and waved for Athena to return to her seat.
He then stood up and walked to the front of everyone, then surveyed them and said, "Whether Anubis is one or many, it is an anomaly in our eyes.
Therefore, containing it is our primary objective, followed by its elimination.
The containment operation, codenamed 'Godslayer,' will commence at 21:30 Egyptian time.
Serena will also transmit the landing coordinates for each unit to your personal computers. Now, you are dismissed to prepare."
All the colonel and captain-level officers stood up and saluted William in unison, saying, "Yes, Boss."
William returned the salute with a simple, "Hmm."
Afterward, all the officers left the conference room, leaving only the four Spartan captains, Serena, and Athena.
William looked at the remaining people and said softly, "Everyone, I will also be piloting a God-Body and joining you in this operation.
Our main objective is to air-drop into the outskirts of Cairo and directly launch a surprise attack on those Anubis figures."
Upon hearing that William would also participate in the battle, Serena and the others did not object or express concerns as they usually would.
After all, William had commanded dozens of containment operations, and his combat prowess was evident to all.
As for William himself, he had his own reasons for personally joining the fight.
That was the system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke to William after John and Michelle's unit's drop pods penetrated the barrier zone for reconnaissance:
" [Detecting host's subordinate forces commencing intervention in this anomaly event, thus triggering a system mission.
Mission content: Host to pilot a God-Body and fight alongside the Spartan team, successfully containing this outbreak.
Mission reward: One random technology.
Mission penalty: None.]
For William, the mission reward wasn't particularly appealing.
But then again...
It was better than nothing.
William then looked at Athena and continued, "Athena, you will ride in a Helljumper drop pod and air-drop with the God-Body formation."
"Yes," Athena responded, then she also left the operations conference room and headed to the air-drop preparation bay next to the hangar.
He commanded John, Jerome, and the other squad leaders, "You will lead the Spartans to suit up and board, awaiting my command for the air-drop."
"Yes." (x4)
The four Spartans also followed Cortana out.
Finally, William turned to Serena, who was silently standing behind him, and smiled faintly, "Serena, it seems you'll be assisting me in piloting the God-Body again."
Serena also smiled and said, "Boss, assisting you is my duty."
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The hangar of the UNSC Infinity.
In the God-Body docking area, the ground crew on the lowest level, operating various specialized vehicles and giant robotic arms, were busily equipping and calibrating the God-Bodies.
For example, giant robotic arms were clamping two shields and installing them onto the two mechanical arms on the heavy God-Body's back.
Or, they were pressing massive spike rounds into magazines compatible with the Gauss cannon, then hanging them in the armor slots at the God-Body's waist.
.
On the high-altitude walkway located at the neck of the God-Body.
Along the walkway, Spartans in specialized tight suits stood behind the necks of their respective God-Bodies.
Technical personnel in white biohazard suits were conducting physical examinations for the Spartans, ensuring they were in optimal combat condition.
At the center of the God-Body formation was William's personal unit, painted purple, and equipped with remote weapons and a ship-slicing blade.
William stood behind the neck of his personal unit, arms outstretched, undergoing monitoring by the technical personnel.
Soon after, several technical personnel stepped back a few paces and used computers to open the personal unit's cockpit, respectfully telling William:
"Boss, you can enter now."
"Hmm."
William said nothing more, stepping onto the platform and entering the cockpit.
The cockpit door closed.
Entering the God-Body's brain.
The panoramic display screen opened.
NCF liquid began to fill the cockpit.
Once everything was ready, William inserted Serena's chip into the control panel, and her holographic image appeared.
Serena gently waved her hands, and the liquid flowed with her movements.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Boss, I miss this feeling so much! It feels like it's been four years since we last piloted it together, hasn't it?"
"Ah, yes, it has," William chuckled softly.
Then his expression returned to seriousness, and he said to Serena in a calm voice, "Alright, it's time to prepare for the air-drop."
"Yes," Serena stopped playing around and reported in a deep voice:
"All Spartans have logged into their God-Bodies. Each pilot's physiological status is normal. System monitoring in progress...
All preparations complete.
Area depressurization procedure commencing... executing...
Depressurization complete. Ready for air-drop at any time."
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