Kenya Base.
Inside the Command Center.
Upon hearing and seeing that Athena and Sparta II had successfully subdued the Immortal Lizard, Kent immediately dispatched the base's transport and recovery units.
Then, Kent crossed his arms over his chest, watching all operations on the central control screen, and explained to Ivan, who stood beside him:
"Ivan, you must remember that when dealing with different anomalous phenomena, a commander must rationally utilize the resources at hand to ensure the soldiers' safety.
Furthermore, you need to fully understand each unit, better utilize their specialties, and coordinate their actions.
Therefore, combat is not about swarming in and relying solely on numbers and high-tech weapons to solve problems.
Of course, if there's a vast disparity in strength between the enemy and us, a direct crushing approach can still be considered."
"Yes, Colonel," Ivan nodded solemnly.
Through this containment operation, Ivan indeed learned many useful experiences.
For example, utilizing the USS's characteristics for rapid reconnaissance, the UBCS, which has an advantage in numbers and firepower, is responsible for large-scale containment and support.
The Vulture possesses powerful artillery coverage, while Viking fighters can provide light armored support to ground troops at the fastest speed, and so on.
And Athena, as the ace, remains until the end, delivering a fatal blow at a critical moment to directly end the battle.
"Haha," Kent said, with a somewhat playful tone:
"If you have sufficient authorization, you can also adopt a saturation bombing strategy, which is a permanent solution.
The disadvantage is also obvious, which is that it is very expensive for the company."
"Uh..." Ivan interjected, "I remember my father seemed to have done something like that in New York."
"Yes," Kent did not deny it.
After a pause.
The colonel put away his smile, continued to look at the central control screen, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, now I need to command the recovery and transport operations. Watch closely."
"Yes, Colonel."
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Project: Immortal Lizard.
Alias: 682 (named after the company owner, William Russell).
Rating: Keter.
Description:
The project is a giant reptilian creature, resembling a lizard or crocodile. Its appearance changes in response to various environments, and it exhibits extreme hostility and aggression towards humans.
It possesses high intelligence and extremely strong adaptability and regenerative abilities, capable of adapting even to the harshest environments.
Origin unknown.
On August 12, 2015, the project caused the deaths of 144 civilians and 4 B-class agents.
At 14:24 on the same day, under the command of Colonel Allan Kent, the project was contained by a unit led by A-class personnel Athena.
Given the project's extremely high strength, speed, and reaction capabilities, Colonel Allan Kent requested support from the Sparta I team for the transport unit from the Olympus Board of Directors.
The request was approved.
Sparta's Blue and Red teams, along with the Omega unit specializing in transport, jointly transported the project to the containment center located near the black hole.
During transport, the project attempted to break free from the titanium fiber ropes that bound it and the container that held it.
Ultimately, the project was temporarily subdued by Sparta A-003, Mylon.
Until the transport ship left warp space, the project did not attempt to break its restraints or exhibit hostile behavior again.
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Special Containment Procedures:
The containment center has prepared a separate room for the project. Should the project attempt to escape and cause a containment breach, the separate room will be ejected from the containment center.
This room is equipped with small rocket thrusters to correct its trajectory, escape the Schwarzschild radius of Cygnus X-1, and drift in space, preventing the project from causing damage to the containment center.
Given the various unsolved mysteries surrounding the project, directly throwing it into a black hole could potentially lead to more severe consequences.
Internal facilities of the separate room:
The project is contained in a 6m special container. Its outer wall is a 75cm thick titanium alloy plate of ship strength, and its inner wall is a 25cm thick reinforced acid-resistant titanium plate.
In addition, the titanium fiber ropes restraining the project also require acid treatment.
The container's interior is filled with hydrochloric acid to continuously inflict physical damage on the project, incapacitating it.
To avoid provoking the project, no one is permitted to speak to it.
C to B-class personnel are forbidden from entering the room where the project is held. Disobeying this order will result in execution.
The exterior of the room is guarded by 12 USS personnel in biohazard suits, and the interior is monitored by the containment center's artificial intelligence.
If A-class personnel wish to enter the room, they also require approval from the Olympus Board of Directors.
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Since the project's containment, researchers have also submitted various experimental requests to the Olympus Board of Directors.
For example: Rebecca Chambers proposed mutual termination between the project and 'Hydra,' or using 049 to terminate the project, and so on.
However, all proposals were rejected by Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Russell (Halsey), on the grounds that the data and knowledge gained from the experiments were far less than the unknown risks caused by the experiments.
Therefore, all experiments are currently on hold.
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Time: August 20, 2015.
Location: Research Bay of the UNSC Infinity.
The research bay is located on the upper deck of the ship's abdomen.
Although the space here cannot compare to the hangar, it is still the Infinity's second-largest compartment, where Halsey and researchers work.
Deck corridor outside the bay.
William, dressed in a general's uniform, led Hank and the Alphas, who were in colonel's uniforms, slowly walking towards the research bay.
They arrived at the entrance of the bay and walked in.
The layout, style, and space here gave William, Hank, and the others the impression that it was no less impressive than the Spirit of Fire's hangar.
The deck and bulkheads were not predominantly gray but white, and were equipped with bright lighting.
It was as if a 'Hive' had been placed on the Infinity.
Here were researchers in white coats, and prototypes of various power armors and weapons, and even a modified version of Herendyne.
The most striking among them was an eighteen-meter-tall prototype standing in the center of the bay.
And William's purpose in coming here was precisely that MS prototype, codenamed'Strike'.
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Strike was designed by Halsey based on William's proposal, and its appearance is basically similar to the Strike Gundam from "Gundam Seed."
Furthermore, the external armor of this prototype in front of William was very dull white, and the chest and waist armor were light gray.
It was in an unactivated state.
In addition to this prototype, mechanical arms installed on the ceiling of the bay also carried various equipment compatible with the prototype.
There were the most basic particle beam rifles, vibrating daggers, PS armor shields, and thruster backpacks that allowed the prototype to fly, etc.
Halsey, who was in charge of the Strike project, was at the foot of the prototype, discussing something with a group of researchers.
Seeing this, William led Hank and the Alphas directly towards her, intending to inquire about the progress of'Strike'.
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