Start a Core Pod

  Chapter 414 Assault

The elevator slowly landed on the bottom floor. Li Longcheng tidied up his clothes, and then walked out of the elevator. The soldiers who were in charge of protecting him immediately dispersed and checked the surroundings. After making sure that there was no problem, they nodded to Li Longcheng. Follow the passage and walk forward until you come to the end of the passage.

   This is a secret underground research facility. In fact, even within the Star Alliance, not many people know the secrets here. The reason why Li Longcheng came here was because he received a message from a confidential line - a Class A confidential member contacted him privately, claiming that he had discovered the reason why the Turians attacked the new Shanxi colony, and this matter was of great importance , he could only tell Li Longcheng.

  Although Li Longcheng doubted whether this was a trap, in the end, he decided to take the trip himself.

   "Crack..."

  The door of the research room opened slowly, and what appeared in front of Li Longcheng was not a clean and tidy space, but a place that looked like an underground mine. Traces of destruction can still be seen here, and in this underground cavity, a man is standing there, staring blankly at the stone wall in front of him.

  Hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned his head, a pair of small eyes with deep bags under the eyes that looked like they had stayed up late for many years narrowed their eyes, staring at Li Longcheng.

   "Oh, I really didn't expect that the second person of the Star Alliance would actually come here. To be honest, I thought you would send someone over instead of leaving yourself."

   "You should understand why I came here, Dr. Herman."

  Li Longcheng strode into the research room, staring at the man in front of him.

   "I came here because you said you knew why those aliens attacked the Xinshanxi colony. I hope you can give me a clear answer."

  The reason why Li Longcheng came here was indeed to take risks, but for him, this was a very worthwhile adventure. Because so far, no one knows why the turian fleet suddenly attacked the new Shanxi colony, and even launched an attack on the human fleet. This is also the core argument of the peace faction. They believe that since they don't know the origin of the other party, they should first negotiate peace with the other party, and then slowly figure out the other party's thoughts.

But Li Longcheng doesn't think so. Since the Citadel Council is a political organization across the galaxy, they should understand that it is very risky to launch an attack on the colonies of other races, because not every race is kind and deceitful. , Maybe the other party will bite them back.

   Under such circumstances, the Turian fleet actually forcibly attacked the Xinshanxi colony, and even occupied it. It was not repelled until the Star Alliance launched a counterattack. This is problematic no matter how you look at it.

   "Hehe, since you're here, then I won't keep it up anymore."

   While speaking, Dr. Herman came to the operating table and turned on the system. Soon, the surrounding lights turned on, shining on a metal stone tablet in the center of the hollow.

"This is………"

   "The ruins of Prothean, I think you are familiar with this."

  “………”

   Li Longcheng nodded, of course he is no stranger to this. The ruins of Proxian are a relic civilization discovered by humans on an alien planet. According to the investigations of the scientists, this civilization once flourished in the Milky Way, and their footprints almost covered half of the Milky Way, leaving countless relics beyond human imagination. However, the Proxian family disappeared mysteriously in the end, without a trace or whereabouts.

  Many of the technologies Starlink obtained after stepping into the universe were obtained through excavation and research on Prothean ruins. Therefore, every Prothean relic is the top priority for the Star Alliance.

   "You mean...the Turians came here for the ruins of Prothean? Could it be that the Citadel also has Prothean technology?"

   "Maybe so, but what I found is even more interesting..."

   While talking, Dr. Herman smiled, then he stretched out his hand and pressed a few times on the operating table. Soon, wisps of light began to appear around the metal stele, wrapping it like lightning.

   Seeing this scene, Li Longcheng frowned and stared at Herman, who shrugged his shoulders.

"Proxians store all their knowledge and pictures in their consciousness, but ordinary people may bring unknowable risks to connect with them rashly. So I barely activated the content in the beacon in this way, allowing us to Extract the contents in a safe state, of course, it is not complete yet."

  Accompanied by Herman's words, the lightning around the metal stele shone brighter, and then, illusory, 3D projection-like images appeared in front of the stele.

  It was a group of humanoid creatures wearing cosmic armor, with bean eyes, and looking like insects. Li Longcheng recognized at a glance that these were Proxians, but he had only seen murals and other relics before, and this was the first time he had seen living Proxians.

  At this moment, these Proxians are gathering together, raising their heads and looking upwards, as if they are looking at the sky. After a while, they bowed their heads and fell to their knees.

  Afterwards, Li Longcheng saw several extremely tall figures appear on the screen.

  These giants are more than two meters tall. They are dressed in blue, thick and huge armor, holding guns and long swords in their hands. Then I saw a Prothean elder stepping forward and said something to the tall figures in blue armor. The latter nodded and handed a small cube to the Prothean elder.

  Then Elder Proxian fell to his knees in great excitement, and at the same time, the figure in blue armor standing in front of them also took off his helmet, revealing—a human face.

  However, the next moment, perhaps because of overheating, or because of other reasons, the surrounding images disappeared instantly, and the instrument also issued a harsh alarm sound, and then stopped operating.

"………What's this?"

  Seeing this, Li Longcheng and his subordinates were shocked.

  He knows Prothean, but... why are there humans in it?

   "That's why I came to you."

  Seeing Li Longcheng's shocked expression, Dr. Herman chuckled, while Li Longcheng shook his head vigorously.

   "This is impossible! Human history is not recorded in this way! According to previous research, the Prothean had disappeared thousands of years before the birth of human beings! How could they be together?"

   "That's my problem too, but...it's true."

   While speaking, Dr. Herman pointed to the metal stone tablet.

   "If you don't believe it, then you can face the beacon directly, maybe you can learn the ins and outs of all this without going crazy..."

  “…………”

  Hearing this, Li Longcheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he stared at the metal stone tablet, speechless for a while.

  At this moment, Li Longcheng felt that the reality was so absurd that the world he knew seemed to have completely collapsed.

   "This... this is fake!"

In the end, Li Longcheng said such a sentence dryly. At this moment, he felt that his words were extremely boring. The tongue that once cheered hundreds of millions of people on the podium and called for everyone to unite, now seems to have been Frozen for a bit, didn't even turn a corner.

  Even though Li Longcheng is not a historian or a scientist, he also knows that if all this is true, then...

   "Boom!"

  However, at this moment, a dull roar and vibration suddenly came, interrupting Li Longcheng's thoughts. He frowned and looked up.

"What happened?"

   "We're under attack! It's the Batarians!"

"What?"

  Hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Longcheng was shocked.

   "How did they get here? Damn, where's the fleet? Where's our **** fleet?"

   "We have no way to contact them, the communication has been cut off, and they don't seem to be here! The opponent's offensive is fierce, we..."

   However, before he finished speaking, the communication was interrupted again with a scream.

   "The Batarians..."

   After all, Li Longcheng was from the army. After realizing that the situation was not good, he immediately took out his weapon from his arms, and at the same time signaled for others to gather here immediately. Then, Li Longcheng glanced at Dr. Herman, who raised his hand hastily.

   "It has nothing to do with me. You should consider that there is a problem among your subordinates. Of course, if you don't believe me, you can handcuff me."

   "Then copy it."

   Li Longcheng directly signaled his subordinates to handcuff Dr. Herman, and at the same time he was ready to fight. At this moment, Li Longcheng's brain started to work again, quickly thinking about the situation in front of him.

  It is definitely not a coincidence that the Batarians came here. You must know that your fleet is still stationed above the new mountain west. Logically speaking, it is impossible for these aliens to break through the defense and come here. But now, they have appeared here. Although it is not ruled out that Dr. Herman is an insider, but... Li Longcheng believes that this is a plan made by those who do not want to see themselves in power, to kill with a knife!

   It's just that those guys secretly colluded with alien races... What a depravity!

  Thinking of this, Li Longcheng clenched the weapon in his hand and stared at the gate.

  He had an ominous premonition that he might really die here.

   "Boom!"

   At this moment, the sealed door was blasted open, and then a group of Batarians rushed in with weapons in hand.

   "Fire!"

   Li Longcheng gave an order, aimed at the enemy in front of him and pulled the trigger. Soon, gunshots rang out, and the two sides entered a state of fierce fighting almost in the blink of an eye.

   At the beginning, Li Longcheng was able to use firepower to suppress the attack of the Batarians, but soon the opponent also responded, and soon, two or three large mechas came out of it, advancing forward with a hail of bullets.

   "Damn..."

   Seeing this scene, Li Longcheng gritted his teeth. He didn't expect that these batarians even brought automatic mechas...! And I only have a few small pistols on my side, so there is no way to fight against such an enemy!

  Are you really going to die here today?

   "Boom...boom...boom!!"

However, when Li Longcheng was thinking about countermeasures, he suddenly heard heavy footsteps coming from the other end of the passage. Li Longcheng raised his head and looked, and then he saw a tall black shadow directly hitting the people behind him. The Bata Swiss soldier rushed in with great strides, then swung the hammer in his hand, and smashed it down on the automatic mecha in front of him!

   "Boom!!"

   With just one hammer, the automatic mecha that had resisted the attack of the garrison troops without any damage was completely exploded and shattered!

  (end of this chapter)