While Fangzheng and the Reapers were engaged in the first wave of battle, Shepard returned to the Star Alliance headquarters on the Normandy.
"Anderson?"
As soon as she got off the ship, Shepard was surprised to see Anderson standing in front of her.
"Why are you here? Where's the Citadel? "
"I came back as soon as I received your report …."
At this moment, Anderson's expression was also solemn. He gestured for Shepard to move with him and said at the same time.
"We've discovered a huge unidentified object on our outer line of defense. In fact, we've just lost contact with the outer solar system …."
"So what are we going to do now?"
"Star Alliance needs to hear your report …."
"Report?"
Sherpard came to an abrupt halt.
"We don't have time now, Anderson! The Reapers are about to arrive. We should immediately activate the solar system's defense, evacuate as many civilians as possible, and place them in a safe place. Then we should think of a way to resist the Reapers' attack, not report! Every minute we waste now is tantamount to committing a crime! "
"I know that, but there's nothing I can do."
Anderson sighed helplessly.
"You're the only one who's fought the Reapers. You've talked to them and even blasted them away. Only you know how to face the Reapers. Star Alliance just wants to get enough information and intelligence. They're just … .scared. "
"… Fine …."
Shepard sighed helplessly when she heard Anderson's answer. This was not the first time she had encountered the bureaucratic politics of Star Alliance. Even if the situation had reached such an urgent point, they still needed to report, report, report …. Shepard quickened her pace and arrived at the conference room of the Star Alliance executives.
"Commander Shepard."
Seeing Shepard come in, one of the executives immediately spoke.
"This is a critical time, so we won't say much. We received your warning about the Reapers, and we want to know more information."
"We don't have time now."
Shepard shook her head.
"The Reapers won't show any mercy to us, let alone fear us. They will only destroy us all. What we can do now is to mobilize all our forces to fight against the Reapers. They won't negotiate with us, much less give us a chance. I've said it before, the goal of the Reapers is to harvest all life in the Milky Way Galaxy! "
"…"
Hearing this, the entire conference hall was in an uproar. Another Star Alliance upper echelon frowned and slammed the table.
"Please don't be an alarmist, Commander Sheppard. Your previous report doesn't have enough evidence to support your argument … We just want to know how to stop them now."
"Stop them?"
Sherpard snorted.
"This is not a matter of strategy or tactics. They are more advanced, stronger, and smarter than us. The only thing we can do is try our best to survive."
"But … there must be a way …"
"Report! “
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"We lost contact with the moon base?"
"What? The moon? "
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Anderson even had a look of disbelief on his face.
"Why are they so close to us …"
"— — —!"
However, before Anderson could finish speaking, a low and strange noise suddenly came from outside the window. Everyone turned their heads in unison and looked out the window. Then, their eyes widened in surprise.
"My God …."
In the clouds outside the window, a metal monster thousands of meters tall emerged from the clouds. It slowly opened its body, and a dark red beam shot out from it. The beam dived straight for the ground and flew towards them!
"Dodge it!"
"Boom!!"
Before Sheppard could finish, an explosion sounded, and the entire Star Alliance headquarters was plunged into a sea of fire. When Sheppard got up again, she saw corpses all around her. Only she and Anderson had escaped ….
"Let's go back to the Normandy immediately!"
Sheppard pulled Anderson up from the ground. She could not care about anything else right now. The Reapers were here, as fast as she thought, and all these bureaucrats could do was sit here and ask for a report …. They had clearly noticed that something was wrong, so why couldn't they issue an evacuation alert or something?
A bunch of good-for-nothings!
While cursing the stupidity of Star Alliance in her heart, Sheppard and Anderson quickly left the conference hall. By now, the entire Star Alliance headquarters had fallen into a sea of fire. The Reapers had also sent their drones and Corpse Troopers to sweep the ground. The entire headquarters was in chaos at the moment.
Although Shepard had issued a warning long ago, the Star Alliance forces on Earth were completely unprepared to face such an enemy. They were caught off guard at this moment. However, Sheppard did not have time to care about them. She rushed into the hangar with Anderson and quickly boarded the Normandy.
"Quick, let's leave immediately!"
Following Sheppard's order, the Normandy immediately took off and flew into outer space. At this moment, one of the Reapers also noticed the Normandy. Its huge metal body suddenly turned around and blocked the Normandy's path.
"Clown, get out of the way!"
"I'm trying!"
Clown shouted as he piloted the warship. However, it was too late. At this time, everyone saw a red light beam bursting out of the Reaper.
"Boom!"
Although Clown barely managed to steer the Normandy to avoid the Reaper's first attack, he could not avoid the second attack. The Reaper's beam swayed to the side and opened a hole in the side of the Normandy. With an explosion and flames, the Normandy immediately deviated from its course and fell to the ground ….
Huh? Why does this scene feel so familiar?
Before Shepard could wrap her head around this thought, along with a violent crash, she fell unconscious.
After an unknown amount of time, Sheppard slowly woke up.
"Cough, cough, cough …."
She raised her head and looked around. The crew members on her side were all lying on the ground. Fortunately, because the Normandy did not fly too high, they did not suffer too much damage when they fell. Except for a few unlucky ones who had their necks broken, most of them were just unconscious.
Following Sheppard's awakening, many people slowly opened their eyes.
"Hurry up! All crew members, gather immediately and head to the nearest shelter!"
Sheppard picked up her weapon and quickly gave the order. The Normandy was completely finished. It was supposed to be undergoing emergency maintenance, but it ended up being attacked by the Reaper after just recovering from a serious illness. The Normandy had completely lost its power and was completely scrapped. Although Sheppard felt sorry for this warship that had been with her for so long, she still immediately gave the order.
Hearing Sheppard's order, the crew members on the Normandy immediately took action. At the same time, Sheppard hurried back to the captain's room to put on her armor and weapons …. Huh?
Just as Sheppard donned her armor, picked up her weapon, and was about to leave, she suddenly saw a metal box placed not far from her. It looked like a gift Fangzheng had given her?
She remembered that he said at that time …. If you need help, open this Pandora's Box, but don't regret it.
What's in it?
Thinking of this, Sheppard hesitated for a moment, but she still picked up the box and carefully opened it.
Then, she saw a huge, strange, centipede-like larva poking its head out of the box and staring at her curiously.
"Ji ji ji?"
"…."
Looking at the larva in front of her, Sheppard was dumbfounded.
What the hell is this?
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