Chapter 111: War God of Heroic Sacrifice?

The massive cave beneath the Göbekli Stone Array.

Within the urban ruins built ten thousand years ago, on streets filled with dust and bones, dazzling gunfire flashes.

"Tick! Tick-tick!" The distinctive crisp gunfire rang out.

HellParatroopers formed teams of four, twenty teams in total, filling the streets as they swept away the white giants hostile to humanity.

Leon and Ada's small-caliber pulse pistols could effectively kill those giants, let alone the HellParatroopers equipped with M41A or various derivative pulse firearms.

"Ooo… ooo…" the giants wailed.

Although they numbered over a thousand, they were helpless against just over a hundred humans.

Although their intelligence cannot comprehend what firearms are, they possess emotion, and fear rapidly amplifies as if imprinted in their genes.

Run!

The surviving giants fled in panic, running back to the caves they originally inhabited.

Seeing this situation, the HellParatroopers continued their pursuit in an orderly manner.

"All fire teams, take note: try to keep a few alive as samples so the company can conduct research."

Inside the HellParatroopers' helmets, Carlos's command came through.

"Commander! Yes, commander!"

The HellParatroopers responded with great enthusiasm, after all they had been cooped up in the air for nearly two months, and now they could finally pull the trigger!

In the eyes of other company departments, the HellParatroopers seemed like a bunch of madmen, battle maniacs.

But precisely for that reason, the HellParatroopers are the most friendly and reliable MTF for intelligence officers who need to investigate anomalies up close.

Nothing compares to the sense of safety felt when, in dire straits, one hears the HellParatroopers' unique battle cry.

At this moment, on the main thoroughfare that runs north-south through the city.

Having issued the order, Carlos led three HellParatroopers toward Leon and Ada.

The hearty one stepped forward and laughed: "I didn't expect to see you again, Agent Kennedy!"

"Ah, long time no see, Lieutenant Olivia, and once again I must thank you for your fire support."

Leon likewise responded with a smile, then glanced at the HellParatrooper combat squad pursuing the giants, involuntarily shaking his head.

This time the atmosphere is much more relaxed.

Last time, the HellParatroopers directly jumped into the fog-shrouded Sheheba to rescue this group of out-of-contact intelligence officers.

"Lieutenant." Ada, unaware of the bond between Leon and Carlos, resumed her icy expression and asked:

"How do the higher-ups view this anomalous event?"

"It seems they attach great importance to it." Carlos replied in a low voice.

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Meanwhile.

At the other end of the Space Gate.

A frontline base covering an area of about ten football fields, resembling a reinforced-concrete behemoth, lies in this prehistoric rainforest.

Featuring exceptionally sealed command buildings, barracks, communications stations, watchtowers, etc., it has a landing pad that can accommodate the Yuyou and various helicopters, and its powered electrical grid and surrounding wall guarantee internal safety.

The Space Gate, expanded to a radius of 30 meters, is located at the center of the frontline base.

A tunnel equipped with more complete disinfection facilities and isolation zones runs through the Space Gate, connecting Earth to this side.

Ground personnel wearing breathing masks drive trucks transporting cargo-filled containers through the tunnel to the outpost in the Ugandan rainforest.

The cargo includes dinosaurs as biological experimental material, as well as titanium ore rich in titanium.

Not long after the frontline base was completed, a survey team, under the protection of Stalkers and the undead, discovered a natural titanium ore cavern seven kilometers west of the base.

Titanium is the metal resource most urgently needed by Umbrella at present.

From small firearms, mechanical exoskeletons, or derivative powered armor, to the not-yet-built next-generation aerospace carrier of Umbrella, all require large amounts of titanium for support.

Thus the Engineering Department deployed three SCVs, and after building the mine factory, they continued to be responsible for mining titanium ore.

Less than a month after the frontline base was completed, it solved the company's titanium source, indicating that this prehistoric planet has extremely high development value.

This is definitely something worth being happy about.

But as the company's owner and chairman, Sui Bian's mood is now somewhat complicated.

The command building of the frontline base.

Inside a large office on the south side of the third floor.

Sui Bian, dressed in a grey shirt and black trousers, stood in the center of the office with his arms crossed, his expression stern.

The red and white virtual avatars likewise stood silently to his left and right.

Before him, a screen generated by holographic projection was playing related footage and combat videos of the Göbekli ruins.

"." Sui Bian remained silent.

Moreover, the two AIs possessing a degree of autonomous thought could not fathom their boss's mental state.

Giants…

White-skinned female giants…

Could it be Lilith from Evangelion?

Thinking of these, Sui Bian merely furrowed his brow into a three‑line shape to indicate he was contemplating, showing no other emotion.

Even if it truly were the Second Angel from Evangelion, it would not cause Sui Bian to experience excessive emotional fluctuation.

Surprise?

It's possible, after all, Evangelion is a childhood memory and shadow for him and the vast majority of people.

But now Sui Bian would no longer, as before, eloquently express surprise or anger; he has long grown accustomed to all manner of anomalies.

What's wrong with the apostle? Still get it done.

However, Sui Bian lightly waved his left hand, enlarged the holographic image of the female giant, and upon close observation found many differences from the Lilith in *EVA*.

First, it's not that disgusting.

They also share a similarity: both are pierced by a spear, and blood keeps flowing from the wound.

But the blood color differs: in *EVA* it is pale yellow, while the female giant at Göbekli Tepe is pale red.

What concerns Sui Bian more is the spear that pierces the female giant.

Longinus's Spear?

Probably not.

【The host's subordinate employee discovered an abnormal phenomenon: 'the soulless body of Lilith', 'the skeleton of War God Ares'.

Therefore, the system awarded the host 2000 points, and the host now has 13,367 points.

At the same time, the system also detected the 'War God's Armor', 'Spear of Fear', and 'Sword of Blazing Flame'.

May I ask whether the host would like to spend 1,500 points to obtain full usage rights to the three items?

?

'Looks like this world's Lilith.' Sui Bian's left eyebrow twitched frivolously.

After a moment, he fully digested what the system had said, then asked in a low voice:

'System, I need to confirm: if I pull out that Spear of Fear, will the soulless Lilith revive?'

【No.

War God Ares, at the cost of losing all his divine power, hurled the Spear of Fear with his last strength at the point of death, completely destroying Lilith's soul.

Lilith's current state is that of a living corpse without any consciousness or thought.

'Oh? I didn't expect the selfish War God to be so self‑sacrificing. Hmm, from now on I can't judge things by inertia.'

(End of chapter)