Chapter 415 Assault

The elevator slowly landed at the bottom floor. Li Longcheng tidied his clothes, and then walked out of the elevator. The soldiers responsible for protecting him immediately dispersed, checked the surroundings, and after confirming that there was no problem, nodded to Li Longcheng, who then obeyed. Follow the passage and walk forward until you reach 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 the confidential line - an A-class confidential member contacted him privately, claiming that he had discovered the reason why the Turians attacked the new Shanxi colony, and this matter was related to It was so important that he could only tell Li Longcheng.

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

"Click..."

The door of the research room slowly opened, 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 and stared at Li Longcheng with his small eyes, which looked like he had stayed up late for many years and had deep bags under his eyes, narrowed.

"Oh, I really didn't expect that the number two figure in the Star Alliance would actually come here. To be honest, I originally thought you would send someone here instead of setting off yourself."

"You should understand why I'm here, Dr. Herman."

Li Longcheng strode into the research room and stared at the man in front of him.

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

The reason why Li Longcheng came here was indeed to take a risk, but for him, it was a very worthwhile risk. Because until now, no one knows why the turian fleet suddenly attacked the new Shanxi colony, or even attacked the human fleet. This is also the core argument of the peace faction. They believe that since they do not know the origin of the other party, they should first negotiate with the other party, and then slowly find out what the other party thinks.

But Li Longcheng doesn't think so. Since the Citadel Council is a multi-galactic political body across the galaxy, they should know very well that launching attacks on the colonies of other races is a very risky behavior, because not every race is necessarily good and can be bullied. , maybe the other party will bite them in turn.

In this case, the Turian fleet actually forcibly attacked the new Shanxi colony and even occupied it. It was not until the Star Alliance launched a counterattack that it was repulsed. This is problematic no matter how you look at it.

"Haha, now that you're here, I won't hold back anymore."

As he spoke, Dr. Herman came to the operating console and turned on the system. Soon, the surrounding lights lit up, shining on a metal stone tablet in the center of the hollow.

"This is……………"

"I assume you are familiar with the Prothean ruins."

"………………"

Li Longcheng nodded, of course he was no stranger to this. The Prothean ruins are a ruin civilization discovered by humans on alien planets. According to scientists' investigations, this civilization once flourished in the Milky Way. Their footprints spanned almost half of the Milky Way, leaving behind countless relics beyond human imagination. However, the Protheans disappeared mysteriously in the end, with no trace or whereabouts.

Many of the technologies that the Star Alliance acquired after entering the universe were obtained by digging and studying the Prothean ruins. Therefore, every Prothean ruins are a top priority for the Star Alliance.

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

"That may be the case, but what I found is even more interesting..."

As he spoke, 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 stone tablet, wrapping it up like lightning.

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

"The Protheans store all knowledge and pictures in their consciousness, but ordinary people's rash connection with them may bring unknown risks. So I used this method to barely activate the content in the beacon, which can allow us to Extract the contents in a safe state, of course, it is not complete yet.”

As Herman spoke, the lightning around the metal stele shone brighter and brighter, and then, illusory, 3D projection-like images appeared in front of the stele.

They were a group of humanoid creatures wearing cosmic armor, with beady eyes, and looked like insectoids. Li Longcheng recognized at a glance that these were Protheans, but he had only seen them on relics such as murals before, and this was the first time he saw living Proxians.

At this moment, these Protheans were gathering together, raising their heads and looking upward, as if looking at the sky. After a while, they lowered their heads and fell to their knees.

Then, Li Longcheng saw several extremely tall figures appearing on the screen.

These giants were more than two meters tall. They were wearing blue, heavy armor, holding guns and swords in their hands. Then a Prothean elder walked up and said something to the tall figures wearing blue armor. The latter nodded and handed a small cube to the Prothean elder.

Then the Prothean elder knelt down excitedly, and at the same time, the figure wearing 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 some other reason, the surrounding images disappeared instantly, and the instrument also issued a piercing alarm and then stopped working.

"………………What is this?"

Seeing this, Li Longcheng and his men were stunned.

He knew Prothean, but... why are there humans here?

"That's why I asked you to come."

Looking at Li Longcheng's shocked expression, Dr. Herman laughed, and Li Longcheng shook his head vigorously.

"This is impossible! Human history is not recorded like this! According to previous research, the Protheans disappeared thousands of years before the birth of humans! How could they be together?"

"This is also my question, but... this is indeed the fact."

As he spoke, Dr. Herman pointed to the metal stele.

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

"…………………………"

Hearing this, Li Longcheng swallowed his saliva, staring at the metal stele, and couldn't speak for a while.

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

"This... This is fake!"

Finally, Li Longcheng said this dryly. At this moment, he felt that his words were extremely boring. The tongue that once cheered for hundreds of millions of people on the podium and called on everyone to unite as one seemed to be frozen at this moment, and it didn't even turn a corner.

Even though Li Longcheng is not a historian or a scientist, he 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 were attacked! It's the Batarians!"

"What?"

Li Longcheng was shocked to hear the reports from above and below.

"How did they get here? Damn, where is the fleet? Where is our escort fleet?"

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

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

"Batarians........."

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

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

"Then handcuff him."

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

It is definitely not a coincidence that the Batarians came here. You must know that his fleet is still stationed above Xinshan West. According to reason, these aliens can't break through the defense and come here. But now, they appear here. Although Dr. Herman is not ruled out as an insider, but... Li Longcheng believes that this is a plan made by those who don't want to see him in power, killing people with a borrowed knife!

It's just that those guys actually colluded with alien races in secret... Really degenerate!

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

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

"Boom!!"

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

"Fire!"

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

At the beginning, Li Longcheng could still suppress the attack of the Batarians with the help of firepower, but soon the other side also responded. Soon, two or three large mechas came out and moved forward with bullets and shells.

"Damn it......"

Seeing this scene, Li Longcheng gritted his teeth. He didn't expect that this group of Batarians even brought automatic mechas...! And he only had a few small pistols on his side, and there was no way to fight such an enemy!

Am I really going to die here today?

"Bang...Bang...Bang!!!"

However, just as Li Longcheng was thinking about countermeasures, he suddenly heard heavy footsteps coming from the other end of the passage. Li Longcheng looked up and saw a tall black shadow directly knocking away the Batarese soldiers behind him, rushing in with big strides, and then swung the war hammer in his hand and smashed it hard at 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 before exploded and shattered completely!