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 and checked the surroundings. After confirming that there was no problem, they 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 is because he received a message from the confidential line - a

A Class A confidential member contacted him privately, claiming that he had discovered the reason why the Turians attacked the New Shanxi Colony, and that this matter 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 could still be seen here, and in this underground cavity

In the middle, a man was 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."

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

"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..."

"This is……………"

"……………What's this?"

Seeing this, Li Longcheng and his men were stunned.

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.

"What happened?"

These giants were more than two meters tall. They were wearing blue, thick and huge armor, and they were holding guns and swords in their hands. Then they saw a Prothean elder walking forward and facing those people wearing blue armor.

The tall figure said something, and the latter nodded, and then handed a small cube to the Prothean elder.

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

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

Then the Prothean elders fell to their knees in 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.

"Fire!!"

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

"What?"

"……………………"

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

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.

Launch an attack. 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.

As he spoke, Dr. Herman chuckled, 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 like lightning.

stand up.

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

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

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

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

However, the next moment, perhaps due to overheating or other reasons, the surrounding images disappeared instantly, and the instrument also sounded a harsh alarm, and then stopped operating.

Hearing this, Li Longcheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He stared at the metal stone tablet and was speechless for a moment.

"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."

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

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 knelt down on the ground.

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

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

Li Longcheng was shocked when he heard the reports from his superiors.

"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 as one, now seemed to be blocked.

It froze for a moment and didn't even turn a corner.

But Li Longcheng doesn't think so. Since the Citadel Council is an inter-galactic political body across the galaxy, they should know that it is very risky to attack the colonies of other races, because not every race is good and can be bullied.

, maybe the other party will bite them in turn.

It is definitely not a coincidence that the Batarians came here. You must know that their fleet is still stationed above New Shanxi. Logically speaking, it is impossible for these aliens to break through the defenses and come here. But now, they have appeared here.

, although it is not ruled out that Dr. Herman is a traitor, but... Li Longcheng believes that this is a ploy to kill people with a borrowed knife by those who do not want to see him in power!

It's just that those guys secretly colluded with the alien race... what a depravity!

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

"boom!!"

Li Longcheng nodded, of course he was no stranger to this. The Prothean ruins are a relic civilization discovered by humans on extraterrestrial planets. According to scientists' surveys, this civilization once flourished in the Milky Way, and their footprints are spread over almost half of the galaxy.

The Milky Way has left behind countless relics beyond human imagination. However, the Protheans eventually mysteriously disappeared without a trace or whereabouts.

"The Batarians..."

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

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

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

Come on.

"………………"

He knew about the Protheans, but...why were there humans here?

"That's why I came to you."

"boom!!"

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

As he spoke, Dr. Hermann pointed to the metal stone tablet.

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

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.

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

"Then cuff him."

"This is also my problem, but...this is indeed the truth."

"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."

They were a group of humanoid creatures wearing cosmic armor, with beady eyes, and looked like insectoids. Li Longcheng recognized them at a glance. These were Protheans, but he had only seen them in ruins such as murals before.

, this was the first time I saw a living Prothean.

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

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

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

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

At the beginning, Li Longcheng was able to suppress the Batarian attack with the help of firepower, but soon the opponent also responded. Soon, only two or three large mechas were seen walking out, advancing forward with a hail of bullets.

"Damn..."

Seeing this scene, Li Longcheng gritted his teeth. He did not expect that these Batarians even brought automatic mechas...! And he only had a few small pistols, and there was no way to fight against such an enemy.

!

Are you really going to die here today?

"Boom...boom...boom!!!"

However, just as Li Longcheng was thinking about countermeasures, suddenly, he 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 figure directly knocking away the person behind him.

The Batarian soldiers rushed in with big strides, then waved the war hammer in their hands and slammed it down on the automatic mecha in front of them!

"boom!!!"

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