Inside, the room was dimly lit, and Aldrich sat motionless on a stool like a statue.

When Alfred had been shot dead in front of him an hour earlier, Aldrich was stunned and bewildered.

What the hell is going on? It shouldn't be like this!

Everything has to start from half a year ago.

At that time, Aldrich and his partner Stevenson completed a secret operation organized by the CIA in Colombia, killing the drug lord who participated in the assassination of the US federal drug enforcement officer, but the agent in charge of the response did not send them home, but sent them to the USS Kennedy, which was operating in the eastern Pacific. It was here that Aldrich met with Army General Stark.

The Navy SEALs are part of the Marine Corps and have no connection to the Army, and Aldrich is meeting Stark for the first time.

This meeting changed Aldrich's fate.

In the cabin of the commander of the aircraft carrier, Aldrich learned about the 2014X1 asteroid and gladly accepted Stark's appointment.

It's just that Aldridge is a little strange, why didn't Stark choose his partner for Lang?

In terms of ability, Stevenson is above Aldrich. If the best fighters are needed to defend humanity, Stevenson would be the better fit.

Aldrich did not raise this question with Stark.

Later, when he met Smith, Aldridge asked, and the answer Smith gave was: Doomsday warriors not only need strong personal ability, but also need to surpass ordinary people's spiritual will, and American doomsday warriors need excellent leadership skills.

It was Aldridge, not Stevenson, who fully met all three of these requirements.

Although Stevenson's personal ability is above Aldrich's, his mental will and leadership ability are inferior to Aldrich.

After meeting Stark, Aldrich begins to prepare for becoming a Doomsday Warrior.

Because it was top secret, the C.I.A. forged Aldrich's death certificate, and Aldrich no longer had contact with his family.

It's just that he doesn't have a family member who needs to be in constant contact.

In terms of family relationships, the ten Doomsday Warriors of the Doomsday Force are all about the same, all of them are single, their parents are either deceased or have other things to rely on, there are no long-term female friends, and the friends who have made good friends are mainly comrades-in-arms from the same army, and there are no friends outside the army.

All in all, family and social relations are relatively simple.

The selection of such servicemen will be of great help to the work of secrecy. The main thing is that even after being missing for months, no one is looking for them.

If the social relationship of the family is too complicated, there will definitely be people looking for them, causing unnecessary trouble.

Of the ten Doomsday Warriors, Aldrich had the longest pre-training and was the most prepared to become a Doomsday Warrior.

According to Stark's arrangement, Aldrich must not only become a doomsday soldier, but also the captain of the doomsday force.

For this reason, the CIA even secretly planned the assassination of Major Levyashenko of the Russian army.

Like Aldrich, Levzyshenko also started training half a year in advance, with the same goal of becoming the captain of the Doomsday Force in the best capacity.

A month ago, after the pre-training session, Aldridge was ordered to go to Diego Garcia.

A lot of what happened next made him feel disgusted.

Although Aldrich encountered two extremely strong opponents in the assessment, Chu Tianjiang and Halevy's personal abilities were extremely good, and the results of most assessment items were better than Aldrich's, but Aldrich was very confident, because his comprehensive results were impeccable, and Chu Tianjiang and Halevy both had certain flaws. The problem is that in order to make him the captain of the Doomsday Force, Smith and Howard have engaged in a lot of small actions, and even if they achieve their goal, Aldrich feels that the captaincy is not honorable.

Soldiers care about honor, but they want to win honor by strength.

For this reason, Aldrich approached Smith and spoke his mind. He thinks Smith can understand, so he doesn't have many scruples.

Now that he thinks about it, Aldrich knows that it was he who had a heart-to-heart affair with Smith that led to Alfred's tragic death.

Perhaps, when he expressed his displeasure to Smith, the hidden correspondent penetrated his heart and no longer fully trusted him.

Aldrich regretted a little, feeling extremely remorseful for his stupidity.

In retrospect, he should have expected what was happening two days ago.

At that time, on the way to Shanghai, Smith made one of the last phone calls with him, clearly reminding him to keep an eye out for the other nine Doomsday Warriors.

It's a hint that couldn't be clearer.

Unfortunately, Aldrich didn't understand what Smith meant.

Aldrich was not only annoyed, but also furious.

As early as half a year ago, Stark had made arrangements, but he never told Aldrich, and Smith did not reveal the slightest rumor.

At the beginning, the CIA not only forged Aldrich's death certificate, but also Stevenson's!

Although the CIA gave a reasonable explanation, that is, Aldrich and Stevenson were in a helicopter together, and both died in the helicopter crash, but not every one of the many things that happened later has a reasonable explanation. That is, in the next few months, the officers and men of the sixth detachment of the Navy SEAL Brigade encountered accidents one after another, and more than 100 special forces were "killed" in various accidents.

There's no denying that the death rate of SEAL Team 6 is very high.

For example, in 2011, a Chinook helicopter of Detachment 6 crashed in Afghanistan, killing more than a dozen special forces.

The problem is that in less than half a year, more than a hundred people were "killed", which is obviously very abnormal.

Aldrich felt that he was too sluggish, that he should have realized the truth behind these accidents.

It wasn't until an hour ago that Aldrich suddenly understood, and suddenly figured out what Smith had told him two days earlier.

Aldridge's location hadn't been bombed, but by the time he arrived at the remains of the four Doomsday Warriors, it was completely out of proportion. Aldrich's first instinct was to return to the airfield, get in touch with the rear, and report to General Howard.

It's just that another heavy blow awaits him.

Upon meeting Colonel Thomas, Aldrich had the illusion that Thomas had come to their rescue. The absolute trust in Thomas led Aldrich to ignore two extremely critical issues. One is that Thomas is leading a large Doomsday force, and the other is that Thomas is still alive.

If Aldrich ever trusted anyone else, it was Colonel Thomas, apart from his former partner Stevenson.

When Aldrich joined Navy SEAL Team 6 eight years ago, Thomas was a major and a squadron leader for Aldrich. Over the next few years, Aldrich followed Thomas on dozens of missions, and Thomas saved him four times. It was not until Thomas was promoted to colonel and served as commander of the sixth detachment that he did not lead his subordinates in combat operations. Three months ago, Aldrich received the bad news that Colonel Thomas had been killed in a traffic accident when his sedan crashed off the winding road and into a canyon. When police arrived, they found a bloody body in the wreckage of the car, which was identified by DNA identification as Thomas himself.

For this, Aldrich grieved for a while.

If it weren't for his status, he would definitely go to Thomas's funeral.

Of course, Aldrich was quick to think of both of these questions. It's just that after he questioned Thomas, Thomas actually shot and killed Alfred!

Aldrich couldn't figure it out, and was immediately confused.

Completely overwhelmed, Aldrich left Thomas's men, the "resurrected" Navy SEALs, to collect their weapons, strip them of the Doomsday Warrior system, and imprison him in the small shack. They all "died" in the accident, and they were once Aldrich's comrades-in-arms!

More than an hour was enough for Aldrich to calm down and connect what was happening before and after.

It was a well-orchestrated game of Stark, and Aldrich was just one piece in the game, and the least of all. Instead of killing Aldrich when he killed Alfred, Thomas locked him up, stating that he would not be killed or let go.

Aldrich knew very well that he had only one option: to become Thomas's men.

Stark secretly assembles the Doomsday Force and launches an assault, showing that he doesn't care about Aldrich's life or death. If Aldrich hadn't been the doomsday warrior sent by the United States to the Planetary Defense Council, Thomas would have killed him a long time ago and wouldn't have given him the slightest chance.

Recognizing the situation, Aldrich was very frustrated.

In the past six months, he has had grand ideas, lofty ambitions, and beautiful reveries, but in an instant, all this is gone.

If you want to survive, you have to become a nameless walking corpse.

Aldrich was a little unwilling.

If half a year ago, Stark had told him all this; If two days ago, Smith had spoken more clearly; If an hour ago, Thomas hadn't killed Alfred; Aldrich may accept the reality and become a loyal subordinate.

However, Stark didn't tell him, Smith didn't, and Thomas didn't show mercy.

The most difficult thing for Aldrich to accept was Alfred's death.

Aldrich had known Alfred since he became a Doomsday Warrior and had fought together. Four years ago, in Afghanistan, a multinational coalition led by the U.S. military launched a clean-up operation against anti-American forces entrenched in the southern mountains. Aldrich and Stevenson were ordered to enter the mountains in advance to find enemy hideouts, and Alfred's British special forces were also involved. Aldrich found the anti-American stronghold hidden in a cave and was immediately besieged. Alfred's British special forces arrived first to assist Aldrich in his fight against Stevenson, holding out until Allied reinforcements arrived.

This battle allowed Aldrich to meet Alfred and form a deep friendship.

Aldrich was naturally very happy to see Alfred in the Doomsday Army, and being able to partner with Alfred made him even more emotional.

But who would have thought that Alfred would die tragically in front of him, and it was Thomas who killed him!