Chapter 177: The Darkness Before Dawn
The battle that took place in the second millennium of Terra and directly determined the future direction of human civilization and even life and death is called the Battle of Dawn.
The main place of the battle was the Mediterranean region.
But it's not just the Mediterranean.
It's just that the main battlefield is in the Mediterranean, such as South America and North America, a small part of Western Europe, and Southeast Asia.
These secondary battlefield areas are also fortified near the relevant pyramid area, cleaned up of idle people, etc., listed as a military restricted area and not allowed to be approached, once a suspicious person is found to be approaching, the military members stationed and the anti-chaos fighters who have not had time to support the Mediterranean region have the right to kill directly.
Out of reach of demonic armies.
With such a tight and thorough defense, if the Chaos Cultists forcibly attacked, then the end would definitely be a head-off for the members stationed there. Within the logical framework of existing knowledge, this is an indisputable fact.
However......
Chaos cultists are invincible, and any measures that seem radical or even paranoid are necessary, but even so, it is still difficult to defend against all the malicious coveting from Chaos.
It's been a long time since Howard Stark has come up with a new work, and this genius has often sat alone in front of Stark Industries' underground boat reactor, staring at the greatest masterpiece of his life and the miracle of cold fusion of his time, as if in silent mourning.
Today, it is no exception.
Even if the war outside is in full swing and human civilization has reached a critical moment of survival, Howard is still here, like a miracle in front of him, more important than everything is coming.
More important than his wife, more than his son, and even more important than his own faith.
"Is she so beautiful, worthy of such fascination as a genius of yours." Behind him, the slightly teasing voice of an old friend came from behind him, and Carlos, who paced into the outer area of the Ark's reactor, smiled.
This well-dressed elite gentleman, who takes care of his suit and leather boots meticulously, even the sleeve studs are extremely elegant, and with the gold wire glasses that should be on his face, he is more aristocratic than the old aristocrats of Europe.
Like Howard, who also works in a government think tank and leads the Office of Chaos Research, Carlos is, in a way, a compromise path reserved by the U.S. government in dealing with Chaos.
Of course, this path will not be recognized, nor will it be written, and the people involved in it will only understand what they are doing.
No one knew that Howard was also a member of this office except Carlos.
"She's so beautiful, and the beauty scares me."
Howard withdrew his gaze from the reactor of the Ark, and he looked very helpless at the moment, he vigorously brushed his hair that he hadn't washed for a long time, and the slight tingling on his scalp made his attention more focused.
"But you're her father, aren't you?" Carlos looked at the superfluid Ark reactor in front of him with some amazement, there is no doubt that this is a miracle that can be created by calculating mathematics to the limit.
It's beautiful enough to make any scientist obsessed.
It's no wonder Carlos and Howard would use her to describe the Ark reactor.
"I'm not her father, she's a product of chaos, and I'm ...... I'm just a wretched creature who thinks I'm smart. ”
"Tsk, look at you, and then blame yourself for this self-condemnation, my dear friend, don't forget, it is the duty of our office to study chaos and exploit it. All members are proud of you, after all, this is the only harmless chaos technology at the moment, and you are a genius that no one can match. ”
Carlos's voice was very soft and contagious, comforting Howard in his frustration.
This genius is well deserved.
He was able to find the only possibility in the chaotic and crazy chaotic calculations, this flash of individual wisdom, even the chaos demon would be amazed.
Well, of course, only for the blue ones.
If it's red, when you praise wisdom, it may immediately whip up and cut off your dog's head in anger to prove that brute force is better than wisdom.
"Carlos, on the day of the nuclear explosion in Cuba, all my Ark materials were scrapped, and neither the experimental data nor the observations were unique. Deeper down, the foundations of science have collapsed, and our world is really just ...... The result of their will. ”
"Science is slowly becoming a joke, what does the future look like? I don't dare to imagine it, but it must be terrible, and cognition will replace the law of summary......"
"We are all inside the husk, complacent in order to be the king of the husk."
The pressure Howard has been under these days is just too great, especially the Ark reactor, which is actually the product of chaos, and he almost collapsed when he realized it.
If it weren't for his wife and son supporting him, maybe he would have chosen to die as early as that day.
In this cruel and crazy world.
Being able to freely choose death and enter eternal sleep is actually a very luxurious thing.
"At least we still have the Ark reactor...... And little Stark, isn't it? Carlos obviously knew how to comfort Howard.
At the mention of Stark Jr., Howard immediately sharpened.
For this seemingly prodigal genius scientist, his family is the place where he absolutely does not tolerate being violated, and his son is his weakness.
At least for Tony's sake, he's got to pick himself up, too.
"So, you came to me because of the little tricks of those Chaos Cultists?"
"That's right, those rude and stupid fools, although they don't have very bright brains, after the start of the war, they will still have a significant impact on the pyramid area guarded by ordinary people." With his chin in one hand, Carlos finally made it clear that he had to cheer Howard up first.
"Memetic contamination?"
"It's even worse than that, and the law of cognitive substitution of summary in your mouth is already taking shape, which is the tunneling effect of consciousness observed today in the border areas of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia in South America. Something known as the Ghost Loop has appeared in a nearby village. ”
Carlos handed over a document with prominently lettered top secret.
"Within twelve hours, there were no living people in the vicinity of the village, and all were transformed into ghosts-like dangerous beings. S.H.I.E.L.D. lost a company of agents to this cause, and determined that memetic contamination such as ghosts would be a great threat to secondary battlefields. ”