NASA.

President Rick. Archibald sat in a chair, and in front of him, two windows opened in a large screen.

One is the scene inside the Independence spacecraft, from which you can see the astronauts and the situation in the wheelhouse.

The other is an electronic chart showing the trajectory of Independence, from which you can see that Independence has left the atmosphere and is approaching the Russian space station.

"Ground command center, this is the 'Independence', we have arrived at the space station, and the next thing will be refueled, which will take about 30 minutes."

On the screen, the astronauts report to the Aviation Administration.

Stephen, the head of the space agency, picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "The ground command center has received it, 'Independence', please leave as soon as possible after completing the refueling." ”

As he spoke, Stephen looked over to an electronic clock next to him.

It shows that the Destroyer is about 35 hours away from entering the atmosphere.

What followed was a long wait.

In the past, half an hour could be said to have passed in the blink of an eye.

But today, it's very difficult, quite long.

It's like a century.

Rick. In front of Archibald, in an ashtray, a hill of cigarette butts had been piled up.

At this time, a new message came back from the "Independence" on the screen: "Ground command center, this is the "Independence", we have completed the refueling, and now we are leaving." ”

Mr. President finally stopped smoking and looked at the big screen.

On the large screen, on another window, the Independence spacecraft is shown to be restarting.

This time, a new route was marked.

According to the computer's plan, the 'Independence' will cut through the rear of the 'Destroyer' meteorite more than three hours later, and then make landing.

Undoubtedly, it was another long wait.

Time passed little by little.

During the time Independence traveled to the supermeteorite, there was basically nothing to do on the ground other than to monitor the readings.

In normal times, I'm afraid that many people here will leave their posts to relax.

But today the situation is exceptional, no one wants to rest, and cannot rest.

After all, if the Independence is a little negligent on the way, the earth will be finished.

When Rick. When Archibald made a phone call with his family and returned, Director Stephen said nervously, "Mr. President, the Independence is approaching its destination and will try to land in 15 minutes." ”

The president nodded, sat down, and looked nervously at the screen.

On the screen, the 'Independence' is constantly reporting the latest situation.

"Ground command center, we are now starting to try to land."

"Everything is working fine at the moment."

"Turn on all the radars and observe the situation on the ground."

Listening to these reports, Rick. Archibald's gaze kept going back and forth between the two windows.

Suddenly, outside the office, someone in the command center hall suddenly jumped up and shouted, "An unusual energy reading has appeared on the 'Destroyer'. ”

"This situation. Is it a tremor, an earthquake? ”

"There's an earthquake on The Destroyer?"

Director Stephen nervously grabbed the walkie-talkie and said, "Independence, stop landing." ”

"Unusual energy readings have just been detected on the Destroyer, it may be an earthquake, please wait for further instructions."

Then the director threw himself at the window and shouted, "Find out the source and area of the earthquake, quickly." ”

"I want to know where the Destroyer can land right now."

Before the director's voice fell, on the big screen, new news came from the 'Independence'.

"Ground command center, this is the 'Independence', we found a flash on the surface of the 'Destroyer', and it is suspected that there was an explosion inside the meteorite."

Stephen jerked into the big screen.

"Can you see an explosion on the Independence?"

He hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted: "Independence, leave immediately, away from the 'Destroyer'!" ”

At this time, the video window of the spacecraft suddenly shook.

The voice of the Cosmonaus on the 'Independence' shouted intermittently: "Ground command center. Debris we evacuate"

It seems that the explosion on the 'Destroyer' caused the surface of the meteorite to shatter.

As a result, the debris will catapult into the air, threatening the Independence.

Now that the Independence has been hit by these debris, communication has become difficult, and it looks like they are in danger.

Rick. Archibald looked at Stephen and said, "Why were the fragments on the meteorite able to hit the 'Independence', aren't they very far away?" ”

Stephen nervously explained, "Mr. President, there is no air resistance in space, and gravity is minimal. As a result, the fragments formed by the explosion on the surface of the 'Destroyer' will scatter at an extremely high velocity. ”

"The power and range of damage are much greater than normal, and even if the 'Independence' and 'Destroyer' are far away, they will be impacted."

"But you can rest assured that the 'Independence' is made of titanium alloy, so it is not so easy to destroy."

The president nodded.

It took 10 minutes for Independence's communications to return to normal.

"Ground command center, this is the 'Independence', we have stabilized."

"At present, the damage to the aircraft is within an acceptable range and does not affect the return home."

"Now we are waiting for the surface of the meteorite to return to normal, and we can land and plant a nuclear bomb."

Hearing these news, Archibald breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, someone in the "Independence" said "huh".

"Look, there's something moving on the Destroyer."

Stephen immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Independence, what's going on now?" ”

Independence was quick to reply: "We have observed anomalous shadow changes on the surface of the Destroyer, possibly the dust from the explosion refracting sunlight, and we will need to wait for further observation." ”

Stephen put down the conversation and shouted out the window, "What about the report I want?" ”

"Why hasn't that damn report come out of my eyes yet!"

At this time, there was some commotion in the 'Independence'.

Since the lens of the screen is on the Cosmos, it is not known what they saw, but Rick. Archibald could see that the astronauts on the screen seemed to be nervous.

"What's that?"

"Is it a tornado?"

"I'm not sure."

"Wait, it seems to be going up."

"It's approaching us."

"Calculate its orbit, fast."

Stephen, who also heard the voice, hurriedly raised the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Independence, what do you see?" ”

But the people on the Independence didn't answer, and several of the Cosmonauts seemed to be drawn to something on the Destroyer.

"Look, it's accelerating, which doesn't fit the laws of physics."

"It's some kind of machine, and only a machine can change speed freely."

"Oh my God, it's coming."

"Let's go! Come on! ”

"No, it's too fast."

"It's too late, we don't have time to get out of the way."

"God, what is this?"

"It's not a machine, it's here."

Sand!

Communication was abruptly interrupted.

On the screen, the picture of the Independence Account is frozen.

Stephen took the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Independence! Independence, what's going on! ”

"This is the ground command center, please answer! Please answer! ”

"Damn it!"

After calling several times but getting no answer, Stephen dropped the walkie-talkie and ran to the window and shouted.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on on the Independence?"

Immediately, a space agency personnel reported: "The signal for Independence is gone, Director." ”

Stephen shuddered and said, "Are you sure?" ”

"Sure."

The Director took two steps back and looked at Rick with difficulty. Archibald.

Mr. President closed his eyes and sighed lowly: "It looks like we have failed." ”

Stephen rubbed his eyebrows, not sure what to do next.

Footsteps rang out.

Someone pushed open the door and walked in, "Mr. President, Director Stephen, you need to see this." ”

He put a laptop on the table, and in the screen was the nervous figure of several astronauts in the cab of the 'Independence' just now.

The staff member said: "The last frame of the 'Independence' was sent back, and after we did it, it became like this. ”

He tapped the keyboard, and a screen appeared.

In the picture is an astronaut wearing glasses.

At this point, his glasses act as mirrors, reflecting the scene outside the cab.

After magnifying and clear external processing, it can be seen that in the space outside the cab of the 'Independence', a twisted and thick tentacle is heading straight for the spacecraft.

On that tentacle, the surface is densely packed, countless human arms.

The scene that only appeared in the nightmare, at this moment, appeared vividly in front of everyone's eyes.

Stephen exclaimed, "This can't be! ”

"A tentacle with countless human arms destroyed the Independence? Absurd! ”

"Do you want to tell me that this tentacle is from the 'Destroyer', so the 'Destroyer' is not actually a meteorite, but some kind of giant alien creature?"

The word alien creature makes Rick. Archibald's body trembled.

He suddenly remembered what the Minister of Defense had said to him last night.

Mr. President looked up, looked at Stephen and said, "Last night, your space agency didn't make a guess. ”

"You're guessing that last night's meteorite attack was premeditated."

"Do you think it could be an extraterrestrial life contact event?"

Stephen was speechless.

Naturally, he knew about it.

It's just that now he suddenly sees that the 'evidence' is in front of him, and emotionally, he is a little difficult to accept.

Rick. Archibald tapped his finger at the terrifying tentacle on the screen.

"Now, your suspicions have been confirmed."

"It doesn't look like it's a natural disaster."

"It's war."

"We're about to be invaded."

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Eden Base.

Trucks, including trucks carrying supplies, drove into the base.

Azu stood on the roof of a building, overlooking the base, watching as the convoy finally stopped under the building.

"Master, the people and supplies you want have been delivered."

Azu nodded, turned around, and saw Angelina in professional attire.

"You're doing a great job."

"Cortana."

"I have something to reward you."

Angelina's eyes suddenly became intoxicated, plus a little shy.

"Is it here?"

"Well, as long as the master wants, I can do it at any time."

Azu couldn't help but laugh: "What are you talking about?" ”

He pulled the She-Hulk Gene Enhancement Capsule out of his inventory and said, "Eating this will make you stronger." ”

This enhancement capsule has been eating dust in the inventory for a long time, and Azu has never found a suitable object.

Plus.

According to his plan, the world may be different next, and it is necessary to enhance Angelina's ability to survive.

After all, she can be said to be Azu's right-hand man.

Angelina didn't hesitate, took the capsule, threw it directly into her mouth, and swallowed it.

She has absolute trust in Azu and believes that Azu will not hurt herself.

After swallowing the capsule, Angelia's eyes suddenly turned a little green.

She snorted, and her skin began to glow green.

She's starting to change.

Azu enveloped her with an 'absolute realm' to prevent her from causing damage to the building.

At this time, the mobile phone rang, and a network message popped up.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the White House will hold a press conference and broadcast live to the world, and the results of the press conference will be announced on the "Independence"! ’

Three o'clock in the afternoon?

Azu looked at the time, there were still 10 minutes.

This time is fleeting.

Although there is no TV here, this press conference is also live on the Internet, Azu casually picked a live broadcast room to enter, and saw the press conference begin.

The White House was in the background, and the press conference took place outside.

When President Rick . When Archibald appeared in front of the camera, the flash never stopped for a second.

After the reporter finished taking the photo, Archibald looked at the manuscript, and then looked at the camera with a solemn expression.

"Here, I regret to announce that the operation of the 'Independence' ended in failure."

"We were attacked."

"Yes, the 'Destroyer' is most likely not as simple as a meteorite."

"It's very likely that it is the vehicle of some kind of alien life invading the planet."

"This is the image of the Independence being teleported back before it was destroyed."

Camera cuts.

A photo appears on the screen.

In that photo, a twisted, large tentacle can be seen in space, and the tentacle is covered with countless objects resembling human arms.

Spooky, terrifying.

The barrage in the live broadcast room immediately flew up like a rocket.

"What is this, has Cthulhu finally arrived?"

"Extraterrestrial life! I didn't expect to see extraterrestrial life in my lifetime! ”

"It's not going to be P, is it, don't tell me this thing grows in a meteorite?"

"The end of the world has come, brothers, the big one has come, this is Judgment Day!"

There was chaos in the live broadcast room.

And such chaos is not only on the Internet, but also in reality.

Since the White House press conference was broadcast live from the world, there was an uproar around the world.

(End of chapter)