From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

At this moment, here in Washington, DC, USA;

Due to the Earth's rotation, Washington, D.C., is about six hours later than noon in The Hague, Netherlands. It is now the darkest period before dawn.

Looking down at the American capital from the air always gives people a sense of "not as good as Accra, Africa".

On the whole, today's Washington, D.C., is indeed not as good as New Accra. There are no bustling night markets with bright lights, and there are no large-scale holographic projection screens. Coupled with the winter, the place looks very deserted.

After all, Washington is located on the East Coast, with a straight-line distance of only 360 kilometers from New York. Atlas, which started on the West Coast, has only gradually begun to get involved in all aspects of the East Coast in recent years, so its infrastructure cannot be compared with that of Seattle and New York. · Competing with cities such as Accra.

What's more important is——

"Boom!" A red and blue police siren flashed from time to time in the street.

"Papa!" and the intermittent gunshots indicate that the security environment seems to be very poor.

However, this is not because the United States cannot even maintain security in their capital. It is because with Atlas secretly fueling the flames, the ugliness of American officials, politicians, and generals continues to be exposed, which cannot quell the growing public resentment at all.

In addition, Atlas continues to fund small parties with a total number of less than 100,000 people who are brave enough to fight and protect people's safety as true "vigilantes". This has further aroused dissatisfaction with the government in power.

The residential area of ​​Capitol Hill located east of the White House is patrolled by a large number of police cars, and the police station has also deployed a heavily armed SWAT team equipped with mechanical skeletons in the transportation hub area.

Because most of the people living on this side of Capitol Hill are the so-called political elites and business leaders.

In order to prevent angry civilians from attacking the place, the pressure on police departments across Washington has doubled.

at this time.

Inside a residential bedroom with the lights still on;

"Fuck. Fuck. Atlas is going to fight against all the countries on the earth with his own power?!"

There was a slightly childish voice, like an exclamation that was in the stage of voice change.

The decoration style here directly shows that the owner of the bedroom is a serious game and model enthusiast.

Atlas Family Portrait’s e-sports equipment, such as e-sports tables and chairs, consoles and high-refresh rate holographic displays. In the glass cabinet opposite the single bed, there are many 1 products produced by Atlas. /6. 1/12 size soldier figures, including "Space Marines" with alloy frames and armor.

In the entire collection, there are actually many World War II tank military models also produced by Atlas and marked with a red sickle and hammer, which shows that the owner of this bedroom seems to have a unique sentiment.

I saw a slender young man wearing black pajamas standing in front of the computer desk, holding his head in his hands, staring in disbelief at the holographic screen showing the live broadcast of the court.

And in the live chat box in the lower right corner of the screen, the online nickname "Paratroopers face the enemy sea!" is displayed.

It seems that this young man is both a loyal supporter of Atlas and a loyal viewer of the "Seattle Noon News".

However, although he, like thousands of supporters, hopes that Atlas’s core concepts will completely dominate the world, is it too early?

And will it cause mass casualties?

As for the teenagers whose parents are obviously high-ranking officials, the reason why they are "anti-American" is that on the one hand they lack attention from their families, and on the other hand they are young and energetic and cannot accept that their country is actually a puppet and helps someone who is selfish. countries that have carried out extremely anti-human acts of war.

However, the age limit prevents him from making any great contributions to the world. He can only donate his pocket money to people who are oppressed through online donations.

Buzz~——Woo——!

Just when the boy was worried, the whole city suddenly heard a piercing air raid siren.

? ?

The young man was stunned for a moment, then rushed to the window, opened the window and leaned half of his body out.

Facing the cool breeze and the dawn light, he squinted his eyes slightly and vaguely looked at the sky in the direction of sunrise. There were densely packed "black spots" of different sizes?

Seeing this scene, the boy quickly ran back to the bedroom, opened a storage box painted dark green, dug out a military telescope, and returned to the window to look at the sky.

With the help of a telescope, the young man could see those "black spots". They were the Swift Shadow assault craft, Luna transport craft, Herring Gull, and numerous aerial gunships manufactured by Atlas, which he was extremely familiar with. and attack aircraft.

Swish—shua—!

Not only that, but above the White House located to the west of their home, there are tracks traced by a large number of airdrop silos as they broke through the atmosphere.

Washington's air defense facilities failed to respond in time?

Did Atlas's cyber forces dismantle the military system, or was there someone within the military who was coordinating it, or both? ?

The young man came up with various conjectures in an instant.

Seeing the first batch of airdrops crossing the sky unobstructed and disappearing from the field of view of the telescope, he retracted his leaning body and ran towards the master bedroom where his parents were.

But as soon as he pushed open the unlocked master bedroom door, he heard:

"Colonel Nel! The White House was attacked! Moreover, our military network is paralyzed and we can only use civilian communications for communication."

He also saw his father sitting by the bed, using a holographic Internet phone also made by Atlas to communicate with an officer on duty.

As for his mother, she casually put on a down jacket, picked up the car keys next to the bedside table, and prepared to go to the Congress Building.

Finding her son standing in front of the bedroom door, the mother said, "Don't go out! Stay at home!" and left in a hurry.

Seeing his parents react like this further confirmed all the suspicions in his mind, as well as Atlas's complete "public statement".

Shortly after.

The morning sun rises from the east as always, spreading its light across the land, but the entire Washington, D.C., seems unusually quiet, with only the roaring noise of the engine reaching the streets.

Almost as soon as the armed units affiliated with Atlas appeared, they announced that control of the capital had changed hands.

Tactical teams and tactical platoons composed of the Emergency Countermeasures Corps (AECS) and clone troopers replaced the original police and National Guard and implemented a comprehensive blockade of Washington, DC.

On the White House side, the Orbital Commando Team (ODST), which was the first to land, is responsible for taking care of all affairs, and is also monitoring some Secret Service agents who surrendered but survived.

After a Luna transport boat released its landing gear, it landed directly on the lawn in front of the White House.

After the door of the waiting cabin was also opened by the pilot;

"Hahaha! I didn't expect that! What my grandfather's generation did not complete was actually completed by my grandson!"

On the lawn, Arthur Morgan's unique and generous laughter resounded.

Wearing full-coverage personal equipment, but not wearing a helmet, he chose to wear a cowboy hat. He looked at the White House that had been burned by fire and was filled with emotion.

At this time, Arthur looked at a "senior official" standing not far away and continued to smile:

"Irons, you did a great job! Cooperating with the company to complete the occupation process from the inside out, minimizing casualties and damage.

At that time, I will propose to the boss that your team take over the Washington authorities. Anyway, you are much more familiar with it than I am. "

Hearing this, this "senior official" in a suit and red tie, who was about thirty years old, smiled without arrogance and said:

"As investigators lurking within the enemy, it is our basic duty to assist the boss in facilitating the company's implementation of a comprehensive takeover plan while attracting global attention."