Time: April 18, 2011, 02:45.
Location: Multinational Coalition Air Base.
Command Center of the Main Building.
There were numerous computers and screens here, but significantly fewer staff.
After all, the 'War Ghost' anomaly was rampant within Chisinau, preventing various military operations from being carried out.
Moreover, the current staff members were temporarily focusing on the rescue operation being executed by Second Lieutenant Adam.
Prus, Rebecca, and Olender stood together in the Command Center.
Through the individual live camera feeds on the screens, most people breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Second Lieutenant Adam was returning on a UH-60M.
However, the atmosphere in the Command Center had not relaxed much, especially the expressions of Prus and Rebecca, which were even more solemn.
The US military did not know the true strength of the USS, but the two of them did.
As Umbrella's black operations unit, every member of the USS possessed peak human combat capabilities, and when necessary, could expend stamina and mental energy to unleash psionic shockwaves.
The most fortunate outcome for ordinary humans subjected to a psionic shockwave was brain death, or retaining some intact body tissues.
However, those anomalies, referred to by locals as 'Battlefield Ghosts,' were only temporarily repelled after being hit by the USS's psionic shockwaves; they could not be effectively harmed.
Considering these points, Rebecca analyzed to Prus beside her, "Captain, it seems these 'ghosts' are not true spirits.
Otherwise, the USS's psionic attacks should theoretically be able to directly make them 'vanish into thin air,' but the reality is not so."
Upon hearing this, Prus's face darkened as she said, "Doctor, the eyewitness reports within Chisinau are increasing, and if these invisible and unkillable things can reproduce…
Then I believe it's time to apply to the Olympus Board of Directors to prepare to drop a hydrogen bomb here, to prevent them from spreading out."
"A hydrogen bomb?!" Olender, who was nearby, was stunned, clearly not expecting this young female captain to make such a ruthless decision.
But the colonel could not refute her, because according to the developing trend within Chisinau, it would be completely overrun in just a few days.
So a hydrogen bomb…
was the most correct choice.
"Not yet." Rebecca waved her hand, signaling the two not to worry for now.
Having adopted Jame's calm demeanor, she looked at the screen in front of her and said, "Didn't one of the USS members in the rescue team have close contact with them?
If the anomaly cannot penetrate the bio-hazard suit, then it means they also have a weakness.
Now we just need to wait for the Second Lieutenant and his team to return to base; I will specifically analyze the bio-hazard suit that was impacted, which should directly reveal the true nature of this anomaly."
Feeling Rebecca's calmness, Prus, who had been somewhat worried, said in a soft voice, "Yes, Doctor."
As for Colonel Olender, he could only nod in agreement from the side.
Subsequently, the colonel, over fifty years old, fully entrusted the handling of the anomaly to Prus and Rebecca, while he prepared to command other military operations.
More than ten minutes later.
Three UH-60M helicopters, carrying Second Lieutenant Adam and the Delta Force, as well as two severely traumatized and somewhat disoriented trapped individuals, arrived at the airport outside the base.
Prus and Rebecca came to the airport runway and watched as the three UH-60Ms, flying in a V-formation, slowly descended.
They landed and came to a stop.
Prus immediately had the Umbrella technical personnel, who had arrived with the Mobile Task Force, step forward to check if there were any abnormalities with the USS led by Second Lieutenant Adam and the Delta Force members.
After confirmation, the Delta Force and USS members who participated in the rescue operation followed the technical personnel to leave, preparing to verbally recount the operation process and have it recorded in their files.
The USS member who had actual contact with the anomaly, with the assistance of technical personnel, removed their bio-hazard suit, which was then placed on a stretcher cart and taken away from the airport for treatment.
As for the two trapped individuals whose consciousness had returned to normal, they followed the technical personnel to separate, individual rooms.
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Interrogation room.
A square table and two chairs.
The trapped person sat on the side against the wall.
Rebecca sat on the other side, with two USS members in bio-hazard suits behind her to ensure her safety.
Rebecca: "Hello, I am an investigator affiliated with Umbrella. You can call me Doctor."
Trapped person: "Hello, I am Sergeant Kenst of Delta Force."
Rebecca: "So, Sergeant, can you tell me how you encountered those 'ghosts' and how you survived?"
Kenst: "(Nods) Yes, our squad was already deployed in Chisinau for reconnaissance and clear-out missions before Sergeant Davis was killed by a 'ghost.'
Then we encountered an ambush by a large number of rebels, but we gained an advantage by relying on the individual equipment produced by Umbrella.
It was at this moment that those invisible things appeared.
I personally saw a rebel shooting at us, their body instantly emitting a pale blue shockwave, and then they fell to the ground, losing vital signs.
Subsequently, more and more people began to die inexplicably. At this point, we realized that the thing that killed Sergeant Davis was right beside us.
Do you know that feeling of despair when your teammates suddenly drop one by one, but you can't even see the target?!"
At this point, Kenst's emotions were somewhat out of control.
After a pause, he continued, "Finally, only David (the other trapped person) and I were left. We hid in the bathtub in the bathroom.
I don't know if it was God's favor, but those things didn't find us, and then we were rescued from that damned city by the arriving friendly forces."
Rebecca: "Very good, I have one last question. Was the bathtub you were in made of ceramic?"
Kenst: "Yes, definitely ceramic, and there were also many ceramic tiles in the bathroom."
After obtaining the information she wanted, Rebecca stood up and smiled at Kenst, "Thank you for your help, Sergeant."
With that, Rebecca opened the door and left.
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Inside a conference room at the air base.
Prus stood behind Rebecca, who was operating a laptop, and asked, "How is it, Doctor? Do you have a lead?"
"Of course." Rebecca nodded, then turned to Prus and analyzed, "This anomaly belongs to the non-visible spectrum, capable of causing instant death through extremely low temperatures, yet it cannot pass through ceramic.
The bio-hazard suit's composite armor contains ceramic, and both survivors hid in bathrooms with ceramic products…
Although I am not an authority in physics, based on all the characteristics of the anomaly, I believe they are Bose-Einstein condensates."
Hearing Rebecca's answer, Prus's face showed confusion, "Bose-Einstein?"
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