OR0: Black Noah

For some people, they are already decayed before death actually comes, and they are just waiting to die. Some people are not, they will maintain the same enthusiasm until the fire of life is completely extinguished. Those who have witnessed the magnificent history and erratic changes, always hope to pass on their wishes to those who are worthy of trust. Some people are lucky to live to the end of the disaster, while others can only accept praise and praise in their memories.

It is a torture to bury a hatred that is almost paranoid for a long time, and Michael McNeil knows this deeply. His hatred of the enemy will never fade with the passage of time, and even grow stronger with his old age. As long as there is one percent hope, he must find a way to put his opponent to death. Therefore, when he received the anonymous communication, he almost immediately decided to go to the city that had been buried by the poisonous crystal. The respected elder veteran was stopped by the bodyguard who was responsible for his personal safety before he left New Adana. Michael McNeil is a symbol of victory, and the GDS Michael McNeil is a symbol of unity. This common concept based on propaganda is an important bargaining chip for maintaining stability in the eyes of New Adana. Neither Evelyn Rios nor Wesley Riggs would let this idol make any mistakes. However, everyone underestimated McNeil's determination, especially he will not let the culprit who ruined his life disappear in the world as a savior so easily. While General Riggs was still studying the budget of the First Fleet, he learned that McNeil and some of his old soldiers had left New Adana privately for the city that had long been abandoned by humans.

"I never thought we would return to the West Coast on this day." McNeil, who was walking through the narrow underground passage with his comrades, seemed panting. His age was much higher than those around him. People of his age are probably still resting in nursing homes or have gone to the grave. He is still alive and will continue to live-he has sent away batch after batch of people who are likely to be more qualified to survive. In the end, only he saw the hope of victory. In the ten years since Tiberium spread to the world, the scope of human activities has shrunk to several major cities with New Adana as the core, and they are increasingly threatened. Today's GDI no longer has the stage for McNeil to exert his ability. Regardless of the faction, those politicians are not worthy of leaders in his eyes.

The ocean has become an unattainable term in the minds of the new generation of young people. Flying through ion storms is usually very dangerous. Many famous figures have lost their lives in this way. After arriving at the outskirts of the city that should be called San Francisco, McNeil searched for the location given in the communication and unexpectedly found an underground facility. No one knows the origin of this facility, and McNeil, the most experienced, has no idea about it. They tried to judge the purpose of the facility through the numbers and signs on the wall, but they all ended in failure.

A group of people walked along the passage and came to the end of the passage, where there was a locked gate.

"We've seen enough weird things, and we couldn't think of anything weirder than the lunatics of NOD and those aliens."

Ricardo Vega moved forward cautiously and patted the door lightly, but there was no response from inside.

"It doesn't matter anymore; we can bear it." McNeil came to the front and told Vega to step back. Over the decades, he has cultivated Ricardo Vega into a sufficiently unique character with a rather complicated mood, but it is not enough. At least he is not like Pierce who has saved Rios's life, nor like Parker who became a hero in the second invasion. However, his life span may be coming to an end, and seeing God at the age of eighty is definitely a normal death for an ordinary person.

McNeil didn't know the motives of the mysterious person; he chose to believe the unknown information by instinct. Now, there may be a major secret in front of him, or an unprecedented conspiracy, more deadly than the Bialystok massacre. Many people will turn to unrealistic mystics when the relatively more realistic means are exhausted. McNeil consciously is a soldier who believes in science and reason. Unexpectedly, he fell into the same trap as those of his predecessors when he was old.

The soldiers behind carried down a heavy box, McNeil opened it in front of everyone, and took out the sparkling transparent ball inside. He has nothing to fear. If TCN can really save mankind, then he can also find enough reasons to use Tacitus.

"...If I can't come out, you just go back the same way and don't say anything." McNeil turned around and said, "New Adana is messy enough. I think General Riggs' biggest mistake is to make one People who are more rigid than me manage the First Fleet... Don't bother them."

A dazzling burst of light burst out, and in the next second McNeil evaporated directly from the world. Everyone looked at each other, and no one could understand what happened. Ricardo Vega waited patiently, even though their time was running out. It is certainly not a wise move to pay for an absurd year of the old chief, but Vega thinks that people always do something stupid, and sooner or later they will.

McNeil, who was bald twenty years ago, raised his head. The first thing that appeared before him was a huge hemispherical building with a dome made of some kind of material. McNeil could not point out the location of this building. At the bottom of the sphere, there was a shining band around the entire building, and he guessed that it might be a decoration similar to a neon light.

"You can take off your helmet. There is no suffocating air in this place."

McNeil did not follow the instructions of the mysterious voice. He took out his pistol and carefully moved forward around the outside of the hemisphere, trying to find an entrance. At this time, he found a man in a black robe standing at the entrance and exit of a suspected elevator, watching him with the expression of watching a monkey in the zoo.

"You are the one who sent information to the new Adana?" McNeil asked, "This place does not seem to have a direct connection with the outside world. How did you stay here for a long time?"

"There are always things in the world that exceed your expectations, General McNeil." The mysterious man came to McNeil, and McNeil discovered that he still had a beard that imitated some of his most hated bald heads. "Especially for you, I thought you wouldn't make a fuss like everyone else."

McNeil opened the helmet visor, revealing an old face covered with age spots. In front of outsiders, he always presents himself as a successful person who is still young and strong, rather than an old man who is aging.

"As long as that monster can pay for the crime he committed, I can sacrifice everything."

"No, General McNeil, you seem to have misunderstood-Kane will make the final atonement for all his crimes sooner or later, but I care more about you. To be precise, when will GDI realize that you and them are both sinners?" The mysterious man sarcastically satirized McNeil and all the great people he respected. "Think about it, General McNeil. You are the most successful monster of GDI. The souls of Mark Sheppard and James Solomon, as well as the last wishes of Jack Granger and Zachary Harkin. You have witnessed the beginning of everything, and perhaps you will see the end of this painful struggle..."

"I'm doing what I should do. I don't want to be a hero, and a hero can't change history." McNeil said irritably. "You called me here to show your excess kindness to criminals and bandits. Keep it to the court. Anyway, what is this?"

The man in black looked at the puzzled McNeil with interest, "Didn't Sheppard tell you?"

"He died when I was in my twenties. At that time, I didn't know that I would deal with the army for the rest of my life." McNeil explained, "As for General Solomon, I don't think he knows more. Maybe he is hiding something from me."

"To put it briefly, this is a magical creation that gives you the opportunity to make up for your regrets. In 1946, Albert Einstein conducted a secret experiment in Philadelphia. He would never have expected that this experiment would have an important impact on human history. " The man in black and McNeil walked around the hemisphere together. McNeil noticed that there were still portraits of people he didn't know hanging on the wall. "At that time, the imagination of mankind is still flourishing, and many people have put forward ideas about time travel, but they lack a systematic and self-justified theoretical hypothesis. Therefore, it is not difficult for you to imagine what Einstein's theory means to humans. The most important thing is, your ancestors have found a solution to disintegrate their opponents once and for all. They can try to kill any possible enemy in the cradle before everything happens, and eliminate any resistance forever." He came under one of the portraits, "Of course, this fruit is too heavy for your country. It is an area that all mankind should never touch. In 1968, NATO decided to open another experimental base in Hesse, West Germany. At the same time, the prototype of this facility was built. In 1995, the control of the facility was transferred to the Special Operations Group Echo of the UN Special Department Black Ops 9, which was under the control of General Mark Jamison Sheppard. His action surprised me. He gave up all attempts to use it to influence and interfere with the real world, perhaps because after the Sigma Coordinator Incident, he worried that similar research would cause public panic."

McNeil had never heard Sheppard or Solomon talk about similar things. His instinct told him that the man in black had no need to lie to him. Of course, nonsense to a person who was fast-forwarding in the coffin would bring nothing.

"It sounds very interesting. Everyone may want to go back in time and change things that they regret. However, no one can avoid making mistakes. When they correct old mistakes, there will only be more mistakes waiting for them." McNeil said confidently, "Even if this facility really has this kind of power, its usefulness to me is infinitely close to zero."

"...Please allow me to point out your mistake, that is, I am also not interested in changing history." The man in black explained humbly, "Besides, for people who are as proud as you, admit that you have regrets is the biggest failure. On the contrary, what I am proposing to you is another deal: I know that you are desperate for revenge against someone who claims to be a prophet, but I cannot give up the intervention for personal reasons, and I am out of Moral reasons can't bear to let a rare hero like you curse someone in despair and then pass away." At this point, the twisted face under the hood showed a reluctant smile, "So, if you still believe that a hero who was born to defeat the devil can change the cruel and cold reality of steel after an extremely long journey. I let you reserve the right to retaliate. Otherwise, I hope you remember Kane's warning."

"I know that he who hurts him will be punished seven times." McNeil sneered. "Chandra is dead, and Eva is dead. He allowed me to live not to be kind, but to see me begging for mercy. But even if this pain is repeated countless times, I will still expose his tricks in front of him, even if it will satisfy Gideon and his lackey."

McNeil recalled those past events. He was once a compelling hero, but in the decades that followed, he became obscured and became a symbol. Until ten years ago, Rios, who thought he was worthwhile, brought him out again as a propaganda model. They would rather spend a lot of money to build a new battleship named after him, than waste even a penny on giving pensions to the families of his deceased comrades-in-arms.

"I have no choice, right?"

"Yes. It is also an option to go back to New Adana and wait for your doctor to notify you of advanced brain cancer."

"It's a pity that I didn't know someone who can tell dry humor like you in the first half of my life." McNeil exclaimed, "Twenty years ago I thought I was old enough. I never thought I still have the opportunity to do something even more unthinkable. Then, I hope you can abide by the agreement between us, provided that I can survive this unclear challenge."

"That's natural. Before you start, I have to remind you that your destination may be far or completely different from the human society you know well. I hope you will be mentally prepared."

However, until McNeil really embarks on the journey, he will not realize that the man in black has never lied. He is accustomed to all kinds of lies, so he subconsciously does not believe anything that anyone says at will.

OR0 END