When Fang Zheng launched the first wave of battle with the Reapers, Shepard also returned to the Earth Star Alliance headquarters on the Normandy.

“Anderson?”

As soon as she got off the spaceship, Shepard saw Anderson standing in front of her, which surprised her.

"Why are you here? Where's the Citadel?"

"I came back immediately after receiving your report..."

Anderson also looked serious at this moment. He gestured to Shepard to act with him, and spoke at the same time.

"Our outer defense line discovered a huge unidentified object. In fact, just now, we have lost contact with the outer solar system..."

"So what do we do now?"

"Star Alliance needs to hear your report..."

"Report?"

Hearing this, Shepard stopped suddenly.

"We don't have time now, Anderson! The Reapers are about to arrive. We should immediately activate the defense of the solar system and evacuate as many civilians as possible and place them in a safe place. Then, we should find a way to fight against the Reapers' attack instead of making any reports! Every minute we waste now is a crime!"

"I know that, but there's nothing I can do."

Anderson sighed helplessly.

"You are the only one who has faced the Reaper. You have communicated with it face to face, talked to it, and blew it up. Only you know how to face the Reaper. The Federation just hopes to get enough information and intelligence. They are just... scared."

"……All right……"

Hearing Anderson's answer, Shepard sighed helplessly. This was not the first time she had encountered the Star Alliance's bureaucracy. Even though the situation had reached such an urgent point, they still needed to report, report, report... Thinking of this, Shepard quickly quickened her pace and came to the meeting room of the Star Alliance's senior management.

"Commander Shepard."

Seeing Shepard come in, one of the senior executives immediately spoke up.

"These are extraordinary times, so we won't say much. We received your alert about the Reapers, and we want to know more information."

"We don't have time now."

Shepard shook his head.

"The Reapers will not show mercy to us, nor will they be afraid of us. They will only destroy us all. What we are doing now is to mobilize all forces to fight against the Reapers. They will not negotiate with us, nor will they give us a chance. I once said that the Reapers' goal is to harvest all life in the galaxy!"

“…”

Upon hearing this, the entire conference hall was suddenly in commotion, and another high-ranking member of the Star Alliance frowned and slammed the table.

"Please don't be alarmist, Commander Shepard. Your previous report does not provide enough evidence to prove your point... We just want to know how to stop them now."

"Stop them?"

Shepard snorted.

"This is not a question of strategy or tactics. They are more advanced, stronger and smarter than us. The only thing we can do is to survive as long as possible."

"But... there must be some way..."

"Report!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

"The Moon Base has lost contact!?"

"What? The moon?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Anderson even showed an expression of disbelief.

"How come they are so close to us..."

“——!”

However, before Anderson could finish his words, suddenly, a low and strange sound came from outside the window. Everyone turned their heads at the same time and looked out the window. Then, they widened their eyes in surprise.

"OMG……"

Outside the window, metal monsters thousands of meters high emerged from the clouds. They slowly opened their bodies, and then dark red beams shot out from them, heading straight to the ground and flying towards everyone!

“Get out of the way!”

"boom!!"

Before Shepard finished speaking, an explosion sounded, and the entire Star Alliance headquarters was immediately engulfed in flames. When Shepard got up again, she saw corpses everywhere. Only she and Anderson escaped...

"We must return to the Normandy at once!"

Shepard pulled Anderson up from the ground, and now he didn't care about anything else. The Reapers were coming, just as fast as he thought, and these bureaucrats were just sitting here asking for reports... They obviously found something wrong, couldn't they issue an evacuation alert or something?

A bunch of gluttons!

While cursing the stupidity of the Star Alliance in his heart, Shepard and Anderson quickly left the conference room. At this moment, the entire Star Alliance headquarters was already in a sea of ​​fire. In addition, the Reapers also sent out their drones and corpse puppets to conduct ground sweeps. At the moment, the entire headquarters was in chaos.

Although Shepard had issued a warning long ago, the Star Alliance forces on Earth were not prepared to face such an enemy and were caught off guard. However, Shepard did not have time to care about them. She rushed into the hangar with Anderson and then quickly boarded the Normandy.

"Quick, let's leave immediately!"

Following Shepard's order, the Normandy immediately took off and flew towards outer space. At this moment, a Reaper also noticed the Normandy, and saw that the huge metal body suddenly turned and blocked the Normandy's way.

"Clown, get out of the way!"

“I’m trying!”

While driving the battleship, the Joker shouted, but it was too late. At this moment, everyone saw a red beam of light bursting out from the inside of the Reaper.

"boom!"

Although the Joker managed to dodge the first attack of the Reaper, he was unable to avoid the second attack. The Reaper's beam swung to the side and immediately opened a hole in the side of the Normandy. Accompanied by explosions and flames, the Normandy immediately deviated from its course and staggered towards the ground...

Hmm? Why does this scene sound so familiar?

Before Shepard could even process this thought, she fell into coma with a loud crash.

...It was unknown how long it had been before Shepard slowly woke up.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

She raised her head and looked around, only to see her crew members lying in all directions. Fortunately, the Normandy was not flying very high and did not suffer much damage when it fell, so except for a few unlucky guys who broke their necks, most of them were just unconscious.

As Shepard woke up, many people slowly opened their eyes.

"Hurry up, all members gather immediately and head to the nearby shelter!"

Shepard grabbed his weapon and quickly gave the order. The Normandy was completely finished. It was originally undergoing emergency repairs, but now it was hit by the Reaper after a serious illness. It had completely lost power and was completely scrapped. Although he felt sorry for this warship that had been with him for so long, Shepard still gave the order immediately.

Upon hearing Shepard's order, the crew on the Normandy immediately took action. At the same time, Shepard hurried back to the captain's room, preparing to change into his armor and weapons... Hmm?

Just as Shepard put on her armor, picked up her weapon and prepared to leave, she suddenly saw an iron box placed not far away. This seemed to be the gift Fang Zheng had given her before?

I remember what he seemed to say at that time was... If you need help, open Pandora's box, but you can't regret it?

What exactly is in here?

Thinking of this, Shepard hesitated for a moment, but still picked up the box and opened it carefully.

Then, she saw a huge, strange, centipede-like larva sticking its head out from inside and staring at her curiously.

"Chichichi?"

“…”

Shepard was stunned as he looked at the larvae in front of him.

What the hell is this?