Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 111 Facilities ([-])

Combat deployment time: +149 hours, 16 minutes and 23 seconds (Colonel Price’s mission clock)
Pelican troop carrier E316, approaching the Covenant weapons depot.

Tommy shook his head helplessly, and the ears of the people on the ship were all confused - Sergeant Avery Johnson was playing pop music from the outer colonies on the internal communication channel, and the chaotic rhythm kept ringing, and Tommy felt that The helmets were shaking slightly.

[It’s so noisy, Tommy! 】Ellie couldn't bear it anymore at first, and shouted at him in her mind, "Call me again when we get to the enemy, otherwise I will be killed first by this old-fashioned music." 】

The cold feeling washed away from Tommy's mind and he shrugged.I really don’t know how General O’Signin could have been with Johnson for so long without going crazy. Another woman would have given up her burden and left.

"Why do we have to hear this old stuff every time, Sergeant?" Private Wallace A. Jenkins asked.

Tommy also remembers Jakens, who was born and raised on Harvest.When first contact with the Covenant occurred, he was trained as a member of the Harvest Militia by Johnson and Burns, who were still corporals at the time, and later made an indelible contribution to resisting the Jiralhanae attack.It was because of their fearless militia that the inhabitants of Harvest were able to escape.

"Watch your words, kid!" Avery shook his head to the rhythm of pop music and was chewing something in his mouth. "These old-fashioned things can remind you big-headed soldiers why we fight!"

"Hey! If the Covenant wants to eliminate my personal special deeds, I have no problem with it." Cecilia and Avery were next to each other, and the two of them shook their heads in surprisingly synchronized rhythm.

"Yeah, save us the trouble." Taote simply wiped the sniper rifle in his hand, put it back behind his back, and took out a shotgun - it will be an indoor battle later, and the sniper rifle is a bit difficult to use. .

"Visit them when you see them next time, Jakens! I believe they will be happy to agree." Avery touched the long stubble on his chin and smiled, and then he looked at Libby Ka said, "Corporal, your bubble gum tastes very good. I want a box of this stuff, maybe it can help me quit smoking."

Rebecca rolled her eyes, "I wouldn't have shared this shit with you if I knew you liked it," she muttered, covering the radio devices on both sides of her helmet, "This is simply a crime, and the UNSC should exile you to Go pick up cyber garbage on the outskirts of Night City."

"Hey, the little girl is so rude!" Avery grinned, the pink bubble gum in his mouth looming, his eyes wandering between Tommy and Rebecca, "I will teach Price a lesson when he is gone. you."

Johnson is 78 years old. He has even experienced Operation "Trebuchet". His long service career has honed him into a first-class soldier - and a human spirit.

Before Rebecca could reply, they felt a light kick on their butts and the pilot landed the Pelican troop carrier into a swamp. "The landing zone looks clear - I'm landing!"

The Pelican's jet thrusters muddied the water.The gangway was lowered, and the cargo boxes were enveloped in a thick, humid mist.The air is filled with the stench of rotting plants, mixed with the peculiar smell from the swamp, and the faint metallic smell of the halo itself... in short, it's disgusting.

Jenkins complained: "It stinks." But his complaint was immediately overshadowed by Sergeant Johnson's shout of "Go! Go! Go!"The Marines obeyed the order and immediately jumped into the water up to their shins.

The sewage splashed onto their thighs, and Rebecca put her hand in front of her nose and waved, "Ugh, that's disgusting."

"Let's fight quickly and get out of this place." Tommy looked towards the destination. The fog was so thick that he couldn't see anything.

Case also stepped down the gangway. He was wearing the combat armor of an ordinary Marine, with a Jackal energy shield generator hanging on his waist.

During the discussion a few hours ago, the Master Chief reported to them at the Silent Cartographer that he and Cortana had determined the location of the Halo control room through the cartographer and planned to leave immediately.

Keyes asked to personally lead a team to the Covenant weapons cache to find out.Although Tommy strongly objected, Case said that one was because they needed more manpower, and Case staying at Alpha Base was of no use;
The second is because the Marine Corps led by Major Silva prefers the Major to Case. He hopes to take this opportunity to gain the Marines' trust and admiration for him - just like he did when he was still a lieutenant on Rubble Star. In a moment, win the trust of the Helltroopers.

Keith was surprisingly stubborn, and Tommy couldn't talk him down, but he didn't think it was a big deal.

This is just a simple raid mission, right.Tommy thought before leaving, the Covenanters were simply vulnerable on the ground.

After unloading all personnel loads, the jet thrusters of the landing spacecraft were started again, freed from the viscous water vapor, and slowly lifted off.

Case pointed roughly with his hand, "The building we are looking for should be right there."

Johnson glanced in the direction Case pointed and nodded. "Okay, you lazy idiots, you must have heard what the captain said. Bicenti, take the lead!"

Jakens was in charge of the rear, which was almost as miserable as the leader, but not bad.The black swamp water covered his boots, his socks were all soaked, and his feet were soaked in the sewage.Thank God - the water wasn't too cold.

Like the rest of the team, he only knew that the mission was nominally to locate and search a Covenant warehouse where weapons and ammunition were hidden.Although Lieutenant McKay's exciting surprise attack on the Pillar of Autumn secured Alpha Base, their mission remained important.The mission also stinks - especially when you have to wade through this dark, eerie, foggy swamp.

Something loomed up ahead, and Bicenti hoped it was what the captain was looking for when he let them soak their poor asses in the swamp.He swallowed his complaints. "I see a building, Sergeant."

Avery took a few steps forward, and there was a sound of water splashing under his feet. "Stop, Jakens. Mendoza, come up! Wait for the second team to catch up and then get in!"

Suddenly, a bright light flashed through the door of the building, flames shot into the sky, and explosions swept through the entire swamp. The fog was blown away by the incoming heat wave, and several Grunts screamed and flew into the sky, crossing a parabola before falling. In front of everyone.

Tommy pointed his shotgun at the Grunt on the ground and kicked it - it was dead.

"Third row, what's going on? Have you fucking gone in already?!" Avery roared in the communication channel.

"No, sergeant." A soldier replied on the channel, "We are still half a kilometer away from there."

"What the hell!" Avery waved to the back, "Bisenti, come in and take a look!"

They opened up a long skirmish line and pressed toward the building.

A building finally revealed itself from the vague fog. Its walls were inscribed with complicated Forerunner characters. The ceiling was at least ten meters high. Several columns stood inside the building. It looked majestic. ——Except for the corpses of jackals and grunts scattered around the door.

These corpses were completely charred, their limbs were broken, their faces were full of fear, and they could not close their eyes after death.The rich burning smell mixed with the putrid smell of the swamp, and mixed with Tommy's uneasy feeling.

"The area is safe!" Bicenti waved to them and shouted.

Tommy ran in with the Marines, but the whole situation was far from what he expected: Covenant corpses and damaged equipment were everywhere, and there was no sign of the Covenant security force, nor Qualemi. The purported shipment of weapons - it's probably a lie.

Tommy couldn't imagine Qualemi's motive for lying. His reaction under such horrific torture didn't look like he was pretending.

He brewed up some topics and planned to have a good chat with the alien as soon as he returned to Alpha Base. He didn't mind opening the chests of a few more elite warriors.For now, the plan is to move forward and delve deeper into the building to see what we can find.

After 5 minutes, troops gathered from different directions arrived one after another. The second team led by Corporal Rovik was responsible for staying on their retreat route, while Tommy and Keith continued to press forward.

There was an elevator with a transparent bottom in the hall. They stood on it and looked down. The bottom was bottomless, like an abyss.

Rebecca pressed the holographic panel next to her, and the elevator groaned and then descended quickly.During the landing, Tommy noticed that the surface of the moving wall was covered in Covenant blood, yellow or purple - all fresh and sticky.

"Where will we be?" Rebecca raised her head and looked at Tommy through her helmet.

He just shook his head. They had to do this mission.

There was a sharp scraping sound of metal as the elevator stopped, and they had arrived at the station.This is another hall, littered with Covenant energy shield bunkers and weapon racks.Tommy's motion detector swept through, and several medium-sized red dots popped up in front of them - and then densely packed needle-like small red dots. Tommy estimated that there must be at least a hundred.

His motion detector is broken?Tommy lowered his head and looked at the countless battle damage on the armor. It was not easy for "Thor's Hammer" to come here all the way from Reach, so it was understandable that it was broken.

[What the hell, so many? ] Ellie's voice suddenly came out, [I ran the self-test program. There is nothing wrong with your motion detector? 】

[Could it be that?] Tommy hesitated to speak. He raised his hand and made a fist to signal the people behind him to stand by. Then he raised his gun and moved forward slowly, [After all, you were injured in Zhonghaina Blue Star. 】

【There is something wrong with you! ] Ellie was a little sullen, [If I want to have a body, I have to tear you apart! 】

(End of this chapter)