Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 136 Double Betrayal ([-])

They were throwing bullets into the tangled enemy formation, but Tommy was keenly aware that something had changed, something was wrong.

What's wrong?Tommy focused on his peripheral vision, checked the surrounding environment, and soon became suspicious - except for Rebecca, Cecilia and Aurora, the fire frequency of the other paratroopers was gradually decreasing. reduce.

It was obvious that they were conserving their ammunition.

But why?Obviously they can get supplies after seizing the bridge, and the current ammunition capacity is more than enough to deal with the Covenant and the Flood - unless they have to deal with extremely terrifying, hunter-like things in the future, leaving so much ammunition is completely unreasonable. You're kidding with your life.

Tommy leaned sideways and hid in the corner bunker. He glanced up while changing the magazine, only to find that Taut and the other two paratroopers had disappeared, and the firepower from the upper level had naturally disappeared.He glanced at the health status indicator system of the team members on the side of the heads-up display. What surprised him was that Taote's life signs were very stable and he was not killed in action.

The battle here ended soon. There were more important things in front of him that needed to be completed, so he put aside his doubts for the time being and led the team to run as fast as possible through the enemy formation, not even caring about their panic. Shooting in confusion.There is not much time left, and the countdown to the Pillar of Autumn's explosion is passing by minute by minute.

But in the process, the gradually widening firepower gap became so obvious that even Rebecca could notice something was wrong. She shouted angrily at the hell paratroopers next to her: "Are you going to save these bullets for enema at night? Or are you already Are you so mentally retarded that you can’t pull the trigger?”

Cecilia also noticed it and chimed in, "Are you aiming with your fucking assholes? What kind of shit are you hitting?"

Several of Warrant Officer Loggins' subordinates were so annoyed by the scolding that they just wanted to retort, but were frightened by Tommy's unkind glances and shrank their heads.

"Watch your attitude, Marine." Tommy said in a deep voice to make himself look angry, "Warrant Officer Loggins, you really need to train your men better."

Tommy wasn't actually angry at all, more confused. He needed an explanation for these anomalies.He realized that this could not be explained by being frightened by the Flood or being exhausted from a long battle - there must be something fishy in this.

Tommy recalled that Ossignin often taught him when he was not yet able to stand alone: ​​"The content is often secondary, the reason behind it is the key."

Their pace and fire never stopped, and the team continued to advance, but part of Tommy's attention was elsewhere.

[Ellie, contact Wellesley. I want to know if Silva and the others have successfully occupied the engine room. ] Tommy asked.

Ellie responded immediately, but it took a full two seconds for her to give a confused reply. [It’s really weird. I tried hundreds of times but couldn’t contact him. What happened to him? 】

Tommy thought for a moment, changed his target and asked: [Where is Silva?Try Silva. 】

This time the answer came quickly. [No, our communication with him has been cut off. As far as I can infer from the traces left in the communication network, this is more likely to be man-made than an accident. 】

Tommy kicked a combat Flood to the ground, then fired a dozen armor-piercing rounds into its already ragged forehead.His experience in performing tasks in the Military Intelligence Bureau for many years has armed his mind, and he vaguely guessed what caused these anomalies.He needs reliable support, but the Master Chief is not on the ship, and there are only a handful of people he can trust.

[Attempt to establish communications with Sergeant Avery Johnson. 】

The communication went smoothly this time, and Tommy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when Avery's energetic yelling came out.

"What are you doing, sir?" Avery's voice was mixed with the strange screams of the Flood and the firing sounds of the surrounding soldiers. "We are busy and have no time to chat."

"Sergeant, end the battle on your side as soon as possible, and then come to the bridge to join me in the shortest possible time." Tommy said.

Avery immediately read something from Tommy's unusual order. He asked in a serious tone: "What happened in such a hurry?"

"No time to go into detail," Tommy said quickly, deciding to use some meaningful words to convey his meaning, "Codename: Operation Silent Storm, Silva."

Avery's voice disappeared for five seconds, and Tommy could even hear his increasingly rapid breathing.

"Fuck Silva, he's a bastard!" Avery roared, "Hold on, we'll be there soon."

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Report by Orbital Airborne Assault Trooper (ODST) Corporal Tony Cecilia (UNSC Service Number: 35804-13044-OT) regarding the mutiny aboard the Covenant cruiser Truth and Harmony (excerpt)
Routing source: UNITY441/September 2552, 9 in the military calendar

For internal circulation only to Office of Naval Intelligence personnel
God, if the colonel hadn't asked me to give a semi-formal oral report to MI, I really wouldn't want to talk about this, really.
The assault on the bridge of the Truth and Harmony started smoothly. Under the leadership of the Spartan warriors, Colonel Price, we were almost invincible.Regardless of whether the opponent is the Flood or the Covenant, killing them is as easy as blowing away the dust scattered on the table. This is something that no hell paratrooper can do even if he has a lot of blood.

But just when we broke into the bridge and killed the Flood and the Covenant who were fighting each other inside, something happened.

First, Ellie said on the channel, "Wellesley warned us to be careful of the paratroopers next to us," and then a few bastards nearby actually pointed their guns at Colonel Price, while Aurora, Rebecca and I were They just stood there like three lambs that couldn't find any milk to drink, not knowing what was going on.

But the colonel seemed to have no idea about all this. When these guys greeted us with bullets, he blocked the bullets with his body and threw us all behind the holographic console on the bridge. I still remember the colonel until now. The explosion sound when the energy shield on the body is broken by the bullet.

Just as the colonel kicked the turtle son closest to him to death, those bastards took out two M41 rocket launchers from nowhere. But just when they were about to pull the trigger, the colonel aimed at the The two bastards were shot several times in the head, and a scarlet blood mist exploded on the spot. Finally, the rocket launcher slumped to the ground, unable to fire a single missile.

(End of this chapter)