Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 191 Reach Interlude ([-])

Tommy nodded, "There is little hope of success, but the Euphrates is indeed equipped with a cruiser. Their original mission was to detect the enemy's situation. After receiving the order, they abandoned everything and devoted themselves to helping defend Reach. . From this point of view, our hope of success may not be too small. What about another possibility? "

"The Covenant forces are still out there," the Master Chief said. "The chances of them attacking their flagship are slim. Neither scenario I'm talking about violates the Cole Protocol because the Covenant forces already know what's going on in Reach." The location is right."

"Indeed," Tommy said.

Case walked to the center of the bridge, "Very well, Master Chief. Cortana, set a route to Reach. We will first enter the edge of this galaxy and assess the situation. If the situation is serious, we will jump again and find another location." A way home.”

"Understood, Captain," Cortana replied, "Considering that this ship traverses slip space much faster than our UNSC ship, it is expected to reach Reach in thirteen hours."

The Chief sighed and relaxed a little.There was another reason for choosing Reach, which he didn't say aloud.He knew that no matter who it was, the chances of surviving on the surface of Reach were slim.

In fact, there was no chance at all, because once the Covenant forces decided to turn a planet into glass, they would do it extremely thoroughly.However, he had to see it with his own eyes. This was the only way he could accept the fact that his team members had died.

Not only the Master Chief, but Tommy is also very satisfied with this decision, because his original plan was to use Reach as a stopover on the trip, and now everything happens to be back on track.

And doing so kills two birds with one stone - not only can he pick up the noble team hidden in the Warhammer base, but he can also get back the other missing part of Ellie.

In the following time, they discussed the details of the plan in detail until the transfer of personnel and materials was completed.

When Truth and Harmony's jump engine overloaded, a huge dark green void opened up.It swallowed up everything around it, whether it was the bodies of the Flood or the Covenant people, they were all turned into nothingness.

The Wushang Justice once again entered the slip space in front of the curtain of the starry sky.

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June 2552, 8 in the military calendar

Epsilon Eridanus Galaxy, Reach Star, Military Intelligence Underground Research Center.

Dr. Halsey studied the Spartans in the corridor and pushed her old-fashioned glasses up the bridge of her nose.

No matter what their presence here meant - Reach had been invaded, their search for the Covenant leader had failed, her career was in jeopardy - she was overjoyed to see them.However, she restrained herself from showing her overwhelming emotions, which her Spartan would not understand or appreciate.

"Come in," she said in a brisk tone, "quick, judging from the noises those things are making up there we don't have much time."

The Phase II Spartans stood there for a while - they were undoubtedly communicating with each other through the internal communication channel and subtle body language, she could see the wagging of their fingers and the slightest nod of their heads.Only Jun stood aside like an outsider, arms folded, watching them.

Then they all moved together, grabbing their gear and crossing the threshold of the basement door.

Dr. Halsey greeted each of them as they passed.

"Nice to meet you, Fred."

"Ma'am," Fred replied, "it's nice to see you too."

She noticed that Kelly's movements were a bit strange, and her abdomen always shifted unnaturally to one side.She was hurt like everyone else.

The doctor watched them approach. "Kelly."

"Dr. Halsey."

The doctor squeezed her hand gently. "Isaac."

"PhD."

"Winn."

She nodded.

"Daisy."

She tapped her shoulder armor, making a crisp sound.

"William."

Will grunted.He never liked his formal name.

She knew that greeting them like this made them all angry, and she could always tell who they were, even though they were all wearing Mjolnir armor.She grew up with them, she knew every gesture they made and their different walking styles.She could never call them by their numbers: Spartan 104, 087, 039, 030, 023, and 043.

At this time, Junya, who was at the end of the line, walked towards her.He said in a frivolous tone: "I know I'm not as good as your precious Spartans, so there's no need to say hello to me."

Halsey stared at him without blinking, "Are you ordering me? I don't know where this guy came from, wearing the 'Thor Hammer' I developed."

Jun shrugged and was about to walk past her, but she patted his arm.

"Thank you."

He paused for a moment, then laughed softly and followed the Spartans.

Dr. Halsey tapped the control panel.The door to the basement slowly closed silently, and the crack in the door gradually disappeared. Then there was a crisp "click" sound from the metal colliding, and the door was locked.

"The places we can go are the light green layer, the crimson layer, and the lavender layer." She told them, "Now follow me to the medical center."

She walked down a concrete hallway with high, vaulted ceilings, lights built into the walls, and surveillance cameras.

"I know that the time when the Covenant troops entered the Epsilon Eridanus system was around 0500 hours. All the staff of MI0530 evacuated the center at [-] hours. I don't think you came here to tell me that I can go out safely, right?"

"Yes, ma'am," Fred replied, "I mean, no, ma'am. It's not safe out there. The naval fleet engaged the Covenant forces in a fierce battle, but enemy ground forces managed to board Reach. We were Sent to the ground to protect the orbital cannon’s generator set.”

He stopped, took a deep breath, and then continued: "We failed to complete the mission. A large number of Covenant troops rushed towards our position." He looked back and glanced at Kelly and the other Spartans. Soldier, "We retreated here. We thought it was safe here."

They continued down the sloping corridor.The titanium alloy pressure doors opened automatically and closed automatically as soon as they passed by.

"I understand," Dr. Halsey replied. "Where's Captain Keyes? And John?"

"I don't know." Fred told her. "The Master Chief and some other team members are trying to go to the orbital station to retrieve an unsecured navigation database before the Covenant troops. If he succeeds, considering that the Keyes ship A long record of battles with the Covenant troops." Fred's voice gradually dropped.

(End of this chapter)