Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

As if hearing the call in his heart, Wellesley suddenly appeared, breaking the major's dream. The AI ​​is now housed in an armored chip on Silva's shoulder. His voice revealed the typical aristocratic accent as always: Lieutenant McKay is calling, Major. Unit One is in position.

Silva nodded, suddenly realizing that Wellesley couldn't actually see him, and said, Okay. Let them get ready, we'll leave at any time.

I'm not worried about the Lieutenant at all. The artificial intelligence replied calmly.

The implication is obvious. Wellesley's confidence in McKay actually implies that what artificial intelligence worries about is exactly what he worries about. Silva let out a long sigh. If this artificial intelligence was a living person, his boss would have asked Wellesley to replace him.

But Wellesley is not a human being after all. He cannot think in a flesh-and-blood way of thinking. Just like the personality he set for himself, he likes to speak his mind. Okay, the Major said disgustedly, What's the problem?

The 'problem', Wellesley spoke up, is the Flood. If the plan works and we succeed in seizing the Truth and Harmony, it's almost certain that the Flood will be on board. In fact, based on what I've done According to analysis, this is the only reason why the Covenant warship has not flown away and is still staying in place. All necessary repair work has been completed, and the Covenant forces are trying to clean out the Flood in the ship before taking off. .”

It was the same cliche as Price, who had already heard enough warnings about clearing out the Flood before taking off the ship.

Of course, Wellesley, once we take over the battleship, most of the Flood will be dead. Silva said, Not only that, during the voyage, I will send several special killing teams to eliminate the remnants. Everything that falls will be thrown into space. Now, are you satisfied?

No, Wellesley replied firmly. Based on what I know about you, just as Colonel Price was worried, you are likely to keep some of them as living specimens without authorization and 'pretend' to keep them under strict supervision. .”

Wellesley added seriously: As long as a converging Flood flows to the surface of the earth, the entire mother planet will fall. Such a serious threat is already comparable to that of the Covenant, or even greater than that of the Covenant. And nothing less. We three artificial intelligences all believe that half a Flood monster cannot be allowed to leave this ring world.

Silva quickly glanced around to make sure that no one nearby could hear him. He was about to have a fit, but then thought of his two immediate bosses, and was immediately discouraged.

There is no threat to Earth more terrifying than those sons of bitches from the Covenant! Silva thought. Let them dance around for a few more hours. As long as our scientists can study living specimens of the Flood, we will surely find more effective ways to deal with the Flood.

More importantly, our people need to see these new enemies with their own eyes to understand how dangerous they are and to believe that they can be conquered.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Wellesley wanted to deepen the argument, pointing out that Silva's ambition might cloud his judgment, but he knew that it was just a waste of time, and secretly made up his mind: If Silva If he dared to leave samples of the Flood, he would notify the other two artificial intelligences and stop him at all costs.

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Combat deployment time: +168 hours, 58 minutes and 12 seconds (Colonel Price’s mission clock)

Tommy was lying on the hill, using his helmet's telescope system to look at the flat land leading to the valley - this was the only way to enter the Truth and Harmony. As expected, the security forces deployed there were the largest ever. They had to deal with six hunters, twelve elite warriors, and a ragtag group of grunts and jackals before they could hope to successfully ascend to the high ground. Battleship hanging overhead.

After seeing the image transmitted to her by Tommy, McKay immediately ordered, and then a fifteen-man assault team equipped with eight rocket launchers quickly spread out and were located at various locations on the hillside, with at least ten seconds between each soldier. meters, all pointing their fingers at the hunter.

The Banshee fighter piloted by the Covenant was being attacked by the Flood on the ground. The monsters with back spines all looked up and stared at the cloudless sky. McKay gave the order: Fire!

All eight rocket launchers fired in unison, followed by a second round of rockets, a total of sixteen rounds, roaring towards the enemy position. The hunters didn't even have a chance to recharge their nuclear guns before they fell apart in a series of orange-red explosions.

Just as fresh corpses and minced meat fell from the sky like a downpour, the rocket launcher had been refilled, and then another row of rockets roared out.

In the first round of attack, three to four elite warriors had been killed. In other words, the remaining survivors can enjoy the treatment of two rockets each. After the powerful 102 mm caliber big guy explodes, these survivors will no longer exist.

There were not many enemies left alive after the salvo. The other team members threw a few grenades into their hiding places, and then fired a few more shots with assault rifles and they were quickly defeated. The entire battle took only thirty-six seconds.

Seeing that the battle ended so briefly, Tommy jumped into the Scorpion tank that had been waiting for a long time. Then the human side's armored troops rushed down from the hilltop with majestic momentum, pointing directly at the remaining Covenant people not far away. Ground vehicle.

The rumbling sound of the Scorpion tank firing next to his ears made Tommy's already exhausted mind clearer. Through the tank's internal display screen, he saw the Covenant and the Flood fighting at the entrance of the valley: the Revenant self-propelled mortar. The bright blue shells emitted crashed into the pile of Flood monsters, causing the ground to tremble continuously. However, this could not stop the Flood's surging offensive. The Revenant Mortar was quickly submerged, and the Covenant pilot inside Screaming infected Flood poured into his body.

Red One, fire on that mortar, quickly! He heard McKay ordering on the communication channel, If it's a little later, that mortar will fire on us. Damn it! Why do those monsters control the carrier? Tool?!

Tommy also wanted to ask this question, why can the Flood control vehicles? They are also launching ferocious attacks on the Truth and Harmony, and their goal seems to be the same as theirs - boarding the ship.

So can they repair battleships? Can they also operate battleships? He did not want to guess how likely it was that the Flood would control the battleship to enter the slip space, but even if there was only a small chance, the human troops in Halo would not give the Flood a chance to escape.

Ellie controlled the Scorpion tank and opened fire. Tommy felt a tightness in his chest. The smell of gunpowder smoke instantly filled the entire cockpit. Rebecca, who was crowded next to him, couldn't help covering his nose and coughing lightly.