Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

The dirty tentacles from the inside out had just penetrated the self-propelled mortar, and it was torn apart by the rapidly firing shells. The detonated plasma cannon exploded, and the sky was filled with burning parts.

The Covenant network is in chaos, Ellie said, From the information I can piece together so far, the superiors asked all ships to abandon the halo immediately after discovering the Flood, but they were too late. The Flood have overrun the cruiser and taken it over. 】

Ellie successfully hacked into the Covenant's information processing system. The chaotic battle network made information intrusion easy.

I guessed it, Tommy replied, very unlucky. 】

[The Covenanters were even more unhappy. They were afraid that the Flood would repair the warship and use it to escape from the halo. So they sent a commando team to deal with the Flood, preparing to immediately activate the warships to escape after destroying the Flood. 】

The armored troops stopped at the mouth of the valley - the terrain was too narrow for ground vehicles to pass.

Sir, it's up to you, McKay said over the communication channel. After you break into the interior of the Truth and Harmony through the gravity elevator, the Pelican will send the Scorpion tanks into their berthing bays.

Copy that, Lieutenant. Tommy opened the hatch and jumped out. The assault force - composed of the three most elite teams of Hell's Paratroopers - had been waiting for a long time.

Tommy loaded the MA5B with a click, Let's all go!

The Truth and Harmony was scarred by battles with the Flood, and leaking coolant pooled in depressions in the ground. The coolant was so cold that Tommy could feel it through his armor, and the liquid was thick—making it difficult for them to move.

The assault force took steps towards the shore. The cave was completely dark, with only a little light coming from the fluorescence emitted by the coolant itself. Several plasma fires flashed back and forth in front of them from time to time, accompanied by the intermittent tap-tat-tat sound of automatic weapons.

The Helltroopers were well trained, and Tommy didn't need to pay too much attention to whether they could keep up with him. They carefully advanced towards the edge of the battlefield, and waited for the two sides to fight each other. Then, under Tommy's order, they threw grenades into the dense pile of enemies. They waited until the corpses fell to the ground before using rifles to clean up the mess.

They continued to advance, forced to fight their way through a series of narrow, corpse-strewn paths, as a steady stream of Flood demons of all shapes and sizes poured towards the assault troops from all directions.

A few paratroopers were unaware of this and were caught off guard by the combat-type Flood Demon. They regretfully risked their lives here. Before these Flood demons could invade their corpses, they were torn apart by the angry hail of bullets.

Finally, after passing through several caves filled with coolant and stepping over piles of corpses, Ellie made progress.

[There, I locked the anti-gravity elevator of the Truth and Harmony! ] A navigation point appeared on the head-up display of the assault force, [Hurry over, the Covenant may close the elevator at any time. 】

The assault force followed the small blue arrow to the edge of a pool filled with coolant. There was a raised rock in the center of the pool. A dozen Concentrated Floods burst out of the green water and attacked a group of exhausted Covenant warriors.

This melee only lasted a few seconds before the Covenant warriors' counterattack gradually weakened. Tommy gave an order, and the paratroopers opened fire in unison. The elite warriors, jackals, and grunts soon fell to the ground.

There was a sickening, sucking sound, and then Tommy saw an Infected Flood trying to invade the Elite's chest. He killed both alien beings with one shot.

There was still more cleaning to do. Several fighting Floods jumped in front of the humans, and a group of infected Floods also tried to bully the few. Human soldiers fired shotguns and assault rifles one after another, and the entire area was soon covered with broken tentacles and wet corpses.

A dark path led them back to another pool. Before Tommy could stand firmly on his feet, he saw the Flood rushing toward the shadow turret and the elite warrior sitting on the console.

He fired and gave orders to retreat. The Flood quickly discovered the assault troops, and they all jumped, walked, and jumped to gather around them. The commandos kept firing, reloading, and firing again. All the while, with Ellie's assistance and command, they fought and retreated, maintaining a defensive posture, hoping to have a moment of respite.

This is not his fighting style. Sparta is born an offensive warrior, but since he landed in this ring world, he has been on the run almost all the time. He must find an opportunity to attack, and he must do it quickly.

The Flood monsters rushed forward without any pause. Tommy kept firing until he ran out of ammunition. With his already stiff fingers, he threw away the weapon in his hand, replaced it with another gun and fired until it was exhausted.

Relying on their unyielding willpower, the assault troops finally wiped out the enemies that they seemed to never be able to kill. They found themselves standing alone, guns raised and looking around, invincible. An uncontrollable ecstasy surged through my heart—they were still alive.

Unfortunately, now is not the time to celebrate.

Eager to board the cruiser, Tommy led the assault force past the shadow turrets and around the rocks, where he saw two dozen Infected Flood emerging from the darkness ahead. A plasma grenade pierced the night sky, blasting them into powder. With an exciting boom, the explosion resounded throughout the valley and echoed endlessly.

They walked quickly along a narrow road to a pool, where a fierce battle was raging. About fifty meters away, the Covenant and the Flood were fighting for each other, exchanging fierce fire with each other. The battle seemed to have reached the edge of empty hands versus tentacles.

Dozens of accurately targeted grenades reduced the number of enemies on both sides to one-third of their original size, and the rest were dealt with by the MA5B assault rifle.

[The anti-gravity lift is right there! ] Ellie said, [The Covenant hasn't closed it yet, hurry up! 】

It sounds quite simple. Tommy was looking up at the hill where the elevator was located, and a precise plasma beam shot straight down. An unknown hell paratrooper on his right didn't have time to dodge, and he screamed and was beaten into two pieces. Burnt and steaming internal organs were scattered all over the floor.

The sergeants of each fire team reacted quickly and yelled at the paratroopers to quickly find a place to hide. The light of good intentions flickered, waiting for the opportunity to pour down again.

Tommy looked forward from the bunker and saw a group of overwhelmed Covenant warriors desperately blocking a group of Flood monsters from attacking along the path to the top of the slope, where the anti-gravity lift was located.

The Covenanters understand: this is the last line of defense. They were braver and more desperate than Tommy had ever seen before. At that moment, he suddenly felt a sense of fraternity with the Covenant warriors, which made him feel funny.