Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

I hope it's not worse than ours over there, Carter said. How many days of rations do we have left?

Two days, Catherine said, If you are more frugal, you can last four days, but if you do this, the combat effectiveness of our entire team will be greatly reduced. She tapped the tablet, and the map on the screen disappeared, Not only that, but also There’s worse news.”

In the picture that replaced it, the logo of a Covenant CCS-class cruiser was moving within a thousand kilometers from the base, and was gradually approaching them in the past few days.

Obviously, the operation in Xiaofeng Port exposed us. It's only a matter of time before they find here. Catherine explained, The base is not deep enough. They will dig in with a plasma drill and kill us all. Even if we are very lucky, , they think the cost is too high and give up the search, and we will starve to death due to lack of food.

Carter crossed his arms and was about to think about the solution, but he noticed that Catherine's head was slightly tilted to one side, and the scar on her eyebrows was raised. After working together for so many years, Carter had no idea what this expression meant. Clearly.

I know that look, Catherine.

Catherine stared at him and shook her head slightly, You can say 'no'.

Carter stared at her unwillingly, No, I want to listen.

Catherine raised her chin in a subtle arc and let out a hum. Give another 'uppercut', and then send two team members to the rift to get some supplies. She pointed to the box Carter was holding, This time we have nuclear bombs, so we don't need to overload the jump fault engine.

What about transportation? We can't go anywhere without that Pelican.

Catherine pointed to the ceiling, Use their Banshee fighters, and Emil's grenade launchers can disable vehicles.

Carter nodded, Okay, let's do it.

After discussing some specific details, he set off to check on the various team members and children. Turning a corner, he followed the noise of the children into a room in the corner. This was the nanny's room they had specially cleaned up in order to limit the children's range of activities so that they would not get hurt because of He was exposed to too many secrets and was eventually executed by the Military Intelligence Agency.

The little ones also have their own social circle, which is divided into several groups and scattered around the room. But George is undoubtedly the center of these parts, because he is the most patient with these children and has better methods than other Spartans, so the children who have just lost their old teacher suddenly find the backbone.

George noticed him and glanced at the door, Sir, what's the matter?

Carter's eyes swept over the children, Calm them down and meet in the lobby in ten minutes. We have work to do. He shifted his gaze and was surprised to find that in the corner of the room, No. 6 was squatting on a sobbing little child. in front of the girl.

What's wrong with that little man? Carter walked over and asked George.

George shook his head, It's nothing, she keeps crying. I have too many people to take care of and can't be distracted, and Catherine refuses to come in. Emil. He pointed to the next room, where there was a burst of ammunition sorting. The sound of equipment, I would rather let the little guys cry than let Emil take them, it will be life-threatening.

George's decision was beyond reproach, and everyone knew that the Emir had a terrible attitude toward civilians.

Carter turned around, wanting to greet No. 6, but found that he was stroking the little girl's messy red hair, looking helpless towards her.

George glanced there and said to Carter: It's okay, just wait until she gets tired of crying.

Carter looked at the little girl and didn't quite agree with George's opinion. There was no sign of tiredness from crying on her face.

On the contrary, after listening to George's words, the little girl's mouth tightened, and she gradually turned from sobbing to wailing, and her tears squirted out as if they were free of money. From Carter's point of view, this momentum was not much different from squirting. .

Carter rubbed his head. This was the most difficult situation he had ever encountered. He felt that instead of being tortured here, it would be better to kill a few more elite warriors on the battlefield.

No. 6's performance was similar. His hand that was rubbing the little girl's head suddenly froze, and he fell into a state of bewilderment.

Carter was not surprised at all. Such a reaction was consistent with the status of a Spartan warrior. It would be strange if Number Six acted like a parenting guru. No one——

Look. George pointed at No. 6 and whispered.

At this time, No. 6 lowered his head and took out a light blue bracelet from his waist bag, with a slightly shiny thing attached to it.

Carter took a closer look and saw that the material of this bracelet seemed to be polyester fiber, but the elasticity had long been lost and it looked soft. It was fuzzed around the edges and looked old and rough. In the middle of the bracelet is a glass bead covered with tiny cracks. Inside the bead is a model of a flying Xiyou bird.

Number Six actually brought this thing to the battlefield? It feels like an ordinary Marine would carry photos of his family or something like that in the inner pocket of his clothes - but all Phase III Spartans have no families, they are all orphans.

The little girl stopped crying when she saw the bracelet. She wiped her tears and reached out to take it, but No. 6 clenched her hand tightly and reluctantly took the bracelet back.

Carter became interested and did not disturb them, but quietly watched the interaction between them. No. 6 has only been in the team for a short time, so everyone doesn’t know much about him. During the battle in New Alexandria, they learned that Six worked under Colonel Price before joining the team.

The little girl saw that the novelty that had just appeared disappeared in the blink of an eye, tears filled her eyes again, her mouth was as flat as a duck's beak, she was whimpering, and she was about to cry again.

No. 6 looked at her, then at his clenched fists. After hesitating for a long time, he opened his palms and handed over the bracelet.

The girl immediately stopped crying and happily took the bracelet. After saying thank you to No. 6, she jumped back among the children and loudly showed off the new bracelet she had just received. Toy.

Number Six stared at her running away wordlessly. Carter couldn't see his expression at this time through the helmet, but he must have cherished that bracelet very much.

At this time, No. 6 noticed him and tilted his head at him in confusion. Carter asked him to come over and began to explain to them what to do with the children later when the plan was carried out. Halfway through the explanation, a little boy stood up and ran outside.

Oliver, where are you going? George shouted after him. Carter was impressed by how quickly he could remember the names of these children.