Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

She'll get through it, Spartans never die in battle, right?

The Chief felt a tap on his right shoulder—it was Tommy, standing there with him. Although Tommy and Linda didn't spend much time together, the Spartans considered each other brothers and sisters, so he believed Tommy was having a hard time as well.

Linda's prognosis is good. They checked the other two people in the cryopod, but they were not so lucky. Some kind of energy release destroyed the cryogenics, and they froze to death inside.

There was a slight crashing sound from the Longsword interceptor's fuselage, and then Sergeant Johnson climbed in. Sir, have you got the gas cleaner? Where's the remote communicator? Polaski said the pilots are preparing to suspend commissioning of the Covenant troop carrier. We have to get to work.

The Chief stood up and nodded toward the aft hatch, where Tommy walked over and removed the Longsword's air scrubber and communicator.

Tommy lifted the device and climbed out of the Longsword interceptor with the Chief and Avery. When the Master Chief was about to leave the hatch, he hesitated and looked back at the cryopod.

You're worried about her, right? Avery said. Hell, I've been hurt worse before, and her bones are three times stronger than mine. She'll get over it.

The Master Chief closed the hatch without a word. He had heard this empty consolation to the dying wounded a hundred times before. Why do soldiers never blink when faced with their own death, but turn the other way and lie to themselves when faced with the death of their comrades?

They walked through the hangar in silence. The wreckage and corpses here have been cleared away, leaving only the smell of burning oil in the air. Some of the Navy technicians were maintaining UNSC flying vehicles, while others were familiarizing themselves with Covenant vehicles and equipment. The sound of discussions and the sound of engines were in full swing.

In order to prepare for future battles that may occur on Reach, pilots led by Captain Polaski have been practicing flying here using undamaged Covenant troop transports. Several strange-looking U-shaped undead troop carriers were suspended in the air. They first rotated around their central axis, then tilted to the port side, rose up, and then floated down, preparing to land.

Tommy looked at this wonderful performance and nodded approvingly. With such a pilot unit, I believe that the operation on Reach will become much easier in the near future.

He really wanted to chat with John for a few more words, but there were more pressing things waiting for him to do right now - in the last battle, his energy shield generator lost its function due to high temperature and overload, which was extremely detrimental to him. . Without the energy shield, many tactical advantages are lost. This forces him to repair his armor as quickly as possible to prepare for the coming battle.

After saying goodbye to the Master Chief, he walked alone through the corridors, took the gravity elevator, and then came to a waste disposal cabin.

The place is filled with the grunt's favorite odor of exhaust gas containing methane, and the ground is filled with plasma residue and broken firearms waiting to be processed.

Several methane tanks with large holes on the sides glowed faintly with green fluorescence in the darkness, and the innermost part was a double-layer airlock door leading to space - the structure of the room was similar to that of the Covenant battleship he captured last time. almost.

There was a rustling sound coming from deep in the scrap tank, and he recognized it as the sound of weapons and equipment being fiddled with.

He didn't draw his weapon because he knew it was the engineer inside. This Covenant engineer did not appear here by chance. He told Ellie in advance and asked her to arrange for an engineer to come to this secluded place in advance.

The energy shield technology of the Thunder Hammer armor comes from the reverse engineering of the Jackal energy shield. In other words, human technology is slightly higher than that of the Covenant in this regard. He believed the engineer could repair his energy shield generator, but the engineer's fate was clear.

He stepped over the piles of discarded batteries and walked slowly to the attentive engineer. The latter was concentrating on using the cilia on his tentacles to repair the metal panel with sparks flying in front of him, and had no time to pay attention to Tommy who came to him.

At this time, Ellie's figure appeared next to him through the ship's ubiquitous holographic projection system. She was wearing the gray uniform of the UNSC, and her waist-length blond hair was spread down her back. How do I look? she asked.

Tommy glanced at Ellie, who only came up to his chest. I thought you would make yourself taller.

Ellie looked at his lower body and raised her hand to tuck the hair from her brow behind her ear. This is good. Squatting down is just right.

Tommy was stunned for a moment, and it took him a few breaths to realize what she meant.

This guy knows so much. It seems that knowing everything about artificial intelligence is not necessarily a good thing.

I have to say that the Covenant's holographic projection system is indeed advanced, and Ellie's entire body appears lifelike. He couldn't help but put his eyes on her pink lips. Being aware of the taste, he felt that they must be soft and tender, tasted sweet and fragrant, and——

Pervert! Ellie raised her head and glared at him angrily, her cheeks bulging into round and lovely curves, You are actually considering such a thing!

Tommy laughed dryly and muttered, You mentioned it first.

That's what you think about what I mentioned! Pervert! Shameless!

Tommy's cheeks felt hot as she spoke. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he actually began to think about these aspects subconsciously. It seemed that contact with men and women had a greater impact on him than he imagined.

Ellie then talked about him for half a minute, with the word pervert appearing frequently, as if she couldn't stand it. In the end, Tommy had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender, and she turned away her slightly red face and pointed at the engineer who was indifferent to what was going on here.

Several pale blue, almost transparent holographic tentacles were projected, and Ellie made sure she had compiled enough of the engineer's body language data, and with Tommy's help, she could try to have a conversation.

The tentacles gestured in front of the engineer's eyes: Go and repair the energy shield generator behind him.

The engineer who had just repaired the control panel stared straight ahead, and then he let out a long, soft cry that Ellie hoped meant a surprised oh.

The engineer's tentacles danced. Okay. it responded. Then floated towards Tommy, trying to get onto his back.

Although Tommy knew that the engineer was coming to repair the generator behind his back, the instinct engraved in his bones still made him subconsciously turn towards the alien creature.

The engineer tapped his arm with his tentacle, huffed in annoyance, and tried to get behind him again.

The author has been out having fun these days, will update later