Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Just one more minute, Cortana, Case told her, continuing to search the tactical display. We can either take out the carrier here, where their shields can't recharge, or we can destroy it here. Confront it in regular space.”

He tapped on the tactical map. Yes! Cortana, adjust the route to coordinates 030 and 045. Calculate the fastest acceleration and deceleration conversion time of this spaceship, and then fly as fast as you can!

Yes, sir!

Lieutenant Lovell looked at the map and determined the direction Keyes was pointing. That target was just part of a Covenant ship, the stern of a cruiser.

Case nodded, That's right, Ensign. Cortana, how is the structural integrity of our ship's bow?

Sir, the bow? Cortana paused, then reported, Intact, sir. Most of the damage was on the sides—

Then we'll just run right into it, Cortana.

Yes, sir! Cortana replied. The Supreme Justice accelerated towards the broken Covenant ship, then slowed down again.

Hold on tight! The two battleships collided together, and the entire flagship echoed with the noise of slow friction. Unsecured objects in the bridge were thrown into the air.

Crash, Cortana reported.

Very good. Adjust course, coordinates 320, 220. Go ahead at full speed. Lieutenant, fill all our remaining plasma turrets with energy. Lieutenant Hall, prepare to increase the reverse thruster power to maximum.

The Immortal Justice-Gettysburg turned and charged at the enemy aircraft carrier - pushing the broken hull of another craft in front of them.

The flagship began to accelerate, and the superstructure of the ship began to groan under the strain.

The Covenant carrier's turrets heated to a white hot temperature—but they didn't fire.

8,000 kilometers away from the enemy ship, Cortana reported.

Stay on course, Cortana.

6,000 kilometers, sir.

Get ready, Case ordered, gripping the railing again with his sweaty hands.

2000 kilometers.

Now increase reverse thruster power!

The engines rumbled, and the hull of the Supreme Justice shook.

The wreckage of the Covenant spacecraft on their bow roared and accelerated past under the influence of inertia. It broke away from the Supreme Justice and stumbled straight towards the enemy's aircraft carrier.

Four seconds to hit the aircraft carrier, Cortana said. Three seconds.

The aircraft carrier fires a plasma beam at the object it rushes past. The wreckage burst into flames, the armor and hull were penetrated, and the alloy was melted.

Yet the behemoth kept moving forward, gradually breaking and melting—but not slowing down in the slightest.

It hit the aircraft carrier, and the powerful force caused the aircraft carrier to tilt to the starboard side. There were more than ten cracks in the hull, and the air leaked out; the hot metal ignited golden flames under the agitation of the air. Explosions from the launch cabin came one after another.

Fire all weapons, Lieutenant!

The Justice's remaining turrets opened fire. The plasma beam sliced ​​into the aircraft carrier, tearing it into pieces. Every deck was ablaze with flames and turned into an inferno.

That's the best we can achieve. Case whispered, Cortana, get us out of here and back to regular space.

Cortana's hologram was a little darkened by the surge of data. Leaving slipspace.

Black spots emerged in this sea of ​​fire. Little stars gradually appeared in the darkness in the distance. The air filled with plasma slowly disappeared, and there was no trace of the burning enemy ships.

Stop all engine power. He ordered, staring at the dark night sky and the stars. Now, where are we?

****

The beginning of a dream is always unpredictable. When Tommy realized it, he had this picture in front of him:

In the distance, the bright starry sky is dazzling; nearby, hundreds of asteroids are scattered, and they slowly move around a gas giant.

These hundreds of asteroids are no more than one kilometer apart. Complex flexible silver pipes connect asteroids of different sizes and merge into a space city. From time to time, cargo ships pass through the pipeline, and foreign civilian transport ships are parked inside the hollowed-out asteroid.

Memories came back like a flood, and he suddenly remembered: This is the Rubble Star. Seventeen years ago, he worked here for a period of time in order to prevent the rebels from leaking navigation data containing the Earth's location.

How nostalgic, Tommy stretched out his hand to touch that asteroid world - a hard touch came, and a glass window that had been polished without stains stood in front of him.

There was the sound of the automatic door sliding open behind him. He wanted to turn around, but found that his legs and feet were not working. Not only that, when he tried to lift his legs, severe pain surged from his crotch and legs, and waves of numbness swept through his arms. Why was the dream so real? Even the sequelae of the failed reconstructive surgery were restored. ? He couldn't help but think so.

He tried to regain his long-lost habit and reached down with his hands - sure enough, he was sitting in a wheelchair. He struggled to push the hand wheel on one side and pulled the hand wheel on the other side to turn his body.

Lijia, who had familiar silver hair, a thin body, and was wearing a gray robe that was obviously too big, was holding a bag of ingredients and staring at her with cold eyes - she looked only about six years old at that time.

We're back, how's it going outside? This sentence came out of his mouth, as if it was his innate instinct.

Lijia just looked at him with amber eyes and said nothing. After a long while, she softly uttered a few words: Today, it's time to take medicine. Then she quickly walked into the kitchen, stuffed the contents of the bag into the refrigerator in an orderly manner, and finally walked quickly back to her room.

Click. This is the sound of the door being locked.

What a bad attitude and Tommy felt terrible. Their relationship lasted for a long time, until something happened. What happened to ease their relationship? Seventeen years have diluted his memory, and what is more concentrated is the dust and soil, blood and tears brought by the war. If you want to understand the ins and outs of it, you may have to look through the books——

Ugh! Severe pain, suffocating pain surged from all over the body again. Tommy's thoughts were interrupted. He gritted his teeth and endured it. He subconsciously reached into his pocket to get the nerve impulse blocking medicine inside, but found that it was empty.

The bitter taste spread in his mouth, and his vision turned black. The pain made him lose control of his center of gravity, and he fell forward, causing a huge noise.

Lijia's door opened, revealing a small opening, and one eye peeked at him from behind the door. Seeing Tommy lying on the ground convulsing in pain, she rushed out.

too late.

His vision gradually blurred, and before he lost consciousness, what he saw was a face with melting glaciers and a worried expression.