Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Understood. He said as lightly as possible, but he still heard an uncontrollable bitterness in his tone.

It's strange that Polaski's death would upset him so much. He had seen thousands of UNSC warriors die. Without hesitation, she demands that Blue Team be transported on a dangerous mission. She'd survived the Battle of Reach, the crash landing on Halo, the Flood, and all the rest - and then she bravely volunteered for this mission, and maybe she saved their lives.

She has the potential to be a Spartan. It was the best compliment he could find.

Tommy sighed and pulled up the team roster on the heads-up display, marking Lee as MIA. He stopped and looked at who was on the MIA list. His first and best friend, Winnie, was among them. Little did he expect that twelve more members would be listed as MIA.

He saved the changes to the list and closed the file.

How are Kelly and Linda doing? he asked Ellie.

Ellie raised her head and pushed her hair away from her bright eyes. She walked around the holographic display table for a short time, and then said: Spartan-087, Kelly, suffered burns to 72% of her body, grade two, and is recovering. Dr. Halsey is using corticosteroids to accelerate The tissue will regenerate and she will be completely healed within a few days, although her activities will be severely affected until then.

Where's Linda?

Connecting. Ellie paused for a full second. Dr. Halsey currently has Spartan-058 in the Alpha Medical Bay, the third deck above us. She still has Linda kept in cryo. , is currently undergoing preliminary treatment. The doctor asked Cortana several times to go to the rapid cloning bank to prepare to create replacement organs for transplantation.

So she's still alive?

Technically speaking, Ellie replied, no. For a moment her face showed genuine concern - but it soon disappeared. There was an argument between the Doctor and General Whitcomb. , the main content is how risky it is to try to wake up Spartan-058 before arriving at a large hospital. I believe Dr. Halsey will briefly talk to you after he has a full grasp of the situation.

Well, okay, I will ask her personally. Tommy said, Is everyone else on the ship okay?

Not bad, everyone is busy repairing the two connected spacecraft. We were hit by plasma bombing and impact in the slip space, and the spacecraft was severely damaged. However, the superstructure of the spacecraft is still intact. Geti The Fort's reactors are functioning normally, operating at 67% of total power. The Justice's reactors are disabled and undergoing repairs. Five of our seven plasma turrets require refurbishment. Worst of all, the Justice The engine was paralyzed. We were operating with less than 3% power.

Can the spaceship still enter slip space? Are we trapped here?

The jump is possible, Ellie said. She shook her head like a sister who heard her brother ask an innocent question, But it won't do us any good. The alien man-made object in Dr. Halsey's hands emits a high amount of radiation in slip space. This unknown The radiation can even penetrate your protective armor. I estimate that the average person would be killed in less than 72 hours of exposure to it. In addition, this radiation will act as a beacon for Covenant ships sailing through slip space in search of us. It works just like the two crystals found in Night City.

Crystal Night City. Kamano Nana

Damn it, his weakness is back again. He missed her smile, her words and deeds, her bravery, everything about her.

After a long time, he pulled himself out of the quagmire of longing and continued to ask: So we are now stuck in the area between the jump space and the regular space?

No. Ellie replied, adding a hint of coldness to her voice, General Whitcomb is determined to let us take the risk of another slip space jump, completely regardless of people's lives or lives. Otherwise, we will have to wait for several weeks. Only then can we contact the UNSC high command.

High command? Tommy suddenly figures out the connection between two things - General Whitcomb needs to get in touch with the other generals - no matter the cost - and Dr. Halsey is trying to resurrect Linda.

Why is it necessary for the General to adopt such tactics, Ellie?

Ellie's holographic outline faded a bit. I've told you this before, Tommy, but you're obviously not conscious enough to remember it. Then she became very clear, folding her arms over her chest, The Covenant found out. The position of the earth.”

Tommy sat up with a huh, suddenly fully awake, and his heart was full of vigilance. He forgot his pain and weakness.

Tell me more about it, he demanded.

Ellie briefly told how Cortana discovered the mysterious code in the Covenant's communique, and explained how the Covenant's military orders were communicated with amazing efficiency, and then showed him some symbols and the coordinates they represented. Located in the solar system as well as the Earth.

He listened quietly and carefully, not even noticing that Lijia and Rebecca were back. For a long time, the UNSC has taken great pains to keep this secret. It was only a matter of time, he had always known that the Covenant would discover Earth sooner or later. However, he always thought it would be in the future. He never expected it would be now.

Tommy stared at the little triangles, squares, dots, and bars that made up the space coordinates. We've seen them before, in the Chief's report on Côte d'Azur.

Yes, and according to Dr. Halsey, a group of them found similar marks in the basement of Reach.

What's the connection?

have no idea.

Tommy put these matters aside for the time being and left the work of deciphering these symbols to the scientists in Division 2. The only thing he cares about is that the Covenant is about to attack Earth. Are there any timelines or other data in the code? he asked.

Yes. There is a series of orders sent to the Covenant warships scattered across the galaxy, asking them to rendezvous at a mobile command and control base called the 'Unyielding Priest'. When the military strength is sufficient, they will collectively jump to Earth.

Unyielding Priest Tommy chewed the word, put on his helmet and got out of the hospital bed, trying to walk forward, but his body was trembling, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

Lijia quickly came over to help him and put one of his arms around her neck to share some of his weight.

Tommy felt a lot lighter, not only because of the reduced weight, but also because of the security he gained from her - yes, security, this security could only be obtained from another Spartan, she was unique of. Thanks, Liga, he whispered.