Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Yongzhao infirmary.

The infirmary, which was about to end its jump, was quiet. The white lights illuminated the rows of beds here, and the smell of disinfectant was so light that you could barely smell it.

Rebecca stroked the helmet of the ODST battle armor happily, feeling the cold touch coming from above. Tommy had specially requested this combat uniform for her from the logistics quartermaster of the Yinchu, which made the quartermaster, who was not well-off, so angry that he puffed his beard and stared.

She put on her helmet, stood in front of the mirror in the infirmary, struck a mighty pose, and nodded with satisfaction. In order to adapt to her body shape, this combat suit was specially processed - several armor plates at the waist were removed without weakening the protective ability, so that she could wear it properly.

The sound of the pressure door sliding open in the medical laboratory next door came. Rebecca followed the sound and was startled by Dr. Jonson who came out - she had two dark circles under her eyes and her eyes were bloodshot. His hair was as messy as a chicken coop, and his supposedly white coat was covered with black carbonated drink stains.

Doctor, what are you... Rebecca asked with her eyes widened.

Ah, it's little Rebecca. Dr. Jonson put the lead glass jar in his hand on the table, then took out a potassium iodide tablet from his pocket and threw it into his mouth, chewed it briefly and swallowed it.

How about you take a rest first and do my examination later? Rebecca said, but her eyes were attracted by the glowing black crystal in the glass jar. She still remembered that Tommy brought it back from Night City. One of the crystals.

It doesn't matter, aha. Dr. Jonsson yawned deeply, Great scientists don't need sleep.

Really. Dr. Jonson reminded Rebecca of Dr. Mei in Night City, but Dr. Mei was never like this. He went to bed at the same time every day and was as tidy as the furnishings in the operating room.

There was a tremor from the metal deck underfoot, and the scenery outside the infirmary window changed from pure darkness to a bright starry sky.

Sit down in front of that scanner and let me see what happened to you. Dr. Jonsson pointed to the white scanner with a display screen in the corner of the medical office.

Just as Rebecca was about to walk over, the blazing white light above her head suddenly flashed twice and then went out.

What's wrong-

A deafening bang interrupted Dr. Jonson's words. The deck under their feet suddenly moved to one side, throwing them both against the wall. The lights above their heads turned on again.

Ouch. Rebecca rubbed her sore butt and got up, looking at the doctor who was leaning against the wall, How are you?

Dr. Jonson's arm next to the wall hung down unnaturally. Her face was pale and she clenched her teeth. She was in so much pain that she could not speak, but she still nodded to indicate that she was fine.

Rebecca breathed a sigh of relief, but soon discovered that the air in front of her seemed to be infiltrated with a faint blue color, as if blue paint was poured into the clear and transparent water, and there was a buzzing sound in her ears. , she felt that the surroundings were gradually becoming unbearably hot.

Come on! Dr. Jonson said tremblingly and in panic. He struggled to get up, took Rebecca's arm and ran outside the infirmary.

What's wrong? Rebecca asked her unclearly as she ran after her.

Yes. Dr. Jonsson accidentally touched the injured arm and gasped in pain, Cherenkov radiation! That thing is going to release energy!

Huh? What is that?

The two ran outside the door of the infirmary. Dr. Jonson slammed the pressure door shut, pressed Rebecca's head and lay down on the spot.

A sudden change occurred, and the air suddenly turned into a dark blue, and this blue color was still rapidly spreading outwards, covering the entire Yongzhu before rushing into the depths of the universe.

All the white lights in the corridor went out, and Rebecca and Dr. Jonson were surprised to find that they were floating due to the loss of gravity. After a few seconds, the two fell heavily again, and the corridor became bright again, then turned into a heart-stopping red, and a piercing alarm sounded.

All crew, this is the bridge. The battleship has entered A-level combat alert. All personnel are deployed for combat! Lieutenant Lucius's voice came from the speaker in the corridor.

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The bridge of the Yongzhu.

It can be seen from the display screen connected to the starboard camera that a red light begins to glow from the side of the covenant frigate, and then becomes brighter and brighter.

Di Qing stared at the monitor coldly, and then ordered: Lieutenant Theodore, measure the ballistic trajectory of the enemy ship.

Trajectory calculation completed, sir! Lieutenant Theodore converted the measured trajectory data into an image and uploaded it to the holographic screen in front of Di Qing.

Di Qing narrowed her eyes slightly after seeing the result, and ordered to the weapon console: Second Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno, what's the charging status of the magnetic accelerator cannon?

Second Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno held his head and murmured: Sir, we are finished.

Idiot! Di Qing slapped him on the head and shouted loudly, We haven't been hit yet!

He was knocked back to his senses by this blow, glanced at the screen with a trembling look, and then reported: Charging is complete and you can launch at any time!

Di Qing stared at the screen and said: Ellie, give me a countdown timer for the arrival of the attack. Second Lieutenant Matsuno Kenta, follow my instructions and fire. Lieutenant Hicks, deactivate the magnetic accelerator cannon's muzzle brake.

Lieutenant Hicks glanced at Di Qing doubtfully, but still replied: As ordered, sir!

Ellie nodded, and a countdown watch appeared next to her, and the numbers inside began to change rapidly.

But sir, there is no target in front of the magnetic accelerator cannon!

No nonsense, get ready to launch!

Engage the enemy! The enemy ship has launched plasma weapons, sir! Lieutenant Lucius shouted.

A red plasma beam shot out from the side of the Covenant frigate. The ball of light cut through the space and headed straight towards the Yongzhu, rapidly zooming in on the monitor.

Wait a moment. Di Qing's eyes were fixed on the countdown next to Ellie, and her voice was terrifyingly cold.

Red light filled almost half of the screen like boiling water, and the countdown had dropped to single digits.

Launch! Di Qing grabbed the brass armrest and ordered hastily.

Second Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno slapped his hands hard on the keyboard.

High-density cannonballs, wrapped in lightning, flew towards No Man's Sky at one-tenth the speed of light. Without the help of the muzzle brake, the terrifying recoil instantly pushed the Yongzhu to move backwards. The plasma beam passed by the ship, and the impact caused the Yongzhu to spin.

The officers on the bridge who were not wearing seat belts were thrown out of their seats and fell to the ground, but they were all extremely grateful that they could still feel pain.

We've been hit! Lieutenant Hicks reported. Decompression of areas 25 to 29. Air leak. There's a fire alarm there, sir! He lowered his head and listened intently to the headset. The outgoing system reports, The fire is approaching the area around the engine room!

Lieutenant Lucius, sound the alarm and notify the personnel over there to put on their spacesuits within thirty seconds. Di Qing tapped twice on her handheld computer, Lieutenant Hicks, prepare to exhaust all the air from the burning cabin.

Yes, sir! the two shouted in unison, their voices filled with joy of surviving the disaster.

Time passed slowly, thirty seconds was so long.

Sir, the hull frame of Area 27 is beginning to twist! Lieutenant Hicks reported.

Exhale the air immediately! Di Qing ordered.

There was a violent feeling of frustration under the feet, and a heavy bang sound echoed throughout the ship.

Lieutenant Hicks listened to the report over there, then looked up and said: The flames have extinguished and the hull temperature is dropping rapidly!

Di Qing breathed a sigh of relief. If the fire could not be contained, the entire ship would be burned down.

Sir, the Covenant ships are firing again! Lieutenant Theodore shouted.

In the constantly rotating monitor screen, the side of the Covenant frigate lit up with red light again. This time they would not be careless anymore.

Lieutenant Hicks?

Engineers have gone to make emergency repairs, but they still can't resume operations.

Di Qing was so irritated that she wanted to stamp her feet, but in this critical moment, she couldn't take the lead and look panicked.

Second Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno, charge the magnetic accelerator cannon. Let's try again.

It's charging, sir. Second Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, But the charging speed is only half of what it was just now, and the reactor's condition is even worse.

Di Qing couldn't help but sigh, now it was just as he said, it was going to be over.

The air was suddenly filled with a faint blue light, and the radiation detector on the bridge made a click-click sound.

Captain, it's Cherenkov radiation from an unknown source. Ellie reminded, The radiation value is getting higher and higher.

Why? Did the plasma beam hit our nuclear bomb depot?

Before anyone could answer her, dark blue light passed through the bridge. All the instruments, equipment and lights here stopped functioning. The subtle sounds of their operation disappeared, and then the light swept across the Covenant warship in the distance.

Everyone on the bridge lost the pull of gravity and slowly floated.

Report! Di Qing shouted to Lieutenant Hicks.

The entire system of the Yuanzhu is offline! Trying to restart! Lieutenant Hicks shouted.

After a few seconds, the bridge lit up, the instruments and equipment resumed operation, and the ta-ta-ta sound of boots hitting the ground continued.

The system restarted successfully, sir!

Those beasts have stopped attacking! Lieutenant Theodore shouted in surprise as he stared at the display.

The red light on the side of the Covenant ship dimmed, but the hangar door on their lower deck slowly opened, and a swarm of mosquitoes-like leeches on board the ship swarmed towards the Yongzhu.

Amaterasu-sama, why don't they let us go? Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno said desperately, covering his head, and then looked at Di Qing, Captain, let's surrender. What must be their purpose of boarding the ship? , as long as we put down our weapons, they will definitely-

Fucking retard! Lieutenant Theodore was furious. He stood up and gave him a slap in the face, his bright red hair swinging in the air. The Covenant never takes prisoners. If you want to die, you must die!

Second Lieutenant Kenta Matsuno cried silently while covering his red cheeks.

Without even looking at him, Di Qing ordered Lieutenant Lucius: Sound the alarm and put the entire ship on A-level combat alert.

As you command, sir!

Ellie, organize a squadron of Longsword interceptors to intercept the boarding vehicles of those beasts.

Yes, Captain.

Looking at the Leech boarding ship group rushing toward her on the monitor, she couldn't help but wonder, why did the Covenant suddenly change their tactics? Is there anything here worth the risk of boarding?

Sir, transmission from the infirmary, Lieutenant Lucius reported.

Captain Di, there is abnormal activity in the crystal that Colonel Price brought back from Anshan. Dr. Jonson's image appeared on the display screen in front of Di Qing. The creatures around 20,000 kilometers away know that we have this It’s a toy.”

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