Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

The preparation room of the landing module of the orbital airdrop assault force of the Yingzhu.

An M41 rocket launcher and a MA5B assault rifle Tommy stuffed all the equipment needed for this operation into the ODST airborne cabin and locked it up.

He stood up straight and lay down in the drop cabin, then fastened the safety belt, ran the necessary system self-checks, unlocked a series of safety locks, and finally started the program to enter the launch pipeline. Through the observation window, you can see a field of other Helltroopers' drop pods hanging in a dangling state.

He stared at the radiation intensity detection program temporarily installed on the heads-up display, and recited his mission in his mind: to lead the hell paratroopers to carry out a powerful airborne landing, break into the Covenant cruiser whose energy shield was broken, recapture the crystal, and overload the engine. Destroy the ship and finally evacuate aboard the Pelican troop carrier.

[The Yinchu is about to pass over the Covenant cruiser. ] Ellie reminded.

In order to cooperate with this operation, he brought Ellie back to deal with the technical difficulties that may be encountered on the Covenant cruiser.

Becca, be careful to cooperate later and don't fall behind. Tommy told Rebecca through the private communication channel.

Okay, sir, Rebecca replied, imitating the tone of other soldiers.

There was a tremor under my feet, and the indicator light in the airborne cabin changed from red to green.

The Covenant cruiser's energy shield has failed, Tommy opened the team communication channel, It's our turn, Team Hidden Fox.

We're on our feet, sir! they shouted in unison.

Three short beeps sounded, and Tommy felt his seat belt tighten, and then the vast starry sky came into view through the observation window. There was a Covenant cruiser just below them, and the view was quickly zooming in - they just had to pass through a defense line composed of Seraph fighters first.

The airborne capsule fell rapidly under the gravity of Zhonghainalan Star. The Seraph fighter jet's machine gun sprayed out countless plasma beams. The unlucky airborne capsule was turned into a ball of flame before it reached the designated position.

The Golden Monkey Team is finished! Corporal Cecilia shouted on the communication channel.

Tommy's head was shaken, and he felt something hit the edge of his drop cabin. A hole opened in the left bulkhead, and the air in the cabin spurted out, pushing him away from his original plan. route to the battleship engine.

【What happened? 】

[It should be that the debris generated when other airborne pods were hit hit your airborne pod. 】

Tommy looked out and saw that he was getting farther and farther away from the main force, flying towards the bow of the Covenant cruiser.

【Prepare for impact! 】

The drop pod smashed directly into the hull of the cruiser. Tommy's vision went dark, and the sharp noise of metal collision and friction filled his ears. He didn't realize he had stopped until his knees sank.

Lifting his legs and kicking open the hatch, Tommy grabbed the M41 rocket launcher at hand and jumped out. Without thinking, he pulled the trigger towards the place where the Covenant people were the densest.

Boom! At least two elite warriors were blown up into the sky. They howled and smashed against the wall, with purple blood flying all over the sky.

The incoming plasma beam he imagined did not appear, and he saw several elite warriors wearing armor of different colors staying there like sculptures.

With no time to wonder about their strange reactions, Tommy started looking for his next target.

[Three o'clock direction! ] Ellie reminded.

The familiar feeling of fighting side by side emerged spontaneously.

The second missile shot out with a tail flame, and after a loud bang, several elite warriors embarked on their pilgrimage in advance.

Now the Covenant finally reacted, and blue and green plasma beams were shot at Tommy.

He rolled and hid behind the drop pod. This action made him grimace in pain. Before leaving, Dr. Jonsson gave him some self-healing foam and a shot of steroid accelerator, but the injuries on his body could not be recovered in a short time.

The plasma beam splashed molten iron in the drop cabin, the heated air accelerated the molecular motion, and the stench of Covenant blood made Tommy almost unable to open his eyes.

The empty M41 rocket launcher was thrown to the ground. Tommy took off the MA5B rifle from his back and reached out of the bunker. An elite warrior had his energy shield broken, screamed and flew backwards, then collapsed on the ground and stopped moving.

Several level four plasma bombs roared in, and the airdrop cabin was instantly destroyed like paper.

Tommy was shooting while looking for another bunker to hide. Judging from the intensity of the enemy's firepower, it seemed that there was only the last elite warrior left here.

It has a lot of combat experience, and it fought back and forth with Tommy. Plasma explosive bombs and armor-piercing bombs were fired at each other in the air, but they often missed.

The MA5B rifle stopped firing with a click, and the ammunition gauge showed 0. Tommy fired all the bullets and quickly retracted behind a holographic console. And the plasma bombs that seemed to never stop flying stopped flying. Maybe it also emptied the ammunition?

Tommy recognized its identity - a captain - by the golden armor it wore. Elite captains often have sophisticated combat skills and rich combat experience. If the fight continues like this, there is no telling how long the stalemate will last, and what he lacks most now is time.

[I guess we hit the bridge. ] Tommy confirmed his guess to Ellie.

[Good guess, half as smart as me. 】

There was no movement from the elite warrior, perhaps it was also thinking about what to do next.

[Can you invade and burn its brain like you did in Night City? 】

[.Why don’t you ask me why I didn’t directly invade the ships controlling the Covenant people? 】After a short silence, it was Ellie's helpless voice.

[A very constructive question. ] Tommy nodded, [Why didn't you invade the Covenant ship? 】

【Because I can’t do it! ] Ellie was almost roaring, [If I had this ability, would you still stay in Night City for so long? ! 】

[Okay, don't be angry. ] Tommy refused to give up, [Do you have any good ideas? resolve this impasse. 】

[Just jump out, slap your chest and roar at it. Maybe it will fight you hand-to-hand for honor. ] Ellie said casually as she invaded the Covenant's combat communication network.

Tommy thought briefly and jumped out of the bunker empty-handed.

【Hello! I just said it casually, but don’t—]

Woo baba!! Tommy imitated the roar of the elite warriors after being injured, raised his hands to show that he had no weapons, and then made a thumbs down gesture towards the elite warriors.

The elite warrior hiding in the bunker with only a small eye exposed naturally saw this scene. It was obviously startled, and then it also roared at Tommy and raised its plasma rifle.

Tommy didn't expect this trick to work, so he seemed to have no choice but to continue.

The elite warrior threw the plasma rifle to the ground with a clatter, clenched his fists and rushed towards Tommy.

【It seems that it is really stupid.】

The Spartan warrior hid the hilt of the energy sword at his waist behind his back, and then rushed towards the elite warrior.

In less than two seconds, they were wrestling with each other with bare hands, and the energy shields on both sides flickered during the fight.

Tommy, who had been injured in the battle, was quickly at a disadvantage, and the elite warrior broke his energy shield in just two blows. Seeing this, it grinned ferociously and raised its fist high to smash it down.

Puff! The elite warrior watched in disbelief as the energy sword passed through his chest, and then he slowly pulled it out. The elite warrior fell, with a splash of purple blood.

[On the pilgrimage, its mouth will definitely not be clean. 】

[It doesn’t matter, I’ve done too much dirty work and I’m not afraid of being scolded. 】

Only now did Tommy have a chance to take a good look at the place. The room is circular in shape, twenty meters in diameter; there is a suspended platform in the center, ten meters in diameter, surrounded by holographic control panels. The platform floats above a recess in the deck.

The circular walls, displays stretching from the deck to the ceiling, were filled with various diagrams and curious markings from the Covenant forces, indicating the identity of the flagship.

[There, take me in. 】The navigation point pointed to a circular opening under the console, the size of the tip of his thumb. [A data port, let me try to control this cruiser. 】

Tommy followed her instructions and walked over to the console, unplugging the chip from the back of his head and plugging it into the data port.

The sound of the pressure door sliding open was heard. Tommy picked up the rifle and turned quickly to aim. Then he lowered the muzzle and took his finger off the trigger. Four Covenant engineers floated in. They were no threat to him.

These engineers seem to be indifferent to things other than studying mechanical structures, and will not attack when in contact with humans. The Military Intelligence Agency has always suspected that they were forced to join the war and tried to win them over. This one-meter-tall weird creature can produce some kind of gas that is lighter than air and store it in its air bag, and they rely on it to fly.

The four engineers first pointed at Tommy with their tentacles and screamed chirp a few times, as if accusing him of why he wanted to destroy this place. Then they floated into the air, hovering above the deck, looking for anything that needed to be repaired.

An engineer used slender pink tentacles to open the broken and sparking holographic console, and then began to disassemble it at a jaw-dropping speed. In just twenty seconds, all the components of the console were neatly arranged aside. After a while, the creature began to quickly assemble replacements for these parts, but within a few seconds the console looked brand new, as if it had never been damaged.

How's the situation? Tommy asked as he searched the battlefield for weapons that could be used next.

The chaotic footsteps and shouts outside the bridge door answered him on behalf of Ellie - but after a sound of air being sucked out and the suffocating scream of the alien, the deathly silence returned outside the door.

“It wasn’t a good situation, but I made it good.”