Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 120 Flood Demon ([-])

The three Grunts trembled at the same time, then lay on the ground, and explained in detail the encounter between the Covenant people and the Flood, the classification of the Flood, and the reason why they came to the Halo to explore the "sacred relics". .

Through the explanations of the three Grunts, Tommy already had a preliminary understanding of the Flood.He borrowed some rope from Avery, tied up the three little beasts and threw them in a corner.

"What to do with them?" Case asked. "There are enough prisoners of war in Alpha Base. Taking them may affect our ability to leave here."

Tommy pondered for a while, and then whispered: "The scientists from the Military Intelligence Agency will be interested in the Flood, and I have to collect some data as much as possible." He glanced at the Grunt, "I want to do some experiments. Collect data, it would be great if there is a Flood here."

Yes, Flood, Kapas was bitten by "Mendoza", and he was not sure whether Kapas would be infected.

He walked out of the room, only to find Avery and Jakens arguing about something, while the Marines nearby kept their distance and circled around them. Tommy noticed that their fingers were on the triggers.

"Damn it, Jakens, I'm not old enough to need your concern!" Avery yelled at Jakens, with a hint of unwillingness in his tone, "I got stung by those damn disgusting things. , it won’t be long before he becomes just like Mendoza!”

Tommy felt his heart sink. This was devastating news.The war sergeant survived all these years and didn't deserve to die here.

"But Sergeant," Jenkins looked at him with some fear, "you have no signs of being infected!"

"Shit!" Avery cursed, turning around and exposing her neck to him.There was a small wound on it, and there was some dried blood on the side. "God knows if this thing has any 'individual differences'. It may be a few minutes, or a few days. I don't want to become the same kind as those things." !”

He pulled out the pistol and raised his hand to press it to his temple.

Tommy immediately walked over and grabbed his wrist, "Sergeant, the situation is not that bad. We have to be more cautious about this matter."

He asked himself: If it were another person, would he be so cautious?Obviously not, he would definitely deal with him as soon as possible, but the person in front of him was Johnson, and he hoped from the bottom of his heart that he would survive.

"When did you become such a mother-in-law?" Avery tried hard to pull his wrist away, but found that he could only move a little, "Let me die! I should have died in a battle with the Covenant beasts a long time ago. In the end, it’s not a loss if you live till now!”

Tommy didn't talk nonsense to him. He dragged Avery to the three Grunts and asked, "Which of you knows the human time unit?"

The three Grunts looked at each other and asked in unison: "Do you understand that you can exchange three lives for this?"

"Say it!"

"I understand!" Grunt No. [-] raised his hand.

Tommy nodded, "Well, in your opinion, how long is the incubation period after being parasitized by an infected Flood?"

"30 seconds to 10 minutes, sir," Grunt No. 20 said flatteringly, "The longest time will not exceed [-] minutes. This is related to the number of infected Flood demons parasitic at the same time, but I have never seen any Saint He Soldiers survived this time."

"It has been 47 minutes since our first contact with the Flood, Tommy." Ellie reminded in the communication channel.

Avery was obviously relieved, but still a little hesitant, "But we are human beings, will we-"

"Don't worry, Sergeant," Tommy patted him on the shoulder, "I will kill you with my own hands once you show signs of turning into those things." That's what he said, but he felt that Avery was already safe—— Although I don't know what the reason is.

"Don't hesitate," Avery said with a serious face, "Be sure to beat my head worse than mashed potatoes."

Tommy nodded in agreement.But another question pops up: After Avery returns to Earth after such an incident, will the scientists slice him up for study?

The answer is simple, those scientists would really do such a thing, and he can't let such a thing happen.

Tommy then asked Ellie to transfer Avery's information to a Marine who had died in the battle, making sure that the data could retain its original value and prevent Avery from being dragged away for the benefit of all mankind. Sacrificed - the old sergeant didn't deserve that.

Next to the wall on the first floor of the room, Capas had dense beads of sweat hanging on his forehead. He leaned against the wall exhausted and waited for them to resolve the deadlock.

"Thalia, you know he's going to be hard to get past," Tout sighed.

"We shouldn't come to a conclusion so early." Aurora argued with Taut. "I mean, Mendoza turned into these monsters maybe because I didn't disinfect it in the first place, but Capas still has a chance. .”

She didn't even believe what she said.

"Maybe." Taut's hand had already reached for the pistol.

Cecilia on the side no longer cared about Aurora's answer.He stood in front of her, looking back over her shoulder. "He...he is hopeless."

"Is it hopeless?" She looked back, just in time to see Capas remove his palms from his face.

"I...I feel very bad..."

A yellow, earthy patch covered his torn cheek, and a green streak on his skin stretched across his face.Another trembling ball-shaped pustule appeared under his neck, and a soft tentacle was wriggling gently in his throat.

Aurora touched the pocket on her butt and unconsciously began to search for a sterilizer, knowing that she had nothing more effective to fight against this so-called "infection".She was so stupid. She should have chosen a weapon, but she couldn't resist the conditioned reflex.

Taut stepped forward and put his pistol to Capas' forehead.Capas stared at him blankly, concentrated all his strength and trembled his lips and said: "Damn it, hell paratrooper, what are you-"

Taut pulled the trigger and quickly jumped back. Capas was shot so hard that his head slammed back and hit the wall with a "bang".Blood flew out, scattered on the ground, and slapped on the opposite wall, leaving strange black marks.

Capas' body leaned against the wall and slid down, and the sound it made when it hit the ground made them tremble.The bitten cheek was no longer a worry for him.

The extra blood bag that Aurora brought with her for this operation looked like she just took off her pants and farted. The most indispensable thing here is blood.

Taut turned around, opened the communication channel and reported to Tommy: "Sir, Capas has also changed, and I have dealt with it."

(End of this chapter)