Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 168 Battle of Critical Star ([-])
Case took off the pipe in his mouth, pointed at the holographic map with it and said: "With the help of artificial intelligence, the Truth and Harmony can jump at any time, but I believe you have also noticed that because of the contamination of the Flood, we cannot Take this ship to any human colony."

Professional matters must be left to professional people, and space is Case's battlefield, so Tommy nodded slightly, "That's true. What should we do next?"

Keith looked at the holographic display table aside, "Ellie?"

The top of the display screen flashed, and Ellie's figure slowly unfolded in the holographic image, "At your command, Captain."

"Including the Covenant people, how many usable high-speed flying vehicles do we have on hand?"

The image of the Seer Galaxy quickly disappeared, replaced by a diagram of the internal structure of the Truth and Harmony.Among them, the dense red dots distributed in the pipes and passages represent the locations where Flood activity is detected.In the parking bay, three Longsword interceptors, six Pelican troop carriers, and a double-digit number of Banshee fighters and Undead troop carriers were neatly placed there.

"Flying vehicles?" Tommy squinted his eyes and looked at the tactical hologram. "They don't have jump engines. They can't enter the jump space. It will take several years to get back."

"These ships don't have them, but the Covenant does, and there are lots of them," Keyes replied.With a tap of his fingertips, he called up the image and military power data of the Covenant flagship that Cortana had scanned not long ago, and then the holographic image of the aircraft carrier appeared above the projection table, "This is our target."

Tommy pursed one corner of his mouth slightly, with a bit of confusion in his eyes, "I don't quite understand, please elaborate."

"You must have heard Cortana's report before. Although the reason is unknown, it is obvious that its defensive power is very weak, which gives us an opportunity." Case said, "At the same time, when the battleships were fighting, they Seraph fighters will certainly be launched to disrupt our operations, and to do so they will have to remove some of their shield protection."

Tommy understood now, "At this time, the Master Chief and I can take the Long Sword Interceptor and rush in unknowingly to kill all those monsters. In this way, we will have another ship that can enter the slip space." spaceship."

"That's it." Keyes nodded and looked at the busy bridge officers, all of whom were from the Pillar of Autumn. "Cortana and I will stay on the Truth and Harmony to contain the Covenant warships. , create opportunities for your boarding operations."

"Okay, I'm going to make preparations with the Master Chief, but I still have a question," Tommy said, "How to make them relax their vigilance so that we can get closer to them? What if the Longsword aircraft is flying in space? If it goes too long, our risk of being shot down will greatly increase."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bridge pressure door opened with a beep.

Tommy followed the sound and saw Lieutenant McKay walking over in a hurry, standing in front of them, panting and reporting: "Sir, the Marines captured a special weapon while searching the compartment. The Covenant, the Grunt attendant next to it said it was a 'pure administrative prophet', it was an important member of the Covenant's ruling class. Now, this alien has been placed under house arrest and Lieutenant Haverson is 'looking after it' 'it."

Case and Tommy looked at each other in unison—the opportunity had come.

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49 time units during the Covenant War, the ninth recycling era, the 35th time cycle, 13 units
Special Justice Fleet, flagship Justice, confinement chamber
Vrsami was in agony, as the sense of Sangheili glory tormented him.His feet were chained with heavy shackles. The confinement room was dark and damp. The air was filled with the smell of rancidity and blood. Except for a worn mattress and a simple excretion hole, there was nothing here that could make him feel... A touch of comfort or relaxation.

A soldier from the Silent Shadow Army was responsible for guarding him. He was the only one being detained here. From time to time, the sneers and taunts of the Silent Shadow soldiers could be heard in the corridor.

Vrsami was fortunate that he still had some status, otherwise he might have suffered various tortures and tortures like other imprisoned people.These Silent Shadow warriors killed cruelly and indiscriminately, showing no mercy to dissenters, and very few people escaped from their hands alive.

The sound of heavy footsteps getting louder in the distance interrupted Frsami's contemplation, and the chief blade officer of the Silent Shadow Army walked in with the sliding sound of the pressure door.

The Jingying warrior greeted him respectfully, whispered a few words to the chief blade officer, and then retreated to a corner, bowing his head in silence.

The chief blade officer cocked his neck proudly, walked to the confinement room where Frsami was imprisoned, and glanced at him contemptuously through the plasma fence. "Captain, how are you doing lately?" he said mockingly.

Vrsami sneered, "Compared with those blasphemers who deliberately oppose the pilgrimage, I live quite well here."

The chief blade officer heard that Frsami was mocking him for opposing the management prophet, so his face darkened, his jaw trembled nervously twice, and then he regained his composure. "It would be great if your ability to command battleships was as good as your ability to speak."

Frsami was curious about his reaction, because this arrogant chief blade officer was not usually like this. Under normal circumstances, he might have been beheaded by him in public. "Did Lord Shougen come to this eerie place specifically to listen to my sarcastic remarks?"

The chief blade officer opened a small opening in the plasma fence and threw a video unit into the confinement room, "See for yourself."

The video unit is diamond-shaped, with a lavender light shining on its surface.Frsami picked it up and activated it, and a holographic projection slowly emerged in the air - it was the management prophet.

His last memory was of managing the Prophet's ship, the Truth and Harmony, trapped on the surface of the Holy Ring. The Flood had tightly surrounded the battleship.Frsami glanced at the Chief Blade Officer. The swordsman master was pretending to be indifferent, but his toes raised from time to time told Frsami that things were not that simple.

At this time, the holographic image of the management prophet began to speak: "Although the surface of the Holy Ring has been corroded by the filthy Flood, it is no longer fearful under the illumination of our powerful purifying light."

The prophet's fat chin shook twice. "Although the Truth and Harmony suffered heavy damage, it has successfully escaped from the Flood under my wise leadership. The devil's serious desecration of the Holy Ring is something we will never tolerate." . We should now put aside our previous prejudices and unite to fight against the demons and the Flood!"

(End of this chapter)