Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 172 No.90 The Battle of the Eight Palms Critical Star ([-])
It fell down on all fours, twitched twice, and died.

Fierce crossfire from both sides of the human side was fired into the corridor, and Polaski clung to the deck and quickly killed the remaining elite warriors.

“That’s what I call,” Avery chuckled, “a real turkey hunt.”

Ten meters away in front of the corridor, twelve more elite warriors walked around the corner and ran straight over.

"Uh-oh," Locklear muttered.

"Sergeant!" Tommy yelled, "Gate control!" Tommy rushed to Polaski's position, grabbed her by the collar, and dragged her out of the line of fire.The plasma beam landed where she had been, making a "buzz" sound.

He put down Polaski, took out a grenade, preset the explosion delay time, and threw it at the elite warriors who were rushing over.

The sergeant aimed at the door control device and fired a burst of fire. The device exploded, scattering fragments and the door slammed shut.

There was a dull banging sound from behind the heavy metal door, and then there was a terrifying silence in the launch cabin.Polaski struggled to her feet, her hands shaking as she loaded a new magazine into her pistol.

"Ellie," Tommy said, "We need to find another way to the bridge, preferably avoiding the one the other team took." 】

A blue navigation dot flashed on their heads-up display.Tommy turned around and saw a smaller hatch to his right. He pointed at the hatch to signal the team to move, and then ran there first and clicked on the control panel.

The small door slid open, revealing a narrow corridor that curved toward the dark front.

Tommy turned on his night vision goggles, and waves of green fluorescence diluted the darkness.There is no hostility.

He paused to reactivate his shields, then crouched down, slinging his rifle, and crawled into the hallway.

The road narrowed further in, and its smooth purple surface grew darker.Tommy had to turn on his side and crawl over.

[This looks like a maintenance corridor just for engineers. ] Ellie said, [Those elite warriors will suffer if they want to catch up with us. 】

Tommy muttered something to her as he moved carefully and slowly.His energy shield made a "chicking" sound as it scraped against the wall, and a few sparks popped out.Too narrow.He turned down the energy shield, and the slightly looser space was just enough for him to squeeze out of the hatch.

Then came Locklear, then Aurora, then Polaski, Avery, Cecilia, and finally Rebecca.

Tommy pointed to Cecilia, then to the door.Cecilia nodded, closed the hatch, and disconnected the circuit to the control device.

There were dozens of engineers in the launch bay—the fact that they had their own access to the ship meant there were so many of them.Tommy had never seen such a passage on the Truth and Harmony.

In fact, he didn't even see an engineer on the ship.What makes this ship unique?Judging from its weapons and equipment, it looks like a battleship. However, it has maintenance personnel responsible for repairing the spacecraft.

[Stop here. ] Ellie suddenly said.

Tommy stopped and looked around warily. 【Is there a problem? 】【No, maybe with good luck.Look 20 meters below and to your left. 】

Tommy squinted and noticed that part of the wall protruded, forming a circular opening about the size of the tip of his thumb.

[That is a data port. Or it is a channel for some kind of dedicated data port of the Covenant force engineers.From there I'm receiving exchange signals via shortwave and infrared.Take me out and stick me in there. ] Ellie said.

【Are you sure? 】

[I can't play much role with you, but once I have direct contact with the combat communication network of this ship, I can penetrate into and take over their systems; at the same time, I may be able to control the subsidiary systems and buy you time.You still have to get to the bridge and give me manual access to their controls. 】

【As long as you are sure. 】

[Stinky Tommy, what do you mean? 】 She was a little angry, 【When have I never been sure? 】

Tommy can sense her anger through the neural interface.He raised a hand in surrender.Although limited by her abilities, Ellie has always had very high expectations for herself.

He removed Ellie's data chip from the slot in his helmet.Tommy felt her leave his brain, and heat rushed back into his head, pulsing with the rhythm of his heart. He was alone in the armor again.He inserted Ellie's chip into the Covenant's data port.

Locklear watched his actions with a look of disgust on his face, and whispered: "Even if you pay me, I won't insert that kind of thing into any part of my body."

Tommy paused, then slowly turned around, waving his hand and making a slashing motion at his neck.The Marine's face froze and he immediately fell silent.

"I'm in." Ellie said in the communication channel.

"How's it going?" Tommy asked.

"The Truth and Harmony jumped out of the slip space. Captain Keyes used the gravity and magnetic field interference of the critical star to deal with the Covenant fleet. And the system of this battleship" After saying this, she paused. half a second. "It's different from what I thought." She said suddenly and quickly: "Go forward 30 meters along this road, and then turn left."

Tommy was a little confused and worried. Ellie's reaction reminded him of what happened on Zhonghaina Blue Star. "Is there any danger?" he asked, motioning for the team to move forward.

"No, there is no danger. It's just that everything is so different from what I thought." Ellie murmured to herself.

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Ellie is built for hacking software.Every trick and code-breaking algorithm devised by MI[-] was programmed into her, and she mastered more techniques on her own.With physical access, she is the ultimate thief and electronic spy.Now she slipped into the Covenant system.

"How's it going?" Tommy asked.Now that Ellie's surprise has disappeared, the system's anti-intrusion system is on high alert.

She controlled the camera on the outside of the battleship and detected the six Covenant cruisers in space.Two of them were split into two by the jump fault space suddenly opened by the Truth and Harmony. Against the purple light reflected by the critical star, the damaged parts of the battleship became gleaming. In the orbit of the base star Floating lifelessly.

Three of the other four ships stopped chasing the Long Sword interceptor that boarded the ship, and instead turned to look for the Truth and Harmony, which was a greater threat.

(End of this chapter)