Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 238 Interstellar Chase ([-])
John, as the captain of the blue team in this mission, has full tactical command authority.

Tommy's rank as colonel was higher than that of sergeant major, so strictly speaking, he should be commanding this mission.But in any military unit, respect and status are earned by oneself. This is especially true in special operations units. Even an officer must show respect to a senior veteran.

For 30 years, John has led the Spartans on the front lines against humanity's most dangerous enemies and has accumulated rich leadership experience. Therefore, Tommy is happy to let John command this mission.

Fred, known as Blue Two on this mission, is John's second-in-command.Fred participated in more than 120 battles. He not only had outstanding leadership skills, but also had a quick mind.However, he sometimes takes his responsibilities as a commander too seriously, so when any member of his team is injured, he will be heartbroken.

Li, Blue Three, is the team's zero-gravity combat expert. The UNSC has a devil training camp in the orbit of Mars. He went there to receive comprehensive training, crawled around in the microgravity equipment, and developed good martial arts skills.He handles the zero-gravity environment just as easily as other teammates operating on solid ground.Tommy was very happy to have him on this mission.

Anton, Blue Four, is a teammate that worries Tommy.He spent most of his life without ever leaving the ground.He received comprehensive training in tracking, camouflage and sneak attacks, and the operations he participated in in the past were almost all ground operations.In zero gravity, he looked uncomfortable more than once.

Will, Blue Five, although he is taciturn, he can always complete the task successfully.However, he wasn't always so silent.When he was younger, he also liked to tell jokes and riddles to keep the whole team entertained.His face had grown serious over the years, and so had everyone else's.But in Will's case, he did lose his uniqueness.

Tommy, Blue Six, plays a complementary role in this mission.In more classified missions, he can use the skills he learned in MI to the extreme, but in this kind of battle he is just an "ordinary" super soldier.

John opens a communications channel. "Conducting a systems check, Blue Team."

Five confirmation lights come on.

"This reminds me of the time Sergeant Mendez sent us to Emerald Bay for an underwater mission." Fred said softly, "He destroyed half of our oxygen tanks, and the result? We put his Stole it."

"Then," Anton chuckled, "we ditched him and camped on that island. We did nothing for a week but made campfires, baked clams, and surfed."

"Well—" Will added, "and octopus catching."

Tommy felt something in his heart and called up Emerald Bay's files on the heads-up display: the UNSC had abandoned the colony where Emerald Bay was ten years ago, and the Covenant had turned that world into a pile of glass.

He secretly added to his reasons for revenge.

"Ha, I still remember that the next night I went to the beach to relieve my bladder, and I happened to see Tommy and Winnie sitting on a rock. They were-" Anton's voice stopped suddenly, and he must have suddenly realized this. Not a good topic, "Um, sorry, Tommy."

Tommy shook his head and said he was fine. "Nothing happened that night, I just sat there with her and looked at the stars."

He often thought that everything was over, and when he never thought of mentioning her, the unspeakable sadness would still well up in his heart.

The Chief sat quietly and did not participate in the discussion. As a captain, he needed to maintain his authority at all times by maintaining a sense of seriousness and distance. Tommy was glad that he was not sitting in his seat. "Blue team," Polaski's voice sounded over the communication channel, "The local situation is calm and you can go out. Countdown is three seconds. Two seconds to one."

Tommy felt a tightness in his chest, the bulkhead made a creaking sound, and the troop transport accelerated.

The Chief stood up and walked over to the hatch, slamming it open.Outside, the hull of the Infinite Justice flew past them - almost every square centimeter of the flagship's smooth alloy shell was scarred by burns, and tendrils of metal vapor snaked through the vacuum. Gives off a faint glow.

Tommy raised his head slightly and looked over the Chief's shoulder.On the upper deck of the Infinite Justice, he vaguely saw the upside-down UNSC frigate Gettysburg still magically connected to the flagship.It was on fire, its hull was riddled with craters, and the air was being expelled, but remarkably it did not break up.He would have named it the Lucky had it not been for the undoubtedly thousands of corpses of naval personnel on board.

Polaski slowed down, taxied, turned, and landed on the frigate.

"The bolt is locked," she said over the comm channel. "It's all yours, Master Chief."

"Copy that, Warrant Officer, please pay attention to your own safety." The Master Chief said, "Blue [-], Blue [-] and I went to conduct reconnaissance. Blue [-], Blue [-] and Blue [-] are preparing to transport the arc we searched from the Gettysburg. Welding machines and ship plates, as soon as we send the 'all clear' signal, we take action immediately."

Tommy turned on his status light.

They jumped off the gangway and walked slowly on the hull. The magnetic soles made a crisp "click" sound when they collided with the metal - this incredible space was actually filled with air.

The reason why Polaski wanted to land the troop carrier was to use its lower part in front of the hole to provide them with some cover.

Overhead, Slip Space burned like someone poured jet fuel into the night sky, streaks of blood-red flames ripping through the dark blue sky unbridled.

The sound of breaking through the air passed by, and Tommy's eyes were dazzled. He vaguely saw a fist-sized cannonball flying past and hitting the starboard side of the frigate like a meteor.Suddenly, sparks and liquefied alloys rose up, almost covering his entire field of vision.His shields flickered as shards ricocheted off his armor's shields.

They must act quickly.The general was right: this was a shooting range.The sooner they seal the cave and get out of here - the better.

Tommy turned and scanned the area with his rifle.He saw several kilometers of pipes and more than a dozen cracks in the hull, with plasma still remaining inside them.It's so messy that it could hide a legion of Covenant soldiers.

No enemy found.There was nothing on his motion detector either.

They approached the main pipeline and took a closer look at the large hole.The pipe was five meters in diameter, and even though Cortana had closed it three minutes ago, it was still hot and red.The hole was round, three meters wide, with jagged edges that curved inwards.

(End of this chapter)