Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 189 The Massacre of Eridanos ([-])
"Cortana," Case asked, "can our plasma turret still be used?"

"Yes, sir," Cortana said, "but the turret's magnetic coils used to shape and aim the plasma are overloaded."

Case picked up the pipe and moved his mouth unconsciously.Then he took off his pipe and clicked on the weapon console. "Lieutenant Hiyoshi Kazuko, did you find anything in the weapon console?"

"The Gettysburg has run out of Marksman missiles, and the magnetic accelerator cannon is out of ammunition." The lieutenant frowned and replied, she glanced at the display, "But we still have two nuclear bombs, Shiva and Fury. , they were previously transported from the Pillar of Autumn. In addition to the vehicles parked at the Infinite Justice, the Gettysburg also has three Clarion unmanned reconnaissance aircraft parked."

"Two nuclear bombs, three reconnaissance planes." Keyes pondered and began to think about how to use all the resources at hand.

"Sir," Lieutenant Hiyoshi Kazuko suddenly interrupted, "I once read a paper. The author proposed that since the magnetic accelerator can accelerate depleted uranium bombs through magnetic coils, it can also interfere with the Covenant plasma ray attack. This is a big problem for us. may be helpful.”

"Magnetic coil?"

"Yes, sir," Lieutenant Hall said excitedly, "we may finally have found a way to fire a plasma cannon. The Gettysburg's magnetic accelerator has seventeen superconducting coils. Cortana may be able to use them to fire plasma Get in shape and aim."

"Yes." Case nodded approvingly.

"It's just possible," Cortana amended, then stared thoughtfully into space, "Calculating the decrease in magnetic field strength." The mathematical symbols displayed on her body tripled.She frowned. "It might be easier if the bottom of the Gettysburg was connected to the top of the Immortal Justice. Now I have to guess at the interference caused by the ships being apart, but the Lieutenant's plan still might Working. Lieutenant Hiyoshi Kazuko, activate the magnetic coil. I need to recalibrate the pulse generator to match the plasma output."

"The plasma cannon's magnetic field is activating," the lieutenant said as he typed in the command. "Power is being transferred from the Justice's reactor."

As Lieutenant Hall watched the power fed into the Gettysburg's engines dwindle to nothing, he commented, "We don't have enough power to move quickly if necessary."

"It's okay." Case stroked his pipe absently. "Even if we have enough power, we don't have to outrun the Covenant cruisers. Our only chance is to kill them before they kill us. Notify the technician, Let the reconnaissance plane carry those two nuclear bombs, and then launch those Horn unmanned reconnaissance planes, Lieutenant Hiyoshi Kazuko.

He looked at the star map on the side, "On the one hand, deploy nuclear bombs on the backs of these asteroids." Keys clicked on several huge asteroids on the screen, "Require the vector of the nuclear bomb to be aimed at the enemy when it explodes. The cruiser. The remaining reconnaissance aircraft, on the other hand, were aimed at that area at right angles to the asteroid - allowing us to see beyond the corner."

Lieutenant Kazuko Hiyoshi designed a route for the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft while paying close attention to the fluctuating magnetic field strength of the superconducting coil.He arranged one on the side of this huge asteroid. It was like another pair of bright eyes for them, helping them overcome obstacles and see clearly the situation outside the rock.

"Preparations are complete, the reconnaissance planes are launched." The lieutenant said, and then launched them.They drifted away, the thin propeller trails gradually dissipating.

"Cortana," Case said, "keep your targeting systems controlled by the signals coming back from the reconnaissance aircraft. I'm going to knock out the cruiser's energy shield with one shot before it comes through the shadow of that rock and fires at us. Shield destroyed."

"Activated." She replied, "The magnetic field changes are being obtained from the energy transmission from the Justice to the Gettysburg." "The reconnaissance aircraft is in position to receive real-time images. Two nuclear bombs are being buried in the rock formations. ." Lieutenant Dominic said while importing the video signal to the screen in front.

An image of a Covenant cruiser appeared.Plasma tubes gleamed along the sides of its three bulbous hulls, each turret charged with energy and ready to fire.They destroy large asteroids with plasma cannons when they encounter them, while smaller ones are bounced off their shields as soon as they hit them.The battleship's speed increased as it came within the gravitational influence of the asteroid before them.

"They plan to get around quickly." Case said, "Cortana, formulate the best aiming plan and fire autonomously!"

Cortana narrowed her eyes as numbers flooded her body. "Deducing their course and speed," she said softly, "I have locked onto them."

At the weapons console, Keyes saw the accelerating coil of the Gettysburg's magnetic accelerator cannon generate a pulse wave - and then, driven by the energy, begin transmitting at the highest safe speed.The magnetic field lines swell up like balloons and squeeze against each other, twisting and deforming.When the magnetic field lines carrying huge energy penetrated the spacecraft and rushed towards the turret of the Justice, static electricity caused sparks to appear on the surface of every conductive object on the bridge.

The temperature of their only functioning turret increased dramatically, with plasma concentrating on its tip.The plasma flow wound around and around, like a small sun that dazzled the eyes.They tremble continuously, and as the intensity increases, the color gradually changes from orange to blue-white.

"Launch coming," Cortana called. "Attention."

The spherical plasma squeezed inward and exploded, instantly melting the 30-meter-wide armor and hull of the Wushang Justice. After the plasma disappeared for a moment, a lightning-like spherical energy spiral rushed toward The edge of that asteroid.

The Covenant cruiser circled the asteroid, aimed at the Gettysburg, and opened fire.

Cortana's shell hit the bow of the enemy ship first.The cruiser's shields burst into intense silver light, but it disappeared after a while.

"Detonate the nuclear bomb now!" Keyes shouted.

Just when everyone turned around and closed their eyes, two red suns suddenly appeared in the vast starry sky in the Eridanus constellation.

A burst of pale light that could almost blind the eyes swept across all the observation screens on the bridge. Ultra-high intensity ultraviolet rays were instantly reflected on the bridge.

Two nuclear bomb devices were buried in an asteroid the size of Manhattan Island, facing the Covenant's pursuit cruiser.The huge energy of the nuclear bomb detonated destroyed the entire meteorite. The iron ore and ice in the meteorite were shattered and melted. The blazing rainstorm composed of extremely hot plasma and molten metal instantly hit the hull of the Covenant cruiser.

(End of this chapter)