From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

The periphery of the Forerunner city at this time;

Boom. Boom.

The heavy footsteps of magnetic boots echoed in the overgrown streets.

Riemann, who was the first to arrive here, held up his exclusive bolter in his right hand and held tightly the psychic sword named "Sword of Winter" forged by his father in his left hand, and was extremely vigilant about the movements around him.

Although he may seem careless and heartless, in fact, he may be one of the most thoughtful among all the brothers.

When Riemann arrived at the outskirts of the city, all the feedback from the power armor indicated that there was no problem here, but his intuition told him that there seemed to be an ambush ahead.

ambush?

Before coming, his father had secretly mentioned the details of Shield World 0459 to him and his brothers, saying that even if the Flood had a Corpse Brain Beast, it should be in its original form.

But the corpse brain beast in its original form has already noticed the visit of their "guests" and deployed a simple trap?

"Ha! What's wrong with the ambush?"

Riemann was too lazy to think too much, and was ready to "break all odds with force". He used the helmet screen to mark the intersection ahead, reminding the ODSTs behind him to pay attention to the enemy, and then accelerated his pace and rushed over.

Boom—boom—!

The noise caused by the huge body became louder and louder.

When Riemann was about to arrive at the intersection, dense red dots began to appear on the edge of the thumbnail map on the screen.

Seeing this, Riemann made a prompt decision, pointed at the top of the seemingly empty building in front of him, and pulled the trigger fiercely.

嘡-嘡-! ! !

The gun-caliber bolter shell came out of the barrel, dragging the tail flame caused by the second acceleration through the air, and instantly hit the edge of the building.

boom! Boom——! !

The violent explosion directly shattered the top edge.

Phew——!

The noise caused by the explosion was actually mixed with the high-pitched howl of some kind of creature.

Riemann squinted under the helmet and saw a large number of infected forms that looked like rotten octopuses, smooth and sticky, with arthropod tentacles earlier than the helmet screen, from top to bottom like a flood bursting a bank, Rushing towards where he was standing.

"Otherwise my father would call them floods! They are really like floods! Hahahahaha! Who cares, come on, come on! They came just in time!!"

Riemann, who witnessed the attack of the infected form, not only did not retreat, but became even more excited. He pulled the trigger with his right index finger, causing high-explosive projectiles containing small steel balls and iron sand to fall evenly among the enemy groups.

boom! ! boom!

Bang~! Bang!

The explosion and the splashing of steel balls and iron sand caused countless infected forms to explode and shatter like balloons.

And if one of them explodes, it will cause the series reaction to break up one after another.

At this time, "Class 1, Class 2! Assist the original body to cover the flanks."

"Need not!"

Hearing the command from Major ODST over the communication, Riemann immediately stopped him and quickly explained:

"You are in danger around me! Just let me press forward. Major, follow your original tactics!"

After saying that, Riemann attached the exclusive bolter with the empty magazine to his waist, and then used a speed that was almost "teleportation" in ordinary people's eyes. He continued to move forward fearlessly, amid the torrent of infected forms. middle.

Buzz-buzz-!

Moreover, Riemann continued to wield the Sword of Winter, causing the blue psychic lightning that danced on the blade to scorch and "freeze" those who wanted to penetrate the power armor and transform Riemann into the infected form of a member of the Flood. .

This scene is just like Riemann playing the "Wu Shuang" game produced by his own company when he was a child. No matter how many infections he has, they cannot pose any threat to him.

The only thing is that it is a waste of energy.

Not only Riemann, the Thunder Warriors driven by Sui Yang's spiritual energy also followed behind, using 0.75 cal caliber standard bolt guns and 1.0 cal caliber bolt machine guns to advance with Rie Man in an orderly manner, clearing everything in sight. and all threats.

As for not using plasma guns or Gauss weapons, this is because physical ammunition, especially warheads with secondary explosions and splash effects, are more effective against Zerg creatures like the Flood.

What's more, the condensed matter battery of a large-diameter plasma cannon is more expensive than standard bolt rounds, and Gauss weapons are also outstanding in single-point armor penetration and penetration.

Seeing such a battle situation, the major knew that the single combat power of their ODST was far inferior to that of the original body and the Thunder Warriors. In addition, he knew the horror of the Flood in advance, so he was not as aggressive as usual.

Then, the major ordered:

"No. 1, everyone, deal with the lone thing, No. 2 maintains the formation, be alert to the wings and rear, and prepare to meet the two AIs that are about to arrive here!"

"Huh!"

clatter! Da da! !

After the war cry, the gunfire of modular standard weapons (AMWS) began to mix in the forerunner city.

Although the 6.2x35mm and 5.7x28mm caliber high-explosive bombs were not as effective as the bolt bombs, with the number of more than ODSTs, they could still completely suppress the seemingly endless sea of ​​insects.

As for the more than ten demolition soldiers armed with 20mm caliber shotguns, their lethality is in terms of "pest removal", which is extremely close to the Thunder Warriors at the front.

Moreover, the two heavily-equipped ODST mechanical skeletons are taller than their ordinary comrades. The rotating three-barreled cannon and the micro-missile launcher mounted on the shoulders make them look like two human-shaped tanks. unit.

Less than five minutes.

Riemann, Thunder Warriors and ODST completed the pest control operation.

Although there are still sporadic surviving infected forms and many pure Flood forms, they no longer pose any threat to subsequent operations.

However, the dilapidated corpse of the Flood released a large number of tiny spores into the air, making the already harsh environment even more severe.

Fortunately, everyone's airtight protective suits can isolate the outside world and prevent spores from entering their bodies. However, if they want to return to the Beacon Fire, colleagues from the Biology Department will need to provide comprehensive purification and disinfection procedures.

At this moment, Vulkan escorted Apu and Melissa to the city.

Looking around the streets that were messed up by gunfire, Apu raised his head and said to Vulkan:

"With such a commotion, it will not take long for the forerunner AIs called Temple Defenders to come to deal with the aftermath. Therefore, we only need to follow their trajectory when they come, and we should be able to trace the total number of traces on the surface in reverse. control room.

If our calculations are correct, then we can open the gravity well in the main control room and drag the Covenant fleet into the core world of 0459.

The earth's core world can effectively block interlayer space communications, as well as any known means of communication.

By then, we will be able to complete the company's strategic goal, which is to cut off the external communications of the Covenant fleet and create space and time for the company to capture their ships and crews. "

As soon as the words fell——

Buzz~buzz!

The sound of an engine similar to magnetic levitation came from a distance.

As soon as they heard the sound, they saw hundreds of small and medium-sized "drones" approaching everyone's location.