Fall of Reach - Striking/Weight

From above, a man free-rappelled down from the girders and gantries overhead. The newcomer landed behind one of the perimeter guards, quiet as a cat.

He punched the guard’s armor twice, denting the heavy plates, then dropped low and swept the target’s legs out from under him. The guard sprawled on the ground.

The Spartan attached his rappelling line to the trainer. A moment later the writhing guard shot upward, into the darkness.

Two other guards turned to attack. The Spartan dodged, rolled, and melted into the shadows.

Dr. Halsey realized the trainer’s exoskeleton wasn’t being pulled up—it was being used as a counterweight.

Two more Spartans, dangling from the other end of that rope, dropped unnoticed into the center of the bunker.

 Dr. Halsey immediately recognized one of them, although he was dressed entirely in black, save his open eye slits—Number 117. John. John landed, braced, and kicked one guard. The man landed in a heap . . . eight meters away.

- Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 8