Halo Flood 23

His shields took the brunt of it, and he returned fire, as did the rest of the group. Keyes blew one Grunt apart with a barrage of the explosive glassy needles. The rest were finished off by a combination of plasma rifle fire and the Chief's assault rifle.

"Let's get moving," the Spartan advised. He took
point and moved down the corridor, bent low and ready for trouble. He'd barely gotten twenty meters down the passageway when more Covenant moved in-two Jackals and an Elite. The enemy was getting closer, and more determined, the longer they remained. He finished off the Jackals with his last frag grenade, then pinned the Elite down with assault rifle fire. Keyes directed the Marines to fire on the alien's flank, and he went down.-Chpt.4 pg.133