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{{Status|Canon}} {{Battle infobox |prev = [[Assault on the Tsavo Highway]] |conc = [[URNA Southwest Campaign]] |next = [[Battle of Installation 00]] |image=[[File:HM SiegeAtVoi.jpg|370px]] |conflict=*[[Human-Covenant War]] **[[Battle for Earth]] ***[[Battle of Kenya]] |date=[[2552#November|November 17, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSA}} |place=[[Voi]], [[Kenya]], [[Earth]] |result= '''Pyrrhic UNSC-Fleet of Retribution tactical victory''' *[[Voi]] and surrounding area [[H5G:Glassed|Glassed]] *[[Flood outbreak]] contained '''Strategic Covenant victory''' *Portal to the Ark successfully opened *Covenant strategic withdrawal to the Ark |side1 = *{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]] **{{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy]] **[[UNSC Air Force]] **[[UNSC Marine Corps]] ---- *{{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant separatists]] **[[Fleet of Retribution]] |side2 = *{{Icon|Covenant H2}} [[Covenant]] |side3 = *[[Flood]] {{c|late in battle}} |commanders1=*[[Fleet Admiral|FADM]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] *[[VADM]] [[K. Lanba]] *[[Commander|CDR]] [[Miranda Keyes]] *[[Colonel|COL]] [[Rochambeau]]{{Ref/Reuse|HMA5}} *[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] *[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] *[[Fleetmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] {{c|late in battle}} |commanders2=[[Hierarchs|High]] [[Prophet of Truth]] |commanders3=[[Gravemind]] |forces1= *[[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] **[[Seventh Fleet]]{{Ref/Book|Id=guide|EVG|Page=74}} ***[[Battle Group Victory]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=loot2NRA2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]|Detail=[[:File:LC 002 Doc 4.jpg|Naval Records Archives #2]]}} ****7+ {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|HM|Page=117}} ****Multiple [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]]{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} *Many air vehicles **Several [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} **Multiple [[AV-14 Hornet]]s{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} *Many ground vehicles **[[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] ***[[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Chaingun Warthogs]]{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} **[[M274 Mongoose|Mongooses]]{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} *At least one Marine battalion *[[Civilian|Armed civilians]]{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} ---- *[[Fleet of Retribution]] {{c|late in battle}} **1 [[battle group]]{{Ref/NoteReuse|composition}} ***1+ {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Level|Id=ark|H3|H3:The Ark|The Ark}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|fleetsize}} ***9+ {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ark}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|fleetsize}} ** {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s {{Ref/Reuse|flood}} *Ground forces **[[Covenant Special Operations|SpecOps]] [[Special Operations Sangheili|Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} **1+ [[Sangheili Major]]{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} |forces2=*[[Truth's fleet]] **At least 49 ships{{Ref/Note|Id=fleetsize|See [[Truth's fleet#Notes|Truth's fleet's Notes section]] about the size of the fleet along with the battle group of the Fleet of Retribution and the Battle Group Victory.}} ***1 [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]]{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} ***2+ {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ark}} ***1+ {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=loot5|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #5]]|Detail=[[:File:LC 05 Doc1.jpg|Apollo Leader To CDR S. Palmer]]}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=envoy|Env}} ***Over 44 [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]]{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}{{Ref/Note|See [[Battle of Kenya#Notes|Battle of Kenya's Notes section]]}} ****6+ {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} ***1+ [[Covenant frigate|frigate]]{{Ref/Reuse|loot5}} *Many air vehicles **{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s {{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} **[[Irdnekt-pattern Banshee|T-26C Banshees]]{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} *Many ground vehicles **[[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|T-32 Ghosts]]{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} **[[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|T-25 Choppers]]{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} **[[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|T-26 Wraiths]]{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} **[[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|T-52 AA Wraiths]]{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} **1+ [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|T-47B Scarab]]{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} **Multiple [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|T-27 Mantis]]{{Ref/Reuse|loot2NRA2}} *Numerous ground forces **[[Jiralhanae]] **[[Unggoy]] **[[Kig-Yar]] **[[Yanme'e]] **[[Mgalekgolo]] |forces3=*1 captured {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} *[[Pod infector]]s{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} *[[Flood combat form|Combat forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} *[[Flood carrier form|Carrier forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} *[[Flood pure form|Pure forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} |casual1 = Moderate/heavy ground forces |casual2 = Heavy ground forces *All T-27 Mantis{{Ref/Reuse|loot2NRA2}}{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} *1+ T-47B Scarab{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} |casual3 = Total{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} }} {{Quote|Marines, the [[Prophet of Truth]] doesn't know it yet, but he's about to get kicked right off his throne. You will take our [[Voi|city]] back. And drive our enemy into the grave they've been so happily digging. One final effort is all that remains.|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]{{Ref/Level|Id=tsavo|H3|H3:Tsavo Highway|Tsavo Highway}}}} The '''Battle of Voi''',{{Ref/Novel|FS|Chapter=[[Petra]]}} also called the '''Siege at Voi'''{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}}/ '''Siege of Voi'''{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/gauss-technology/71304700-12eb-4ab5-9fe7-a52e4ca4094f|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Gauss Technology|D=06|M=10|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Technology#Gauss Technology}} and the '''Third Battle of New Mombasa''',{{Ref/Reuse|loot2}} was an [[Battle|engagement]] between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]-[[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]] alliance and the [[Covenant]], and later the [[Flood]] within the town of [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]]. It was the last engagement in the [[Battle of Kenya]]{{Ref/Game|Id=HSA|SA|[[Halo: Spartan Assault co-op missions|Flood missions]]|Introductory cutscene}} at mid-late stages of Covenant's [[Battle for Earth|invasion of Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=storm|H3|H3:The Storm|The Storm}}{{Ref/Level|Id=flood|H3|H3:Floodgate|Floodgate}}{{Ref/Reuse|loot2}} ==Background== Following the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s botched attack on [[Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], a large [[Jiralhanae]]-controlled [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived to take control of the [[Battle of Mombasa|battle]] on [[Mombasa]] shortly after Regret performed a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump over the city of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].{{Ref/Level|H2|H2:Metropolis|Metropolis}}{{Ref/Level|Id=coastal|H3ODST|H3ODST:Coastal Highway|Coastal Highway}} This fleet immediately began to [[Glassing|glass]] the city of Mombasa, in order to excavate the long-buried [[Excession|portal]] that would lead the [[Covenant]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]], allowing them to fire the entire [[Halo Array]] and commence their [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]].{{Ref/Level|Id=crows|H3|H3:Crow's Nest|Crow's Nest}} [[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|left|250px|Truth's fleet excavating the portal to the Ark.]] Over the next month, fighting would [[Battle for Earth|spread across]] the planet, as Covenant warships continued to arrive, attacking targets such as [[North America]],{{Ref/Generic|Id=loot2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} [[Australia]]{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=287}} and the [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctic]], as well as the [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]] and [[Cuba]].{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=23}} Despite the widespread combat across the globe, the Covenant under command of the Prophet of Truth and his Jiralhanae loyalists continued to focus most of their attention in eastern Africa, deploying an array of extensive defences around the excavation site around the ruins of Mombasa and [[Battle of Kenya|heavily occupying]] the surrounding region of Kenya, including the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] and the industrial city of [[Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} The final remaining [[UNSC]] stronghold in the region by mid-November was the 20th century [[Military base|airbase]] [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]]. During the latter days of the Battle of Kenya, the base would house large numbers of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] wounded during the ongoing conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} During the onset of the [[Great Schism]] on November 3, 2552, [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] would attempt to activate [[Installation 05]] using the captured [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]. Ultimately he would be [[Battle for the Control Room (Installation 05)|stopped]] by the combined forces of [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] and the activation sequence would be averted. Despite this, Installation 05 would be moved to standby mode whereby it, along with the remaining Halo rings were primed to be activated remotely from [[Installation 00|the Ark]], which lay outside the rim of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy and accessible by means of the portal on Earth.{{Ref/Level|H2|H2:The Great Journey|The Great Journey}} To accomplish this goal, the Prophet of Truth departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' as the Covenant holy city fell to the [[Flood]] and made a slipspace jump to the [[Sol system]], accompanied by remaining Jiralhanae-held ships of the splintered [[High Charity defense fleet]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet of Truth, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to stow away on the vessel as it decoupled from High Charity.{{Ref/Level|H2|H2:High Charity|High Charity}} While [[Sangheili]] warships remained in the [[Coelest system]] to quarantine the Flood-infested Installation 05 and High Charity, Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson, along with Thel 'Vadam and [[343 Guilty Spark]], the monitor of the [[Battle of Installation 04|destroyed]] [[Installation 04]] departed for Earth in pursuit of the Prophet of Truth. While Truth's arrival at Africa would be [[Attempted assassination of the Prophet of Truth|delayed]] as the Covenant forces on the ''Anodyne Spirit'' attempted to repel the Spartan, Keyes and her forces would arrive on Earth around November 15.{{Ref/Reuse|coastal}} Keyes would quickly take command of Crow's Nest, coordinating UNSC resistance against the Covenant and devising a plan to assault the Covenant excavation site beneath the ruins of Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} On November 17, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' would descend into Earth's atmosphere, ultimately coming to rest on the now-mostly excavated portal while John-117 was forced to bail out of the ship, landing in the jungles of [[Tanzania]]. The Spartan was easily located due to the efforts of UNSC forces battling in [[Pakistan]],{{Ref/Film|HLa|Story=[[Halo: Last One Standing]]}} and several squads of Marines led by Sergeant Johnson managed to [[Recovery of John-117|recover]] John-117 and bring him to Crow's Nest.{{Ref/Level|H3|H3:Arrival|Arrival}}{{Ref/Level|Id=sierra117|H3|H3:Sierra 117|Sierra 117}} [[File:H3 TsavoBattle.png|thumb|left|250px|UNSC forces attacking the Covenant-held Tsavo Highway.]] While Commander Keyes and [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Terrence Hood]] managed to inform John of the plan to neutralize a Covenant [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|anti-aircraft cannon]] in [[Voi]], the Covenant soon launched an [[Attack on Crow's Nest|attack]] on Crow's Nest. Ultimately, the UNSC were able to evacuate all of their surviving personnel before John-117 destroyed the base with a [[Improvised UNSC bomb|bomb]].{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} After surviving the destruction of Crow's Nest, John regrouped with a number of Marines led by [[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]] in an underground vehicle bay. The group took several [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] and left the base, rallying Marines scattered across the Kenyan savanna, including the survivors of a devastated resupply convoy led by [[Marcus Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Stacker]]. After re-establishing contact with Commander Keyes and regrouping as many UNSC forces as he could, John-117 led an [[Assault on the Tsavo Highway|assault]] on the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]], which was heavily occupied by Covenant armor. After a protracted struggle, the Master Chief was able to defeat all of the Covenant forces on the highway, opening up the path to Voi. Once mobilized, and with a final motivational speech given by Admiral Hood, John and a convoy of UNSC vehicles proceeded towards the embattled city of Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} {{clear|left}} ==Battle== ===Beginning=== {{Quote|Chief, the Prophet of Truth has found the Ark. Our only chance of stopping him is a surprise aerial assault. Clear this sector of Covenant anti-air defenses. Make a hole for the Admiral’s ships. Good hunting. Keyes out.|[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]] to [[John-117]] as he begins his mission.}} [[File:Voi 2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|John-117 and Marines fighting Covenant forces in the Traxus facility.]] After proceeding down the Tsavo Highway, the UNSC convoy arrived outside the entrance to [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]] on the afternoon of November 17, emerging into a parking lot that had been the site of a large battle, with numerous destroyed Warthogs and Marine corpses scattered across the area. Here, most of the Marines as well as John-117 left their [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|Troop Transports]] behind while several remained on their [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Chaingun Warthog]] to provide support. As the group formed up outside the closed factory entrance, the Marine's sergeant told the Spartan to take point while they provided support. The group moved through the first room in the factory, which was empty save for the corpse of a single Marine, before hearing the voice of the Prophet of Truth. After moving up onto a nearby catwalk, the team ambushed a group of [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]] in the next room who were listening to a [[Holography|holographic]] sermon from the Prophet who revealed that he was close to activating the [[Excession|artifact]] within the excavation crater, believed by the UNSC to be the [[Installation 00|Ark]] but in reality was the portal that would lead to the extra-galactic installation. After clearing the room, John opened the door allowing their supporting Chaingun Warthog to advance alongside him and the Marines. After opening up a second door, the group were confronted by a large gathering of Covenant troops including several [[Jiralhanae]] along with their parked [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]]. As the Covenant's numbers dwindled, their commanding [[Jiralhanae Captain]] attempted to make a run for one of the Ghosts but he soon fell alongside the rest of his soldiers. After securing the tunnel, the UNSC forces moved up to the next door, which led out into the first of two lake beds in which the Covenant had stationed anti-aircraft defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} {{clear|left}} ===The lake beds=== {{Quote|no=four|q1=Kilo 023, this is Forward Unto Dawn. I need a sit-rep, Commander.|[[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood]]|q2=Atmospheric disturbance is intensifying above the artifact, Admiral.|[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]|q3=And Sierra-117?|Fleet Admiral Hood|q4=Moving as fast as he can, sir. I know he’ll get it done.|Commander Keyes|Admiral Hood and Commander Keyes discuss John-117's progress.}} [[File:Anti-Air Fire.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An Anti-Aircraft Wraith firing at a Hornet in the first lake bed.]] Due to the Traxus facility's close proximity to the crater in which the Covenant had been excavating, the water that had once existed in the nearby lakes had been evaporated by Covenant plasma. Within the dried out ruins, the Covenant had placed a series of [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] to supplement the [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|Mantis Anti-Aircraft Cannon]] they had stationed near the factory. These Wraiths were already using their [[fuel rod cannon]]s to devastate UNSC [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] that were engaging squadrons of {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}}s in the airspace above the factory complex by the time John-117 and his assault force arrived in the first lake bed. A single Anti-Aircraft Wraith was stationed in the lake bed, protected by a unit of Ghosts. A Phantom arrived, killing a Marine operating a [[LAU-65D/SGM-151 missile pod|missile pod]] on the roof of the small dock office in the center of the lake bed, forcing several other Marines to retreat while it deployed a [[lance]] of troops into the office. With the Spartan's assistance, the UNSC were able to retake the office and destroy many of the Covenant vehicles in the area. The Covenant attempted to reinforce their position in the lake bed by deploying a {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} and more Ghosts into the area but eventually John and the other UNSC forces prevailed and the Spartan was able to destroy the Anti-Aircraft Wraith. A group of Covenant infantry arrived from the next section of the facility, deploying a {{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}} while several Banshees attempting to strafe the Master Chief were intercepted by UNSC Hornets.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} [[File:H3 DroneAttack.png|thumb|250px|Yanme'e ambushing UNSC forces in the Traxus facility.]] In the next section of the Traxus facility, a small group of Marines defending the gate with a [[AIE-486H machine gun|machine gun turret]] were attempting to hold out against a group of Covenant forces led by a Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]]. The Covenant had entrenched themselves in a nearby office preventing the Marines from flushing them out and forcing them to defend against repeated assaults while further down the factory, in an an adjacent tunnel, an anti-tank unit was assembling to assault the next lake bed, where the Covenant had stationed a pair of Anti-Aircraft Wraiths and more vehicles. Fortunately for the UNSC forces, John arrived along with the forces from the now-secure first lake bed. After wiping out the Covenant infantry guarding the entrance, John made his way inside. The beleaguered Marines on the machine gun encouraged the Spartan to use a nearby door to flank the Covenant in the office and drive them out into the open where they could be cut down by the machine gun. Between John-117 and the Marine heavy machine gun, the Covenant soldiers soon fell.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} With the area secure, the Marines opened up the gate for the Spartan and his forces to continue. While passing through the next room, where the UNSC had been stockpiling weaponry, a Phantom appeared above, shattering the glass roof and disgorging a swarm of [[Yanme'e]] to ambush the UNSC forces. Despite the overwhelming number of the insectoid Covenant soldiers, John-117 and the Marines were able to inflict heavy losses on the swarm, forcing the Phantom to withdraw and the surviving Drones to retreat too. As John-117 moved down the tunnel towards the Marine anti-tank unit, he was confronted by a [[Character interludes|hallucinatory]] vision of [[Cortana]] stating that she had "defied gods and demons", hinting to her struggle with the [[Gravemind]] on [[High Charity]]. As the anti-tank unit mounted up; a force of four [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] ATVs with personnel wielding [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launcher]]s, one of the drivers offered his vehicle to the Spartan, who obliged. With this, the unit moved into the second lake bed.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} [[File:Voi 6.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An Anti-Aircraft Wraith is destroyed by the UNSC anti-tank unit in the second lake bed.]] Within the second lake bed, the Covenant had established a heavy presence, with a pair of Anti-Aircraft Wraiths lending their weight to an on-going aerial dogfight between UNSC and Covenant fliers while multiple Ghosts and [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|Choppers]] patrolled the lake bed near a large boat that was beached due to the evaporation of the lake's water. On the boardwalk at the northern side of the lake bed, a group of Marines manning missile pods fought against a small unit of Covenant infantry. The anti-tank unit made their way into the lake bed, using their vehicle's superior maneuverability to their advantage while their passengers used their rocket launchers to demolish both Anti-Aircraft Wraiths and their defenders. With the Wraiths dealt with, a number of Hornets descended to provide support against low-flying Banshees. The Covenant refused to give up the lake bed, sending numerous Phantoms carrying reinforcement Ghosts into the lake bed. Despite their efforts, the UNSC anti-tank unit prevailed and the lake bed was cleared of Covenant forces allowing a Pelican to arrive with another Mongoose. In a last-ditch attempt to repel the humans, the Covenant deployed a {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}} which made its way over the roof of the factory towards the lake bed.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} [[File:1216050538 Scarab.jpg|thumb|250px|A Scarab engaging UNSC forces in the second lake bed.]] While many Marines panicked upon hearing the walker's footfalls, Sergeant Johnson ordered them to find cover as the Scarab crashed down into the lake bed. As missile pods opened up in volleys and the anti-tank unit weaved around the Scarab's legs, Johnson ordered the UNSC forces to focus their fire on the Scarab's vulnerable leg joints. With the assistance of the Marine forces in the lake bed, John was able to destroy the Covenant assault platform. The Spartan and other Marine forces quickly moved away from the Scarab as it began to shake violently, before exploding in a massive conflagration of blue-white flames.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} ===Assault on the anti-aircraft cannon=== {{Quote|no=four|q1=Admiral, a single Covenant ship has slipped in-system.|[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]|q2=Just one? What's its range and disposition?|[[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood]]|q3=Above the artifact, inside the orbital line. Seems to be holding steady.|Commander Keyes|q4=The attack proceeds as planned, Commander. We’re not going to get another shot at Truth.|Fleet Admiral Hood|Admiral Hood and Commander Keyes discuss the arrival of the ''Indulgence of Conviction'' in the Sol system.}} [[File:H3 TraxusHunters.png|thumb|left|250px|John-117 fighting a Mgalekgolo pair in the Traxus facility.]] With the lake bed clear of Covenant forces, Sergeant Johnson informed John that his final target was the Covenant anti-aircraft cannon on the other side of the factory. Another Pelican arrived deploying [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Upon meeting with John, Thel vowed that he would return honor to the Covenant once more. The two made their way inward to the next section of Traxus Factory Complex 09, which had been secured by the UNSC and was been used as a first-aid station for injured Marines and [[civilian]] factory workers. As John entered the room, he was faced with another vision of Cortana proclaiming that she was his "sword and his shield", referencing the [[Wikipedia:Sparta|origins]] of the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. Through a nearby field radio, a [[UNSC Navy|naval]] officer reported that the Covenant warships were pulling back to the Prophet of Truth's vessel as well as indicating that the artifact was nearing activation, citing extreme winds and energy cascades across the portal's surface. Commander Keyes then reported that a [[Indulgence of Conviction|single]] Covenant warship had appeared in-system, but Admiral Hood dismissed it, telling her that they would not get another opportunity to attack the Prophet of Truth.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} [[File:Covenant Anti-Air gun.jpg|thumb|250px|The anti-aircraft cannon firing at approaching UNSC ships.]] Several Marines accompanied John and Thel as they left the first-aid station, moving through an area of corrugated plates before arriving in the warehouse section of the facility, where Marines were pinned down by Jiralhanae forces. The group moved in, eliminating the Covenant soldiers and allowing a Marine to operate the machine gun mounted on a nearby catwalk to support the UNSC advance. A pair of Marines retreated from the next area, pursued by another pack of Brutes while further back, more Jiralhanae were violently killing factory workers. As John and Thel moved forward, clearing out the Covenant soldiers, many cowering civilians armed themselves with [[M6G magnum|pistols]] and joined the UNSC advance. As the group approached the exit to the warehouse, they witnessed a group of retreating factory workers getting blown up by [[assault cannon]] fire. A pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] charged into the warehouse to stop the humans while more Covenant infantry led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] waited outside. The Marines and civilians managed to distract the Mgalekgolo long enough for John-117 to kill the gestalts. As the group traded fire with the Covenant outside, killing several Unggoy, the Chieftain and his [[Jiralhanae Bodyguard|bodyguards]] fell back up the street to a larger group of Covenant soldiers and a [[holotank]] projecting an image of the Prophet of Truth. While the opposing forces clashed, the Prophet attempted to inspire his forces by claiming that they were close to victory. As the Covenant forces dwindled, the Chieftain charged the UNSC forces with his [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]] but ultimately fell before the humans. As the UNSC continued towards the anti-aircraft cannon, Thel briefly paused by the holotank, angrily stating that he would never again be shamed by the Prophet.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} [[File:Storm1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ''Anodyne Spirit'' departing through the now-opened portal to Installation 00]] The team arrived at the base of the hill on which the Covenant anti-aircraft cannon stood, witnessing it shooting down an approaching [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]]. Commander Keyes urged John-117 to destroy the cannon as Hood's [[Battle Group Victory|battle group]] was quickly approaching. With that, the group pushed up the hill, wiping out Unggoy and Kig-Yar forces that tried to stop them. Cresting the hill, John and Thel did battle with the final continge