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After Linda's squad regrouped with John, he ordered to use the drilling jumbo and the [[Wikipedia:LHD (load, haul, dump machine)|LHD]] to bore a tunnel under the glass right to the Banished-occupied settlement. Under the cover of night, Blue Team slipped in to the enemy base, using silenced firearms eliminated the patrols and proceeded to disable the [[shield barrier]] surrounding New Mohács and to undermine as many of Banished armored vehicles and aircrafts as possible. As the barrier went down and the explosives were set off, Viery Militia's warthog convoy swarmed the streets of New Mohács. Suffering heavy casualties, the militia managed to get a hold on the settlement.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 12|HSoR|Chapter=12}} After the fighting stoped, John ordered to prepare for enemy counterattack, set up anti-aircraft defenses using [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile|Anacondas]], [[M71 Scythe|Scythes]] and [[M95 Lance|Lances]] as well as [[Lotus anti-tank mine|Lotus mines]]. As the Banished launched their attack, John and the rest of Blue Team held off the enemy onslaught long enough for UNSC reinforcements to arrive.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 15|HSoR|Chapter=15}} Hundreds of Spartan-IVs and ODSTs under command of Sarah Palmer helped repel the attack and secure New Mohács for good. | After Linda's squad regrouped with John, he ordered to use the drilling jumbo and the [[Wikipedia:LHD (load, haul, dump machine)|LHD]] to bore a tunnel under the glass right to the Banished-occupied settlement. Under the cover of night, Blue Team slipped in to the enemy base, using silenced firearms eliminated the patrols and proceeded to disable the [[shield barrier]] surrounding New Mohács and to undermine as many of Banished armored vehicles and aircrafts as possible. As the barrier went down and the explosives were set off, Viery Militia's warthog convoy swarmed the streets of New Mohács. Suffering heavy casualties, the militia managed to get a hold on the settlement.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 12|HSoR|Chapter=12}} After the fighting stoped, John ordered to prepare for enemy counterattack, set up anti-aircraft defenses using [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile|Anacondas]], [[M71 Scythe|Scythes]] and [[M95 Lance|Lances]] as well as [[Lotus anti-tank mine|Lotus mines]]. As the Banished launched their attack, John and the rest of Blue Team held off the enemy onslaught long enough for UNSC reinforcements to arrive.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 15|HSoR|Chapter=15}} Hundreds of Spartan-IVs and ODSTs under command of Sarah Palmer helped repel the attack and secure New Mohács for good. | ||
On October 12, John finally got an opportunity to proceed with his primary objective - securing of Doctor Halsey's assets. Aboard the Pelican, with a wing of [[F-41 Broadsword]]s to escort them, Blue Team were heading towards the CASTLE Base. Soon however they were intercepted by the enemy Banshees and Seraphs and shot down, crash-landing not too far from the base.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 18|HSoR|Chapter=18}} As the team reached the entrance, which technically was a vertical shaft that had served as an old titanium mine. With additional air support, consisting of twelve [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s sent from ''Infinity'', Blue Team managed to clear the area around the shaft from the members of Keepers of the One Freedom. Using nanobraided titanium cables John, Fred and Linda started their descend. As the Spartans were passing twelve hundred meters down, they realized that the Keepers were looking for ancient [[Menachite portal complex|Forerunner installation]] located far below the CASTLE Base all along. Reaching the bottom of the shaft Blue Team secured the Banished pirate lift which they were planing to use to lower the mining machines from the surface to the base's entrance.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 20|HSoR|Chapter=20}} John ordered Fred to investigate the Forerunner facility, while he and the rest of the team were clearing the passage to the base. As John and Kelly made their way inside, they ancountered a subroutine of [[Kalmiya]], a prototype [[Smart AI|"smart"]] AI which was destroyed in 2552 to prevent the Covenant from collecting any information after the Reach had fallen. Bypassing Kalmiya's security systems, Kelly gained access to the Doctor Halsey's laboratory vault and secured three cryobins and a lockbox. John then ordered to retreat back to the surface and then to ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 21|HSoR|Chapter=21}} | On October 12, John finally got an opportunity to proceed with his primary objective - securing of Doctor Halsey's assets. Aboard the Pelican, with a wing of [[F-41 Broadsword]]s to escort them, Blue Team were heading towards the CASTLE Base. Soon however they were intercepted by the enemy Banshees and Seraphs and shot down, crash-landing not too far from the base.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 18|HSoR|Chapter=18}} As the team reached the entrance, which technically was a vertical shaft that had served as an old titanium mine. With additional air support, consisting of twelve [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s sent from ''Infinity'', Blue Team managed to clear the area around the shaft from the members of Keepers of the One Freedom. Using nanobraided titanium cables John, Fred and Linda started their descend. As the Spartans were passing twelve hundred meters down, they realized that the Keepers were looking for ancient [[Menachite portal complex|Forerunner installation]] located far below the CASTLE Base all along. Reaching the bottom of the shaft Blue Team secured the Banished pirate lift which they were planing to use to lower the mining machines from the surface to the base's entrance.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 20|HSoR|Chapter=20}} John ordered Fred to investigate the Forerunner facility, while he and the rest of the team were clearing the passage to the base. As John and Kelly made their way inside, they ancountered a subroutine of [[Kalmiya]], a prototype [[Smart AI|"smart"]] AI which was [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE|destroyed]] in 2552 to prevent the Covenant from collecting any information after the Reach had fallen. Bypassing Kalmiya's security systems, Kelly gained access to the Doctor Halsey's laboratory vault and secured three cryobins and a lockbox. John then ordered to retreat back to the surface and then to ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 21|HSoR|Chapter=21}} | ||
During their trip back, Fred reported John, that during his time in the Keeper's tunnels he encountered [[Veta Lopis]], the ONI's [[Ferret]] team leader, with whom Fred worked on several occasions before. As a double agent within the Keepers of the One Freedom, she provided Fred intell on the Banished plans on Reach - to open a hidden underground slipspace portal, which would allow their leader, [[Atriox]], to return from the [[Ark]] and for the Keepers to travel there to initiate the Great Journey. Upon their return to ''Infinity'', the Spartans were met by Cpt. [[Veronica Dare]] and Dr. Halsey, whom John informed about the mission success. The team then proceeded to hangar mouth from where they observed how a huge slipspace portal above the Highland Mountains collapsed in on itself and the Banished [[Intrusion corvette|corvette]] vanished in slipspace escaping Reach just in time as the ship's sensors signaled the imminent arrival of one of Cortana's [[Guardian]]s. The next moment ''Infinity'' jumped into slipspace.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epilogue|HSoR|Epilogue}} | During their trip back, Fred reported John, that during his time in the Keeper's tunnels he encountered [[Veta Lopis]], the ONI's [[Ferret]] team leader, with whom Fred worked on several occasions before. As a double agent within the Keepers of the One Freedom, she provided Fred intell on the Banished plans on Reach - to open a hidden underground slipspace portal, which would allow their leader, [[Atriox]], to return from the [[Installation 00|Ark]] and for the Keepers to travel there to initiate the Great Journey. Upon their return to ''Infinity'', the Spartans were met by Cpt. [[Veronica Dare]] and Dr. Halsey, whom John informed about the mission success. The team then proceeded to hangar mouth from where they observed how a huge slipspace portal above the Highland Mountains collapsed in on itself and the Banished [[Intrusion corvette|corvette]] vanished in slipspace escaping Reach just in time as the ship's sensors signaled the imminent arrival of one of Cortana's [[Guardian]]s. The next moment ''Infinity'' jumped into slipspace.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epilogue|HSoR|Epilogue}} | ||
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