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 == The Battle ==
-It was a tremendous battle when warriors of all four races engaged combat with one another within the Quarantine Zone. It was one of the largest pitched battles that occurred on the surface of [[Delta Halo]]. Boiling plasma, solid slug rounds and plasma sword met decomposing, Flood mutated flesh on the snow covered, ashen wasteland that is the Quarantine Zone. All four races reportedly fought one another in this confined space, the Covenant and Human dead only providing more troops for the Flood menace. [[Sentinel]]s and [[Enforcers]] had kept the parasite at bay for untold centuries within the Sentinel Wall, even with their leader [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] held captive by the [[Gravemind]]. The deactivation of the containment field forced them to spread their numbers over a much larger area which ultimately proved too much, seeing as the Flood eventually escaped the zone by taking over the human ship, {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}.
+It was one of the largest pitched battles that occurred on the surface of [[Delta Halo]]. Boiling plasma, solid slug rounds and plasma sword met decomposing, Flood mutated flesh on the snow covered, ashen wasteland that is the Quarantine Zone. All four races reportedly fought one another in this confined space, the Covenant and Human dead only providing more troops for the Flood menace. [[Sentinel]]s and [[Enforcers]] had kept the parasite at bay for untold centuries within the Sentinel Wall, even with their leader [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] held captive by the [[Gravemind]]. The deactivation of the containment field forced them to spread their numbers over a much larger area which ultimately proved too much, seeing as the Flood eventually escaped the zone by taking over the human ship, {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}.
 The [[Arbiter]] of the Covenant was sent to the surface of [[Installation 05]] to retrieve the Sacred Icon. Dropped directly into the [[Sentinel Wall]] by a [[Phantom]] transport, the Arbiter fought mostly alone, only aided by a small number of the original landing party (several Grunts and Jackals), through numerous Forerunner constructs to reach the control centre for the containment shields. By lowering these shields, the Covenant soldiers learned many Human Marines had made it through the wall only to be swiftly infected by the Flood. More Covenant warriors soon entered the Quarantine Zone, unfortunately exacerbating the Flood outbreak.