@EpicSmores-ri7cb

“I told you NOT to go inside… FOR GOOD REASON!”
            -some brute leader, probably

@Churchgrimm

A half hour flood audiobook?HiddenXperia is going to lose his shit, I'm so here for it

@cloudyskygaming0

Can we appreciate how mac rounds and nuclear fusion warheads are deemed necessary when only ONE spartan becomes infected. Am i the only one who thought that was absolutely badass?

@Randomdude-t7e

Ok so i clicked on the video and a scream from the deepest parts of hell itself welcomed me WOW

@LateNightHalo

Dude, this was such an awesome Halloween gift. I loved the story and Haruspis did a great job narrating it

@Installation00

Haruspis and his epic voice

@alphacraig2001

“Then the first Spartan fell. Overrun by the parasite, one of the UNSC’s living weapons suddenly found itself undergoing, a new augmentation…” I LOVE this excerpt, it is everything I’ve ever wanted to hear from a Flood horror story and it is written and delivered fantastically, I am so excited to see where this goes and what this adds to the canon. Not to mention, just in time for Halloween. 🎃💀

@bluekunt

Using the Halo Infinites promotional line "Become" as a way for the flood to infect was so dark.

What "Become" stands for, standing for hope and honor, now it stands for death and horrors. And I love it.

@montyswel9633

"Armoured Casket!" 
Still one of the best lines, man.

@mysteriousstranger5873

I love how the proto gravemind only speaks in one word sentences and not in iambic pentameter as it has yet to develop

@zackr8938

8:30 - The most important answer to the most important question about the formation of caves.

@Connor8609

The level of seriousness the UNSC instilled in their protocols for AIs is excellent. Immediate use of Mac rounds and shiva nukes for infected Spartan adequately meets the threat.

@Primosis

The fact that the Flood have been waiting for hundreds of thousands of years within a Forerunner ship shows that the Flood didn't actually starve to death after the firing of the Halos.

@liamwatson3840

“Then the first Spartan fell.” Sent chills down my spine

@thedomainhalo

Ohhhhh this is a treat! 343 continues to move in an incredible direction. KEEP IT UP 💪

@Eustakista

They should've made the spartan part a little bit longer for it to trully sell the horror but is an expectacular piece of lore

@TheGamingNauj

we need to give this voice actor his flowers he  had me focused and picturing each character and situation

@celestialspartan1176

Season 5 of Infinite got me back into Halo as a whole. I’ve been vocal about my complaints about u guys in the past, and took a long break from the franchise as a result. But, it really looks like y’all are turning things around! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Keep moving forward 343! ✊🏻✊🏻

@gjtrue

Looks like the only/best thing the Spartan armor failsafes does is destroy the helmet, thus the individual's head and brain of course, keeping the Flood from learning any important information. But still, the creature has possession of a super soldier with powerful armor and shielding. An enhanced Combat Form capable of taking down other Spartans...

@Horrorpleb

Just listened to this whole thing.

(SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T LISTENED TO THIS)


Holy crap this is some serious stuff right here, it barely took the flood long before one of the leviathan members was already overwhelmed, the flood swarmed him and shattered his visor, (you can imagine what his expression was like before he was infected) (one of the replies corrects this innacurate point, apologies for misinterpreting it, Ill provide the actual context with a part of the audio log: Overrun by the parasite, one of the UNSC’s living weapons suddenly found itself undergoing a new augmentation—twisted into a champion of dormant darkness. The Spartan’s Mjolnir armor attempted to enact its countermeasures, pressurizing the hydrostatic gel layer to render itself immobile, and then detonating microexplosives within the helmet which shattered the Spartan’s visor as it immolated the head within . . . and it still wasn’t enough. )

Whats worse was his mind was still conscious so he could see everything that was happening which reminds me of what happened to Jenkins, albeit his infection was quite different because the infection form he was infected by was too old to fully turn him but he felt the pain and did his best to fight against the parasites will and try to end his life.
Plus this is also very similar to what happened to Jacob Keyes since he was being used to create a Proto-Gravemind because he had vital information regarding humanity and earth so the flood decided to use his knowledge rather than attempt to fully turn him (until the chief arrived and punched his head to get his neural lace and prevent the flood from consuming anymore information)

Something tells me the shiva missiles won't work, based on the end part of this audiobook, the infected spartan is doing his best to fight against the supposed proto-gravemind that is attempting to swarm a UNSC Condor and whats worse is the UNSC saturn has no idea, they are focused on shiva nuking the astroid that they won't even notice a condor has been infected (this may not seem too serious to many but UNSC condors have slipspace drives).

I am a little bummed that this isn't happening in present time since this apparently takes place 4 years before infinite.

On a sidenote: I love the Cortana reference from CE they placed in this audio book, 'It wasn’t a natural formation'