Driven by pure instinct, or perhaps a sudden spark of compassion, he shielded a stranger with his own body. The act shocked Galenka, who had always been by his side; she never knew he possessed such foolish selflessness.
Skidding to a halt, she whipped around and fired her laser gun, dropping two incoming clowns in an instant. She was dead silent, but white-hot fury raged beneath her skin. Re-activating her biodata chip, her expression hardened into a cold, emotionless mask. Her willpower completely overrode her physical limits, rendering her aim flawlessly, terrifyingly perfect.
She had never been trained to use a laser gun, but to anyone watching, her aim and evasion were flawless. Even as enemy beams grazed her cheek and thigh, leaving a lattice of searing cuts, she didn't so much as flinch.
