The boulevard was in a complete state of emergency.
Gunfire, explosions, the grinding collapse of concrete barriers — all of it folded into a single continuous sound that pressed against every building on the wide access road.
The Covenant's first wave did exactly what it was designed to do.
Draw attention.
While this was happening, multiple Covenant Teams began advancing through the different entry points.
Four individuals moved in the eastern area without sound.
Aris walked at the center, scythe across her back, her eyes reading the gaps between rubble.
Nathan was to her left. His weapon was not immediately obvious.
Strapped to his right forearm, fitted against the skin from wrist to elbow, was a bracer that looked like it was made from the scale of a beast.
Leah moved to the right.
Harlan was ahead of all of them.
What he wore on his hands did not look like a weapon.
