Chapter Forty-Eight
“It’s almost like…” Jia groaned. “Leem tech, but with a twist. I hate the Core so much.”
Erik raised his gun. He didn’t fire at Celeste. He fired at Julia. Sparks flew from an invisible field. The bullets bounced off, half-melted.
Julia scoffed. “I’m not a fool, Major Blackwell.”
Celeste advanced, her shield held in front of her. Jia shot at her, unsurprised to see the bullet bounce off. Her target didn’t react, but she didn’t seem to be in a hurry either.
“See?” Erik grinned. “That anti-Leem training we did will be worth something after all.”
“At least this didn’t end with bikini babes or Zitarks,” Jia grumbled. She squeezed off another burst, but it didn’t get through. “We should have brought the laser rifle.”
The members of Team Blackwell spread throughout the
