Chapter Four Halfway through their charge, Erik and Jia flung their grenades in almost perfect unison. Without exchanging a word, they both targeted the wall for a bounce but chose different locations. This wasn’t the first time they’d sent grenades around a corner. The guards shouted as the pair continued moving forward. The partners tossed another pair of stun grenades, slinging their rifles over their shoulders and drawing their stun pistols. When they moved around the corner, men lay on the floor, unmoving. Two survivors near the rear of the security guards backpedaled, their eyes wide and their confidence shaken by their downed comrades. Erik and Jia put two quick blasts into them and sent them to join their friends. They continued running past the guards toward the entry window.

