Chapter 22
X stood in front of the steel doors and wired to Fahrens. “I’m going in, sir.”
“There’s still a cluster of androids inside. X, you should stand down for now. We’ll send backup.”
“I’m going in. If I wait, we may lose valuable information. If I go rogue, sir, just know that it was a pleasure working with you. And don’t hesitate to kill me.”
X severed the link before Fahrens could respond, then he kicked the door open. He fired blindly as he entered to give himself a small advantage.
But there were no gunshots from the enemy.
All around him, dozens of androids lay on the ground, lifeless. Their bodies were littered across the room, along with their parts. The room was quiet as a crypt.
He bent over an android—he was UEA. Dead, but his black box was still on and his homing be
