He heard me. A second later, he literally picked the Nexus up off the ground and threw him into the wall of the cave.
The Nexus hit with a loud crash of his silver armor, but he didn’t fall. Not like I’d hoped. He twisted in midair and landed on his feet in a crouch like a f*****g cat.
He stared at me, and the strange buzzing started in my head again.
“Oh, no you don’t.” Taking aim, I fired, hitting him square in the chest before I could think otherwise.
The blast barely fazed him, but I kept at it, hitting him in dead center again and again. I wasn’t really doing much, other than keeping him from attacking the beast.
The creature took a step toward me, but a larger blast came from the side, striking the Nexus in the head.
He fell to his knees and a thrill went through me as I shot h
