A security drone—bigger and a lot tougher than the ones back in the Spire—drifted by overhead. Its stun-cannon spun, ready to fire, while a thermal sensor swept the shadows.
Carter waited for the perfect moment. As soon as the drone turned away, he sprang. No baton this time—just his bare hands, powered up by those fresh Agility and Strength stats. He grabbed the sensor array, twisted hard, and yanked. Wires snapped. The drone fizzed, lights stuttering, then crashed to the floor. It didn’t even get to scream for help.
Experience Gained: 300.
“One down,” Carter muttered under his breath.
He slipped deeper into the facility, senses cranked to eleven. The turbine room roared so loud he felt it in his bones. Every turn brought new trouble—another drone, a web of laser grids—but now, with h
