The world didn't just flash; it hummed with a bone-vibrating frequency that turned my teeth into tuning forks. The Lithium Run transformed into a glowing, sapphire ribbon of raw energy.
The Bio-Harvester didn't stand a chance. The massive electrical surge hit its metal-and-meat frame, causing its internal hydraulic systems to vaporize instantly. It didn't scream this time; it simply stiffened, its organic tissues charring from the inside out, before it collapsed back into the black sludge with a splash that sent boiling acid ten feet into the air.
Version 1, caught in the same circuit, was hurled onto the far bank like a piece of discarded scrap. His armor sparked, his golden visor flickering with a dying, erratic rhythm.
"Mara, let go!" I screamed.
The cable in our hands was vibrating
