Chapter 31: Metal and Flesh
The noise was deafening.
Thousands of rounds per minute chewed through the concrete floor and sparked off the steel casing of the missile cart. The Reaper Prime was a wall of lead and fury.
We were huddled behind the cart. It was the only thing between us and being turned into a red mist.
"It is suppressing us!" Kael shouted over the roar of the guns. "We cannot move!"
"It is protecting the bomb," I realized. "Garrett programmed it not to shoot the payload. That is why it is firing wide."
I looked at the timer on the missile.
00:08:42
"Dorian," I yelled. "The C4! Is it ready?"
Dorian was hugging his backpack. He looked pale but focused.
"It is primed!" Dorian shouted. "But I need to get close! I need to stick it on the chassis!"
"We will get you close
