The room around me heaved and buckled from the powerful shockwaves pounding every surface. Somewhere through the chaos, Jack's concentrated gunfire streaked toward the unstoppable cyborg juggernaut that was Rafe.
But it seemed useless against the sheer barrage Rafe's augmented monstrosity could effortlessly withstand. Time after time, Jack's assault was beaten back by ever-multiplying waves of high-caliber retaliation thrashing from Rafe's mechanized bulk.
I pressed tighter to the shuddering floor, aware of the punishing maelstrom tearing everything around me apart. Concrete dust hazed the air, making it hard to breathe without choking on the caustic particles swirling with dimmed muzzle flashes.
"Pitiful," I heard Rafe's augmented roar punch through the noise toward Jack. "Did Judith'
