Critical Middle Finger
"Three... two... one... Down!" I roared, pulling the trigger just as the shadows of enemy forces began to fill the doorway.
Crash!
The G-Force round struck the pressurized glass corner, creating a ripple of cracks that spread like lightning. The air inside the high-pressure isolation room exploded outward, spraying millions of polymer crystal fragments across the marble floor. I jumped through the shattered frame, rolled through the sharp debris, and snatched Dahlia from the medical bed.
"Jax! You're insane!" Serena yelled, staggering from the blast's shockwave, but immediately crawled toward me.
"I don't have time to be sane, Serena!" I replied, holding Dahlia close. "Dahlia? Hey, sweetie, wake up. Look at me."
Dahlia blinked, her big eyes dull and confused. "
