Chapter 26
26 Ashia’s high orbit erupted into crimson laser blasts and green bursts of unknown weaponry. One bogey lined up in front of Austin's crosshairs, and he pulled the trigger, unleashing a rapid succession of bolts from the Trident IV’s cutting-edge pulse lasers. The shell of the alien vessel glowed, absorbing the shots as they crashed into the tail. And then his target counterattacked. The green spurt plunged into his Trident's nose, casting an emerald wave rippling across his shields. "I'm hit!" he shouted, rolling away from the fight. "Pulse lasers are worthless! Repeat—Scorpions! Use missiles to engage!" As he fled his attacker, he checked his onboard diagnostics. It didn't look good. Shield power was draining, dropping from full to seventy percent in seconds. Looking around, he cou
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