Chapter 39

Julian Bless

Bless rounded past the last appliance and saw the door. He kicked it open, expecting a line of soldiers to be waiting for him.

The alley was empty.

He jumped out. Dak fired at the soldiers behind him. They had to keep moving. Both of them hit the alley running and continued sprinting.

Two surveillance drones hovered above them, keeping up their pace.

Bless slowed his run to a fast walk. He bent his knees in an exaggerated walk to limit the movement of his upper body while still moving forward.

This slower and smoother motion allowed him to aim up at a drone with both hands on his pistol. First shot high, second shot low, third shot destroyed the drone, and smoke billowed out of his housing as it lost control.

Pulse fire erupted behind him, and they had to sprint again. There was an intersection ahead. They had to make it around that corner.

Two other drones flew in their direction.