His legs gave way and he sat down hard among the rubble.
"Cough..."
The Bimong Armored Vehicle lay on the ground too, its compartment slightly deformed.
Looking up, he could barely make out Brick standing in the middle of the street through the mosaic, as his shield slowly lowered.
Zalia too had finally lost her balance in the massive explosion, bruises visible on her body.
Clearly, both Brick and Zalia had sustained considerable injuries in the blast, the former due to forcibly operating the mecha with Si Anweisitan techniques, and the latter from the shockwave.
They stood in place, observing each other like predators; their exoskeletons and prosthetics constantly self-adjusting, appearing as two killing machines.
Crack.
An electronic signboard fell in front of him, its broken font reading: Jianli-
"Damn... we're in big trouble now..." Carter forced himself upright, looking at the sign and the Floating Cars rapidly approaching from the sky, knowing who was coming.