Chapter 179

Morrigan moved before anyone could react. One moment she lay motionless on the ground, the next she blurred into action. The two soldiers attempting to lift her hit the dirt, their weapons clattering away as she swept their legs. She rolled to her feet in a fluid motion that ended with her palm striking another soldier's chest, launching him backward into his companions.

The squad leader spun toward the commotion, his rifle coming up. Morrigan crossed the distance between them in a heartbeat. Her hand clamped down on his weapon, pushing it aside as more soldiers scrambled to respond. She twisted the rifle free and tossed it away, then drove her elbow into his solar plexus. He doubled over, gasping.