Finally, the core room. General Kael stood on a gantry, his own arm fused with the God Hammer’s trigger. He was a giant, his skin flayed and replaced with woven circuitry. He laughed.
Meridian clapped her on the shoulder. “You just kicked a man into a planet-killer. That’s a new one. Gotta be worth a thousand points.” bulletstorm
Nakamura didn’t shoot. She flicked . The Leash lashed out, snagging a Screamer mid-lunge. She yanked it into the air, then slide-kicked a floating barrel of fuel. The barrel exploded, engulfing the pulled enemy in a fireball. Lola cheered: “Fire in the Hole! +50 Skillshot!” Finally, the core room
There was no scream. Just a flash of white light, a wet thwump , and a rain of ash. He laughed
They pushed deeper. Past corridors made of recycled bones. Past airlocks that opened into null-gravity fields where Nakamura learned to Leash herself from floating debris to debris, using the momentum to kick through a swarm of winged Hive-spawn like a pinball of pure violence. “Grinder! Pinball Wizard! Buzzkill!” Lola screamed in delight.
The Hammer fired.
Kael fired a volley of energy bolts from his chest. Nakamura pirouetted, using the Leash to pull a heavy cargo container in front of her as a shield. The bolts ricocheted, punching through a Brute’s skull. “Mirror Match! +250!”