Drones swarmed up from hidden launchers embedded in the broken terrain, their frames compact and aggressive, weapons spinning to life as targeting systems locked on. Automated turrets rose from beneath the rubble, snapping into firing position and flooding the ground ahead with suppressive fire.
Rin hit the first wave head-on.
His sword tore through the nearest drone, splitting it cleanly before its weapon finished spooling up. The wreck slammed into the ground and exploded, sending fragments skidding across the stone. He pivoted through the blast, blade already moving, cutting down another two as their fire stitched the space he'd occupied a second earlier.
Reva followed, hands empty for half a heartbeat before claws tore free.
She moved through the bots instead of around them, ripping limbs from frames, tearing power cores out with brutal efficiency. Energy fire scored her shoulders and back, but she didn't slow, driving forward with single-minded focus.
