At the Lamina ring, Adrian and Lawrence, along with their squad, had already moved most of the residents out of Aurelia Prime through the Rail transportation system Tony and his team had hacked into. Trains continued carrying people toward safety, and some residents from the Elysian ring were beginning to pass through as well, heading outside Aurelia Prime. The evacuation had not been easy. They had already fought several infused soldiers and countless UCA troops. Some enemies had even attacked from the air, but the Novarian squad had been prepared for that. After dealing with another wave of soldiers, the streets finally became quiet for a moment. Lawrence leaned against a wall with his head lowered. Adrian noticed him and walked over, "Are you good?" Lawrence nodded, "Yeah. The anti-compound grenade from earlier kind of affected me. I'll be fine in a few minutes." Adrian looked down at the rifle in his hands. The anti-compound weapons had been extremely useful against the UCA

The fight became even more vicious. Ezekiel fired again and again, but Michael refused to stay down. Each blast shook the damaged stairwell, sending dust and fragments of concrete through the air. Michael weaved between the explosions, closing the distance every time Ezekiel tried to create it. “Stay down!”He shouted in desperation. Michael didn't answer. Another missile tore through the wall beside him. He was thrown backward, rolled across the floor and immediately forced himself back up. His breathing was heavy, his body trembling from exhaustion, but his eyes remained fixed on Ezekiel. Ezekiel pulled the trigger again… But nothing happened. He looked down at the launcher, suddenly urgency flashing through his eyes. “Empty?” Michael asked in amusement as he slowly raised his head. Ezekiel threw the launcher aside and clenched his fists, “Fine. We'll finish this properly.” He charged. Their fists collided almost instantly. Ezekiel landed the first punch, then another, forcin

When the dust and smoke finally cleared, every soldier, every weapon, every slab of concrete, and everything standing in Michael’s way was gone. Even the first layer of walls had been destroyed. The cameras were gone too, reduced to nothing, as if none of them had ever existed in the first place. Mira’s eyes widened as she looked at the destruction around them. “F*CK.” She cursed inwardly, “If only I had this ability for myself.” The hallway that had been packed with soldiers moments ago was now completely empty. There was nothing left between Michael and the meeting room. The floor was covered in dust only, no broken pieces of equipment or the remains of the defenses that had been placed there to stop him. When Michael finally let go of her hand, Mira immediately stumbled backward and leaned against the wall. She was clearly weakened from the amount of energy she had given him, and she needed the support just to keep herself standing. “Mira!” Michael quickly moved toward her, “A

The room Michael entered was wide, with weapons mounted along the walls and a large remote-controlled opening built into one side. It was the same opening Kenny had used to escape. He had not gone far at all, Michael could still see the helicopter moving through the opening as Kenny flew toward the cliffside opposite the direction they had entered the Sheen from. The Sheen stretched far across Aurelia Prime, forming a massive circle around the city. Although it looked like an enormous wall separating the city from everything outside it, the structure was still connected to the ocean. It was how they were able to get in through a submarine. Beyond the cliffside, there was almost nothing but open water stretching into the distance. The cliff was the only major section of land rising above the water in that area, making it an isolated point outside the main part of the Sheen. Michael sighed as he watched the helicopter disappear farther toward the lone cliff. The opening Kenny had f

Michael quickly shifted his trajectory, making Kenny's hand that was gathering green energy go over his head. He paused behind him, creating some distance from Kenny, and thought about how much harder this fight would be now that Kenny was able to gather green energy. He had never seen that happen with any of his past opponents. Michael had intended to end the fight quickly, but with this new development, he needed to be careful. He lowered his stance and watched Kenny closely. Kenny slowly turned around. Green energy still moved around his hand, steady and controlled. He gave a cocky smile, “Come at me.” Michael rushed forward without hesitation. Kenny swung his arm, and a green blast tore across the ground. Michael jumped over it and came down with a punch aimed at Kenny's face. Kenny caught the punch with one hand. The impact pushed his feet several inches backward, but he held his ground. Michael immediately drove his knee into Kenny's stomach. He bent slightly, then grab