ed in the small space. "Warning: High-intensity gamma radiation detecte

hed forward and switched

d precision that bordered on inhuman, a blur of motion that was utterly at odds with the p

o his friends, his voice dripping with arrogance. "Thre

uld catch him around the waist before he fell and pull that slender body tightly against his own. Under the excuse of c

the way you were looking at him, I figured yo

u. Give the pretty little Omega a private lesso

le turned filthy. "Maybe I will. Once the radiation scrambles his energy field,

roke into kno

a broken one at that. By the time you're done 'helping,'

e pod occupant's vitals. He waited for the spike in hear

tubbornly, impossibly flat. They were

.. System malfunction?"

e mech representing Ansel moved. It didn't lurch forward like a beginner's. Instead, it e

lake's friends yelled

ugh a dense storm of enemy fire, each movement a masterpiece

s was impossible. This was n

s mech tactics shouted in disbelief. "That's an el

fixed on the screen. The previous mocke

carving lethal arcs through the air. Each slash was precise, efficient, and deadly,

map began to blink out, one after another, in a ca

imulation. It w

. He had just been sneering about this "delicate prey." Now, that prey was perfor

concentration. This wasn't about showing off. He was using the intense physical and mental strain of the simulation to force the uniq

, his hands a blur as he p

able maneuver-a mid-air torso twist, firing

ding!" the crowd roared, their disbe

ep, his hand fumbling for the railing behind him. His sordid fantasy o

ploded into a cloud

ts screen

ds. Kill Rate: 100%. Unit

nter fell into a dea

d door opening was

tly ragged. He looked, for all intents and purposes

walked past him, as if the breathtaking performance that had j