Chapter 85: Operation Skybreak, part 10/11

Chapter 85: Operation Skybreak, part 10/11

The deafening resonance of the plasma cannons rang out one last time, unleashing radiant bolts that cascaded like stars in a fiery meteor shower. At that moment, Tia tasted the raw despair of facing an overwhelming firepower in a constricted space.

Before her stood a machine forged for warfare, for extermination. It boasted a firepower capable of forcing even her indomitable spirit to its knees.

The rubble and the thick concrete walls confined her, cocooning her in a suffocating tomb of hopelessness while cutting off any fast escape route.

Yet her spirit remained unbroken, her determination undiminished.

'I have face wyrms and wyverns! How can this metal piece of garbage be any different!'

Ideas whirred in her mind, each discarded as quickly as they emerged.

Breaching the walls or navigating the tight maze would eat up precious seconds she didn't have.

Also, directly blocking or even deflecting such firepower was impossible. Above her were two floors, yet they were both destroyed in a single salvo.This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

'No, there is one way left!'

In a final, resolute surge, she unleashed her momentum, propelling herself straight up through the gap in the ceiling with the aid of her telekinetic prowess. Her surroundings merged into a blue-hued whirlwind, with her silver hair flowing behind her like the trail of a shooting star.

'You have fought well.' She gave one last thought to the two imperial soldiers left behind. It was the grandest honor she could give them.

In the periphery of her vision, drones peppered the sky, their weapons firing rhythmically, hurling the plasma bolts at her. As the slender needle penetrated her skin, a soothing relief washed over her, drowning out the pain. With every ounce of her being revitalized, she accelerated even more.

A wave of heat surged beneath her as she surged forward with newfound acceleration, leaving the bolts harmlessly pass below her, only their heat reaching them.

Finally, her fingers grazed the quadrocopter's heated, sleek surface, anchoring onto it with threads of unseen force. Like a spider, she caught onto it, gripping it as firmly as she could.

The luminous cannons pivoted and whirred in her direction, but a sigh of relief escaped her lips.

'Exactly like a drake. Blind an...' Her train of thought was abruptly interrupted as she coughed up blood droplets that shimmered with an eerie glow, immediately falling down.

A fierce determination ignited in her eyes. She brandished her gun with a grin smeared in her own luminescent blood. Runes on the weapon ignited, firing a bolt that danced with blue sparks upon the machine's engine.

The blue spark exploded as the superheated plasma collided with the thick alloy, only to leave small cracks and red spots behind.

'This would take too long!' Tia needed to move faster before the entire building would collapse. Regret filled her, knowing she had made a mistake. 'This is a war; why would I even think the Federation wouldn't simply destroy the entire building just to eliminate enemies inside?'

With her bones broken and muscles torn, she raised her arm up, each gesture guided by the sheer force of her telekinesis.

Power surged within her ring, summoning floating rifles that materialized around her in a synchronized dance. Each energy rifle targeted the quadrocopter, its azure luminescence casting reflections on its mirrored surface.

"Boom!" She declared, mentally pulling the triggers. A tempest of blue luminosity erupted, illuminating and flashing from every conceivable angle, reminiscent of lightning bolts piercing through storm-laden clouds.