The captain of Alpha Team faced a choice that would decide his fate... to jump or not to jump?
If he refused, he would be so out of step with the prevailing mood of "noble self-sacrifice" that he would undoubtedly get mobbed. Looking at the vicious jaws of the countless Hunter Corps creatures around him, he suspected his end would be a truly hideous sight.
But if he jumped, judging by the decomposition fluid that left not even a scrap of bone, he had very little confidence that his Powered Armor would last more than a few seconds.
As he drew closer and closer to the Biochemical Decomposition Pool, anxiety gripped him, and he swiftly surveyed the surrounding terrain...
No, I can't just sit here waiting to die!
He flipped his palm over and hurled a round metal ball into the line ahead.
"Clink, clink, clink..." The faint sound of metal tumbling was drowned out by the Hunters' chaotic footsteps. No one noticed a thing.
Five seconds later...
Boom! A huge fireball suddenly erupted near the Biochemical Decomposition Pool. The shock wave sent the nearby Hunter Corps creatures sprawling, while dozens of Hunters at the center of the explosion were blown apart on the spot.
Pretending to have been caught in the blast, Alpha Team's captain used the impact to leap backward. While still airborne, he hurled another five or six metal balls with both hands.
At the sight of the explosion, the surrounding Hunter Corps creatures frantically searched for its cause, throwing the entire formation into confusion.
Just then, the five or six metal balls he had thrown clicked open, revealing the intricate mechanical components inside.
"Hum!" With a faint mechanical vibration from the metal balls, a strange infrasonic wave rapidly spread outward...
All the Hunters froze briefly, stopping