Making Contact

The Wolf Striker's Negative Energy blade could no longer be described as merely sharp. The energy entwined around it could neutralize any Positive Energy, erasing traces of a portion of matter's existence like an eraser.

The locations of the control pods had long been clearly marked through information from the scout bugs. Based on those locations, the Wolf Striker only needed to plunge its weapon into the seemingly empty metal floor to dispatch the little lives hiding beneath it.

Unfortunately, because it was not operating with direct visual confirmation and its weapon was far too sharp, this attack had a slight flaw. Though the target was certain to die, they could still make some noise before dying.

Still, such flaws remained within tolerable limits.

Z Squad reacted quickly. When the second team member let out a scream, they realized that they had somehow been exposed and that their enemy had definitely come prepared.

The alloy floor split apart as the control pods prepared to rise. The pods that had protected them before now became barriers restricting them. They had to escape as quickly as possible.

But the Wolf Striker was faster. Furthermore, once the control pods emerged without the upper layer of alloy flooring obscuring them, its accuracy increased severalfold.

As its claws struck, the control pod's high-strength alloy body provided no protection whatsoever. Along with parts of the Z Squad members' bodies inside, it was erased.

Because of their construction, it was easy to tell which end of the control pods was the head and which was the feet. Once the pods rose, the Team Members who were killed no longer had any chance to scream.

The Wolf Striker's humanoid body structure endowed it with extremely nimble and agile movements. Combined with deliberate reinforcement of certain muscle tissues, it