Seeds Chapter 21 Page 10

The cloud of smoky death inching towards them at an unrelenting pace.

One of the lieutenants charges into the treeline looking for Steve as the other pulls the remaining drones back. He sprays the forest looking to hit something but hearing a click from the rifle as the magazine runs out he looks at it confused. Then back up to see Steve rushing forward, slicing through two of the drones between them and then plunging his own rifle into his face where he unleashes a short burst of rounds.

As the metal drone falls Steve is suddenly rammed from the side and sent crashing to the ground. Another lieutenant stands there looking down at him, his posture saying that he was smiling but his face is covered by a mask of metal so it’s impossible to tell.