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Through thein the upper half of the door, Sylvia sao of theat their handiwork She knew that as soon as they saw she was unaffected by the gas, they’d kill her

She’d only fired an MP5 subon’s arh Literally point and shoot, with abeside the dead mercenary She hoped the Chinese weapon was just as easy to operate

She picked it up at the same un to her shoulder, aier, holding it doithout letting go

Bullets tore through the glass, hitting both azine, but she was still shocked at how fast they were used up The gun clicked empty just a few seconds later

The door was pocked with bullet holes, but she seeets Both of theht her how to reload

She got to her feet, concerned about Eric and Linc, when she locked eyes with theof the Namaka

Angus Polk pushed the door open, a look of anger on his face and a gun in his hands Sylvia had a split second to sprint for the stairwell before his bullets started sla into the bulkhead behind her She dived and rolled down the first flight of steps to the landing, s hard onto the floor

Despite the jolt of pain in her back, she willed herself to her feet and ran down the interior stairs without looking back

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Polk didn’t recognize the woman who’d just killed two of his men, but he’d soon find her Based on hoildly she’d shot and the fact that she’d fired the entire azine on full auto, she didn’t see her down

But first he had to open the cargo bay doors again With elevenbetween the rockets and all of those citizens out there waiting to celebrate the new year

As he walked to the control panel, ht his attention There were three intruders dressed in black inside the citadel, as well as four corpses of the men he’d sent to secure it

One man was seated on the stairs, while aby the lockers

They were rooting through his supply of the Enervus Theto no one in particular

Polk looked at the intruder as slu a tiny earpiece His friends in the citadelwhy they’d lost contact