net and yanked it open. A cloud of thick, gra

ucked in the far corner were a

ff the label with her thumb. It read:

any hesitation. She twisted the cap o

. It smelled strongly of rotting rubber

ueezed her eyes shut, and fo

my. A violently sour, chemical

lable gag reflex seized her throat. She doubled over,

watering from the physical rejection. This industrial w

Her eyes hardened. If she didn't get real prote

door and pulled out a heavy, rusted metal pip

tepped back out into the lower district. The acid rain ha

e narrow, sewage-flooded alley

echoed from behind a pile of indu

mutated lynx, larger than the rat from earlier, i

harity. It lowered its head, clearly

s were slick with cold sweat. She slowly took a step back

kicked off the ground, launching its massive body throug

t to block, knowing the physical strength

ne and the soft crunch of tactical boots on a nearby

dark shadow plummeted from th

he heavy impact of his military boots drove the beas

blade materialized in his han

vibrating blade deep into the base of the lynx's skull

s the alley walls. The massive lynx t

black cloth from his tactical vest and metic

d on Charity, who was still standing t

a liability," he spat, his voice dripping with venom. "Eve

Braden. Her eyes were glued to the massive, heavil

ogical energy radiating from the meat.

te idea took ro