Ethan activated the Powered Combat Armor almost at the exact same time.
Cold, heavy metal unfolded across the surface of his body, locking into place layer after layer. In the blink of an eye, it sealed him inside completely.
The armor's weapon modules spun up to their limit. Dense energy tracery flared along the plating in frantic pulses, like a full war machine finally waking up.
The next second, every gun came online.
All the firepower converged at once. Brutal force compressed and stacked between muzzles and energy nodes, finally condensing into a thick, nearly blinding bolt of white lightning that slammed into Ant King Threxus with an air-tearing boom. The shot was so fast it dragged a brief distortion through the space around it.
On impact, Ant King Threxus' massive body was blasted backward.
The gigantic phantom behind it—reinforced by layered elements and metallic energy—shuddered violently under the hit, like it might collapse on the spot.
