At the rear, Cassian fired in clean, measured shots. Each pull of the trigger dropped a target. Then he moved fast and efficient, closing the gap with the team before taking another position and firing again.
"Don't get carried away," Cade said over the comms. "Watch your ammo. We still have to deal with something much worse."
After fifteen minutes of constant fighting, the group finally arrived at the base of the tallest skyscraper, and what they saw made them stop.
The entire building was almost completely covered in thick, dark, root-like flesh. It wrapped around the structure like a living thing, spreading outward across the city as if everything had originated from this point.
"There's no way in from the outside," Kael muttered.
Cade did not reply. Without hesitation, he pulled the launcher from his back and fired.
The projectile slammed into the roots. The impact burst like tearing flesh, and a section of the mass exploded outward, leaving behind a jagged opening.
