Visitors from the Deep in Six Hours

“Conventional weapons can break their shells. Their remains would transmit a location pulse. Misdirection is preferable.” “What remains for the third-day module?” Lin asked. “Short-range quantum observation or high-density structural printing.” “Observation.” The icon lit. Cold pain ran from Lin’s palm to his temple, and the world acquired another layer. He saw stress in the diesel engine before it vibrated, heat in an electrical contact before current reached it, and the place where Su’s hand was about to move. Reality was only seven-tenths of a second behind. It was enough for him to catch the falling wrench. Su looked at her empty hand. “Is this thing always so unreasonable?” “It says this is the damaged version.”