Chapter Two: Stealing a City in Forty Seconds

He copied Lu Yao's dash, crossed an impassable wall, and fired upon the station cannon. It was not enough. The transport core had two percent health and three steps left. White Duke ordered two players home. Columns of teleport light rose beside the station. The first defender would arrive in two seconds. Ember's own core fell to three percent. A faint blue gleam ran along the transport shell. Energy payloads reacted to weather conductivity. Acid rain covered mid, and the same drainage system crossed all three lanes. If enough water had collected above them… “Tank, open the floodgate!” “That releases the super minions!” “Open it!”