SEVER ZERO
Ren said, his voice flat, devoid of all warmth.
Ren exhaled, freezing his lungs. He centered the crosshairs perfectly between the surrendering alien's glowing red eyes.
Crack.
The sabot round tore through the courtyard.
The alien's head snapped back. The white rag fluttered to the digital pavement, landing in a puddle of purple pixels as the character model collapsed.
[TARGET ELIMINATED.]
The silence that followed was heavy, broken only by the simulated sound of the red smog howling through the compound.
"Damn, boss," Leo muttered softly. Even the giant Tank sounded slightly unnerved by the cold-blooded execution of a non-hostile mob. "Alright. Breaching the interior."