SEVER ZERO
“In the real world, you are currently standing on the roof of the Sector 7 Precinct Headquarters. The physical drones are docked directly below you. Be careful, Ren. The Blackwatch network is highly active here.”
Ren crested the ridge and dropped to his stomach. He unslung the Archangel sniper rifle and deployed the bipod, settling the crosshairs over the plateau.
Below them, pacing restlessly among the metallic rocks, was a pack of five Steel Hounds.
They were terrifying digital constructs—massive, wolf-like beasts made entirely of polished chrome and jagged steel plating. Their eyes glowed with an aggressive, neon-red light.
"Standard pack," Ren muttered, scanning the targets. "Four betas.