Metal Slug Soldiers Novels & Stories

Fifteen. "Now," I breathed. The response was instantaneous. From the cliffs above, the Unbound didn't shoot arrows; they dropped heavy, spherical canisters of pressurized salt-mist—the only thing that made silver-laced armor brittle. The canisters shattered with a sharp pop, creating a dense, opaque fog that blinded the soldiers. Pandemonium erupted. The soldiers, disoriented and suddenly lacking traction on the slick, salt-coated stone, stumbled. I didn't wait. I surged forward, the silver magic in my blood erupting with a violence I hadn't yet dared to test.

It was coming from the sky. "The carrier," I whispered. "The carrier is already gone," Vance said. She was smiling now, even as Richard’s jaws hovered inches from her throat. "The Silver-Eater is a kinetic slug. It doesn't need to fire. It just needs to fall. And it's coming down right on top of this tent." "Richard! Get out!" I screamed. Richard didn't move. He grabbed Vance by the collar and threw her out into the mud, his chrome body shielding me from the terminal.

Nomo pointed toward the perimeter. The silver mist was thickening, coiling into the shapes of armored knights. These weren't featureless phantoms; they were perfect replicas of Jax’s elite guard, their armor shimmering with a mercury sheen. They moved in perfect unison, their glass blades humming as they sliced through the barricades like they were made of parchment. The soldiers began to fall, not because they were weak, but because they couldn't bring themselves to strike the faces of their friends. "Sofia! They’re through the North barricade!" Jax’s voice boomed through the comms, punctuated by the sound of glass shattering and men screaming.

It was unusually heavy. As I examined the ammunition, a chill ran down my spine. The bullets were encased in silver, with a hard lead core, custom-made to inflict maximum damage on creatures like me. Silver, the one thing that could weaken us, render us vulnerable. It was like a poison, a toxic metal that could seep into our veins and strip us of our strength, and it could lead to death if it struck out vitals.