The Last Station Standing
The Sentry shrieked, a high-frequency whine that vibrated through Elara’s suit.
Elara didn't just fight with brute force. She focused her own Isotope energy, pushing a Neural Overload (a concentrated burst of mind-energy) directly into the Sentry’s primary processing cluster. The creature convulsed, its glowing eyes turning black before it drifted lifelessly into the abyss.
"Five seconds, Elara!" Mina screamed.
They burst through the perimeter of Sentries just as the Sonic Shield flickered and died. They were inside the core of the Resonance Engine, surrounded by the dizzying, spinning rings of the alien machine.