SEVER ZERO
The localized audio engine pumped out a series of frantic, desperate, and remarkably complex alien whimpers.
"Ren," Kara whispered over the comms, a genuine chill running down her spine. "That's a surrender animation."
"Devs don't program mobs to surrender in horde shooters, Jinx," Ren said, his voice tight. He stared through the scope. The way the alien's shoulders shook, the way it held the white rag—it was too fluid. It was too real. "It breaks the gameplay loop. If an enemy surrenders, you can't kill it without taking an alignment penalty."