The air in the extraction chamber was thick with tension. It was a standoff. On one side, Ryan's exhausted team stood guard over their two precious artifacts.
On the other, Ilsa Varkov and her last few Iron Wolves stood ready to charge, their leader clutching the final, glowing red prize. And in the middle, the Apex War Golem lumbered forward, its giant red eye swiveling back and forth, trying to process the impossible situation.
Its programming had one simple command: secure the artifacts. But the artifacts were in two different places.
Ryan knew this was their only chance. A straight fight was suicide. They were injured and outnumbered. The Golem would crush them, and the Iron Wolves would pick up the pieces. He had to do something completely unpredictable. He had to change the rules of the game.
