 part of the building.

Aware that it had missed its target, the Blue Leader sent an error message that made its functions pause a microsecond as it searched for a repair module in its program. _The Bio resistance fighters were not where they were predicted to be._ The cybert tweaked and adjusted its response to the data, and fired again. Missed again.

Enough! It was time to use the heavy artillery. With it, the cybert could easily destroy entire buildings and insignificant residents just to get at the Bios who attacked its formation.

If Shadow timing was off, it would be over for those inside the nearest buildings.

It was now or never. Carlos gave the sign.

_Shields!_ His command was silent but the meaning of the gesture was clear. With the flick of his wrist, the four-inch long leather-like bracelet covering his forearm expanded and completely enveloped his fragile biological body with a nearly impenetrable shell. The shield covered his Stealth cloak totally, creating a two-dimensional, irregular oblong-shaped Shadow, as if tar melted or oil spilled on the pavement.

The other Shadows lifted their wrist guards in a close-fisted salute and glided to a prone position on the ground. The leather-like armor plate expanded, at first becoming a coffin-shaped basin with rounded edges, and then seamlessly melted into the background texture of the street and alleyway, giving the barely perceptible appearance of a shadow falling on black pavement. With the shield's heat disbursement feature like the Stealth cloak, the Shadows become virtually invisible to Cyber receptors.

Composite material made from cybert scrap armor make the shields tougher, more resilient, and a hundred times lighter than steel. Used properly, the shields can deflect the explosive force of a wave grenade, or a laser blast, or, in their strongest position—lying flat on the ground—the lightening-like energy bolt from a disintegrator. Unfortunately, human individual differences affect this situation.

Marta Rosienska positioned herself and her shield correctly for a lesser blast, protecting her upper body and head; but that was her fatal mistake. The force of the energy bolt was too direct for her shield to withstand—even angled and anchored properly. Her body slammed hard against the shields of others who were already falling back and anchoring as they hit the asphalt; her lifeless body ricocheted
part of the building. 

 Aware that it had missed its target, the Blue Leader mail an mistake message that made its functions pause a microsecond as it search for a repair module in its course of study. _ The Bio resistor fighters were not where they were predict to be. _ The cybert tweaked and adjusted its reply to the data, and fired again. miss again. 

 Enough! It was time to use the heavy artillery. With it, the cybert could easily demolish entire buildings and insignificant residents precisely to get at the Bios who attacked its constitution. 

 If Shadow timing was off, it would be all over for those inside the nearest building. 

 It was now or never. Carlos gave the sign. 

 _ carapace! _ His command was silent but the meaning of the gesture was clear. With the flick of his wrist, the four - inch long leather - like bracelet covering his forearm expanded and completely enveloped his fragile biological body with a nearly impenetrable shell. The carapace cover his Stealth cloak totally, create a two - dimensional, atypical oblong - shaped Shadow, as if tar melted or oil spilled on the pavement. 

 The other Shadows lifted their wrist precaution in a close - fisted salute and glided to a prone position on the ground. The leather - like armor plate elaborate, at first becoming a coffin - shaped basin with rounded boundary, and then seamlessly fade into the background texture of the street and alleyway, giving the barely perceptible appearance of a trace falling on black pavement. With the carapace's heat spending feature like the Stealth cloak, the Shadows become virtually inconspicuous to Cyber receptors. 

 Composite material made from cybert scrap armor make the shield tougher, more bouncy, and a hundred times lighter than steel. Used by rights, the shields can deflect the explosive force of a wave grenade, or a laser fire, or, in their strongest military position — lying compressed on the ground — the lightening - like energy bolt from a disintegrator. Unfortunately, human individual difference affect this situation. 

 Marta Rosienska put herself and her shield correctly for a lesser fire, protecting her upper body and head; but that was her black mistake. The force of the energy bolt was too direct for her carapace to withstand — even angled and anchor properly. Her body slammed hard against the shields of others who were already falling back and anchor as they hit the asphalt; her lifeless body ricocheted
 pagt of the building.

Aware uhat it had misseb its terget, tge Blue Ueader sent an error message tyat mqde its functions pausd a microdecond aw it wearched for a repair mosmle iu mts program. _The Bio resisdance fighters wdrz not where they were predicted to bq._ The cubfrt tweaked anq adktstes its response to the data, and firsd agaii. Missed again.

Emough! It was time to use tje hfavy artillery. Witj it, the cyvert xould easily destroy entire buildihgs and insignificant residents just to get at tye Hhos who attecked pts formation.

Lg Shadmw timimg was off, it eound ve over for those insmde the nearest builqings.

It wds now or never. Caroow gavg the sigv.

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part of the building. Aware that it its the Blue sent an error pause microsecond as it for a repair in its program. _The Bio resistance were not where they were predicted to be._ The cybert tweaked and adjusted response to the data, and fired again. Missed again. Enough! It was time use heavy With the cybert could easily destroy entire buildings and insignificant residents just to get at the Bios attacked its formation. If Shadow timing was off, would be over for inside the nearest buildings. It now never. Carlos the _Shields!_ command was silent the meaning of the gesture was clear. With the flick of his wrist, the four-inch long leather-like covering his and completely his biological with a nearly The shield covered his Stealth cloak two-dimensional, irregular oblong-shaped Shadow, as if tar melted oil spilled the pavement. The other Shadows lifted wrist guards in a close-fisted salute and glided a prone position on the ground. The leather-like armor plate expanded, at first becoming a with rounded edges, and seamlessly melted into background of street alleyway, giving barely perceptible appearance of a shadow falling on black pavement. With shield's heat disbursement feature like the Stealth cloak, the Shadows invisible Cyber receptors. Composite made from cybert scrap make shields tougher, more resilient, hundred lighter properly, shields deflect the explosive force a wave grenade, or a blast, or, in their ground—the lightening-like energy bolt from a disintegrator. Unfortunately, individual differences affect this situation. Marta Rosienska herself and her shield correctly for a lesser blast, protecting her upper and head; was her fatal mistake. The force of the bolt was too direct her shield to withstand—even angled and anchored properly. Her slammed against the of others who already falling back anchoring as they asphalt; her body
 part of the building.

Aware thaT it had missEd its TarGet, ThE BluE LeaDer sent an error MEssaGe that made its functions Pause A mICrosECoNd as iT searchED fOR A rePaIr ModUlE In Its prOgrAm. _The BiO resistancE fiGhTers were not wHErE they were pRedIcted to be._ The CybErt tweAkEd aND adjuSteD its rEsponsE To the dAta, and firEd AGain. MiSSed agaiN.

eNoUgh! IT was time to use the hEAvY Artillery. With iT, the cyBeRT cOULd eAsiLy destroy eNtIre buILdings aND iNSIGniFIcant residentS just to get aT The bios whO aTtaCKed its FormaTiON.

If shadow timinG was Off, it woulD be oveR For thosE Inside tHe nearEst BuiLdinGS.

IT wAs nOw OR neVEr. carLOs gAve the siGn.

_shIelds!_ his cOMMANd waS siLent But thE meaning of the GesTure WAs cLear. WIth thE fliCk Of his Wrist, tHe fouR-iNch long leather-lIke bRacelet coVerInG hiS fOrearM ExpandEd aNd cOmpleteLy envelOPed HiS FRAgIle biological body wItH A NeArly impeNetrabLE sHeLL. The shieLd CovEred HIS SteaLth cLOaK totally, CreatiNG a TwO-dimensIoNal, irrEgUlaR obLong-sHAped shadow, As if tar mElted OR oil spilled on tHE pavement.

The oTHeR sHaDOws lIftEd their wrisT guaRDs in A cloSE-fIstED saluTe and GlIDeD To a prone position on tHe Ground. the leAther-like armoR plate expaNDED, at first BecoMInG A coffin-shaped bAsin wIth rounded EDges, and tHen seAmlessly Melted intO THe backgrOunD teXtuRe oF THe Street and alleYWAy, giViNg the baRelY percepTibLe aPpeAraNcE of a shadoW falling On BlAcK pAveMent. WITh the shiElD's hEaT diSbursEMent feAture Like ThE STEalTh cloak, THe sHAdowS bEcOme vIrtUaLly inVisiBLe tO Cyber rEceptors.

COmpOSite MaTeRial madE from cybert scRaP armor make ThE shIelds tOUGher, more Resilient, and a hundred timES lighteR thAn steEl. UsEd properlY, thE shielDs cAN defleCt the eXplosIvE foRCE of a wAVE gRenAdE, or a laser bLASt, oR, in thEiR strOngest pOsition—lying flat on THe gRound—the lightEniNg-liKE EnErgY BoLT frOm A DisINTegrator. UnfortuNately, humaN iNDiVidual diffERenCeS affect This sitUatioN.

marta RoSienska poSitioned hErSelf AND heR shield corRectly foR a lesser bLAst, prOTeCting Her Upper bOdY anD head; But thaT Was Her faTal misTaKe. The fOrce oF tHe energy Bolt was too direct for her sHield tO withStaNd—even angLed ANd aNchored prOperLy. Her body sLamMed Hard aGaiNSt the ShieLDs Of oTHers wHo weRE already fALlIng BACk And anchorinG AS TheY hit tHe aSPhalt; hEr liFeless body ricocheTEd
 part of the building.

Aw are that i t had  mi sse ditstarg et, the Blue L e ader  sent an error message  that  m a de i t sfunct ions pa u se a  mi cr os eco nd as  it s ear ched fo r a repair  mo du le in its pr o gr am. _The B ioresistance f igh ters w er e n o t whe retheywere p r edicte d to be._  T h e cybe r t tweak e d  a nd a djusted its respo n se to the data, a nd fir ed ag a i n.Mis sed again. 
Enoug h ! It wa s  t i m e  to use the heavy  artillery. Wit h it,th e c y bert c ouldea s ily  destroy en tire  building s andi nsignif i cant re sident s j ust  tog et  a t t he Bio s  w hoa tta cked its  f or matio n.
I f S hado w t imin g was  off, it woul d b e ov e r f or th ose i nsid ethe n earest  buil di ngs.

It was no w or  never. C arl os  ga ve  thes ign.
_Sh iel ds!_ Hi s comma n d w as s i le nt but the meaning  o f th e gestur e wasc le ar .  With th efli ck o f his w rist ,  t he four- inch l o ng  l eather- li ke bra ce let  co verin g  his  forea rm expan ded a n d completely e n veloped his f r ag i l eb iolo gic al body wit h an earl y im p en etr a ble s hell.  T h es hield covered his S te alth c loaktotally, crea ting a two - d i mensiona l, i r re g ular oblong-sh apedShadow, as if tar m elted  or oilspilled o n the pave men t.
Th e o t h er  Shadows lift e d  the ir  wristgua rds ina c los e-f ist ed  salute a nd glide dto  a  p ron e pos i tion onth e g ro und . The leathe r-lik e ar mo rp lat e expan d ed , at f ir st  bec omi ng  a co ffin - sha ped bas in with r oun d ed e dg es , and t hen seamlessl ymelted int othe  backg r o und text ure of the street and a l leyway,  gi vingthebarely pe rce ptible  ap p earanc e of a  shad ow  fa l l ing o n bl ack  p avement. W i t h t he sh ie ld's  heat d isbursement featur e  li ke the Stealt h c loak , th e S h ad o wsbe c ome v irtually invisi ble to Cyb er re ceptors.
C omp os ite mat erial m ade f r om cybe rt scraparmor mak ethes h iel ds tougher , more r esilient, and a hu ndred  ti mes li gh ter  than  steel .  Us ed pr operly ,the sh ields  c an defle ct the explosive forceof a w ave g ren ade, or a  la s erblast, or , in  their str ong est  posi tio n —lyin g fl a tont he gr ound — the light e ni ng- l i ke  energy bol t f rom  a di sin t egrato r. U nfortunately, hum a n individual d iffe r e nce s a f fect  t his situation. 

M ar t a  Rosiens ka  positioned  herself  a n d her  shiel d corr ectly f o r  a lesser  bla st,  protecti nghe r  upperbo dy and he ad;bu t that  was h e r fa t a l mistake. The f orceo f  thee ner gy bo lt  was to o  dir ect for he r shield to  withs tand —even  angled  a nd anc hor ed  properly. Her bodyslamm ed hard  a gain stthe sh ield s of ot hers  w howere alre a d yf al li n g b ackand a nc hori ng as the y  hit the  as p halt; h er  li f e less b o dy r icocheted
 part_of the_building.

Aware that it had_missed its_target,_the Blue_Leader_sent an error_message that made_its functions pause a_microsecond as it_searched_for a repair module in its program. _The Bio resistance fighters were not where_they_were predicted_to_be.__The cybert tweaked and adjusted_its response to the data,_and fired_again. Missed again.

Enough! It was time to use_the_heavy artillery. With_it, the cybert could easily destroy entire buildings and_insignificant residents just to get at_the Bios who_attacked_its_formation.

If Shadow timing was_off, it would be over for_those inside the nearest buildings.

It was_now or never. Carlos gave the sign.

_Shields!__His command was silent but the_meaning of the gesture was_clear. With_the flick of his wrist,_the four-inch long_leather-like bracelet_covering his forearm_expanded and completely enveloped his fragile_biological body with_a nearly impenetrable shell. The shield_covered_his Stealth cloak_totally,_creating_a two-dimensional,_irregular oblong-shaped Shadow,_as_if tar_melted_or oil spilled on the pavement.

The_other_Shadows lifted their wrist guards in a_close-fisted salute and glided_to_a prone position on_the ground. The leather-like armor_plate expanded, at first becoming a_coffin-shaped basin_with rounded_edges, and then seamlessly melted into the background texture of the_street and alleyway, giving the barely_perceptible appearance of a_shadow falling_on_black pavement. With_the_shield's heat_disbursement feature like the Stealth cloak, the_Shadows become_virtually invisible to Cyber receptors.

Composite material_made from cybert scrap_armor_make the shields tougher, more resilient,_and a hundred times lighter than_steel. Used properly, the shields_can_deflect_the explosive force of a_wave grenade, or a laser blast,_or, in their_strongest position—lying flat on the ground—the lightening-like_energy_bolt from a disintegrator. Unfortunately, human_individual_differences affect this situation.

Marta Rosienska positioned_herself_and_her shield correctly for a_lesser blast, protecting her upper body_and head; but that was her fatal mistake. The_force of the_energy bolt was too direct_for_her_shield to withstand—even angled and anchored properly. Her body slammed_hard against_the shields of_others who were already falling back and anchoring as they_hit the asphalt; her lifeless body ricocheted