Upon impact, they exploded with a hissing spray of bright orange liquid. it was a volatile compound designed to stick to flesh and burn for hours, even without oxygen.
The result was instant. Waves of infected were swallowed by raging fire, their shrieks drowned out by the roar of napalm.
Then came the second wave of Kinetic turrets and plasma cannons, aligned and fired in synchronized bursts. Armor-piercing rounds shredded the infected masses, while high-intensity plasma beams lanced through the regenerating mutants, finally slowing their relentless advance.
"Come on, boys! Let's show them how the Blood Legion fights!" Lyra shouted, her voice sounding like a rallying cry. The rear hatch of the command ship opened with a mighty clang and from it, three hundred elite Aegis units dropped like meteors from the sky.
