Anarchy: Children of The Spear: Book Two by Rhett Gervais

Author:Rhett Gervais [Gervais, Rhett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-28T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15: Battle of Grand Central

May 2076

She had never run so fast in her life, the fear bubbling in her gut driving her short legs faster with each desperate stride. She ran nearly blind in the dark, the barely visible third rail her only guide. The rasping sound of her breath muted everything but the pounding echo of her own boots, reverberating off the crumbling walls of the ancient subway tunnel. Far behind her, she caught the occasional high-pitched shout from Gibbs, begging her to slow down. Ignoring him, she continued on, desperate to arrive before any attack started. Her father had ordered them to engage the defenses prepared for such a thing. They had prepared well for it; she just hadn’t thought a day would come when they would need it. She ran to help them. She ran because the images of what she had done replayed constantly in her mind, no matter how much she tried to force them out. Despite telling herself that she was doing the right thing, she could still see their faces tormenting her. People were dead, and excuses didn’t make her feel any better.

Before she had taken off on her mad dash, she had begged Blake to take her father anywhere else but here, somewhere safe. He knew the city well and had years of medical supplies that he had squirreled away here and there, but it was to no avail. Her father was stubborn, insisting they go back. If they were going to be attacked, he would defend them, and the defiant look on his face meant there was no arguing with him, even with the tar knocked out of him. So they were all running to the danger, most likely to their deaths instead of away from it like any sensible person would.

As she got closer to the more populated tunnels, she marveled at their progress in such a short time. People hustling about, deploying weapons, and personnel at the choke points they had designed months ago. Attacking them through the tunnels would be like peeling an onion, each layer of defenses only revealing more. They had the advantage of months of preparation and a city full of abandoned weapons and drones. Thankfully, most modern weapons were able to interface with smart devices, allowing them to create remote weapon platforms. Automation was a large part of their survival. They also had the advantage of Gibbs. The crystal boring into his body would hopefully give them a chance to know where the attack would be coming, allowing them to concentrate their forces.

She arrived winded at the first of three security barricades built into the main intersection of tunnels, her flaming red hair wilder than normal from her harrowing race through the darkened tunnels. The barriers had once been old-school fortification, simple sandbags and weapon turrets, but with the use of the 3D printers, they had printed lightweight plating that snapped together like LEGO, giving them the ability to construct almost any pattern needed.

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