Kill the Queen! (Chaos of the Covenant Book 4) by M.R. Forbes

Author:M.R. Forbes
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Published: 2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00

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Abbey moved quickly through the complex, hurrying up the stairs toward the surface. She heard the infected as she drew closer to the top, hissing and growling and moving away from her. She reached the back of the horde, pausing out of sight behind them, observing as they surged forward. If they knew she was there, they would all turn on her, eager for fresh blood to power the destructive naniates inside.

Obviously, they had found a bigger and better source.

Obviously, they had found the way out.

She followed behind them, careful to remain silent as she took up the rear of the army. There were at least four hundred of the infected Seraphim making their way out. Maybe more.

Eventually, she reached an older hatch surrounded by the remains of a wall that had been constructed in front of it. The doorway led out into the part of the bunker she was more familiar with; the underground quarters where Kett’s army had been hiding. She could hear gunfire again in the distance, a lot of it. She knew the infected were spilling out into the crater, and if Thraven’s forces were based there, a lot of individuals were going to die today.

A part of her wanted to stop it. That part settled quickly, remembering how the others she had tried to help reacted. Frag them. She stayed hidden, marching along with the infected and drawing nearer to the exit.

What would she do when she got there? If she could, she would do her best to find a ship to steal and hope that she could figure out how to fly it. For all of her training, that skill wasn’t part of her repertoire. If that plan wasn’t feasible?

She would improvise.

She could hear the fighting growing more intense as she got closer to the way out. Eventually, she could see the light filtering past the infected, and hear the rain and thunder mix with the fighting. Then she heard the whine of a dropship’s thrusters and felt a charge in the air.

That caused her to stop moving with the group. She knew the feeling for what it was. The Gift. There was an Evolent out there. Or maybe a Venerant? Certainly not Thraven. She couldn’t believe he would have stayed here that long.

She had to be even more cautious. She was strong enough right now to go head-to-head with another Gifted, but not in the middle of an unfriendly army. If she were going to get to a ship, she would have to get to it unseen.

She stayed in place a hundred meters from the opening, watching the infected move out. There were still thirty or so of them inside the bunker when she heard a sharp whistle. She caught a glimpse of the missile as it rocketed toward her, right before it struck the rock above the opening. She dove behind cover while the side of the crater shook and fragments of dirt and rock and body parts and dust were carried inside, putting her hands instinctively over her head.

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