Chapter Fifty-Two
Sophia’s ship came in at a steep angle, the laser turrets coming to life. The beams were invisible, but the sensors of the Argo marked them and the narrow misses.
The belly of the Argo was exposed, which meant Erik had the shot. He opened fire, doing his best to lead and letting the aim assist help him, but advanced systems calculations and instinct could only do so much against a target thousands of kilometers away.
It was absurd if he thought about it too hard.
It was like throwing a dart at a man blocks away.
Erik held his breath during Cutter’s hard burn of the thrusters. He was feeling the loss of most of the gravity compensation, but the move helped the Argo approach the Northern Phoenix from the top of the enemy vehicle. Jia opened fire, small puffs on the sen
