Chapter Eighteen
The MX 60 tore through the dense clouds of smoke and debris. Dozens of new lidar signatures showed up, along with matching thermal signatures, all flying straight toward the municipal tower.
The new arrivals were much smaller than those responsible for the earlier deadly flitter wave.
“Looks like another wave of explosives,” Jia suggested. “There’s trying to show off, but that is just being arrogant. These guys are really starting to annoy me.”
Erik raised an eyebrow as he swerved to miss a large piece of debris. “Starting?”
Jia shrugged. “This last year has really increased my tolerance for violent idiocy.”
“I hope that’s only half about me personally.” Erik chuckled. “But it doesn’t matter. Arrogance is good.”
“Huh? How can you say that?” Jia looked at him. “If th
