It was time to heal myself and go up the stairs. I had lots of good mana. Holding my gun tightly, I went up the metal staircase. It made a big clanking sound as I made my way up. The 3 PEPs were all shocked that I was there to face them down. "Where the fuck did you come from!? What happened to the giant explosion we set up?" one of them demanded. That was when a loud bang rang out. His head exploded from a sniper rifle shot to the head. He collapsed on the floor dead on the spot. Blue blood splattered everywhere. That was another one down. It was my cue to get to work. I began running towards the closest one to me while shooting. I shot the PEP a couple of times before I ran out of bullets. It was time to switch to my cheat rifle. He was also shooting at me. I got hit, but it was fine. We were in close range. I tried to shoot at him but he ducked under the gun and tried to punch me. He did not let me get the space needed to blast him away. It was a battle to the death. The other was way too busy trying to take on the others below to deal with us. We were locked into mortal combat.
There was no way that I was going to lose to a PEP unit. I have killed too many PEA and AEP units for that. He was highly skilled and specialized for combat. That made it tough to keep him down. I wanted to capture him for his skills. Zayne was a former Conqueror unit and he was pretty cool. Eventually, I tackled him to the ground. I had to immobilize him if I wanted to be able to collect him later. Brett could just use his magic to drain his energy. It was hard to keep him still as he was struggling for all he was worth. These guys were all charged up and ready for this battle. He was not possible to keep long time. I had accept that. Finally, I got into position to reach up and snap his neck. Killing him was still hard. His neck and muscles were made to be way more durable than a human's. I was maxed out in my strength though. Snapping his neck was an easy feat. After that, I was able to get up and gun down the last one. She had her back to me to deal with everyone else. My job done was done. Everything quieted down a moment after that. What a waste. I walked down the stairs and left the shop.
All of the members of the coalition were clapping for me. I took a bow as I walked over to the barricade. When I got there, a few of the humans reached their arms out to help me climbed over. I took the all help. Paul, Brett and I got lots of fame and clout for the stunning performance. I looked at the AEP units and the human companions. I smiled at them and said "Guys. There are 2 of them still accounted for and I haven't seen any X-frames in there. It is important that all of you guys keep your heads on a swivel." I then turned to the humans. "This isn't called the Radiation Clan for nothing. I hope you guys got something for radiation damage down there." The researchers all had some hazmat suits here. They were suiting up. The commando had special full body tactical gear. The gear had protection from radiation built into it. The humans were still a bit nervous to have to go down there with their cyborg partners. The general and head researcher approached as well. "I guess I have to admit it: you psycho bastards got the job done." He then looked at the men. "Get in. Watch the cyborgs. Get out."
