The Lanky in the lead is advancing at a shocking speed, faster than she has ever seen one move. Instead of the usual slow and lumbering bipedal gait, this one is moving almost but not quite on all fours, using its front limbs to propel itself along as well. A MAWS gun booms, and an armor-piercing round streaks toward the charging Lanky from the ranks of Echo team. The round hits right in the center of the thing’s massive skull and shatters into a cloud of white-hot shrapnel. The Lanky plows on, seemingly undeterred, chewing up the distance between it and the fire team with frightening
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