Then the Elite was on him, tossing his plasma rifle aside and bringing up his hand with one of those red energy swords. John blocked the sword with his assault rifle and barely managed to duck out of the way as the crackling blade sliced through the barrel. He stomp-kicked the alien’s knee and saw its leg buckle sideways, then sprang away and snatched his M90 off his rear magmount and put a round into the Elite’s helmet.