Power Loader - Battle Mace

  One in the back of the pack bounds toward her and she swings the egg crate at him like a baseball bat. The crate connects and the creature flies across the commons before smashing into a wall, acid spraying from several broken pieces. It was an instinctual move, but her heart stops when she realizes what she’s done. She can’t afford to jeopardize the airtight seal of the box.

  But the crates are all shock-proof, tamper-resistant, and best of all, super-hydrophobic. The acid rolls off, leaving no damage at all.

  Blue has a battle mace.

  She steps into the pack and catches another of the beasts off-guard, slamming it toward the distant wall like a baseball. She swings again, but they’ve become wary and quickly leap out of the way. They’re so much faster than she can be in her cumbersome body, and have little trouble avoiding her attacks.

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Alien: The Cold Forge, Chapter 30