Yousef stood, placing a hand on his burnt arm, blood trickling from his forehead and chest. He watched Jasto leap to his feet. Akira tried to ambush him from behind, but Jasto spun and grabbed him by the throat.
"Predictable," Jasto said. "Never repeat the same tactic more than once in a battle. That's military tactics 101, in case you've never read it."
Jasto channeled heat from his hands into Akira's body. Akira screamed from the intense heat, feeling as if he were melting. But suddenly, Jasto took an explosion from behind that made him drop Akira. He looked back, astonished, to find that Yousef had launched target-seeking grenades from his suit. These grenades would fly into the air for a few moments, lock onto their target, and charge, exploding on impact.
