Predator If It Bleeds 49

"Same.

"After that?"

"Request relief from the Army. I'm done."
She stopped the car, on a shoulder, turned to him, took his hands in hers. "Look-I-"

The flash of blue light made them turn toward the base, squinting against the glare-just in time to see the administrative building explode. The building burned-Dault was sure to be burning with it. Then another flash of light, a red beam fired from high above, destroying the exo-team's building. Nialls and Olivia watched, open-mouthed, as the Yautja's spacecraft buzzed over the smoking wreckage, as if inspecting its handiwork... and came toward them.

It seemed to hesitate above them, for a moment, and Nialls waited for the blast-it was too late to run. He hoped it'd be over quickly. But then the craft backed away, hovered wobblingly- and shot up into the sky, vanishing into the thin cloud cover. Gone from this wretched planet...After a long breathless moment, Olivia drove them back on the road, toward the base, to see if they could be of any help.-pg.280 chpt.10