Predator Stalking Shadows 21

"He was still some meters away when the Hunter abruptly sat up. A moment later all hell broke loose. As the alien faced them, its shoulder cannon swiveled, seeking the trajectory of whatever had hit it. Instantly realizing the danger he was in, Faraday took aim and fired, scoring a perfect hit on his target. The three rounds hit the alien in the shoulder, the side of its throat, and blew its half-raised left hand into glowing green confetti. But by then it was already too late. At almost the same moment that Faraday pulled his trigger, the shoulder cannon fired too, its first blast smashing into the tree directly next to Faraday and exploding outwards, sending him flying through the air. Even before he hit the ground, the cannon was swiveling and firing again, two more lightning bolts scoring a direct hit on his body and blowing him apart like a clay pigeon on a skeet range. No doubt aware that it would either die from its injuries or become a captive of creatures to which it considered itself superior, the Hunter had clearly decided to go out in a blaze of glory. And go out it did."pg.103 chpt.4