-Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!...
The entire stone floor was basically vibrating from the horde thrashing against the barricade of roots I had placed to net some alone time with Pookie.
I stood there about ten feet back from the barricade, just watching those thick roots bow inward.
"Alright, System," I muttered, rolling my shoulders to adjust the shotgun's sling biting in. "Let's take our little theory out for a spin."
I didn't even wait for Mr. Cynical to respond. I just started booting up the programs in my head.
First up, the background apps.
I dropped 2Mp/s straight into Precognition, instantly stretching my perception two seconds into the immediate future before pouring in 1MP/s into the Domain. And finally, I trickled 2Mp/s right into my brainstem, locking in the baseline cognitive boost from Ice Reinforcement.
Five MP a second. Locked and steady.
And with the background apps running smoothly, I brought the actual hammer down.
