They sprinted toward the Hub, the air growing colder as the Wraiths bled the heat from the environment. At the center of the room, a massive cluster of the creatures swarmed the reactor, their bodies glowing with a sickening, stolen radiance. "We can't take them all at once," Sarah whispered.
Miller looked out the window as the lights of the Medical District flickered, then held steady.
"Good job, 12," he said, wiping soot from his brow. "Let’s go home before someone notices we broke the most expensive piece of equipment in the sector."
"One down," Jax grunted, watching the battery meter on the unit jump from red to amber. "But the main hive is at the Central Hub. They’re eating the core."