The team members each called out their count, tallying up to just over a hundred rounds left. The Mutants seemed to have sensed something, for they suddenly grew restless, emitting terrifying howls and charged forward, trampling the bodies of their fallen comrades.
Gunfire erupted immediately. The dense assault formation of the Mutants significantly increased the hit rate of the action team, but their ammunition was depleting faster as well.
One Mutant after another fell, charging within a fifteen-meter range, when suddenly, one team member's gun jammed—its energy cell depleted. Then a second gun failed, and a third...
The team leader let out a loud roar, firing three consecutive shots, felling the three Mutants at the very front. His ammunition was also spent.