Jayden's eyes widened behind his mask. How did he know exactly where to catch? Is it instinct, or can his aura sense the displacement?
But there was no time to think. Tazer's grip was like a vice of solid steel. Jayden had to break away before the Pioneer delivered a lethal shock. He tried to force his body into an intangible state to slip through the grip, but he was a fraction of a second too late.
"Burn," Tazer whispered. Then, his hand crackled with electricity and thousands of volts of raw lightning surged directly into Jayden's arm.
Jayden's camouflage flickered and shattered instantly. He let out a suppressed grunt, gritting his teeth in absolute agony as the electricity ravaged his nervous system. His tactical suit absorbed a massive percentage of the blast, but the sheer voltage was still overwhelming. Smoke curled from his armor, and his muscles locked up.
