Yousef ran for his life on a path between two mountains covered in orange grass, while Jasto ran behind him. Jasto then ran up the rugged slope of the mountain on his right, jumped high, and fired his beam at both sides of the mountains in front of Yousef. Rocks fell, blocking his escape route.
Yousef stopped and swallowed hard. He had to go back to where Jasto was waiting for him, a victorious smile on his face. Yousef knew he would suffer bloody injuries, but his body, genetically enhanced and modified by the Enix, would heal over time—if he could escape today and not be killed.
He charged toward Jasto, who extended his palms and began firing successive, intense bursts of rays. Yousef dodged them or endured them, leaping between them until their intensity increased. The upper part of his suit melted, and the skin of Yousef's right arm was scorched. He screamed in pain but didn't stop running and dodging left and right.
