Jason wasn't a reckless man, but he wasn't afraid to play the madman when the situation demanded it.
He followed the spider drone cautiously. He was absolutely certain they were marching straight toward the central core. The enemy had fully compromised the drone's programming!
Are they getting desperate? He reasoned that the hostile entity was highly intelligent. Perhaps it realized Jason had cracked its psychological maze and decided to test him using a hijacked Federation drone. What if the drone actually managed to lure him in?
This desperate play also confirmed something else: the enemy's operational capabilities were severely limited.
Jason played along, pretending to be oblivious as he followed the machine step by step.
Thump, thump, thump. His heartbeat hammered in his ears. His breathing grew heavy, his muscles coiling tighter with every step. In the next instant, that sickening blend of extreme danger and synthetic relief washed over him!
