Pain shot up his arm, agonizing and immediate. He screamed, but he didn't let go.
We put the HQ Pack to the test on several trips, and it performed admirably. The pack was comfortable to wear, even when loaded with gear, and the suspension system did an excellent job of distributing weight. The multiple pockets and compartments kept our gear organized and easily accessible.
"Reloading!" Jace yelled, but he wasn't reloading a gun. He was rebooting the Pack's firewall. Enemy hackers were already trying to burn through his system to trace the squad's location.
He popped the manual release. A wave of blistering heat hit his face. He ripped off his gauntlet, exposing his bare hand, and shoved his arm into the machinery. He grabbed the scalding lever and held it down, forcing the coolant to circulate manually.
"Do it," Jace whispered to himself.
"Take it down!" Miller ordered.
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Jace dropped to one knee, swinging the Pack off his shoulders. He hit the activation sequence. The case hissed open, revealing a pulsing blue core. A tri-pod deployed automatically, anchoring into the mud.
"Move, move!" Sergeant Miller shouted, scrambling out of the pod.
"Systems down!" Jace screamed. He slammed his fist against the casing. "The core is critical!"
They called it the HQ Pack. High-Quotient Loadout. Or, as the grunts called it: "The Queen’s Jewelry."
"Contact left!" Miller yelled. The squad opened fire, rounds chewing into the concrete where the enemy had been hiding seconds before. Without the HQ Pack, they would have walked right into an ambush.