C134 He Had Pinched the Wrong Persimmon

With time running short, Qi Ann had no choice but to bet that the old-fashioned weapon shared some mechanisms with modern ones, allowing it to be detonated mid-flight. At least it didn't appear to be a pure energy weapon; if it were, her only option would be to drop the barrier, duck, and start praying.

Qi Ann took aim in the span of a single breath and decisively squeezed the trigger