Ryan took a moment to catch his breath, the thrill of victory and his new Level 7 power humming through him. He had spent maybe ten minutes, tops, inside the Time-Locked Vault, and it had been the most intense ten minutes of his new life.
But now, the scary part was over. The Legendary Guardian was a pile of scrap, and the rest of the Vault was his to explore.
He walked toward the sealed Precursor armory that his Neural Map had pointed out. The door was massive, made of the same dark, seamless metal as everything else in the Vault.
It looked like it could withstand a bomb. A complex, glowing panel next to the door was likely the lock. In the past, he would have been stumped. But now, he had a new trick up his sleeve.
