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Eight.

Laughter bubbles from my throat between gunshots—genuine joy at violence unleashed after systematic suppression through pharmaceutical control and institutional containment. The sound carries manic energy that speaks to psychological liberation through enhanced chemistry rather than simple combat satisfaction.

Nine.

The final operative falls with expression of disbelief that suggests mission briefing failed to adequately prepare for enhanced capabilities operating beyond normal human parameters. Professional confidence shattered against reality of weaponized omega whose conditioning exceeds conventional tactical understanding.

Silence descends over the chamber with weight that seems almost physical after explosive violence of enhanced combat engagement.

Gun smoke drifts through recycled air while my enhanced hearing catalogues settling debris and final breathing patterns that confirm complete tactical success.

One alpha remains—the operative who attempted retreat toward knife combat when rifles proved inadequate against enhanced maneuvering. His scramble across blood-slick flooring displays desperation rather than tactical planning, survival instinct overriding professional training in face of impossible odds.

The blade in his hand represents last resort rather than preferred weapon, close combat tool selected when ranged engagement proved insufficient against an enhanced target whose capabilities exceed briefing parameters.

He charges with desperate aggression that sacrifices technique for pure momentum, hoping proximity might overcome enhanced reflexes through simple physical contact. The strategy might succeed against a normal opponent operating within conventional human limitations.

Enhanced perception makes his approach appear telegraphed with mathematical precision.

I sidestep his lunge without breaking stride, enhanced spatial awareness tracking his movement vector while calculating optimal response trajectory. The dance continues as he attempts follow-up strikes with increasingly frantic energy, blade work deteriorating under stress and pharmaceutical exhaustion.

My rifle becomes a partner in lethal ballet as I spin and pivot around his attacks, weapon handling that transforms combat into artistic expression. Each evasion flows seamlessly into positioning for counterattack, enhanced coordinationallowing impossible transitions between defensive and offensive positioning.

His breathing grows labored as enhanced stamina outlasts normal human endurance, systematic conditioning providing advantages that compound with each exchange. Fear replaces anger in his expression as understanding crystallizes—this engagement has only one possible conclusion.

He freezes as the rifle barrel comes to rest against his forehead with gentle precision that speaks to complete control rather than desperate aggression.

The metal feels cool against skin that radiates heat from pharmaceutical enhancement and physical exertion beyond normal human capacity.

Recognition dawns in his eyes as tactical situation clarifies beyond possibility of reversal or escape. Professional training provides no solution for enhanced capability operating through pharmaceutical amplification and systematic conditioning designed to create weapons from human subjects.

"I know the keyword to snap you out of this!" he declares with desperate hope that suggests command briefing included override protocols for enhanced subjects operating beyond normal parameters. "It's?—"

I press the rifle barrel more firmly against his skull, pharmaceutical enhancement making his desperate gambit seem pathetically transparent.

"Boom," I whisper with gentle finality.

The trigger pull requires minimal pressure—enhanced strength making weapon operation effortless despite designed safety parameters.

The shot echoes through chamber acoustics with definitiveness that transforms tactical engagement into completed objective.

His body falls with mechanical precision, nervous system shutdown eliminating controlled movement in favor of gravitational compliance. The impact against concrete provides percussion finale to combat symphony that pharmaceutical enhancement made into joyous expression rather than necessary violence.

Silence returns with weight that feels oppressive after explosive liberation of enhanced capability through systematic violence.

My breathing comes steady despite physical exertion, enhanced cardiovascular system processing stress loads that would overwhelm normal human physiology.

Perfect.

Complete.

Magnificent.

Snickers escape through residual adrenaline as pharmaceutical cocktail continues circulating through enhanced biology, chemical courage making violent success feel intoxicating rather than simply satisfying.

The sound grows into giggles that carry manic energy born from systematic conditioning and pharmaceutical amplification.

Then laughter erupts with volcanic intensity—genuine joy at bloodshed accomplished through enhanced capability, unstable euphoria that speaks to weaponized psychology operating beyond normal human emotional parameters.