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My shoulder drives into his center mass with force that lifts his feet from institutional flooring, enhanced strength delivering impact that overwhelms body armor and systematic protection through pure kinetic energy transfer.

The rifle spins away from nerveless fingers as spinal compression disrupts motor control and conscious coordination.

He hits a reinforced wall with a wet crack that speaks to structural damage beyond normal healing parameters—enhanced Alpha capability versus standard human physiology resulting in predictable mechanical failure.

No time for assessment or tactical evaluation.

The second guard reacts with professional training that prioritizes tactical communication over individual engagement.

His hand moves toward his communication device with practiced efficiency—calling for backup and tactical support rather than attempting direct confrontation with an enhanced Alpha operating beyond normal combat parameters.

Cannot allow institutional reinforcement or systematic pursuit coordination.

My hand closes around his throat before communication attempt can complete—enhanced reflexes providing tactical advantage that overwhelms professional training through biological superiority and systematic conditioning.

Pressure applied with surgical precision rather than emotional violence—larynx compression that eliminates vocal capability without causing permanent structural damage or unnecessary cruelty.

His eyes roll back as oxygen deprivation overrides conscious resistance, body going limp as nervous system prioritizes survival over tactical objective.

The third guard demonstrates enhanced capability that suggests institutional conditioning and systematic improvement beyond standard security personnel.

His movement carries familiar precision—Alpha responses that speak to designation enhancement and specialized training for enhanced subject engagement.

Enhanced versus enhanced creates tactical complexity that standard engagement protocols cannot address through superior biology alone.

We circle each other with predatory grace, both recognizing opponent capability that demands respect rather than overwhelming through simple superior positioning and systematic advantage.

His strike comes with enhanced speed that matches my own reflexes—accurate assessment of capability and tactical timing that speaks to extensive combat experience against enhanced subjects.

I deflect with enhanced coordination that redirects kinetic energy rather than absorbing impact—Alpha training prioritizing tactical efficiency over brute force engagement and systematic domination.

My counterattack flows from deflection with fluid precision that seeks vulnerable pressure points rather than overwhelming through enhanced strength alone.

Elbow to solar plexus followed by knee strike to floating ribs—combination targeting that exploits enhanced anatomy knowledge and systematic weakness identification.

He absorbs impacts with enhanced resilience that speaks to conditioning beyond standard parameters, yet accumulateddamage affects coordination despite superior healing capability.

His second assault proves less coordinated—pharmaceutical enhancement beginning systematic failure under accumulated damage and tactical pressure.

My finishing strike targets his vagus nerve with precision that bypasses enhanced healing through neurological disruption rather than structural damage.

He drops with mechanical precision—nervous system shutdown that eliminates threat without permanent injury or unnecessary violence.

Enhanced hearing detects fourth and fifth guards coordinating flanking approach that seeks tactical advantage through positioning rather than direct engagement.

Professional assessment recognizing enhanced Alpha capability and adapting strategy to exploit tactical limitations and systematic vulnerability.

Cannot allow coordinated assault when protecting unconscious Omega and maintaining tactical advance toward objective.

Movement flows from enhanced conditioning without conscious direction—flowing between cover positions with speed that renders targeting impossible for normal human reflexes.

The fourth guard's rifle tracks my position with enhanced assistance that suggests technological augmentation rather than natural capability—institutional equipment designed specifically for enhanced subject engagement and systematic neutralization.

Muzzle flash illuminates the corridor with stroboscopic intensity as enhanced reflexes provide sufficient warning for evasive positioning.

Bullets impact concrete where I'd been standing milliseconds earlier—enhanced speed versus technological assistance resulting in tactical stalemate that favors biological capability over mechanical precision.

Close-quarters engagement eliminates technological advantage through proximity that exceeds tracking capability and targeting parameters.