Ch. 16 Rescue in the Ruins

[VirusZero]

Stark leaped into the air, he activated his defensive shield which covered him in a spherical bubble of protection. The shield protected him from damage, but the energy cost to keep the shield up under fire was heavy. So he moved fast to bridge the gap using his thrusters. He landed on the other side of the gap and grasped the block with both hands.

He gave a tug and it wouldn't budge at all. Turning back he saw where the block was sitting, there was a small section raised up. He hoped his weight alone would be enough... He stood atop the switch and immediately his weight caused the switch to sink and the trap to disengage. The attacks creased at once. But some damage had been done to the team regardless.

"You should hurry over quickly." Stark called out. Underneath him he could feel the switch starting to raise again. His weight had been enough to push it down at first, but not enough to keep it held down. He considered jumping and pounding the switch, but that'd only allow the trap to activate for a second and damage those trying to cross. And the last thing he needed was to have someone get hit by the trap and drop into the spike pit.