Chapter 114: The mutant theory

As soon as Kevin's hoverbike passed through the laser dome, it triggered an alarm. The auto-turrets would have shot them out of the sky, but fortunately, Kurt deactivated them on time after checking out the external camera feed. 

Once Kevin's hoverbike landed on the ground and came to a complete stop, Cairo and Kurt came out of the shelter to receive the returning riders.

"What happened to you?" Kurt asked, starting at Kevin's glossy gray arm. "I thought you were only going to get a new cooling system. Did you replace your arm as well?"

"I installed some new upgrades," Kevin replied.

Before Kurt could ask more questions, Cairo cut into the conversation. "What took you guys so long? It's been over six hours since you left. Ran into any machines out there?"