But that wouldn’t be a problem for much longer. Perez was already charging forward into the breach, massive shotgun up and firing. Even though there was no atmosphere to hear it, she imagined her ears were ringing from the echo in such a cramped space, as spent cartridges flew out behind him one after another. Olivia took one look at his helmet-cam, and saw why. There were just over a dozen of the thick-furred creatures waiting around the source of the explosion, with a makeshift blockade made of hunks of metal and office furniture. It had been a little too close, and several of them were already dead.