CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED – THE NEMESIS IS DEAD

As they grappled, Logan continued his relentless assault on the hybrid. The creature's regeneration was slowing, its movements becoming sluggish. With a final, desperate lunge, Logan tore into its chest, ripping out what passed for its heart. The hybrid let out a final, gurgling roar before collapsing to the ground, its body already beginning to dissolve into a puddle of unstable genetic material. Carter, seeing his creation fall, let out a howl of anguish. With surprising strength, he threw Laura off and lunged for a red button on his main console. "If I can't have my victory," he snarled, "then none of us will survive!" As his hand slammed down on the button, alarms began to blare throughout the facility. A computerized voice announced, "Self-destruct sequence initiated. Fifteen minutes to detonation." Logan rushed to Laura's side, helping her to her feet. "We need to get out of here," he growled. But Laura shook her head. "We can't let him escape. Not after everything he's don