Webb barely got the warning out before the sniper had fired.
CRACK~
The round slammed into the concrete exactly where he'd been standing a fraction of a second earlier.
Stone fragments exploded upward in a violent spray that ricocheted across the courtyard walls while Webb threw himself sideways in a desperate roll instead of a clean dive.
Dust burst across his uniform as he hit the ground hard and disappeared behind the fountain's raised stone edge.
The crack of the rifle echoed through the apartment complex a second later, bouncing between the buildings before fading into the night.
Webb moved immediately.
One hand snapped to his belt while he yanked free a smoke grenade, ripped the pin loose with his teeth, and hurled it toward the center of the courtyard.
THOOM~
The canister bounced once against the pavement before erupting into thick gray-white smoke that spread outward in heavy waves.
