Concentrating on every fiber and cell within her body, Setsuna maneuvered her vehicle, calculating the distance between the cruiser about to fire a laser beam at Shan. She couldn't rely on the AI system to calculate the distance and automatically break for her; it might not give her the desired result.
Trusting her gut feeling, she lightly tapped the brake, slowing the car down. Her attention turned to the bright red beam charging up. It took three seconds for the laser beam to release, and ten seconds to reach full charge. She had only two seconds to act.
Thankfully, every vehicle in this era had an emergency mode that generated a magnetic field holographic shield. This shield protected against crashes and could even bend laser beams, which were created from light. It could only be used temporarily, but Setsuna decided to take advantage of it. She commanded the vehicle AI system with her voice, "Turn on emergency mode."
[System: Magnetic field is on]
