Max opted for a pair of Disruptor Pistols, as they had the same damage output as the rifles and were more maneuverable in split-second targeting scenarios, which he was seeing as more and more likely with every step they took through the woods.
The number of large animals was increasing the further that they got, and none of them were friendly.
Sporadic Laser fire from the new organic rifles that they had made for the Canis team took out bugs the size of a large dog while Nico and Rill scouted ahead to try to find more large game.
A flashing warning, showing that a hostile target was incoming, flashed on the display in Max's helmet, and he popped a Disruptor shot at it the instant he verified that it was indeed an alien insect.