He extends an arm out to Jace, enveloping him in a HardLight forcefield, and with surprising speed brings his Gauss Cannon up and returned fire, hitting the being directly in the chest, thanks to his compressed electron Smart Scope. The shot does no apparent damage to the creature, but the sheer impact completely obliterated the round and sends the being out of a nearby window. For a second, he was torn between following the monster and saving the man, but he quickly overcame the temptation to pursue the former and picked Jace up, using his Anti-Gravity boots to propel himself faster.