Your plasma shots connect with devastating precision, each …

Your plasma shots connect with devastating precision, each burst tearing through the Sentinel's joint servos in cascading explosions of sparks and molten metal. Through the thickening gas, you catch glimpses of the Squad Leader desperately fumbling with his mask's straps, his trained military precision deteriorating as the neural suppressant takes hold. His fingers slip once, twice - the mask nearly falling before he catches it.
[ROGUE AI WARNING: MULTIPLE CRITICAL ALERTS]
- TOXIN LEVELS: 50% OF TOLERANCE THRESHOLD
- ESTIMATED CONSCIOUSNESS: 90 SECONDS
- POWER SURGE DETECTED - ELECTROMAGNETIC BURST IMMINENT
The Sentinel staggers, its fluid grace degrading into jerky, damaged movements - but far from defeated. As the Squad Leader's knees buckle, the mask finally slipping from trembling fingers to clatter across the floor, you notice an ominous change: the machine's damaged core begins to pulse with increasing intensity, the green glow shifting to a dangerous bright white.
How do you proceed?