Chapter IIb: On Your Own

You shoot at him but again, the man evades the attack and gets closer. He raises a hand with sharp fingernails that almost look like claws and slices at your face with it. You manage to avoid most of the attack but you feel his nails open a thin wound on your cheek. You return the attack by hitting him with your weapon. You hit him well and he gets thrown back lightly, almost losing his balance.

He is now standing between the three of you on one side and Zephyr on the other and starts clicking menacingly at you, Alex.

Lorq, you shoot at the man and hit him right in the chest. He stops in his tracks for a moment but does not fall over. He shakes his head and before you can shoot again, he is moving again. Suddenly, he jumps backwards, towards Zephyr, and, in the air, rotates around to face him.

Laser Feeling: It looks like something related to the parasites makes the hosts much more resistant to the stun. It's still possible to stun them, as he did show a reaction when Lorq hit him, but the infected seem to recover much faster and even be able to shake off a hit or two at max setting. For your edited question: It's not impossible but knocking him out like that is going to be very difficult. If you had a heavy pipe or something, that would helpThe pirate manages to grab a hold of Zephyr and takes cover from Alex, Meyers and Lorq behind him. He digs his nails deep into Zephyr's skin, drawing blood around his neck. He uses the other hand to get a firmer grip on him. With one hand dug into his neck and the other arm holding Zephyr firmly in place, it's going to be almost impossible for him to free himself.
The others are seeing this from a few meters distance. He is holding Zephyr as a human shield, so it's going to be very difficult for you to hit him without hitting Zephyr.