That his shot went wide wasn't really a surprise; the kid was fast and wearing the armor. The armor would be a problem, even at close range. Too close, as he found out when Grasscutter sliced him across the chest and he stumbled back, his gun still in hand. Taking the wound saved him from losing his gun, for all the good it was going to do. Here he was, apparently, with a gun at a sword fight. One arm over his wound, USAgent raised the other to level the pistol at Alex's head, bobbing back to stay out of the reach of that sword. He took aim and fired.