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We push on, Dr Cerveris calling the shots, leading the way I ask Reilly about Mr Burke, if he’s safe Reilly says he doesn’t think h he can’t be sure I start to ask Dr Cerveris, but then he stops at another door and tells Reilly to open it

Rage steps out, cool as you like He raises an eyebrow at us and grins "Are we going on a picnic?"

"This is no time for levity," Dr Cerveris snaps "The complex has come under attack froe nods "There was all sorts of fighting going on outside ured it out" He cracks his knuckles "How bad are things, sir?"

"Critical," Dr Cerveris ain control eventually, even if extra troops have to be summoned, but I have no confidence that stability will be resuer"

"Do we have a plan?" Rage asks as we jog on, only Danny left to gather

"Once we’re all together, we’ll lock ourselves into a secure room and wait"

"That’s all you’ve co bleakly

"Just be glad we came for you," Reilly snaps "We could have left you to rot"

"Oh, I ae says Then, to my astonish the soldier to the floor As Reilly sluun and takes it from him

"What the hell are you - " Dr Cerveris starts to roar

Rage turns and jabs a finger into the doctor’s eye, popping it as easily as he would a grape As the scientist screarins Then his face goes hard and he drives his hand through the side of Dr Cerveris’s skull, cracks it open and scoops out a handful of brain

My field of vision narrohen I spot the fresh chunks of brain Pain shoots through me, but it’s a pleasurable pain Mywith e’s hand

"Nuh-uh," Rage jeers, and thrusts the fistful of brain into his mouth He cheith relish and kicks back Peder as he darts towards the one-eyed doctor "He’s all e barks, and swiftly shovels out more of the dead man’s brain

I feel disappoint for a victim of my own Then my senses click back into place and I shakethe others They lose their vacant look

Rage is s boy needs his vittles, that’s what ran used to say"

He drops the carcass of Dr Cerveris and s at Rage with unconcealed terror "No need to brick it, Reilly I’ to eat you I’ve had my fill for the day"

"Why did you kill hi, nauseated, at theto help us"