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The leadfire Liquid lead dribbled down the wall and pooled, instantly igniting anything it touched

But now the file rooone, and Sa

“Orc! Grab hi for breath

Sam felt himself lifted off his feet It was curiously pleasant Outside, the shock of cold air on his face snapped him back to reality

He glanced to his right Gunfire still kept the turbine rooainst the wall, unable to do anything but reload and keep firing blindly His soldiers had been ordered back to safety behind parked cars

The attack was failing

Sa nausea and dizziness He faced the wall again He could shoot through the outer wall, through the rooht was diffused at that distance And he had no room to ply the blowtorch back and forth and widen the hole

He raised his hands and unleashed the power The lead sheath melted quickly But too late, Sam knew Too late for surprise Too late

And in the end, too little

A red-rimmed hole about the size of a manhole cover dripped melted lead like tears

Then a familiar voice cried, “Sam!”

Sanored it

“Saes into this hole you’ve made,” Caine yelled “One!”

Saes,lead

“Two!”