12 11 301 Some guards, yet to be corrupted, are still holding their ground. They line up to form the city's last line of defense, gating the light wall to fend off the invaders.
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15 14 301 1 Lamia Why don't you just run? Dum vita est, dum-dums... 1
16 15 301 Phecda Leader The Kowloong Corp never backs down. You shall not pass, Ascendant! 2
17 16 301 Lamia Then I'll have to pump more of the virus in you, sorry... 1
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19 18 301 "Sorry." The heedless words leave her mouth, all while she scans for more Corrupted to modify into viral explosives.
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21 20 301 1 Lamia Okay then... 1
22 21 301 ? ? ? Stop right there, Ascendant!
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24 23 301 RImgBg1Shake A giant hunk of metal plunges from the sky. Too big, too heavy to be called a sword. Following and landing after the slab of metal is its owner, Kamui.
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27 26 301 1 Lamia Uh—h-huh...? Hold on, what's going on? How are you still standing? 1
28 27 301 Kamui Because I, have a helping hand. 2
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30 29 301 Though Lamia is only blathering to herself, Kamui quickly catches on to her reason of puzzlement.
31 30 301 Every molecule around Lamia is teeming with the Punishing Virus. Her mere presence alone would cause any approaching Construct to collapse within seconds.
32 31 301 But not this one in front of her. With a boisterous smirk that irritates Lamia to the core, he retrieves the sword from out of the ground, as if the virus is nothing to him.
36 34 301 1 Lamia ...You must be Kamui. The guy Roland mentioned... 1
37 35 301 Kamui Bleugh, thanks for reminding me of that stinky Roland. Well then, guess I don't have to introduce myself. Time to meet your maker, Ascendant! 2
44 40 301 1 Realizing that she is ineffective against Kamui, Lamia changes tack. She immediately steps back and fills the space between her and Kamui with a horde of Corrupted.
52 48 301 RImgBg1Shake Chrome's bullet hits Lamia in her arm.
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54 50 301 1 Lamia My arm...! I spent so long finding a good one... 1
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56 52 301 1 Chrome Be good and stay still for the next few shots. 1
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58 54 301 1 Lamia I'm not going to just sit here and take it! 1
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60 56 301 1 Kamui Didn't expect you to anyway. 1
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62 58 301 Chrome's diversion has kept Lamia busy, creating an opening for a melee attack. With unthinkable speed, Kamui leaps over the Corrupted and dashes right before Lamia.
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64 60 301 The air whistles as Kamui swings his greatsword, up and across. Mid-swing, he shifts and adjusts, readying to lurch for a monumental follow-up to cleave her in two—
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66 62 301 1 Kamui !!! 1
67 63 202 1
68 64 301 But the sword halts mid-air.
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70 68 301 PanelActor2Shake 1 Construct Ugh... 2
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73 67 301 1 Lamia What's the matter? 1
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75 70 301 A barely conscious Construct—somehow not fully infected—is now between Kamui's greatsword and Lamia.
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77 72 301 1 Lamia You have no qualms about killing your infected comrades, but what about those that can still be saved? 1
