"Exotic particles, primarily. The bolts fly slower than kinetic rounds but they're about the size of a balloon, and you'll need at least a meter clearance to avoid splash damage. Servitors like to pick a good spot to target and pump out a barrage. Once you're out of the way that's a good time to take your own shot."
Blaze glances back, then picks a charge out by its motion sensor and shoots it. The targeted explosion triggers a chain reaction as the shock and shrapnel ripple both ways along the tunnel. Fragments of metal whizz past Blaze and bury themselves in her armor; one squeals across her visor and grinds an annoying scratch in its wake. She waits until the ruckus dies, leaving only the slow creak of stressed metal settling back into place.
"The Devils know how to target charges without bringing their own lair down," she remarks, surveying the haze of smoke and dust in the air before she leads them in. "Gotta give them that. Good thing we don't need to be subtle."
"I'm detecting a concentrated ether source nearby," Ghost pipes up so they can both hear. "That's what the Fallen feed on, and servitors produce it. I'd say we're getting close."
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Date: 2018-02-03 11:31 am (UTC)Blaze glances back, then picks a charge out by its motion sensor and shoots it. The targeted explosion triggers a chain reaction as the shock and shrapnel ripple both ways along the tunnel. Fragments of metal whizz past Blaze and bury themselves in her armor; one squeals across her visor and grinds an annoying scratch in its wake. She waits until the ruckus dies, leaving only the slow creak of stressed metal settling back into place.
"The Devils know how to target charges without bringing their own lair down," she remarks, surveying the haze of smoke and dust in the air before she leads them in. "Gotta give them that. Good thing we don't need to be subtle."
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I'm detecting a concentrated ether source nearby," Ghost pipes up so they can both hear. "That's what the Fallen feed on, and servitors produce it. I'd say we're getting close."