Smoke filled the corridor.
Dust rained from the ceiling.
The underground laboratory erupted into movement.
"Kill the intruders!"
More hooded figures poured from side passages.
Some wielded swords.
Others carried staffs already glowing with magic circles.
One raised his hand.
Three fireballs shot toward the Outlaws.
Munnu laughed.
"There we go!"
He dove sideways.
Boom.
The corridor exploded behind him.
Chunks of stone flew everywhere.
Persia clicked his tongue.
"They're using magic again."
"Then stop whining and shoot them!"
Several Outlaws raised rifles.
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
Bullets tore through the narrow hallway.
One cultist dropped immediately.
Another raised a barrier.
The third wasn't fast enough.
Blood splattered against the wall.
Kai stared.
"...Guns work."
Munnu rolled behind broken machinery.
"They're still people."
"They die the same."
A cult mage slammed his staff into the floor.
Stone spikes erupted beneath the Outlaws.
"Scatter!"
Everyone jumped.
One wasn't fast enough.
The spike pierced his leg.
He screamed.
Another Outlaw immediately dragged him behind cover.
"No one gets left behind!"
Munnu shouted.
Kai felt something stir inside him.
Not memories.
Instinct.
He could...
feel it.
Mana.
Tiny streams flowed throughout the room.
The cultists.