Eric pointed upward.
"If enough damage hits the wrong support..."
Kai already knew the answer.
"It collapses."
"A lot."
"A lot?"
"A lot."
Kai hated how Eric kept saying that.
The two continued running.
Eventually they reached a maintenance junction.
Several large support columns stood around them.
Unlike the others—
These had mechanisms attached.
Old levers.
Metal braces.
Control systems.
Eric immediately rushed toward them.
His eyes lit up.
"Oh."
Kai didn't like that tone.
"What?"
"I can collapse it."
Kai blinked.
"What?"
Eric pointed excitedly.
"The supports."
"The tunnel."
"The chamber."
"The whole route."
Kai stared.
"You can do that?"
"Probably."
"Probably?"
Eric looked offended.
"I designed half this city."
"That's not an answer."
"It's the best answer you're getting."
The architect immediately started examining the mechanisms.
Twisting valves.
Checking supports.
Looking for something.
Kai stood guard.
His thoughts drifting elsewhere.
Back to Andre.
Back to the fight.
Back to that battlefield from the dream.
Back to the figure.
Back to the dead Fais.
Nothing made sense.
And yet—