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57: The Ancient Pact

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The "guest room" was a charnel house. The scent of copper and ozone was so thick it coated the back of the throat. Jack and Marcus stood at the entrance, the floor slick with blood and the remains of the Wallbreakers' high-tech armor.

"Seven," Marcus grunted, pointing his rifle. "We only managed to drive seven of them back into the pods." Four of the creatures had torn each other apart or simply burned out, their bodies dissolving into a toxic slurry.

The seven survivors were thrash
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