PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
Baraka asked, his voice a tight whisper.
"He's using the steel," she sobbed, clutching Baraka’s wrist with surprising, desperate strength. "He has dozens of Class-5 metallurgical Actives down there, melting down the frigates and the cargo ships. They aren't building trucks, Baraka. They are building armor. Heavy, kinetic-resistant armor for the entire Vanguard."
She swallowed hard, her eyes rolling back slightly as the blood loss took its toll.
"He’s building an army of iron. And he's marching them to the mountain."