The moment I realized what he was after, I redirected a portion of my web-spinning swarm to the hand.  Then I limped to my left to put myself between him and his target.  My swarm passed over him.  The seventh strafing run.  He slashed at it as it passed in a surprising display of emotion.

What? What is it going for?

He reached into the hole where his neck and head were supposed to be and withdrew a small knife.

Ohh. A detached weapon, as a last ditch effort.

I adjusted my posture.  He was a tinker, and that knife could be anything.

That is a very good point.

He pressed a switch, and it was soon surrounded with a gray blur.  I recognized it as Armsmaster’s tech.

Well, fuck.

So he ran off with that knife. That’s probably not good.

Oh yeah, he used it to carve his exit, didn’t he.

A weapon with that exact same visual effect had done horrendous damage to Leviathan.

Yep. Your armor’s not going to save you from this one.

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