The singing echoing through the corridor instantly allowed Amilcare to locate his target. He immediately turned in that direction.
Following closely, however, was a warning alarm for a "sectional closure" dropping down.
Before Amilcare could turn the last corner, the heavy metal partition had already fallen.
Amilcare swung his lance again, shattering the surrounding walls.
His lance was not just a simple cold weapon. It actually functioned as a large electromagnetic pile driver. Amilcare did not hold it in his hands; instead, it was fixed in place through an interface on his forearm. The most central metal rod inside was filled with heavy elements that are quite far down the periodic table, wrapped with a ferromagnetic high-performance alloy, and controlled by a Magnetic Field Generator.
This interface relative to Amilcare's arm was fixed, but the shaft of the lance could slide freely.
