GS - CH 40 - Mud

What this episode covers

Lo Rusters! Darrow flew so high, in mud he now lies…and Rags and the Howlers and rest. The EMP did what EMPs do and destroyed the electronic equipment rendering what moments ago were planet-conquering war-god mech suits into giant heavy-ass coffins. Entombed in his armor Darrow contemplates his impending slow death by drowning. Having the lung capacity of a Gold and airtight armor actually is a drawback here as it gives him loads of time to rethink his choices before passing out and dying. To add to his personal horror he is feet away from his best friends as they face the same doom. But this Helldiver is made of sterner stuff and so he, like life, finds away. Once free of his cage he is able to help Ragnar and the two head to the river surface to see what they can do to get out of this pickle. Once topside they find a charnel house as the bodies of unlucky Howlers that didn’t fall into the river are strewn about. A kill squad of Grays, Obsidians, and a couple Golds are moving about dispatching the helpless Howlers. Darrow and Ragnar attack, in the process Darrow breaks all the laws and gives Ragnar a razor. He eventually uses it to prove he is not a dog but a man. The two then run relays as they pull the drowning from the river. Once free from his starshell, Sevro is given the butcher's bill and the weight is almost too much.

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