Map of the Iron Province

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X0-C3 immediately dragged me outside, much to my protest. She was on her own mission now, and my emotional moment wasn't going to get in her way.

She told me that Lily was interrogated by the STEEL squad who spared nothing to try and get her to talk. And it seems that Lily did.

Lily spoke of my journey, my encounters with the cult, the Foundry, and even the old facility. And even this black-eyed lady...

When mentioning her, X0-C3 looked at me with a serious, almost concerned look. I asked if she knew who she was. She didn't, but the characteristics and appearance of this lady was cause for concern. Something she said she wanted to look into further, but that would be for another day, and didn't elaborate any further.

X0-C3 pulled out her stone, and began to power up. Unleashing a massive torrent of energy that only once had I ever felt before. It was just as paralyzing as those entities I encountered escaping the Foundry. Yet, she had this power, here and now.

She explained that according to STEEL's scale of wielder's class levels. Standard C3's were Class 2. But herself? She was well into Class 3, and was on the cusp of Class 4. And these levels are not rated linearly, they are exponential. A Class 3 is multiple times stronger than a Class 2, and a Class 4 is multiple times even a Class 3.

I was blown back by the wind alone and had a hard time keeping my footing. I maybe just only reclaimed my Class 2 abilities, and now was about to square off against someone that was likely many, MANY times stronger than me.

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