Tatier was a very traditional Tiriro Starrealm Knight, born into a distinguished family and blessed with exceptional talent. From childhood, he had received a systematic education in psychic powers, and he had spent his entire military career in the knightly order. He would probably retire one day with the honors of Knight Commander, or even Grand Master. Even so, Knight Commander Tatier was open-minded and eager to learn. He had a solid grasp of basic military engineering and defense against chemical, biological, and radiological threats.
He knew that even if a chemical weapons factory and an armory had crashed into each other and exploded, it would be hard to produce a situation like this. He also knew that without deliberate and sustained preparation over a long period, it would be difficult to create an effect like a gas chamber combined with a powder keg.
The Knight Commander didn't quite understand.
This could certainly create an extremely dangerous and hostile environment, but the effect couldn't last forever, and it would be very easy to harm friendly forces.
If the goal was simply to stop the Imperial Army's advance, or to limit the use of heavy weapons, then this seemed like an awful lot of trouble.
The Knight Commander soon spotted a giant in golden armor, wielding a double-ended war blade. He was indeed hulking and powerful, like a statue carved from diamond, and he was barely shorter than Tatier in his heraldic armor.
Thanks to the poisonous gases and highly sensitive dust, the conditions in this passage were lethal to all carbon-based life. Yet the giant wore neither a helmet nor any other life-support equipment, leaving his face and purple skin exposed to the air. His dark gray eyes betrayed little emotion, as still as torches that had been extinguished long