Chapter 23 - 23: The Harvest of the Sump-War

The battle between the two syndicates raged for three standard hours. By the end, the center of the vault was a charnel house of several thousand corpses.

The entry of the Chem-Sows had turned the tactical skirmish into a chaotic meat-grinder. To bring the beasts down, the Fertilizer Syndicate had expended nearly all its high-explosives and a significant portion of its manpower. Now, both leaders—Boss Iron-Eye and The Matriarch—had pulled their remaining "Elite" gunners back to their respective rear lines.

These gunmen were the lifeblood of a gang. You could find more "Meat" in the gutters within a week, but a trained gunner with a functional weapon was a rare asset. If they lost their elites, the bosses wouldn't just lose the battle; they'd lose their heads to the next ambitious lieutenant back home.

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