The Devil's Empire is apparently a butcher shop. That's either really macabre or our mission namer is vegetarian
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The troops move up on the building and detect multiple meld canisters somewhere up ahead.
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Vector soon spots a sectoid hanging out on top of a semi. Looks like we're in for a fight already.
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We quickly set up to engage
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McSheb claims first blood as one tries to move up the alleyway
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Vector moves up to get eyes on them from the roof, but has to duck back for cover before she has a chance to shoot
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The aliens try to get revenge by attacking McSheb psychically, but his will is unbroken
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They resort to plasma, which is a bit more effective but McSheb manages to stay on his feet
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Albtraum moves around to flank, but finds more aliens waiting behind the truck
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A grenade helps soften the drone up for Albtraum to take out
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Meanwhile, Mace grabs the nearby meld and hands a surprised alien a grenade.
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The aliens mount a psychic assault on Albtraum's mind. He resists as long as he can.
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More aliens moving out from the back building
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The place is crawling with them!
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Mace moves up and catches one off guard
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And Vector follows up with a death blow from above
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Disarrayed, the aliens fall back. The squad presses the attack!
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Crumpling under the assault, the aliens continue to fall back. It seems they did not expect such stiff resistance
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Recovered, Albtraum grabs a canister of meld and then shows one of the secoids what a gunshot feels like
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Gray patches up McSheb
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Meanwhile, Mace grabs the last meld canister and guns down another sectoid
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Imiknorris hunts down the last one, and the site is ours.
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Canada is most grateful for our assistance.
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