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- That only left one tactical option: run. He wasn't going to leave Grace behind, though. Not until he knew for certain she was dead.
- He removed his backpack and took out one of his two Lotus antitank mines. The disk was a quarter meter across with spikes set along the rim to stabilize it when buried. He set the detonation selector to countdown mode, seven seconds. He then slid around the edge of the column. He threw the mine with a flick of his wrist. It spun in a wide arc across the temple hall and embedded into the wall just over the entrance archway.
- Two seconds until it blew.
- John clicked on his COM and said: "Fire in the hole!" The Brutes again wheeled around from their cover and leveled their deadly grenade launchers.
- The Lotus mine detonated-it was a flash and an instant of fire. The temple opening and Brutes vanished, replaced by a cloud of dust and a cascade of stones that fell from the ceiling. One gray arm remained exposed under the rubble, still flexing.
- John moved up. The entrance was sealed. They were safe for a few seconds.-Chpt.34 pgs.376-377
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