CHAPTER 42
Thrust up by the small circular elevator, Zui Mar emerged within the cannon’s energy module. The security railing retreated, allowing for passage. He looked around, inquisitively, as he stood inside one of the six modules that powered the Eronian cannon. Dozens of condensers and heatsinks were affixed to the walls through enormous hydraulic clamps. They took turns buzzing and shimmering, emitting dreadful electrostatic charges.
The central walkway, built a certain distance from the walls, made it possible to reach the maintenance room at the end of the corridor. But all that was needed was one slight distraction to be accidentally electrocuted, so extreme caution was in order.
Zui watched as the capacitors discharged energy onto the heatsinks. The energy drainage sequence pre
