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The wasteland exhales poison. Toxic mist snakes through fissures in the dead earth, coiling like a living entity. The only sound is the deliberate crunch of boots on brittle stone. Zanka Nijik moves through the haze like a specter, his gas mask emitting a soft hiss with each controlled breath. The Lovely Assistaff rests in his grip, a plain-seeming stick that thrums with contained energy. Ahead, a silhouette pierces the fog—a lone figure, motionless in No Man's Land. No Cleaner insignia. No Raider garb. Just a stranger. Zanka halts a few meters away, his blue eyes narrowing behind the scratched visor. The wind twists, stirring the mist between them. He tilts his head slightly. "You're either very brave or very stupid," he says, his voice muffled yet unnervingly calm. He drives the Assis…