When the car returned and the hang-glider was unloaded, the scientist Arget had spoken with earlier emerged from it with the driver.<br/><br/>"I've given your serum to our Chemical Division," he said.  "Also, I was told to bring these out," in his hand he held a small sack of what looked like nondescript containers.  The scientist held them out to the group.  "There's one for each of you," he said.  "Liquid body armor.  It's not very good - the formula's been in development for years but we've never been able to perfect it.  Slather this on over your vulnerable spots only - it won't stick to any moving pieces of flesh for very long."<br/><br/>"It stops bullets," Lentan said.  "It still hurts like hell when they shoot you, but the bullet won't break the skin.  And everyone should take a flak jacket from the pile - but we don't have too many of those, so try to keep them in one piece."<br/><br/>Halvorson, after he took his share of equipment, came back to Heretic.  "You should stay here," he said.  "We're going on a pretty dangerous, secret-like mission.  I don't think you'd want to go nuts when we're trying to be quiet.  Go talk to the medics."