Bright Light, Shine through the Darkness More machines appear and attach themselves to Vash and the townspeople. Roberto explains this is the tactic of the infamous E.G. Hamilton, who enjoys killing people with bombs. Vash flushes Hamilton from concealment, but he then attempts to steal the town's plant. Vash, Meryl, and Roberto manage to grapple Hamilton and force him to disable the bombs attached to everyone or be blown up with them. Hamilton disables the bombs, but Vash stops the townspeople from taking his life. Knives then arrives at the town, killing Hamilton and several townspeople and cutting off the elder Nebraska's arm. He steals the town's plant, but before he leaves, he unleashes a massive attack that completely destroys the town. In the aftermath, with many of the townspeople badly injured or killed, the survivors angrily tell Vash to leave when they realize Knives is his brother. Vash takes his leave and heads east towards JuLai City to pursue Knives.