Study Guide

The Kill Order Chapter 49

By James Dashner

Chapter 49

So now the two have the most destructive weapons in the universe, so that's a plus.
They turn one on, and it works. So that's a double plus.
Alec tells Mark that it works a lot like a Flat Trans. See, a Flat Trans breaks things down into little molecules, and then it reconstructs them again. But a Transvice only does half the job—it just breaks them down into molecules, then it splits them into tiny pieces.
Also, they're super durable. You could drop it pretty hard and it won't break.
They decide to go outside to test one so that they know if it works or not. As they look for a squirrel or anything to dissolve, a man suddenly rushes out of a nearby house.
He's running straight for them and yelling at the top of his lungs. Dude. Is. Cray.
You know what's going to happen next: Alec shoots the Transvice at him—a white bolt shoots out of the weapon and hits the guy in the chest.
Then, his body turns into a gray-looking cloth cutout, and it explodes into mist.
"I guess it works," says Alec (49.41).