While the Alhagi Bucks held off the Omangans, Bob and Steel snuck into the ruins of the Great Library of Estancia. As Demolitions Expert, Steel used his knowledge of architecture and explosives to create a path through the underground passages. The two successfully recovered a set of valuable Estancian blueprints from the Old World before Steel blew them a way out, then detonated their access routes, closing off the library to the world forever. Meeting up with King and the few remaining Alhagis, the Bucks retreated. Operation Sandstorm had fulfilled its operational objectives, but the price had been paid in blood on the sand. The lives lost would come to haunt the Bucks Team long into the future.