Ye Yang didn't immediately reveal himself.
Instead, he melted further into the shadows like a silent predator. His goal was to thin the enemy's numbers, to cause enough chaos that their coordinated efforts would crumble.
One by one, hidden Syndicate soldiers fell. A swift, silent strike, a muffled gasp, and another body joined the forest floor.
The third leader, Valen, sensed the escalating danger. He saw his ambushers falling like dominoes, not to a frontal assault, but to something unseen, something terrifyingly efficient.
"Fall back!" he bellowed, his voice echoing through the trees. "Regroup! There's enemy in here, stay back and regroup!"
Just as the remaining Syndicate soldiers began to withdraw, a blur of motion appeared before Valen.
It was Ye Yang, his sword a silver streak in the dim light of the forest.
The attack was sudden, powerful, and aimed directly at Valen's chest. But Valen was quicker than any ordinary soldier.
