With a command, everyone immediately dove into action, finding places to hide and conducting weapon checks before the fight. Silent as predators waiting for the right moment, they exuded a faint aura of murder. The sound of bullets being loaded echoed in the dark woods, especially eerie in the silent night sky.
Quickly, news came from the front: the identities of the approaching people were unclear, but they appeared tall, strong, and robust. Unlike the diverse Bloodsucker personnel, these figures might be a special forces unit from a country or mercenaries, but definitely not assassins, as assassins don't possess that soldier-like, iron-blooded aura.
