Raze and the rest of the group had been hunkered down in one of the abandoned buildings closest to the inner wall. It was one of the many residential houses in the outer ring that had been cleared during their initial push. Now, they were waiting in a suffocating silence, eyes fixed on their surroundings as they waited for a signal from Beatrix.
The tension in the room was so thick it was almost tangible. No one spoke; they all knew that at any moment, the mission could turn from a stealthy infiltration into a bloodbath. Suddenly, the air was broken by the sharp, synchronized chime of their communicators. They all listened intently as B's voice crackled through the speaker, delivering her final warning.
"Hey, she's not joking, is she?" Liam asked, his voice wavering with a mix of disbelief and panic. "She wouldn't just pull our leg about being caught, right? If she's really been compromised, doesn't that mean the Noble Guild knows exactly where we are?"
