Chapter 101: Divine Might and Ant-like Shadows

The forest was a tomb of silent, dripping dread. Rain, fine as mist, slicked the bark of ancient pines and turned the forest floor into a treacherous carpet of mud and decaying leaves. For Scarlett and the three remaining members of Blade Squad, it was a cold, green hell. “Status, Wolf?” Scarlett whispered into her comms, her voice a ragged breath. She lay pressed against the damp earth behind a fallen log, the familiar weight of her rifle doing little to soothe the frantic drumming in her...