Marlon and his team slipped quietly out of the forest canopy, moving toward the target facility using the secret underground passage Axel had mapped out for them.
Even though Marlon knew K and his core strike force were gathered deeper near the central core, he maintained a cautious pace.
The entire operation hinged on surprising the enemy. There was a high probability K had stationed lookout scouts near the primary entry point to serve as an early warning system in case military reinforcements arrived to support Jayvaughn's unit.
Marlon understood how K operated.
Though he knew he couldn't match K in a raw, head-on fight, Marlon possessed intimate knowledge of the man's tactical habits.
Following Axel's staged death years ago, Marlon had spent three full years serving as K's primary super soldier, driven by K's false promise that they would avenge Axel's loss together. That period had given Marlon complete familiarity with K's mind.
