"Withdraw," Sseth commanded. "Move fast before response teams arrive."
The twelve serpentfolk melted back into darkness, following their planned escape route through terrain they'd scouted earlier. They were a quarter-mile away, concealed in a rocky gulley, by the time human soldiers arrived at the burning supply dump.
Those soldiers found only eight corpses and flames consuming months of accumulated supplies.
"Supply Dump Alpha destroyed," Sseth reported through the network. "Eight guards killed. Zero casualties our side. Withdrawing to Second Line."
"Excellent work," Lyra responded. "That's one major logistics hub Elric won't have anymore."
Hour Nineteen, Twenty Minutes: Second Settlement Raid - Rest Camp Three
Twenty serpentfolk warriors under squad leader Kresh infiltrated Rest Camp Three—a designated area where off-duty human soldiers were sleeping after the brutal eastern wall assault earlier in the day.
