Lure the Enemy into a Trap, or Invite the Wolf into the House? On the outskirts of Shadow City, at the leftmost outpost.
[Shadow] remained in Stealth, his entire body like a smear of incorporeal ink pressed against the shadow of a ruined wall pillar. His voice came through the private channel, cold and urgent:
"Fourteen Tier 2 guards. Four of them are channeling Psychic Power into crystals. Suspected... Psionic bombs?"
There was a trace of uncertainty in [Shadow]'s voice.
Outside the door, [Lin Ziye] immediately raised a hand, stopping [Life in the World] just as he was about to rush in. Without wasting a word, Lin Ziye rapidly issued orders over the Party Channel while sending the coordinates to [Great Wall No. 1] behind them.
"The target has changed. Forget the warehouse—protect the teleportation array!" Lin Ziye spoke at breakneck speed. "They're waiting for us to go in so they can blow it up. Since they want to take us down with them, we can't play along. Same old rule: the main force will be here in a minute and a half. We just need to stall them."
"Fourteen people blowing up one array? That blast could send all of us flying!" [Happy Fat Otaku]'s already round face instantly fell, and he backed away again and again. "Boss, this goes against our squad's safety-first principle!"
"Shut it." [Life in the World] grinned. Though he cursed, his body had already silently shifted sideways into the open space directly before the outpost gate—the best position to launch a charge.
Lin Ziye took a deep breath and began assigning tasks. "Shadow, you're closest. Cut off the one holding the crystal at the center of the array. Redemption, use silence to stop the enemy from channeling Psychic Power. Life in the World, hold