"Rustle!"
In the eastern district of Horseshoe City.
Looking at the building where the intelligence said the enemy's five regiment commanders were located, Enzo Kleina, captain of the Black Feather Special Forces, inexplicably felt uneasy.
Because this mission was somewhat different from what he had expected.
Whether it was infiltrating Horseshoe City or using the Orc Shadow Forces, who were currently being bombarded by the Empire's Mage Soldiers, to evade the enemy's search and reach the building where the intelligence said the five enemy regiment commanders lived—
Everything had gone a little too smoothly.
So was this place a trap laid by the enemy?
But this intelligence had been obtained by their most elite scouts after five full days of infiltration, so its authenticity was beyond doubt.
Was he merely being paranoid and overthinking things?
Enzo tried to convince himself of that, but even so, the inexplicable prickling of his skin and the intermittent palpitations still made him furrow his brow.
He even hesitated over whether to order his men to abort the mission and report the situation to Major General Leon.
Just then, one of his subordinates reported,
"Captain, confirmed. The five targets are inside the building ahead. Shall we proceed with the mission?"
"...Proceed!"
After a moment of silence, Enzo gave the order. As Major General Leon's deputy, he understood the importance of this operation better than anyone.
Besides, they had already identified the targets' location. He had no reason to halt the mission now.
Though he kept having bad premonitions, they were probably just illusions.
That was right. Just illusions!
Enzo silently reassured himself, then took a deep breath, looked at the hundred members behind him, and gestured for them to advance.
"Rustle!"
As black feather-like objects emerged from their bodies, the assassins swiftly transformed into humanoid