Chapter 6: Dead again?!!!
More glowing numbers appeared above the carnage, marking the life force that was slowly dissipating into the warehouse’s stale air.
The sound of combat was coming from deeper in the warehouse, where shipping containers created narrow corridors and blind corners that turned every engagement into a close-quarters nightmare. Kaine moved toward it, Soulrend materializing in his right hand as his enhanced senses picked up the details of what was happening.
At least six human heat signatures, clustered together in what looked like a desperate defensive position. They were surrounded by seven vampire signatures that moved with the coordinated precision of a pack hunt—circling, testing defenses, looking for the perfect moment to strike.
But three of those vampire signatures were different. Brighter, more defined, radiating the kind of supernatural energy that marked bloodsuckers who’d been around long enough to develop real power.
[DEATH SIGHT - TARGET ANALYSIS]
[3x Third Generation Vampires - Level 8-10]
[4x Fourth Generation Vampires - Level 4-6]
The system’s analysis painted tactical overlays across his vision, showing threat levels and combat capabilities like some kind of supernatural heads-up display. What made Kaine more excited was the level of detailing this strange screen appearing in his field of view had. A
Usually, hunters went by instincts and experience to determine what they were up against. It was either that or they found out in the worst ways how strong a bloodsucker truly was.
"Third gens," Kaine murmured, watching the heat signatures move through the container maze. "This should be interesting."
He rounded a corner formed by two forty-foot shipping containers and found the surviving recruits backed against a loading dock, trying to maintain a perimeter with weapons that clearly weren’t designed for prolonged engagement against multiple high-level targets.