Chapter 72: Rina Cortez (2)
Ember and Victor sank into familiar darkness—and in the blink of an eye, arrived on the rooftop of a building near their target.
They were so used to shadow travel by now that they didn’t so much as flinch as they scanned the area.
From their position, they had a clear view of the abandoned factory district suspected to be the base of the Steel Juggernauts gang.
“Shadow travel really is convenient...”
Victor muttered under his breath, pulling a sleek, cylindrical electronic scope from inside his coat.
The moment he brought it to his eye, blue light flickered from the lens, and his field of vision magnified dozens of times.
He lowered himself behind the rooftop railing and began a methodical sweep of the entire factory zone.
Ember positioned herself on the opposite end.
She tapped her temple lightly with one finger.
Her tactical goggles activated, and her vision filled with layered environmental data.
From thermal signatures to sonic detection, even micro-vibrations—her goggles streamed real-time intel of the entire area.
Soon after, a message from Victor popped up in Ember’s AR interface.