Chapter 201.3 - New team

Astron took the small tablet handed to them by an instructor, his sharp purple eyes scanning the screen as the briefing loaded.

A dimly lit, wireframe representation of the urban complex flickered to life—a sprawling multi-leveled structure with broken corridors, collapsed ceilings, and interwoven staircases. The artifact's location pulsed faintly on the map: Third Floor, West Wing.

Everything else? Unmarked. No exact team placements. No routes. No layouts of enemy fortifications.

They were given just enough information to make a decision—nothing more.

'Realistic, indeed.' Astron narrowed his eyes.

The academy wasn't holding their hands. A real mission wouldn't provide enemy blueprints or detailed guard rotations. A Hunter needed to assess, adapt, and execute within minutes.

They had ten.

Two teams infiltrating. Two teams defending.

Which meant there was only one real certainty—resistance was guaranteed.