Kaelin activated the camo spores Clayton had gifted him.
A warm pulse of Verdant magic swept across them like mist, and in an instant, their forms dissolved into shimmers of distortion. The spores fed off their Genesis Embers but in return granted unparalleled concealment.
Kaelin led the way in.
One step at a time, they advanced, crossing dead concrete, passing fallen towers half-swallowed by metal vines.
Every sound, every flicker of movement made their hearts pound harder.
Jeren whispered, "I can feel it… the signal web. It's everywhere here. Like we're walking through invisible tripwires".
"Then don't touch anything," Kaelin murmured.
They reached the base, but just as Kaelin was about to take the next step...
Tap!
Mira's hand shout out, stopping Kaelin mid step. "Wait… right above". She gestured above them.
There, a surveillance drone hovered silently, invisible until her instinct flared. They ducked just in time as its spotlight passed inches above their heads.
