Chapter 157

Before coming here, Seneir had already mapped out the base’s interior layout. The original plan had been to hide inside a cargo shipment, infiltrate deeper, and only then begin the operation—but that carried a high risk of discovery, and the timing would be uncertain. It would be easy to miss the window. And once you got caught during inspection, getting in again would be even harder.

The current situation was much better. Even though the clash came earlier than expected, they could go straight toward the target.

“Did your people warn the Pykes or not?” Amir asked. “I don’t want to step out later and find ourselves sealed in from every angle—stealth won’t save us then.”