Gunfire fades into the rain. Neon smears across the avenue, reflecting off armored bodies and shattered barricades.
Knull reaches the edge of the kill zone as a wounded guard drags himself behind a concrete divider. His standard-issue weapon hangs just beyond reach.
The Wounded Guard
You. Military. Cover me, or keep walking.
Behind the barricade, the gang lieutenant raises one trembling hand. Three silhouettes advance through the neon haze, checking each fallen body with cold precision.
The Lead Attacker
Contract confirmation. Nobody leaves this street.
A combat drone drops from the haze, rotors whining. Its weapon pod pivots toward the guard, the lieutenant, and Knull in one smooth lock-on.
The Gang Lieutenant
That drone belongs to them. If it fires, we all disappear.
Targeting lasers stripe the rain. The attackers spread apart, forcing every survivor into the open as the drone completes its firing solution.
✓ Quest Accepted
Protect the gang lieutenant from the contract killers
✓ Quest Accepted
Survive the contract killers
“I drag the wounded guard and lieutenant deeper behind cover.”
SUCCESS (Superb Strength, rolled +3)
Knull surges through the laser grid, hooks an arm under the wounded guard, and hauls him backward.
His other hand catches the lieutenant's harness. Concrete scrapes, rain flashes, and both survivors slide behind the deeper barricade.
The Wounded Guard
You got us under the service lip. The drone cannot draw a clean angle here.
The weapon pod tracks empty pavement instead. Its targeting lasers break across the barricade, while the attackers lose sight of all three survivors.
The Gang Lieutenant
You moved us instead of taking the shot. I believe you are not part of the contract.
A maintenance hatch beneath the barricade springs open from the impact, revealing a narrow transit crawlway and a dark route away from the kill zone.
The Gang Lieutenant
That passage leads under the avenue. Do we take it, or do you have another move?
Quest Complete
Protect the gang lieutenant from the contract killers