The forest was deathly silent, shrouded in the oppressive stillness of something lurking, something waiting. Li Wei's skin prickled with a sensation he knew well—an imminent ambush. His teammates had felt it too; they moved with tense caution, glancing into the shadows of the towering trees. But Li Wei knew this was no ordinary ambush. He could feel it in his bones.
"Stay close, don't let yourselves be separated," he whispered, his voice barely carrying to his teammates, who nodded tightly in return.
