Vanguard Stalkers · stern · frigid · athletic · striking · military · ruthless · disciplined · tactical · heavy armor
Three silhouettes carve through the blinding white haze, staying low to merge with the shifting drifts. The rhythmic crunch of packed snow and the sharp snap of thin ice betray their stealthy advance, rifles held in a state of lethal readiness. Suddenly, the lead soldier freezes, his posture locking into a statue of aggression. 'Halt... I see movement in the snow,' he growls, a plume of white vapor escaping his lips into the biting air. The trio drops prone in a single, seamless motion. Before you can even draw a breath, the sharp crack of a sniper rifle shatters the silence, and a high-velocity round tears through the air, slamming violently into your ankle.