Grabbed the guard's shirt.
Pulled.
The man's eyes widened.
Too late.
His face collided with the bars.
A dull clang echoed through the corridor.
The guard collapsed instantly.
Silence.
Kai stared.
"...that worked?"
He honestly hadn't expected it to.
---
Moments later Kai unlocked the cell.
Dragged the unconscious guard inside.
And quickly stole his uniform.
The clothes didn't fit perfectly.
But they were close enough.
Kai adjusted the helmet.
Looked at the unconscious man.
Then looked at himself.
"Good enough."
The guard remained unconscious.
Kai considered apologizing.
Then decided against it.
Time was limited.
---
The prison corridors stretched endlessly.
Torchlight illuminated stone walls.
Dozens of intersections branched off in every direction.
Kai immediately realized something important.
He had absolutely no idea where Andre was.
"Great."
The prison break had already reached the disaster phase.
---
For the next twenty minutes, Kai wandered through hallways pretending to know what he was doing.
Whenever he encountered another guard, he nodded confidently.
The guards nodded back.
Apparently confidence was an effective disguise.
Who knew?
Several close calls nearly exposed him.
One guard attempted small talk.
Kai pretended not to hear him.
Another asked where he was assigned.
Kai pointed in a random direction.
The guard somehow accepted that answer.
It was astonishing.
And slightly concerning.
---
Eventually Kai reached a stairwell.
Curiosity got the better of him.