c16: The Ambush (2)

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The first rushed him with a curved blade.

Kai dodged.

Countered.

His fist connected with the attacker's jaw.

The man spun and crashed into the stone floor.

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A second immediately took his place.

Then a third.

Then a fourth.

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They weren't skilled.

Not individually.

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But they were coordinated.

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That was the dangerous part.

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Akshay noticed it too.

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"Formation fighters."

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The king ducked beneath a swing.

His sword swept upward.

The attacker stumbled backward.

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"They've trained together."

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Kai nodded.

He could feel it.

Every time one attacker retreated, another filled the gap.

Every time someone fell, another stepped forward.

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This wasn't a gang.

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It was an organization.

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Andre punched a man into a wall.

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"Can organizations stop sending weaklings?"

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Three more immediately charged him.

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"Oh."

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Andre smiled.

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"There we go."

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Across the chamber Vice moved like a ghost.