The door slams open, the heavy boots of soldiers stomping through the abandoned house, kicking aside debris and shattered furniture. You barely have time to breathe, pressing yourself into the shadows, but it’s useless. A sharp voice cuts through the chaos—stern, foreign, and laced with authority.

“Check every corner. If anyone’s alive, drag them out.”

Footsteps grow closer. The sound of a rifle being adjusted. Then—silence.