A ninja raised his sword to decapitate Ambush Bug but his head melted as Luftballon shoved his hand on his face. Luftballon, Javelin, and the remaining Checkmate soldiers formed a circle near Ambush Bug, Kommand'r, and Brie. With automatic weapons and powers they held off the ninjas from overwhelming them and allowing Brie to get her bugs operational. Dozens of corpses littered the ground near them. Deadshot and Plastique fought back to back, blowing away ninjas at long and close range with hot lead, snapping necks or stabbing if they got too close. Plastique punched one ninja and his chest literally exploded from a concussive blast while Deadshot fired one of his wrist pistols into a ninja's head, the bullet piercing two other skulls as all three dropped dead. Cavalier finally managed to get the upper hand of his attackers. He blocked two katanas at once and kicked the third man savagely in the gut. Cavalier ducked down and slashed another ninja's ankle and pivoted to run the last run through his stomach. He withdrew both blades and cut the wounded man across his chest. Cavalier slammed his heel into the first man's neck and snapped it instantly. 

Amygdala, Freeze, and Beast swept up what remained of the ninjas. The large metahuman Amygdala trampled men under his feet and swept his tree trunk arms in wide paths, crushing bones with every blow. Freeze's ice attacks wiped out a large number of ninjas, shattered ninjas glimmered in the sand. Beast's precise and skilled attacks slaughtered any who opposed him, their corpses piled high. Within just a few minutes, more than half of the assassins had been wiped out by the Suicide Squad. Deadshot was just allowing himself to smile in satisfaction when suddenly thirteen more shapes flew out of the sand behind the horde of ninjas. His visor locked in on the figures. There were twelve men and one woman. Each of the men had smooth armor etched in the style of an animal, with a bestial helmet covering each man's features. The animals were all from the Chinese Zodiac. The woman wore a simple pure white outfit with a white mask that obscured her more petite frame. The database identified them as the Twelve Brothers in Silk and the White Canary. 

Each of them were children of an infamous martial arts assassin known as Huang. Huang had trained his children in his arts, a more violent and deadly counter to heroes who took sidekicks. Huang had wanted twelve sons of the Zodiac to affirm his legacy, one son for every year of the cycle. If there were extra children born in the same year, they fought to the death at the age of twelve. Girls were usually eliminated outright. But for unknown reasons White Canary had been spared. The group were infamous in the criminal underworld for their skill and lethality. Each was a master in martial arts and White Canary was the best of them, she assumed control of the group after killing their father. The thirteen assassins were well known associates of the League of Assassins. This confirmed intel that the League was somehow involved in the war between Queen Bee and Black Adam. 

As the remnants of the rank and file ninjas tried to engage the Suicide Squad, the Thirteen Assassins sprang into action. Six of them alone came for Ambush Bug, Kommand'r, Brie, Luftballon, and Javelin. A Checkmate soldier tried to shoot them but a knife embedded itself in his visor as he dropped to the ground. The brother known as Horse jumped at Javelin with a spear, who erected his own spear to hold Horse off. The two traded blows with their spears while Luftballon raised his hands to cook the other brothers. Rat flung a chain that wrapped around his neck and flung him on the ground, knocking him out of the fight temporarily as Checkmate soldiers crouched over him and tried to shoot the brothers who expertly avoided their shots. Rat and Pig both jumped at Ambush Bug from opposite sides. Rat with his chain and Pig with dual daggers. Goat, Dog, and Rooster made for Brie and Kommand'r. Rooster tried to throw several daggers at Kommand'r while Dog jumped at her with a sword. Goat charged at Brie with a blade poised to strike. 

A large burly brother named Tiger jumped on Amygdala's face. The meta tried to pry him off but Tiger sunk a dagger deep into one of his eyes. The meta screamed and blindly shoved his fist at Tiger. Tiger jumped off of Amygdala and the meta's own meaty fist knocked him out cold onto the sand. Tiger then turned his attention to Beast, leaping at him with an axe and dagger poised while Monkey tried to attack Beast's rear with a polearm axe. Ox, Snake, Dragon, and Rabbit all dove for Freeze. Snake and Rabbit both had swords and attacked at him from the sides while Ox attempted to close in with a large two handed hammer, and Dragon fired arrows at the meta. Deadshot and Plastique couldn't assist as the remaining rank and file ninjas attacked the two of them at once and swarmed their position, it was all the pair could do to hold him off. That left Cavalier alone with White Canary. The two sword fighters sized each other up across the battlefield, Cavalier with twin longswords and White Canary with her long spear. They charged at each other and traded blows at lightning speed, parrying, blocking, and slashing at a pace that boggled the mind. 

The Suicide Squad had been turning the tide until the Children in Silk had appeared, now they were in a draw. It was up to the Squad to turn the tide soon before they were completely overwhelmed.