As the mercenary followed his target through the street, the target attempted to disappear by slipping into the crowd. He sped up, trying to stay on the trail. However, he started having difficulty as the figure became harder and harder to track as it further blended into the crowd. The mercenary tried to use his helmet's scanners to look for thermal signatures, but to no avail. He eventually reached the end of the crowd, but by then he had lost visual on the figure.

There were two possibilities, either she proceeded through the main road without the crowd for cover, or she hid in one of the alleyways in an attempt to elude him. Taking both scenarios into consideration, he eventually decided to sweep the nearby area first before moving towards another area, as he was more likely to catch her here. The mercenary turned to move into an alleyway, which was empty, save for some trash and a dumpster. His instincts told him something was here, and braced himself for enemy contact, readying his weapons.