[center][h1][color=7851a9]Royal Ranger[/color][/h1][/center]
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[color=7851a9]"GAH!”[/color] Royal yelled out as the uninvited guest intentionally startled him. [color=7851a9]“Holy crap, dude. Where did you come from?”[/color] The sniper asked as he tried to catch his breath. He was no stranger to the “surprise log in” trick, but this was the first time anyone had done it to him. 

As the over eager Black Cat talked about the cosmetic shop, Royal simply shook his head and turned back to his scope. Things were already kicking off as it turned out the undead horde was packing heat, he really didn’t have time for spooky cosmetics. Part of him was considering throwing the cat out to spare him of any unnecessary distractions, but he reconsidered the moment Black Cat made mention of infinite ammo. 

[color=7851a9]”Well well, I remember this little guy.”[/color] Royal said recognizing the drone that had given him a charged shot during the raid the day before. [color=7851a9]”Alright then, you can stay. Just make sure nothing sneaks up behind us.”[/color]

Turning his attention back to the fight below, the ranger once more proved his worth as a marksman. The high wattage of his rifle combined with his junction drive more than made up for the damage reduction on the zombies, and with ammo currently not being an issue, Royal was letting loose. One by one he was dropping every zombies in his cross hairs. Unfortunately, the horde mode was living up to its name. No matter how many he killed, he couldn’t seem to make a dent in their numbers, and the other Crusaders weren’t fairing much better. Things only grew worse as the fog hiding the zombies spawning pushed forward as well.

[color=7851a9]”Dammit dammit dammit!”[/color] Royal cursed as his established over watch slowly lost it’s strategic value. [color=7851a9]”Alright. They want to play it that way? Watch this.”[/color] He said offhandedly to his spotter. 

With the flick of a switch the sniper’s scope changed to have a violet hue illuminating all heat sources with a soft orange glow. Of course the zombies themselves gave off no heat signature, but their weapons sure as hell did. Any of the undead who fired off a shot would be left exposed to Ranger’s laser fury. 

Thinking he had turned the fog into his own advantage, Royal was left unaware that the walls of his castle were already being scaled.

[@The 42nd Gecko]