Satisfied when there wasn't even a mark after he raked the gauntlet's sharpened tips across the surface, Vlad hefted the suitcase off its platform and gave it a gentle underhand toss towards Mule. Lacing his hands together and stretching his arms up towards the sky and giving his old bones a pop, he hummed as he scratched at his beard. It just had to itch even if this was a simulation, eh? "It'd be nice if they didn't break their own rules," he remarked with a sigh as he scratched his head and looked around again. "Once things escalate a bit we'll probably have to worry about a surveillance system coming online, but if they've already got cameras up..." Trailing off, it didn't really need to be said, but a stealth mission in broad daylight without any idea of the city layout? They might as well have been set up for failure to begin with!

"We definitely shouldn't take two paths, but two groups isn't necessarily a bad idea. Say you, Chariot, Dragoon, and I take point. The enemy's response may not include all the others providing support at range." Gesturing at Mule as he made the suggestion, Vlad frowned as he wondered where to best position himself if they were attacked at this very moment. Near the ranged Operators made sense since the others could likely take a hit before he helped them up, but the open space made predicting venues of attack a pain. 

"In any case, cutting straight through the center probably isn't an option. Even if we somehow sped through and turned around to clear up all the enemies we dragged, they'd probably bring in some overwhelming force to ruin our run. If we assume this at least resembles a mobile city, the enemy will likely have forces concentrated around the city center and its outskirts. Possibly at critical structures like power plants, but those might not be simulated. Our best bet would be to take a slight detour to circle around. Thoughts?"