[center][h1][color=ed1c24]SCARLET SHADOW
红色阴影[/color][/h1][/center]


[i]"Which way will you take?"[/i]

The thief took a moment to consider her options. If she went left she would have to face more armed guards, if she went right she would be forced to deal with whoever these other intruders are. And of course the vents were still an option. Scarlet Shadow could easily make short work of the incoming security, a flashbang or smoke grenade would be enough to disorient them for her to then slice them up one by one. But in truth she preferred not to, while not opposed to killing Scarlet Shadow was a thief and leaving a trail of blood and corpses in her wake was amateurish and messily out of character.

The other two intruders were an X factor, Scarlet Shadow would not allow them to beat her to the heart. She had no interest in wasting time crossing them and in truth there was no guarantee she could best them. Not to mention time spent dealing with other infiltrators was time for the facility to be secured and the heart moved or even destroyed. Without further hesitation the thief made for a nearby vent, sliding her blade under the narrow space of the bottom right edge and prying the vent cover loose with a [i]snap[/i] followed by the sound of screws bouncing across the hard floor. She pulled the cover free and then laid it over inside the vent. With any luck the guards in their rush would either make for the opposite door or veer off to their right heading back the way Scarlet Shadow had came.

[i]If I’m lucky they’ll run right into those other two and at the very least stall them for me to grab the heart and be gone.[/i] With a grin Scarlet Shadow crawled up and inward through the narrow ventilation shaft. [i]Even if they don’t I’m confident I can still retrieve it. With my speed after all…[/i]