Chapter 731

She connected herself to the zip line and noted no vibration coming through the line, so the commandos must have disengaged. As she rode the wire down, her trolley wasn't silent like theirs had been, so she was attracting attention. A few wild shots screamed past where she'd been, answered by a soft cough from a silenced gun from below.
With the attackers looking up, the commandos could pop out of the snow to take them out. If they had the opportunity to take them out silently without killing, they did. Otherwise, it was a silenced round to the forehead or a knife in the throat.
Evelyn released her harness before she reached the tree, and the moment her feet touched the ground, she rushed forward to catch the stragglers at the back of the group. The invaders weren't giving up without a fight, and they knew they weren't alone in the woods now. She could hear single shots and the buzz of an automatic firing off a burst as the attackers fought back.