C76 The Enemy at the Door

The forest was silent again.

Too silent.

Kartik stood with his rifle still raised while Arjun kept the captured sniper pinned against the ground. The man had stopped struggling now, breathing hard through clenched teeth.

Vikram was kneeling a few feet away, barely able to hold himself upright.

Blood continued soaking through his shirt.

Arjun looked at him with cold eyes