After observing the distant aquarium from a high rooftop, I began picking off Seraphites using stealth and my bow. I moved through different levels of cover to eliminate them one by one. The silence finally broke when I jumped a heavy guard, using her own hammer to crush the final enemy.
After taking cover on the high roof to catch my breath, I noticed the Ferris wheel by the aquarium was clearly visible from there. It looked like we came a long way already through the ruins of the city, and seeing the distant landmark made the scale of our climb feel even more daunting.
Then I decided to go for the Scars one by one to avoid being overwhelmed in an open fight. This one was my first target as she was alone at this site, standing near the ledge and looking out over the street.
I crept up behind her with my blade ready, ensuring that her final breath was taken before she could alert the others.
I had to be a lot patient as I didn't want to get caught by them and forced to run around this open roof without a plan. So I started checking on their movements from cover. I stayed low behind the debris, watching the way they were taking for their patrols.
That man became my next target who was walking by the side alone, seemingly lost in his own thoughts. I waited for him for the right moment until he stepped into a clear line of sight, and then I tried a clean headshot with an arrow.
That lady became my next target who was on another side of the rooftop. When she turned around to check the path behind her, I shot her with another arrow, which was a clean headshot. There were more of them right below me, so I had to be super careful there.
Then this lady became my next target, who was on the floor below. She didn't actually come to me initially, so I started checking her movements from a cover.
I had to change my covers multiple times to get a proper chance on her without being seen by the other guards. When she finally came back toward my hiding spot, I just took her down in a stealth move.
I still remember her scary face and the intensity in her eyes as I dragged her body before taking her down.
Then I focused on this man, who was guarding a long area on another floor. I had to look for carefulness first, checking for any other eyes that might be watching his back. When I understood it was high time to strike, I went for him, ending his patrol permanently and securing that level.
Having the dead body beside me, I noticed there were two more Scars on the floor below. There was one heavy Scar with a heavy hammer who looked like she could take a lot of punishment. I knew that my stealthy approach was about to reach its limit against such a powerful opponent.
When they got separated for a moment, I jumped on the heavy Scar from the ledge above. I knew it was not going to be a stealth takedown because of her size. So when I was taking her down, the other Scar heard the noise and started running toward us with his weapon drawn.
I changed position right away after taking that big hammer from the fallen brute to use it as my own weapon. When the last Scar came running to find me, I took him down with big blows from the heavy tool. The floor was finally clear of Scars.
We'll check what happens next in another post.
Image Source: In game screenshots.
End of the post.
Peace.
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