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An elite alien scout team descends upon a distant world expecting nothing more than a simple reconnaissance. Its skies glow with a sickly light, its cities stand silent beneath drifting clouds, and its streets are littered with the remnants of a vanished people. Yet in the stillness there is a weight, an unspoken warning carried on every breath of wind. As the team ventures deeper into the ruins, shadows seem to follow, and the familiar thrill of conquest begins to fade into something colder. The line between hunter and hunted blurs, and the mission becomes a test of endurance, will, and the instinct to survive.
An elite alien scout team descends upon a distant world expecting nothing more than a simple reconnaissance. Its skies glow with a sickly light, its cities stand silent beneath drifting clouds, and its streets are littered with the remnants of a vanished people. Yet in the stillness there is a weight, an unspoken warning carried on every breath of wind. As the team ventures deeper into the ruins, shadows seem to follow, and the familiar thrill of conquest begins to fade into something colder. The line between hunter and hunted blurs, and the mission becomes a test of endurance, will, and the instinct to survive.