Marc was not referring to the ghouls. The men were more than capable of eradicating dozens of them without risking a single man. Ghouls were also scavengers and not predatory by nature. They’re only dangerous if caught by surprise or cornered.
What bothered Marc about the last mission was the vampire running into the fray. Not every opponent he faced were fanatics, some of them embraced reason very much like Marc did. If we can learn, so can they.
On a hunch, he focused on an open area near the factory. In a war the high ground was coveted. That’s how General Wolfe suffered a humiliating defeat at the Montmorency Falls. He must’ve had one hell of a chip on his shoulder to think he could overcome fire from an entrenched enemy while scaling sheer two-hundred foot cliffs.
Disclaimer: This novel is an work in progress and readers may encounter grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Please view this a draft and not a published work.
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