He pivots, fires two shots—both hit center mass. But the third is already on him, blade gliding under his chin. Diaz drops with a wet gasp, his rifle clattering against a Union Jack souvenir stand. Now it’s just you.

“Ammo?” Diaz grunts, not looking at you.

You think you know pressure. Then you hear the click.

You stand. Dust falls like snow on broken concrete. The “Round Complete” chime echoes off empty storefronts. No cheering. No teammates left to high-five.

The enemy knows. They always know. The first wave of the 20th is different. No shouting. No gunfire to announce themselves. Just the shink-shink of combat knives being drawn from nylon sheaths. Three of them, moving through the gift shop rubble like oil slicks. Silent. Precise.

“,” you mutter to the ghosts. They’ll need a little bit more than the twentieth.

You reload Diaz’s rifle from his vest. One mag. Fifty rounds.