An abandoned district flooded with water. The deserted buildings, the growl of some faraway machinery & the sound of flowing water create an unnerving creepiness. It's a pale yet haunting reflection of a city that's filled with despair. This eerie ambience can either last forever or soon explode with sounds of gunfire & blades penetrating human flesh. My HUD (Heads Up Display) showed where I need to go----an entrance to a base at a side of a nearby building. I am on a narrow walkaway above the water. I moved towards the destination. Suddenly, I saw movement. A patrolling assassin. I zoomed in towards his location & found him facing at my direction atop a high point further in the walkway. His location as a vantage point means I can't infiltrate further without being seen. That makes him my first target. Looking around for a moment, I jumped into the water & swum to the stairway of a nearby building where I could see him without being in h