Clearing the Perimeter.

After infiltrating the far side of the palace, I cleared out guards and spearmen through a mix of stealth and melee. Then after taking down several groups, including a squad of gossiping guards using my special abilities, I secured the perimeter. I searched for clues regarding Dr. Hassan in a locked chamber but found only treasure.

I moved to the other side of the palace and took down a guard. I had to stay low immediately after, as a spearman was already moving in to investigate the body while another guard patrolled nearby.

While I was focused on taking out the spearman as he checked the corpse, I completely missed a guard sitting on a bench nearby. He spotted me mid-action, blowing my cover for a moment.

I let the guard think I was fleeing to draw him away from his post. Once I had him at a safe distance from the others, I turned around and finished him in a quick melee struggle.

I found two guards stationed at the edge of the troop area. I managed to assassinate the first one silently before the second could react, then finished the survivor with a few heavy strikes.

This fight could have been much tougher due to the enemy types present, but I made the strongest target my priority for the initial assassination. This left only the weaker guards for me to mop up in melee.

I spotted three guards gossiping in the shadows. I dropped in and assassinated one instantly; the other two were caught completely off guard, and it was a pleasure taking them both down before they could call for help.

I came across a group of four guards and expected a heavy-hitter among them, but they were all regular troops. I used my special ability to chain-kill two from the shadows and wiped out the remaining two in a matter of seconds.

With the area finally clear of threats, I climbed down into the main perimeter. It felt good to know I was safe to explore now that every guard in the immediate vicinity had been dealt with.

My main goal was finding the doctor, but clues were scarce. I discovered a locked chamber and hoped it held information on Dr. Hassan, but after finding an alternative way inside, I realized it was just a hoard of loot with no documents to be found.

Until next time, happy gaming.

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