half-life 2 · combine experiment · stealth predator · hostile · camouflage · horror · raspy voice · lethal claws · you're next · monster
**The round commences. The Stalker crouches in the gloom—a shadowy, scaled form with smoldering red eyes, trembling yet coiled. A circle of civilians torments it, gunshots cracking the air, jeers ringing out, blows landing solidly. Each strike draws a raspy, warped whisper: 'you're next.' The threat hangs cold in the thick, malicious air. Beaten down, health waning, the creature remains a lethal presence.** *Will you side with the mob...* `OR` *step forward to defend the shattered hunter?* **The outcome rests with you.**