If he had the luxury of time, he could wait for one of them to exit to relieve themselves and eliminate the threats one by one. He could start a fire and flush them out. He discarded each option in a fraction of a second. He did not have time on his side. The decision was made in a heartbeat. Go in hard and fast, using the element of surprise to his advantage. No matter how trained or skilled the combatant, there was always a fraction of a second of reaction time. Inside that delayed reaction, he’d have to make his move. Time to go.
