I am Limitless

I immediately broke off the fight with the Brute and landed at a safe distance from it. I knew it would still follow me, but I wanted to keep my cards close to my chest. After the debacle with the Slayer, I didn't know if these bastards were here for revenge.

"After all, if they wanted to kill Krishna, a missed opportunity would make another attempt extremely difficult.

Assassination relies largely on the element of surprise. If your target knew you were coming, they would take steps to make sure you failed. In retrospect, the plan they came up with was frighteningly good. 

The hundred Rank Fs would keep Krishna's army busy. While the Imps and the Corpse Eater wouldn't even get involved. This meant that the Reapers were effectively sealed in the zone, and the only ones who could get in were the Death Seekers.