Zarek's steps didn't pause. Trying to catch him off guard with such petty tricks would have likely only worked in his first life.
Zade was unfortunate. He fell for it, and then it threw off the rest of his battle. How could he have been at full strength when his bones were rattling around in his chest? But that obviously wasn't a problem for Zarek.
The real issue was that he was pretty sure that clone was only a first line of defense, and that shadow he had seen on top of the building definitely wasn't there for show.
The problem wasn't the danger this would put him in. The real issue here was the fact that there was definitely a network set up here, surrounding the high-rise condominium, all for the sake of ensuring that they didn't receive timely reinforcements.
