The oppressive and sweltering heat made the men sleep naked all of the time. The snakes and stinging insects however made them unwilling to be caught without their boots off. The last soldier at the outpost was sleeping off his night watch when he heard a noise. He threw on his helmet to get his coms going and then grabbed his trusty rifle to go see.
He saw nothing, but he felt the ruthless female operative's knife tear through his massive hamstring muscle. She was an expert on more muscular men and chosen for this operation by no accident. Even the resistance his strong sinews posed she was mentally prepared for and continued her debilitating strike like a professional fighter would follow through on a punch.