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AK12(17)AK-120,60||:Ange!!
()||AVG_tinnitus_0:... +Blazing fire engulfs the darkness of night. +Ange's already frayed nerves are further strained by the spots dancing in her vision and the ringing in her ears caused by the impact, but she is otherwise largely unharmed.
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NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||<黑屏2>222:...AK-12?
()||:Her subordinate's face appear before her eyes. +The last time she saw AK-12 looking so weak and shaken was when she fought that man.
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Deep breaths, Ange. Deep breaths.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange;AK12(18)0,60||:12? You...
NPC-AngeDamage(2);AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Ange, look at me. +Do you remember what happened?
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:I...
()||:The memories start coming back to her.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:We were exchanging fire with Paradeus. +I saw you and AK-15 pinning down the Paradeus troops in the warehouse. +Then RPK-16 and I killed the black Nyto together. +After that...
()||AVG_whitenoise:Ange recalls the dazzling flash of light.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:...After that, the white Nyto blew up the warehouse. +You dove on top of me and carried me out through the window.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:Good, looks like you've got all your marbles.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:But you...
()||:That's when Ange notices the rough shape that AK-12 seems to be in. +She looks terrible.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:Don't worry, I'm fine. Just a few mangled components jamming my joints... +I need emergency repairs... It's hard to move.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:...
()||:Ange wriggles out of AK-12's arms and gets to her feet rather unsteadily. +Before her, what was once a white building has been reduced to a pile of rubble. +All those formulations being loaded into crates are now nothing but dust.
()||<震屏3>Explode:Boom! +A tall figure suddenly gets up from the ground. +All the broken bricks, tiles, and dirt fall off to reveal... +AK-15. +RPK-16, who was shielded underneath her, seems to be uninjured, albeit a bit rumpled.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:...RPK, perform emergency repairs on 12.
RPK16(5)RPK-16||:No can do. Even I can't tear out her broken parts with my bare hands. +But don't worry, I'm sure the iron-willed AK-12 will hold out just fine.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:When I can stand on my legs again, killing you will be the first thing I do.
AK12(15)0,60;AK15(2)AK-15||:...Do you need spare parts? You can take some from me.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:That would be counterproductive. +We cannot afford to undermine your performance in battle—that could prove fatal for Ange. +Just get me back to the apartment. 94 has the necessary tools.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:...Where's the Nyto?
()||:AK-15 scans the surroundings and shakes her head.
AK15(2)AK-15||:Gone. +I'm not seeing her remains, so she must have fled.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:She escaped? +Tsk... Why?
NPC-AngeDamage(3);AK12(18)AK-120,60||:I don't know, but shouldn't we also retreat? +We're in no condition to initiate a pursuit.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:You're right. Besides, we've already got what we're after.
()||:Ange lets out a long sigh.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:Investigate the scene and gather all the clues. +Once we pass them over to the Earl, we'll have enough evidence to accuse Gray.
RPK16(5)RPK-16||:Provided that...we can actually make it back.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:What?
()||AVG_21Winter_Fire_Alarm:Ange's query is cut off by the sudden wail of ear-splitting sirens. +In the blink of an eye, people in police and security uniforms swarm in from all directions. +They are all armed and making a beeline for Ange.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Security Guard||AVG_weapon_reload:Don't move!
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Police Officer||:Drop your weapons!
()||:They move in quickly, and without any obstacles around, Ange can only watch as they soon have her firmly surrounded. +AK-15 and RPK-16, still holding onto their weapons, fall back to protect Ange's flanks. +AK-15 is radiating so much murderous rage that most of the security guards aim straight at her subconsciously.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:...
()||:No, this isn't right. +There's nothing "subconscious" about this. They are clearly hostile and have an obvious target.
()||:It's only natural that an explosion would draw the attention of the authorities. +But there is private security personnel among this group. +They're working together. +What does this signify?
NPC-MrsGray(1)Gray||AVG_Walk:We meet again under strange circumstances. +Miss Angelia.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:...You.
()||:Someone Ange absolutely dreads to see appears before her. +The mixed group of security guards and police officers part like the Red Sea before Moses, leaving a path for Gray to saunter along towards Ange.
NPC-MrsGray(1)Gray||:Well, don't just stand there. Search the scene.
()||:Before engaging Ange in conversation, Gray waves to disperse the troops gathered around. +Except for a small group still holding Task Force DEFY at gunpoint, the others scatter at Gray's command. +They cordon off the site of the explosion and start cleaning up the remains. They work in an orderly fashion and perfect coordination with each other.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Wait! +Those are...
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Security Guard||AVG_weapon_reload:Stop!
()||:Ange wants to intervene, but several security guards next to Gray stop her in her tracks with raised weapons. +AK-15 steps in front of Ange and glares threateningly at them, but they don't seem at all intimidated by her impressive stature.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||AVG_weapon_reload:Dammit...
()||:Ange watches helplessly as these people gather up all the remaining formulations and a few unrecognizable corpses—her hard-earned clues and evidence. +It has been an unexpected turn of events, but even Ange understands why Gray is here.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Destroying evidence, are you?
NPC-MrsGray(1)Gray||:Evidence?
()||:Gray's brow furrows in apparent confusion. +She eyes the ruins and glances at the security guards around her.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Security Guard||:There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding, Miss Angelia. +This is a Galatea storage facility for experimental articles. +There's nothing but Idunn serums here.
()||:The guard standing next to Gray speaks up sternly at her signal.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:Who's that going to fool?
NPC-MrsGray(1)Gray||:I don't know. Who do you think?
()||:Gray smiles meaningfully.
NPC-MrsGray(1)Gray||:Trust the Berlin Police's judgment, Miss Angelia. +...Your government will never betray you.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:This isn't my government. Besides...the police?
()||:Ange snorts and glares at Gray, whose face is illuminated by the dying flames.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:This place is over six kilometers away from the city with no direct transport access. +How could the Berlin Police arrive so quickly? +Not to mention there's such amazing teamwork between these "police" and your mercenaries. They're all working for you.
()||:Ange lifts her chin defiantly, and her Dolls take another step forward. The standoff grows increasingly touch-and-go.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:...You aren't even bothering to play innocent. +In other words, you don't plan on letting me leave, do you?
AK15(2)AK-15||AVG_weapon_reload:...
()||:AK-15's eyes flicker dangerously. Her weapon is trained directly on Gray.
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:15... Stay calm.
()||:AK-12's low murmur halts AK-15's finger, which is poised to pull her trigger any second.
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:...Don't worry, 12. +15 isn't prone to rashness.
()||:But even as she says that, RPK-16 directs her gaze towards Gray.
RPK16(6)RPK-16||:If there is an exchange of fire, it will be very difficult for us to defend Ange. After all, there's nothing that can give us cover. +But that's true for you too, you know? +At this distance, 15 can easily break your neck in the blink of an eye.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Security Guard||:Come again?!
()||:RPK-16's provocation has triggered the wrath of the armed security guard. He roars as he charges forward, but his advance is blocked by AK-15. +Conflict seems ready to break out any moment, but no one dares make a move before the two key players give the order.
NPC-MrsGray(4)Gray||:I'll try my luck.
()||:Gray grins as she meets RPK-16's gaze.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:Do you think you can actually get away with this?
NPC-MrsGray(1)Gray||:You're toying with Pandora's Box, Angelia. +I could indulge your little mischief...but you made this choice.
()||:Ange eyes this woman coldly and can almost smell her brazen contempt. +At this distance... If she draws her pistol quickly enough, she could at least...
()???||BGM_Empty:Wait!
()||:Just then, a familiar voice shouts from another entrance. +Then a completely different force rushes in. +Gray lifts her head and her men are immediately on the alert.
NPC-Light(1)Light||BGM_Brain:Miss Angelia is an important collaborator of the Stasi. +Neither the Berlin Police nor Galatea has the authority to detain her. +I'm taking over the situation from here!
()||:The young man strides up to Ange and Gray and flashes his identifications as he approaches. +Behind him, AN-94 heads straight over to the collapsed AK-12 with a toolkit. +She performs emergency repairs on AK-12 wordlessly and soon enough, AK-12's dull eyes light up again.
AN94(0)AN-94||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Core components are undamaged. You can move now, 12.
AK12(16)AK-120,60||:Good. Give me my rifle. +I'm gonna gun down this pompous woman.
()||:AK-12 struggles to her feet but is held down by both AN-94 and Ange.
NPC-MrsGray(5)Gray||:...Young man, has your little operation been authorized?
()||:Gray narrows her eyes at Light, who has wedged himself between her and Ange. Her tone is dripping with menace.
NPC-Light(3)Light||AVG_20Winter_Book:Of course. I have the warrant right here. As I said, I'm now taking over here. +Mrs. Gray, please cooperate with our investigation.
NPC-MrsGray(5)Gray||:Humph...
()||ClothingUp:Gray waves her hand and her men files off in an orderly manner. +With their scavenged remnants, obviously.
NPC-Light(3)Light||:...Please leave those behind.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Security Guard||:Don't go too far, Stasi! +You have no right to seize Galatea's property. +Ask your superior to haul his ass here! +Otherwise, mind your own business.
NPC-Light(0)Light||:...
()||:Realizing that this is as far as he can push it, Light backs up a step and beckons for the other agents to enter the site of the explosion.
NPC-Light(0)Light||:May I confirm that an attack has taken place here?
NPC-MrsGray(5)Gray||:Incidents like this were rather common in Berlin in the last few months. +But it's hard to believe that these rioters are nefarious enough to raise a hand against Galatea. +However, this company will not bow down to terrorism of any kind. +Idunn will be launched on schedule... You can relay that to your friend, little agent.
()||:Light falls silent for a moment before bowing slightly to Gray.
NPC-Light(0)Light||:I understand. +Miss Ange, let's go.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:...
()||:Ange helps AK-12 up. She looks up and meets Gray's eyes.
NPC-MrsGray(4)Gray||:Count yourself lucky.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:Don't think this is over yet.
()||:After watching Ange leave under the Stasi's protection, Gray turns around and takes in the scene of devastation.
NPC-MrsGray(3)Gray||:...We're leaving too. +There's nothing left here.
()||:With that, Galatea's troops march out of the facility.
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