()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||229<黑屏2BGM_NightOPS:...In the underground base. +Squad 404 has managed to seize the control room after an intense battle. HK416Mod(0)416||:Can we turn off the jammers? UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:We can, but there's a small problem... +These Paradeus bastards are really crafty. +They've divided the jammers into different groups, and one code can only shut down one portion at once. UMP9Mod(6)UMP9||:That's not even our biggest problem... +If we only switch off some of them, then when we try to crack the other groups... +The disabled jammers will automatically reactivate. +We need to learn all the codes and switch them all off at once, otherwise it won't solve the problem. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Also, these suppressors have no location data attached to them, only serial numbers. +Every group runs on different logic too... It seems Paradeus has someone really skilled in electronic warfare on their side. HK416Mod(0)416||:So we still can't contact the Commander? UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:I'm trying my best. +According to the Commander's backup plan, they ought to be in these sectors... So I'll prioritize dealing with this section. +The rest is up to fate. HK416Mod(0)416||:... +...I hate that phrase. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Who doesn't? +But sometimes, that's all we can do. ()||AVG_21Winter_Click_Keyboard:Staring at the massive flow of data on the monitor before her, UMP45 taps a few keys on the keyboard and shakes her head. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||<黑屏1>:Hang in there, Commander. ()||<黑屏2>222BGM_EmptyAVG_door_elecport:After ducking behind a blast door leading to another corridor, the AR Team finally shakes off their pursuers for the time being. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||10230:They're really clingy... RO635Mod(0)RO635||:They seem to be holding back. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II||:Hm... It's true, it doesn't feel like they're really out for blood. ()Commander||:...I think they're trying to capture us alive. AR15Mod(4)ST AR-15||:Tsk, they're looking down on us. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:More specifically, they're probably trying to capture the Commander and Dandelion. ()Commander||:...No, I think they might only be going after Dandelion. +We still don't know how well they understand her... +But I'm sure Paradeus would love to get their hands on a mature OGAS system. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:If I fall into Paradeus' hands, the consequences would be catastrophic. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:... ()Commander||:Dandelion, how far off course are we? NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:We're now on the northwest side of the plant. Once we pass through the room ahead, we should be able to return to the main corridor. +...Or at least, if the plant is still in its original state. AR15Mod(4)ST AR-15||:This plant looks like it's come to life after being activated. +The corridors and doors keep moving. Are you sure this route will work? NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:I can't be sure. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:Tsk, then what good is it?! ()Commander||:That's enough. We need to pick up the pace. +If the maps don't work, we'll have to go by instinct... Let's start by heading in the direction Dandelion mentioned. RO635Mod(0)RO635||<黑点1>:Alright. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||<黑点2>BGM_Empty:Speaking of which... +...Do you guys hear voices? ()||AVG_21Winter_Girl_Singing:The group stops. The voices of an ethereal choir are coming from the room ahead. ()Commander||:...I think I've heard this before. ()||:Whoosh! +The three members of the AR Team raise their guns in unison. RO635Mod(4)RO635||:They're Isomers. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)M4 SOPMOD II||:(Snarls) AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:What do we do, Commander? ()Commander||:...There's no way back. We have to go forward. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:Got it. ()||<黑点1>AVG_Door_Hit:RO635 carefully approaches the room. After pausing for a moment, she kicks the door in. ()||320<黑点2>:Whoosh! +Three sets of gun muzzles cover the interior of the room, and SOP-II nearly opens fire. +However... NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:... ()Commander||:...What is this? ()||AVG_21Winter_Girls_ChorusBGM_Truth:The Commander moves past the three Dolls and enters the room. +Dandelion, on the other hand, stares blankly at the rows of incubation tanks in the room—it would seem this room is yet another lab. +Inside the tanks are naked girls floating in a liquid of unknown composition. Despite the presence of intruders, they keep singing in their thin, reedy voices. ()Commander||:...Are they...still alive? NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:...No. ()||:Dandelion goes up to the master control terminal and accesses a subsystem through a local connection. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:...They're all dead. +Brain dead. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:But...they... AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:...You're telling me all these singers are corpses? NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:...Yes. +Their brains are no longer functional, and their singing is a form of...muscle memory. +Their bodies are still alive, and their hearts are still beating, and these machines sustain their biological functions. +But they are undoubtedly corpses. ()Commander||:... ()||:The Commander peers at the girls' youthful faces behind the glass. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:...Paradeus. ()Commander||:...Can you turn off these machines? M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II||:Huh? You want to turn them off...? But then they'll... ()Commander||:...They're already dead, SOP-II. +We can't let their corpses be defiled any further. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:The local databases have a lot of useful things on them. +I'm downloading them all. +And now... ()||321:The incubation tanks darken. +The girls' song suddenly comes to a halt, and their limbs start twitching by nervous reflex, curling in on themselves unnaturally. +Like infants that have returned to their mothers' bodies, they fall silent once more. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:...I'll grant them rest. ()Commander||:...Thank you, Dandelion. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:It is also what "the children" and I want for them. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:I...I don't know what to say... AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:I know everyone's waxing sentimental. +Well, sorry to kill the mood, but we don't have much time. ()Commander||:Yeah, now that the mystery's solved, let's continue onward— ()||ExplodeBGM_Empty:Boom! +The Commander is interrupted by the sound of an explosion. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:That sounded like... RO635Mod(0)RO635||:EMP grenades! +It's Squad Griffin! ()Commander||<黑屏1>RunStep:Let's go!