()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>139AVG_Firework:...At the dinner party, where the mood is slowly cooling off. Standing alone by the window, Oberstein watches the fireworks soar into the sky and reduce themselves to ashes. ()||AVG_tele_connect:Beep. It's a message, one that came while the fireworks were blooming. +Oberstein glances at his communicator, and a rare smile graces his face. NPC-Arla(0)Schweinsteiger||:Ladies and gentlemen, let us raise one final glass to bring this wonderful celebration to a perfect end. ()Guests||:To Unity Day! Prost! ()||AVG_20Winter_Cheers_People:Amidst the clamor of clinking glasses, Oberstein makes his own toast to Schweinsteiger from afar. NPC-Rudolf(1)Oberstein0,-100||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:May the fireworks tonight be more brilliant than in all the previous years. ()||<黑屏2>46BGM_Sneak:...Basement 3, in the Research Lab of the Griffin base. gsh18(2)GSh-18<通讯框>||:We're currently moving damaged Dolls from the assembly hall. NPC-Helian(0)Helian;gsh18(2)<通讯框>||:Why were there so many Dolls in the main hall this late at night, anyway? NPC-Helian(0);gsh18(2)GSh-18<通讯框>||:Well, uh... NPC-Helian(0);WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII<通讯框>||:Miss Helian, we've cleared out the armory, now doing an inventory of our vital resources. NPC-Helian(0)Helian;WelrodMod(0)<通讯框>||:We need to speed up the supply transfer. Mr. Kryuger and several other squads are drawing fire to buy you time. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:NTW-20, progress report. NPC-Helian(0);NTW20Mod(0)NTW-20<通讯框>||:Breakthrough squad is doing their best, but it's hard to gauge their progress for now. +Flanker squad has finished assembling and just deployed. NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NTW20Mod(0)<通讯框>||:Understood, stay safe. NTW20Mod(0)NTW-20<通讯框>||:Roger. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:After quickly going through the messages on her command tablet, she looks up and begins searching for Persica's lab. MAC10(0)Ingram||:This is the third time we've come this way, Miss Helian. NPC-Helian(0)Helian;MAC10(0)||:That's strange. Miss Persica's lab ought to be nearby... NPC-Helian(0);MAC10(0)Ingram||:That blast just now was pretty intense. Maybe Miss Persica has already fled? NPC-Helian(0)Helian;MAC10(0)||:No way, she'd rather die than flee her lab empty-handed. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:I'll try contacting her, but she might not pick up at a time like this... ()||AVG_tele_connect:Helian dials Persica's number. +After a dozen or so rings, an annoyed female voice answers. NPC-Persica(1)Persica<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:You're right on time! Helian, I want to complain about the late-night renovations at your base! NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(1)<通讯框>||:... NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Persica(3)Persica<通讯框>||:It's gone too far! Are you doing demolition work or something? The whole place was shaking! +My coffee's all over the floor now... NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(3)||:We do not have any renovations scheduled for the near future. +The disruption just now was due to the base being targeted by rocket artillery fire from parties unknown. A group of enemies are already outside the base and launching an attack. NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Persica(0)Persica<通讯框>||:... NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Persica(1)Persica<通讯框>||:Why do I have such rotten luck?! I just moved in and we got attacked right away... NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(1)<通讯框>||:Enough complaining. Open your lab door, I need to talk to you. NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Persica(0)Persica<通讯框>||:I have a bad feeling about this. Tell me what this is all about. NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(0)<通讯框>||:It concerns your research. NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Persica(1)Persica<通讯框>||:Hm? In what way? Have the new instruments I requisitioned arrived? Or was it the materials I ordered? +Wait a minute, did someone publish a paper on one of my topics ahead of me? NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(1)<通讯框>||:It's none of the above. I'm referring to the neural cloud servers. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:If things go badly for Mr. Kryuger, we need to make preparations for a full retreat. That will involve taking the neural cloud servers with us. NPC-Persica(1)Persica<通讯框>||<震屏>AVG_tele_disconnect:Whaaaaat?! ()||AVG_21Winter_Medicine_Bottle:Whoosh— A small panel in the wall opens, and Persica's angry eyes glare through the hole. NPC-Persica(1)Persica||:What do you think a neural cloud server is?! +A slice of cake you take home from a deli? You think a cute little maid Doll can deliver it to your house for you? +It's a neural cloud SERVER! Don't you get it? +ABSOLUTELY NOT! I am completely opposed to this plan!!! NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(1)||:Just open the door, we can talk this over. NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Persica(1)Persica||:Do you even KNOW what could happen if you move a neural cloud server without preparation? +You might lose some data if you're lucky, but if you're not, you could end up losing ALL of it! +The entirety of all the data and knowledge that the Griffin base has accumulated in the last few years, gone down the drain! NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Persica(1)||:... NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:Okay, I get the idea, so please open the door. NPC-Persica(3)Persica||:I refuse. The last time I opened the door like you asked, you sent in your Dolls to scrub all my coffee mugs. MAC10(0)Ingram||:...That doesn't sound so bad. NPC-Persica(1)Persica||:I won't open the door! You can just forget about it! ()||AVG_21Winter_Medicine_Bottle:Whoosh— Persica closes the little panel behind her. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:... +Ingram, where's that piece of gear I told you to bring along? MAC10(0)Ingram||:Here. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:You see where that panel is? Cut the door open from that. MAC10(1)Ingram||:No problem. I'm very good at this. ()||<黑屏1>AVG_Saw_DoorBGM_Empty3:With a maniacal grin, Ingram revs up the specially made chainsaw she's holding... ()||430<黑屏2>Gunfight<黑屏1>10065:...At the base entrance. All the defense systems are offline due to the rocket bombardment, and the enemy can walk right in. +The shotgun squad was the first to reach the entrance, and they are engaged in an intense firefight with the first wave of enemies. +The squads behind them follow Kryuger's commands and help suppress the enemy vanguard unit. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||<黑屏2>398:...Hold the line! Don't let enemy fire separate you! +The enemy has already broken through the base's outer perimeter, we can't let them get any further. +We're going to stop all the enemies trying to break through! M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Roger! ()||AVG_Gunfire:The shotgun squad is in the thick of the fighting, but they are slowly being pushed back. ColtDefender(1)Defender||:I'll tear you apart! I'll break every last one of your ribs! +Let me go! LET ME GO! I CAN STILL FIGHT! Liberator(0)Liberator||:Defender's lost it! Cover me! Commencing emergency evac! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Shotgun Squad A, fall back quickly for treatment! Shotgun Squad B, take their place! ()||Gunfight:Thanks to Kryuger's leadership, the battered Doll squads somehow manage to keep their fragile defense line intact. Webley(0)Webley<通讯框>||:Mr. Kryuger, enemy reinforcement squad at 1 o'clock. +There's roughly 7 of them and they aren't carrying heavy weapons. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Thompson, send a squad over to ambush them. 98k(0)Kar98k||:Miss Lee and I will go. M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Got it! WA, cover Kar and Lee with me! ()||Gunfight:Bangbangbang— ()||RunStep:Lee Enfield and Kar98k nimbly avoid the dense web of enemy fire and vanish from Kryuger's sight. +He looks away and surveys the remaining enemies on the battlefield. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Ladies, we can catch our breath once we mop up this wave. M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Heard that? Give them everything you've got! WA2000(0)WA2000||:Roger! ()||Gunfight:As they hear the call to victory, the tired Dolls launch a ferocious charge, falling on the enemy with staggering intensity... Webley(0)Webley<通讯框>||:Sir! The enemy reinforcement squad has lost three people and they've withdrawn. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger;Webley(0)<通讯框>||:Very good, Webley. Are there any more incoming enemy units? NPC-Kyruger(0);Webley(0)Webley<通讯框>||:None that I can see so far. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger;Webley(0)<通讯框>||:Ladies, take this opportunity to rest up and recover! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Kar98k and Lee Enfield, fall back. MLEMK1(0)Lee Enfield<通讯框>||:Returning to unit. M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Well done, my brandy is yours. ()||:Thompson stands on a burning pile of rubble and holds up her personal brandy flask. +After crushing the first wave of enemies, the squad led by Kryuger has won a brief respite. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:NTW-20, how's the breakthrough squad doing? NTW20Mod(0)NTW-20<通讯框>||AVG_whitenoise:Sorry... Mr. Kr...Failed... NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||Stop_AVG_loop:Come again? I didn't hear— M1928A1(0)Thompson||<黑点1>BGM_Empty:INCOMING! Get down— ()||Explode<黑点2>9<黑屏1>:Kaboom! ()||<黑屏2>431<黑屏1>10254:After receiving her mission, NTW-20 immediately assembled a breakthrough squad, who followed their orders to bypass the enemy to force their way through the blockade and call for help. +Scans revealed that Entrance D1 had the weakest defenses, and the breakthrough squad chose to make their play there. +After expending most of their ammo and Dummies, the breakthrough squad managed to take Entrance D1. +But before they could celebrate, the enemy sent over their attack helicopters, which turned the vacuous black muzzles of their machine guns on them... ()NTW-20||<黑屏2>1%%code=CJ_rain%%:Come in, breakthrough squad! Are there any survivors? +The base needs support urgently! I repeat, the base needs support urgently! ()||AVG_Rain2:Pale white lightning rips through the night sky, followed by a continuous rumbling of thunder, like a string of explosions. +Spitfire hefts CZ75 on her back, then uses her still-intact right leg to haul herself forward, bringing CZ75 along. ()CZ75||AVG_Rain_Heavy:Put me down... Spitfire... +They'll be coming soon... Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:This isn't the time for jokes, Big Sis 75. ()||AVG_Explo_Distance:Spitfire carefully pulls herself past the corpses of her squadmates. Stray shots from distant enemies whiz past the pair. +The two broken Dolls are the only ones left of the squad that had been fighting together just moments ago. ()CZ75||:At this rate...Neither of us will make it... Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:Perfect, then we can join them. Spitfire(0)CZ75<同时置暗>||:... ()||:It's harder to move in the treeline, but Spitfire makes her way in there to hide their tracks. +Rain pours down in torrents, and Spitfire struggles to wade through the mushy sod. Each step is accompanied by a shrill mechanical grinding. ()NTW-20||:Breakthrough squad! Come in! ()CZ75||:Your body is still largely intact, you can still fight, they'll need you over in the base... Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:Save it, GSh-18's medical squad is just up ahead. ()||:CZ75 looks back. The bodies of their squadmates lie in the dirt like lost children, quietly accepting the baptism of the rain. ()CZ75||:Spitfire... Keep fighting... +Give them hell...For us... ()||AVG_wind_grass:The faint sound of rustling branches comes from behind them. Dread fills Spitfire, and her pace starts becoming erratic. ()||AVG_20Winter_Chains_Break:Crack—her hastily repaired left leg burst open again, sending Spitfire and CZ75 hurtling to the ground. Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:Are you okay, Big Sis 75? Spitfire(0)CZ75<同时置暗>||:... ()||:Spitfire quickly puts her left leg back together and prepares to sling CZ75 on her back again. Spitfire(0)Spitfire||Stop_AVG_loop:Big Sis 75? ()||:CZ75 does not answer anymore. Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:... ()||:Spitfire picks up her gun without a word and limps toward the base. Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:This is Spitfire from the breakthrough squad. NTW20Mod(0)NTW-20<通讯框>||:Spitfire! Where are the others? Spitfire(0)Spitfire;NTW20Mod(0)<通讯框>||:Everyone's dead. Spitfire(0);NTW20Mod(0)NTW-20<通讯框>||:... Spitfire(0)Spitfire||:Returning to reinforce the base now. ()||<黑屏1>AVG_tele_disconnect:Spitfire hangs up the call. +Nobody can see it, but her tears mix with the rainwater as they roll down Spitfire's face... ()||<黑屏2>BGM_Empty9<关闭蒙版><黑屏1>AVG_Water_Drip2:Beep. ()||<黑屏2>430AVG_Gunfire<黑屏1>10082:...At the base entrance, the defense line which Kryuger has fought so hard to build crumbles in a single blow. +The enemy's second wave of troops successfully breaks through and enters the base. +Thanks to the Dolls' protection, Kryuger manages to avoid the enemy scout teams. ()||<黑屏2>398%%code=CJX_xm_yan%%:After verifying that the enemy has left, Kryuger emerges from the darkness. +His vision is filled with smoke and dust. He orders a retreat while looking for any surviving Dolls. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:All Doll forces, retreat! Fall back immediately! +Shotgun squad? Are you from the shotgun squad? Hurry and cover the retreat! ()||:Kryuger notices a badly damaged shield in the drifting smoke. He feels his way over. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Can you still move? ()||:There is only a mechanical arm beside the shield. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:... +Are there any more survivors? Come in! ()Thompson||:...WA and I are here. ()||:A Doll limps into view in front of him. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Gather the survivors, we're pulling back immediately! M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Roger! WA2000(1)WA2000||:Lee! Kar! Say something! ()||:Behind Thompson, WA shakes the bodies of Lee Enfield and Kar98k. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:... +WA2000, we haven't lost yet. More of our comrades still need us. WA2000(1)WA2000||:I-I understand... WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII<通讯框>||:Requesting backup! Supply transport team is requesting backup! +The enemy's made it to the warehouse, we can't fight back! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger;WelrodMod(0)<通讯框>||:Received, backup is on its way. NPC-Kyruger(0);WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII<通讯框>||:...Mr. Kryuger! Can you hear me? +Thompson! Hailing Thompson! +Requesting backup! Requesting backup! The enemy has us trapped in the warehouse! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger;WelrodMod(0)<通讯框>||:She can't hear our replies? God damn signal... NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:WA2000, you and— ()||:Kryuger's gaze wanders around the empty ops room. There are no Dolls in sight. WA2000(1)WA2000||:Leave it to me, Mr. Kryuger. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:... +I'm counting on you. ()||<黑屏1>:After some quick repairs, WA2000 rushes over to the warehouse... ()||<关闭蒙版><黑屏2>9RunStepBGM_Empty<黑屏1>:Thump thump thump... ()||<黑屏2>432<黑屏1>10230:...Inside the warehouse, Welrod has organized a team to go in and transfer the most critical supplies away on Helian's order. +With the transfer almost complete, most of the team members have already left the warehouses to escort the supplies, leaving just a few people behind. +Just as Welrod is about to fall back with the last few team members, the enemy breaks through the defense line set up by Kryuger's squad with the help of a sustained bombardment... ()||<黑屏2>89:A drop of blood splashes on Tokarev's face, accompanied by a visceral scent of metal from the warm blood of a human being. ()||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:Out of ammo, Tokarev wrenches a shovel free and shoves away the corpse of a rebel soldier away off herself. TT33(0)Tokarev||:До свидания. ()||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:Countless human and Doll corpses are piled up here. Tokarev has already become indifferent to all the death and destruction around her. She just keeps wielding her shovel like a machine. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:...Mr. Kryuger! Can you hear me? +Thompson! Hailing Thompson! +Requesting backup! Requesting backup! The enemy has us trapped in the warehouse! ()||:Welrod yells futilely into the comms channel, which offers no response. PPK(0)PPK||:Frankly speaking, Welrod, this event is MUCH more exciting than the previous one. mp443(0)MP-443||:Stop talking! Ribeyrolles, PPK needs urgent repairs! WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Tokarev, take PPK's place! TT33(0)Tokarev||:Got it! ()||AVG_pistol_finalshot_n:Bang! Welrod helps take out the enemies in Tokarev's blind spot as she rushes toward PPK. M1928A1(0)Thompson<通讯框>||:Welrod, this is Thompson. How are things on your end? WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Thompson! A huge enemy force is surrounding the warehouse, we can't break out while carrying the supplies! M1928A1(0)Thompson<通讯框>||:WA's heading over to help you out, hang in there. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:PPK, just hold on a little longer! Help is on its way! PPK(0)PPK||:Don't bother with us troublemakers. Tokarev's still intact, so take her while she's still standing. Break out of here and find Mr. Kryuger. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Born in the night as I am, you and the Commander are my only source of light. +No matter how boundless the darkness is, I will never abandon my search for the light. ()||AVG_lifttable:Bam! One of the warehouse's ventilators is kicked off the ceiling. WA2000 throws down a rope ladder from the hole where it used to be. WA2000(0)WA2000||:Welrod! I'll cover you! Hurry and climb up! WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Load up your supplies and evacuate! ()||:MP-443 carries PPK and goes up the rope ladder first, while Tokarev carries Ribeyrolles and follows close behind. ()||AVG_pistol_finalshot_n:Bang! Welrod shoots down the enemies who are rushing at them like madmen. WA2000(0)WA2000||:Welrod, you're the last one! WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Got— ()||<黑屏1>:Welrod climbs up the rope ladder. ()||AVG_Explo_Close<黑屏2>9<黑屏1>:Kaboom! +A shell goes off at almost point blank range. Blazing heat chews into Welrod's back. +Amidst the confusion, the fiery shockwave slams her into the wall... ()||%%code=CJ_fire%%<睁眼>88:When she opens her eyes again, she sees the bottom half of the rope ladder in her hands. +Welrod quickly examines her body and concludes that she has lost all combat capability. WA2000(0)WA2000<通讯框>||:Welrod! +Can you hear me? That blast knocked us down! WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:... +You should go. Leave this place to me. WA2000(0)WA2000<通讯框>||:This is no time to be acting cool! TT33(0)Tokarev<通讯框>||:Welrod, come out already! ()||:Welrod grimaces as she looks at her ruined body. Alerts flash continuously in her field of vision. +The wall itself has also been damaged—the ceiling is tilting at a dangerous angle and chunks of debris are raining down steadily. WA2000(0)WA2000<通讯框>||:Hold on, I'll find some other way to save you! WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Don't worry, it's only a few enemies, they're no problem for me. ()||:Not far from her are the enemy forces, which have also taken heavy casualties. However, they're already regrouping with the incoming reinforcements. +Welrod calculates the angle and pulls her last grenade out from under her vest. PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:You're not planning to die just to save us, are you? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles<通讯框>||:I...Am worthless... WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:Everyone...Is worth saving. TT33(0)Tokarev<通讯框>||:Wel... Move...! ()||AVG_whitenoiseRope:A burst of static comes over the comms. Welrod switches off the choppy transmission and clutches her grenade tightly. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||Stop_AVG_loop:This is all I can do for you... ()||:The rustling of the enemy's footsteps draws close. There are eight of them in total, and judging by their footfall, six of them are Military automatons and the other two are the humans commanding them. +A dull thumping echoes through the warehouse walls, as though someone is pounding one in grief. ()Tokarev||:Welrod, don't...Don't... ()WA2000||:Keep the channel open! Wait for me! ()||:Welrod lets out a chuckle, but she suddenly feels like crying at the same time. +The enemy notices the activity at the wall and cautiously approaches the source of the sound. +Welrod forces herself to stand up, and uses the last of her strength to slap her hand down on the warehouse shelves. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:"Do not go gentle into that good night." +"Old age should burn and rave at close of day." ()||:The enemy team turns and moves toward Welrod... +With her back against the shelves, Welrod ducks into their blind spot and silently counts the enemy's footsteps... . +Close, closer now, the Grim Reaper's tread draws ever closer... +Welrod smiles, and pulls the pin on her grenade. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||<黑屏1>:"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." ()||<黑屏2>9<关闭蒙版>AVG_Explo_Close<黑屏1>2BGM_Empty:Kaboom! ()||<黑屏2>433<黑屏1>10258:Thompson has gathered all the survivors in the Ops Room in preparation of their withdrawal. +Kryuger contacts the various squads and gains the latest information on the progress of the battle as well as the degree of enemy penetration. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||<黑屏2>398<火花>:Helian! We've had it, time to initiate the evacuation plan. NPC-Kyruger(0);NPC-Helian(0)Helian<通讯框>||:...Roger. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger;NPC-Helian(0)<通讯框>||:Is Persica ready to move the neural cloud server? NPC-Kyruger(0);NPC-Helian(0)Helian<通讯框>||:She's making the preparations. +But are we really going to relocate underground, Mr. Kryuger? NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger;NPC-Helian(0)<通讯框>||:The damage underground isn't too bad, none of the original structure was destroyed. +Don't forget, the layout of our base favors the defender. NPC-Kyruger(0);NPC-Helian(0)Helian<通讯框>||:...Understood. NPC-Helian(0)Helian<通讯框>||:All Griffin Dolls still on the comms channel, immediately withdraw to Basement 3! +I repeat! Fall back to Basement 3 immediately! Don't get caught up in combat! ()||<黑点1>:Helian's voice reaches the hearing modules of every single Griffin Doll through the communications channel. +However, most of them are unable to respond to the call.