()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>393GF_21summer_battle_4:...In a Basement 2 corridor of the Griffin base. +A rebel Spetsnaz trooper stands atop the corpses of the Dolls, reporting the situation to his commander. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Squad Leader||:Sir, we're pursuing Doll squads in the Griffin base and we've found traces of human blood, but there's still no sign of Kryuger. +A Doll squad is holding the passage to Basement 2 and they ambushed us. We're working to overcome them. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Officer<同时置暗>||:Don't hold back your ammo. Break through them ASAP and continue pursuing Kryuger. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Squad Leader||:Copy that. Also, a solitary Doll has been sighted in Zone D7. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Officer<同时置暗>||:While she's probably just running around blindly because her neural cloud is confused... +Send a few people over to make sure. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Squad Leader||:Roger! ()||AVG_tele_disconnect<黑屏1>:After hanging up, the Spetsnaz squad leader signals to the rest of his squad to follow him. ()||<黑屏2>419:... 570 meters from the damaged power conduit. +Onward, onward, Tokarev runs alone through the darkness, toward the location of the damaged power conduit that Helian shared with her. TT33(0)Tokarev||:PPK, acknowledge! TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:PPK copies, go ahead. TT33(0)Tokarev;PPK(0)<通讯框>||:I just heard an explosion from your direction, are you guys okay? TT33(0);mp443(0)MP-443<通讯框>||:Oh, it was just an enemy bombardment, the base's structure should be able to hold out for a while. TT33(0)Tokarev;mp443(0)<通讯框>||:Glad to hear that... TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Unfortunately, our location has been exposed. PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:And slightly sooner than expected. TT33(0)Tokarev||:... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles<通讯框>||:Footsteps... They're very close. PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Talk to you later. It's time for us to go. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:The call ends. TT33(0)Tokarev||<黑点1>:Please be alright... ()||<黑点2>393:...At the blockade line, which has lasted for 7 minutes and 16 seconds so far. mp443(0)MP-443||:I'm impressed, PPK. You totally downplayed our situation. PPK(0)PPK||:Well, what did you expect me to say, that we're out of ammo, our cover is Swiss cheese, and we three pieces of trash are about to be forced into hand-to-hand combat? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:... +I'll cover you... mp443(0)MP-443||:Well, it's not like I haven't done close combat before, it's just that when I have to give up my pistol and fight with my shovel all of a sudden, it kind of— ()||:An enemy rushes through the smoke of the explosion and is about to reach their battle line. ()||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:Whoosh! +With brutal efficiency, MP-443 swings her shovel down and chops deep into his neck. mp443(0)MP-443||:—Feels like a metal hurdle. You know what I mean? PPK(0)PPK||:...You're actually in the mood to crack jokes at a time like this. You're tougher than I thought. mp443(0)MP-443||:... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:More enemies incoming... mp443(0)MP-443||:No problem, we'll kill them as they come. ()||:PPK and company duck behind cover again, counting the heavy footsteps of the incoming enemies. +MP-443 glances at Ribeyrolles. She gets the message and slowly moves to the leading edge of their cover to deliver a volley of preparation fire. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:Locking onto enemy... +Target locked, preparing to fire. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Ping! +It is the sound of the shot being deflected by heavy armor. mp443(0)MP-443||:Crap, it's one of the big ones. PPK(0)PPK||:Looks like we'll have to use the grenades we were saving for ourselves. ()||:The Dolls are forced to draw on their what little ammo they have left to handle this tough fight. ()||BGM_Empty:As they listen closely again, the footsteps vanish. mp443(0)MP-443||:Ribeyrolles, where's the enemy? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:They're gone... PPK(0)PPK||:... ()||10106:The three Dolls carefully poke their heads out from behind their cover. ()||RunStep:Thud. +Thud thud thud... +Hasty footsteps ring out again, and a heavily-armored Military automaton sprints at them, holding bundled grenades in its arms... PPK(0)PPK||:Retreat! RETREAT! ()||AVG_Explo_Close<黑点1>:Kaboom! ()||15<黑点2>:... 173 meters from the damaged power conduit. ()||Gunfight:Bangbangbang! +Tokarev huddles behind a door frame, avoiding the enemy's sweeping fire. TT33(0)Tokarev||:PPK, I've been spotted and I can't contact Miss Helian. TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Can you still run? As for comms, we can't contact her either. +Don't go imagining things, it's probably just signal jamming. TT33(0)Tokarev;PPK(0)<通讯框>||:Yeah, I'm okay. I'm just trapped for a bit. TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Think of a way to get rid of them, otherwise they'll just destroy the conduit again after you fix it. TT33(0)Tokarev;PPK(0)<通讯框>||:Let me see... TT33(0)Tokarev||:Are things going well for you? PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Hehe, very well indeed, we're running circles around the enemy. TT33(0)Tokarev||:That's good to hear. PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:See you at the next check-in. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:PPK hangs up. +The call seems to have given Tokarev strength, because she works up her courage and leaps out of the doorway. ()||Gunfight<黑点1>:Bangbangbang! +The bullets seem to be grazing past her... ()||<黑点2>393BGM_Empty:...At the blockade. It has lasted for 9 minutes and 23 seconds so far. mp443(0)MP-443||GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation:... PPK(0)PPK||:What, not going to make a wisecrack? mp443(0)MP-443||:Do I LOOK like I have the energy to wisecrack? ()||:MP-443 has only one leg left, so PPK is dragging her to the second defense line. The Dolls here have long since been blown up. +PPK collects what little ammo remains on the fallen Dolls. PPK(0)PPK||:As I thought, it's down to us. PPK(0);mp443(0)MP-443||:Did you get any mementos from Ribeyrolles just now? PPK(0)PPK;mp443(0)||:... +No, she was too close to the explosion. There was nothing left of her. PPK(0);mp443(0)MP-443||:I should have kept a little pebble on me or something when we were gearing up earlier... +At least you'd have something to remember me by. PPK(0)PPK;mp443(0)||:Well, you can forget about that. Neither of us is going back. +When we wake up again, we won't even have these memories. PPK(0);mp443(0)MP-443||:Then who will remember us? PPK(0)PPK;mp443(0)||:Nobody, MP-443. Nobody will know what happened here except us, right now. PPK(0);mp443(0)MP-443||:That's awful. Could there be anything worse than that? PPK(0)PPK;mp443(0)||:... +Of course. Don't forget, I'll still have to hold out after you bite it. PPK(0);mp443(0)MP-443||:I didn't know you were so good at comforting people. mp443(0)MP-443||:In that case, can you sing me "Katyusha" before I'm gone? PPK(0)PPK||:I only know how to sing "Erika". mp443(0)MP-443||:That's fine too. Not like I can be picky when I'm about to die. ()||AVG_Explo_Distance:Kaboom! +The enemy's furious bombardment is very close by. The first defense line has been completely leveled. PPK(0)PPK||:Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein ♪ +Und das heißt Erika. ♪ ()||:PPK's song seems distant and unreal amidst the explosions. PPK(0)PPK||:Heiß von hunderttausend kleinen Bienelein ♪+ Wird umschwärmt Erika. ♪ ()||<黑点1>:She can no longer hear the cannonfire and the hurried steps of the enemy. All that remains is PPK's quavering voice as she sings her song. MP-443 clutches her shovel and smiles. ()||<黑点2>15:... 0 meters from the damaged power conduit. +Tokarev rushes to repair the severed power lines with trembling hands. +The footsteps of the enemy behind her draw close. It seems they're just one corner away from coming up behind her... TT33(0)Tokarev||:PPK, I'm almost done! TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:How much longer? TT33(0)Tokarev;PPK(0)<通讯框>||:37 seconds! TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Work faster. TT33(0)Tokarev;PPK(0)<通讯框>||:I'm going as fast as I can... +PPK, why does your voice sound so weird? TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:Is that a confusing kind of weird or a sexy kind of weird? TT33(0)Tokarev;PPK(0)<通讯框>||:... +Okay, seriously, are you guys alright? It feels like I haven't heard from Ribeyrolles and MP-443 in a while... TT33(0);PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:What, are you so sick of hearing my voice? TT33(0)TokarevPPK(0)<通讯框>||:No! Good thing you've been talking to me all this time... TT33(0)Tokarev||:Otherwise, I'd probably have broken down by now... PPK(0)PPK<通讯框>||:I'm sorry. TT33(0)Tokarev||:Huh? ()PPK<通讯框>||:This is as far as I can go with you. TT33(0)Tokarev||:PPK, what happened to you? ()||:The power conduit is repaired and the power comes back on. ()PPK<通讯框>||BGM_Empty:Run, Tokarev. Run and don't look back. TT33(0)Tokarev||:PPK?! ()||AVG_Explo_Distance:Kaboom! The sound of a massive explosion assaults Tokarev's ear. TT33(0)Tokarev||<震屏>:...PPK!!! NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 1||10082:There she is! ()||Gunfight:Bangbangbang! +Tokarev rolls behind a corner and bullets whiz past her ear. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 2||:Use the explosives! Flush it out and open fire! TT33(0)Tokarev||:Oh no... If they throw explosives this way, it might cut the power again... +There's no way Miss Helian and the others can drag all those heavy servers down the stairs... +I need to draw them off. ()||AVG_pistol_finalshot_nRunStep:Bang! +In one swift movement, Tokarev ducks out of cover and returns fire, running in the opposite direction from the power lines. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 1||:Don't let it get away! NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 2||:Open fire! TT33(0)Tokarev||:... ()||AVG_Gunfire:Tokarev uses the last of her ammo to drive the enemy back, then rolls backward behind a door. +But before Tokarev can hit the ground, a grenade is there waiting for her. ()||AVG_Explo_Close:Kaboom! TT33(0)Tokarev||:Urgh... ()||:The shockwave distorts her vision. Tokarev has no time to assess her body's condition. All she can do is make a mad dash in the opposite direction from the power conduit... TT33(0)Tokarev||:I need to buy as much time as I can for Miss Helian... +I mustn't waste their sacrifice... NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 1||:Look out, the target's still moving! NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 2||:Step aside, I'll throw another! ()||AVG_Explo_Close:Kaboom! +A searing explosion goes off behind Tokarev, throwing her to the ground and sending her skidding for quite some distance. +The enemy is hot on her heels, like starving wolves that have scented blood. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 1||:This Doll... NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 2||:Look out, she's got a gun! ()||Gunfight:Bangbang! +Through her blurry vision, Tokarev sees something fly from her body. +She strains to focus her eyes on it and realizes that it was her gun arm. ()||<黑屏1>:Eternal night is about to descend, weighing down on her eyelids. It feels like it will crush her completely in the next moment. ()Tokarev||<黑屏2>9BGM_Empty:Everyone, I'm coming for you... ()||AVG_Punch_Hit<黑屏1>:Suddenly, an ice-cold hand whips through the darkness and slaps her cheek. ()||<睁眼>15:Tokarev raises her heavy eyelids and sees PPK with a sadistic smile on her face. TT33(0)Tokarev||:PPK... PPK(0)PPK||GF_21summer_avg_Demon:Get up, we're all watching you from behind. TT33(0)Tokarev||:You guys... ()||:PPK vanishes into the air. +Tokarev stands up again and stumbles forward, as though in search of the light NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 1||:What kind of monster is this?! ()||Gunfight:Bangbangbang! +Her leg gives way under her. Tokarev's body goes limp, and she falls forward once again onto the hard floor. +The darkness before her eyes swirls wildly, and in the middle of it is Tokarev's giddy neural cloud. NPC-Soldier(0)Spetsnaz Trooper 2||:Don't get close. These Dolls are very good at close combat. Finish her off with a grenade. ()||<黑屏1>:Tokarev can feel the enemy's footprints echoing through her chest through the icy floor. +At this critical moment, Tokarev's neural cloud makes her recall something utterly unimportant. +It feels like being blindfolded in the middle of an intense standoff. ()||<黑屏2><回忆>9:...Somewhat earlier this evening, while they were looking for some important supplies in the warehouse. mp443(0)MP-443||:Wow, I can't believe I actually put this souvenir here. TT33(0)Tokarev||:What's this? mp443(0)MP-443||:It's the remains of a bionic dog. PPK(0)PPK||:Why would you collect that? mp443(0)MP-443||:Hey, this dog made the news! +It threw itself on a bomb that was about to explode to save its master. TT33(0)Tokarev||:So it's a symbol of loyalty. mp443(0)MP-443||:Nonono, I didn't collect it for such a lame reason. +I collected it to remind myself that as Dolls, our entire body is a weapon. +Even if we lose our weapons and ammo one day, we still have our bodies. I hope I'll remember that and have the courage to fight to the bitter end. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||<黑屏1>:Well said, MP-443! ()||<黑屏2>15<关闭蒙版>:Tokarev is brought back to reality by a round of applause. +As Tokarev turns her head, she sees a heavily-wounded Welrod walk among the enemies, standing where one of them is taking out a grenade. +The enemy's silhouette and Welrod slowly overlap. TT33(0)Tokarev||:Welrod... ()||:Her vision is blurred by tears. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:"Do not go gentle into that good night." TT33(0)Tokarev||:"​​Old age should burn and rave at close of day;" ()||:All Tokarev can see now is Welrod. +She forgets the enemy, forgets the shellfire, and forgets herself. WelrodMod(0)Welrod MkII||:"Rage." ()||:The only thing left in her neural cloud is a final directive— +Run. +RUN! +RUN FORWARD! ()MP-443||:As Dolls, our entire body is a weapon. ()PPK||:This is as far as I can go with you. ()Ribeyrolles||:Leave it to me... TT33(0)Tokarev||<震屏>:HAAAAARGHHHH! ()||RunStep:The sudden, bestial cry stuns the Spetsnaz troopers, and Tokarev breaks into a mad sprint, like some kind of monster. +She's getting closer to Welrod, and in the next moment, Tokarev embraces Welrod— +She hears Welrod's cry echo out to the edges of the sky. ()Welrod MkII||:RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT!!! ()Tokarev||:EEEYAAAAHHH!!! ()||<黑屏1>:Tokarev lunges at the enemy who is pulling out the pin of his grenade... ()||<黑屏2>AVG_Explo_Close9<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:Kaboom! ()||<黑屏2>412AVG_20Winter_Open_Light:Click. The secretary turns on the light switch. ()Secretary||BGM_Sneak:Director? Why were your lights off? NPC-Zielinski(0)Zelinsky||:I was looking at the map. ()||:Zelinsky turns off the holographic map he was studying and looks at the secretary who has just entered the room. NPC-Zielinski(0)Zelinsky||:Any news? NPC-Zielinski(0)Secretary<同时置暗>||:Yes, we've eliminated some of our forces from suspicion of treachery. They can be transferred any time. NPC-Zielinski(0)Zelinsky||:Have they sorted out their mess ? NPC-Zielinski(0)Secretary<同时置暗>||:Yes, and we've found the reason for it. +The MOD hub systems were disrupted and someone was sending many false commands from the inside. +Most of our units ended up moving out because of this misinformation. +Right now, some of our bases have successfully regained system control privileges and are starting to work off-grid. NPC-Zielinski(0)Zelinsky||:This is ridiculous... The Military's systems are about as hardened as papier-mache. +Still, that proves there are many problems within our ranks. +Fortunately, we still hold the initiative, for the most part. ()||:Zelinsky shakes his head and rises from his chair. NPC-Zielinski(0)Zelinsky||:Report this to the brass. NPC-Zielinski(0)Secretary<同时置暗>||:Yes, sir. ()||:Zelinsky sits back down and turns the map on again, staring at it with an intense look on his face. NPC-Zielinski(0)Zelinsky||<黑屏1>:A storm is coming... ()||<黑屏2>47AVG_GunfireBGM_Empty:Bangbangbang! +Boom! +Kaboom! +The endless stream of enemy fire has Helian and the others in dire straits. They are defending the elevator landing, barely holding on as they wait for the power to come back. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:Tokarev! NPC-Persica(3)Persica||:Our comms are cut, we can't contact them! ()||AVG_Explo_Close<火花>GF_21summer_avg_Demon:Kaboom! +The enemy isn't making rash advances. Instead, they're planning to flush them out with their heavy guns. +The baptism of shellfire stirs the flames around the Dolls to burn hotter, and thick smoke is drifting everywhere. NPC-Persica(3)Persica||:Do something! At this rate, my lab instruments will be done for! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Thompson, assemble a defense line. Keep the enemy away. M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Yes, sir! NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:Mr. Kryuger... ()||:A heavily-wounded Kryuger leans against the wall beside Helian, his face ashen. NPC-Helian(1)Helian||:Please hang on, Mr. Kryuger. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Don't cry, Helian. Today should have been a happy one. NPC-Helian(1)Helian||:What do you mean happy? It's a terrible day... ()||:Kryuger's hand trembles as he raises it and feels around inside his coat. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:What are you looking for? I'll help you find it. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:No. If nothing else, I must give this one thing to you in person. ()||AVG_20Winter_Book:Kryuger hands a bloodstained envelope to Helian. +When she opens it, she sees a plain, ordinary notice inside. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:"Dear Miss Helian," +"We are very pleased to inform you that Griffin & Kryuger PMC has decided to officially hire you as a permanent employee." +"Your employment starts from today, until forever." +This is... NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:As long as our base still exists, we will protect you forever. +That way, you won't have to force yourself to go to mixers or whatever. +You will always have a place you can turn to. NPC-Helian(0)Helian;NPC-Kyruger(0)||:... NPC-Helian(1)Helian||:I thought you hated words like "always" and "forever". You even scolded me for saying "always" when I first started my job. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||<黑屏1>:Haha... ()Helian||<黑屏2><回忆>9:Good morning, Mr. Kryuger. I am Helian. I will be your adjutant starting from today. ()Kryuger||:Good. I hope you'll be worthy of my trust. ()Helian||:You can always trust me, Mr. Kryuger. ()Kryuger||<黑屏1>:Hey, newbie. Don't use words like "always" or "forever" so casually. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版>47:You proved yourself to me through your actions. +And you taught me that "forever" isn't a measurement of time, but— ()||:Kryuger points wordlessly at his heart. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:... NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:This might be a really bad time for it, but I still want to tell you this. +Happy 10th work anniversary, Helian. +We were going to give you a surprise, but it got ruined. NPC-Helian(1)Helian||:Mr. Kryuger... Everyone... ()||:Helian looks in surprise at the Dolls around her. NTW20Mod(0)NTW-20||:Sorry, Miss Helian, the cake's a mess now... M1928A1(0)Thompson||:We spent all night setting things up, but the bastards blew it all to hell! NPC-Helian(1)Helian||:Thank you... +I'm happy to be able to spend my last moments with you... ()||:As she hears the enemy clearing the passage of burning debris, Helian knows it's only a matter of time before they reach this place. Her tears roll down her soot-streaked cheeks. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:... +If today is my last day... NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Then we'll fight to the very end. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:Mr. Kryuger... ()||:Kryuger struggles to get to his feet, but the wounds on his back are too severe. Every attempt he makes to stand up only serves to open them up more. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:We haven't lost yet. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:... NPC-Persica(1)Persica||:Kryuger, don't move anymore... NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:No, we can't just give up like this. ()||:Helian helps support Kryuger, hoping to lay him down in a position which is better for his wounds. +Kryuger stubbornly tries to hoist himself up, and his repeated attempts to stand cause fresh blood to flow down Helian's arms. NPC-Helian(1)Helian||:Please... Mr. Kryuger... NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Up! ()||BGM_EmptyAVG_Water_Drip:Helian's head droops down, and her tears splash on the floor. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||AVG_Fighter_Passby:Helian... ()||:Kryuger sits back up on the ground and sighs heavily. +The Dolls gather around in a group hug. No words are said. ()||:Kaboom! +The ground trembles like a rocking cradle amidst the constant bombardments. M1928A1(0)Thompson||:Those are bombers... ()||46:Whoosh... The emergency power comes back on and the lifts can be used. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||GF_21summer_battle_4:They...They did it... +Tokarev? MP-443? PPK? Ribeyrolles? ()||:On the tactical tablet, the pings which represent them are dark. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Don't let their sacrifice go to waste. We must carry on. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:Let's fall back to Basement 3 and get you bandaged. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:No, the tables have turned for us. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:What?! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Didn't you hear that? Those were bomber planes! +Our surface structures have all been destroyed. The only ones who would launch bombers are our reinforcements. NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:And if they're not, then we're all finished. We have no way to make a comeback from this... NPC-Persica(0)Persica||:Yeah, keep fighting. I've been running all night, I can't move anymore... +If they really are reinforcements, remember to come down and get me. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:So, what's your decision? NPC-Helian(0)Helian||:... +I decide to trust you, Mr. Kryuger. NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||:Activate the AR Team Dummies, Persica. But if you don't follow us, I can't guarantee they'll still be usable after this. NPC-Persica(1)Persica||:What? No way! I'll control them! NPC-Kyruger(0)Kryuger||<黑点1>:Everyone, listen up! Head upwards and fight our way out! Our reinforcements have arrived!