()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2><BIN>485</BIN><震屏3><SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><BGM>GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation</BGM><黑点2>:Bullets, cannonfire, close-range assaults... Grig skillfully handles all these attacks.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Bullte_Ricochet</SE1><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh</SE1>:The sabre in her hand is almost like a natural extension of her body, nimbly executing attacks and parries. +She seems to be taking it in stride, but however flawless her swordsmanship is, it's hard-pressed to stop an endless stream of concentrated attacks...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:Kaboom! The gunshots are immediately followed by an explosion at close range.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tinnitus_0</SE1>:Clods of dirt fly into the air as Grig is blasted down a slope by the concussion. +The shrill ringing in her ear turns murky and indistinct, like she's sinking into deep water, while bright and dark spots begin dancing through her vision...
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1>:Grig tries to prop herself up with her sabre, but her hand just can't seem to reach it. +Upon a closer look, she realizes that she no longer has her dominant hand.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Without any hesitation, Grig switches to her other hand and tries to prop herself up again.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:Gray...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:As light and darkness criss-cross intermittently through her field of vision, several indistinct figures reach out toward her, like drops of ink spreading through water...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2>:The whizzing of bullets sounds like a gentle breeze to Grig, whose reflexes have slowed dramatically. +Still, she holds on to her sabre, like a knight that will never fall.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:We... +...will meet again... +In Avernus...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Grig raises her weapon with her remaining arm, its edge reflects her keen, indomitable gaze.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>485</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...In the Black Zone. +RO635 and company have followed Squad Ferrum and Squad Nitrogen into the "Dead Sea". +With the information from Mona, Squad Umbrella soon becomes used to the bizarre terrain of the Black Zone and they begin their pursuit as planned.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_22W_BGM_2</BGM><SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Nitrogen, Ferrum, be advised, we've entered the "Dead Sea" as well.
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2>:<color=#00CCFF>Copy, we've engaged Grig in combat, but there's no sign of Morridow or Gray. We'll contact you later.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Though they aren't in the conference room, RO can still hear the sound of intense gunfire coming from Mona's side.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Grig... Got it.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:RO, there aren't any traces here, what should we do?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Morridow's signal has long since left the effective radius.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Grig was probably left behind to delay them. Mona and the others are fighting her. +Looks like we've lost track of our target...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Having lost their lead once again, RO635 contemplates their next step.
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Leader, do you remember the abandoned outpost I guided you to?
XM8MOD(0);RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:I remember. There were many signs of Paradeus activity there.
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>;RO635Mod(0)||:While I was waiting for you, I did a bit of looking around. +Turns out there were once comm frequencies for other outposts saved in its database.
XM8MOD(0);RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:The presence of multiple outposts means they're built to surround some key structure... Can you find the next outpost?
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Outposts need to check in regularly with their HQ, which means they have comms equipment.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:And if they send a signal, we can detect it...
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Then we can approach our objective while causing minimal disturbance. +Can you pick up any signals, 45?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Already on it.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:UMP45 and UMP9 immediately begin looking for clues concerning the outposts. +XM8 begins extrapolating the location of the other outposts from her existing data.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Geiger_Counter</SE1>:All their instruments are being affected by disruption from the radiation, which is visible to the naked eye. RO635 can't help but let out a little sigh.
RO635Mod(2)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:The radiation level here is just too high.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:It's a limitation for us, but also for them. The equipment they can use is very limited.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_The_Division_Baggage_bomb_Activation</SE1>:Beep. The device in UMP45's hand makes a noise.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Did you find anything?
UMP9Mod(6)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:Just a rough direction... +I don't know if it's because of distance or because of the radiation, but the signal is very weak.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Let's search in this direction first.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:I just scouted the nearby terrain. I'll lead the way!
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:The heavy greenish fog obscures their vision, and the uneven terrain beneath their feet tries to trip them up. +After entering the Black Zone, what was once mushy dirt has hardened into solid monoliths, which makes walking that much more difficult. +After factoring in the complex terrain and radiation disruption, the Dolls are moving far slower than they did in the Red Zone.
UMP9Mod(2)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:Weird, how come we've only traveled this far after walking for so long?
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:I plotted a straight-line course for us!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:XM8, whose head has been bowed all this time, suddenly looks up.
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:My chess sense tells me that we're close.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Frankly speaking, if it were any further, we'd be out of signal reception range.
UMP9Mod(2)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:But where is it...?
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:(Rustle)
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Dolls immediately duck behind one of the standing rocks that are everywhere and cautiously poke their heads out.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Open the short-range squad channel.</color>
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Won't the enemy overhear us?</color>
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>The squad channel established by RO has a very limited range, so the enemy won't be able to pick it up from a distance.</color>
UMP9Mod(4)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>What was that noise? It sounded like something was driving over a road...</color>
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I see headlights!</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Moto_Run</SE1>:On the dark path, a pair of small headlights cut through the gloom.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>It's a cargo truck, we're at the right place.</color>
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Are we going to intercept it? That way we'll have a vehicle!</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>No, we can't alert the enemy to our presence now.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Five pairs of eyes follow every move the truck makes, and soon the small lights vanish in a direction leading away from the "Dead Sea".
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Leader, over there!</color>
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>486</BIN>:XM8's finger is trembling in excitement as she points toward the direction where she first spotted the truck. +Through the darkness, a gray building is visible above the black rocks.
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>...That should be an outpost.</color>
RO635Mod(5)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>...Correct.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:RO635 quickly tamps down her excitement.
UMP9Mod(3)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>It's true...</color>
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>So what do we do now?</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>We capture the outpost while keeping an eye on our target and doing our best not to draw the enemy's attention.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>SOP-II, you're on point with me.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>45 and 9, follow us. XM8, you'll cover our rear and keep an eye out for enemy reinforcements. </color>
()<Speaker>The Squad</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Roger!</color>
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:Moving under the cover of the gloomy sky, the five-man team feels their way toward the sentry post...
()||<黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><震屏3><BIN>485</BIN><BGM>10230</BGM><SE1>Explode</SE1><SE1>AVG_Gunfire</SE1>:Boom!!! +Under the fire support of Gager and Architect, the already-suppressed Paradeus forces are promptly decimated. Meanwhile, Rhino and Mona's coordinated fire clears them up swiftly.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:<size=50>...Urgh!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Grig is already struggling to fully utilize her abilities on the uneven terrain, but under Architect's wild bombardment, her speed is greatly hindered as she stumbles and staggers. +With her movement radius steadily curtailed, even the fog can no longer hide her.
QBZ191(0)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||<SE1>Select</SE1>:This is our chance!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Gatling_gun</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake>:And just as she reveals an opening, No. 9—who has had her eyes on Grig all this time—seizes the opportunity to empty her magazine into her.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:—?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh</SE1><SE1>AVG_Bullte_Ricochet</SE1>:Grig is unable to evade in time, so she raises her sabre, trying to swat the bullets away with brute force. +However, in the very next moment, a figure that fills her with despair already has her cannon trained on her.
BOSS-9(0)<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_weapon_reload</SE1>:Yoohoo~ +According to Agent, you like being treated like this, no?
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:!!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:And in this moment of hesitation, cannon fire hits Grig accurately on her body.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><震屏3>:BOOM!!!
SP9(3)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:Rhino!
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:Got it!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><SE1>AVG_Gray_Hand_Mech</SE1>:Rhino immediately darts forward, securing Grig with Mona's help, and together they remove Grig's remaining arm.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Select</SE1>:Meanwhile, No. 9 keeps an eye on their surroundings.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:Architect and Gager put their weapons away, then proceed to regroup with Mona and company.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Rhino doesn't know if it's because of despair or some other reason, but the light in Grig's golden eyes starts dulling like gold lacquer discoloring from intense light. +But in an instant, she looks up again with resignation on her face.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:...You will gain nothing from me. +And I've already completed my mission.
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:...You really are insane.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Camera_Focus</SE1>:Rhino clicks her tongue, then raises her gun.
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:You're still talking tough even though death is at hand.
BOSS-9(0)<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||:Are we killing her here or are we bringing her back?
BOSS-7(0)<Speaker>Gager</Speaker><Position>0,120</Position>||:Didn't we say we were going to remove her limbs?
BOSS-9(0)<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Oh, I'm good at that! Leave it to me!
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:Wait, don't rush—
SP9(3)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:<size=50>—Stop! Look out!</size>
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:—?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Just as everyone is discussing what to do with Grig, Mona senses something wrong and calls out to them.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Sword_Scope</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Whum—!!!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh</SE1>:Just then, a keen blade slices through the air with a deafening roar, instantly cleaving the rocks around them. +In the next moment—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><震屏3>:<size=50>BOOM!!!!</size> +The shattered rocks are pulverized by cannonfire. The flying debris, which is surprisingly lethal, ends up boxing them in.
QBZ191(0)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:Get down!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<震屏3><SE1>Explode</SE1>:<size=50>BOOM!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<震屏3><SE1>Explode</SE1>:<size=50>BOOM!!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<震屏3><SE1>Explode</SE1>:<size=50>BOOM!!!!!!</size>
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||<震屏3><SE1>AVG_Jet_Passby</SE1><BGM>10227</BGM>:<size=50>Hahahahahaha!!!</size> +<size=50>Where are they? Where are they? How dare you chase Big Sis!</size>
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:<size=50>Where are the trash and maggots that stalked us all the way here?!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:A bout of maniacal laughter fills the air. Upon hearing that voice, Grig's eyes widen as she subconsciously looks up—
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:That voice... +Nar... Narciss...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:A white figure descends from the sky. Behind her, a pilotless aircraft sails past her like a headless fly before crashing...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><震屏3>:Boom!!!
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<火花><黑点2>:The white aircraft crashes into a pile of smashed rocks and explodes in a blinding fireball, while the figure also plummets heavily to the ground. +The very earth trembles, and before this petite girl, it seems as though even the air has frozen over.
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:Huh... How come it's only you? You're... What's your name, anyway? +You're Gray's little lackey, right? Where's Big Sis?
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:Gray... took her away...
Narciss(2)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:<size=50>WHAT?!</size> +<size=50>That BITCH... Gray, you bitch... How dare you run off in secret—</size>
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:...
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:...Wait a minute, so you stayed behind to cover their retreat? +Man, you must suck if this trash could beat you down like this.
QBZ191(2)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||<SE1>Select</SE1>:What's with her... Is she ignoring us?!
SP9(3)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>RunStep</SE1><SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake>:Wait! No. 9!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh</SE1>:Whum—+Narciss assembles her floating blades.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_lifttable</SE1><震屏3>:A line gleams across the rock behind the place where No. 9 was standing before Mona tackles her to the ground. The entire top half of the rock slides off, crumbling into rubble.
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:—I'm TALKING here! Who gave you permission to speak, trash?!
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:Narciss...
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:You can screw off now. +Big Sis will praise me for saving you. +And then she'll praise me even more for getting rid of this trash. +...Twice the praise sounds twice as good—
Narciss(2)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||<震屏3>:<size=50>Now then, behave yourselves and just go to hell!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><BIN>9</BIN>:Boom!!!
()||<黑点1>: