()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>10227</BGM><黑点2><SE1>AVG_Explosion</SE1><BIN>485</BIN>:Kaboom—+The dust thrown up by the cannonfire blends with the fog floating through the Black Zone, obscuring the Dolls from view.
Narciss(2)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:<size=50>Son of a bitch! No! No, no, no, no, no!</size> +<size=50>Stop running around!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><震屏3>:Boom!!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:Using the black dust clouds that fill the air for cover, Mona and the others steadily pull away from Narciss. +As she watches her enemy flee, Narciss relentlessly deploys the floating blades around her.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh</SE1><震屏3>:Whoosh—!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh</SE1><震屏3>:Whoosh, whoosh—! +However... with no way to pinpoint the targets, the floating blades can do nothing but return empty-handed, despite their power.
Narciss(2)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>AVG_Punch_Hit</SE1>:<size=50>GODDAMMIT!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Narciss explodes in anger and is just about to give chase when a hoarse voice calls out from behind her.
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:...Don't chase them, Narciss.
Narciss(2)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:...Who gave you permission to speak to me, trash? +You have some nerve daring to speak after getting beaten up like that. Can you even call yourself a combat-type? +And you're trying to give me orders too? What gives you the right?
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:...That's not what I meant. +It will take some time for them to recover from the damage they've sustained. Rather than hunting them down, we still have other things we need to do. +Morridow... Big Sister Morridow needs you. She's been hurt very badly. Don't you want to see her soon?
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Narciss tilts her head in contemplation. Perhaps Grig's words have swayed her, but she stops trying to set out after them.
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:If it wasn't for Big Sis...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Narciss turns around with great annoyance and picks up Grig, grumbling as she heads back toward the outpost—she needs to find a new aircraft there.
Narciss(1)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:The only reason I'm doing this... is because you brought Big Sis back...
NPC-grig(3)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1><震屏3>:Ugh...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:After roughly tossing the heavily-wounded Grig onto her aircraft, Narciss climbs into the cockpit. +She glances in the direction where the Dolls have fled, and her eyes flash once again with fury.
Narciss(2)<Speaker>Narciss</Speaker>||:Next time... Next time I'll slaughter every last one of you!!!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><SE1>AVG_Button_Click</SE1><SE1>AVG_Jet_Speedup</SE1>:Narciss slams down a lever like she's taking her anger out on it, then she pilots the aircraft into the foggy sky...
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><BIN>485</BIN><SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:...Elsewhere, after verifying that the enemy isn't pursuing them, Nitrogen and Ferrum finally stop their mad dash.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>10254</BGM><SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Gager immediately starts repairing herself.
BOSS-7(0)<Speaker>Gager</Speaker><Position>0,120</Position>||:That firepower was hard to handle.
BOSS-9(0)<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||:...What kind of scary combat capability was that!
BOSS-7(0)<Speaker>Gager</Speaker><Position>0,120</Position>||:She's also another one of those no-brain-all-brawn fighters, so how come she's so much stronger?
BOSS-9(0)<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||:Yeah... <size=55>HEY, I UNDERSTOOD THAT ONE! YOU'RE TAKING A SHOT AT ME, AREN'T YOU?!</size> +Wait a minute, I'm not a fighter!
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:Is everyone alright?
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:I'm okay, just a little hurt.
QBZ191(5)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||:No big deal. It won't affect the mission.
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:<size=50>Hey! You lost the bunny ears on your head!</size>
QBZ191(5)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||:Those are my signal tracers... They can disguise my signal when needed. +When we passed that aircraft just now, I figured they'd use it to return to their hideout, so I put one inside.
BOSS-9(0)<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||:Then what about the other one?
QBZ191(5)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||:The other one... Well, I had to take it off because of fashion reasons.
Rhino(0)<Speaker>Rhino</Speaker>||:Fashion reasons?
QBZ191(5)<Speaker>No. 9</Speaker>||:Stop asking so many questions!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Beep! The conference room channel broadcasts a hail tone again.
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:This is... an emergency contact signal?
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>486</BIN><黑点2><SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1><BGM>GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation</BGM>:...After quietly capturing the outpost. +RO635 and UMP45 connect to the outpost's database and search it for info.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Their security system went down in one hit. They might as well be handing the info to us on a silver platter.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:I found the outpost layout map.
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Hang on.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:XM8 and RO635 begin connecting lines on the map. +Many lines originate from all the outposts, extending into the blank expanse. +Eventually, the lines intersect. +And the place with the most intersections is—
RO635Mod(5)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:We're close now... We're very close to this point...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:RO635's finger lands on that inky black point. +Her voice trembles, but there's no way to tell if it's from excitement or nervousness.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:We'll go here.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>485</BIN>:...RO635 and company follow the map to the intersection in that blank expanse. +However, there is nothing there. +No outpost, no other structures, and no Paradeus.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:How come there's nothing here?
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:XM8, did you make a mistake somewhere?
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:That's impossible! I couldn't have made a mistake in my calculations!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The group's anxious voices echo across the open plain.
UMP9Mod(6)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Could it be an underground base? Like that Paldiski Sub Base...
RO635Mod(2)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:I doubt it. It's very difficult to perform deep excavation in terrain like this.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1>:RO stomps the ground. The surface here is pretty much covered in hard bedrock.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Should we search the surroundings?
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:It's too open here. If the enemy passes by, we'll be forced into a disadvantageous battle.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Let me contact Mona—
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:What's up, SOP-II?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Just as RO635 is about to make a call, she finds SOP-II squatting beside a green puddle.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:The water here is darker than usual.
UMP9Mod(6)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Could it be a difference in pollution levels?
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:But when you look at it from a different angle, the black stuff in the water moves too.
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Let me see.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Just as SOP-II said, the color of the water in this area is definitely darker. +But that's not because the water itself has changed, but because—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Because of what is reflected in it.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:RO635 looks up.
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Seeing RO's dramatic expression of utter shock, SOP-II looks up as well in confusion. +And then—
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:<size=50>Whoa... WHOAAAAA!!!</size>
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_22W_BGM_3</BGM>:What...IS that?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Is it a myth? Or an urban legend, maybe?
()||<白屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>456</BIN><白屏2>:As the Dolls all direct their attention to the sky, they can see part of a massive object that seems to be floating in the sky. +It is a tower. +To be precise, it is a pair of black towers, joined at the base. +They are floating high in the sky, in flagrant disregard of gravity, and their metallic-looking surfaces radiate an oppressive air even from this distance. +The faint moonlight leaks out from between the two towers. Not even birds flying in the air would be visible against this light.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:It's so pretty...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:SOP-II mutters her awe as she gazes at this sight, which cannot be adequately described by the word "miracle".
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Then, as though waking from a dream, RO635 immediately sends out the emergency contact signal.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1><BGM>GF_22W_BGM_2</BGM>:Beep... +Squad Nitrogen has connected...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Error</SE1>:Unable to contact the Commander.
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...Oh no.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:What's wrong?
RO635Mod(2)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:I can't contact the Commander...
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:Is Dandelion causing trouble again?!
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:...Hang on, let me check.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:UMP45 verifies the network status and the comms system.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Error</SE1>:Our connection to the outside world has been cut off, but the Aeneas conference room's signal is currently stable.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Mona, can you guys hear me?
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>We've been here all this while, but what's the deal with losing contact with the Commander?</color>
()<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>...That sounds bad. Were we exposed?</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:If we were exposed, I believe we'd have hundreds of Paradeus units after us by now.
()<Speaker>Gager</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Are we changing our plan? It would not be wise to go any further without leadership.</color>
UMP9Mod(2)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Wait, don't panic!
RO635Mod(2)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:RO635 falls silent for a while, then she turns to address the group and shakes her head. +She meets Mona's gaze resolutely.
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:We're continuing the op.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:Yup, that's right!
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I'm not afraid or anything, but are you sure this is wise?</color> +<color=#00CCFF>If the Commander doesn't know about our situation, then there won't be any rescue for us if something goes wrong.</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Paradeus has chosen to activate their signal jamming now, which means we're very close to our destination, and that our presence is a threat to them. +If we withdraw now, it's likely that we'll be intercepted by Paradeus forces. +Also, if we want to enter this place again, we'll only end up having to pay a higher price for it.
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>...</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:Besides, we were never going to get any support or rescue in this place anyway.
()<Speaker>Architect</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Looks like we're destined to wake up in a repair tank after all.</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:It might sound cruel, but we should all have expected this before we set out...
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I can feel your determination. We need to continue the mission.</color>
RO635Mod(0)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:That's right. We don't have the luxury of multiple tries. Everything is riding on one big bet.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Aeneas conference room channel falls silent as everyone ponders the implication of RO's decision.
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Well, let's leave all this talk of death and rescue aside for now. What bothers me is—+How are we going to get up there?
RO635Mod(2)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:If we're going to continue the mission, we'll need a way to climb those towers, right? +But they're floating in the air...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:XM8 points to the massive floating towers. They are rather far away from the ground, making them very difficult to scale. +Also, the only thing connecting the towers to the ground are a few thick pipes.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:We'll just climb up then! There's tons of pipes anyway!
UMP9Mod(2)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Eh— I can't!
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Is that... a power conduit? Things are going to be very bad if it gets wrecked while we're climbing it!
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:A power conduit?
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Yeah, didn't Papasha accidentally cut one while she was operating her construction mech?
RO635Mod(3)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:...
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:So that was Papasha's doing...
XM8MOD(0)<Speaker>XM8</Speaker>||:Uh, did I say something wrong...
RO635Mod(5)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Not at all, Chessmaster.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:RO635's eyes suddenly lights up again, and she thumps XM8 heavily on the shoulder.
RO635Mod(5)<Speaker>RO635</Speaker>||:I know how to reach the towers.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>GF_22W_BGM_1</BGM><common_effect>%%code=CJ_WC_piaofu%%</common_effect><黑屏2><BIN>459</BIN>:...In Avernus' main hall.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:Gray and Morridow stumble inside, trailed by wisps of dirt that have been churned up by the air.
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:Ah... Big Sister Gray, Big Sister Morridow. +You have returned.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:A Nyto greets them by the door. Her language is polite and deferential, her tone is very placid. +She regards the grievous injuries on their bodies and stands perfectly still.
NPC-MrsGray(9)<Speaker>Gray</Speaker>||:What are you doing here?
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:I have just activated the signal jammer... Big Sister Nemhran says it is time to perform pest control.
NPC-Morridow(11)<Speaker>Morridow</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:...Nemhran called you here? What's your name?
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:I am Ashley, Big Sister Morridow.
NPC-MrsGray(9)<Speaker>Gray</Speaker>||:...Grig is still outside the tower. She needs help.
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:...
NPC-MrsGray(9)<Speaker>Gray</Speaker>||:...Didn't you hear me?
NPC-Morridow(11)<Speaker>Morridow</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Don't worry... Gray. +Nemhran always has backup plans.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Morridow's eyes flash with menace as she looks at Ashley.
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:Allow me to send you to the repair room, Big Sister Morridow.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=0.5%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1>:Ashley comes forward to help Morridow up, but Morridow pushes her away.
NPC-Morridow(11)<Speaker>Morridow</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:I want to see Father.
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:What...? +...I'm sorry, but I have not received orders to that effect.
NPC-Morridow(11)<Speaker>Morridow</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:...Tell Nemhran. +I saw "that Big Sister". Only I can provide information regarding her. +It doesn't matter if you don't understand what I'm saying as long as you relay my exact words. Remember, this is extremely important to Father.
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position>||:...Please stand by.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Ashley bows courteously, then leisurely turns around.
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>9</BIN>:Staring at Ashley's back, Morridow bites her lip nervously to keep her trembling body under control. +She knows that her own life is now on the gambling table, and the winner takes all.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<关闭蒙版>:And she has no choice but to go all-in.
()||<黑点1>: