()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||%%code=AllSeeingEye04%%:... ()||9<黑屏2>GF_21winter_avg_mahaline:...On the Aeneas conference room channel. The Commander's terminal is on recording mode. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑点2>85:In the silent room, the subdued atmosphere makes it a little hard to breathe. +All the Dolls are fully aware of the severity of the situation, and it is because of this that they are all silent. +They are waiting for RO635. RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:We can now be sure that our communications channels with the outside world have been completely severed. There is no telling when they will be restored. +Because we cannot contact the Commander at present, I have temporarily activated the recording mode on the Commander's terminal. +That way, when the Commander can contact us, they'll be able to see our mission progress. ()||:The Dolls look hopefully toward the monitor where the Commander's face would normally appear. +However, only a cold, unfeeling camera head is there staring back at them. ()||ClothingUp:RO635 nods in the Commander's direction, the same way she begins every meeting. ()||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty: ()RO635||<黑屏2>458AVG_NightVision_Start:Now then, Commander, the meeting has begun. Our mission will be divided into 6 phases. ()||GF_22W_BGM_2:Returning the Dolls' uneasy gazes, RO635 calmly outlines the mission for them. ()RO635||ClothingUp:Our forces on this mission can be divided into three types—support, decoy, and search teams. +The first phase of the mission will involve finding the power plant. First, our support team will be... Chessmaster. ()XM8||:Present. ()RO635||:We can only infiltrate the towers when we have cut their power supply. +Otherwise, with the opposition fully prepared and ready, we will be spotted the moment we attempt to sneak in. ()UMP45||:Still, you also have to consider that there's no way they don't have a backup plan. +Surely such a massive floating structure must have a backup power supply. ()RO635||:...Yes, but the chaos caused by the initial power outage will be enough cover for us. ()XM8||:Hang on, am I the only one going? What if I can't do it?! I'm an intellectual, you know! ()RO635||:Scenario 1—you arrive and come to the conclusion that you can't do it, report to us immediately. +We will then proceed with the next phase of the operation. All you need to do is launch a feint to confuse them. Once we enter the towers, you may retreat. ()XM8||:What about Scenario 2? ()RO635||:You complete the mission, but realize that the enemy has a backup plan, or they have pinned you down so thoroughly that you cannot retreat. +In that case, withdrawal is your top priority. If you can't do that... cause as much trouble for them as you can. ()XM8||:... ()||:...In other words, XM8 will have to do everything she can to draw Paradeus' attention. +That most certainly implies that she will be sacrificed. ()RO635||:...I'm sorry for giving you such a harsh mission. +But in this operation, every one of us must risk our all. ()||:Faced with this order, XM8 simply grins. ()XM8||:Aw, it's okay, causing trouble is my stock in trade. +Even if I can't figure out how to disable their power supply, I just have to chuck a dozen or two grenades and call it a day, right? ()||:XM8 laughs, but nobody follows up on her joke. ()RO635||:Next up, Phase 2... Unicorn. ()UMP45||:Here. ()RO635||:I don't need you to take part in direct combat, but you NEED to maintain the conference room signal. +Technically speaking, Phase 2 does not follow Phase 1; they will proceed simultaneously. +You will also be a support team. Now that we can't contact the Commander, we need to at least make sure we can communicate among ourselves. ()RO635||:Nothing is more important than this... If we lose contact during the operation, the mission is essentially a failure. ()UMP45||:...No problem. Leave it to me. ()UMP9||:We'll be waiting here for you guys to come back! ()Mona||:I'm sorry, I'm not trying to rain on your parade... but if Paradeus finds an abnormal signal and patches into it... ()RO635||:...+That's the reason why we're laying out the full plan right now.+If it turns out we can't communicate with each other for any reason, continue with the plan, but adapt the execution to fit the circumstances. ()UMP45||:You'd better pray that doesn't happen... Because if it does, anything we do may very well be too little, too late. +Considering how little fighting strength we have, once our raid is discovered, we're essentially lambs to the slaughter. ()Mona||:... ()RO635||:Next is Phase 3, for which we will need a decoy team... Squad Ferrum. ()Gager||:... ()||:RO635 looks at the two S.F. Dolls and pauses briefly. +Gager gazes silently at RO635. +Then Architect lets out a knowing giggle. ()Architect||:So we're your trump cards, then? +Just give us the most important mission you have, and we'll get it done. ()RO635||:...I need you to draw their fire in a stand-up fight. +To be precise, I need you to climb the tower platform, and cause a huge ruckus. +You will fight countless Paradeus forces and there will be high-ranking Nytos coming to intercept you.+And it's very likely there will be more than one of the latter. ()Gager||:... ()RO635||:You are the squad with the greatest firepower in the entire team, which means you're the only ones who can complete this mission. ()||:Gager shoots Architect a glance. She looks like she wants to say something, but Architect speaks up before she can. ()Architect||:So you want us to do a song and dance at the enemy's doorstep? That's what a trump card ought to be doing. ()Gager||:...How about the timeframe? How long do you need us to do this for? ()RO635||:For as long as possible. +That's because we know nothing about the towers' interior, and we don't know where exactly Ange is being held. +We will search as quickly as we can, but... I can't tell you exactly how much time we'll need. ()Architect||:And once we can't hold out any longer, the Paradeus forces that swarm back in will tear you all to itty bitty pieces in an instant? ()RO635||:...Yes. ()Architect||:Are you really willing to give me such an important task? +Do you really have that much faith in me? ()RO635||:Yes. ()M4 SOPMOD II||:You'd better do a good job! If you succeed, I'll let you rip my legs off after we go back! ()Architect||:Hahaha! You'd better not regret those words, then! +Gager, would you mind keeping me company? ()Gager||:Since you've already decided... I have no further questions. +But let me lay this out here—we can't get by with spirit alone. If we can't handle it, then we can't, period. +In particular, the search party sneaking into the towers will be operating covertly, so you can't take the heat off us. +We can't possibly hold off all of Paradeus by ourselves. ()RO635||ClothingUp:I know that, which is why—during Phase 5, I will have people cause a disturbance at the eastern and western towers. +That ought to ease the strain on you. ()Mona||:Who will go? ()RO635||:...The Commander's backup.+They will take the eastern and western towers respectively. ()Architect||:Well, I certainly look forward to that!~ ()RO635||:Let's talk about Phase 4 first—we'll need a search team... +Nitrogen. ()Mona||:Present. ()RO635||ClothingUp:Right now, we've commandeered three aircrafts from the outpost. SOP-II and I need one. +The remaining two will be for your use. +With Squad Ferrum covering us, we will fly to the bridge on around level 30 or 40. +That's when we will meet up again. I need you to help us with the search work. ()No. 9||:What if we fail to link up? ()RO635||:Then we work separately. That's Plan B for Phase 4. +The worst case scenario is if you can't extract from the bridge, in other words Plan C, where you will take the role of bait. Can you handle it? ()Mona<通讯框>||<黑屏1>:No problem. ()||<黑屏2>85:Mona nods with conviction. SP9(3)Mona<通讯框>||:Worst comes to worst, we can help ease the burden on Squad Ferrum. +Even so, we can't keep holding out forever. After all, we'll be in the belly of the beast. Plus, we need to safeguard the aircrafts as our withdrawal route. RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:I know... That's why I need Unicorn to keep the conference room comms open. +We don't know how much time we have. We need to treat every minute we have as though it were our last. RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:And then we have the final objective of the plan... In other words, "Phase 0". +Ensure Angelia's safety and bring her back to Berlin. Rhino(0)Rhino<通讯框>||:Alright, let's assume the best happens and we find Ange and rescue her. +How are we going to take her away? RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:I was just about to get to that. +As you can see, we are in a Black Zone. +The cargo beds of transport trucks here have emergency radiation-isolated oxygen chambers. +We need to use them to transport Ange... At least, until we leave the Black Zone. SP9(3)Mona<通讯框>||:Doing so will slow us down significantly. Rhino(0)Rhino<通讯框>||:In other words... even if we do rescue her, we'll probably need someone to stay behind and cover our retreat... ()Everyone||:... RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:As long as we move fast enough and withdraw in good order, we might be able to receive backup when we leave this area... SP9(3)Mona<通讯框>||:The enemies we face are going to be very hard to handle. RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||<黑屏1>:As for our enemies—according to our information, there are currently six known high-ranking Nytos. +They will be our main enemies, whether it's during the rescue or evacuation. NPC-grig(0)No. 9<同时置暗>||<黑屏2>456:First off is the speedy one, the one called "Grig". +Her speed and attack power are frankly unfair. NPC-grig(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:Yes, her swordsmanship is excellent, but she's easy to deal with if you can find a way to bring the fight to her. +High-speed movement is highly dependent on the terrain, and she has practically no ranged attack abilities. +As long as you can limit her range of movement and pen her in, you can try to suppress her. ()Mona<通讯框>||:What about Bramedb and Gray? NPC-Bramedb(3)UMP45<同时置暗>||:Bramedb's primary combat method is electronic warfare. +However high her specs might be, she can't directly hack multiple units in rapid succession. +If you can harass her with ranged weapons and distract her, she shouldn't be a problem... I should point out that I'm a pro at electronic warfare. NPC-MrsGray(9)RO635<同时置暗>||:As for Gray... Her most obvious weakness is that she also has no ranged combat capabilities. +Her abilities are in the middle of the pack for a high-ranking Nyto, so as long as you engage her appropriately and switch between explosives and long-ranged attacks, you should be able to defeat her in a straight fight. NPC-Morridow(9)UMP9<同时置暗>||:Morridow hardly bears mentioning; she's probably still being repaired... NPC-Morridow(9)UMP9<同时置暗>||:How do you fix a Nyto? NPC-Morridow(9)M4 SOPMOD II<同时置暗>||:I'll scrap one for you next time, then you'll find out! NPC-Morridow(9)RO635<同时置暗>||:Morridow is the leader of the high-ranking Nytos, so there's little chance we'll fight her directly... +Or rather, if we meet her, we should watch out for the one beside her. ()Architect||BGM_Empty:So the final problem is still... ()RO635||:... ()Mona||:... Narciss(2)UMP45<同时置暗>||BGM_stage10:...Narciss. Narciss(2)Mona<同时置暗>||:It's hard to tell where she'll show up. Narciss(2)RO635<同时置暗>||:If she does, there is only one option. Narciss(2)Gager<同时置暗>||:Which is? Narciss(2)RO635<同时置暗>||:Run. +Judging by our previous confrontations, I can conclude that we have practically zero chance of beating Narciss without M4 or Dandelion. Narciss(2)Architect<同时置暗>||:Couldn't have picked a smarter choice. ()M4 SOPMOD II<通讯框>||:Huh? But that's just five of them. Shouldn't there be one more? ()RO635<通讯框>||:That one came from data provided by another information source. +They have one more high-ranking Nyto among them, but practically nothing is known about her beyond the fact that she exists. +This is just for reference, but if you encounter her, you'll need to be on highest alert. ()Mona<通讯框>||:Understood. ()RO635<通讯框>||:If any squad encounter enemies other than these six, then they will immediately switch to a new objective—collecting data on that Nyto is the highest priority. ()Everyone||<黑屏1>:...Roger. RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||<黑屏2>85:We know next to nothing about the situation inside the towers, so even if we've drawn up this plan... +We'll still need to be very flexible during the operation itself... It is very likely we will take losses there. +Simply put, we have no time, and no opportunity to come back and recover the cores of anyone who is KIA. +Therefore, please do your best to keep yourselves safe as long as it does not compromise the mission... Especially you, SOP-II. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II<通讯框>||:I'll be fine! RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:45. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:What is it? RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:Our backup has arrived. We'll need to authorize them to access the Aeneas conference room. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:Understood. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II<通讯框>||:So who are the newcomers? RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:...You'll find out in due time. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(3)M4 SOPMOD II<通讯框>||:You're not even going to tell me?! ()||BGM_Empty: RO635Mod(0)RO635<通讯框>||:...That's the entire plan. Any questions? ()||:The Dolls study the plan in silence. Nobody asks any questions. Everyone simply waits quietly. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II<通讯框>||Select:Looks like everyone's okay. Let's head out, RO! ()||:RO looks around at the Dolls, but she does not give the command to begin the operation. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:... +I can see the doubts on your faces. +I've already shut off recording mode, so you may express them without reservation. SP9(0)Mona||:... BOSS-7(0)Gager0,120||:... RO635Mod(0)RO635||10258:I understand how you must feel. This mission is like nothing we've ever carried out before. +Whether it's our target, the difficulty, or our backup status, there is no doubt that it is incredibly risky and dangerous. +Let me speak plainly—we are going out there to die. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II||:RO... RO635Mod(0)RO635||:You must be wondering, why is it that "we" have to die? Is our mission objective really worth all our deaths? +But your professional upbringing won't let you say that. SP9(0)Mona||:I have to admit, I've been thinking about why we need to sacrifice so many people to save a single agent. +We would have much less of a burden to carry if all we had to do was explore the "Dead Sea". RO635Mod(0)RO635||:That's right. If we could just abandon a fragile human being, then we could easily go in and out of the "Dead Sea". +So why, then? RO635Mod(0)RO635||:Why do we have to stake everything we have to rescue a single human being? ()||ClothingUp:The Dolls look away, unable to answer. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:Very little was said about Ange, the objective of this mission, in our briefing material. +Allow me to fill you in on her. ()||<黑屏1>: NPC-Ange(0)RO635<同时置暗>||9<黑屏2>:Ange is, in fact, an ordinary human being. As an agent, she has been active in various theaters, doing her best to stop war and the power of the Relics from falling into the hands of those with impure intentions. ()||<黑屏1>: ()RO635||<黑屏2>456:That is because she knows that if the power of the Relics is abused, the world will end up like the ground beneath our feet. ()||:The Dolls look around them, at the nightmarish landscape of the "Dead Sea". It is indeed a place where not even Dolls, let alone humans, can survive. ()||<黑屏1>: ()RO635||<黑屏2>133:The first time I heard Ange's name was when she set off a dirty bomb right next to herself in order to stop a Military plot. ()Mona||:...When I heard about that, I was shocked that she was still alive. ()Rhino||:But when humans are exposed to radiation at such close range, won't they— ()||:Rhino forces herself to swallow the words she is about to say. ()||<黑屏1>: ()RO635||<黑屏2>280:Yes, she was severely injured during that blast, but she hung in there and continued her mission. +Her trail led from Tallinn, to Paldiski Submarine Base, and all the way to Germany. +Despite countless run-ins with death, her faith has never once wavered. ()||<黑屏1>: SP9(0)Mona||<黑屏2>85:I hope I'll get the chance to meet such a veteran in person. QBZ191(0)No. 9||:She is truly a fearless hero. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:She has tried to save the world all this while, and now it is time for us to save her. ()||:There are looks of respect on the Dolls' faces. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:She is not the first hero to fight for freedom, and she will most definitely not be the last. +She has given everything she has, and what she has done will never be made public; it will be hidden under the dust of time. +However— +Those who blaze a trail for freedom are not concerned with the thorns in their way. +So we have to save her, and right now, only we can save her. M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)M4 SOPMOD II||:That's right! SP9(0)Mona||:... BOSS-7(0)Gager0,120||:... ()||:RO635 stops talking, and silence descends once again. +But unlike the confusion from before, the Dolls have found the will to continue with the mission, more or less. RO635Mod(0)RO635||:Any questions? ()All Dolls||<震屏3>:NO! RO635Mod(0)RO635||:In that case, let us commence Operation Aeneas! +Everyone, please take care! ()||<黑屏1>: ()RO635||9<黑屏2>:I sincerely hope that we'll live to tell the tale. ()||<黑点1>: