()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||<震屏3>44910144Gunfight:Bangbangbang!!!
()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Whoosh!
Rhino(0)Rhino||:Target is airborne again! +What the hell?! +She can fly?!
SP9(0)Mona||:No. 9, suppressive fire!
()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Flapping her long wings, Nemhran leaps effortlessly up into the air. +Her movements are so agile the three Dolls all struggle to take aim.
()||AVG_magic_circle_start:Countless speckles of what looks like starlight waft through the air with each flutter of her wings.
Rhino(0)Rhino0.1||AVG_whitenoise:Ugh... Argh!!
()||ClothingUp:Rhino suddenly lets out a cry in pain and cradles her head, halting her attack.
SP9(0)Mona||:No. 2?!
QBZ191(0)No. 9||RunStep:...A cyber attack. No. 9, maintain suppressive fire. +1 and 2, keep your distance!
()||Gunfight:Mona raises her weapon and directs a barrage at Nemhran, who is gliding through the air. +The micro-electronic disruptors she ejects keep assaulting Mona's neural cloud, but she isn't as weak as she used to be.
()||<震屏3>Explode:Boom!!
()||<震屏3>Explode:Boom!!!
Rhino(0)Rhino0.1||:Ugh!!
QBZ191(0)No. 9||:Crap! Correction—they are also explosives!
SP9(0)Mona||:—!
()||RunStep:There are no obstacles to give them any cover on the bridge. They are sitting ducks to the Nyto circling above them.
()||AVG_The_Division_Flash_Bomb_Explosion:Rolling up to Rhino, Mona throws a smoke grenade and shields Rhino with her own body.
Rhino(0)Rhino||:Sorry... Mona. +I'm slowing the team down.
SP9(0)Mona||:It's not your fault, so calm down. +Focus on fighting her interference... You can do it.
()||ClothingUp:No. 9 tosses her only spare amplifier to Rhino.
QBZ191(0)No. 9||:Take this signal amplifier! It will stabilize your own signal and negate the enemy's interference.
Rhino(0)Rhino||:Thank you for lending me your bunny ear, No. 9...
NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran0,100||:...
QBZ191(0)No. 9||:Watch out! she's swooping in!
()||Gunfight<震屏3>:Bangbangbang!!! +No. 9 raises her weapon without hesitation.
SP9(0)Mona||:Wait, No. 9! +Don't waste your ammo! That's a decoy!
()||AVG_magic_circle_start:Whoosh! +Just before she pulls the trigger, Nemhran's figure flickers, then vanishes into thin air.
Rhino(0)Rhino||:What the heck is that...?!
QBZ191(0)No. 9||:...Optical camouflage.
()||:No. 9 mutters in disbelief.
SP9(0)Mona||RunStep:Here she comes again! Dodge!
()||:Nemhran re-emerges once more in the air.
()||AVG_magic_circle_start:Countless small feathers with a metallic glint come raining down again with every nonchalant beat of her wings.
SP9(0)Mona||:Tsk!
()||:What is it this time? EM interference? Electrocution? Explosion?
()||Select:Mona bites her lip and lifts her weapon with her back against Rhino.
()||<震屏3>Gunfight:Bangbangbang!!
QBZ191(2)No. 9||:Mona, we could use some help here!
()||Gunfight:No. 9 grits her teeth and tries to take aim, but she simply cannot keep up with the figure flitting through the air.
SP9(0)Mona||:Don't rush!
()||:Watching the Nyto soaring back and forth, Mona's heart sinks. +Not only can she fly, she can also become invisible for short periods of time through optical camouflage. +These micro-electronic components she's ejecting are multifunctional. From what they have seen so far, they can be used as jammers, tasers, and explosives.
Rhino(0)Rhino||:Mona, we can't break through!
QBZ191(2)No. 9||:We're roast ducks being cooked on a spit right now!
()||:Mona's neural cloud is racing. +Our attacks seem completely ineffective against her. Throughout the fight, they've been toyed with one-sidedly. +But... why?
SP9(0)Mona||:...
()||:It's been five whole minutes, but why has she still not killed them? +Maybe... it's not that she doesn't want to, but because she can't?
SP9(0)Mona||AVG_tele_connect:...Nitrogen to Umbrella! Nitrogen to Umbrella!
SP9(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:Umbrella copies!
SP9(0)Mona||:We are being pinned down by the unknown high-ranking Nyto mentioned in the intel. +We are completely at her mercy... but we haven't taken any fatal damage yet. +My guess is... she may not be capable of making lethal attacks.
()||<震屏3>Explode:Boom!! +The explosion on the ground is clearly discernible even from great heights.
SP9(0)Mona||:...Maybe we should link up with Ferrum? +If we work together, we may be able to last longer.
SP9(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:Hold on...! +According to the information you sent... Nemhran mostly plays the role of support and interference. +You could probably take her on when she's alone, but once she pairs up with Narciss... I dare not imagine how you'd fare against the two of them.
SP9(0)Mona||:...!
SP9(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:It actually works to our advantage that they're separated. +We only lasted this long because we've been keeping them busy. +Don't give away this advantage... If a Nyto capable of both physical and EW attacks work together with Narciss... +We won't stand a chance even with two more companies.
SP9(0)Mona||:...You're right. +We would be wiped out in one fell swoop.
SP9(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:Which is why... you must do the opposite, Nitrogen. +You must keep her at the bridge at all costs.
SP9(0)Mona||:I understand...
NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran0,100||:...
()||ClothingUp:Mona looks up and meets Nemhran's contemptuous gaze.
SP9(0)Mona||:...Slow her down.
()||AVG_magic_circle_start:Small feathers fall like heavy snow and explode all around the Dolls.
QBZ191(2)No. 9||Gunfight:Now we're roast ducks being garnished with caramelized sugar!
Rhino(0)Rhino||:Are we really leaving the search completely to Umbrella?
SP9(0)Mona||:This is the only thing we can do right now.
()||Select:Mona raises her weapon and steels herself.
()||<黑屏1>:
()Mona||9<黑屏2>:Have faith in RO.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2>BGM_Empty:... +Operation Aeneas. +Phase 1 - 100% complete. +Phase 2 - 100% complete. +Phase 3 - 40% complete. +Phase 4 - 20% complete. +Phase 5 - Plan C in progress.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||469<黑屏2>10194:In the outpost near Avernus.
()System||AVG_tele_disconnect:Team Nitrogen - Offline.
()RO635||:We've lost Team Nitrogen's signals.
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:...I'm trying to boost the comms. +They're currently in an area with particularly strong interference.
UMP9Mod(2)UMP90,-50||ClothingUp:45...
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Hush, 9. You need rest.
()||:Under the constant hum of the apparatus, the feeble UMP9 straightens up with great difficulty. Next to her, UMP45 is anxiously trying to stabilize the conference room's network.
()||AVG_whitenoise:Hummmmm...
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Are you kidding me... We spent so much on this set of equipment. +Can't it take a little strain?
()||AVG_whitenoise:Hummmmmmmmm...
()||:As if in protest of UMP45's complaint, the electrical hum gradually grows louder.
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:...
()||:Her fingers freeze when she suddenly realizes... it isn't because of a problem with the signal reception that the equipment is making this noise.
UMP9Mod(4)UMP90,-50||:...45!
()||:UMP9 has also come to the same realization. She musters whatever strength she can. +That sound... is coming from outside.
()RO635||AVG_tele_connect:...45?
()||:Keeping herself carefully behind cover, UMP45 starts scanning for the source of the noise with her eyes.
()||AVG_Jet_Passby:Hummmmmm... +Several aircraft fly past at low altitudes and are circling around the area just above them. +A number of trucks carrying Paradeus forces are also slowly approaching from the distance.
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||AVG_tele_connect:...We've been discovered, Umbrella.
UMP45Mod(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:What?!
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:How much longer do you need?
UMP45Mod(0)RO635<同时置暗>||:...Not too long, Unicorn. +Our support will be here soon. She will take the Western Tower while we search the Eastern Tower. +This will be over very soon.
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Good grief...
()||ClothingUp:UMP45 knows exactly what RO635 means. She looks up at UMP9 in front of her... She has already picked up her weapon.
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:I will do my best to buy you more time, RO. +That said... Even if we give it our all, and by "all," I mean our lives, I doubt we can keep them busy for too long. Do you understand that?
()RO635||:...Understood.
()||<黑屏1>:
NytoWhite(0)White Nyto0,50||AVG_keyboardtype_sci9<黑屏2>:Targets detected. +Intruders identified—UMP45, UMP9.
UMP9Mod(4)UMP90,-500.1||:45!
UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:...Tsk!
()||Explode9BGM_Empty:Rumble...
()||<黑屏1>:
()RO635||<黑屏2>9<边框>2边框><回忆>10254:...We'll search the Eastern Tower. The Western Tower is yours.
()???||<边框>2边框>:...Understood.
()RO635||<边框>2边框>:There's a high-ranking Nyto that we haven't been able to capture over there...
()???||<边框>2边框>ClothingUp:...Bramedb.
()||<边框>2边框>:M16 mutters with a sneer.
M16A1BOSS(3)M16A1||<边框>2边框>:I never thought I'd ever run into someone with the nerve to screw with me via electronic warfare.
()RO635||<边框>2边框><黑屏1>:You're our only hope... This is our last chance. +Please... Ferrum, Unicorn, and Nitrogen won't last much longer.
()||ClothingUp<黑屏2>461<关闭蒙版>:A familiar figure suddenly joins M16 on the silent spiral staircase. M16 glances at her companion.
Beak(0)Beak||:...What are you looking at me for? +This place is creeping me out... I'm covered in goosebumps.
Beak(0);M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:...Let's pick up the pace. +The faster we finish the job, the sooner we'll be out of here.
Beak(0)Beak;M16A1BOSS(2)||:Don't you have anything useful to say?
M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:Let me think... Alright. +Since we're short on time, we should split up. +I want you to check out these areas.
()||ClothingUp:Without pausing to let Beak speak, M16 pulls out a map and marks out certain areas for her.
Beak(0)Beak||:...Don't tell me you're worried I'd fall under her control.
M16A1BOSS(5)M16A1||:I mean, it would be a problem if I had to take on two instead of one.
Beak(0)Beak||:Tsk... You're always so full of yourself.
()||AVG_footsteps_woodfloor:With a smirk, M16 leaves a very disgruntled Beak behind. +But even though Beak clicks her tongue in annoyance, she still stays behind obediently and watches as M16 takes off.
()||Stop_AVG_loop:Like a black specter, M16's figure is gradually swallowed by the shadow as she strolls into the tower.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||BGM_Empty9<黑屏2>AVG_Card_Reader:Task Force Aeneas registration complete - Black Box.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑点2>461GF_22W_BGM_3:At the entrance of the Western Tower, Avernus.
()||<震屏3>AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang!
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8AVG_XXS_kick:With another loud gunshot, another black Nyto hits the metal floor.
()||AVG_weapon_reloadAVG_Bullet_Drop:Clang.
()||AVG_Cloak_WhooshRunStep:An empty shell bounces off the ground, and a boot steps on the Nyto's corpse as the Doll flits up the spiral staircase. +She is in a hurry, as evident in her quick pace.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...
()||AVG_ElecSpace:Beep, beep! +The moment M16 rounds the corner, the unnerving alarm goes off.
()||:Soon, all the alarms in the entire Western Tower start blaring... The cacophony is headache-inducing.
()||<震屏3>Explode:BOOM!!!!
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:I hate this accompaniment.
()||:She destroys all the alarms, along with the lights in the corridor. +Only the lab in the very center remains illuminated.
()||AVG_whitenoise:Pzzzt... +That one light flickers as if in mockery. Then comes a torrent of electronic interference.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...
()||:M16 stands rooted to the spot in silence. +In the corridor where all is still, an invisible battle has begun.
()||AVG_whitenoise:Pzzt...
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...Tsk.
()||:Her opponent is an expert in electronic warfare. +After crossing swords briefly, M16 is even more certain of that. Still, when initiating an attack from that kind of distance, if she can't gain a decisive upper hand, then the damage she does will only be negligible.
()||SelectAVG_footsteps_woodfloor:M16 raises her weapon and advances slowly. +...Even she knows very little about Bramedb.
()||:But no matter what, she cannot leave an EW specialist at large.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||Stop_AVG_loop:...
()||AVG_whitenoise:Pzzt... +According to the intel she has, Bramedb is highly skilled in electronic warfare, but she doesn't have much physical combat capability. +At the very least, while she was fighting Statesec and the Commander, her performance wasn't anything extraordinary. Her previous encounter with Bramedb at the abandoned plant also leads her to the same conclusion.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:I find it hard to believe she would operate on her own... +But the defenses I have come across so far are almost pathetic.
()||<黑屏1>:She does not fear her enemy, but that doesn't mean she underestimates them. +Bramedb is no fool... If she isn't putting up much resistance, then she must be up to something.
()||AVG_Water_DripBGM_Empty<黑屏2>229<关闭蒙版>:Drip... +Inside the lab, the dripping of water seeping through the ceiling is clearly audible. +M16 is on high alert, watching out for Bramedb's attack, which could come anytime.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:How would you do this...
()||:... +She is just contemplating the possibilities when she freezes in her tracks because of an unexpected sight.
()||10244:She gazes at the open door at the end of the long corridor through the sight of her rifle.
()||AVG_footsteps_woodfloor:Tap. The figure dressed in white is completely exposed. +She appears before M16 just like that, all alone, brazenly, and starts strolling up towards her.
()||Stop_AVG_loop:The figure slowly walks to the entrance of the lab and puts herself on full display with the light shining from behind her.
M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:...
()||:M16's trigger finger twitches involuntarily.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:Impossible... How could it be you?
()||ClothingUp:Dressed in a white gown, RPK-16 comes to a stop and studies M16 with a hint of a smile.
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-503||:Everything is possible. Never say never.
()||:RPK-16 stands before M16. +She smiles casually as if meeting an old friend. +Here she is, armed with her machine gun, her long gauzy dress dragging on the floor. She is all by herself in the middle of the lab, with an experiment module filled with medical formulation bubbling behind her.
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:You mustn't go any further, M16. You should stay here.
RPK16_Nyto(0)0,-50;M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:You're not the one I'm looking for.
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50;M16A1BOSS(4)||:But you're the one I've been waiting for.
M16A1BOSS(3)M16A1||:Well, sorry.
()||ExplodeBGM_Empty:Boom!
()||10235:M16 destroys the door with a grenade and kicks it down. Then with her weapon raised, she enters the lab.
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:They will only keep a single Griffin Doll. +All the remaining ones will be executed. If you stay here, you can have the spot, you know?
M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:That's not my plan. +Also, don't act all familiar. We haven't even met before, have we?
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:We have... You're simply not aware of it. I have met you many times before.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...
()||:M16 eyes RPK-16 in silence. +...If Paradeus ever get their hands on M4, is this what they will do to her as well?
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:Oh?
()||AVG_Gatling_gun:M16 pulls the trigger, and bullets spray forth, smashing the medical containers along with the large lab equipment.
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8AVG_Cloak_WhooshGunfight:RPK-16 vaults through the air gracefully and returns fire from behind the metal lab bench.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:—!
()||:M16A1's performance in battle is certainly outstanding. +Although the specifications of her body are slightly inferior to the Dolls on Task Force DEFY, her wealth of combat experience more than makes up for it.
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:You've got some skills!
()||AVG_bigglassbreak<震屏3>:Bang! +The confined lab cannot withstand the fight. +Spilled chemicals volatilize and mix, producing a nauseating odor.
()||:They are both on tight schedules. M16 can't afford to waste any more time on RPK-16. +But she cannot get to the door on the other side without going past her.
()||ClothingUp:Whoosh!
()||Select:Clack.
()||:Upon assessing each other's situation, they spring into action simultaneously.
()||AVG_ElecSpace:Beep!!
()||AVG_door_storehouse%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0.1%%range=8:As the warning klaxon blares, a heavy metal gate starts coming down, blocking entry to the staircase leading to the upper levels.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:—!
()||:The gate isn't closing particularly fast, but M16 won't be able to slip through before it shuts. +She is tempted to leave RPK-16 behind and just run for it, but she can almost sense the ominous threat that once overcame an AA-02 Sinner piloted by the Soviets. +Leaving her back vulnerable to RPK-16 is far too dangerous.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:...
()||:The metal gate is now completely down, and silence fills the small lab. +M16 looks coldly at RPK-16, who is all smiles. That's when she notices that RPK-16's body seems to be under some kind of restraint.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:Don't waste my time...
RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:You won't want to go back, M16, I promise.
()||:This will be their last conversation before the fight begins in earnest. +RPK-16's body is anchored to a spot on the ground via a long cable, and M16 is less than 15 meters away from her. +She has an overwhelming advantage in either a gunfight or close-quarters combat.
()||<震屏3>AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang!
()||:She makes a choice but changes her mind very quickly.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...Force field.
()||AVG_Bullte_Ricochet:M16's bullet is immobilized mid-air by an invisible barrier.
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8AVG_The_Division_Machine_Gun_Tower_Shooting:Meanwhile, RPK-16 lifts her machine gun and unleashes a barrage on M16.
()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Forced to evade the line of fire, M16 dives behind cover.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...
()||AVG_XXS_kick:Is this what it means to be on one's "home turf"? +There are extended fortifications that RPK-16 can utilize freely. +Just the force field that came out of nowhere alone is making the fight a lot harder. +...It's been a really long time since she last ran into such trouble.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...CQC it is.
()||:She is confident that she can quickly subdue her opponent once she's closed the distance. +The question is, how does she do that?
()||<黑屏1>:
()||9<黑屏2>:Operation Aeneas. +Phase 1 - 100% complete. +Phase 2 - Part 1, unexpected development, situation unknown. +Phase 3 - Part 6, unexpected development. +Phase 4 - 40% complete. +Phase 5 - unexpected development.
()||<黑点1>: