()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||33210230<黑点2>:...On a scarred battlefield. ()||GunfightBattlefield%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Bang-bang-bang! Boom! +Tareus is still unleashing all her firepower... NPC-Tareus(4)Tareus||AVG_Robots_Floor<震屏3>:...Show yourselves. ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Shielded behind a flimsy piece of obstacle, Lyudmila directs Maggie in digging a makeshift trench. ColtWalker(1)Maggie||:You're such a dependable client, Instructor. +I'm giving this experience the highest rating in all the years I've spent working in this industry! ColtWalker(1);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||AVG_weapon_reload:...How much longer can you sustain electronic warfare of this intensity? ColtWalker(3)Maggie;AR18(6)0,70||:...About a minute. +With your help, I might be able to stretch it to two. ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...That's not enough. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:I'm almost at my limit. +You see her current state? +There's no way I can take that on. +My neural cloud is practically soup at this point. ()||:Lyudmila falls silent. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:Can you tell me what you're planning to do? There may be a way— ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:Sorry, I cannot divulge any state secrets. ColtWalker(3)Maggie;AR18(6)0,70||:...Is it too late for me to jump ship now? ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:We need at least another ten minutes. ColtWalker(3)Maggie;AR18(6)0,70||:...Can I really trust you? ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...I cannot divulge any state secrets. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:I'm changing my review rating! +Instructor Lyudmila, you'd better make this work! ()||GunfightBattlefield%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Bang-bang-bang! Boom! +Tareus' attack has completely exposed them. ()||AVG_20Winter_Book:Maggie fishes out a playing card from her breast pocket—a king of hearts. +Then she snaps her fingers. ColtWalker(2)Maggie||:Miss Tareus... +See ya~ ()||<黑点1>AVG_Power_Down: ()||<黑点2>9:... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>467BGM_Empty:In a hidden chamber on board the Colt Express. ()||GF_2022_Summer_AVG_4:An old carriage with old gaslights and an old table. +The sight has never been so reassuring. +Lyudmila and Maggie appear at the same time right next to Catherine and Erma, who have been waiting for quite some time. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:You're finally back! Hm? You came back with another one. Erma(1)Erma||:... ()||ClothingUp:Erma takes in the pair of frazzled Dolls and tilts her head. +She pulls the hood back over her head. Erma(6)Erma||:... AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:... ()||:Lyudmila ignores the small exchange and addresses Maggie directly. AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...She'll catch up in no time if this is just another dressing for your Level II neural space. ColtWalker(1)Maggie||:No, this space is Catherine's. +I've changed the authorizations and handed the controls over to Catherine. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...Can we finally wrap up the job? AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:No, we need to hold on for ten more minutes. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:...Tough luck, this place won't last more than five. +They modified my neural cloud so they can always track me down very quickly. Even if she moved at a snail's pace, holding her off for five minutes would already be a stretch. ()||:Silence hangs in the air. +But they cannot afford to waste even a second. Catherine breaks the silence and asks matter-of-factly. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...Can you guarantee Maggie's survival if we somehow give you these ten minutes? AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...Sorry, I cannot. ()||:Catherine flies into a rage. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...Maggie, let's just go! Why are you still bothering with her?! ()||ClothingUp:Erma steps in front of Catherine and cuts her off coldly. Erma(4)Erma||:...She didn't say she'd die for certain, which means there's a chance that she'll survive. +If you bail now, you think you can escape the Military outside the train? ()||:Lyudmila looks at Erma, but her face is completely obscured by her hood, making it almost impossible to discern any emotions. Erma(6)Erma||:If the authorizations can be transferred, try my neural cloud. AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70;Erma(6)||:No! AR18(6)0,70;Erma(7)Erma||:Why? AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70;Erma(7)||:...Your neural cloud is very unstable. AR18(6)0,70;Erma(6)Erma||:The most important thing right now is dealing with that strange woman. +Don't forget, my neural cloud also has very strong regenerative capability. AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...No. ()||:The conversation stalls once again. +Maggie sighs. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:But ten minutes really is impossible. ()||:Lyudmila is adamant. AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:I need at least ten minutes. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:In that case, we must terminate our contract. ()||ClothingUp:With a helpless shrug, Maggie takes Catherine's hand. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:This is beyond our ability. ()||:Lyudmila looks at them with great determination in her eyes. AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:Even if you give up now, you won't end up in a much better situation. +If we persist, there may still be some hope, but if we give up, failure will be the only outcome. ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:... ()||:Catherine casually interrupts the tense confrontation. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||BGM_Empty:Remember the password for my bank account? ()||GF_2022_Summer_AVG_2:Maggie's momentary surprise is soon replaced by hopelessness. ColtWalker(4)Maggie||:But even the bank may be compromised this time. ()||:Catherine gazes at Lyudmila and speaks with a solemnity that she has never shown before. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:Instructor Lyudmila, Maggie is placing her bets on you, so I can only follow suit. +When that woman finds her way into this place, you guys must leave immediately. I will buy you ten minutes. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:But just ten minutes. +Not a second more. AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...Leave the rest to me. ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8Explode:Boom... +A mighty explosion blows the carriage door into smithereens. ()||AVG_Robots_Floor:Thud. +Tareus' immense form towers over the Dolls. NPC-Tareus(4)Tareus||AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech:... NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:GO! ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>249AVG_Power_Down:The carriage rapidly shifts, and the walls are now made of playing cards. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:... ()||<黑点1>: ()||9<黑点2>AVG_lifttable:Then the walls of cards come crashing down. +An asphalt road stretches out into the distance... ()||:Then the scene becomes technicolored. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑点2>418:It has transformed into Catherine's favorite street. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:There's this TV series... +In which a bionic cat falls in love with an A-Doll. ()||AVG_ChimesClothingUp:Catherine turns into an electronic cat and runs down the street. ()||<黑点1>: