()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||9<黑屏2>BGM_Room:... NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:...You sure picked an interesting infiltration route. NPC-Ange(30)Anna0.1||ClothingUp:(Retches) NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:Just hold your breath. ()||AVG_Slime_Movement:Anna crawls forward in the dark sewers, putting one arm in front of the other. +Ramzan's artificial arm produces soft echoing thunks as it knocks against the surface of the pipe. +The space is filled with the stench of blood. Anna can even feel her skin brushing over some sort of sticky, lumpy substance. +Just like back then... in Beslan High School's gymnasium. ()||<黑屏1>: NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||<边框>2<回忆><黑屏2>652:In the early phase of the operation, you must attempt to infiltrate the facility without alerting the enemy to your presence. Exposure could spell failure for the rest of the operation... NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||<边框>2:Initiating combat before the enemy grasps your intentions yields the greatest result. +That is not to say that your enemy will sit there and wait for you to beat them up like idiots. Just do whatever you can to keep them in the dark for as long as possible so that they cannot react in time... NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||<边框>2:Sometimes, you will have to stay utterly still and quiet the whole while, and sometimes you can distract the enemy by causing some kind of commotion. Basically, you must learn to apply different methods depending on the situation... ()||<边框>2AVG_Creep:Amidst the billowing dust, the cadets crawl on their knees through a low barbed wire fence. +Anna pants heavily and keeps choking on the dust in the air. NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||<边框>2:You think the enemy will give you time to rest? Control your breathing and keep crawling! NPC-Ange(24)Anna||<边框>2:... ()||<黑屏1><边框>2: ()||9<关闭蒙版><黑屏2>AVG_Slime_Movement:The barbed wire fence is now a dark, endless sewer. Anna keeps crawling. +The entrance is far behind, and there is no knowing how much farther they have to go. +All of a sudden, Ramzan comes to a stop. Anna almost ends up shoving her face into his soles. +After a few seconds, or maybe longer, Ramzan is still not moving. Anna finally asks in the tiniest whisper. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:What's wrong? NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:...There are... things... in the plant. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:Yes, there are "things" all over Capita's lair. NPC-Pamzan(5)Ramzan||:It's strange. It almost feels like I'm being drawn to them. NPC-Ange(28)Anna||:Ha, don't tell me a heartbreakingly beautiful woman is waiting for you in here? NPC-Ange(30)AnnaClothingUp0.1||:Just hurry up. I'm gonna puke. NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:Swallow it. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||327<黑屏2>AVG_Water_Drip:Click. ()||AVG_Wheelchair:In the quiet plant, the clattering of a pushcart grows louder as it comes closer. ()Soldier (?)||:...Once the Professor is gone, we'd also better get out of here quickly. Without the Professor's tranquilizer, these monsters will go fully rabid and come after human flesh. ()Accompanying Soldier (?)||:They look like they've got E.L.I.D.? But also not. +What do you think the Professor is researching? ()Soldier (?)||:Don't ask; just do what you're told. +Hm, what's this smell? ()||ClothingUp:In the sewer, Anna and Ramzan stay utterly still with bated breath, their hands gripping their guns tightly. ()||AVG_footsteps_woodfloor:The footsteps get even closer. The soldiers are practically right above them. ()Accompanying Soldier (?)||Stop_AVG_loop:What else can it be? Even the ventilation valve can't get rid of this foul stink. ()||AVG_20Winter_Chains_Break:Creeeak... A metal door is opened. ()||AVG_XXS_kick%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5:Thunk! Something is thrown inside heavily. ()Soldier (?)||:So many specimens didn't make the cut today. Ugh, let's go already. ()||AVG_WheelchairAVG_door_elecport:The soldiers dust their hands off and leaves. ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>:... +A short while later. ()||AVG_Spanner0.1:The drainage grate of the sewer opens with a creak. An artificial arm grabs onto the floorboards, and Ramzan stiffly pulls himself out. ()||:Following the sound they just heard, Anna finds the metal door that was opened not long ago. She peers inside through the hole about the size of a hand. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:Wiktor?! ()||:Wiktor's gunshot wound has already solidified. Underneath the bloodstains are silicified skin tissues. The gray crystalline substance has spread across half of his sunken face. +Wiktor is lying on the very top of a pile of bodies, wide-eyed and utterly still. +The bodies beneath him are dressed in different military uniforms and even civilian clothes. NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:No wonder the sewers are unguarded. +If these... monsters were awake, any infiltrator would be torn to shreds. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||Rope:Monsters? Who's the real monster here? ()||:Anna clenches her jaw. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:Eight minutes left. NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:"Distract the enemy by causing some kind of commotion." A simple but effective method. Remember that? NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:No. +Alright, let's go our separate ways. You go and gather your intel. +I must also do what I set out to do. ()Soldier (?)||AVG_Wheelchair:There are quite a few more. Without the pushcart, you'd - ()||BGM_Empty:The soldier's chatter stops abruptly. He stares at the two standing "people". ()Soldier (?)||10299<震屏3>RunStep:Monsters?! Quick, close the door! NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:You did that on purpose, didn't you? NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:We've been spotted. Go on then. ()||<震屏3>AVG_Punch_Hit:Just before the door closes completely, Anna dives through the gap. She kicks the soldier over and turns the control valve the other way. ()||AVG_BaseDoor_Open:The door opens again with a groan. ()Soldier||ClothingUp:Enemy attack! ()||Rope:The soldier is just about to speak into the intercom, but Anna has already grabbed his wrist and given it a twist. ()||AVG_Stiff%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=3:Crack. The joint in his arm goes limp, and the intercom is knocked away. The accompanying soldier turns and runs. NPC-Pamzan(6)Ramzan||Select:Move! ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_nAVG_Bullte_Ricochet%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5:Anna tilts her head. Clang! A bullet brushes past the door and hits the fleeing soldier in the thigh. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:This is your so-called "proper demonstration of how to infiltrate an enemy camp"? ()||AVG_Punch_Hit<震屏3>:Ramzan runs through the door. Before the soldier can shoot him, he kicks his gun aside and crashes right into the soldier. ()||AVG_Cloak_WhooshRope:The two men roll across the floor, wrestling each other. ()||AVG_Combat_Hits<震屏3>:Ramzan wraps his arms and legs around the soldier to pin him down. Then, he raises his artificial arm and punches the soldier right in the face. ()||:The soldier grows still instantly. With blood splattered all over his face, Ramzan's grin looks all the more terrifying. NPC-Pamzan(7)Ramzan||:And a proper demonstration of CQC. ()||AVG_Punch<震屏3>:Thunk! Anna throws another punch at the soldier's face and interrogates him in English. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:How do we stop releasing the tranquilizer? ()Soldier||:... ()||ClothingUp:The soldier presses his lips together in silence, but his eyes drift towards something behind Anna. ()||AVG_XXS_kick%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5:Anna turns to look, but the soldier suddenly throws himself at her. Anna is knocked off-balance while the soldier dashes straight towards the intercom. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n:Bang! ()||AVG_Bullet_Hit_Body%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=4:A jet of blood erupts, and the soldier crumples to the floor. Ramzan lowers his gun. NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:Don't hesitate when you shoot. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:...I never hesitate when shooting beasts. ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Anna starts tapping away at the operation interface without another glance at the soldier on the floor. The last soldier's security clearance is still in effect. ()||AVG_Card_ReaderAVG_BaseDoor_Close:Beep. +[Tranquilizer valve closed.] ()||AVG_2022Saros_SCARH3:Ramzan plucks a few weapons and magazines off the dead soldiers and hands one to Anna. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:... ()||AVG_Card_Reader:Beep. +[Reviving agent valve open.] ()||AVG_Card_ReaderAVG_BaseDoor_Open:Beep. +[Specimen Compartment 1 open.] ()||AVG_Card_ReaderAVG_BaseDoor_Open:Beep. +[Specimen Compartment 2 open.] ()||:... ()||AVG_CreepAVG_Dismember:The "specimens" gradually awaken and start crawling or shuffling into the corridor with their contorted bodies, their last expressions still frozen on their faces as they died. ()||AVG_whitenoise:Pzzzt... A voice suddenly speaks through the intercom on the floor. ()Voice From The Speaker||:Idiot! Who told you to open the specimen compartments?! +Where the hell are you?! Respond! ()||AVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash<震屏3>:Ramzan lifts his leg and stomps the intercom to pieces with ease. +He looks toward the corpses shuffling along the corridor. Wiktor and the three transport drivers are among the horde. They wander around and are instinctively attracted to sound. NPC-Pamzan(7)Ramzan||AVG_weapon_reload:Save a round for me. If we fail, or... NPC-Ange(28)Anna||:Save me one too. ()||:Anna also sees her former comrades. NPC-Ange(28)Anna||:Do you think this counts as "fighting side-by-side"? ()||AVG_Team_Running:Shouts and running footsteps can be heard from above. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:A squad is heading this way, and another is upstairs—second or third floor? NPC-Pamzan(4)Ramzan||:Right now, their priority must be to protect the "Professor", so... Capita is in one of the rooms upstairs. +We only have one chance. ()||SelectBGM_Empty:Clack. They rack the slide on their guns. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:Time to chop off the head. ()||10301AVG_Cloak_Whoosh%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Ramzan and Anna make their way to the stairwell and start climbing the stairs quickly. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n<震屏3>:Bang! Ramzan leans sideways and shoots at a soldier upstairs. ()||:The soldier topples over and falls down the stairwell right in front of Anna. NPC-Pamzan(6)Ramzan||:To the third floor! ()Soldier||AVG_Team_Running:Enemy attack! Protect the Professor! ()||:Heavy footsteps come from downstairs. ()Voice from Downstairs (?)||:The monsters have escaped! ()Voice from Downstairs (?)||Gunfight:Aaaaaaaahhh!! NPC-Pamzan(6)Ramzan||:Keep going up! ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>395RunStep:In just a few seconds, Anna and Ramzan have reached the corridor on the third floor. +The shouts and cries from downstairs grow more and more frequent, and the monsters' howls have gradually moved up to the second floor. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:There's no cover in the corridor. We'll just have to run for it. ()||:Anna and Ramzan look at each other and nod. NPC-Pamzan(5)Ramzan0.1||ClothingUp:Uh... Wait! ()||AVG_Door_Hit<震屏3>:Clang! ()||Gunfight%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:The door is pushed open. Rat-tat-tat-tat... A torrent of bullets comes pouring in. ()||ClothingUp:Anna ducks back behind the door immediately. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:What's wrong with you?! NPC-Pamzan(5)Ramzan||:... ()||:Ramzan remains silent, exhaustion written all over his face. ()||AVG_CreepGunfight:They can hear the rattling sound of upper and lower teeth knocking against each other. The monsters are slowly coming up the stairs, some on two legs, some on all fours. ()||AVG_Team_Running:Running footsteps come down the third floor corridor. The four guards are closing in on them. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:There's no time! +Cover me! ()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=5AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h:Anna rolls back out and fires consecutive shots down the corridor while staying close to the floor. ()||AVG_2022Saros_Gunpast:Whoosh! Bullets whizz past Anna over her head. Blood splatters onto the wall behind two of the guards in the corridor. ()||Gunfight:Bang-bang-bang! Ramzan also exchanges fire with the remaining two guards. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:Ramzan! ()||<震屏3>AVG_XXS_kick:The guards collapse. ()||AVG_Bullet_Hit_Body%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8:But a bullet also hits Ramzan in the chest. He stumbles back a few steps and crumples to the floor. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:!!! ()||AVG_Creep:Anna rushes up to him and drags him to the wall. ()||AVG_Door_Open_Close%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Just then, the door at the end of the corridor opens again. Four more soldiers come out to defend the door. ()||Gunfight:A new round of barrage renders the area of just a few meters long completely impenetrable. ()Soldier (?)||AVG_tele_connect:How long till the aircraft gets here? The enemies are getting close! ()||:An impatient voice shouts through the intercom. ()Voice on the Intercom||:Two minutes! +F*ck, there are too many monsters! We can't get up there! ()Soldier (?)||:Grenades, rocket launchers! Use everything you've got! Get your asses up here even if you have to crawl! No harm can come to the Professor! ()||Rope:Behind the wall, Anna applies pressure on Ramzan's bullet wound. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:Ramzan, you wuss! We're literally just one step away! ()||ClothingUp:Ramzan's gaze slowly loses focus. His violet-colored eyes are both clear and hollow. ()||AVG_Creep:Monsters with contorted and broken bodies wearing military uniforms are getting closer and closer on the staircase. +By now, Anna can already clearly make out every wrinkle on their faces and the blood crusted under their nails. ()||AVG_Gatling_gun%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Anna can hear heavy firepower being deployed downstairs. NPC-Ange(31)Anna||:"Punch through the weakest point in the enemy's defenses, reach the target as quickly as possible, and put an end to the fight." ()||AVG_weapon_reload:Anna lets go of Ramzan and loads her last magazine. NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:I know it's stupid to just go charging in, but there's no other way. +Comrades, wait for me... ()||:The odor of rot and decay assaults her nose—the monsters are barely two meters away. The scent of living humans excites them. ()||ClothingUp:Anna rises and braces herself for one last charge. ()||RopeBGM_Empty:But all of a sudden, something grabs Anna by the ankle. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:?! ()||ClothingUp:On the floor, Ramzan's eyes snap open. They are now bright red. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:Ramzan?! ()||AVG_Stiff:Ramzan holds on to Anna's ankle. His rigid body writhes as he clambers to his feet. The bullet buried in his chest is pushed right out by his silicified muscles. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:...ELID! ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9:His torn protective suit, their unexpected reunion outside the plant, the elbow thrust that he did not dodge, the strange draw that the plant had on him... +Anna pulls the trigger with trembling hands. ()||<黑屏1>: NPC-Pamzan(7)Ramzan||327<黑屏2><回忆><边框>2:Save a round for me. If we fail, or... ()||<黑屏1><边框>2: NPC-Ange(31)Anna||395<关闭蒙版><黑屏2>:I didn't die by an enemy's bullet, but... ()||ClothingUp:Anna lowers her gun and watches blankly as the monsters tear their way towards her. ()||:Ramzan raises his arms... NPC-Pamzan(8)Ramzan||BGM_23S_Expedition_Story%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0.1%%range=8AVG_Stiff:Roaaaaar!!! ()||AVG_lifttable<震屏3>:Ramzan suddenly lets out a shrill roar. He turns around and starts knocking the monsters away ferociously. ()||AVG_Dismember%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Amidst the flying chunks of flesh and torn garment, he tears and bites and howls like a wild beast. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:Ramzan! ()||AVG_Team_Running:Ramzan lets out another roar. The monsters seem to have received some sort of command and start rushing down the corridor. +Ramzan's chin is covered in gore, and his eyes are still blank and unfocused. He makes no response to Anna's calls. NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:Ramzan... ()Soldier (?)||Select:The monsters are coming! ()||Gunfight:A string of gunshots erupts once more, but silicified flesh is extraordinarily hard, so regular small-caliber rounds cannot do any meaningful damage. ()||RunStep:Anna follows behind Ramzan. The horde of monsters are blocking her view. She can only hear the soldiers' piteous screams. ()Soldier (?)||GunfightAVG_Dismember%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Aaaaaaaargh!!! ()||:Shrieks of terror, gunshots, cries, dying groans... ()||RunStep:Anna stays close to Ramzan and inches closer and closer to the room at the end of the corridor. ()||AVG_Robots_Floor<震屏3>:Scratch, scratch... Other than Anna, there are no more living humans outside the door. The monsters paw at the tightly shut door futilely. ()||RunStep:Running footsteps come from the staircase again. ()||AVG_Explosion:Whoosh! A shell erupts behind her. ()||183BGM_Empty:Boom! ()||<白屏1>: ()||<白屏2>395AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Right before she is sent flying, Anna feels something shielding her from behind, like the safety box that concealed her completely back then. ()||<震屏3>AVG_Door_Hit:The powerful impact clears the corridor and blows the door right open. NPC-Pamzan(9)Ramzan0.1||AVG_Stiff:... NPC-Ange(29)Anna||:Ramzan!!! ()||AVG_XXS_kick%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5:Ramzan's back is completely blown apart. He is lying sprawled on the floor like a torn dishrag. ()Ramzan||:Aghh... ()||:Ramzan chokes out one last broken syllable, then grows utterly still. ()??||AVG_tele_connect:...I'm safe for now. Is the aircraft still not—Hm? ()||:The woman speaking by the floor-to-ceiling window sounds cold and matter-of-fact. She speaks with a bit of a vocal fry. ()||SelectClothingUp:Anna, who has been inspecting Ramzan's injuries, whirls around and points her gun at the figure. When she makes out the person's face, Anna's eyes widen... NPC-Ange(30)Anna||:Miss... Meitner?! ()||<黑点1>: ()||643<黑点2>BGM_23S_War_Sacrifice:The woman is standing in the sunlight shining through the window. Her eyes glint coldly. +The sunlight highlights her profile. ()Martha||:I never thought we'd meet again under these circumstances. +Anna. ()Anna||:...You're Capita? ()Martha||:...Yes. ()Anna||:...You're the one doing this kind of monstrous research? ()Martha||:...Yes. ()Anna||:Why? ()Martha||:No amount of explanation will ever change our positions. Perhaps this was meant to be from the very beginning... +We are destined to stand on opposing sides in the world of humans. ()Anna||:...You sold your soul to the devil... ()Martha||:No, I've never sold my soul to anyone. ()Anna||:Then what... what changed you? ()Martha||:Perhaps you've never known the real me. ()Anna||:...I don't think so. +It was that terrorist attack... ()Anna||:I know you lost Sana in that incident... +But... but I also lost... ()Anna||:I thought we were the same. +Turns out... turns out we're not. ()Martha||:Do you think I blame you? +No... Anna, I don't blame anyone. ()Martha||:If the Beslan Guard Regiment hadn't been disbanded, the terrorist attack might never have happened... +The bottom line is... I should never have gone to Beslan. ()Anna||:... ()Martha||:...As I said, you had never known the real me. +Nothing changed me. ()Anna||:... +You went from being a Relic Agency researcher with a bright future to a secondary school teacher in Beslan. +Because you're conducting this sort of heinous research? ()Martha||:... +"I am an animal, you see that. +"I don't have the words, they didn't teach me the words. +"I don't know how to think, the bastards didn't let me learn to think. +"But if you really are... all-powerful... all-knowing, like Laplace's Demon, then you figure it out!" ()Anna||:Ha! How ironic. Is this what you learned from "Roadside Picnic"? ()Martha||:I have nothing to say. ()Anna||:... +If everything in life is futile, then what is the point in struggling? ()Martha||:From humanity's earliest wars to our last heartbreaking struggles, the only thing left to do is kill ourselves. ()Anna||AVG_weapon_reload:... ()||9BGM_EmptyAVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang!!! ()||:... ()||:Happiness, free, for everyone, and let no one be forgotten! +Everyone will get their wish granted! +Is this the ending? +Yes, this is the ending. ()||AVG_Rain_Heavy%%code=NoiseVideo%%wait=1%%: ()????||641<白屏2>Stop_AVG_loop:No matter how many times you lose your memory, no matter how the people around you present themselves, you never change your mind. +I expected nothing less from my student. ()???||:You don't seem to know her well enough. ()????||:Perhaps, but so-called education doesn't take place only in a limited time. Even seemingly trivial words can cause significant ripples in others' lives. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||655<黑屏2>:Dear Meitner, I've made new additions to the original "Holy Grail". It can certainly run, but it consumes an enormous amount of energy. +It has exceeded the lab's capacity. Not to mention... Even though Sana's data was successfully transferred... +The result of the surgical procedure was not ideal. That... thing right now... is no longer Sana herself. +The procedure is ethically questionable to begin with... And despite my best efforts, it ended in failure. +My dear Martha... It is time you gave up... Humans should not play god. She is dead. +I cannot possibly revive the dead by sacrificing the living. This goes against the principle of our collaboration. +Blackwell, Berlin, 2051. ()||<黑点1>: