()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
M16(7)M16A1||<黑屏2>1:...
()||BGM_Sneak:M16 lets out a hoarse chuckle, then she slowly lowers her weapon.
M16(5)M16A1||:I surrender.
()||ClothingUp:Clatter. Her gun falls on the ground, and she raises her arms in resignation. +The Griffin squad has been wiped out, leaving M16 all alone and out of ammo.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Ange, all threats eradicated.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:What should we do with this one? Any thoughts? +I think we should disassemble her and scatter her parts far away just to be safe...
M16(7)M16A1||:...
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:She's part of the AR Team. She may not survive being taken apart so savagely. +Just immobilize her and disable her comms module.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Roger.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:Eh, no fun...
()||AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech:AK-12 yawns as she holds M16 down for AN-94 to break her spinal cord. +M16's body slumps. Her face is pressed against the muddy ground, but her eyes remain fixed firmly on Ange.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Anything else you'd like to say?
M16(5)M16A1||:Commander Angelia, everything could've returned to normal if you had just stayed at the base for a while. +Why must you—
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:I've changed my mind. Pull out her language module as well.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Roger.
()||AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech:Clatter... +M16 opens her mouth, but no words come out. She can only accept her fate with a grim chuckle.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:We have hidden the other members of the AR Team and sent their coordinates to Persica's mailbox.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||<黑点1>:Good. Then let's go. +Take me to where you encountered the strangers.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||<黑点2>BGM_Empty:...This is where we encountered the unidentified enemies.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:... +I've seen these before...
()||10230:The ground is covered in traces of a battle as well as messy footprints, but Ange's eyes overlook them completely and are instead fixed on...
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:Ah, I knew that would catch your attention too. +I still don't understand humans very well, but I'm guessing this is some sort of signpost?
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||:A grotesque corpse is hoisted up at a non-descript fork on the path. +It is clearly created by sewing parts from multiple human corpses together into a roughly humanoid shape. The monstrosity is pointing at the smaller path with its right hand. +But what has drawn Ange's eyes and kept her transfixed is the wooden sign hanging on the corpse's chest...
()||:"Angelia, I know you're a murderer."
AK12(4)0,50AK-12||:Oh dear, have 94 and I seen something that we shouldn't see? +If you want, we can delete this memory when we're back at the lab.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:... +Ange, do you know who would leave you such a message?
NPC-Ange(21)Ange||:There are too many possibilities. I can't think of anyone who'd be into such dumb nonsense.
AK12(4)0,50AK-12||:Hahaha, looks like we'll end up finding an unexpected nemesis of yours.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:I don't care. +What really bothers me though...
()||:Ange recalls the photograph of Novikov's murdered body at the crime scene that the interrogator had shown her. +The familiar signs of torture... The familiar dagger-to-the-neck... +Only someone who knows her extremely well could possibly know about these things, but there is no such person in the world anymore.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Ange?
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||<黑屏1>:Come. Let's see which debt this nemesis would like to settle with me.
()||<黑屏2>417:...
()Test Subject||:Captain Ganglati, as you expected, the target has forced her way out of Griffin's encirclement and is heading this way.
NPC-Pamzan(10)???0,-70||:Send a forward squad to draw her to our forces lying in ambush.
NPC-Pamzan(10)Test Subject0,-70<同时置暗>||:We have done that, but she seemed to be able to tell where she would be ambushed along the way... +She evaded all the traps. The two Dolls accompanying her are also completely unharmed.
NPC-Pamzan(10)???0,-70||:...
NPC-Pamzan(10)Test Subject0,-70<同时置暗>||:The target seems to know your tactics very well...
NPC-Pamzan(10)???0,-70||:That makes it a lot more interesting. +Vengeance would be boring if it's just a one-sided beatdown...
()||:The man is standing on the crumbled window frame with his arms open. The wind blows against him.
NPC-Pamzan(13)???0,-70||<黑屏1>:We are finally going to meet, Commander Angelia. +I can hardly wait to grind you into bolognese...
()||<黑屏2>468BGM_Empty:Going in the direction pointed by the grotesque signpost, they have had a few encounters with the enemy. +After clearing the battlefield, the Wolf Pack pile several enemy corpses together.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||10254:They look like that signpost.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:They... are neither Doll nor human, but amalgamations of human flesh and machine. +Judging by the human parts, assembly occurred after the humans had died. I don't understand the purpose of creating them... +I also haven't been able to figure out how they are powered.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:So gross.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||:Ange squats down by one of the corpses and studies the camouflage uniform and military insignia on the enemy intently.
()||ClothingUp:She tears its collar open...
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:A dog tag...
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:It doesn't seem to be a shoddy counterfeit.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Ange, you're looking a bit scary.
()||:Ange's fingers brush over the insignia etched onto the dog tag.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:It's my old squad.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:From what I know, the unit you were in was disbanded during the disarmament...
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Even before that, they were...
()||:Ange suddenly falls silent. Her face looks even more grim.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:So, these enemies of unknown origin are dressed and armed like soldiers from a human military unit that no longer exists?
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:But they are human and machine spliced together. +I don't understand the rationale. Neither the appearance of human soldiers nor the spliced parts improve their performance in combat significantly.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Only a lunatic could do such a thing. +I will not forgive whoever did this...
()||:AK-12 flips a corpse over and back again.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:These may just be discarded rejects.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Rejects...
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:From what I can tell, they're all shoddy counterfeits.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:Ange, a new signpost.
()||BGM_EmptyAVG_flag:Ange looks at where AK-12 is pointing and sees the humanoid signpost in the distant ruins, its decomposing clothing fluttering lightly in the wind.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||10256:Let's go.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Should we do anything with the dog tags?
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:No, just let them rot here.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Okay.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Ange, the abandoned city is just ahead. Radiation levels are high, and so is the risk of ambush. How do we proceed?
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||:Ange scans the ruins coldly. Her lips slowly curl into a cruel smile.
NPC-Ange(20)Ange||:A perfect stage for vengeance, don't you think? +Though who will be the one to suffer retribution is still open to question.
()||:Ange takes the lead and slides down the slope. Under the Wolf Pack's cover, she makes for the signpost in the ruins. +Written on the wooden sign is...
()||:"Angelia, you killed two."
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Two...
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:That must have narrowed it down significantly. Looks like the enemy is luring us in with such information.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Yeah, they must be getting pretty impatient.
()||:Ange looks in the direction pointed out by the necrotic signpost... +And finds an abandoned building tilted to one side.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:Oh, they desperately want us dead.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Let's keep going.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Ange, I cannot detect the enemies' signals. We mustn't rule out the possibility of an ambush.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:It's a no-brainer. Prepare for battle.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||<黑屏1>:...Roger.
()||<黑屏2>469BGM_Empty:...In the center of the empty foyer stand two corpses. Their wooden signs read...
()||GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation:"One who loved me as a brother." +"One whom I loved as a sister."
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:...Are they hinting at the fact that the two deceased had familial ties?
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:So our skulking nemesis is a family man.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||AVG_lifttable:Whoosh! +A corpse falls from a great height and crashes heavily on the floor.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Stay alert!
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Roger!
()||Select:The Wolf Pack raise their weapons in unison. Under AN-94's cover, AK-12 slowly approaches the corpse. +Ange looks up at where it fell from, but there is nothing but empty darkness.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:The word written on the wooden sign on this corpse is "Sana". Looks like a name.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||<黑点1>:...Sana?
NPC-Sana(1)Sana0,210||<回忆><黑点2>534<黑点1>:Anna...
AN94(2)0,50AN-94||<黑点2>469<关闭蒙版>:Watch out!
()||:AN-94 suddenly shoves Ange to one side.
()||AVG_lifttable:Bam! Another corpse falls from above. This time, Ange sees the word clearly for herself.
()||:"Armin"
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Armin...
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Another name.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Are these the names of the deceased?
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Sana... Armin...?
()||:Ange can clearly feel her own arms trembling as AK-12 helps her to her feet.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:What's the matter with you?
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:It's her... It could only be her...
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:You know who is behind this?
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Laplace's Demon... You and I are the only ones left who still remember these names...
()||AVG_Geiger_Counter:Click. The light disappears in an instant, as if the sky itself has collapsed.
AN94(2)0,50AN-94||:Multiple enemies approaching.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Ange, don't stray too far.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...Do not fire without my permission.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Understood.
()||AVG_footsteps_cave:Tap, tap, tap...
()||AVG_Sword_Scope:The sound of echoing footsteps, followed by the ear-splitting groan of some metallic sharp objects scraping against the wall. +A flat voice speaks from above them.
()???||:Commander Angelia, we finally meet again.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||Stop_AVG_loop:Who are you? Did Meitner send you?
NPC-Ange(19)???<同时置暗>||:Me? I'm just a dead soul who should have decomposed in my grave. +But Teacher gave me a chance by resurrecting me...
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:I knew it! She's behind all of this...
NPC-Ange(22)???<同时置暗>||:And I shall seek revenge on you with my mutilated life.
()||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:Whoosh3 +Something slices through the air and hurtles towards Ange at an incomprehensible speed... +Boom! She feels the earth shake beneath her.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Get down!
()???||:Angelia, do you think you can face me the way you are now?
AN94(2)0,50AN-94||:The enemy is on the third floor. Ange, please give the order!
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:... +Get them.
()||<黑点1>:Ange spits out two words through gritted teeth.
()||<黑点2>565Gunfight:Bang-bang-bang! +Continuous muzzle flashes pierce through the darkness, and Ange starts climbing the stairs under the Wolf Pack's protection. +Upon reaching every level, a horde of countless patchwork corpses swarm toward them from seemingly out of nowhere...
AN94(2)0,50AN-94||:We're surrounded!
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Where did the bastard go?
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:We can't detect the enemy's signal!
()???||:Looking for me?
()||:The voice is incredibly clear, even in the cacophony of gunfire.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Where is Meitner?! Get her to come and face me!
NPC-Ange(22)???<同时置暗>||:Commander Angelia, you disappoint me. +Do you think you have any right to seek vengeance on Teacher after what you've done?
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:...
NPC-Ange(22)???<同时置暗>||:This is between you and me. She has nothing to do with this. +If you dare refer to Teacher in such a disrespectful manner again, I will—
()||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:Whoosh! A steel rebar flies towards AN-94 at breakneck speed.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Ugh...
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:94?
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:Don't worry. The damage is minimal. It won't affect my combat performance.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Stay behind me. I'll cover you.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||AVG_footsteps_cave:Tap, tap, tap... The footsteps of the person who spoke fade into the distance.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Пиздец! Stop right there!!!
NPC-Ange(22)???<同时置暗>||Stop_AVG_loop:Commander Angelia, if you want to learn the truth, come to the rooftop. +That is, if you can make it up there in one piece...
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:блядь!
AN94(2)0,50AN-94||:Ange, please don't go off on your own!
()||Gunfight:The patchwork corpses' movements and attacks are not particularly fast, so they are not difficult for the Wolf Pack to dispatch, but they have the absolute advantage in numbers. +Whenever the Wolf Pack eliminates a row of corpses, new ones take their place.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Slow them down here. I'll go after that one by myself.
AN94(0)0,50AN-94||:But...
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:That's an order. Trust your commander's judgment.
AK12(2)0,50AK-12||:Ange, do you have a firearm? +You're not planning to go charging in with just a small knife, are you?
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:No, give me one.
()||:AK-12 tosses Ange her sidearm.
AK12(0)0,50AK-12||:Try to last till we can get to you.
NPC-Ange(20)Ange||:Right.
()||RunStep<黑屏1>:Relying on the faint light, Ange feels her way up the spiral staircase. +Round and round she goes. Her thighs slowly grow numb, and even her head is getting a little fuzzy. +At long last, a door comes into view. +Ange throws herself at it without any hesitation.
()||<黑屏2>658AVG_Door_HitBGM_Empty:The sky has not gone completely dark yet. The last bit of waning sunlight is enough for Ange to make out the appearance of the enemy who has led her on a wild goose chase for half a day.
()||BGM_23S_War_Sacrifice:A tall and slender figure. Lusterless eyes half-covered by frazzled hair. He looks like a gnarled, dead tree standing stubbornly before her. +Only his metallic artificial limbs glisten coldly in the evening sky.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||:The moment their eyes meet, Ange's finger freezes on the trigger.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:It's you...
NPC-Pamzan(10)???0,-70||:Commander Angelia, it is a pleasure to see you again.
NPC-Pamzan(10)Ganglati0,-70||:I hope you still remember me. I am Ganglati.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Ganglati...?
()||:The pistol suddenly feels incredibly heavy in Ange's hands. She grits her teeth and aims it at the wiry figure.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Why are you... Who did this to you? +You were dead... You died right in front of me...
NPC-Pamzan(10)Ganglati0,-70||:Oh, Death, the gates of Abaddon, claimed me, but Teacher held out a hand to me.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:...It's her! +She's the one who did this to you?
NPC-Pamzan(10)Ganglati0,-70||:Indeed. +Otherwise, I would not have the chance to seek vengeance.
()||:He mutters softly as he slowly approaches Ange. +She immediately notices the poor fit of his artificial legs. They are too heavy for him, and they produce an ear-splitting screech with every step he takes. +Lugging this body, he pushes Ange closer and closer to despair.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:Enough...
()||:He stops a few steps away from Ange, his lusterless eyes staring unblinkingly at her. Then, his stiff lips curl into a grotesque grin.
NPC-Pamzan(12)Ganglati0,-70||:Now the gates of Abaddon have opened to welcome you, Commander Angelia. Die.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:...
()||AVG_pistol_finalshot_n:Ange evades the shot he fires without warning.
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:You look more like a resident of Abaddon yourself.
NPC-Pamzan(12)Ganglati0,-70||:My sister Sana and my brother Armin have waited too long for this day!
NPC-Ange(19)Ange||:... +They're both dead...
NPC-Pamzan(10)Ganglati0,-70||:No.
()||:He interrupts Ange mercilessly. At the same moment, a grenade hurtles toward her...
()||AVG_Explo_Close<震屏>:Ange barely manages to dodge it in time. She dives sideways but is still caught in the shockwave of the blast.
NPC-Pamzan(10)Ganglati0,-70||:Death is only the beginning...
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Death is death!
NPC-Pamzan(10)Ganglati0,-70||:Teacher will bring them back to my side...
()||:Engrossed in his own melody, he launches a series of frenzied attacks.
()||AVG_Explo_Close:Boom! Boom! +Ange tightens her grip on her pistol and darts from cover to cover on the not-too-spacious rooftop.
NPC-Ange(22)Ange||:Why... +Why give me a second chance...
()||:With her back against the shaking obstacle that Ange is using as cover, the memory of Ramzan's death plays out once more in her mind.
NPC-Ange(21)Ange||<黑屏1>:No matter how many times it takes, I will make sure you can rest in peace.