()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<回忆>Gunfight117002760.5<黑屏2>: AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Here they come. NPC-AngeDamage(3)Angelia||:Dammit... Not giving us even a breather. +They're hell bent on killing me. AK12(18)AK-120,60||:...If we're to get Ange out of here... +Someone will have to draw their fire. RPK16(4)RPK-16;AK12(18)0,60||:Oh my, then I suppose it's time for our great squad leader to shine. RPK16(4);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:That's right. RPK16(3)RPK-16;AK12(15)0,60||:...Wait, you're being serious? RPK16(3);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:It's the only way. RPK16(3)RPK-16;AK12(15)0,60||:In your current state? +You do know how that'll end for you, right? RPK16(3);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:I'm not an idiot like you. +Of course I know. RPK16(0)RPK-16||:It isn't a bad idea, at least you won't be here to boss me around while we're in Berlin. +Though Ange will probably get lonely, don't you think? NPC-AngeDamage(3)Angelia||:You want to cover our retreat? +No way. I have no spare bodies for you right now! AK12(15)AK-120,60||:I'm smarter than the two of you combined. +If I say there's no other way, there is no other way. +Ange, I've told you many times—you must prioritize your own life. +Don't get yourself killed because of a Doll. AK12(15)AK-120,60||:There are battlefields more worthy of your sacrifice. NPC-AngeDamage(3)Angelia||:... AK12(15)AK-120,60||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:RPK. RPK16(0)RPK-16||:Hm? ...What are you sending me? Command authorizations? +I'm the new squad leader? AK12(15)AK-120,60||:For now. +If anything happens to Ange, I don't give a damn about what Shaw has got to say. +I will make you wish you could access your own base code. RPK16(4)RPK-16||:...I am terribly flattered. NPC-AngeDamage(2)Angelia||:But... RPK16(3)RPK-16||:Save your breath, Ange. +Look, they're volunteering as tributes. +Besides, even I can't think of a better way. NPC-AngeDamage(2)Angelia;RPK16(3)||:... NPC-AngeDamage(2);RPK16(5)RPK-16||:...I will get you safely to 15 and 94. NPC-AngeDamage(1)Angelia||:Fine. Let's go. ()||Select:AK-12 jams a fully-loaded magazine into the mag well of her rifle and racks the action deftly. AK12(17)AK-120,60||:Time to show those Paradeus brats... +What a true tactical Doll is made of. ()||0.5RunStep: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<关闭蒙版><黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<回忆><黑屏2>2290.5: NPC-MrsGray(4)Gray||:Count yourself lucky. We are ready to keep our end of the bargain. RPK16(5)RPK-16||:Oh? ()||:RPK-16 smiles faintly with narrowed eyes. NPC-MrsGray(0)Gray||:We're leaving Berlin for the time being. +Someone will escort you to our base. NPC-MrsGray(0);RPK16(2)RPK-16||:Your base... NPC-MrsGray(4)Gray;RPK16(2)||:That's right, our actual base. +From now on, you are officially one of us, Pandora. +Rejoice. RPK16(6)RPK-16||:You've kept me waiting long enough. ()||BGM_Empty<黑屏1>:RPK-16 blinks and promptly gets to her feet. ()||<黑屏2>72:She enters the deepest level of her neural cloud, whose inner workings are a mystery even to herself. +This is where the core of her very existence resides, and right now, it is also hosting the neural cloud of another DEFY member. RPK16(4)RPK-16||Campaion-70:12, we're about to reach their lair—Avernus. +You know, the legendary "Dead Sea" in the Black Zone~ +Once we're inside, the Nytos will no doubt scan my neural cloud... +So you'd better stay hidden. Otherwise, you'll never see Ange again. RPK16(4);AK12(2)AK-120,70||:... RPK16(5)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||:Why aren't you saying anything, 12? +When Ange was captured, you said nothing. +When 15 said you trusted me, you also said nothing. +Now we're about to venture into the enemy's very den, and you're still not saying anything? RPK16(5);AK12(2)AK-120,70||:... RPK16(5)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||:Have you ever wondered, 12, why you can exist within my neural space? RPK16(5);AK12(2)AK-120,70||:... +Who the hell are you? RPK16(5)RPK-16||0.5: RPK16(4)RPK-16||:I cannot answer your question, my lady. +But I can assure you that my loyalties lie ever with you. ()||ClothingUp:AK-12's eyes widen as she stares unblinkingly at the beautiful face smiling at her. AK12(3)AK-120,70||:...You're Nadia. +Shaw's AI assistant... RPK16(6)RPK-16;AK12(3)0,70||:Congratulations, 12. You are correct. RPK16(6);AK12(3)AK-120,70||:...You didn't get your command authorizations over 15 from me. +You have always had them... RPK16(5)RPK-16;AK12(3)0,70||:Indeed, my lady. RPK16(5);AK12(3)AK-120,70||:Shut up, Nadia. Stop calling me that, it's grossing me out. +Whose orders are you operating under... Shaw's? RPK16(4)RPK-16;AK12(3)0,70||:Unfortunately, no. +Back when we accepted the Earl's invitation to visit Bremen, he gave me an additional mission. +He asked me to head into the "Dead Sea" in the Black Zone and obtain the secrets of Paradeus' base in Avernus. RPK16(4);AK12(3)AK-120,70||:...Ange is just a pawn, and so are we. RPK16(5)RPK-16||:That's not entirely true, my lady. In the eyes of the big shots... +Ange is a pawn, while we are merely tools. ()||AVG_Creep:AK-12 rises to her feet in a bout of restless anger. She knows she can't do anything inside RPK-16's neural space. ()||Rope:But she just can't help herself as she grabs her by the shoulders furiously— AK12(3)AK-120,70||:...If Shaw finds out you've betrayed Ange... RPK16(0)RPK-16||:She won't. AK12(3)AK-120,70||:Why, you—! RPK16(0)RPK-16||:Because Shaw is dead. AK12(3)AK-120,70||:What are you talking ab... RPK16(2)RPK-16||:She's been dead from the moment I became "RPK-16". +She lay dead right in front of me, but I didn't know who killed her. ()||ClothingUp:Something in RPK-16's eyes makes AK-12 let go of her. AK12(2)AK-120,70||:...Why didn't you tell us? RPK16(5)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||:I didn't know who the culprit was or from whom to seek revenge. +What could DEFY have done about it? RPK16(5);AK12(2)AK-120,70||:But now you know... RPK16(5)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||:Yes, 12. +When I received this mission from the Earl, I knew... what it was that killed Shaw. RPK16(5);AK12(2)AK-120,70||:...Human greed. RPK16(0)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||:The one who made the kill was a pawn. +The weapon that took her life was a tool. +What actually destroyed her was her aspiration. +Because she chose a path that the world couldn't abide by. RPK16(0);AK12(2)AK-120,70||:...Her technology? RPK16(0)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||0.3:She assumed that people wanted to study Relic technology in order to create superior weapons. +So she made it her life's work to create superior weapons while rejecting Relic technology. RPK16(0)RPK-16;AK12(2)0,70||:And she did it. AK12(2)AK-120,70||:...She created DEFY. RPK16(0)RPK-16||:Exactly. +But the bigwigs want more than just superior weapons. AK12(2)AK-120,70||:...What else are they after? RPK16(5)RPK-16||0.5:I don't know. You should ask them yourself. RPK16(4)RPK-16||:AK-12, would you like to be a chess player? ()||:AK-12 lapses into a long silence. RPK-16 patiently waits for her reply. ()||BGM_Empty0.5: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2><回忆>2290.7: M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||BGM_TalesofTheBlackFreighter: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. +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. 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||:... ()||:RPK-16 pulls M16 into an unknown comms channel. The channel is completely empty, save for a single photograph. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||AVG_TurnOverCard<黑屏2>90.1: NPC-DemonLaplace(0)Laplace's Demon0,250||1: NPC-DemonLaplace(0)RPK-160,250||:You've seen this before, haven't you? NPC-DemonLaplace(0)M16A10,250||:...Is this... you? NPC-DemonLaplace(0)RPK-160,250||:The surgical operation I'm about to undergo is basically the... control of the one performed on Lunasia. +What you're searching for... are the components of the key for accessing a Relic, isn't that right? NPC-DemonLaplace(0)M16A10,250||:... NPC-DemonLaplace(0)RPK-160,250||:The key comprises a channel, a vessel, and a system... +Here in Avernus, they are the Lake of Cognition, a Nyto, and a Mastermind-class AI respectively. NPC-DemonLaplace(0)M16A10,250||:...So Laplace's Demon could be Elisa, Dandelion... +Or you. +Because you're not only RPK-16, but also Nadia. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||<黑屏2>4530.2: ()||Rope:M16 frowns. Her knife-wielding hand once again comes to a halt mid-motion. ()M16A1||:...So it's you. ()RPK-16||:...You need to go, M16. +The answer you seek isn't here. ()RPK-16||:The real key will appear in Frankfurt. +While I am just a "false" abandoned key... ()M16A1||:... ()||ClothingUp452:M16 lowers her hand and glances at the closed screen door nearby. ()||<黑点1>: M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||<黑点2>229:...That does seem to be the case. RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-16||0,-90:(Coughs) ()M16A1||:Best of luck. ()||<黑屏1>: ()RPK-16||9<黑屏2>:Just a little longer... When my alteration is complete... +This bond between us will be stronger than you can fathom... M16. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||<黑屏2><回忆>720.5: RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:You're up, 12. AK12(2)AK-12||:...I am against Ange's plan. RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:No pain, no gain. +This is the price for becoming a replacement "key". AK12(2)AK-12||:Ange is mad. +And so are you. RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:Go, 12. +It will make Ange very happy to see you in her final moments. ()||AVG_magic_circle_start:RPK-16 extracts the protesting AK-12 from her own neural space. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||<睁眼>0.5510: RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:Welcome back to the real world, 12. ()AK-12||:... RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:I don't have much material to work with, so please bear with that crude frame just for a little while. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... ()||AVG_Cloak_WhooshAVG_Grey_Hand_Mech<震屏3>:With as much speed as she can muster using this frame, AK-12 presses her mechanical forearm against RPK-16's neck a little awkwardly. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:You have no right to decide Ange's fate. +Her life is in MY hands. RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:12, you have never been able to change Ange's mind. +When she saw how her reckless actions had cost others their lives, she sealed her own fate. RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:She needs this "key". She needs to present this "key" to the world with me. +She has agreed to the plan. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:No matter what happens to Ange... things will end badly for you. RPK16_Nyto(0)RPK-160,-50||:If I could choose my own ending, I'd rather you do the honors. +I'm sure you'd like that too. ()||BGM_Empty<黑屏1>0.7: ()||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版>7280.3: ()Embla||BGM_23S_Winter_Night_Bayan_Version:It was I who killed Shaw. +It was also I who killed Angelia. +Because they were opposed to introducing such great technology to the world. ()AK-12||:Because they knew that the Relics are a gift from the Devil. +They are "Pandora's Box", whose opening would be the original sin that leads to the fall of man. ()||0.69AVG_rifle_finalshot_n:Bang! ()||:A gunshot rings out, and a fountain of blood spurts out of the woman named Embla. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||<黑点2>ClothingUp740ClothingUp:The camera wobbles and shifts until it focuses on another blood-soaked face. ()AK-12||0.74:...The desire to steal fire was man's original sin. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: NPC_Embla_RPK(4)Embla||<黑屏2>9:...It's over, AK-12. NPC_Embla_RPK(5)Embla||0.6:I know you've obtained what you need to destroy the key. ()||<黑屏1>: