()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||10345<黑点2>7570.5: ()||Gunfight<震屏3>:Bang-bang-bang...+The fierce exchange of gunfire interrupts the tranquility of the residential area. ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0%%range=5AVG_engine_speedup:The vehicle carrying the Commander speeds away on the deserted streets.+But as their location is exposed, more and more enemy reinforcements rush to intercept them. ()||<黑点1>: UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||730<黑点2>Select:There are too many pursuers! At this rate, the vehicle is going to fall apart very soon! M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:Focus on driving. I'll take care of the pursuers. ()||AVG_BaseDoor_Open:Clatter. M16 pulls open the sunroof and props her weapon up to fire at their relentless enemies. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n0.1<震屏3>: ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n0.4: ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n0.4: M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:416, cover me. HK416Mod(0)416||:Got it. I'll keep an eye on what's behind you. ()||<震屏3>AVG_Door_Hit:Bam! ()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:A garrison soldier is hit by the vehicle. While it brakes for a brief second, 416 snatches the communicator out of the soldier's hand and hacks into it. ()Commander||:Can you find out their positions with this? HK416Mod(0)416||:Yes. ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:A moment later, 416 has the answer. HK416Mod(0)416||:Commander, they have soldiers blocking all exits in the White Zone.+More than a dozen teams are also searching along the main road... UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Then we can't go back the way we came. ()Commander||:... HK416Mod(0)416||:What should we do, Commander? ()Commander||:Do you have a topographic map of the White Zone?+We've got to make a break for it. We're just sitting ducks here and they'll get to us sooner or later. ()||Gunfight<震屏3>:Bang-bang-bang! ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0%%range=5AVG_brakeAVG_engine_speedup:Another burst of bullets are fired at the vehicle. UMP45 swerves just in time to evade most of them. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:You need a very high clearance level to access any map of the White Zone, and the topographic one is pretty much top secret.+I'm afraid we can't get to it on our own. ()Commander||:... ()||ClothingUp:Nele, who has been nervously watching the gunfight through the window, suddenly speaks up. NPC-Nele(3)Nele||:I have a rough understanding of the geography here. I took the effort to memorize it because the Instructor asked me to. NPC-Nele(3)Commander<同时置暗>||:Nele... NPC-Nele(3)Nele||ClothingUp:The urban planning here is very systematic, with different areas for different functions.+The center is the administrative area, which is roughly northwest from here, and there are residential areas in both the southwest and northeast. NPC-Nele(3)Nele||ClothingUp:We are currently in the southwestern one. ()Commander||AVG_20Winter_Book:... ()||:The Commander studies the diagram that Nele has quickly sketched and ponders their next move. M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:Do you know how we can get to the Main from here? NPC-Nele(2)Nele;M16A1BOSS(4)||:The Main... Why do you ask? NPC-Nele(2);M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:There is a circular Wiesbaden metro line that passes over the White Zone, and that's where the Main and the White Zone intersect. NPC-Nele(2);HK416Mod(0)416||:...You clearly did your homework. NPC-Nele(1)Nele||:Still, we can't get out even if we find the intersection... NPC-Nele(1)Commander<同时置暗>||:No...+What 16 means is that the walls where the metro line passes over the White Zone are weaker.+We can blast our way through there. NPC-Nele(1);M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:Indeed. NPC-Nele(2);M16A1BOSS(2)||0.5: NPC-Nele(3)Nele||:...I understand. ()||ClothingUp:Nele stares at her own diagram with a frown. NPC-Nele(3)Nele||:Based on the information I have, I can only infer that the intersection is roughly to the north of the residential area, where the garrison base and the administrative area meet. M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:That is the water treatment facility, which is directly connected to the top of the White Zone. HK416Mod(0)416||:Are you certain that this information is correct? It will directly determine our decision of where to go from here. NPC-Nele(3)Nele||:I'm fairly confident, unless the building is camouflaged. M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:That wouldn't be a problem.+We can run a soil analysis before we do it. HK416Mod(0)416||:...+Then I have no other questions, Commander. ()Commander||:Thank you, Nele. ()||ClothingUp:The Commander looks at the "X" that Nele has marked on the map and frowns. ()Commander||:We will have to get past the garrison base to get there. There's a chance that we'll be spotted. M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1||:The garrison has fully mobilized to hunt us down, so only a small number of soldiers are left behind at the base. M16A1BOSS(2)Commander<同时置暗>||:I'm more concerned about the comms network within the garrison. They respond to developing situations very quickly and their reinforcements are very fast.+The moment they come across our tracks, they will immediately know where we're headed. HK416Mod(0)416||:Don't worry, we will do everything we can to buy you time.+The explosion will also serve as a distraction to split the garrison's attention. HK416Mod(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:Right, then our current objective is to reach the water treatment facility. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45||:Roger that. ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0%%range=5AVG_brakeAVG_engine_speedup:UMP45 changes direction and speeds toward their new destination... ()||<黑点1>: ()||9<黑屏2>: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑点2>2220.5: ()||Gunfight<震屏3>:Bang-bang-bang!+416 shoots down the last approaching garrison soldier.+Just as M16 has surmised, the entire garrison has mobilized, leaving only a few squads at the camp. ()||ClothingUp:416 looks up at the top section of the water treatment facility. If all has gone according to plan, M16 should have arrived at her position by now. HK416Mod(0)416||AVG_tele_connect:M16, 404 has finished cleaning up the scene.+But we couldn't sabotage the garrison's internal alarm system in time, so reinforcements are already on the way. HK416Mod(0);M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1<通讯框>||:Copy that. I'm already on the top floor and setting the charges.+Give me five more minutes. HK416Mod(0)416||:Acknowledged. ()||0.5: ()||ClothingUp:416 looks over at the vehicle in the parking lot nearby in which the Commander, Nele, and J are hiding.+UMP45 and UMP9 are already in position to protect the Commander.+All that's left to do is for her and Gr G11 to intercept any enemy reinforcements and stall them until M16 completes the detonation. HK416Mod(0)416||:... ()||:In this quiet moment just before the storm, 416 is suddenly plagued by an inexplicable sense of unease. ()||AlarmBGM_Empty:As if to prove her sense of premonition, a shrill alarm sounds from the water treatment facility. M16A1BOSS(2)M16A1<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Take cover. The charges are set. HK416Mod(0)416||:Copy that. Retreat post-haste. ()||ClothingUp:416 gestures to her teammates behind her to take cover and promptly runs to safety herself.+The Commander's vehicle is just a few steps away. ()||9Explode:Boom!+The sound of a massive explosion comes from behind.+But there is no sign of the expected smell of smoke and burning. ()||<黑点1>: ()||<睁眼>2490.5: ()||BGM_ev2408_StungtotheMorrow:When 416 opens her eyes again, she is no longer near the water treatment facility that should've been ablaze. Instead...+She finds herself in her own Level II space. HK416Mod(0)||ClothingUp0.5: HK416Mod(0)416||:What's going on? HK416Mod(0)416||AVG_tele_connect:45? Is this you? HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:What's wrong? Why are you calling me via a Level II channel? HK416Mod(0)416;UMP45Mod(0)||:...+I got yanked into my Level II. HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:You got hacked? HK416Mod(0)416||:I'm not sure. M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Describe what you see. ()||ClothingUp:416 takes in the starkly white space and looks for anything unusual. ()||AVG_wind_grass:Hiss...+The sound of a snake flicking its tongue.+It sounds extremely close, like it is right by her ear. HK416Mod(0)416||:A snake...+I see a snake. HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:A snake? HK416Mod(0);M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1<通讯框>||:416, we are now looking at your Level II through 45's shared screen.+We're not seeing this snake of yours. HK416Mod(0)416||:... ()||:416 stares unblinkingly at the white-lipped python coiled over several white objects that appear to be eggs. ()||:It flicks its tongue at 416 in warning.+But 416 takes no notice at all. Her attention is on the egg-shaped objects guarded by the python.+There are protected data within those shells.+416 realizes what she is looking at. ()||:This is "Cocoon". HK416Mod(0)||0.5: HK416Mod(0)416||AVG_tele_connect:45, what's the situation out there? HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:The explosion was a bit more powerful than we expected, but we've opened up a passage alright.+We are now repelling the garrison reinforcements while planning a route for the Commander.+Your frame should be near the Commander's vehicle. HK416Mod(0)416;UMP45Mod(0)||:... HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:If you have a plan, you'd better tell me now.+Honestly, things aren't looking very good here. HK416Mod(0)416;UMP45Mod(0)||:45, if there is a trap in front of you, and you know that taking the bait will kill you, but there is something vital in the trap, what would you do? HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框> ||:We are all desperados here. Since when are we scared of a little gamble? HK416Mod(0)416||:I knew it... ()||ClothingUpBGM_Empty:416 lets out a sigh. HK416Mod(0)416||:Even if I don't step in the trap now, you'll do it sooner or later. ()||SelectBGM_ev2408_DanceWithDeath:Clatter. 416 raises her gun and walks up to the snake. HK416Mod(0)416||:Then it'd better be me. Such things should be left to the squad leader, don't you think? HK416Mod(0)416||:If I don't come back, you can take over as squad leader for a while. UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||:...+416, there is always a chance that you'll lose everything in the gamble, so make sure you think it through. HK416Mod(0)416||:I have thought it through. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:416 deactivates her comms channel. The white-lipped python in front of her rears up, showing off its robust body and bearing its sharp fangs. ()||0.5AVG_2022Saros_SCARL1: HK416Mod(0)416||:Commander... Never thought there'd come a day when I risk it all. ()||Gunfight<震屏3>:Bang-bang-bang!+416 squeezes her trigger, and the burst of bullets force the python to lean back. ()||AVG_Bullte_Ricochet0.2: ()||AVG_Bullte_Ricochet:The bullets bounce off its scales, creating a few sparks. HK416Mod(0)416||:Tsk, that's some ridiculously strong defense. I bet its attack is equally— ()||<震屏3>Battlefield:Bam!+The white-lipped python whips its tail with lighting speed and the force of a tsunami. ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0%%range=5AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Unable to dodge out of the way in time, 416 is brutally sent flying and crashes to the ground. HK416Mod(0)416||Rope:...+Why are the enemies all so overpowered these days?+With that kind of attack and defense stats, in Gr G11's words, this boss needs to be nerfed. ()||:With a derisive snicker, 416 stumbles to her feet and faces off the python once more. ()||ClothingUp:It raises its head high and flick its tongue as if in mockery.+416 recalls its previous attack and tries to identify any possible openings. ()||Battlefield<震屏3>:Boom! The python launches another attack. HK416Mod(0)416||:...Pulling the same move? ()||RunStep:416 slides through the gap between the python's tail and the ground. At the same time— ()||<震屏3>Gunfight:Bang-bang-bang!+She opens fire in the direction of its head. HK416Mod(0)416||:I won't fall for the same trick twice! ()||AVG_Bullte_Ricochet0.2: ()||AVG_Bullte_Ricochet:The bullets once again bounce off its scales harmlessly with only a spark.+But causing damage is not 416's intention anyway. Her target has always been the "cocoon". ()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh<震屏3>:While the python is momentarily distracted, 416 grabs hold of one of the "cocoons".+Then... ()||AVG_wind_grass:Hiss...+She has lost sight of the snake, but the hiss by her ear is unmistakably clear. ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0%%range=4AVG_Dismember:Crunch...+The pain of being strangled. ()||:She can't think. She can't move.+It feels as if she's being swallowed by the snake, paralyzed by deadly venom, and pushed further and further into hell.+Even so, 416 does not let go of the "cocoon" in her hand. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||AVG_whitenoise9<黑屏2>: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||222<睁眼2>0.5: ()||<震屏3>ExplodeGunfight:Bang-bang-bang! Boom!+The cacophony of gunfire pulls her back into reality. HK416Mod(0)416||:...+...That's it? HK416Mod(0);UMP45Mod(0)UMP45<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:416, answer me! HK416Mod(0)416;UMP45Mod(0)||:I'm here.+I got out. HK416Mod(0);G11Mod(0)Gr G11<通讯框>||:Are you okay? You gave me quite a scare... HK416Mod(0)416;G11Mod(0)||:I'm fine. I'll go pick up the Commander.+I have important information for them. HK416Mod(0);UMP9Mod(4)UMP9<通讯框>||:Are you sure you're okay? 45 said you saw a snake or something...? HK416Mod(0)416||0.5:Yeah, we'll talk about that later.+I'll check up on the Commander first. ()||<黑屏1>AVG_tele_disconnect: ()||9<黑屏2>: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>0.5249: ()||:... ()||AVG_Creep:The white-lipped python sheds its skin, and a woman emerges gracefully. ()||AVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_Correct:She pulls up 416's real-time view. NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe||:...What a headstrong child. So eager to prove herself. NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe||:Do you honestly think you can leave unscathed after stealing Hydra's treasure? ()||:Behind her, the remaining "cocoons" emit a faint glow. NPC-Hebe(3)Hebe||:Now let's see to whom you will offer the treasure. ()||0.5: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||BGM_Empty9<黑屏2>: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||BGM_ev2408_BeeCatcherGunfight<黑屏2>0.5:Bang-bang-bang! ()||AVG_The_Division_Flash_Bomb_Explosion:Rumble...+The fierce sound of battle seems to be fading into the distance.+The Commander wants to open their eyes, but their body refuses to obey. ()||0.5: ()???||:Commander! ()Commander||:... ()||Rope:They feel an intense pain on their back and the side of their thigh, caused by some kind of strong impact.+The Commander remembers running into Task Force DEFY, who came to rescue them, but their ride was knocked over by an explosion... ()???||:Commander, wake up! ()||0.5ClothingUp:A cold hand smacks them on the cheek lightly. ()???||:Commander!!! ()||0.5:They've really got to wake up now. ()||<黑点1>: ()||761<睁眼>0.7: ()416||:Finally! ()Commander||:...416? ()416||:It's me. Take my hand. ()Commander||:Okay... ()||ClothingUp:Still feeling numb and disoriented, the Commander reaches out toward 416 in a daze. ()416||:Right, I've got you.+Now try to relax. I'm going to pull you out of the car. ()Commander||:Sure... ()||:Although the Commander is still too confused to understand the current situation, they still implicitly and wholeheartedly trust 416. ()416||:Here I go.+This may hurt, but don't worry, I'll get you out of here safely! ()Commander||:Right. ()||Rope: ()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh<震屏3>:Whoosh! ()||<黑点1>: ()||9<黑屏2>: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑点2>4720.5: HK416Mod(0)416||RunStep:This way, Commander! ()||AVG_Creep0.5:Dragging the stumbling Commander along, 416 runs toward another vehicle that UMP45 has hacked. ()Commander||:...What about the others? HK416Mod(0)416||:...Miss Nele and the funkily-dressed Dandelion are safe.+DEFY has also made it here and is currently drawing some of the fire from us and buying us time. ()Commander||0.5:It's very reassuring to have you all around... ()||<黑点1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Open: ()||0.5ClothingUp<黑点2>9: ()||AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Close0.5: ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>7620.5: ()||Select:After helping the Commander into the vehicle, 416 closes the door and stands guard outside. ()416||:Commander, I'll stand guard out here.+Stay put inside the car for now. Once M16 is done clearing up a route, she'll come and give us a hand. ()Commander||0.3:Okay. ()416||ClothingUpAVG_tele_connect:45, is the Commander's escape route confirmed? ()UMP45||:Basically yes. M16 is cleaning up the last obstacles.+How are things on your end? ()416||:We're safe for now. ()||AVG_wind_grass:Hiss...+There comes the persistent sound again.+416 senses the menacing breath by her ear. ()416||0.5:... ()416||AVG_tele_connectBGM_Empty:45. ()UMP45||:Yes? ()416||:Come take over for me and watch the Commander. ()UMP45||:Why? Where are you going? ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0%%range=3ClothingUpBGM_ev2408_BeeCatcher:Hiss...+416 feels ice-cold skin gliding over her frame, wrapping around her, but she sees nothing. ()||0.5Rope: ()||Rope:The bind constricts little by little, suffocating her more and more. ()416||:... ()Commander||:416, are you okay? ()Commander||:What's that thing in your eye? It's glowing faintly... ()416||:...+I'm okay, Commander. ()||Rope:She feels a burning sensation in both her right eye and where she was bitten on the arm.+She grips her gun tightly and forces her mind to focus. ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>AVG_whitenoise7630.5: ()UMP45||:416, come in. ()416||:... ()Commander||:...416? ()||0.7: ()416||:Is this my punishment for losing the gamble?+I stole something important without paying my due... ()Commander||:416... ()||0.5AVG_keyboardtype_sci: ()416||0.5:...This is what I extracted from the Bee Sting System... ()||%%pivot_x=0.58%%pivot_y=0.55%%scale=1.4%%duration=1.5%%0.5: ()416||:It's all in your hands, Commander. We will prevail. ()||0.7: ()||<黑点1>AVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash: ()||9%%pivot_x=0.5%%pivot_y=0.5%%scale=1%%duration=0%%<黑点2>0.5:In the dead silence, 416's gun slips out of her hand and clatters to the ground. ()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Like an icicle breaking off from a glacier, she plunges straight into an endless abyss of darkness. ()||:The Commander catches her frame before she falls, but they cannot catch her soul. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||9<黑屏2>: ()||BGM_Empty<黑屏1>: ()||229<黑屏2>0.5: ()||BGM_ev2408_StungtotheMorrow:...In Paradeus' temporary plant. ()||0.5AVG_tele_connect: ()||ClothingUp:Nemhran takes the communicator, which should not be ringing at the moment, from Ashley. It is Hebe. NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran80,90||:...What happened? NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe<通讯框>||:Remember Badbsca's cocoon that you left in my safekeeping? NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran80,90||:...That one was already broken...+The information contained within couldn't be cracked... That's why I left it with you. NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe<通讯框>||:I used it to set a trap. NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran80,90||:...What do you mean? NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe<通讯框>||:The thief is now marked... NPC-Nemhran(0)80,90||0.5: NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran80,90||:Fine.+It's going to be leaked sooner or later anyway.+But don't act without authorization next time. NPC-Hebe(3)Hebe<通讯框>||:...How can we win if we're always so passive? NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran80,90||:...The game is already at a point where we can't afford to make any random moves.+Hebe, I hope you understand the difficulty of the task at hand. NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe<通讯框>||:Of course I understand. This is precisely why we can't just remain on the defensive.+We may only stand a chance of winning if we actually take a chance. NPC-Nemhran(0)Nemhran80,90||:...Have you considered that our mission objective...+Isn't actually to win this current game? NPC-Hebe(0)Hebe<通讯框>||:... ()||<黑屏1>: