()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||BGM_Brain:The air is filled with the smell of dirt and the sound of heavy panting. Candle flames flicker in the dim cave and shadowy figures mill back and forth. +The Knell members excavate dirt in the depths of the cave and form a human chain to carry it out, slowly drawing closer to the tunnels below the White Zone— ()Distorted Transmission||:How goes it? ()Armed Men||:Very well. We're at the last step. ()Distorted Transmission||:Have those interfering lawmen made a move? ()Armed Men||:Hehe, those fools have no idea what's going on. ()Distorted Transmission||:Very good! Then let us turn the final key. +New members, the sound of the sacred bell shall shatter your chains. I promise you, this is the first and last step Knell will take. ()Refugees||AVG_20Winter_People_Panic<黑屏1>:Knell! Knell! Knell! Knell! ... ()||<黑屏2>8BGM_Room:In the Griffin command room. +Kalina and M1887 are standing around the tactical monitor and running through the information on Knell. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:It's the same no matter how many times we analyze it. Their comms security is really simple... NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:What is their exact location? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:After performing audio frequency triangulation on their transmissions during the bombing, we've found that they all originate from the same position, an abandoned air raid shelter in the Green Zone. +We still have no idea what their "final key" is, but I'm sure it's crucial to them. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Could it be a bomb? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:That's very likely. They need to blast through the final bedrock walls before they can enter the White Zone's underground tunnels. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:So if we're sure that's their hideout, shall we head out immediately? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:No. Without permission from the SOD, all we can do is relay information to them. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:But are they going to take actual action? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:(Sighs) My guess is that they'll just set up a quarantine zone and then arrest the refugees who've been tricked by Knell. +Still, no matter what, this is a White Zone matter and we can't intervene of our own accord. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Griffin can do nothing against this group which has provoked us on many occasions in the past?+I won't take it lying down. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Don't forget, M1887. +The SOD doesn't trust us anymore after our previous blunder. +All they've arranged for us is low-level information transmission work. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:... NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Still, nobody knows where Knell will strike next. +So I suppose it isn't too far-fetched if you "run into" the enemy while out delivering information, you see what I mean? NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:I'm not afraid of doing this on my own, and humans can only do so much damage to me. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)||:M1887 confidently hefts her gun. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:So have you really decided to go? NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Yeah. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Hey, M1887. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Hm? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:I knew it. You do care for RMB-93 despite all that pretense. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:...I just want to settle this grudge between Knell and ourselves... Anyway, let's take a look at our plan. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:YOUR plan. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:We'll find their "key", then make a video of their boss going meekly into custody with RMB-93. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Do your best to avoid combat. If the "key" they were talking about is something dangerous, notify me immediately. +If you fail... I'll relay the information to the SOD immediately. +You know what I mean, right, M1887? NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Yes. +I won't be getting any support on this op, but I'll have to do it for RMB-93... +For all of Griffin. RMB93(7)<同时置暗>||BGM_Empty:RMB-93 is hiding outside, and having overheard the conversation, she sinks into deep thought. RMB93(7)<同时置暗>||<黑屏1>:She reflexively reaches for the pendant on her chest, but there is nothing there... ()||<黑屏2>159BGM_Sneak:Outside the air raid shelter, M1887 parks her combat bike in a secluded corner near the entrance to the main entrance. M1887(2)M1887||<黑屏1>:This should be the place. There are piles of dirt outside, so it seems they're doing some kind of digging in there. ()||<黑屏2>281<黑屏1>:M1887 is not skilled at infiltration and is spotted by the refugees, and the commotion draws the armed men... M1887(3)||<黑屏2>15GunfightAVG_rifle_finalshot_3hAVG_pistol_finalshot_n:Countless bullets rain down on M1887's shield. The sound of gunfire fills the main chamber of the air raid shelter. M1887(3)||:M1887 carefully gets up from behind her cover and peers out beyond. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:How is it going? Don't force it if things are too dire. Break out as soon as you can. NPC-Kalin(0)<通讯框>;M1887(3)M1887||:My shield will hold for now, but...there are too many of them. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>;M1887(3)||:Just hang in there, reinforcements are on the way! NPC-Soldier(0);M1887(3)||:The armed men point their pulse weaponry at M1887. NPC-Soldier(0)Distorted Voice;M1887(3)||AVG_whitenoise:Griffin again? That bunch of robots don't know when to quit! Take her down. M1887(3)M1887||Heartbeat:Kalina, I think... +They won't make it in time... (0)<通讯框>||<黑屏1>AVG_tele_disconnect:The signal cuts off... ()||<黑屏2>222:The refugees are curled up in the corner of the main chamber. +M1887 is locked up in a sturdy cage and the onlooking refugees seem to be nervously waiting for something. M1887(3)M1887||:... M1887(3)Distorted Transmission||:Griffin robot, the fact that you'll be able to witness history means you won't be walking away empty-handed. M1887(3)M1887||:Haha... M1887(3)Distorted Transmission||:? M1887(3)M1887||:If you had any sense, you'd know that my presence means that the SOD is waiting at the other end of your tunnel. M1887(3);NPC-Refugee(0)Nameless Refugee||:Nonsense! It was you people in Griffin who made my family homeless! Don't believe this Doll's lies! +Once Lord Knell plants the explosives, we'll be able to enter the White Zone and we won't have to die a slow death from radiation! M1887(3)Distorted Voice;NPC-Refugee(0)||:Do you think anyone will believe what you have to say, you faulty machine? M1887(3)M1887;NPC-Refugee(0)||:Please believe me! M1887(3);NPC-Refugee(0)Nameless Refugee||:Humph, you must have come to arrest us too! +You Griffins are the same as those fat cats in the White Zone. +They keep refusing to let us refugees enter the White Zone and even call us terrorists, so I won't believe any of you!+All we want is to live! Why does everyone reject us?! M1887(3)Distorted Voice;NPC-Refugee(0)||:Heard that? Nobody can defy the voice of the masses. +Hahaha, now behold a strength that you cannot control. ()||BGM_EmptyExplode:Boom! +A cloud of dust fills the shelter. +When it clears, RMB-93 is standing there. RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||BGM_Reverse:Glad I made it in time. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:RMB-93! RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:Hm? RMB93(7);NPC-Soldier(0)Armed Men||:Reinforcements! Hurry, on your guard! RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Soldier(0)||:Hm? There's so many of them? Looks like it's time for Plan B. ()||:RMB-93 deploys her shields. RMB93(7);NPC-Soldier(0)Armed Men||:Is that all you have? Wait, why aren't I getting through? ...Ahhhh, I've been hit. +Why am I not dead... So sleepy... RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:Are you alright, colleague? +You should have brought sleeping gas rounds for this special operation. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:I'm fine, I'm just-just-just...a little, how shall I put it...twitchy. RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:So your neural datalinks were disrupted by special electromagnetic pulses? +Your shields seem pretty badly damaged too... Wait here, we'll be knocking off soon. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:What do you plan to do about these refugees? RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:I'll be following Kalina's plan and leading them away. +But before that, there's something I have to do. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:You mean... RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:There ought to be a bomb here called the "Key". I'm going to defuse it. ()||<黑屏2>167BGM_Brain:RMB-93 marches straight through the crowd. ()||167AVG_20Winter_People_Panic:Unable to move, the refugees begin whispering to each other. Their anxious eyes seem wander as if in search for something... +M1887 watches as RMB-93 walks off but doesn't know what to say. +An old man suddenly steps in front of RMB-93... RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:What are you trying to do? Step back. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)||:The old man takes out a necklace with a red star pendant. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:I believe this is yours. RMB93(7)RMB-93||:Hm? Why do you have this? +Are you a member of Knell? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:I didn't join Knell. They're too extreme for my liking, but my best hope to fulfill my last wish is to follow them. +...I want to see my son in the White Zone one last time. +My dear boy said he was going to work as an odd job laborer under a nobleman in the White Zone, but then he never contacted me again. +It's been ten years since we last met, and this is my last chance to see him. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)||:The old man pulls open his sleeve. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:You don't have much time left, given the state of your radiation sickness. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:This age of war no longer cares about this withered old body of mine. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:So what do you want to do? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:The great people at Knell know what I want. They gave me this. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:! Old man, what's that on your body? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:...I want to see my son, no matter what it takes. +If anyone tries to remove the bomb on me and stop us from blowing open that breach... +I will release this button and put an end to myself. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:Old-timer, have you really thought this through? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:This is my final option. Living in such tumultuous times, this is the only choice I get to make for myself. +The refugees outside don't know about this, and they can't hear our conversation, so I will bear all the sins by myself. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:But why are you leading these refugees to the grave with you? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:Like me, they have nowhere else to go. +It's just that I have this bomb. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:We'll think of something. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:Something? +We've tried everything. And when you blew up that purification plant, our last measure of peace was taken from us too. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:I'm sorry... RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||<黑屏1>:Humph, that apology isn't convincing in the least. ()||9<黑屏2><黑屏1>ExplodeBGM_Empty:Boom— Rumble— NPC-PasserbyF(0)||BGM_Truth:RMB-93 recalls the scene of the explosion. The girl in the dust stands up and slowly walks toward her... NPC-PasserbyF(0)Girl||:You... NPC-PasserbyF(0)Girl||<黑屏1>:Have changed nothing... RMB93(7)RMB-93||<黑屏2>167:At the very least, I can change myself... +And I need to take this old man away. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Are you planning to take this bomb out of the signal range of the "Cradle"? +If you fail, Knell will lead these refugees into the White Zone, you know. RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:This is the best option. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:Got it. Go along with him first and we'll think of something later. RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:We have 20 minutes to detonation. Can we find his son? RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:Kalina, are you listening? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>;M1887(3)||AVG_tele_connectI'm here, I'll do my best to find him. You guys get him out first.+Fall back to the location M1887 indicated! That's the only place where we can avoid the eyes of the White Zone. RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:Come with me, old-timer. I'll take you to find your son. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:Can you really do that? Don't be ridiculous. Those officials would never agree to a request from a commoner like me. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:You WILL see your son. I guarantee it. He'll be waiting for you not far from here. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:If you let me see him... I'll... RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:Time is tight, but you still have time to choose. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:... +My son... He's waiting for me, right? RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:Yes. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:Alright, I'll go with you, but if you try anything funny, I'll set off the bomb on me. ()||:RMB-93 approaches M1887. RMB93(7)RMB-93;M1887(3)||:Lend me your bike, colleague. RMB93(7);M1887(3)M1887||:It costs a lot, so you'd better make sure you bring it back in one piece. ()||<黑屏1>:M1887 places the keys in RMB-93's hand with great solemnity. ()||99<黑屏2>:The bike races across the sprawling wilderness as RMB-93 takes the old man to the area where Kalina indicated. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:I'll finally get to see him very soon, right? At long last... RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:You must be very close, given how far you would go for your son. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:A machine like you wouldn't understand. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:Oh yes, it IS difficult to understand that emotion. But I actually envy it. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:Your kind experience envy? +Still, you should keep it in check. It's of no use to you. +Hm? Where are we going? RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:As you wanted, we're going to see your son. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:This road... We're heading toward an SOD outpost! +No, they'll lock me up as a terrorist! +I'm going to let go! RMB93(7);NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Something's not right, 93. I checked the records for people matching the old man's description, but there's no match among the populace. RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Kalin(0)<通讯框>||:How could this be? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:You...You lied to me, I should have known! I'm taking you down with me! RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||:The backup plan's gone off the rails. I need time... RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:You have ten minutes. If you don't want to see those refugees get beaten to death as terrorists after entering the White Zone, you'd better find my son! +Otherwise I won't move another step, and when I die, it'll be on you! RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||BGM_Empty:Wait a minute. RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:... RMB93(7)RMB-93;NPC-Arla(0)||BGM_NightOPS:How did you know the disposition of the SOD's forces? +I didn't say a thing. How did you know they would be waiting for refugees on the other side? RMB93(7);NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||99:Are they...not? RMB93(7);NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Look out, RMB-93! That old man isn't listed as a refugee either! NPC-Arla(0)||:The old man takes a pulse projector out of his pocket... RMB93(7)RMB-93||<震屏>:Ah— NPC-Arla(0)Old Man||:Looks like you saw through me in the end. +But I have to thank Griffin for getting me away. NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)RMB-93||:You're... NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)||:The old man activates the voice-changer on his neck. NPC-Arla(0)Distorted Voice;RMB93(7)||AVG_whitenoiseBGM_Danger:It is time to say goodbye to your teammate. +I hope your kind are spared the emotion of sorrow. NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)RMB-93||:You...You don't care about the refugees under you in the least, do you? NPC-Arla(0)Distorted Voice;RMB93(7)||:Heh, we're nothing more than people who share the same aim of wanting to live in a White Zone. +Since you've already sniffed us out, then if I mess up, what good would they do, eh? NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)RMB-93||:That isn't your choice... You can't make that decision for them! NPC-Arla(0)Distorted Voice;RMB93(7)||:But the decision has never been mine to make. It is yours, RMB-93, isn't it? NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)||:The old man takes off his bulletproof vest. NPC-Arla(0)Distorted Voice;RMB93(7)||:I'll let you enjoy the one I'm wearing. NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)RMB-93||:You bastard! NPC-Arla(0)Distorted Voice;RMB93(7)||:This is my offering... +For the final knell. +I offer it to myself— +Goodbye, Griffin toy soldiers. NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)||:The old man releases the button he's holding... NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)RMB-93||:Wait, over there, it's... 87—! ()||Explode<黑屏1>GF_Memorial:A massive explosion fills the air, startling countless birds into flight as the blast races over the horizon. ()||99<黑屏2>:After a long time... NPC-Arla(0)Distorted Transmission||:This...This isn't right... That's the wrong direction! What's going on?! +...Did it not succeed? +It can't be! NPC-Arla(0)||:In the distance, an SOD vehicle drives up, its massive searchlights trained on the old man... NPC-Arla(0);RMB93(7)||<黑屏1>:87... ()||9<黑屏1>:This is the answer. +Nobody has to make all their choices by themselves— ()||97<黑屏2>BGM_Empty:M1887 paces back and forth in the corridor, waiting for RMB-93's upgrade to be finished. +Kalina emerges from the Factory. M1887(2)M1887||:How is she? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Hm... Her neural cloud seems to have grown more resilient after her upgrade. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Her head's gotten harder, more like... She came out to help without getting permission. She's nothing but trouble. NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Well, both of you were pretty reckless, so it cancels out, I guess. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)||:The electronic hatch opens again, and RMB-93 emerges, full of pep. RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:Hey! What are you guys doing? RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:How come you came out so soon? Doesn't it take you forever to power up? RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:Maybe I'm a little too excited? RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Do you still remember who I am? Or do you still think of me as a colleague? RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:If you hadn't moved the bomb back then, I guess I'd still be the same and I wouldn't remember you, dear 87. RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)||:RMB-93 smiles sweetly. RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Since when was she such a sweet talker? +Hm? Your necklace is back. It's quite...shiny. RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:I couldn't have gotten it back without you, 87. Here, you can touch it. RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Get lost... NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:So, how are you recovering, M1887? NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:I can't wait for the next training session. Oh yes, what happened to the refugees? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:Negotiations are still ongoing, but once the truth came out, nobody believed in Knell anymore. It's all thanks to you, M1887. RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:What about me? I caught their boss! RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:You? Hehe, you can talk about that once you can figure out the details on your own. +Kalina, was there something you wanted to tell us? NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina;M1887(2)||:You've got a new mission. I've sent you the plan I worked out with M1887, 93. NPC-Kalin(0);M1887(2)M1887||:This is your first mission after your upgrade, so don't mess it up. RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:It'll be easy. RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Don't speak too soon. What do you think of this plan? RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:That's not important~ RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:Not important? I worked hard on this, how about taking a look? RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||:I have you. That's all that matters. RMB93Mod(0);M1887(2)M1887||:You seem to have gotten even more annoying with the upgrade... RMB93Mod(0)RMB-93;M1887(2)||<黑屏1>:Only someone who believes that they won't ever miss a single shot would value a plan over their friends. +But people with that kind of self-confidence are amateurs with not much to learn, am I right, dear 87?