9 9 301 1 Troy Wanshi, everything checks out on my side. I'm going to head down the tilted foundation and investigate. 1
10 10 301 Wanshi Alright... I've positioned myself in a vantage point nearby. 2
11 11 301 Troy Wow, that was fast. 1
12 12 301 Wanshi That just means I can kick up my feet sooner. 2
13 13 301 Troy checks Wanshi's coordinates on his panel, then looks up to see a sniper rifle nestled within a hole in the wall above. Wanshi leans up against the wall and yawns.
14 14 301 Troy You've even set up your weapon. NOW I can count on you... 1
15 15 301 Troy leaps forward and arrives at a cluster of buildings under the deformed foundation.
16 16 301 Troy But you noticed it too, didn't you? The marker for the file we've been looking for is flashing in the ruins. 1
17 17 301 Troy We'll finish our mission once I collect it. 1
18 18 301 Wanshi Copy that. 2
19 19 301 Troy Let me check the scan... Alright, I should be able to enter from here. 1
22 22 301 Two collapsed stone slabs on the left and right support each other, forming a space just big enough for one person to enter and exit. Troy kneels down under the stone slabs and steps into the dark ruins in front of him.
23 23 301 However, just as Troy wants to move on, he comes into contact with something hard.
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25 25 301 1 Troy Huh? My panel isn't showing anything on the display. 1
26 26 401 1 203
27 27 301 ??? Scusa, outsiders are not permitted to enter.
36 36 301 RImgBg1Shake AniZhuanchangBegin A strong shock interrupts Troy's conversation with Wanshi. The building ruins that Troy entered suddenly shake violently.
39 39 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Rubble and steel bars collapse for the second time. Troy and debris fly out of the collapsed ruins and hit the opposite building, stirring up a cloud of smoke and dust.
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42 42 301 1 A dark figure exits the collapsed ruins. The mechanical grinding of machine parts can be heard coming from his torso. 1
43 43 301 Wanshi's vision module can only detect an intricate machine and a head tightly bandaged as if out of punishment or atonement.
44 44 301 But Wanshi and Troy's panels pick up nothing on the scan. The Babylonian equipment is useless in identifying the figure.
45 45 301 No Corrupted response. No Construct response. Not ever a human response. The flashing lights on their scanners indicate that the equipment is operating normally.
46 46 301 The position where the figure stands is devoured by thick darkness, even light cannot escape. The moonlight and remaining light within the ruins does not reflect any color.
