3 3 301 DialogEnable After noticing the situation inside the tower, Harley Jo and Yata have extended the extraction points further inward, finally reuniting with all of you just now.
4 4 301 Following Harley Jo and Yata, everyone inside retreats according to the extraction points they established. The sea of Hetero-Sapien remains around the area speaks silently of what the two have encountered.
5 5 301 The enemies' howls rise from within the tower. Despite the retreat being incomplete, Hans knows he can no longer wait.
6 7 301 He pulls the trigger of the Longinus Arsenal. In a few minutes, the most powerful weapon humankind has invented will bring its judgment from the sky, annihilating all enemies.
7 8 301 And yet, the signal from the trigger has not been sent. There can only be two possible reasons: either the bit domain nodes are destroyed, or the nodes have malfunctioned.
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9 10 301 1 Hans ... 1
10 11 301 Looking at his terminal, Hans can see the nodes securely planted, meaning they have not been destroyed. Instead, they are not working because they have malfunctioned from the effect of the Hive Mother and the twins.
11 12 301 There is only one way to solve this. Someone has to return to the nodes and calibrate them manually.
12 13 301 Realizing that, Hans puts the trigger back inside his coat and looks at Simon and Harley Jo, who are helping the rest to retreat.
13 14 301 Hans Harley Jo. Yata and you have the highest mobility. You two are in charge of bringing the sample back to Babylonia after we're back on the ground. 1
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16 17 301 1 Harley Jo Roger. Yata and I have just assembled a portable rocket. Once we're outside the range of the park's surface-to-air artillery, we will use it to deliver the sample immediately. 2
17 18 301 Hans Vanessa will be instrumental in helping you guys retreat from the Hetero-Sapiens in the park. Once you're on the ground and regrouped, follow her orders. 1
18 19 301 Harley Jo Understood. I'll let her know. 2
19 20 301 Hans Protect Simon on your way out. 【kuroname】 is dying, so Simon is the only one who can protect the Constructs from being infected. It all depends on him whether all the Constructs can get out of this place in one piece. 1
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21 22 301 Taking on the responsibility as the sole person to stabilize all the Constructs, Simon leans on a Construct next to him, wiping off the nosebleed from being fatigued.
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23 24 301 1 Simon ...Simon, copy... 1
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25 26 301 1 Harley Jo What about you, Chief Commander? 1
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27 28 301 1 Hans There's something wrong with the bit domain nodes. They require manual calibration from someone with commandant clearance. 1
28 29 301 Hans I'll stay behind and finish my mission, making sure that the Longinus Arsenal hits the Hetero-Hive Mother and ends its reign inside this forest. 1
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30 31 301 1 Construct Captain No, Commander! It's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'll come with you. 1
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32 33 301 1 Hans Enough! 1
33 34 301 Hans scolds the Construct next to him.
34 35 301 Hans None of the commandants here can protect the Constructs from being infected with the Hive Mother and the twins present apart from Simon and 【kuroname】. 1
35 36 301 Hans Going back this way will only make you my burden. 1
36 37 301 Hans stresses his words when he says "burden," ensuring that everyone present understands where he stands.
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38 39 301 1 Harley Jo But... 1
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40 41 301 1 Hans There is no "but." I've fought more wars since the Golden Age than the miles you've walked. 1
41 42 301 Hans Are you questioning your superior? Questioning my ability to return from the gates of hell? 1
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43 44 301 1 Construct Captain Still... 1
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45 46 301 1 Hans If you still feel the weight of your duty as a soldier, then you will finish your mission. 1
46 47 301 Hans I will finish mine and initiate the Longinus Arsenal, and you will finish yours and escort the sample. 1
47 48 301 Hans That's how we don't fail this uniform. 1
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49 50 301 1 Simon Chief Commander... 1
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51 52 301 1 Hans I will be back. Trust me. 1
52 54 301 AniZhuanchangBegin With that, Hans walks past everyone and heads in the opposite direction of the extraction point.
56 57 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Walking alone, Hans no longer has to face the Hetero-Sapiens, most of whom are drawn to other locations due to the previous fights. Now, he is facing the purest malice from the Punishing Virus—infection.
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58 59 301 The virus concentration inside the tower is growing exponentially. The protective suit Hans is wearing has reached its limit long ago.
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60 61 301 He removes the earpiece so that the repeating warnings do not interrupt his thoughts.
61 62 301 Right now, his mind is sharper and more active than it has ever been.
62 63 301 Move forward.
63 64 301 He walks straight toward the bit domain node that requires his manual calibration.
64 65 301 That is his mission, his duty. His unwavering belief as a soldier.
71 72 301 His organs, having gone through multiple enhancement surgeries over the years, started to show worrying symptoms a few months ago. Now those symptoms are getting worse, sending immense pain to his brain.
72 73 301 With the pain that can topple the toughest giant, Hans keeps himself awake.
73 74 301 He wipes the blood seeping out of the corner of his eyes with his hand so that his vision is not obstructed.
74 75 301 As a habit, his hand wipes past the corner of his mouth after that.
75 76 301 Hans Hah... 1
76 77 301 Even when he hates to admit it, the rise of the corners of his mouth reveals the joy Hans is feeling right now.
77 78 301 He knows exactly why he is so ecstatic.
78 79 301 Because, as a soldier, he is not lying on a hospital bed somewhere on Babylonia, with tubes plugging into his body as he experiences the last moments of his life.
79 80 301 Instead, he is spilling his last drop of blood on the battlefield, fighting to meet his end.
80 81 301 His body will not be perfectly preserved in a coffin covered with flowers and adornments, waiting to be revered and praised.
81 82 301 No, he will lie on the frontline, all alone, with no medals to tell his story, save for the one on his chest, a blossoming flower dried from his own blood—that is the best honor he can ever get.
82 83 301 Hans has never questioned his initial choices on the countless nights after the Great Evacuation.
83 84 301 He will not, and cannot doubt his life because of shame.
84 85 301 That would be him betraying the past and failing humanity.
85 86 301 Having survived, he has to spend his life to its fullest. He must make it worth it.
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88 89 301 Hans Cough... 1
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91 92 301 RImgBg1Shake As he walks, Hans suddenly feels his foot give way.
92 93 301 His right leg has gone limp from all the infection and the exhausting fights.
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94 96 301 And so, he uses his rifle as a crutch, hobbling forward.
110 113 301 1 Both Hans and Hassen know that the battle in the Pulia Forest Park Ruins will be the last fight Hans can participate in. 1
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112 116 301 Hans Ten meters... 1
113 117 301 He is glad that he has not betrayed his vow.
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117 121 301 His right hand can no longer hold onto his rifle, and Hans falls to the ground.
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119 124 301 He cannot wipe away the blood coming out of his eyes anymore. Using his still-mobile left hand, Hans crawls forward, undeterred from his target.
120 125 301 Move forward until the end.
121 126 301 From an opening of the tower, Hans sees the starry night sky.
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123 128 301 Hans (The last time I saw something like this was before the Great Evacuation, wasn't it...) 1
124 129 301 Since then, he has no longer smelled the grass on the field or admired the stars from the surface.
127 132 301 Nowadays, Hans is closer to the stars, a ghost haunting the space beyond Earth, a tombstone of the Golden Age. He no longer has to look up to see the starry night. Yet at this moment, what he wanted to see more of is his home.
128 133 301 He has not forgotten the glory of being a soldier. He has sworn to put out all fires that threaten humanity.
129 134 301 Hans has not stopped at traitorous friends, ravaging Corrupted, deadly natural disasters, and he is not stopping now.
130 135 301 He is a great soldier and a role model in the army, so he suppresses all his feelings, burying them deep inside.
131 136 301 He is, as he has always been, fulfilling his duty as a soldier, and he moves forward.
132 137 301 Paving the road to humanity's victory with his flesh and blood.
133 138 301 Hans I will be back. Trust me. 1
134 139 301 Hans I'll be back... Well, I... I never left. 1
141 146 301 1 Harley Jo Roger. Yata and I have just assembled a portable rocket. Once we're outside the range of the park's surface-to-air artillery, we will use it to deliver the sample immediately. 1
148 153 301 1 Whether it is Harley Jo, Simon, or the dying 【kuroname】 who risked death to retrieve the sample, Hans can feel the same spark—
149 154 301 The will to move forward, passing from soldier to soldier.
150 155 301 A soldier might fall, but that passage does not stop.
151 156 301 Hans' fingers can feel the exterior of the bit domain node. He reaches out in the dark, finally opening the manual calibration module of the node.
152 157 301 If someone opens up Hans' protective suit now, they would be surprised to see him still moving.
153 158 301 His body has already begun rotting from the infection, and his organs have almost stopped working even before the infection started.
154 159 301 The Hetero-Hive Mother...
155 160 301 It must be destroyed here. It cannot threaten the generations that come after him.
156 161 301 Hans thinks as he finishes the calibration.
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158 163 301 With his last ounce of strength, he presses the trigger to the Longinus Arsenal.
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160 165 301 The activation signal sounds so out of place among the noises of the tower. But it is the most beautiful melody Hans has ever heard, grander than any symphony or orchestra.
161 166 301 After many years and countless battlefields, Hans knows that his duty as a soldier has finally come to an end.
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163 168 301 The tombstone that has spanned ages breaks, and from the crack grows the strongest, fairest white flower.
