9 6 301 Her blade dances in the air amid a crescendo of anguished moans. Upon sheathing the blade, Alpha kicks Lucia onto the ground.
10 7 302 (Catch Lucia) 8
11 8 301 Ignoring the danger around, you dash forward and catch the nigh-broken Lucia in your arms.
12 9 301 Lucia Cough... 1
13 10 301 Your arms do not manage to mitigate the fall. A cloud of dust is whipped up from the impact.
14 11 301 Lucia Ah... Commandant... 1
15 12 301 A quick check on Lucia's condition confirms your worries—she has been damaged beyond repair.
16 13 301 Her body has been completely mangled by the slashes. An intricate mass of mechanical fiber and circulation liquid oozes out of Lucia's frame uncontrollably.
17 14 302 Are you okay? 15 Don't talk. 16
18 15 17 301 Lucia My voice module is still functional... I managed to... protect my core components. 1
19 16 301 Lucia But then... how could I answer you...? 1
20 17 301 Though her lower torso is already sliced off, Lucia is still trying to shift over, lifting her head to eke out a smile for you.
21 18 301 ...Just like how she pushes herself, as always.
22 19 301 Lucia ...But, I think I might be— 1
23 20 202 1
24 21 302 Patch her up, Liv! 22 Lee, cover us while we retreat! 24
25 22 201 1 1031001
26 23 26 301 1 Liv On it! As long as we keep her M.I.N.D. stable... 1
27 24 201 1 500026
28 25 301 1 Lee Got it. You get out of here with Lucia and Liv. I'll catch up to you soon! 1
29 26 202 1
30 27 201 1 500100
31 28 301 1 α Lucia dies here. 1
32 29 203 1 0.25 400
33 30 201 2 1021001 9 -400
34 31 301 1 Lucia You won't have it your way! 2
35 32 301 You have your next move in mind, but none of you are any match for Alpha. It would be nigh-impossible for the Gray Raven squad to extract out of this place. Even so—
36 33 202 1 2
37 34 201 1 500105
38 35 301 1 Luna Sister, can you let her go? 1
39 36 631 301 From the Corrupted horde afore the bridge emerges a girl, white-haired and tufted with a pair of voluminous twin-tails. She reminds you of Alpha.
40 631 37 401 1 207
41 37 301 "Luna..."
42 38 301 Lucia—uncertain of which—speaks her name. You and the others realize that this girl in white is the leader of the Ascendants.
43 39 301 Luna I'm... unsure if I've introduced myself before, but it doesn't matter. As trivial as you all are, you have treated my sister well. 1
44 40 301 Luna My name is Luna, Lucia's younger sister. I direct the actions of Roland and the other Ascendants. 1
45 41 301 Saying so, Luna lets off a half-smile that sends chills down your spine. This white-clad girl before you looks straight out of a fairytale.
46 42 301 Despite standing directly before you, she appears dreamier and more unreal than anything in the world.
47 43 301 Luna As for the other details... I'm sure you've all gleaned information about me through various means. 1
48 44 302 Are you really Lucia's younger sister? 45 All the things the Ascendants have done so far... 47
49 45 301 Luna Are you asking if Lucia has a younger sister? Or if I'm truly her younger sister? 1
50 46 48 301 Luna Well, the question to both answers is yes. I... am Lucia's younger sister. 1
51 47 301 Luna Some of them acted on their own, but most of them operated on my orders. 1
52 48 611 301 Luna Though... How laughable this is. Me, introducing myself to a commandant... 1
53 611 203 1 0.25 400
54 612 201 2 1021001 9 -400
55 49 302 What do you want Huaxu for? 50 Since you're Lucia's sister... 51
56 50 52 301 Luna Well, well... What for, indeed? 1
57 51 301 Luna If you're trying to talk me out of this... save your breath. You will not change my mind even if you hold my sister hostage. 1
58 52 301 1 Lucia Luna... the sister I remembered... Why? Why are you an Ascendant? 2
59 53 301 Luna I wish I could answer that as well, Sister. 1
60 54 301 Luna You're still struggling for what you believe in, even when you're one foot in the grave. 1
61 55 301 Luna So I'm asking you, Sister, can you spare "yourself" a chance? 1
62 56 203 2 0.25 -600
63 57 203 1 0.25 600
64 58 201 3 500100
65 59 301 1 α ...Luna, I already gave her the chance. 3
66 60 202 3 1
67 61 203 2 0.25 -400
68 62 203 1 0.25 400
69 63 301 Luna Then give me a chance too. I don't want to watch my own sister die... Sis. 1
70 64 301 Lucia Luna... you... 2
71 68 82 301 Luna You may be just a replica, but you're still my sister. Now let me... 1
72 82 301 Like a benevolent executioner, Luna raises her hand and extracts something out of her body. It crystallizes into a small cube on her palm.
73 83 202 1 2
74 84 201 1 1031001 7
75 85 301 1 Liv Commandant, it's a highly concentrated cube of virus! 1
76 86 302 Take Lucia and go! 87 (Open fire) 635
77 87 201 1 500026
78 88 91 301 1 Lee Can we really get away...? 1
79 635 89 401 2 10001004
80 89 301 Sensing danger from the cube, you pull the trigger in a knee jerk reaction, but the bullet does not connect with the target—
81 90 301 Instead, it freezes in the air before Luna.
82 91 202 1
83 92 201 1 500105
84 93 301 1 Luna Become an Ascendant too, dear sister. 1
92 100 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The moment Luna approaches Lucia, a row of javelins plummets from the sky and cleanly separates the Ascendants from you. The voice is familiar, but you find it difficult to recall its owner in the heat of the moment.
93 101 301 And before you know it, the person has already placed herself between you and the Ascendants.
94 102 301 ??? Gray Raven, take Lucia and leave! We'll handle things from here!
95 103 302 Thank you. 104 And you are? 105
96 104 106 301 ??? You helped us before, we're only returning the favor. Now go!
