3 3 301 DialogEnable Since the twins appeared before you, the Hetero-Sapiens have been growling deafeningly while the Hetero-Plants tip their branches and leaves toward the ground.
4 4 301 A celebration, as well as a show of submission.
5 5 301 The sharpest blade might slay the dragon, but it will not stop a calamity.
6 6 301 Standing before the most perfect creation of the Punishing Virus instead of the Hetero-Hive Mother, the mightiest squad pales in comparison.
7 7 302 Cough! 8
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9 9 301 RImgBg1Shake A powerful blow slams you onto the wall of the tower. You cannot help but cough with your lungs pressed.
25 26 301 1 Cold sweat begins to form underneath their artificial skins. The impact on their M.I.N.D. has made even standing difficult, as the three have to steady themselves with whatever they have nearby.
29 30 301 Being in the same room with the Hetero-Hive Mother and the twins, the Gray Ravens' Inver-Devices are getting hit twice as hard.
30 31 301 With that, Lee, Liv, and even Lucia with her specialized frame, are all briefly immobilized.
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32 33 301 1 As the Gray Ravens struggle to counter the strikes and their frames accumulate wounds, Liv has finally figured out how the enemies are attacking them.
33 34 301 As you pull her away, she quickly tells you how the enemies are attacking you without moving at all.
34 35 301 The black, cylindrical pellet is the true face of the high-speed, flying attacker.
35 36 301 Even in the blink of an eye, Liv has still managed to catch that the pellet was the "bullet" you fired at the Hetero-Hive Mother previously.
36 37 301 Liv ...No. 1
37 38 301 That thing is not a bullet. It is an instance of them imitating your attack.
38 39 301 From her analysis, the damage dealt by this attack is far beyond that of a bullet for both humans and Constructs.
39 40 301 The twins can speak clearly, but that does not mean that they are beings capable of communicating with speech.
40 41 301 Because since their birth, all of you can feel their hostility intuitively.
41 42 301 Liv They feel... angry... 1
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43 44 301 It is clear they are angry because you have hurt their "mother"—the Hetero-Hive Mother.
44 45 301 You can see that Lee is leaning on the broken mechanical devices and shooting, while Lucia is kneeling nearby, supported by her blade.
45 46 302 (Help Liv up) 47
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47 48 301 1 You help Liv stand so that she can lean on the wall and steady herself.
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50 51 301 1 The eyes of the twins are still hollow, but their hostility means you cannot let your guard down for a second.
51 52 301 Right now, their gaze pauses on Lucia and Lee, and several "bullets" start hovering near them.
52 53 301 You have to make a choice now...
53 54 302 (Save Lucia) 55 (Save Lee) 70
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55 56 301 You focus the power of your exoskeleton on your legs and dash toward Lucia.
56 57 301 The initial speed of the mimic bullets from the twins is not too high. If you ignore the side effects and push your exoskeleton, you might be able to do something before the bullets speed up.
57 58 301 The leg motors crack with the warning of overloading. The bullet grazes your back, but you manage to rush to Lucia's side at the last moment, pulling her away from the bullet's trajectory.
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59 60 301 1 Lucia Commandant... use this... 1
60 61 301 Lucia immediately understands what your objective is and uses all her strength to pass you her katana.
61 62 302 (Pick up the katana) 63
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63 64 301 Receiving her blade, you immediately fling it toward Lee.
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65 66 301 1 The katana crushes the mechanical device Lee has been leaning on, making him fall to the ground and avoid the bullet that went for him.
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67 68 301 The side effects begin to kick in, and your legs go limp, sending you and Lucia tumbling down.
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70 71 301 You focus the power of your exoskeleton on your legs and dash toward Lee.
71 72 301 The initial speed of the mimic bullets from the twins is not too high. If you ignore the side effects and push your exoskeleton, you might be able to do something before the bullets speed up.
72 73 301 The leg motors crack with the warning of overloading. The bullet grazes your back, but you manage to rush to Lee's side at the last moment, pulling him away from the bullet's trajectory.
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74 75 301 1 Lee Use this... 1
75 76 301 Lee immediately understands what your objective is and uses all his strength to pass you his gun.
76 77 302 (Raise the gun) 78
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78 79 301 Receiving his gun, you immediately fire toward Lucia.
79 80 301 Your shot hits the katana Lucia is leaning on, making her fall to the ground and avoid the bullet that went for her.
80 81 301 The side effects begin to kick in, and your legs go limp, sending you and Lee tumbling down.
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82 83 301 After rolling for a few meters, you finally steady yourself with the defense system of the exoskeleton.
83 84 302 (Fire) 85
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87 88 301 You open fire on the twins, but all your bullets are blocked before they even reach them.
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89 90 301 1 The weakened Hetero-Hive Mother stands in your way.
90 91 301 It is limping inside the pool of red and black liquid on the ground, with the shells broken off from the pain of birth scattered around it.
91 92 301 Its body slowly rises, the red structure that gave birth to the twins still bearing a clear scar. Black liquid spills out from there occasionally.
92 93 301 Even when weakened, it still raises its tentacles high, guarding the twins.
93 94 301 1 Hetero-Hive Mother You will not... be allowed... to hurt... my children... 1
129 130 301 1 You bite down on your lips, and blood spills from your wound down your mouth, but the pain has snapped you awake for a moment. 1
130 131 302 (Reach out) 132
131 132 301 You use one hand to hold on to its tentacle while your other hand ejects the magazine from your pistol.
132 133 302 Cough... 134
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134 135 301 Using your mouth, you draw a new magazine from the stripe over your shoulder before swiftly reloading your gun.
135 136 301 An emergency, tactical reloading action you learned from Lee.
136 137 302 (Lean in and shoot) 138
137 138 301 You use your right hand to press the pistol against the tentacle. The Hive Mother does not react, clearly not considering your shots a threat.
138 139 301 And that is the moment you have been waiting for.
139 140 302 (Pull the trigger) 141
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141 142 301 RImgBg1Shake Your pistol roars and the pungent smell of explosives fills your nostrils. The Hetero-Hive Mother's tentacle breaks from your shot.
144 145 301 Your first shot was a misdirection, tricking the Hive Mother into thinking that your bullet would not hurt it.
145 146 301 Even though the situation has spiraled out of control, your initial misdirection has still provided you an opportunity to turn things around.
146 147 301 You used your remaining strength to change to the experimental bullets the Parliament gave you before leaving.
147 148 301 And now, given the enemy's limited movement, you managed to take the chance to fire at the Hetero-Hive Mother at a close distance.
148 149 301 Heavily wounded, the Hetero-Hive Mother screeches and retreats while the twins rush toward its side.
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150 151 301 In the last few moments before you fall unconscious, you hear thunderous explosions.
151 152 301 RImgBg1Shake The platform before you begins to crumble, and the Gray Ravens and you fall with the broken platform to a lower level. After a brief moment of freefalling, a Construct catches you.
152 154 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Darkness spreads across your field of view. The last thing you see is the familiar uniform.
160 161 301 1 Construct A Chief Commander, the lower platform is cut off by the explosion. We can't retreat the way we entered like we planned. 1
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162 163 301 1 Hans Start moving up. We'll depart with the exit Harley Jo made at the top of the tower. 1
163 164 301 Hearing the Constructs' reports, Hans immediately orders the teams to switch direction and retreat upward.
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166 167 301 1 Lee The enhancement has become a burden to the commandant... 1
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168 169 301 Lee I'm adjusting the energy output of the exoskeleton and using them to keep the commandant alive. 1
169 170 301 Lucia and the others have finally shaken off the effects of the interference, and they immediately rush to your side after standing back up.
170 171 301 Lucia Chief Commander, the commandant informed us before passing out that the Hetero-Hive Mother has left a broken tentacle in the wound by the abdomen. 2
171 172 301 Lucia Although we couldn't defeat the Hetero-Hive Mother... Gray Raven has successfully retrieved a sample. 2
172 173 301 Hearing Lucia's report, Hans walks to your side, his hand on the wound in your flank, frowning.
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175 176 301 1 Hans Help Liv perform first-aid on 【kuroname】. Retrieve the tentacle first in case of another infection. 1
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177 178 301 With Liv, Eleanor, and other Constructs working together, the tentacle in your flank has been extracted and placed inside the sample container.
178 179 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Liv quickly bandages you. Eleanor swiftly wipes off the sweat on your head while injecting you with a serum. But given the poor environment, your blood still pours from underneath the bandages, dying them red.
