3 3 304 AniZhuanchangEnd Some people say that life is born from a mother's suffering, then grows up in the accompaniment of torture and is extinguished in sorrow. eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
4 4 304 You simply cannot grow up without sorrow. eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
5 5 304 Because the gifts of fate are hidden on both sides of the road of suffering. If you wish to receive such gifts, you must first step on this road. eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
6 6 304 ...Alas, that is only what some people say. eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1 1
7 7 304 If you were a baby about to be born or someone on the verge of death... eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
8 8 304 Faced with what was to come or back turned to what had already transpired... eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
9 9 304 What would fill the depths of your heart? Excitement... or fear? eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
10 10 304 If you could start over... eaeaeaff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory460.jpg 1
32 32 301 In the wilderness, with Lee's help, a survivor drags his broken leg as he struggles to escape their capture.
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35 35 301 1 Construct Soldier Are you nuts? You shouldn't have come here to rescue people...! 1
36 36 301 Lee Save your breath and pick up the pace. 2
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42 42 301 Though he is being verbally harsh, he does stop for a while to let his companion catch up and seizes that chance to fire bullets at the Hetero-Creatures coming from the sky.
43 43 301 It's been over a month since the disaster that happened in the Pulia Forest Park Ruins. The humans trapped on the surface still have to rely on this method to survive.
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47 47 301 1 Construct Soldier ...The escape plan you proposed is crazy. There is almost no chance for us to... (panting) 1
48 48 301 He seems still in shock as he talks to Lee while trembling.
49 49 301 Construct Soldier Letting Lucia use that external thruster to take care of the paratroopers... This is just… 1
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52 52 301 He gets interrupted by a beep from Lee's terminal, but Lee doesn't look down to check that device. Instead, he remains vigilant and continues to hunt down the Hetero-Creatures that try to get close.
53 53 301 Lee Lucia has found a transport vehicle. She's on her way here. 2
54 54 301 Construct Soldier How do you know? You didn't even look at it... What if it's a distress signal? 1
55 55 301 Lee She's the captain of Gray Raven. 2
56 56 301 Construct Soldier ... 1
57 57 301 Construct Soldier Forget it. After all, if she could survive a battle like that... 1
58 58 301 Construct Soldier Alright, then... Let's proceed onward and rendezvous with her. 1
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60 60 301 He sighs, then appears to relax ever so slightly.
61 61 301 Lee doesn't answer. He focuses his attention on the Hetero-Creatures flying in the sky and continues in the same direction.
62 62 301 Lee We need to get them off our tails before we enter the conservation area. 2
63 63 301 Construct Soldier ...Cough—t-they're... still coming this way? 1
64 64 301 Lee Of course. 2
65 65 301 Construct Soldier ...You really shouldn't just go charging into the crash site to save people. 1
66 66 301 Construct Soldier Now those bastards around the transport crafts... are going straight for you… 1
67 67 301 Lee You're the reinforcements sent by Babylonia. You're our comrades. 2
68 68 301 He sighs helplessly for having to state the obvious.
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70 70 301 Lee These were Lucia's exact words. 2
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72 72 301 Lee If our commandant was still consciousness, the same would surely be said. 2
73 73 301 Lee So, I won't leave you behind either. 2
74 74 301 Construct Soldier ...But I heard there aren't enough medical supplies to treat all the wounded in the conservation area. 1
75 75 301 Construct Soldier Before we set out, we had already prepared to sacrifice ourselves and recall... 1
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78 78 301 Lee stops talking, lets his companion lean on him, and makes haste.
79 79 301 Construct Soldier If we spend too many medical supplies, eventually most slightly injured people won't be able to recover... 1
80 80 301 Construct Soldier If the rescue falters, more people would die on the battlefield! 1
81 81 301 Construct Soldier We... We didn't come all this way from Babylonia just to be a liability for bases here on the surface! 1
82 82 301 Lee That's not for you to worry about. 2
83 83 301 Lee We will take you and the other casualty Lucia brought back to the conservation area for a professional evaluation to assess the necessary provisions. 2
84 84 301 Construct Soldier You mean... that other member from Gray Raven? Liv? She didn't come here with you? 1
85 85 301 Lee She is staying in the conservation area to help tend to the wounded. She's the only qualified medic there now. 2
86 86 301 Construct Soldier ... 1
87 87 301 Lee We weren't able to get a lot of supplies, but we'll at least be able to hold out for a few more days. 2
88 88 301 Lee Had we not saved you, we wouldn't have gotten the supplies secured. 2
89 89 301 Lee People in the conservation area are still waiting for good news from Babylonian reinforcements. Not to mention, saving lives isn't something that requires hesitation. 2
98 98 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The "prologue" of our nightmare finally concludes as the cry of the Hetero-Hive Mother echoed through the Pulia Forest Park Ruins.
99 99 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The explosion blew the highly concentrated Punishing Virus around that Mother everywhere, covering the entire Forest Park in the ashes of death.
101 101 301 AniZhuanchangEnd When the magnificent light from the Longinus Arsenal finally dissipated, only the charred remains of the Hetero-Hive Mother and all those Hetero-Sapiens lurking in the forest were left.
102 102 301 AniZhuanchangBegin But the Punishing Virus didn't just disappear like that. And the great fire didn't stop the violent Hetero-Creatures and Hetero-Sapiens from running rampant.
104 104 301 AniZhuanchangEnd With the CPF 040 destroyed, the tower no longer purified the air of the Punishing Virus and those things took to the air, fanning the flames of an already dire situation.
105 105 301 Calamity spread like wildfire, and the Punishing Virus filled the air.
114 114 301 1 Hassen To restore life on Earth, we hope the tragedy of the Great Evacuation won't happen a second time. We shall exhaust all our manpower and transportation capacity to get the victims of this disaster to a safe area farther away from here. 1
115 115 301 Hassen The Babylonia citizens have cast their votes, and we decided to go with this decision. Time is of the essence if we are to save lives. Strike Hawk and Cerberus will lead this rescue operation and deal with the hostile Hetero-Creatures coming from the sky. Move out, team. 1
123 123 301 The first few rescue operations went well. Most Babylonia citizens didn't expect they would have so many strangers here, but quite some lucky ones made it to this place safely.
124 124 301 AniZhuanchangBegin However, calamity ensued shortly afterward.
130 130 301 Construct Soldier Many teams reported this last month... They said they saw some Hetero-Creatures with wings that learned how to fly with the help of highly concentrated Punishing Virus. 1
131 131 301 Construct Soldier Now... Those things swarmed together and attacked our transport craft. 1
132 132 301 Construct Soldier This was our last mission report... We lost contact with the elite squad on the other transport craft... 1
133 133 301 Construct Soldier ... 1
134 134 301 Construct Soldier Heh... 1
135 135 301 Construct Soldier When the residents of Babylonia finally decided to cast aside their worries and accept life on the ground... 1
139 139 301 The path is cut off. Where can people run to?
140 140 301 AniZhuanchangBegin There's no way back now. If they request backup, they'll only repeat our mistake. The elite team, trapped on the surface, volunteers to protect the conservation area and hunt down the Hetero-Creatures and Hetero-Sapiens.
163 163 301 Asimov Even if we make the Red Tide evaporate, the Punishing Virus will remain in the air. 13
164 164 301 Asimov When the Punishing Virus strikes again and corrupts human bodies, the festered flesh will slowly converge and form a new Red Tide, similar to the liquids those Hetero-Sapiens secrete. 13
165 165 301 Asimov Be careful not to let the Red Tide converge. Otherwise, we'll have another disaster on our hands. 13
166 166 301 Asimov But no need to waste time on tributaries that haven't converged yet. These will continue to generate so long as there are casualties in the presence of the Punishing Virus. 13
180 180 301 AniZhuanchangEnd This disaster is dragging us slowly into Hell. No place to hide. No path to flee.
181 181 301 After the fire in the Forest Park Ruins goes out, hordes of Hetero-Creatures emerge worldwide. Overwhelming and unstoppable, they slaughter all living beings that stand in their way.
182 182 301 Under cascading death, the harm caused by the Unidentified Twins is actually negligible.
183 183 301 A tide of Hetero-Creatures wanders aimlessly through the wilderness, spreading footprints of grief and death through this rotten land.
184 184 301 The twins left among the ashes walk toward the west coast, robbing language and knowledge from dead humans and Constructs along the way.
185 185 301 After arriving at the west coast, instead of crossing the sea, they continue to move northward along the coast.
186 186 301 They join the barrage of Hetero-Creatures in the battle against humans and Constructs stationed in the defense zone, resulting in the destruction of the conservation areas in 37 cities and leaving no survivors.
187 187 301 When the garrison sensed that there was no chance of victory, they had no choice but to resort to avoidance tactics, predicting their action trajectory and withdrawing in advance.
188 188 301 These predictions are not always accurate. The enemy sometimes acts separately or stays in the same area for a long period of time.
189 189 301 But most of the time, the twins and the barrage of Hetero-Creatures "explore" one city for up to one to three days before proceeding to the next city.
190 190 301 In order to avoid getting ravaged and devastated by the approaching barrage, residents from adjacent cities flee in advance.
191 191 301 If the residents couldn't flee in time, they had no choice but to leave their future up to fate to decide.
192 192 301 If people choose to leave early because of fear, they will fall into the dilemma of competing for resources with residents of other cities.
193 193 301 These Hetero-Creatures are a barrage in every sense of the word, bringing death to the land wherever they inundate.
194 194 301 Under such a catastrophe, only one conservation area where the "twins" passed managed to survive. Only by retreating underground, had they not drawn the twins' attention.
195 195 301 However, when the garrison in the next conservation area attempted to adopt this tactic, they were instead burned to death underground.
196 196 301 These creatures grow in wisdom and learn how to use tools—evolving little by little.
197 197 301 However, no one can make a conclusive decision as to whether they have feelings and temperament in the biological sense.
198 198 301 Just as humans treat vegetation, they regard humans as a natural resource here on Earth.
199 199 301 They pick up lone humans, like cherishing the seeds, and return them to the crowd.
200 200 301 Although these humans would die of severe infection after coming into contact with the Punishing Virus, some people had witnessed the twins' "harmless" appearance.
201 201 301 Like appreciating flowers, the twins also "insert" the damaged and broken Constructs into the dense Red Tide and tell them with their chilling voices to become whole again.
202 202 301 Before they truly understand feelings and benevolence, humans cannot rely on communication. They can only escape the twins' tracks before being plundered.
203 203 301 At first, in order to avoid the high concentration of Punishing Virus on the surface, people planned to migrate to the Arctic Route Union, but these creatures began to venture northward.
204 204 301 With the barrage of the twins and the migrating Hetero-Creatures bringing danger to the northwest, people turned to the southeast for refuge.
205 205 301 With surface buildings in the conservation area lacking air-tight ventilation, CPFs can no longer ensure safety in such a high concentration of the Punishing Virus.
206 206 301 Most human beings live in the enclosed basement of the conservation area, leaving the resource collection and rescue operations to the Constructs.
207 207 301 Even if Scavengers are fitted with full sets of protective suits, their movements are still hindered by the threat of Hetero-Creatures.
208 208 301 When all the land outside the conservation area becomes entrenched with hidden dangers, supply consumption becomes a new problem.
209 209 301 People are in urgent need of rescue, but the transport crafts originally used for rescue only end up turning into fuel time and again.
210 210 301 We are forced to step into the eternal night of death, and with different language and bodies, roar as one in the afterburn of dawn.
211 211 301 AniZhuanchangBegin —In order to retain the few motes of light that remain in this darkness.
