4 4 301 DialogEnable The whole aquarium violently shakes, the structures that support the whole place squeaking disconcertingly.
5 5 301 Even more worrying are the numerous cracks on the tempered glass that separates the water.
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7 7 301 1 Bianca This place is collapsing! 1
8 8 302 We're retreating. 9
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11 11 301 1 Member A We still haven't completed our objectives on the lower third floor and in the west wing. If this is too dangerous for you, you can head for the west wing first. It's disconnected from here, so it shouldn't be affected. 1
12 12 301 Member A We Constructs don't need to worry about drowning, and our comms will still work underwater. We can carry on our mission. 1
13 13 302 No. 14
14 14 301 Member A Why? 1
15 15 301 You quickly explain before more of them object.
16 16 301 "You haven't equipped the enhanced modules for underwater combat. Fighting in the water will put you at a great disadvantage."
17 17 301 "It is too risky to fight hamstrung if we don't know exactly who and what we are fighting."
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19 19 301 1 The Purifying Force members do not agree or disagree with you. Instead, they all turn to look at Bianca.
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21 21 301 Bianca Deploy a drone to the lower third floor. We're retreating afterward. 1
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23 23 301 One of the members takes out a beetle-shaped drone and sets up a route on the terminal. The drone spreads its wings and flies toward the lower third floor.
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25 25 301 1 Member B Just so you know, these drones are designed to track deserters. I have no idea how long it'll last at a place with a high Punishing Virus concentration. 1
26 26 301 Member B It could send back the intel we need, or it could be infected before it could deliver anything important. 1
27 27 301 Member B There's no way of knowing. We're leaving it to chance... 1
28 28 301 "Crack..."
29 29 301 You all hear a sharp splinter and immediately look for its source...
30 30 301 Member B And chance has not been on our side. 1
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32 32 301 As if on cue, you begin to hear the sound of successive crackling and snapping around you. Years of weathering and the impact from the fight just now have finally broken the tempered glass that keeps the water away.
40 40 301 Everyone begins to run. Water breaks through the glass barrier, rushing into the lower second floor.
41 41 301 Broadcast Warning. We have detected a leak at the dolphin show hall. We will be closing it for repair immediately.
42 42 301 Broadcast All guests, please follow the instructions of our staff and leave in an orderly manner.
43 43 301 Broadcast Warning. Drainage groups D2-A to D2-K are offline. Corresponding staff, please troubleshoot the system immediately.
44 44 301 A large amount of seawater gushes into the dolphin show hall, raising the water level drastically. It quickly reaches your knees, slowing you down significantly.
45 45 301 Broadcast No lifeforms detected inside the dolphin show hall. Initiating lockdown on the venue.
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47 47 301 1 Member C What?! Are you some sort of new Construct?! 1
48 48 301 The gate to the exit is lowering at a moderate but steady pace. Given how thick it appears, you fear that none of your weapons can open it once it is fully shut.
49 49 301 Even then, all the Purifying Force members turn to look at you, surprised.
50 50 202 1 1
51 51 302 ... 52
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53 53 301 1 Bianca Someone must have tempered with the system here. 1
54 54 301 That is when all of you receive a video on your terminals. You glance at it as you run...
55 55 301 ...And the Red Tide that has filled the entire space underneath you almost makes you stop.
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57 57 301 1 Member B Chance is on our side, after all. 1
58 58 301 The member that has been at the back says calmly.
59 59 301 Member B We've managed to dodge a few Hetero-Creatures and capture this before the drone completely fails. 1
60 60 301 That member has not looked up this whole time, operating the drone and recording.
61 61 302 (Upload footage to the command center) 62
62 62 301 Member B But I guess chance can only take us this far. 1
65 65 301 The gate is nearly closed. You have overclocked your exoskeleton to match the Constructs' speed, but you are all still a long way from the exit.
66 66 301 And there is never just one bad thing that is happening.
79 79 301 After accepting that there is no exiting before the gate closes shut, all of you begin to slow down, and you start calculating how long the small portable oxygen tank you carry will last you.
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81 81 301 1 Member A Catch. 1
82 82 301 The Construct who suggested continuing the mission tosses you a can.
83 83 302 (Catch) 84
84 84 302 An oxygen tank? 85
85 85 301 It is an oxygen tank adorned with children's drawings done with oil markers. The shell is a little rusty, but the equipment itself seems well maintained, even though it looks nothing like what Babylonia gives you.
86 86 301 Member A I kept it from my days as a Scavenger. Use this after your oxygen tank runs out, but don't forget to return it afterward. 1
87 87 301 The Construct does not explain too much.
88 88 302 Thanks. 89
89 89 301 The Construct does not reply, standing to the side instead. All that is left is the sound of rushing water and the turning gears within the gate.
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92 92 301 1 Member C This is so loud... Huh? Is the gate slowing down? 2
93 93 301 Hearing that, you all turn and look.
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95 95 301 The heavy gate was approaching the water unrelentingly, but its signal light has just changed and is now blinking red.
96 96 301 Following a blaring alarm, the gate stops.
97 97 301 Right as you wonder if this is another trap laid by the enemy, you hear a frail voice from the broadcast.
98 98 301 Grace Greetings, Babylonians. My name is Grace. My team and I have stopped the gate from closing.
99 99 301 Grace We are currently trapped inside the control room on the lower second level. Most of us are too weak to walk. We desperately need your help.
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101 101 301 1 Bianca Grace? 1
102 102 301 Although Grace is one of the targets of the investigation, Bianca thought Grace must have been taken by the Red Tide after what she has been through.
103 103 301 But if Grace is alive, then...
104 104 301 Bianca Is Chiko with you? 1
105 105 301 Grace ...I'm sorry. She was standing between the Ascendant and us with her team... All we could do was run...
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107 107 301 Bianca ... 1
108 108 301 Grace Our escape route was filled with those monsters, so we've been hiding in the control room... We've run out of food these last few days.
109 109 301 Grace Please save us... Save the children, at least...
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111 111 301 Bianca We'll be there immediately. Please hold on. 1
112 112 301 Grace Thank you... thanks...
113 113 301 The voice from the broadcast turns silent.
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116 116 301 1 Member A Tch. 2
117 117 301 The Construct who has opposed Bianca's every decision sneers faintly before pulling up the map to the control room and starting to walk.
118 118 301 Bianca I thought you would oppose it. 1
119 119 301 Member A The Vice-Captain would have done the same. She wouldn't have done it out of sympathy like you, though. 2
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122 122 301 Member A That woman recognized us before we presented ourselves, which means she must have seen us through the cameras. 2
123 123 301 Member A She's only speaking up now because she wants us to eliminate those monsters. 2
124 124 301 Member A I don't believe that they have children with them for a second. If we rejected them, however, they would have just threatened us with closing the gate. 2
125 125 301 Member A They're making a move now, probably because they realized that we have a human who can't breathe underwater with us. 2
126 126 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Member A Don't expect too much from someone who was lured by the Ascendants. 2
136 136 301 After defeating the few remaining Hetero-Creatures on the way, you reach the control room and hear Grace's voice from the broadcast once again.
137 137 301 Grace Hold on. I'll open the door immediately.
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139 139 301 1 Bianca I'll let you do the talking, Commandant. 1
140 140 302 (Nod) 141
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142 142 301 You hear the sound of loading guns behind you. Turning around, you find all the Purifying Force members prepared for battle.
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146 146 301 1 Member A Just in case. 1
147 147 301 The Construct shrugs.
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150 150 301 Following the sound of its spinning steel axes, the door before you slides open.
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152 152 301 1 A face identical to the one you saw during the briefing appears in front of you.
153 153 301 Compared to her photo, she looks more exhausted, her lips dry, her eyes sunken.
154 154 301 Behind her are a few similarly ailing elders, some of whom are unconscious. However...
155 155 302 Where are the children you mentioned? 156
156 156 204 1 8
157 157 301 Grace ...I'm sorry, I... 1
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159 159 301 1 Member A You can drop your act now. 1
160 160 301 The Construct interrupts her rudely.
161 161 301 Member A Who are we moving? 1
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163 163 301 1 Grace ...Them. 1
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165 165 301 The Purifying Force members begin to carry the elderly on their backs. Right then, the aquarium begins to shake violently again, and you hear muffled voices coming from the hallway outside the door.
