6 6 301 DialogEnable The storm continues. Endless rainfall has reduced visibility to a minimum...
7 7 301 But the most terrifying fact is that the number of Hetero-Creatures has not reduced at all. They seem to be as endless as the rain... and equally ruthless.
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10 10 301 1 Teddy No matter how many Hetero-Creatures we have killed, the next wave always comes straight away... Are they really not afraid to die? 1
11 11 302 How's the defense? 12
12 12 301 Teddy Not much different. We can forget about taking back the defense positions... In fact, the Red Tide keeps approaching the coastline along with the rainfall and waves. Our flanks have moved back almost 200 meters... 1
13 13 301 The defense can hardly be maintained if the forces retreat even further. It was only established in a rush, and will not take long to be breached.
18 18 301 DialogEnable 1 Chrome The east side is not looking good... Kamui, I and the Purifying Force can barely manage the Hetero-Creatures that broke through the Omega Weapon defense, but... 1
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20 20 301 1 Kamui Another Omega Weapon is failing... Captain! Help me! 1
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22 22 301 Chrome strives to freeze a few Hetero-Creatures approaching the defense. Kamui immediately smashes them into fragments with his greatsword.
23 23 301 Still, their attempts seem futile. A lot of Hetero-Creatures have brought the Red Tide into the beach through the breach.
24 24 301 Enduring the corrosion of high-density Punishing Virus, a Purifying Force soldier has installed the Omega Weapon that took a lot of effort to be shipped here, reinforcing the defense that has almost collapsed. Wanshi pulls him back just in time. He quickly checks the soldier and shakes his head.
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26 26 301 1 Wanshi Not good... The infection is almost reaching the threshold. I need to fall back and give him first-aid to contain the infection. 1
27 27 301 The Purifying Force soldier trembles from agony, but he never makes a sound.
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29 29 301 1 Chrome Okay, Kamui... Take Wanshi's position for now... 1
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31 31 301 1 Kamui Got it! 1
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33 33 301 1 Wanshi Remember, don't change the shooting parameters of my rifle... 1
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35 35 301 1 Chrome slicks his hair back for better vision in the downpour. He looks back at the terminal.
36 36 301 Chrome Sorry, Commandant... I think I don't need to tell you the situation. The Omega Weapons are consumed way faster than we expected. We are still severely short of hands to set up defense. 1
41 41 301 1 Teddy takes off her headphones. Watching the changing numbers, she connects to Karenina's terminal.
42 42 301 Teddy Oi, Karenina! We still have a lot of Omega Weapon reserve, right? Can we send them here in time...? 1
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44 44 301 1 Karenina No bloody way, thanks to this stupid weather... The truck can't drive through a lot of sand. We have to manually send Omega Weapons to the frontline. We are severely short of hands! 1
45 45 301 Controlling the gravity nearby, Karenina carries the container with more than 10 Omega Weapons inside all by herself and runs to the frontline. Still, the Omega Weapons are being consumed way faster than they are supplied.
46 46 202 1
47 47 301 As the Red Tide continues to invade, the line of defense will only extend. The available forces are also being compromised by the Red Tide and Hetero-Creatures... The lack of manpower will only worsen over time.
50 50 301 1 Liv Just a little longer, Commandant... Another squad is on its way. 1
51 51 301 One squad is nowhere near enough, but at least it could buy the wounded soldiers some time to recover.
52 52 302 Good news... Which squad is that? 600
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54 53 301 1 Lee It's Commandant Simon's Dark Aries. They just finished restructuring though. 1
55 54 302 They can be relied on indeed. 55
56 55 302 Never thought Commander Nikola would agree to send them in... 57
57 57 301 Lee Are you talking about Dark Aries is supposed to be still in maintenance, or Noan's abnormality? 1
58 58 302 Both. 59 Simon's not feeling too well either. 62
59 59 301 Lee He had his plans. 1
60 60 302 Another watchdog? 61
61 61 63 301 Lee They are helping us, as long as they have come down to the surface. 1
62 62 301 Lee Now isn't the time to care about these things—Simon said this himself. 1
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64 64 301 1 Lucia Commandant, another wave of Hetero-Creature is coming. We need your order. This time... I'm afraid the attack scale is greater than ever. 1
67 67 302 Everyone, protect the Omega Weapons. Impact in 30 seconds! 68
68 68 301 DialogEnable Lucia stands in the center alongside her comrades, facing endless enemies. She draws her katana.
69 69 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The Red Tide of despair is swarming over. Behind them is the battle-worn Earth. Nobody wants to take one more step back, for there is still hope in this land.
74 74 301 DialogEnable After escaping from Copperfield Aquarium, the survivors have returned to their camp.
75 75 301 Barely over 10 people in this organization called "Scarlet Revelation" have survived... They are lucky to be alive, but living in this world may just be another misfortune to them.
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77 77 301 1 Lillian Ouch... Don't move... 1
78 78 301 The old refugee twitches in pain, almost causing Lillian's serum to drop.
99 99 301 But she is able to react and immediately steps aside before it hits her.
100 100 301 ??? Good reflexes.
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102 102 301 1 Maintaining a defensive stance, Palma looks up, only to find the bold attacker to be the leader of the Forsaken.
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106 106 301 1 Noan What's going on, Watanabe? 1
107 107 301 Hearing the incident, Noan and Commandant Simon of Dark Aries rush in and see the two confronting each other.
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110 110 301 1 Palma Forsaken... Noan? What on earth are you doing? 1
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112 112 301 1 Noan Watanabe, this is Captain Palma of Dark Aries. 1
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115 115 301 1 Watanabe A captain who kills refugees? 2
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118 118 301 1 Simon There must be some misunderstanding. 1
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120 120 301 1 Palma Misunderstanding? How about you explain first why you are with the Forsaken? 1
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123 123 301 1 Noan Will you believe me if I say it was just a coincidence? 2
124 124 301 Palma Oh, so you made us wait at the door for you to bump into him "coincidentally"? 1
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126 126 301 Noan It was actually Lee's advice. Of course, Commander Nikola also gave his tacit consent—the Gray Raven Commandant knew the Forsaken would be coming to help and wanted us to meet him here. 2
127 127 301 Palma What? Lee? He asked you to meet the Forsaken? 1
128 128 301 Noan Yep. I knew Watanabe before I became a Construct. Gray Raven just happened to know it, too. 2
129 129 301 Palma ...With the Forsaken? 1
130 130 301 Noan Right now, I think more help is always appreciated. We may have different beliefs, but our goals are the same. 2
131 131 301 Palma ...Tsk. 1
132 132 301 Noan Captain Palma, can you pass that serum to me? 2
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134 134 301 Palma reluctantly tosses the serum to Noan. He and Watanabe hold the trembling old refugee together and give him the injection.
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136 136 301 1 Seeing this, Scarlet Revelation's leader Grace walks over and bows to thank them.
137 137 301 Grace No matter what, I must thank you for doing this for him. May God's blessing guide your way. 1
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140 140 301 1 Watanabe God... 2
141 141 301 Watanabe looks at the Gurkha knife in his hand. He can never forget his friend, Bruce, who died in a church on the snowfield.
142 142 301 God created humans, but also the Punishing Virus. It twisted the will of the devout, trampled the resolve of the brave, and ultimately destroyed the faith of the kind-hearted, leaving only endless suffering to mankind.
143 143 301 Watanabe Instead of believing in the words of a "god"... I would rather believe the will of "humans." 2
144 144 301 Grace Of course. It's just my personal habit. 1
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146 146 301 1 Lillian Habit...? Do you really believe in that god? 2
147 147 301 Grace I believe in everything that we can rely and hope on... Be it God, divination or the Red Tide. 1
148 148 301 Grace Or, the person that can become our hope... 1
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150 150 301 1 Palma Hah, you are so miserable. "Scarlet Revelation"? You are not even fanatic believers. You may as well call yourself the Church of "Anybody Help Me". 2
151 151 301 Palma Why didn't you fight for it earlier? 2
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153 153 301 Grace Fight? Of course we want to fight...! 1
154 154 301 Grace Look at our powerless hands, and these bodies of flesh that cannot be turned into Constructs. We were not chosen! All we could do was to be crushed into pieces by those monsters! 1
155 155 301 Grace All we could do was to keep running away. We were sick of being drenched in fear, and hated our incapability! 1
156 156 301 Grace All those emotions had turned into a hatred that could not be let out. This faith is the only thing we can rely on! 1
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158 158 301 Grace But... 1
159 159 204 1 8
160 160 301 Grace If the contamination of the ocean will reduce our living space even further. 1
161 161 204 1 5
162 162 301 Grace I would rather bet this life—that can be lost any time—on this opportunity, to unleash our fury that originated from fear. 1
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164 164 301 Palma ...Do your believers also think that way? 2
165 165 301 Grace No, some are unable to understand... But I told them it was a test that God gave us. 1
166 166 301 Palma ... 2
167 167 301 Grace Besides, we have his promise. If this battle is a success, we can have our new future. 1
168 168 301 Palma Who is he...? Oh, must be Noan. He always likes to use his hope to persuade others. 2
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171 171 301 1 Noan No, not me. It was Watanabe. 1
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173 173 301 Noan I'm but a Construct in Babylonia with no right to make decisions. How can I make a promise about someone else's future? 1
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175 175 301 1 Palma Fine, whatever. But... 1
176 176 301 Palma Commandant Simon, Noan, you don't need to avoid me and go the long way the next time you want to seek external help. I may have worked in the Purifying Force... But I won't attack a Forsaken at this point of time. 1
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178 178 301 She puts away the weapon and leaves.
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180 180 301 1 Watanabe ...Noan. 1
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183 183 301 1 Noan What's the matter? 2
184 184 301 Watanabe Nothing. I'm just not used to this name of yours. When you were introduced to me, I never thought "Shrek" could be a fake name. 1
185 185 301 He frowns at the young male Construct.
186 186 301 Watanabe When I bid farewell to you on the train... I thought it was the end. I thought I just lost another Forsaken comrade. 1
187 187 301 Watanabe ... 1
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189 189 301 Watanabe Well, at least you're still alive. You can always come to the Forsaken if Babylonia doesn't want you. 1
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192 192 301 1 Simon I can't unhear that, Watanabe. 1
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195 195 301 1 Noan It's okay, Commandant Simon. I won't go back to the Forsaken. Given the connection between me and the Ascendants, I would only bring danger to Watanabe. 2
196 196 301 Simon ... 1
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199 199 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Watanabe It's your future. You decide it. 1
250 250 301 DialogEnable After the most fierce wave of Hetero-Creature attack, the coastline defense is once again in a stalemate. The only difference is that each move of Hetero-Creature is slowly but surely eroding the human's battle line.
251 251 301 Thanks to the support of the Purifying Force, the Omega Weapon defense on the west side can be barely maintained. But the east side, with relatively weaker strength, is on the brink of total collapse.
252 252 301 The battle was meant to be a small defensive operation, but before anyone realized, it has turned into a large-scale trench warfare. The beach is totally exposed and lacks cover. Soldiers can only rely on the Omega Weapons in front to shield themselves.
253 253 301 But when the supplies cannot keep up with the consumption, all the effort will end up in vain...
256 256 301 1 Chrome Commandant... Only 30% of the Omega Weapon defense on the east side is operational. Strike Hawk plans to launch a quick assault with the less wounded soldiers of the Purifying Force. Hope we can take back the battle line... 1
257 257 302 No... Abandon the east side. Let's fall back.
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259 259 301 1 Kamui Why, Commandant?! If we do that... 1
260 260 301 Chrome pats on Kamui's back and shakes his head. He just stares at the battle-worn Purifying Force soldiers.
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262 262 301 1 Chrome Even if we take the line back... We may not make it out of here. Besides, we don't have enough hands to redeploy the Omega Weapons. 1
263 263 302 Correct. Maybe the only option we have is to let them spread on the land... 264
264 264 301 Holding the battle line may result in a great loss... It is more sensible to keep the strength and wait for an opportunity to strike back.
272 272 301 1 Harley Jo ...Alright, the interference is gone. All comms back to normal! 1
273 273 302 Harley Jo?! 274
274 274 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Harley Jo Hehe, I would love to chat with you, Chief. But I will leave it to Dark Aries to do the talking. They were the first to depart and should not be too far away from you. 1
282 282 301 DialogEnable 1 Noan Greetings, Commandant. We decided to come first. 1
283 283 301 Noan Commandant Simon was supposed to do the briefing, but he was a little car-sick. Lillian's taking care of him. 1
284 284 302 Hope he gets better... 285
285 285 301 Noan Apart from the 4 members of Dark Aries, there is Yata from Scarab, and Commandant Harley Jo from Woodcock... As well as 37 from the Forsaken, including Watanabe. A total of 43 combatants are moving to help with the coastline defense, where the Red Tide is. 1
286 286 302 The Forsaken... Watanabe is here too! 287
287 287 302 Great, just in time! 288
288 288 301 You nod to Teddy. She opens the tactical map and locates the coordinates of the east side's breach.
289 289 302 Please move to the area between MN-6 and MN-8 and intercept the flank of Hetero-Creatures. 290
290 290 301 Noan Alright. 1
291 291 302 Also, help Strike Hawk to organize a counterattack if possible. 292
292 292 301 Noan No problem. 1
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295 295 301 1 Teddy Still, I need to remind you. Based on the calculation of my program, even with the extra dozens of combatants, the Omega Weapon defense won't sustain prolonged operation. 2
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298 298 301 Noan We have more than that. 1
299 299 302 Are there other helpers? 300
300 300 301 Noan Yes. 1
301 301 301 Noan looks behind himself at the horizon with a little eagerness. The sky is full of dark clouds, but he knows that is also where the Sun rises.
302 302 301 Noan They are here, too. 1
303 303 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Following Noan's vision, you also look back toward the end of the valley that leads to the coastline. Under the sunlight bordering the dark clouds, you see many moving figures.
308 308 301 DialogEnable The leader holds her twisted steel staff high. Following her, many more are charging toward the coastline defense.
309 309 301 Grace God has always been guiding us. In the past, he gave us many trials... But also redemption. He kept us alive. We have transcended the trials to prove that we are the chosen ones.
310 310 301 Grace points her staff at the endless Hetero-Creatures on the coastline.
311 311 301 Grace His enemies now stand before us. This is a fight we must take on, and we shall end it once and for all. Now take your weapons and follow me!
312 312 301 The crowd makes a thundering cheer. More refugees have shown up at the end of the vision, rushing toward the coastline wielding all sorts of weapons that they got from the Forsaken.
313 313 301 Such is the fury of all the "cowards" that originated from their fear, and the courage that units them all together. They may be insignificant, but right now, they have the strength to shake the sky and the sea!
314 314 301 Teddy Individually, the refugees aren't that strong. But their number can really help the shipment of Omega Weapons.
315 315 302 AniZhuanchangBegin ...It's time to strike back! 316
343 343 301 1 Teddy Wait a minute, are you trying to get the refugees to the east via the sea? Wouldn't that be more dangerous... 1
344 344 301 Teddy suddenly stops talking. She thinks again.
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346 346 301 Teddy Actually, no. The Hetero-Creatures may come from the sea, but most of them are moving to the coastline through the bottom. There aren't many of them on the sea surface. 1
347 347 302 Correct. The place that looks the most dangerous often turns out to be the safest. 348
355 355 301 Hearing your conversation, Liv walks into the temporary command center. She was treating the wounds of an injured Purifying Force member.
356 356 301 Liv I can deal with a small number of Hetero-Creatures myself... Besides, if any of them gets injured, I can provide timely treatment. 1
357 357 301 Liv places a hand on her chest. She looks determined... Unlike the past when she seemed to be forcing herself, the decision she has made now is based on her confidence established from numerous battles. You can trust her unconditionally.
358 358 302 Alright, I'll leave it to you... All the best. 359
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360 360 301 Liv Sure. I'll do my best. 1
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362 362 301 Liv smiles and salutes, then quickly walks out of the command center.
363 363 302 The biggest problem now is "her"... 364
364 364 301 The giant humanoid continues to move closer, slowly but surely. She has the shape of a female human, but also has many obvious traits of a Hetero-Creature...
365 365 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin No matter what, you can only maintain the defense and hope the Omega Weapons will work to stop her before the coastline.
