27 27 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The sun shines into the cramped space. Dozens of wounded soldiers lie exhausted in this room. Some have lost limbs or suffered great trauma, some are already showing signs of infection after the CPF stopped functioning. But they are all alive.
31 31 301 The still-conscious soldiers turn to me. A ray of sunlight shines upon their faces. I see hope in their eyes.
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35 35 301 1 Soldiers It's real... Someone has come for us... 1
36 36 301 Gloomy Face is also there. He slumps on the ground ahead, still holding a half-empty bottle of hemostatic potion—he was probably helping to treat the other soldiers. The medic huddles among the soldiers. She is dead quiet, I can't even tell if she is still alive.
37 37 301 Gloomy Face She's alive... 3
38 38 202 1 2 3 1
39 39 301 He makes that annoying smile again.
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41 41 301 1 Yelena Help them! Hurry! 1
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43 43 301 1 Construct Soldier Roger that! One heavily wounded medic, and... 35 treated soldiers... 1
44 44 301 Construct Soldier Please send in the medical unit ASAP! 1
45 45 301 Construct Soldier They were all... treated by this one medic? 1
46 46 301 Construct Soldier Quick... We have to save her. 1
47 47 202 1 1
48 48 301 The Construct soldiers immediately start moving. I ask them to move out those with less severe injuries first.
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50 50 301 1 Yelena Leave her alone for now. She's got multiple compound fractures. 1
51 51 301 Medic ...
52 52 301 She seems to have heard me as her eye lashes move slightly. I quickly squat next to her.
53 53 301 Medic ...Officer... Yelena? Is that you?
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55 55 301 Yelena ...You're a fool. This is a serious violation of discipline. 1
56 56 301 She barely pulls a smile. Her eyes are still closed.
57 57 301 Medic ...It's so good... to have you here...
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59 59 301 She becomes silent again, but I can still detect her life signals. I stand up again and notice Gloomy Face on his feet already, holding crutches. I walk straight to him and pull him out of the door.
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61 62 201 2 500408 19 300
62 63 301 1 Yelena Why did you run? 1
63 64 301 Gloomy Face ... 2
64 65 301 Yelena Why did you run? 1
65 66 301 He looks away and his lips start to tremble. I already know the answer.
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68 69 301 I release his collar. He stumbles.
69 70 301 Yelena Then why did you let her save your life? Aren't you ashamed? 1
70 71 301 Gloomy Face I'm sorry... 2
71 72 301 Yelena This is a war. It doesn't need your apology. 1
72 73 301 I want to keep my promise and shoot him. He starts to sob like a coward, his head buried between his shoulders. He then starts to stammer with great determination.
73 74 301 Gloomy Face Please, execute me... I'm a deserter. I would have died back there if not for her... 2
74 75 301 Gloomy Face I will... take responsibility. I don't want to run again... 2
75 76 202 1 2 1
76 77 301 I close my eyes and inhale a deep breath.
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79 80 301 1 Yelena ...All deserters will be expunged from the army and must never enter any jurisdiction of the World Government. Now, get lost before you piss me off further. 1
80 81 301 Gloomy Face ...Why? 2
81 82 301 Yelena She risked her life saving you. Twice. I respect her decision as a medic. 1
82 83 301 I watch him burst into tears apathetically.
83 84 301 Gloomy Face Sorry... I'm so sorry... 2
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85 86 301 He clumsily bends down to pick up his crutches.
86 87 301 After getting back on his feet, he wipes his face and looks me in the eye for the first time.
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89 90 301 1 Gloomy Face I will live on... She saved my life... 2
90 91 301 Gloomy Face I'm a coward... but the words she told me gave me the courage to live... 2
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93 94 203 25 2 0.5 550
94 95 203 2 0.1 550 -100
95 96 202 1 2
96 97 301 He limps out, mumbling to himself.
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98 99 301 1 Yelena Hey, Gloomy Face. 1
99 100 301 I stop him again.
100 101 301 Yelena What did she say to you? 1
101 102 202 1
102 103 301 Gloomy Face When she was treating me, she said...
103 104 301 He tries to recite every word she said last night.
104 105 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Gloomy Face Humanity was bred from such destruction...
106 107 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Medic Remember the question you asked me...? "Should we humans embrace our destiny of destruction?"
107 108 301 Medic I thought about it for a long time.
108 109 301 Medic I am just as lost as you, with no place to go back to, and do not know where to go either. I'm just drifting about in the doomsday.
109 110 301 Medic But when I was looking at the stars tonight, I suddenly understood...
110 111 301 Medic ...Humanity was bred from such destruction.
111 112 301 Medic We are all unique. No matter how hard life treats you, you will have your own way to shine.
112 113 301 Medic There is always hope, as long as we are alive.
113 114 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Medic So my answer is, please try your best to live every day to the fullest. I may not have a home to go back to, but other soldiers still do... The things and people they love are still waiting for them.
117 118 301 AniZhuanchangEnd ...It all makes sense. How could I not understand?
118 119 301 Didn't she give me hope when she first stepped on the battlefield?
119 120 301 When she reaches out to every badly wounded soldier, isn't she spreading her faith?
120 121 301 When I pulled the door open, I saw light on the faces of those soldiers. It was their resurrection.
121 122 301 No matter what vessel holds her soul, her spirit cannot be concealed. She is a light that shines in the darkness, a spark in this dark and desperate age.
122 123 301 AniZhuanchangBegin I watched him leave. An egret lands on the top of the ruins under the sun, making a long and peaceful chirp.
124 125 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The hope she gave me is still passed down through the troops I lead. Most of the soldiers she rescued managed to survive, and they continue to follow me.
125 126 301 Later on, the World Government began to implement Construct technologies on a large scale and established formal Construct armies that reported to the World Government directly. I had been assigned to the Task Force.
126 127 301 I never met her again, but I heard that she had also become a Construct in the end.
127 128 301 I still talk about her in front of the rookies. But this time, she is still alive, fighting for mankind somewhere in this world.
128 129 301 As the Punishing Virus continued to evolve, mankind faced even greater challenges. I hate to admit, but when my squad was sent to the Pulia Forest Park Ruins, that battle was the most difficult one I had ever fought.
129 130 301 Each time, after my squad suffered a great loss from Hetero-Creatures, I would be re-assigned to another squad that had lost their captain. The cycle continued indefinitely.
130 131 301 When my body finally failed to function, I was overwhelmed by Hetero-Sapiens. Somehow, I started to miss that medic in my blurred M.I.N.D.
131 132 301 AniZhuanchangBegin It's been too long, and I have fought too many battles. I feel like I have seen her, but she is nothing like what I remember.
134 136 301 I try to endure the agonizing pain and call her name. It's slightly comforting knowing that at least I'm not quoting her name as one of my deceased soldiers... But not much better. I think I'm dying.
135 137 301 She is right above me, glowing like a goddess that descends from the sky. I see a compassionate smile with a hint of sadness on her face. Just like one of those symbolic statues in churches. She gazes upon me like a sacred mother looking at her newborn, so devout, loving, and kind.
136 138 301 I feel a little confused. Is that her? Or am I seeing an angel because I'm dying?
137 139 301 She gently waves her scepter. A soothing wave flows over my M.I.N.D., drawing away the pain, as well as the raging, desperate scream of my soldiers.
138 140 301 I no longer feel desperate or painful. If this is what death is, I must thank the God for making it so peaceful, though I have never seen him.
139 141 301 Yelena If you are an angel... Please, save my soldiers too. And that medic... Please bless her so she can survive.
140 142 301 I mutter to myself as I think of my soldiers. Those brave and poor souls... The scenes of their deaths gradually fade away in my vision. I feel like I have returned to my hometown, surrounded by family and friends. We drink and build a bonfire on the snow while fending off wild bears from the forest.
141 143 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin I close my eyes and indulge myself in deep, comforting dreams with peace of mind.
