5 5 301 DialogEnable 1 Hassen I know what you're thinking, 【kuroname】. 1
6 6 301 Hassen We both know that the Punishing Virus first appeared within the chamber of the first zero-point reactor before spreading and infecting the whole world. 1
8 8 301 Hassen It's not wise to put all one's eggs in one basket. Given their political wisdom, the people in power during the Golden Age didn't gamble all they had in one reactor either. 1
9 9 301 Hassen They had built other reactor-cities. You are standing on one of them now. 1
10 10 301 Hassen Zero-point reactors were the most-hidden secrets back then, and they still are. Information about their interiors and their whereabouts are still highly classified. 1
11 11 301 Hassen Which is why we lost all information on them when the Punishing Virus broke out and created a fault line in civilizations. 1
12 12 301 Hassen But we finally obtained the location of one of them through... special means recently, which is where you are now. 1
13 13 301 Hassen pauses when he says the word "means."
14 14 301 Hassen This seaborne reactor is codenamed "Atlantis". 1
15 15 301 Hassen Consider it part of Plato's utopia. It once contained humanity's hope for a utopia, after all. 1
16 16 301 Hassen After the virus broke out, we lost most of the cutting-edge technologies developed back then. We have no idea what caused the Punishing Virus to spread, or if its existence was related to the zero-point reactor at all. 1
17 17 301 Hassen Because of how classified this information was, the World Government has even lost all research data on zero-point energy. 1
18 18 301 Hassen Without tracing how it started and understanding how it works, we will never find a way to actually counter the Punishing Virus. But the first zero-point reactor was burnt down when it unleashed hell on Earth. 1
19 19 301 Hassen But not all the reactors had an outbreak at the same time. Due to the differences between their research progress, directions, or something else we don't know yet, Atlantis is still intact. 1
20 20 301 Hassen We need you to investigate its reactor with the Cerberus captain. It might not have progressed the same way as the first one, but we are in need of more intel desperately... So, find out as much as you can. 1
21 21 301 Hassen This is a special operation that only you at this moment in time can do. 1
22 22 301 Hassen You and the captain are in a very peculiar situation right now. If Kurono's search for Luna was a legitimate operation, then the Cerberus captain's actions and rescue are no different from treason. 1
23 23 301 Hassen But Kurono's move was no standard operation, and trying to take you away from Babylonia has caused an uproar. Given how messed up and tangled everything is right now, there is no such thing as legitimate anymore. 1
24 24 301 Hassen So I've decided that this is the junction point where we bring you back on the right track. 1
25 25 301 Hassen Although Babylonia is but a shadow of the human world in the past, the complexity of the human heart has not diminished a bit, on the surface or in the air. 1
26 26 301 Hassen There are too many people with secret agendas and their eyes and ears up here. Sending a team to Atlantis directly from Babylonia would have alerted people we don't want to alert. 1
27 27 301 Hassen That's why I decided to take advantage of the fact that you are already on the surface to have you in charge of this classified operation. 1
28 28 301 Hassen The brighter the light, the bigger the shadow it casts, but it also means that truths are better concealed inside. If everyone has decided to place their bets on you, then let's go all-in. 1
29 29 301 Hassen For now, you are a fugitive and a mission operator. 1
30 30 301 Hassen Your detour won't be in vain, of course. 1
31 31 301 Hassen I have a hunch that whatever you discover here will impact Babylonia's course of actions—the future of humankind, in other words. 1
32 32 301 Hassen That "renown" will be more than enough for us to put you in a spotlight before the public. 1
33 33 301 Hassen In turn, you will no longer become a chess piece between Babylonia and Kurono, a senseless sacrifice in our endless struggle. You will be safeguarded by the people's gazes, and you will become their beacon of hope. 1
34 34 301 Hassen I'll wait for your good news on Babylonia. 1
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36 36 301 1 Hassen disappears from the projection, and Nikola returns.
37 37 301 Nikola He's explained everything, so I'm not going to repeat it. 1
38 38 301 Nikola Long story short: I decided to loan you to Kurono, but I also had an insurance policy. 1
39 39 301 Nikola It's the Cerberus captain standing next to you. 1
40 40 301 He turns to Vera and continues.
41 41 301 Nikola I know that Garnet isn't your favorite frame, but this is an emergency. 1
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43 43 301 Nikola Use it to protect the Gray Raven Commandant. Complete the mission and bring me a win. 1
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45 45 301 Nikola I'll guarantee your team's safety. That is my promise. 1
53 53 301 1 Vera It seems that not only do I need to bring you back in one piece, but I'll also have to take you to find something about this zero-point reactor. 1
54 54 302 It seems that way. 55
55 55 204 1 4
56 56 301 Vera Nikola is one demanding bastard. 1
57 57 301 Vera does not even bother to call her superior by his title at this point.
58 58 302 What are you going to do? 59
59 59 204 1 4
60 60 301 Vera What can I do except for following orders? 1
61 61 301 Vera Maybe you don't understand their subtext, so here's a translation— 1
62 62 301 Vera We are on the run. Kurono needs you, so they won't hurt you, which means what's happening right now is "traitorous Cerberus captain kidnapping the Gray Raven Commandant." 1
63 63 301 Vera The only way to justify this as a "classified spec op" from the Chief Commander is if we accomplish the mission and I bring you back. 1
64 64 301 Vera If we're intercepted or captured in the process, I'll take the blame for everything. 1
65 65 301 Vera That explains the Garnet frame... The hostile they're anticipating is... 1
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67 67 301 Vera closes her eyes, seemingly remembering some unpleasant memories.
68 68 301 She sneers.
69 69 204 1
70 70 301 Vera No time to waste. We need to get going. 1
71 71 301 But right as she says that—
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73 73 301 RImgBg1Shake You feel an intense quake beneath your feet.
74 74 301 It is no simple tremble. It feels like an earth-shattering quake, and for a second, you feel like the whole world is spinning and shaking.
75 75 301 As if an endless herd of wild beasts is sprinting on the surface, or a giant is waking up from its slumber to stretch.
76 76 301 The calm surface of the ocean is now replaced by violent waves.
77 77 301 No—more precisely, the city underneath your feet is now sinking into the sea, and it is drawing the wrath of the ocean with its descent.
78 78 301 Water is now invading the city.
79 79 302 What is going on?! 80
80 80 301 Vera does not answer you. She just grabs ahold of your arm and pulls you behind her. Her body is tense, like a guard dog sensing danger.
81 81 301 You soon understand what is making her nervous and defensive.
82 82 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin A swarm of Corrupted follows the invading waves and appears around the landing pad, climbing up from the sea.
