3 3 301 DialogEnable Although Hans has given everyone ten minutes to ready up and get to know one another, the oppressiveness around the camp has made it hard for any of you to begin introducing yourselves.
4 4 301 Each of you knows what enemies you will face inside the Forest Park Ruins. A single mistake now in preparing your equipment can mean losing your life to the Hetero-Sapiens later.
5 5 301 Lucia takes Lee and Liv to the edge of the forest to scout. You sit on a rock in the distance, checking the weapon in your hand.
6 6 301 At that moment, you feel a sense of pressure coming for the side of your neck.
10 10 301 You dodge back slightly, and a combat knife slides along your neck, just missing it.
11 11 302 (Retaliate) 12
12 12 301 Before you can see the face of your assailant, your body instinctively reacts.
13 13 301 One of your hands strikes at the wrist that holds the combat knife, disarming him; your feet sweep across his legs as he stands there shocked, and he falls to the ground.
14 14 301 ??? Eh?!
15 15 301 He tries to stand up, but before he can, you grab both of his hands and press him down.
16 16 301 ??? Ah! I give up, I give up! That combat knife is not sharpened! The Chief's reaction speed is indeed as fast as Simon said.
17 17 302 Simon? 18
18 18 301 A man's voice rises from underneath you. That is when you notice that he is also wearing the uniform of a Babylonia commandant.
19 19 301 ??? Spit—spit—
20 20 301 He turns around, trying to spit out the mud and grass he accidentally swallowed when he fell to the ground.
21 21 301 That is how you finally see his face clearly. He is none other than Harley Jo, the Woodcock Commandant you saw in the video footage.
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23 23 301 1 Harley Jo This is the first time we meet, yeah? 1
24 24 301 ?? I told you what would happen, and you still did it. Are you just a fool?
25 25 301 Harley Jo It's rare to get an opportunity to train with the Chief one-on-one. 1
26 26 301 You hear a female voice nearby, the mechanical arms behind her back lifting along with her two arms. Those arms might be mechanical, but instead of looking rugged, they gracefully perform the give-up gesture like real arms.
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29 29 301 1 ?? I give up. Can you let the fool go? 1
30 30 302 (Refuse) 31 (Let go) 34
31 31 301 You have no idea that she was there before she raised her voice. If she wanted, the man underneath you would have been free a while ago.
32 32 301 Speaking up before intercepting is a token of respect. Not letting him go in this situation would be unwise.
33 33 302 (Let go)
34 34 301 As you move away from the man, the woman extends a mechanical arm to grab his uniform and lifts him up.
35 35 301 Yata I'm Yata from Scarab, my commandant being Valeria. But I've been assigned as a temporary squad member working with commandant Harley Jo. 1
36 36 301 Yata Harley Jo is the name of this fool. 1
37 37 301 Yata points at him as she speaks, and Harley Jo grins brightly.
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39 39 301 1 Harley Jo C'mon, can't you say my name right? 1
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41 41 301 1 Yata I can't. "Fool" fits you more, weirdo. 1
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43 43 301 Harley Jo Fine. Nicknames are a sign of trust. I'll consider that you accepting me as your temporary commandant, Yata. 1
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45 45 301 1 Yata ?? 1
46 46 302 So, why are you here? 47
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48 48 301 Harley Jo I can barely breathe with how oppressive the camp feels. If the commander is giving us time, I'm going to use it. 1
49 49 301 Harley Jo Let me introduce myself properly. I'm Harley Jo, a commandant from your year like Simon. 1
50 50 302 I'm 【kuroname】. 51
51 51 301 Harley Jo Yeah, yeah, I know. Simon doesn't stop talking about you. 1
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53 53 301 Harley Jo wipes off the dirt on him and walks toward you. Yata walks to the side, observing the surroundings, alerted.
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55 55 301 1 Harley Jo I suppose you must have seen the footage we Woodcock sent back. Most of my team was hurt during that encounter, and are all getting treated at the nearest conservation area. 1
56 56 302 Aren't you worried about them? 57 Why are you back by yourself? 59
57 57 301 Harley Jo Of course I am, but none of them were seriously wounded. 1
58 58 302 Why are you back by yourself? 59
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60 60 301 Harley Jo Instead of simply worrying by my companions' sides, I'd rather teach the Hetero-Sapiens who hurt them a lesson. 1
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62 62 301 Harley Jo Which was why I applied to return here, being only slightly hurt. That's how I'm back in a temporary team with Yata. 1
63 63 302 Aren't you scared? 64 Aren't you nervous? 64
64 64 301 Harley Jo Regarding the Hetero-Sapiens? 1
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66 66 301 Harley Jo The truth is I'm scared shitless. You can feel it yourself. 1
67 67 301 He grabs your hand and lays it on top of his wrist.
68 68 301 His intense pulse confirms his story, and the whispery tone he takes when he talks about the Hetero-Sapiens suggests the same thing.
69 69 301 Harley Jo As a soldier, I thought I'd seen my share of powerful enemies, and I'd long forgotten what fear feels like. 1
70 70 301 Harley Jo The Hetero-Sapiens don't look scary, and they aren't particularly powerful. The fear they cause stems from how little we know about the Punishing Virus... 1
71 71 301 Harley Jo I feel like the Punishing Virus is adapting to Earth's environment more and more. 1
72 72 301 Harley Jo It's evolved into the humanoid Hetero-Sapiens in such a short period of time. 1
73 73 301 Harley Jo What is it after next? To replace humans and rule Earth as an entirely new lifeform? 1
74 74 302 ... 75
75 75 301 Harley Jo It's scary to think about, isn't it? 1
76 76 301 Harley Jo Of course I have to be back to prevent that from happening. 1
77 77 301 Harley Jo This is Earth. If anything should get kicked out, it is the Punishing Virus. 1
78 78 301 Harley Jo Not to mention that conquering our fear, defeating the enemy, and acquiring victory are what we soldier folks do. 1
79 79 301 Harley Jo If we don't stand on the frontline, who will? Civilians? 1
80 80 301 Harley Jo I don't want what happened to me to happen to more people. 1
84 84 301 Harley Jo By the way, we don't want to be too nervous. 1
85 85 301 Harley Jo A tense bowstring will make the bow snap quicker. I guess that was why the commander was asking us to introduce ourselves. 1
86 86 301 Harley Jo Therefore, I deem the vibe in the camp extremely unhealthy. I shall remedy that. 1
87 87 301 Harley Jo Oh? Yata, why are you standing farther and farther away? 1
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90 90 301 1 Yata Both of you are not vigilant enough. You should put some distance between you the first time you meet, not chatting the way you did. 1
91 91 302 Speaking of which... 92 Where is Simon? 92
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94 94 301 1 ??? Mmm... (Throws up) Are you... looking for me...? 1
95 95 301 You hear Simon's voice at the mention of him, and you see him leaning on the Construct next to him, wiping the corner of his mouth clean with his hand weakly.
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97 97 301 1 Harley Jo immediately walks up and holds him steady with the Construct when he sees Simon.
98 98 301 Harley Jo Uh, Simon, are you okay? 2
99 99 301 Simon Mmm... I'm still not used to the transport craft... 1
100 100 301 Harley Jo You looked fine when we gathered earlier. 2
101 101 301 Simon Because Hans looked scary... 1
102 102 301 Harley Jo Whoa, repressing your physical discomfort with sheer fear, huh? 2
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105 105 301 1 Lucia Erm, Commandant, they are...? 1
106 106 301 As you talk, Lucia and others return from the edge of the forest, confused at the sight of the multiple unfamiliar squads.
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109 109 301 1 Harley Jo I'm Harley Jo, and this is my good buddy Yata. 1
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112 112 301 1 Yata Tsk. Don't say that. We're not that close. 1
113 113 301 Yata Just a temporary squad member and her temporary commandant. 1
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117 117 301 1 Harley Jo This is Simon, and this is his teammate... 1
118 118 301 Harley Jo completely ignores Yata's correction and continues to introduce everyone.
119 119 301 Hans Ten minutes are over. Gather up! We're heading into the Forest Park.
120 120 301 RImgBg1Shake 1 Simon EhhhhaaaAAAAHHHH?! 2
121 121 301 Hans' voice shows up near Simon out of nowhere. He jumps up dramatically away from Harley Jo and the Construct holding him.
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125 125 301 1 Hans Silence. 1
126 126 301 Hans Before we know more about the Hetero-Sapiens, we can't rule out that loud noises would attract them. 1
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129 129 301 Hans gives Simon a deadly stare before waving his hand, and his teammates immediately spread out, preparing for attacks from the Hetero-Sapiens.
130 130 301 Egret, led by Vanessa, also walks up from the side and stands next to you.
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132 132 301 1 Hans Found anything during preparation? 1
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134 134 301 1 Harley Jo I picked up some plants and, eh, gave them a taste. 1
135 135 301 Harley Jo Analyzing them now. 1
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137 137 301 1 Hans What about the Hetero-Sapiens? 1
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139 139 301 1 Harley Jo Erm... nothing about them. 1
140 140 301 Harley Jo But there is some information about this park we didn't record. 1
141 141 301 Harley Jo Woodcock tried to clear out the plants in our way to quickly approach CPF 040, but the red-glowing trees spilled out some strange liquid and raised the Punishing Virus concentration in the nearby area by 2%. 1
142 142 301 Harley Jo Undamaged plants didn't do anything similar. It might be related to the Hetero-Plants adhering to their surfaces. 1
143 143 301 Harley Jo Oh, and I named the plants with characteristics of the Hetero-Creatures "Hetero-Plants". 1
144 144 301 Harley Jo Clearing the plants without damaging the red matter is quite difficult. 1
145 145 301 Harley Jo So my educated guess is that mass destruction of Hetero-Plants will result in irreversible damage to the Pulia Forest Park Ruins and the surrounding areas. 1
146 146 301 Harley Jo To avoid an unnecessary rise in infection rate, I feel like it's best I report this before we enter the park. 1
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149 149 301 1 Vanessa Tsk, how annoying. I was expecting something more useful. 1
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151 151 301 Vanessa groans, no longer looking at Harley Jo.
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153 153 301 1 Harley Jo Eh? What is this hostility? 1
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155 155 301 1 Hans What's Egret's progress? 1
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157 157 301 1 Vanessa We tried the sky. Didn't work. 1
158 158 301 Vanessa Short-distance flights across the trees were immediately met with surface-to-air attacks. 1
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160 160 301 1 Simon Isn't this a forest? What surface-to-air weapons are there? 1
161 161 302 That wouldn't be a human defense system. 162
162 162 302 Those had to be attacks from the Hetero-Creatures. 163
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164 164 301 1 Vanessa That's what it was. They turned themselves into cannons, hovering mid-air, and when they encountered us, they launched themselves at extremely high speed in a suicide attack. 1
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166 166 301 1 Simon Have the Hetero-Creatures developed this kind of tactics already? 1
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168 168 301 1 Hans Not a good sign. 1
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170 170 301 1 Vanessa Not at all, and they were smart. 1
171 171 301 Vanessa They only attacked targets in the air that approached the giant tree. The closer we were, the more frequent their attacks were. 1
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173 173 301 Simon That might be why our transport craft wasn't attacked, having landed at the outskirt. 1
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175 175 301 1 Hans I see. 1
176 176 301 Hans In that case, the less encumbered Harley Jo and Yata will take the flank. Everyone else takes a line formation and watches each other's back. Gray Raven, stay in the middle and reserve your strength. Alert others of incoming attacks from the air. 1
177 177 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Hans Fire freely when you encounter Hetero-Sapiens. Continue advancing. Don't break formation. 1
