6 6 301 1 There is a commotion on the lower level. Noan flips open the vent cover to find over thirty upper-level guards charging into the Commoner Carriage and blocking the narrow passageways, causing many to groan and complain.
7 7 301 Noan (What's happening...) 1
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9 9 301 1 Crawling inside the air duct toward where most guards have gathered, Noan begins to see a trail of blood as if someone was dragged across the floor. Then he sees Assad's blood-soaked clothes.
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11 11 301 Noan ...! 1
12 12 301 Assad's broken bones are exposed in the air and coated in dried blood, piercing through his flesh and skin. Part of his head is missing—his toothless mouth is silently bemoaning the pain he suffered before his death.
13 13 301 Tight ropes used to tie Assad up are twisting his body unnaturally. The guards around him seem to be displaying the cruel scene on purpose, showcasing how Assad was killed.
14 14 301 Upper-Level Guard 1 Stay silent all you want, but the rest of the core members of the Cargo Crew are next! You'll witness how they're all dragged to their deaths on the train track! 2
15 15 301 Upper-Level Guard 1 Tell us where you've hidden the things if you don't want that to happen! 2
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18 18 301 1 Rachel ... 2
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21 21 301 1 Upper-Level Guard 2 Rachel, this isn't like one of the little brawls in the past. We could take them at face value and only punish those on the scene. 2
22 22 301 Upper-Level Guard 2 But this time, it's threatening all of us. Your silence is only going to escalate things. Our boss will send us to our deaths if we don't have it all sorted out today. 2
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25 25 301 1 Rachel Escalate things? The aristocrats upstairs have pushed our folks to their deaths! Does that not escalate things? Or the times when desperate people take their own lives? When you lot beat up and kill whoever you want? 2
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28 28 301 1 Upper-Level Guard 3 Do you think your little stunt here is going to solve anything? 2
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31 31 301 1 Upper-Level Guard 2 We don't want to make it difficult for you. There's no need for us to make a scene here—we're "all" working for the people upstairs. Just hand over the things, and no one else gets hurt. 2
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34 34 301 1 Rachel sneers without answering. Instead, she turns and looks at the entrance to the vents.
35 35 301 Noan ... 1
36 36 301 Noan knows that Rachel needs to receive a signal that confirms Noan's presence.
37 37 301 AniZhuanchangBegin But he must take advantage of the dark air ducts right now without making a sound.
72 72 301 RImgBg1Shake Before he can finish, two shots from two different guards graze his shoulder, hitting a young man standing behind him. The young man falls down as the people burst into screams and protests.
104 104 301 Another gunshot interrupts him. Taking advantage of the erupted chaos, Noan throws the short sword in his hand at the light on the ceiling. Darkness and shattered glass befall the carriage instantly.
151 151 301 RImgBg1Shake Making use of the darkness and confusion, Noan drops down from the vent and stabs the guard with the grenade with his Rev Blade before grabbing the guard's spare long sword and throwing it to the teammate beside him.
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153 153 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Nice! 1
154 154 301 The guards have expected some conflicts, but they have not foreseen how determined the people are.
161 161 301 RImgBg1Shake Niino leaps toward the still-standing guard, parrying a strike to his face. Shifting his body, he pushes his blade through the guard's unarmored throat, and the gushing blood shuts the guard up.
170 170 301 By the time the emergency lights turn on, the thirty or so guards are now silent corpses alongside a few innocent bystanders, leaving only the blood-drenched people panting and trembling.
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172 172 301 1 Rachel There's no turning back now that we've killed their guards. 1
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175 175 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Good with me. I'm done waiting. 2
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179 179 301 1 Cargo Member Weyland Let's kick it off! They're just going to send more people down if we wait any longer! 1
180 180 301 Cargo Member Shauna We await your order. 2
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183 183 301 1 Rachel ...Alright! 1
184 184 301 100 Rachel steps over the pools of blood and smashes the alarm of the lower floor before slotting in her ID card as the Cargo Crew Chief Captain, stopping its earsplitting shriek.
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186 186 301 Rachel Do you remember your vow when you joined the Cargo Crew? 1
187 187 301 Rachel clenches her fist as the people watch her in silence. Her hands are covered in the blood of their enemies.
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190 190 301 2 Cargo Member Weyland We'll free everyone from oppression! We'll lay the dead to rest ourselves and let them know their sacrifices are not for naught! 2
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193 193 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Rachel Now's the time to fulfill your promise...! 1
198 198 301 DialogEnable They have not bought as much time as they wanted. The aristocrats on the upper level quickly realize what is happening and unanimously decide to quench the "riot" on the lower level, sanctioning all forms of violence.
199 199 301 In this short period of time, those who are willing to fight gather at Carriage G, arming themselves with the weapons hidden there, while those not willing to or cannot fight move to the back of the train.
200 200 301 The two sides clash inside a carriage at the lower-middle section of Asslam.
201 201 301 The guards have the upper hand initially, suppressing the lower level with their superior equipment. But with Rachel and other core members leading the lower level, the people respond with superior tactical maneuvers.
206 206 301 1 Messenger Our people are ambushed in various parts of the train during their advances... We've already lost contact with over eight squads. 1
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209 209 301 1 Upper-Level Commander Dammit... Where the hell are those rats hiding?! Find them! 1
213 213 301 With their knowledge of the train, the people strike from unexpected, shrouded locations, from the ducts to the roofs. They cut the power and the light to the carriages while making many inconspicuous "traps."
214 214 301 The traps are made with crude materials—a spike that is sticking out, an easily-shattered glass box, some torn wires on the floor, or even the frame of a broken umbrella abandoned in an unknown corner.
215 215 301 Simple as they may be, they are all incredibly useful tools in a close-quarter fight in a confined space.
216 216 301 Noan can hear the guards not too far in the distance shouting about retreating, only for them to choose to stay and fight instead.
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218 218 301 1 Rachel Ha! Good luck having those aristocrats allowing them to bring the fight to the upper level. 1
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220 220 301 After deciding to stay, the guards are soon given new weaponry and launch another assault.
221 221 301 Facing their heavy fire, the people's tactics quickly become ineffective.
222 222 301 The desperate people must sacrifice more to deter the guard's impenetrable advance.
228 228 301 1 Rachel This is the moment we've been waiting for! If we back down now, what will happen to the people hiding behind us? 3
229 229 301 Cargo Crew Members To the death! 1 2
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231 231 301 The Cargo Crew can last as long as they have against the guards because of how they navigate and assign their forces in the narrow carriages. Once they initiate an advance, however, all their advantages vanish immediately.
232 232 301 A Cargo Crew member near Noan howls with his weapon raised, running past Noan without noticing a flashing red light near a broken chair to the side.
239 239 304 Every bullied person living on the lower level has dreamed about this day. ff4e4eff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory428.jpg 1
240 240 304 In their dreams, they will find true equality, fairness, and liberty the moment they cross the line weaved by gunfire. ff4e4eff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory428.jpg 1
241 241 304 The people believe that their combined will can triumph over any amount of guards from the upper level. ff4e4eff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory428.jpg 1
242 242 304 Only when the real fight begins does everyone involved truly understand how fragile life is. ff4e4eff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory428.jpg 1 1
272 272 301 RImgBg1Shake 1 The red liquid, the metallic shells, the debris, and the human flesh are all fused together, splattering all over the narrow passage.
278 278 301 RImgBg1Shake Bodies still warm pave the floor. Without a way forward, someone has blown away the door, letting the speeding train hurl the bodies and blood away, leaving behind a trail of blood on the tunnel wall.
302 302 301 Fewer than 50 people remain in the Cargo Crew by the next morning. There is no shouting in the frontline, just the sound of guns firing at each other.
303 303 301 Lying beside them are thousands of corpses and their blood, silently declaring the outcome of their fight.
304 304 301 The remaining people will be able to cross the connecting carriage and storm the upper level after they take down the few enemies still standing.
305 305 301 Before they can breathe a sigh of relief for their tragic victory, however, they hear unnerving thumping and cranking entering the connecting carriage.
311 311 301 An enormous orb-shaped mechanoid appears, stepping over the dead bodies on the floor and firing blood-red lasers at everyone still breathing.
312 312 301 Right then, the train enters a tunnel, the carriage unlit by the damaged lights.
320 320 301 DialogEnable Seven seconds pass, and the brief darkness fades away, revealing nine more lives having been taken.
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322 322 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino ****! They couldn't beat us, and now they're sending in that thing! 1
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324 324 301 Niino runs as he shouts, picking up a rifle from a dead guard before aiming and contributing to the fray of fire. Nonetheless, all their bullets ricochet off the mechanoid's metal shell, barely damaging it.
328 328 301 1 Cargo Member Shauna Get out of my way, then! 1
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330 330 301 Shauna brings out a grenade launcher from who-knows-where, dashing near Niino and firing even before he has safely retreated. The anti-tank projectile flies through the greenish-grey smoke, hitting the giant machine.
353 353 301 1 Cargo Member Shauna That was my idea! 2
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355 355 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino What do we do? The guards are still behind it! Where's Rachel?! 2
356 356 301 Noan She led another group to the front. This thing has separated us! 1
357 357 301 Noan Fall back for now! We'll take cover using the heavy blast doors near the coupling. That should buy us some time to regroup. 1
358 358 301 Cargo Captain Niino Alright! That's the only thing we can do for now! 2
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360 360 301 Cargo Member Shauna Make sure to pick up anything useful on your way out! 2
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362 362 301 Guided by the three core members, the other Cargo Crew members cover each other as they quickly retreat to the lower level. The scattered guards, meanwhile, take the chance to advance again, staying behind the mechanoid.
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366 366 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike Hey, what are they doing?! 1
367 367 301 Looking at where he is pointing, they can see that a large group of guards is climbing onto the roof of the carriage, covered by the orb-shaped mechanoid.
368 368 301 Cargo Captain Niino What are they trying to do? 2
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370 370 301 1 Noan They're avoiding direct confrontations... to sneak to the back? Wait! The people who can't fight are all in the back! 1
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373 373 301 1 Cargo Member Jimmy They always use the people as hostages! What do we do? Should we go up and fight? 1
374 374 301 Cargo Member Shauna We can't. There are too many of them. I didn't think their rich *** is still hiding so many people. 2
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376 376 301 1 Noan According to Rachel's number, these must be Ashlar's bodyguards. 1
381 381 301 1 Rachel Shauna, Noan! A lot of guards have just gotten past us! 2
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383 383 301 1 Cargo Member Shauna We see them! What should we do? 1
384 384 301 Rachel Move back! Asslam is approaching Tunnel 204! The ceiling of the tunnel is not high enough for the guards to move freely, even if they're up on the roof! 2
385 385 301 Rachel We have 15 minutes before we enter the 204! Make sure everyone has retreated behind Carriage G! Secure yourselves! 2
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387 387 301 1 Noan Carriage G?! What are you planning to do?! 1
388 388 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Rachel I'm going to blow it up! 2
406 406 301 DialogEnable The lower-level carriages shake violently from the explosion, flipping over some of the storage carriages nearby. Luckily, preparations have been made, so most people in the Commoner Carriage are safe.
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409 409 301 1 Noan I got a message. The front is stopping. 1
410 410 301 Cargo Captain Shauna I'm not surprised. These are a lot of carriages they're otherwise leaving behind. Those aristocrats can't give up that much money. 2
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412 412 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Is that giant military mechanoid following us? 2
413 413 301 Noan Not yet. 1
414 414 301 Most members who can still fight have stayed in the front with Rachel. The only ones left with the rest of the people are Shauna, Niino, Noan, a Cargo Crew member named Jimmy, and Mike, a Bumblebee member.
415 415 301 Cargo Captain Niino Get everyone off the train first. We're not that far from the other side. This is all for nothing if they manage to pursue us. 2
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417 417 301 1 Cargo Captain Shauna Does going outside mean we're safe? The guards have legs, too, you know. 1
419 419 301 They can hear a sound most familiar to the Cargo Crew approaching from the distant sky.
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421 421 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike A helicopter?! 1
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429 429 301 RImgBg1Shake Before they can react, intense gunfire disseminates the broken carriage.
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432 432 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Those psychopaths! Is this necessary?! 2
433 433 301 Noan Take cover now! 1
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437 437 301 Bullets shoot through the smoke from the explosion and strike where the people are. Sparks fly as bullet holes riddle the walls and the floor of the carriage.
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439 439 301 RImgBg1Shake 1 Cargo Member Jimmy Aargh! 1
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442 442 301 Jimmy fails to dodge in time and is hit on his left shoulder.
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446 446 301 Noan is about to reach for Jimmy when Mike grabs Noan by his collar and pulls him behind a cover.
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448 448 301 1 Noan Jimmy! 1
449 449 301 Still trying to rush out, Noan is stopped by both Mike and Shauna. He looks at them, confused, but Mike simply shakes his head, speaking only when Noan has slightly calmed down.
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452 452 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike Let go. You'll just become another corpse if you go out. 2
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455 455 301 Jimmy is moaning on the ground in pain. Dense but sporadic bullets land around him, never hitting Jimmy directly.
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460 460 301 Jimmy tries to crawl toward the cover, but a bullet hits one of his limbs every time he moves, accompanied by teasing laughter from the other end of the floodlight—the guards are playing with the dying man.
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463 463 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Those *******! I'm going to kill them all! 1
464 464 301 Cargo Captain Shauna You idiot! Can't you see?! That's what they want! 2
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466 466 301 They are keeping Jimmy alive to draw out the people hiding behind covers to slaughter them.
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468 468 301 Cargo Member Jimmy It hurts... it hurts so much... 1
469 469 301 The wounded Jimmy, still a teenager at this point, is trembling. His tears briefly wash away the bloodstains, revealing his still-adolescent face.
470 470 301 But he crawls up despite the pain and raises his pistol even as he cries—hurt and broken as he is, he refuses to kneel and instead fires at the blinding light.
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472 472 301 Cargo Member Jimmy Aaaargh... you... you people... 1
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474 474 301 He can barely see the enemy against the light—he can barely hold his gun as it is. But the ricocheting bullets still frighten the cowardly guards, forcing them to put him down. That is the last thing Jimmy can do.
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480 480 301 RImgBg1Shake Following a dehumanizing "Tch!", a few rounds pierce Jimmy's chest, ending his rasping cry. His eyes are still open as his body hits the ground, those crystal-clear irises of his blurred by a mixture of tears and blood.
484 484 301 Bumblebee Member Mike What should we do now... We don't stand a chance confronting them directly. 2
485 485 301 Cargo Captain Niino Staying here won't save us anyway. Let's head out and go down fighting! 1
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487 487 301 1 Cargo Captain Shauna It isn't time for our last stand yet... Check that out. 1
488 488 301 Shauna points to where Carriage G broke off. The guards are standing near the pneumatics—devices Asslam used to open the train doors during an emergency before the train shifts to Helium-3 as their energy source.
489 489 301 Cargo Captain Shauna There is a large amount of heated compressed air inside. I learned about it from the people in Maintenance in the past... If we can get it to leak, it will distract them for a good while. 1
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491 491 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino We can take the opportunity to split up and hide, ambushing them from the dark... Do we still have any explosives? Grenades? Anything...? 2
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493 493 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike We'd have used them if we do! 2
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495 495 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Then it's pointless! We can't get that thing to break from here...! 2
496 496 301 Cargo Captain Shauna I know how to open it. I can do it with a screwdriver if I'm close enough. 1
497 497 301 Niino looks at her in silence for a few seconds before turning away.
498 498 301 Cargo Captain Niino No way... 2
499 499 301 Cargo Captain Shauna If you can all open fire at the same time and cover me for five seconds... no—three. Three seconds is all I need to get to that track behind covers. 1
500 500 301 Cargo Captain Niino I said no! How's that different from taking your own life? You were just lecturing me! 2
501 501 301 Cargo Captain Shauna How are they the same... That's the only way out now. Didn't Rachel say that you have to listen to me if we disagree on something? 1
507 507 301 RImgBg1Shake A barrage of bullets is fired at them again. Several rounds graze past their covers, impacting the ground and sending sparks flying.
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509 509 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike Shit... They're flanking us! 2
510 510 301 Cargo Captain Shauna No time to hesitate. I'm going to count to three, and you start firing for at least three seconds! Split up once their formation is disrupted, understood? 1
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512 512 301 1 Noan Is there no other way? 2
513 513 301 Everyone else stays quiet, leaving only Noan to ask this question.
514 514 301 Cargo Captain Shauna No, there is no other way. 1
515 515 301 Cargo Captain Shauna Don't be afraid. As long as there are those who live—as long as the people we want to protect get to live—I have made the right choice. 1
516 516 301 Cargo Captain Shauna By the way, Niino... that thing you mentioned last week. My answer is yes. Let's move in together after this. 1
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518 518 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino What?! You're talking about that now?! 2
522 522 301 1 Niino wants to say something in return, but Shauna has started counting down for her plan... and her life.
523 523 301 Cargo Captain Shauna —Three! 1
524 524 301 She knows clearly that her life is no longer hers after these three seconds as she offers it to the Grim Reaper.
525 525 301 Cargo Captain Shauna —Two! 1
526 526 301 Grinding his teeth, Niino curses under his breath as his rifle aims at exactly where he needs to fire.
527 527 301 Cargo Captain Shauna —One! 1
528 528 301 Shauna never stops thinking about dying. She is used to seeing her people die. She thought she would be ready when her time came, but now, taking one last look at her comrades, she allows herself a moment of vulnerability.
529 529 301 Cargo Captain Shauna Open fire! 1
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538 538 301 Shouts and gunshots come from behind the Cargo Crew's covers, sending the surrounding guards into disarray. Unable to see where they are firing from, the guards are forced to find cover as well.
539 539 301 An eagle-eyed guard notices a figure dashing out a cover, but the Cargo Crew's suppressive fire causes the guard's shot to go wild.
546 546 301 This is the only thing they can do for Shauna now. They also know that if they do not replace their tears with their bullets and roars, their grief will simply break them.
547 547 301 The Cargo Crew is out of ammo to sustain their suppression after three seconds. The brief pause is quickly assumed by the return fire of the guards, which pins down the remaining crew members instead.
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549 549 301 But before long, the guards start screaming as steaming gas bursts from the door, breaking up their formation.
555 555 301 RImgBg1Shake Following that are a few gunshots and an explosion, and Shauna's life comes to an end somewhere too far away for her comrades to see. The steaming air is dispersed by the explosion, no longer threatening the guards.
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557 557 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Split up! 1
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560 560 301 The three of them take this brief window of opportunity to leave their covers, splitting up into the different parts of the carriage, hiding among its many intertwining ducts and machines.
566 566 301 They are fearless even when confronting enemies ten times their power. Unlike the guards, they are the people who actually know the train thoroughly.
570 570 301 First, a bullet breaks the lamp on the ceiling, enshrouding the depths of the carriage once again. Not only does it make it harder for the guards to find them, but the sunlight also turns the guards into shining targets.
571 571 301 Then comes a volley of gunshots. The head of a guard who has veered off tracking them explodes; another guard who is hiding behind a cover finds himself somehow riddled with bullet holes...
572 572 301 The guards are getting impatient, seeing other guards dropping one by one, and decide to bring down everything that can be used as a cover; after a round of explosions, the Cargo Crew stops firing.
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574 574 301 1 Upper-Level Guard Push forward in groups of three! We have to find them! 1
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579 579 301 The guards advance carefully, but they have not expected to hear gunshots firing from behind them. Several of their groups are immediately taken out, sending the guards into chaos.
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581 581 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino Take that, you armed thugs! 1
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584 584 301 1 Retrieving his blade from the enemy's chest, Noan finds Niino sneaking toward a corner of the carriage.
585 585 301 Noan Niino! What do you think you're doing? 1
586 586 301 The fire caused by the explosives the guards deployed is beginning to spread. The area with the pneumatics is flooded with fire—it will not be long before the whole place burns to ashes.
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589 589 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino We have to get their bodies back, at the very least. There's no way we're leaving them in a place like this... I'll get Shauna; you two go grab Jimmy... 1
590 590 301 Before Noan can stop him, Niino is already on his way to the corner of the carriage, crouching and dashing from cover to cover right underneath the watchful gaze of the guards.
591 591 301 He quickly reaches Shauna. For a second, Niino even thinks Shauna might be alive before he sees her body with his own eyes.
592 592 301 RImgBg1Shake But before he can move Shauna's body to a safe location, he feels a sudden excruciating pain from one of his feet—his left foot has stepped on a bear trap hidden among the debris.
593 593 301 His years of training have kept him from screaming despite the bone-shattering pain, but the sound of the trap activating is loud enough to get the attention of the alerted guards.
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595 595 301 RImgBg1Shake A hailstorm of bullets fires toward where Niino is. He immediately ducks away, but not before he is hit twice on his abdomen.
596 596 301 Niino remembers every trap in this place, and he would not have made such a rookie mistake. It must have been moved—the guards must have moved it near the corpses in order to catch anyone coming back for them.
603 603 301 Noan and Mike have successfully moved Jimmy's body to somewhere safe when they realize the guards have Niino pinned down.
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605 605 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike Hey! Rachel's boy! Looks like Niino is hurt... We have to save him! Can we do it? There aren't a lot of enemies left. 1
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608 608 301 1 Noan moves his wrists and nods, his short sword and Rev Blade in hand.
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612 612 301 As Mike fires, Noan dashes across the difficult terrain of the carriage toward the group of guards nearest Niino. With their attention on Niino, Noan's blades smoothly go through one of them.
616 616 301 His teammate turns and aims at Noan, but Noan's short sword slices through his wrist. Distracted by the scream of the unhanded guard, the last guard fires in panic, only to allow Mike to hit him from a distance.
617 617 301 Taking advantage of this window of opportunity, Noan slices toward Niino and drags him away from the shooting and the spreading fire—leaving Shauna's body behind in the process, watching as the flame devours her.
618 618 301 Retreating behind a secured cover, they have nonetheless exposed their location. Suppressive fire rains upon them, trapping them where they are.
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621 621 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino ****! This is... a-all my fault! I couldn't get Shauna, and now the two of you are... 2
622 622 301 Bumblebee Member Mike Save it after we've left this place. 1
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624 624 301 Niino's terminal suddenly receives a comms request. Heartened, Noan helps Niino up while Mike returns fire with his limited ammo, holding the guards back.
629 629 301 1 Cargo Captain Niino This is Niino... We're stuck at the back of Carriage G... We lost a lot of people, including Jimmy and... Shauna... What is your status? 2
630 630 301 Cargo Member Weyland Is that so... We... we're almost wiped out too... We were hoping you can help us. 1
631 631 301 Weyland's voice is faint as if it will stop any moment.
632 632 301 Cargo Captain Niino What about the rest of you? Where's Rachel?! 2
633 633 301 Weyland answers after a brief silence.
634 634 301 Cargo Member Weyland We got separated from Rachel. We tried to contact her but there were no responses... 1
638 638 301 Niino wants to keep asking, but they hear nothing back, not even the sound of sparse gunshots.
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641 641 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike The giant mechanoid is on their side, isn't it? We didn't really stand a chance against it, to begin with. 1
642 642 301 Bumblebee Member Mike This rebellion... has probably failed... 1
643 643 301 Cargo Captain Niino No way... 2
644 644 301 Bumblebee Member Mike They've lost... We've lost! 1
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647 647 301 1 Noan The guards have also taken a heavy hit. I bet— 1
648 648 301 That is when Noan realizes how warm his palms have been. He looks down at Niino in his arms to find Niino's blood soaking through his shirt and hands.
649 649 301 Noan Niino?! You're losing a lot of blood! We have to stop the bleeding right now... 1
650 650 301 Noan puts pressure on Niino's wound, but there is no way he can stop the blood from gushing out. He watches as Niino's life fades away before him little by little.
651 651 301 Noan No... 1
652 652 301 Niino does not seem to be in pain, however. He just holds his terminal in his hands, saddened.
653 653 301 Cargo Captain Niino It'll be quite tragic if this is what we've been working toward and looking forward to... 2
654 654 301 Niino is slowly losing consciousness from his blood loss. They have to do something about it, or he will die of shock soon enough.
655 655 301 But the guards are not giving them a chance to breathe. Having restored the public address system on the train, the guards speak to the two of them amidst their ceaseless gunfire.
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658 658 301 1 Upper-Level Guard This is a message to the rioters in hiding: come out now! Otherwise— 1
659 659 301 The sound of a child screaming and his parents crying can be heard from the system.
660 660 301 Upper-Level Guard We'll start executing these accomplices to your riot! Do you hear me?! 1
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664 664 301 1 Bumblebee Member Mike Accomplice, my ***! They're just taking hostages! 1
665 665 301 Noan We can't drag the others into this... 2
666 666 301 Bumblebee Member Mike But we're the only one left! We can't save anyone without putting our lives at risk! 1
667 667 301 Noan There's still a way. 2
668 668 301 Bumblebee Member Mike Faking our surrender? 1
676 676 301 DialogEnable 1 A hand slowly rises from behind the cover, followed by another hand.
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681 681 301 1 Upper-Level Guard Hold fire! 3
682 682 301 The guards stop shooting, but their rifles still point at where Noan and Mike hide—the guards know full well how cunning the Cargo Crew members are by now.
683 683 301 Noan and Mike slowly stand up, with the unconscious Niino on Mike's back. The three of them step out from their cover, unnerved and fully exposed to their enemies.
684 684 301 Upper-Level Guard Not bad... Walk here slowly, just like this. Don't try to pull any stunts. 3
685 685 301 The guard gently smacks the face of the child kneeling beside him with his pistol. The child is so scared that he cannot even cry.
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688 688 301 1 Noan nods, approaching them slowly and naturally—no one notices the combat knife he hides behind his leg.
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692 692 301 1 As he approaches the hostages, Noan notices Hill once again—the old, timid woman who has been watching over him since he was young.
693 693 301 Hill ...
694 694 301 Rachel always says that "not everyone has what it takes to stand up to the bad guys."
695 695 301 "They might be silent, but that doesn't mean they approve of what's happening."
696 696 301 Many on the lower level disagree with Rachel. They believe those who do not fight are a waste of resources, but they forget that people like Hill have been contributing in their own way inside this moving cage.
697 697 301 How many children has Hill looked after? How many torn clothes has she fixed?
698 698 301 Noan never questions his choices because he has noticed it all.
699 699 301 The people he has to protect are right there beside him. They are safe, even though they are scared... He does not regret what he has done. He just wishes he was powerful enough to have done more.
700 700 301 Hill ...I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...
701 701 301 The old woman's tears soak her wrinkled face.
702 702 301 Hill Why have I... always... failed to protect you...
