4 3 301 DialogEnable The outline of the refugee camp gradually fades into the distance and the temperature begins to drop rapidly.
5 4 301 Unlike the wilderness, the few refugees scattered throughout the camp were enough to dispel the cold from their breath alone.
6 5 301 But now, the cold wind holds you in its frigid embrace.
7 6 301 The heat from your breath condenses into a white fog. The thought of potentially freezing to death spurs you on as you follow the scout's white figure onward.
8 7 301 Wanshi's familiarity with the surrounding terrain allows him to adeptly find the most efficient route for conserving strength while also avoiding the Red Tide.
9 8 301 That being said, the trek is still no easy feat for a human.
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11 10 301 1 Wanshi Why didn't you put on a thermal suit? 1
12 11 302 It's too heavy and hinders movement. 12
13 12 301 Wanshi Why are you willing to throw your life away for someone you just met? You really are somethin' else... 1
14 13 301 Wanshi Let's stop for some water. I remember the terrain up ahead. As long as he didn't jump into the Red Tide, we should be right on him. 1
15 14 302 I'm good. 15 Thank you. 17
16 15 301 Wanshi Hmph... No, you're not. Based on how little you've drunk since we left, you need to hydrate. 1
17 16 18 301 Wanshi We may be in a hurry, but if you pass out, then this'll be a lost cause. 1
18 17 301 Wanshi Don't mention it... 1
19 18 202 1 1
20 19 301 You stop next to a rock formation and rest.
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22 21 301 1 Wanshi Your intermittent daydreaming hasn't been acting up recently, has it? 1
23 22 302 How could you tell? 23
24 23 301 Wanshi I used to be in the medical corps. I've still got an eye for that sorta stuff. 1
25 24 301 Wanshi It happens frequently and without warning. The symptoms don't correspond to any disease I recall. 1
26 25 301 Wanshi What's wrong? 1
27 26 302 ... 27 Don't worry about it. 28
28 27 29 301 Wanshi Hmph... Forget I asked. Not like I'm trying to prod you for anything. 1
29 28 301 Wanshi Alright... If that's the case, I'll stop bugging you about it. 1
30 29 301 DialogDisable Wanshi Anyway, I already know about your condition. I won't let it happen when everything is on the line again. 1
31 30 302 Why did you bring me out here? 31
32 31 302 Did you say all of that to me on purpose? 32
33 32 302 Not just me. It's for Lee as well. 33
34 33 301 DialogEnable Wanshi Heh... Clever. 1
35 34 301 Wanshi I'm starting to see why my Captain thinks of Gray Raven so highly. 1
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37 36 301 Wanshi's dull expression suddenly turns sharp. His voice no longer carries the same apathetic tone.
38 37 301 Wanshi Correct. I could have easily found this child by myself. 1
39 38 301 Wanshi Constructs move faster without having to drag a human along. 1
40 39 302 But you did anyway. 40
41 40 301 Wanshi Because I was curious. 1
42 41 301 Wanshi Curious about what caused the Red Tide and the evolution of the Punishing Virus. 1
43 42 302 (Remain quiet) 43
44 43 202 1 1
45 44 301 Even though you remain quiet, you can't help but think of that colossal nightmare.
46 45 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The Hetero-Creature known as Polyphages—the same creatures that nearly spelled doom for Gray Raven.
51 50 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Asimov This is a monster bred by the Ascendants—the Polyphage. It's similar to the Rail Heterozygotes we have encountered before. After preliminary analysis, we've determined that it's also driven by Hetero-Core fragments. 1
52 51 301 Asimov However, the situation is fundamentally different from that on Akdilek. Even though both are driven by Hetero-Core fragments, the Polyphage is far more complex than the Rail Heterozygote. 1
53 52 301 Asimov It's not a Heterozygote, but rather a new type of Punishing creature that simulates organisms on Earth through evolution. In other words, it's a Hetero-Creature. 1
54 53 301 Asimov Although there is no conclusive evidence, we reasonably suspect that the Hetero-Core fragments within it not only serve as the power source for its own existence, but also triggers the Red Tide. 1
55 54 301 Asimov Otherwise, the timing of the two would be too coincidental. 1
56 55 301 Asimov It's about the battle with the Ascendants. Information on the Polyphage has been released, but the fact that they contain Hetero-Core fragments is still top-secret. 1
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60 59 301 1 Hassen 【kuroname】, I hope that you can keep the events of what happened underground that day confidential. 1
61 60 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Nikola Of course, be sure to pass on this message to your team word for word. 2
68 66 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Wanshi Everyone has been silent about what happened that day... 1
69 67 301 Wanshi But we're scouts. It's not hard for us to piece together the clues. 1
70 68 301 Wanshi Not long after we received reports of the victory on the front line... 1
71 69 301 Wanshi The surging Red Tide suddenly went "inert." 1
72 70 302 I beg your pardon? 71
73 71 301 Wanshi You guessed it. 1
74 72 301 Wanshi Even with the recent surging of the Red Tide, it's become far less turbulent than what it once was. 1
75 73 301 Wanshi Even at high tide, the Punishing concentration is far lower that what it once was. 1
76 74 301 Wanshi In other words, the Red Tide has weakened. 1
77 75 301 Wanshi What did you do to cause this? 1
78 76 202 1 1
79 77 301 Your vision fills with the image of the Polyphage completely disintegrating among the radiant glow.
80 78 302 We didn't do anything. 79 (Shake head) 81
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82 80 83 301 1 Wanshi Looks like you aren't trying to hide something. 1
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84 82 301 1 Wanshi You still need to keep quiet? 1
85 83 301 Wanshi No matter. Your answer won't have any bearing on my conclusion anyway. 1
86 84 301 Wanshi Even if Babylonia isn't willing to disclose any information, there's one similarity with our current situation. 1
87 85 301 Wanshi Based on their pure concentration of the Punishing Virus, these things are essentially the same as the Hetero-Core encountered in the space station. 1
88 86 301 Wanshi Is the fragment that hit Asslam the only Hetero-Core fragment that fell from the space station? 1
89 87 301 Wanshi Alright, never mind. I can tell by the look on your face. 1
90 88 301 Wanshi The once inert Red Tide has begun to surge once more into a tributary. 1
91 89 301 Wanshi We can't use conventional rules and logic to infer something like the Red Tide. That being said, we can't completely ignore the underlying meaning, can we? 1
92 90 301 Wanshi turns his head and looks to the west.
93 91 301 The intricate web of tributaries stretches out to the horizon.
94 92 301 Wanshi Looking across these tributaries, what do you think we would see at the end of it? 1
95 93 301 Wanshi At the time, Babylonia concentrated all its energy on the prism and hit the Hetero-Core with pinpoint precision. Even then, they failed to completely destroy it. 1
96 94 301 Wanshi What makes them so confident that a wide-spread attack on the surface will finally put an end to this? 1
97 95 301 Wanshi A wider blast means that the damage output to any single target is drastically reduced. 1
98 96 301 Wanshi But what if—and I mean what if— 1
99 97 301 Wanshi The Red Tide has a source? 1
100 98 301 Wanshi Destroying the source of the Red Tide wouldn't cause it to disappear, but it wouldn't be able to surge relentlessly. 1
101 99 301 Wanshi Then we would just have to figure out an effective method to combat the Red Tide. We'll eliminate it sooner or later. It's only a matter of time. 1
102 100 301 Wanshi That's why I need you. 1
103 101 301 Wanshi Only commandants have the authority to deploy the bit domain node. Right? 1
104 102 301 Wanshi Your team member, Lee, senses this too. 1
105 103 302 You're far more daring than what I imagined. 104
106 104 301 Wanshi Ah, that's because my Captain told me about something that is written in your student manuals. 1
107 105 301 Wanshi As a valedictorian of F.O.S. College, I'm sure you know it. 1
108 106 301 Wanshi Exceptions prove the rule... 1
109 107 302 And destroy the battle plan. 108
110 108 204 1 1
111 109 301 Wanshi ...Oorah. 1
112 110 302 So Chrome has heard that saying, too. 111
113 111 301 Wanshi He is indeed a top student. That's why he is required to know everything. 1
114 112 301 Wanshi But if Kamui didn't pester him, he wouldn't have made this an interesting story. 1
115 113 301 Wanshi After all, I'm a sniper. 1
116 114 301 Wanshi The sniper's motto is: reach out and touch someone. 1
117 115 302 I thought you were more indifferent to these things. 116
118 116 204 1
119 117 301 Wanshi You're right. 1
120 118 301 Wanshi I don't care about what you're tangled up in. 1
121 119 301 Wanshi Whether that be with them or with Chief Commander Hans, those poor people are just caught up in the universal values of the past. 1
122 120 302 Then why get involved? 121
123 121 301 Wanshi ... 1
124 122 204 1 8
125 123 301 Wanshi No reason really. 1
126 124 204 1
127 125 301 Wanshi I know a man who was kind to me, but I couldn't repay him. Until now. 1
128 126 302 Who? 128
129 127 204 1 7
130 128 301 Wanshi's face turns blank as if gazing at an old friend across time and space rather than at the present situation.
131 129 301 Wanshi Just an outsider from the Golden Age. That being said, he's far more interesting than someone who drowned in the glory of the Golden Age. 1
132 130 204 1 8
133 131 301 2000 Wanshi closes his eyes.
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135 133 301 Upon opening his eyes, all of his emotions have been swept away.
136 134 301 Wanshi Hmph, enough about this. 1
137 135 301 Wanshi There is a solution to everything. Even if it might not be common practice, I just want to use my method to see if it can solve this crisis. 1
138 136 301 Wanshi I just want all of this to end quickly so I can get some proper shut-eye without having to worry about anything. 1
139 137 301 DialogDisable Wanshi What about you? Why do you want to get involved. 1
140 138 302 I just think that... 139
141 139 302 We should never give up hope. 140
142 140 301 DialogEnable Wanshi ...Is that so? 1
143 141 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Wanshi I see. Well, enough about this. Our top priority now is to find the kid. 1
