6 6 301 DialogEnable 1 Task Force Member There's no way our weapons can penetrate its armor! It's so dense... What is that thing made of? 1
7 7 301 Task Force Cpt Even if we can't penetrate its armor, we should at least break off a piece of that shell! We have to bring a sample of it back to Babylonia. 2
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9 9 301 RImgBg1Shake A Task Force Construct suddenly gives a huge roar and dashes toward the deadly being with his weapon held high.
17 17 301 RImgBg1Shake 1 However, his final attack also lands heavily on the geometric core's thick shell. 1
18 18 202 1 1
19 19 301 The soldier's all-out stone-shattering attack manages to break off a corner of the geometric core.
20 20 301 The clear blue shard silently lands on the circular platform.
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22 22 301 1 Task Force Cpt Ugh! Damn it all to hell! 1
23 23 202 1 1
24 24 301 A purple shadow flashes past him.
25 25 401 2 10007502
26 26 401 2 10003001
27 27 301 RImgBg1Shake Selena picks up the shard, and just before the next attack hits, she jumps up and flips to higher ground, dodging the deadly laser.
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29 29 301 1 Selena I got it! 1
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31 31 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Task Force Cpt Good work! Retreat! 1
34 34 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Task Force Cpt How many casualties do we have? 1
35 35 203 1 0.25 450
36 36 201 2 500019 -450
37 37 301 1 Task Force Member It's not looking good. Everyone's been injured and there are five members who have... 2
38 38 301 Task Force Cpt That's enough, I get it. Task Force members, listen up! Your priority is to protect the Archaeology Team members as they retreat! 1
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41 41 301 1 Selena Hold on, my radar is detecting activity signals from a huge number of enemies. 1
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43 43 301 1 Task Force Member Captain, I'm detecting it too. There are about... 1
44 44 202 1 1
45 45 301 Selena calmly helps him finish the terrifying number.
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47 47 301 1 Selena Over three hundred, but the signals are all clustered together, so it's not necessarily accurate. 1
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49 49 301 1 Task Force Cpt Damn it! Were we stirring up the hornet's nest?! Do they want the shard back?! 1
50 50 301 Task Force Cpt Even an elephant would be bitten to death by these bugs! 1
51 51 301 Task Force Cpt The original plan still stands! We'll need to update the details— 1
52 52 301 Task Force Cpt Team I will fan out and clear a path. Team II will fan out and cover the rear. Team III will be in the middle, protecting those with serious injuries. Archaeology Team members, follow Team III! 1
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54 54 301 1 Selena We can fight too. 1
55 55 203 1 0.25 450
56 56 201 2 500019 -450
57 57 301 1 Archaeological Team Member Selena's right. We can fight too! 2
58 58 201 2 500028 -450
59 59 301 1 The Task Force Cpt looks at Selena. 2
60 60 301 Task Force Cpt Selena, was it? I remember your name. Now, I know you can fight, but your priority is to bring the intelligence and samples gathered to Babylonia and tell the Science Council what happened at this space station. 2
61 61 301 Task Force Cpt We are the Task Force. We have a duty to protect members of non-combat teams as they retreat. 2
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64 64 301 1 Orders given, he looked at everyone present. 1
65 65 301 Task Force Cpt Do you understand your mission? 1
75 75 301 AniZhuanchangEnd What happened next is even more cruel than the depiction of hell in the Divine Comedy.
76 76 301 If they were all guilty, such a tribulation would be reasonable.
77 77 301 But they are all doing this for the survival of the human race. That is why they disregard their own safety and are determined to give it all they have got.
78 78 301 The path they've cleared is a hard-earned, bloody one, made possible through the sacrifice of countless lives.
79 79 301 Wave after wave of enemies fall upon them. At first they could be slayed one by one, but as their numbers increased, the Constructs could no longer work together to hold the formation.
80 80 301 AniZhuanchangBegin They resort to using their bodies to form a wall, resisting the never-ending waves of enemy attacks.
85 87 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Selena Babylonia, this is Selena reporting! We've encountered an unknown form of Punishing Virus entity in the space station! We're retreating with a sample shard, but more enemies are headed our way. Requesting backup! Over! 1
86 88 202 1
87 89 301 1000 No response.
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90 92 301 1 Selena Babylonia, this is Selena reporting! We've encountered an unknown form of Punishing Virus entity in the space station! We're retreating with a sample shard, but more enemies are headed our way. Requesting backup! Over! 1
108 110 301 1000 She almost stops, but a tremendous force shoves her forward.
109 111 202 1 1
110 112 201 1 500028
111 113 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Task Force Cpt Don't just stand there! Don't let your companion's sacrifice be in vain! Keep going! There are only twelve more compartments, we can break through the encirclement! Eden is with us! 1
115 118 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Her legs are quaking uncontrollably and she is numb with fear, but she still tries her hardest to stay calm and call for help.
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117 120 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Selena Babylonia, this is Selena reporting! Reporting a casualty rate of 27%! We have eight compartments left before the exit. Please arrange for pickup! Over! 1
122 125 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The team that has been clearing the path has been completely obliterated, or there would not be so many broken limbs on the ground.
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124 127 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Selena Babylonia, this is Selena reporting! Reporting a casualty rate of 35%! We have six compartments left before the exit. Please arrange for pickup! Over! 1
129 132 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The team in charge of covering the rear has also gone silent, and none of the team members has caught up with them.
130 133 201 1 500283
131 134 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Selena Babylonia, this is Selena reporting! Reporting a casualty rate of 63%! We have four compartments left before the exit. Please arrange for pickup! Over! 1
148 151 301 The Task Force Cpt, who has been in front of her all this while, took a mortal blow that was meant for her.
149 152 301 While he did manage to stab the enemy's electronic brain with his backhand at the last minute, it was too late for him. A large part of his head was sliced off, and his visual reception system was completely destroyed.
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151 154 301 1 Selena ...! 1
152 155 301 Selena Please, save your strength...! 1
153 156 301 Vital fluid seeps out from the holes in his body with each vibration of his speech module.
154 157 301 How many deadly attacks has he endured?
157 160 301 1 Task Force Cpt (Cough) I need to say this. 1
158 161 301 Task Force Cpt I'm sorry we couldn't get you out, but... Selena, the shard you're carrying may be a critical key and you must get it back to Babylonia, no matter what the cost... 1
172 176 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The sacrifice of more and more lives weigh down upon her and every step forward feels increasingly heavy.
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174 178 301 1 Selena Babylonia… 1
175 179 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Selena Babylonia, this is Selena reporting. Reporting a casualty rate of 83%. We have three compartments left before the exit. Please arrange for pickup. 1
185 189 301 DialogEnable The last Archaeology Team member falls before her.
186 190 202 1 1
187 191 401 2 1513
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189 194 301 1 Selena B-Babylonia, t-this is Selena reporting... Reporting a casualty rate of 94%... I have two compartments left before the exit. Please arrange for... 1
190 195 401 2 1513
191 196 202 1
192 197 301 No response from Babylonia.
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194 199 301 1 Selena Keep going Selena! Almost there, just a little further! Don't collapse... 1
195 200 401 2 1513
196 201 202 1
197 202 301 AniZhuanchangBegin She keeps talking to herself, forcing her trembling legs to put one foot in front of another.
200 205 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Selena B-Babylonia, t-this... this is Selena... R-reporting a casualty rate of 99%... I have o-one compartment left before the exit... 1
201 206 202 1
202 207 301 AniZhuanchangBegin She strikes with her weapon, knocking back a cross-shaped enemy.
205 210 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Covered with injuries, she finally stands before the last door.
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207 212 301 1 Selena P-please... please arrange for pickup, I beg you... 1
208 213 301 Selena Please... I beg you... 1
209 214 202 1
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211 216 301 Her comms, which has lost contact all this while, finally connects.
212 217 301 But before she can speak, the final decision was handed down.
213 218 301 Comms AI This is Babylonia's interim relay satellite. The following message was left by Babylonia fifteen minutes ago.
214 219 301 Comms AI The battle was estimated to have been completed 30 minutes ago.
215 220 301 Comms AI Unfortunately, as Babylonia has been unable to contact your unit, our calculations show that the likelihood of your unit's survival is close to zero...
216 221 301 Comms AI Babylonia's anti-air resources have been stretched thin and we are unable to continue this battle of attrition with the space station.
217 222 301 Comms AI Due to strategic resource allocation considerations, we'll be unable to allocate backup for troops with no likelihood of survival. Babylonia adjusted its orbital altitude fifteen minutes ago to avoid contact with the space station.
218 223 301 Comms AI If any survivors receive this message, know this. Eden thanks you for your efforts. You have been brave warriors and humanity will always remember your glory.
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220 225 301 Comms AI End of message.
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222 227 301 For a moment, it is completely silent.
