13 12 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Rolling billows of smoke are the first to appear. Flames pierce the pale sky, and a subtle burning smell fills the ruins.
14 13 301 —People know better than to guess at what is emitting the foul odor.
15 14 301 Fires burn intermittently throughout the ruins, followed by the sounds of two heavy objects crashing onto the ground.
16 15 301 The firelight and the sounds of falling cut through the long confrontation, but they do nothing to restore this war-torn city to normal.
17 16 301 Among the ruins, a figure is walking through the fires of war.
18 17 301 She climbs over a destroyed wall, through a fallen cement pipe, and turns over an inconspicuous slab of cement.
19 18 301 —Only to see four gun barrels pointed at her.
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21 20 301 1 Pulao Crew Don't shoot! I'm one of you! 1
22 21 301 Realizing that the visitor isn't the enemy, the muzzles of the gun quickly move away from the hole, and the Pulao Crew member immediately jumps in.
23 22 301 Landing into a roll, the Pulao Crew member stops in front of a figure, half-kneeling.
24 23 301 Pulao Crew Pu 3953 reporting! 1
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27 26 301 1 Qu Speak. 2
28 27 301 Pulao Crew Report! Nodes Alpha 4 to Alpha 41 and Omega 6 to Omega 9 confirmed to be lost! 1
29 28 301 Pulao Crew The commander of the East Wall Defense Line suggests that you fall back three blocks, and then blast the buildings to fall back! 1
30 29 301 Qu What about the commander? 2
31 30 301 Pulao Crew The commander only had me tell you: "Thank you for not killing me eight years ago." 1
32 31 301 Qu ...So he's trying to die on the battlefield after all. 2
33 32 301 Qu Go. Retreat three blocks and relay the news for me. 2
34 33 301 Qu ...That'll give them some time to prepare. 2
35 34 301 Pulao Crew Roger! 1
36 35 202 1 1
37 36 203 2 0.25
38 37 301 The Pulao crew member quickly turns and nimbly jumps out of the hole.
39 38 301 Guard Lady Qu, shouldn't we also start making preparations to retreat?
40 39 301 Qu ... 2
41 40 301 Guard Lady Qu?
42 41 301 Qu Take whatever supplies you can and retreat first. 2
43 42 301 Qu The defense line extends from the Alpha Line to the Iota Lina. Some nodes must have held their positions. 2
44 43 301 Qu They need someone to hold the frontline to give them time to retreat. 2
45 44 301 Guard But!
46 45 301 Qu No buts. We all have Kowloong blood flowing in us. 2
47 46 301 Qu Go. 2
48 47 301 Guard R-roger!
49 48 202 2 1
50 49 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Following this, Qu jumps out of the bunker and rushes into the infernal battlefield.
53 52 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Pulao Crew Alpha 3 and Iota 6 have lost communication with the Iota 8 barricade! 1
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55 54 301 Chiwen Crew Corrupted! The Corrupted are here! We still need time to withdraw the standard industrial blueprints! Can anyone from a nearby garrison offer support?! 2
56 55 301 Crowd Ah—! No! Stay away!
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58 57 301 The once prosperous Kowloong City has become a hellhole. Here, Qu could not help but tighten her grip on her weapon.
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60 59 301 1 Qu ... 1
61 60 301 Qu shakes her head, perhaps at the unbearable sight of such tragedy. She takes a deep breath, putting her mind at ease momentarily.
62 61 301 Qu I'm the KCC leader—Qu. 1
63 62 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Qu This battle—is my responsibility. 1