4 4 301 DialogEnable After leaving her two teammates, Lucia rushed to the destination as fast as possible, but all that remained was a sea of wreckage, with no sign of survivors.
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7 7 301 1 Lucia ...Commandant! Where are you... 1
8 8 504 0.8
9 9 301 No matter how many times Lucia requested a response in her comms, there was no reply from the commandant. Lucia began to feel uneasy.
10 10 301 Lucia Is it because of what happened? 1
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14 14 301 1 Corrupted Rargh!!!!! 1
15 15 301 A corrupted suddenly emerged from a corner of the ruins, its sharp claws almost cut into the distracted Lucia.
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18 18 301 1 Lucia Gasp—a Corrupted?! 1
19 19 301 More than one, it turned out. A swarm of Corrupted began to head toward Lucia from all directions.
20 20 504 0
21 21 301 Lucia Why... Hiro should've led them away! Unless he's already... 1
22 22 301 Lucia tried to connect with Hiro while taking down the Corrupted around her, only to find his communication channel blocked, leaving behind the chilling audio of the system prompt.
23 23 401 2 1508
24 24 201 1 500013
25 25 301 1 Corrupted Rargh!!!!! 1
26 26 301 More and more Corrupted were lured by the sound of battle. It was not the time to speculate.
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28 28 301 1 Lucia I have to get out of here and find Hiro and Commandant—they must be worried about me! 1
29 29 401 2 1510
30 30 301 And then she heard a gunshot coming from somewhere ahead.
31 31 204 1 3
32 32 301 Lucia Could that be the mysterious foe?! Or... is it Commandant and the others? 1
33 33 301 Having lost all contacts, the only way she could confirm was by approaching the gunshot. A deadly fight seemed inevitable.
34 34 301 Lucia Why... 1
35 35 202 1 1
36 36 301 As she ran, Lucia grabbed ahold of her trembling right hand. She was never afraid of a fight, but right now she had a terrible feeling in her guts.
37 37 301 The expected brawl did not happen. What awaited Lucia when she arrived was a fallen Construct Soldier equipped with a short-range jet pack—but he could no longer fly.
38 38 201 1 1021001 3
39 39 301 1 Lucia ...Hiro! 1
40 40 301 Lucia helped the still-breathing Hiro up, only to discover his Inver-Device had been damaged by a gunshot, similar to what happened to Murol and Xun.
41 41 301 Lucia What happened... And the commandant—where is Commandant?! 1
45 45 301 ??? Hiro... and Lucia, why won't you just die?!
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47 47 301 A shot from behind pierced Lucia's leg, and her vital fluid spilled all over the collapsed bricks and rocks.
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49 49 301 Lucia immediately turned to where the shot came from and shielded herself with her blade from another attack—only to find the gun-bearing commandant standing there.
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51 51 301 1 Hiro Commandant... No—Ravenge! You lying piece of crap... 1
52 52 301 Ravenge Don't blame me for your stupidity... And Lucia's still alive, so you haven't even held on to your end of the bargain.
53 53 301 Hiro You said that if I led them to the enhanced Riot and lured the Corrupted there, the people in Babylonia will let my daughter go... But it's all a lie! 1
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55 55 301 1 Lucia Hiro... What are you saying? You... were the one who brought the Corrupted to us? 1
56 56 301 Hiro turned away, unable to look Lucia in the eye.
57 57 202 1 1
58 58 301 Ravenge No rush, Lucia... You'll be next.
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60 60 301 1 Hiro Bastard... It won't end well for you! 1
61 61 301 Ravenge Oh? Weren't you the one who started it?
62 62 301 Hiro It was a coincidence that I ran into the infected... "Construct" who maintained self-awareness... 1
63 63 301 He paused for a second when he said the word "Construct", as if he could not find a proper term to call that unique being.
64 64 301 Hiro I wouldn't have said anything if you weren't threatening my daughter! 1
65 65 301 Ravenge He is an Ascendant. That's what he told me.
66 66 301 Hiro Ha... Fine. You said you were bringing an army to defeat this Ascendant, but you're just here to connect to him! 1
67 67 301 Hiro How could you override something like that?! The lives we've lost... all because your mind was corrupted, causing the Ascendant to go berserk! 1
68 68 301 As Hiro cried out, Lucia recalled the horrifying scene a few hours ago. No one survived.
69 69 301 Hiro Had we not protected you, you would have— 1
70 70 301 Hiro thumped the ground with his fist in anguish. The frantic motions created a few more tears on his scarred body.
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72 72 301 1 Lucia Commandant... You said you would take responsibility when we were heading back. But now you're... 1
73 73 202 1 1
74 74 301 Ravenge No one will know if you're all dead.
75 75 301 Ravenge As the only survivor, I'll get to be the commandant of the next Gray Raven, and you'll get a medal for your courageous sacrifices from protecting me. Doesn't that sound nice?
76 76 301 Ravenge grinned as he raised his gun toward Hiro. Lucia, however, stepped in front of him.
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79 79 301 1 Hiro Lucia... 2
80 80 301 Lucia Commandant! We're here to destroy the Corrupted to reclaim Earth! That is the dream every Gray Raven shares—I can understand why you'd want to become more powerful in order to achieve this dream. 1
81 81 301 Lucia But there have been too many sacrifices! You have to stop making the same mistake! 1
82 82 301 In the face of Lucia's challenge, Ravenge laughed instead.
83 83 301 Ravenge (Laughed) True... It was my judgment that led to this slaughter.
84 84 301 Ravenge And if you're all dead, I'll be able to blame it on the enemies, and I'll come out of this guilt-free!
85 85 301 Hysterically he laughed, lowering his gun.
86 86 301 Lucia Commandant, there are still traces of corruption in your mind. Please return to the base with us now! 1
87 87 301 Ravenge Corrupted? I'm not corrupted—I'm enlightened.
88 88 301 Ravenge The reason we failed this time is that we brought too few soldiers, you useless trash! That's why we couldn't take down the Ascendant!
89 89 301 Hiro The reason we failed is you! If you hadn't made the unauthorized connection, so many more of us would have survived! 2
90 90 301 Hiro So many of us believed in the future when Earth belongs to humans once again, and look where it's led us. 2
91 91 301 Ravenge Do you still believe in that? I'd love to kill all the Corrupted as well, but that's impossible! The only future humans have is the one shared with the Ascendants, who control the Punishing Virus!
92 92 301 Ravenge's movement was barely noticeable before he aimed and fired at Lucia's Inver-Device. She was prepared this time, however, and blocked it with her blade.
93 93 301 Ravenge Sigh, Lucia, you being so powerful really is a pain in the neck. Luckily your Inver-Device is still connected with me, and there are a million ways to corrupt a Construct.
94 94 301 All of a sudden, Lucia's Inver-Device issued a warning—Ravenge had lowered its defense with his commandant access. The immediate assault to her M.I.N.D. caused Lucia a great amount of pain.
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96 96 301 PanelActor1Shake 1 Lucia AAAAGGHHH! 1
97 97 202 1 2 1
98 98 301 Ravenge Poor thing. Had you died in the hands of Riot, you wouldn't have to suffer this much...
99 99 301 Ravenge slowly approached her and aimed with his pistol—but the moment he tried to pull the trigger, a crimson light flashed by.
103 103 301 His robotic arm was severed cleanly and flew into the air—even the fingers were right where the trigger was.
104 104 301 Ravenge AHHHH! Why?! Why can you still move, Lucia?!
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106 106 301 1 Lucia I'm... used to this kind of pain! 1
107 107 301 Even though the Punishing Virus was still hurting her gravely, Lucia's sword-wielding hand had stopped shaking.
108 108 202 1 1
109 109 301 Ravenge Don't you think that you can defy me! I've already sent the news of your deaths, and soon you'll become Corrupted yourselves. You'll never return to Babylonia!
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111 111 301 Ravenge ran away, clutching his injured left arm. A horde of Corrupted had surrounded the area after noticing the commotion.
