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Defect! Defect!
Failure! Failure!
Lucia slashes with her blade, slicing the last two mechanoids in half as they approach.
Right at this moment, Lee finally opens the rusty cage.
...
Why did the red and blue factions stop fighting and combine forces to attack this new mechanoid?
Not to mention, this mechanoid doesn't appear to be hostile toward us.
Guess we'll have to look into it.
Do you mean... hacking them?
Guess you're familiar with Kurono's tactics... But that won't be necessary for now.
?
Lee snaps his fingers. The damaged mechanoid turns its trembling head as if it idenitifies the sound.
...Yjkan89[v?
Looks like its language and hearing modules aren't "completely" destroyed.
In that case...
Lee makes a series of unidentifiable sounds.
Lee lifts his pointer finger as if gesturing you to be quiet.
As Lee finishes speaking, the trembling mechanoid lifts its head and looks at him.
The mechanoid's frame shakes as it spouts intermittent strings of nonsense from a voice module located somewhere inside it.
……opiho89[v[-78 8,.[0o89edc;lodca;po 078\AsLp;'[oouj m[p090oua
..."Defect"?
The mechanoid shows no obvious signs of defects or design flaws.
You're right. Any malfunctions and damage were caused during the battle.
It said it was a defect unassigned to a "color," so it couldn't participate in the "war."
)*……YJK9p-[y08[yu8 u-];'o bk;''b n
...Mechanoids not assigned to a "color" are seen as a common enemy, unfit to live.
That's bizarre. Why would they have such a rule?
)*……YJK9p-[y08[(&*%T.mk,l/ayu8 u-];_(^&'o bk;''b n
...?
..."When one side wins, Father will be awakened. If there is no victory, everything will return to the 'Strip of Truth', and the cycle will start anew"?
...I can't follow along with all the unknown terminologies.
We don't have enough intel. Let's keep note of it and see if we can uncover any more intel during our investigation to corroborate it.
The mechanoid turns to face Lucia as if wanting to say something. Instead, sparks burst out from its head as it begins to shake violently.
—At which point, the mechanoid's head droops to the side, lifeless.
...The damages are too severe. It's lost all functionality.
Judging from the trail of debris, I'm guessing it came from where the two factions were fighting just now.
Looks like it was trying to get here as it was attacked.
Why...
The only way to answer that question is to follow the trail back toward the red and blue mechanoids.
Well then, let's continue our mission.
