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Narwhal
>So, any findings?
That Narwhal appears to be a creation born in the times when bionic restoration was the craze.
A few of them were released into the wild to be "domesticated" by nature, so to speak.
But after some digging through the records...
Some functions of its body module and its underlying consciousness seem to be connected to M.I.N.D. research.
But there is no evidence that this Narwhal has a consciousness similar to humans...
Well, there must be more to the story... Good.
...Although it's not necessary, I have to remind you—
You've entered the Arctic Route Union and will soon arrive at a medium-sized port called New Murmansk.
The remaining human forces there still have a lot of fight in them.
That's fine.
I'll eliminate anything that stands in the way.
As you wish. I'm just here to provide you with intel.
What you've provided this time sure is interesting.
...What have you deduced?
Its purpose... potentially.
And?
Humans can't detect it, but as Ascendants, we can... Take another look beneath the ocean.
Beneath the ocean...?
!
What...? This number...
Even a conservative estimation would be over a hundred thousand...
Correct.
That's amazing...
I remember that according to our observation, the direction of the ocean's current has fluctuated significantly recently.
I wasn't expecting it to gather so many Corrupted in the depths of the ocean...
According to the calculations, this wave of Corrupted will make landfall in... New Murmansk.
Has this Narwhal...
It has sensed this, and it is trying to warn the humans...
...I see.
It appears that my intuition...
...was correct.
