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Alright, pick a path you like.
...What is it? I'll find my own way to the surface.
You hear the rumbling of mechanical movement coming from all over the theme park.
The pressed buttons and pulled levers must have activated something in the park.
Let's go then!
I'm still a little worried, but there's no getting off this ride now.
The old valves and rotating mechanisms hum as you head deeper into the theme park. It seems like a number of doorways and barricades have now been opened.
—Of course, when these dormant mechanisms come to life, they will inevitably stir up years of settled dust.
Fortunately, Liv clamps a gas mask over your face in time, though it did hurt the bridge of your nose a little.
Now scanning... Air composition test complete. Liv, you can take the mask off of Commandant.
Unlike the underground, the viral density here is still in the safe range.
No matter what I had imagined before, this has certainly exceeded my expectations...
Indeed, I've never seen anything like this.
But Babylonia isn't completely devoid of these entertainment facilities though, yeah?
The scale of this is on another level.
I read the brochure Jamilah found on the ride here. I have all the maps and structures memorized.
Did you not read it, Commandant?
You must have, right, Commandant?
Well, Babylonia was made to recreate life on Earth for people away from it...
...But it was not possible to accommodate a "theme park" of this size. There is just no space to waste on a large-scale facility just for "entertainment."
So that was why everyone was surprised.
...Hm.
Scanning complete. The traces in the area are... quite complicated.
Including Roland's, there are at least six traces with different traits here.
...
Let's decide on search areas then.
I will visit the indoors amusement area once more with Ayla. It felt a bit off when we passed by earlier.
Then Strike Hawk and Karenina will head toward the Ferris wheel.
Our weapons work best in more spacious areas.
Then Gray Raven will scout the aquariums.
We shall converge later to share our findings.
Copy that.
Then, let's move out!
Well, looks like my work here is done.
All right then...
Just as Camu turns to leave, he feels a chill run down his spine. Immediately, he unsheathes his Greatsword to block his back.
A rain of bullets bounce off his sword, creating a symphony of clangs. The bullets ricochet off the sword and hit nearby terminals, causing sparks to fly.
Hehe... Hehehe... I didn't think you would be able to block my Hetero-shots. You've got some fast reflexes.
...Tch, that gloomy fish lady back in Kowloong?
What's-sa-matter? Not our first meeting, right...?
But then again, even your speech pattern is different... Looks like there was some truth in what Roland said after all.
...What did that prick say?
Why do you care what he said?
You should be caring about what I'm saying.
Hah, whatever. I don't care about either of you.
Even when it's about Kamui?
Don't you want to know why Kamui's primary consciousness was sealed off without any warning?
That's not something "we" did. We only gave you your "ticket" to connect to Ascnet.
...
And... even if you try to separate Kamui now to buy some time for him...
Your "main personality" Kamui is going to be gone in 140 hours anyway.
I can smell it... Your frame is unstable. If we put some pressure on it, it'll...
—Hey! Stop that!
Camu is already swinging his Greatsword at Lamia before she could finish her sentence.
But it is blocked by a wall formed by Heteromers.
It's true that this frame is unstable and I do need a new frame.
I guess yours will do since we're both Ascendants.
...In case you haven't noticed, mine is a female frame, you sure you're okay with that...?
If it can make you shut up, then I'll take it.
...Hehe, just as Miss Luna said, you really are an interesting fellow...
...What do you say, would you like to join us? If you do, we'll provide you with a new frame immediately, one that's absolutely stable, of course.
—Not that I think you have any other choice on that matter.
Ha, in your dreams.
It's not like all Ascendants are your mates, like that "Qu" girl who runs Kowloong.
I'd rather be in control of my own life.
Hehe... Interesting, but naive. Oh, so naive.
Camu lifts his Greatsword and deals a heavy blow to crack the Heteromer wall.
Camu tried to pull back but decided to launch a brutal combination of punches and kicks against Lamia in the end.
To let someone else dictate how my life goes? Not in a million years!
After flipping through the air, Camu raises his sword once again to swing at Lamia.
—But the blade only hits air.
...A pity. I was starting to find you interesting, but turns out you're just as boring as the others.
Good bye. See you—never, maybe.
...
Sophia and Ayla reporting back. We've found someone.
That's right! It's me! Na-na-mi!
That's what I want to ask you! What are you guys doing here at Nanami's secret base?!
This was my secret base and no one else's... And now, boom! It's filled with people!
That's why Nanami ran off to hide! JUST WHEN I finally broke the game and got to farming infinite lives too!
Let Nanami think... Well, I didn't see any people, but...
I suggest that you speak. Now.
Ah! So cold! It tickles, hahaha! Sophia, stop shoving a gun to my waist!
Tell us what you know and we'll get Sophia to stop.
Ahaha! Achoo! All right! I'll talk! I'll talk!
When Nanami was farming points in "Iron Formation BX Invincible Remastered Annual α++++ Feat. DK-Hyper", there was this rumbling going grrrr from under the floor...
But I was almost at 9999990 points! So I didn't really pay attention to... Hey! Stop it!
How did you even remember such a long and tasteless game title...
Oh! But after that, some weird noises shot over from the roller-coaster platform... but Nanami ain't no roaster-coaster-obsessor, so I ignored it.
Hmph! So what if Nanami don't find no rollers cooler, but squeals for Ferris wheels?! Nothing wrong with that!
If the Ferris wheel wasn't broken I would've been on it!
What are you looking at me like that for?! "Iron Formation BX" on MAX heat takes about 12-something seconds to fill the combo gauge. That's how Nanami calculated the time!
And when is that?
Sigh! Who has time to keep the time?! If we really need to be specific, then it's from 9993366 points to 9997428 points, which is... 5 minutes 14 seconds?
...And you said you didn't remember.
What are you looking at me like that for?! "Iron Formation BX" on MAX heat takes about 12-something seconds to fill the combo gauge. That's how Nanami calculated the time!
...Hm? Is it just me or did the number of people here increase?
?
...?
We encountered another Task Force at the aquarium.
It was Vera and her team.
Me neither, we still don't know what their objective is...
Cerberus? Hm, I'm not sure as well. I'll go see if Nikola knows something.
I understand your situation. For now, pursue "Shome". It is highly likely that he knows what we want to know.
But we didn't have time to prepare for this mission, so you'll have to make do with the resources you have on hand.
Haha, anyway, just do what you can before reinforcements arrive.
Since we can confirm that there are several Ascendants in the area, it may be more dangerous than you think. Be careful.
...
Impossible.
I don't think vacationing is their thing...?
I also find it hard to believe.
Let me summarize. Gray Raven encountered Cerberus in the water cloister area; while Sophia and Ayla "picked up" Nanami in the indoors amusement area...
After reviewing the current situation, everyone realizes that their thorough investigation has successfully... made everything even more complicated.
...If Cerberus is here, then that means Commander Nikola is plotting something here.
But the data shows that this area has always been a safe zone...
Better not to trust the public data.
Public data may have been edited in order to protect top-secret data of the Task Force.
That doesn't only apply to locational data, but also Construct data. They are sometimes edited to prevent tracking.
No matter what's hidden here, we can't deny the fact that Cerberus is here.
Also, multiple unknown traces point toward the indoors amusement area.
The traces seem to lead to another exit underground, but the area beneath the ground is a Dead Zone...
The team tries to contact Camu again, but to no avail.
His GPS signal is gone as well... It is possible he has entered an unknown blind zone.
Of course.
Understood. I'll keep trying to establish a connection with him in the mean time.
What was that?!
It's coming from where Cerberus was headed... No, there were explosions at six different spots underground at the same time!
Vera...!
...That Vera!
