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9-13 Chase
Mr. Watanabe, you are too close!
Four nuclear bombs launch from the aircraft—
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Watanabe pushes the lever to its limit as his aircraft struggles to turn. However...
A few seconds later...
The missiles are in contact with the Punishing core...
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Fire swallows everything—
A giant fireball appears miles above Earth from the four nuclear explosions...
Babylonia Command, now—
Watanabe's signal?
It's gone...
All Forsaken signals are also gone...
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In another corner of the space station...
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Unfortunately, your fate is not in your own hands.
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Gabriel takes his eyes away from the broken body of Selena in his arms.
Punishing relay communication initiated—
Gabriel, how is it?
Target Construct successfully captured. Both the corruption rate and functionality are in line with our estimations.
Good.
Roland and I will be waiting for you at the planned destination.
Ugh—
You know he's not going to last...
You mustn't be late.
Understood.
What about the other side?
Sister's operation has also begun.
I see...
After the conversation, Gabriel puts Selena into the launch capsule before squeezing himself in.
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Gabriel adjusts Selena's pose, then closes the gate and presses the launch button.
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Meanwhile, somewhere else on Earth—
The Eternal Engine, the last uninfected train on Earth, is cruising through the desert.
Ahead of its track, fire rains down the navy blue sky as the comets fall from space.
The burning red light has painted the exterior of the train scarlet.
On the lavish balcony outside one of its carts, two figures watch as this calamity descends from the sky...
That beacon will attract all kinds of attention. People will take advantage.
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Sophia.
I'm here.
What's the progress?
The scouts returned. It's as you expected.
Also, a new face showed up in the Commoner Carriage...
Don't mind it. I'll have "him" keep an eye out.
For now, proceed as we've planned.
What's done is done. We have to get our leverage before others make their moves.
Understood.
What's done cannot be undone. No matter what, we must take the high ground before those people take action.
Roger.
