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Undying
>The adjacent area has been cleared.
Are... are you sure that you don't need a filter?
It's nothing more than a placebo.
...
And it's not your duty to take care of me. Just tell me what you've got.
O-of course...
Our mission target—Lucia the Construct...
She has been found alive.
... In the ruins.
...
Nikola was silent for a moment, as if he was hiding his relief from the others.
You, you, and you, come with me.
.......
Nikola and his fellow team members went over the ruins built on Corrupted corpses and broken walls laboriously.
At the top of the ruins, Lucia was standing still silently—she had run out of energy...
Her long black hair, along with a few tags in her clenched fist, are the only things swaying in the warm wind...
That's the end...
The two bodies lying in front of Lucia used to be her teammates, who were both defeated by her.
How's the infection?
Very close to the critical value, but not yet exceeded it.
Nikola bypassed Lucia who was holding a blade, and crouched to check the two Constructs.
The Inver-Devices of the two Constructs were destroyed by guns. In fact, they were fully corrupted by the virus before being defeated by Lucia.
Hm?
This is...
He also found the lower part of an artificial limb holding a pistol, with a very neat transection.
...
I see...
It is... a part of...
How's the searching on the low Earth orbit going?
We've found the drop pod for emergency lift-off floating aimlessly... The recycling has been commenced.
Thank you...
Things that happened here and are going to happen are the top-secret of Humanity, understand?
Roger!
Now tell the Purifying Force not to purify this whole area.
