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A failure! What a catastrophic failure!
Babylonia's reputation is dragged through the mud!
All teams involved in this operation must be held responsible!
I recommend those present in this meeting start considering a candidate for the judge of the upcoming court-martial.
I hope you will provide a list of suitable candidates. I have some recommendations here as well.
Commander Nikola! You don't have to blame yourself.
(Notices that everyone is looking away) ...
It's always a possibility for a military operation to go wrong.
(Glances at other officers' expressions) ...
The plan-makers don't always know the situation on the ground.
A shame, that is! Even I don't know what's on the ground, haha!
Speaking of, I've almost forgotten the smell of fresh mud... That unique scent of soil mixed with decomposed, organic materials.
Then, President Hassen, this is a meeting for...
A rescue operation.
Our soldiers are still trapped in the Golden Vortex.
Our top priority is to get them out of there.
The situation is critical on all fronts around the globe. Even with an emergency mobilization, we won't have enough troops for a rescue operation...
Those aren't ordinary soldiers in there. Maybe we should give them some time to... (shrugs) improvise.
They're running out of time.
Commander, you're better at mobilizing troops than me.
I mean, all I do is bother you all, don't I?
Those in the meeting chuckle at Hassen's quip.
(Stands up) I'll head to the Strategic Intelligence Unit to coordinate a rescue operation.
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How are you doing? I just received orders from the Strategic Intelligence Unit. We're deploying reconnaissance aircraft from Europe now.
They don't have enough firepower for air combat, so you must destroy the surface-to-air missiles first.
We're climbing up the Golden Vortex from outside. It'll take us a while to reach the top.
Understood. The aircraft will match your timing for its arrival.
!!!!!!
It is all because of you!
(Screams) If it were not for you... the Golden Vortex would never have fallen!
Nat rides on the back of her royal guard...
The rampaging royal guards approach you all from all directions...
There are guards coming our way from the top of the building!
(Blows up the wall) Get inside through the hole! We can't scale the wall from outside anymore...
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We have to stop her royal guards...
They are blowing up more openings and coming inside...
Karenina, how long until it's unlocked?
Stop talking and give me some time!
Will the security door to the top open once it's unlocked?
Yes. Theoretically.
Don't say you haven't been warned if guards rush in after I open the door.
We wanted to climb up outside because guards are crawling everywhere inside, remember?
