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CER-28 The Meandering Three
Enemies... Enemies...
Enemies...
Noctis grabs the mechanoid by its shattered breastplate with one hand. Before his other hand can strike, the mechanoid's fist lands on Noctis' face first.
Van...
Ha! You're quite a punching bag!
Weakness found.
While Noctis takes a punch square in the jaw, No. 21 uses the window to exploit a weak point on the mechanoid's body, tearing its left arm off.
You're not going to live long!
Having taken a punch, Noctis responds with a blow to the mechanoid's head in this mano o mano, crushing half of its brain.
Diesels...
It only has half a head left! Why won't it die?!
Get rid of the other half, then!
The mechanoid ducks under Noctis' next strike, but it cannot dodge Vera's banner spear.
Raaargh—raaargh—
Vera's banner spear flies right next to Noctis' cheek, piercing the remaining half of the mechanoid's head.
The target... is silent.
****!
Noctis spits, finally letting go of the mechanoid. It drops on the ground like a pile of scraps.
Never encountered such a tough toaster before.
It's a whole new type of enemy...
Looking around, they find the enemies that have crawled out of the sand scattering to the four winds.
The Punishing Virus concentration has returned to a normal level.
Vera walks to the remains of the mechanoid next to Noctis and steps on its crushed head, pulling her banner spear out.
It's not built like the rest of the junk we saw here. It probably came from elsewhere.
But this confusing and unnecessary decoration seems familiar.
Hmph. Perhaps it belonged to the garage owner's gang.
Vera gives the barbed-wire-like decoration made of nails and galvanized iron a kick.
Let's head out, Noctis, No. 21.
The storm has settled. I don't know if we will run into other enemies. Let's take this opportunity and go.
What about Beardy?
Bring him with us, obviously. Why else would I save him? He's not in any immediate danger right now. He just passed out.
We'll leave him in the next settlement. We still have a mission.
Let's go, then?
Noctis carries the long-unconscious Beardy on his back and stands next to Vera.
Even when he is out, this middle-aged man's arms still cling to the projector and the films in his pockets tightly, the knife in his hand reflecting the waning moonlight.
