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You're still pushing forward?

Without treatment, you're definitely getting infected.

Why would I believe a devil?

A devil, huh?

So many devils around me all the time, sometimes I forget we even have that word.

Gah, stop following us!

I've been keeping my distance.

And stop acting nice! If you're gonna kill us, just do it already!

Ru-Rublev, you really shouldn't provoke her...

Okay. We're going then.

Ignore her.

S-sorry!

I don't care if I get infected! We don't need a devil's help!

...Um.

Uh huh...

There's an abandoned hospital around here. Chernobog District Hospital.

Wanna know where it is?

Rublev...?

Don't listen to her. She's trying to trick us.

Let's ditch her... quick.

See that alley over there? You take that corner and I think we can get there in less than a minute!

Okay.

——Run!

They're fast.

H-How did she catch up to us so quick?! Agh!

Rublev... your leg! Th-the blood is turning black...

Ugh, I could've outran her if I didn't have to save you!

Sorry...

Whatever! Just be quiet.

Don't let her find us.

Head down that street, turn left, and you'll come to a ruined plaza.

On the west side, that big white building, that's the hospital.

The abandoned hospital.

...I think... she knows we're here...

Because you don't listen to me——fine.

Hey, devil.

Why did you tell us that?

Felt like it.

How do you two know each other?

I found him while I was out looking for food.

Rublev saved me...

And that's why you do what he says?

No skin off my back. Whatever you want. But now it's time for you to help out your savior here.

What are you gonna make him do?

Rublev...

Nothing. I told you, there's a hospital right over there.

I mean, Reunion isn't dumb, so they wouldn't waste perfectly good medical supplies... So if you wanna save your little pal Rublev, you're gonna have to steal.

It's a bunch of Infected thugs over there. Thugs who murdered your family and friends.

And that's the only place they'll have the drugs that can stop the onset of Oripathy.

So go steal, rob, loot, it's all good.

Just don't expect anybody to help you.

No! Don't listen to her!

B-But...

No?

He knows your name, Rublev. Do you know his?

What does that have to do with anything?!

Don't go! You can't do it! There's too many——

I——

I... I want to try...

Rublev isn't the only one who got hurt in the Catastrophe...

There's so much pain... I...

Why aren't you listening to me?!

I...

He doesn't have to listen to you.

It's good that you wanna save those people.

Just keep that hospital in mind. They keep the supplies down in an underground storeroom.

You could get in through the vents in the parking garage, or through the sewers, as long as there's not too much toxic waste down there.

You could die there though.

C'mon, your legs are shaking! You can't do it! We were dumb to even listen to a devil in the first place!

Let's get out of here!

I...

Eeep——

Wh-What was that?

Some things went down in Lungmen... wiped some stuff out here too.

Why wouldn't folks have their eye on a perfectly good battlefield hospital here in Chernobog?

Why do you think... a devil like me would know that hospital so well?

Because you——Umm, ah——

I... I...

That must hurt like a bastard. I'm starting to think he's probably beyond help at this point.

If you don't act soon..

You might just die right here.

Ah...

You, ugh, what are you doing? Stay away from me!

To go?

Or not to go?

Oh... but what if it's already too late, even if you did go? There's a riot going on, it might be too hard to sneak in and grab the goods——

I-I'm going.

——Yeah... you're dead.

Why are you still listening to her? I'm the one who saved you!

But I... want to try...

There's no way you can do it! We'll go to a drugstore, we'll find some food, that'll be enough!!

I'm sorry!

Hey... wait!

If you knew his name, maybe you could call out and stop him? Kinda sad.

You... you tricked him! You devil!

Tricked?

I haven't told a single lie.

But hey, whether or not you believe me, that's your call.

Whether or not you believe him, that's your call too.

...I, I'm gonna go find him, nnggh...