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Leader.

Sir. Your return gives me great peace of mind.

Formalities, unnecessary. There was a battle here. Just now.

It was between me and W, who tried to assassinate me. Don't worry, I'm fine.

From the reports I've received, she was already showing signs of rebellion when she occupied Chernobog.

She made her own decision to let the enemy escape, instigated the Sarkaz mercenaries' rebellion, and murdered her superior.

These series of actions were likely caused by outside political forces.

Where is she now?

She should have, stood trial.

She detonated the explosives hidden around her body and fell into the core area.

I will dispatch someone to search for her body. Sir, you need not worry yourself.

That, does not concern me.

And her Sarkaz? What of them?

I will deal with it. Now that the core city is steadily moving on track, I'll need to stabilize the situation immediately.

...Leader. This core city... was activated. Without my knowing. Why?

Even the comms. Have been broken.

We're out of options. Ursus may attack Chernobog at any time and slaughter our compatriots. For their sake, we must first take down Lungmen.

Right now, all energy must be used to support the operation of the core city, and we have no excess power to support tuning the ingoing and outgoing channels.

The Originium left behind by the Catastrophe is so potent that we cannot endure it.

The order to recall you exhausted the last of our backup supply. Now, there is only one place that can provide us with enough refined Originium.

Even then, if time is tight. Please discuss with us.

What you say may be correct. I'm sorry, Sir. I should have given it more thought.

But... What's done, is done.

This Key. How will you use it?

It can stop the city.

This city... can be stopped?

Many things, once started. Will not stop.

So, I'm entrusting this key to you. You'll decide when we stop.

I apologize for giving you such an arbitrary command.

You seem more subdued today than usual, Sir.

No. I will go. To guard the core city.

Someone will attack. They will try.

And I will stop them.

Excuse me, Sir.

Crownslayer, FrostNova, Mephisto, and Faust are still waiting for our help. We must not let any outsiders interfere with our plans.

...Talulah.

What's the matter, my champion?

Leader.

Any evil, no matter how great. Will always come, to an end.

This, I firmly believe.

Yes, I share the same conviction.

...Goodbye, Leader.

Go, Patriot.

To end this war and regain the status of the Infected, Reunion will crush all enemies standing in our way.

What's this?

A kind of, Sarkaz talisman. Two pieces.

This one, is for you. The other one, I will keep.

What are these for? It's a bit heavy.

They can, keep you safe.

You still believe in those weird Sarkaz things? ...What's the point of this?

Let me finish.

Sure.

This talisman. Can withstand torture.

Mortal wounds, destroyed organs, no. But the consumption of life, it can withstand.

Until it breaks.

If yours breaks... Mine will tremble.

And I will go. Save you.

What if both pieces break?

...Why aren't you saying anything?

Uh... Fine, I'll hang onto it.

Good.

I'm obviously going to outlive you, so you just do your own thing.

Help, who? End, what war?

My talisman. It, too, has broken.

You killed W.

What are you going to do now?

Liberate you. You will no longer need to bow before a Sarkaz.

All that you desire, I shall grant you.

And what exactly is that?

War.

No longer will you have to endure the foul taste of slaughtering the weak. No longer will you waste your efforts like a pebble hitting a rock.

I will give you a truly equal war.

Sarkaz, wandering devils.

What I will grant you... is not only the fear of your victims. I will reforge your blood, your flesh, your steel, and the shame of countless generations of your ancestors.

I will grant you slaughter, and I will grant you death.

A new era has arrived, and war shall reign supreme.

All Sarkaz who wish to taste all that this new era has to offer, step forward.

Who would you have us kill?