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Horn, I don't know how to put this, but...

Dublinn saved us a lot of effort.

There's no shame in admitting it. How long have you been with me here in Sudean? We need to use every means at our disposal if we want to survive.

Come on, left door here.

Ready?

Clear.

Good. Now the right side.

Watch the corners, Robben. I don't want any surprises.

Roger.

Go!

*Cough* G-Go away, devil! We're not talking!

Found them.

Y-You're...

Friends.

I never thought... we heard sounds of fighting, saw the flicker of Arts... I thought it was some new devil torture method.

Sorry we couldn't get here earlier.

Can you stand, soldier?

Soldier... haven't heard that in a long time.

You an officer? You've got nerve to come here—

What are you doing? We're here to save you!

Save me? Why? So I can get tricked again? So I can die in your next plot with the foreigners?

In your dreams, 'sir'! We'd rather die here!

Very well.

Robben, your crossbow.

Horn? What are you—

Ammo is precious and not to be wasted.

But these are compatriots, loyal soldiers of Victoria.

If their last wish is to die here, then we'll grant it.

You'll really kill me?

Yes.

You'll die as you wish in this dark room, forgotten by Londinium.

You'll turn to bleached bones in this old abandoned factory, until the dust and dirt bury you.

Or, you could do something different with this crossbow.

You could take it, come with us, and fight your way out.

Perhaps you'll still get your wish and die trying.

But you'll have a chance to see the night sky, breathe the air full with the smell of rust and oil—

And think about your loved ones, breathing that same air.

I swear on my life that they'll remember what you gave.

Yes... they... they could still be alive...

I...

Have you made your choice? Time's flying.

I'll go with you. Give me a weapon.

What about the others? Are you coming too?

Good. Blake, you have seven... nine new men.

Tell me your names before we move out, soldiers.

Closure, have you made contact with the Self-Salvation Corps team?

Hold on... I just got this drone restarted... it's different from the other one...

This isn't good.

Heidi, lead the other civilians out of here. The 3rd regiment will be waiting—

W?

Hey, all the mines I left behind got blown up! Do you know what that means? Means a lotta guys are chasing us right now.

Using up my men wasn't enough for you, huh? You gotta use up my bombs too?

Five minutes.;We can't wait any longer.

Alright, five minutes it is.

Closure, get in touch with Feist and tell him that he and Rockrock need to be back within 5 minutes.

Doctor, we'll have to join the battle.

Bill, be honest with me... have you put on weight? You're heavier than I thought...

Hehe... how about this?

Hey, that's better.

What did you do? Some magic trick?

Ha, just a change of posture... *cough*

A-Alright, just stay put, don't open your wounds.

When I saw you lying in that pool of blood, I thought...

Thought I was dead?

Ha... those devils don't got the skills... it's just... ouch...

Take a break, don't talk anymore.

Have you found an exit, Rockrock? The Sarkaz must have done something with these rooms... I feel like we're going around in circles.

I heard the sound of fighting a few minutes ago.

The exit should be around here...

Nrgh...

Never mind what I just said, Bill. Keep talking so you don't fall asleep.

Remember the reward you asked for? After that last win?

Er... a fruit can?

A FRUIT CAN? You said you wanted a mechanical metal crab to give to your niece in the City!

Yeah, I was hungry... lucky you've got a good memory.

Good memory? I didn't sleep at all the next few days, working on that thing between missions...

You'd better hang in there after all the effort I put in!

*Cough* Alright, boss... whatever you say.

Footsteps!

Oh no! Sarkaz—

Where did they go?

There's a blood trail. They can't have gone far.

We should hurry.

Er...

Come on, Captain, I'll take the other side.

Sigh... look at me, can't even walk without two people helping me.

Don't say that. We're family, and we look out for each other.

Captain, they're catching up!

Hold them off, Johnny! Gabby, you've got the grenades, right? Give us some cover!

Roger!

Rockrock, has Rock-17 found a way out? We're counting on it!

Right-turn here!

Alright, to the right!

Wait... who's talking? Rock-17? Y-You can talk?

What's that, some dumb engineering joke?

Took me ages to hack this drone's system... I didn't change anything, ok? The system was too simple.

...Closure?

Yes, it's me. I didn't have a chance to install voice data onto your drone, so I have to synthesize it... not cute enough?

Well... it actually sounds rather like you.

Where do we go from here?