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The mid-level buffer zone has been breached, too.

Doctor, the enemy is using a new Sarkaz witchcraft device. With their numbers and strength... Our Defense Forces and Self-Salvation Corps friends won't be able to withstand this assault.

Truth be told, we have no chance of winning. Robben, who's in charge of organizing defense, won't last very long.

How much time can they buy us?

Fifteen minutes... No, half an hour.

That's all the time we have.

Evacuate? Where are we supposed to run? There isn't anywhere safe for the Self-Salvation Corps to go in Londinium!

The equipment factory's third warehouse? The carpark at the Four Seasons Department Store? Maybe Viscount Byrne's mansion...?

No, they're all too risky.

There has to be somewhere else...

If it's dangerous everywhere in Londinium, we can evacuate the city for the time being.

Evacuate Londinium?

But...

Right! The Sarkaz supply line!

We can use the supply line in Highbury and get the hell out of Londinium!

We've got too many wounded men and non-combatants. Taking an underground route will help us avoid most of the fighting!

But all our work in Londinium...

The onslaught we are facing tells us that they simply thought they had no need to wipe us out before.

Now that war has broken out, the Military Commission has started to truly see the Self-Salvation Corps as a threat.

We have no time to hesitate.

I need to head out immediately to back Robben up. We will try to draw the Sarkaz main force's attention the best we can to cover your evacuation.

Very well.

Amiya, Doctor. The Self-Salvation Corps will need your assistance in this evacuation.

We will never abandon our allies.

Ascalon, mount a breakout.;Misery, destroy all files.

Understood.

I am on it.

Logos.

I'm here.

Help Horn and her team buy us time.

Rest assured, Doctor.

I will guarantee your safety.

Before we could finalize plans to relocate and secure our communications... The Royal Court picked the perfect time for this annihilation operation.

It seems they know us better than we ever imagined.

Theresis has also gotten sharper... not like when he was simply pretending.

If it's certain that this place will fall, I guess... it won't matter if we go all out.

Logos, we will be back!

You can rebuild this place.

Next, we need to find the entrance to the Highbury supply route.

Feist, this is where you come in.;Rockrock, you know the underground passages better than anyone.

Understood. Everyone, come with me.

Rest assured, I will evacuate safely with the wounded.

Closure, take all the wounded and non-combatants and go with them.

I'm counting on you and Shining to take care of Kal'tsit.

Wha? Huh?

Hey, Dr. {@nickname}, what kind of sick joke is this?! If I'm supposed to be a non-combatant, then so are you!

You bet your ass I can beat the crap out of you! It's <i>you</i> who should be evacuating with the rest of them!

Amiya and Ascalon will make sure I will be safe.;We will hold the Sarkaz pursuers. This is the safest way.

Doctor... I won't let you get hurt.

Tsk, crafty dipshit.

So, we've got three teams.

Horn, Misery, and Logos will lead the primary operation to resist the Sarkaz assault. Doctor, you go with Amiya and Siege's gang to hold the other Sarkaz pursuers.

Shining and I will follow the rest of the Self-Salvation Corps and evacuate this place without making any noise.

Where are we gonna meet up in the end?

The small town outside Londinium... Brentwood.

Alright, objective confirmed.

We're now in war.

It won't spare any one of us.

But we also... mustn't lose hope.