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Aphelion - Part 2

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24 chapters · 2299 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Resonant Response 共振效应

(After a night of rest and preparation, H.I.D.E. 404 and the Survey Corps set off from their camp and head deeper into the contamination zone.)（经过一夜的修整，404小队与勘测部队离开了驻扎地，进一步深入污染区。）

(The two parties travel across the rugged terrain of the wilderness in separate vehicles.)（借由不同载具，双方共同行进在崎岖的旷野上。）

(With her motorbike secured to an external trailer, Klukai drives her other three teammates in a jeep.)（404小队将可露凯的重机车收到外置的拖车上，由可露凯驾驶吉普，4人共同行动。）

KlukaiThis is H.I.D.E. 404, making a routine check-in. Come in if you copy.这里是H.I.D.E. 404，现进行例行联络，收到请回复。

(Pressing the comms button near the dashboard, Klukai connects to the encrypted comms channel. The voice of the communications officer speaks matter-of-factly through the speakers.)（按下仪表盘附近的通讯按钮，可露凯接入了加密的通讯频段内。联络员事务性的声音借由音箱传了出来。）

Survey Corps Communications OfficerThis is the 3762nd Platoon of the 7th Environmental Survey Corps of the Neo-Soviet Union District Environmental Purification Project under the URNC Contamination Zone Management and Recovery Administration. Received, go ahead.这里是罗克萨特主义合众国联盟污染区治理与恢复推进署新苏联大区环境净化工程所属第七环境勘测部队三七六二排，收到，请讲。

KlukaiAccording to the environmental data, we will be the first to reach the target settlement. Once we're there, we will follow the survey plan agreed upon this morning and start exploring the surrounding area with the settlement as the center.根据环境情报所示，我方将优先抵达目标居住点，届时将按照今早约定的勘测计划，以该居住点为圆心，率先向周边污染区进行探索。

KlukaiDue to the current environmental factors, our travel speed is expected to be reduced by 20%.受到当前环境影响，预计行进速度缩减20%。

Survey Corps Communications OfficerCopy that. First Sergeant Dmitry also said—收到。另外，德米特里长官说——

(On the other end of the channel, the communications officer pauses for a moment, as if pondering something.)（通讯另一端的联络员停顿片刻，似乎在斟酌什么。）

Survey Corps Communications OfficerFirst Sergeant Dmitry specifically instructed that you must keep at least one member connected to the regional comms channel to respond immediately to emergency commands.德米特里长官特别叮嘱，你方需保持至少一人接入区域通讯频段，以便即刻响应突发命令。

KlukaiRoger, wilco.明白。我方会安排接入。

(When the exchange is over, Klukai disconnects from the encrypted channel and gestures for Andoris to take over.)（通讯告一段落，可露凯退出了加密通讯，示意安朵丝接入区域频段。）

BelkaI bet Dmitry was running his potty mouth again!德米特里那家伙肯定又找机会爆粗口了吧！

BelkaWhat the heck did he even say? Even the comms officer had to take two seconds to translate it into more diplomatic language.到底说了点什么啊，居然联络员一时半会都翻译不过来。

MechtyMost probably his usual gripes... about us being "rickety tin cans" and "a freaking waste of time"...八成……又是“破烂机器”“浪费时间”“我呸”之类的抱怨吧……

MechtyHa... If he knows I'm a rickety tin can, then why is he being such a slave driver?哈……都知道我是破烂机器了，还要让我给他干活，图什么呀。

(Mechty yawns and sprawls out across the backseat, laying her head on Andoris' lap.)（和安朵丝一起坐在后座的米什缇打了个呵欠，顺势躺到了对方的大腿上。）

(Andoris pulls a blanket over her in a thoughtful and tender gesture. Mechty curls up comfortably and buries her head inside the blanket.)（安朵丝则体贴地为她盖上毯子，米什缇舒服地蜷成一团，把脑袋也一并缩进毛毯里。）

Klukai...…………

AndorisHaha, First Sergeant Dmitry is a little foul-mouthed, but I don't think he's a bad person.呵呵，德米特里大士只是嘴巴不太干净，我倒觉得他人不错呢。

AndorisI even saw him giving some children uppies at the settlement this morning.今早我还看到他把居住点的小孩子举起来转圈。

BelkaHumph, that doesn't change the fact that he scolded Big Sis Klukai.哼，那也不能掩盖掉他骂可露凯姐姐的事实。

BelkaAnd you think too kindly of people, Andoris.安朵丝脾气还是过于好了啦。

AndorisYou think so?这样吗？

AndorisOh, Leader Klukai, connection established. We have comms.啊，可露凯队长，接入成功，双方通讯已经建立了哦。

KlukaiHm, plug it into the speakers of the jeep. Remember to turn off the microphone on our end.嗯，直接用车载音箱播放吧，记得关闭我们这边的麦克风。

AndorisAlright.好的。

Survey Corps SoldiersМы — наследники Петра Великого, защищаем серп и молот товарища. Мы — защитники победы, охраняем красные звёзды Родины. Мы — защитники победы, охраняем красные звёзды Родины! (We are the successors of Peter the Great, defending the comrade's hammer and sickle. We are the defenders of victory, guarding the red stars of the motherland.)Мы - наследники Петра Великого, защищаем серп и молот товарища. Мы – защитники победы, охраняем красные звёзды родины. Мы - защитники победы, охраняем красные звёзды родины!

(The moment the channel is plugged in, loud singing in some strange regional accents starts blaring from the speakers.)（通讯接入的一瞬间，混杂着奇怪乡音的歌声便传了出来。）

(Mechty, originally wrapped inside her blanket, jolts awake and pokes her head out like a groundhog.)（本来蒙在毯子里的米什缇瞬间清醒，像土拨鼠一样探出头来。）

KlukaiTurn the volume down.把声音调小。

MechtyWow... Hard to say which sounds nicer, this or the howls of ELIDs...呜哇……很难说这和生骸的吼叫哪个好听一点……

BelkaIs it me or are they getting their lyrics all mixed up? Also, some of them clearly don't even know the song and are just humming along tunelessly!我怎么觉得他们唱的词都有好几个版本？还有一些明显是不会唱跟着瞎哼哼的！

AndorisWell... I just ran a search on the main melody, and this appears to be a song that was very popular among the Neo-Soviet troops during WWIII. The lyrics are basically a call-to-arms that encourages soldiers to rise against the enemy and defend their country and people.这个……我比对了主旋律，这应该是一首三战期间新苏联部队中很流行的歌曲，歌词的主要内容是鼓舞士兵们抗击敌人，守卫国土与人民。

AndorisHowever, after the Neo-Soviet Union announced its entry into the URNC, as more soldiers from other countries were integrated into the military forces, most mainstream military songs were replaced with ones in a more common language and had more well-known tunes, and this particular song is rarely ever sung nowadays.不过在新苏联宣布加入罗联后，因为军队中融入了更多其他国家的士兵，主流的军歌因此被替换成了更通用的语言和曲调，这首歌的使用频率就逐渐接近于零了。

MechtyThis is mentioned in your local database?安朵丝的本地资料连这都有吗？

AndorisHaha, since we're operating within Neo-Soviet territory this time, I thought I'd do some research on the area. I have the storage space for it.呵呵，因为我们这次的任务区域就在新苏联境内，所以就多搜集了一些相关的，反正存得下。

BelkaI know it's supposed to be a stirring song... but they make it sound so comical.虽然是个挺激昂的歌……但被他们这样唱出来还是太滑稽啦。

BelkaUgh, it's so grating on the ear I actually want to disable my auditory module...唔，好吵，难听到想把听觉模块关掉的程度……

(Equally perturbed, Klukai turns on the microphone with a scowl.)（同样不堪其扰的可露凯，黑着脸打开了麦克风。）

KlukaiThis is H.I.D.E. 404. Cease your noisy antics immediately and stay vigilant. This is the Yellow Zone. There can be danger at any moment!这里是H.I.D.E. 404，请立刻停止你方制造噪音的行为。保持警惕，这里是黄区，随时都可能遇到危险！

(The boisterous soldiers quiet down for a moment, but they soon return to their raucous ways.)（可露凯的声音让吵闹的士兵们暂且安静了片刻，但很快的，一群人再次热闹起来。）

LarionHey, this is a military song! How could you call it noise?!这可是军歌，怎么能说是噪音呢！

LarionThese songs motivate and unite us. Don't you feel anything at all when you listen to the music?听到这些歌，大家就能更有干劲也更有凝聚力。你们听了没感觉吗？

KlukaiNo.没有。

KlukaiAlso, your chorus lacks unity in tone, rhythm, and lyrics. I don't see how this promotes any sense of unity.而且你们的合唱，无论是音调、节奏还是歌词都缺乏统一性，我不认为这样可以提高任何凝聚力。

LarionSheesh, we're not professional vocalists...哎呀，我们又不是歌唱家——

DmitryPish! What does a rickety bucket of bolts know?!我呸，你这个破烂机器懂什么！

(Dmitry's cursing interrupts Larion's reply.)（直接打断洛林的回答，德米特里的咒骂声从通讯中传来。）

DmitryWe sing whatever the hell we want, how is that any of your business?老子们想唱什么就唱什么，关你屁事？

DmitryJust so you know, we're not machines, so don't go judging us by your stupid mechanical standards!我警告你，别把你们那套机器标准往老子们身上套！

DmitrySinging is all about feelings! What's the point in keeping in tune like you electronic speakers?唱歌要的就是这个感觉，全都跟你们这群电音喇叭似的保持一个调子有什么意思？

KlukaiYou—你——

AndorisLeader Klukai...可露凯队长……

(Andoris mutters softly to stop Klukai from losing her temper.)（安朵丝轻声阻拦了想要发火的可露凯。）

KlukaiYou're right.的确。

KlukaiYou can sing whatever you want, but please turn off your microphone and keep the channel quiet in case any important transmissions get lost.你们想唱什么都可以，但麻烦关上麦克风，保持当前频段的安静，以免漏掉重要信息。

DmitryI will naturally tell them to pipe down when an order comes through; you have no business telling us what to do.有命令要传的时候老子自然会让他们停下，平时你管不着。

KlukaiThen we will exit the current channel and come in again when the need arises.那么，我们会退出当前频段，有问题再接入。

DmitryHumph, I just had someone relay my instructions, didn't I? One of you must remain online at all times.哼，老子刚刚已经让人交代过了吧？你们至少得保证有一个人在线。

DmitryThat's an order. Do I need to repeat myself?这是命令，不需要老子再强调一遍吧？

Klukai...………………

KlukaiFine.行。

DmitryHumph, hahaha.哼，哈哈哈。

(Dmitry does not bother to hide his smugness as he laughs.)（德米特里得意的笑声不加掩饰地传了过来。）

DmitryDon't just sit there! Where were we? Keep singing!都别愣着，刚刚唱到哪了？继续！

DmitryStop acting like you're being starved, or I'll make you get off the jeep and walk the whole way!要还是那副没吃饱的样子，一会就都给老子下车徒步！

(The tuneless singing resumes. Klukai turns off the speakers on board in annoyance.)（五音不全的合唱再次开始，可露凯烦躁地掐断了车内的公放。）

KlukaiBelka, put on your headset. You're in charge of monitoring the comms channel.比悠卡，戴上耳机，负责监听区域通讯频段里的内容。

BelkaHuh? Me? Nooooo, I want to chat with you!哎？我？不要吧，人家想和可露凯姐姐聊天嘛！

KlukaiFirst of all, we're currently on a mission, so I have no time for idle chit-chat.首先，现在是任务状态，我不会与你闲聊。

KlukaiSecondly, Andoris has to gather real-time intel. As for Mechty...其次，安朵丝要负责实时情报搜集，至于米什缇……

KlukaiIf we leave this to her, we won't even know if those soldiers are all dead.把这件事交给她的话，那群士兵就是死绝了我们都不知道。

MechtyYeah, yeah, better not leave it to me... In fact, don't bother to wake me up ever...是是是，不要交给我就好了……最好永远不要喊我起来……

BelkaHold on! So you're basically saying... that Belka is more useful, more important than Mechty, right?等等！可露凯姐姐这就是说，比悠卡比米什缇更加有用、更加重要对不对？

Klukai...You can understand it that way.……你愿意这样理解的话。

BelkaYay!好吔！

BelkaI will complete the mission, I promise!比悠卡，保证完成任务。

(Sitting up rim-rod straight in the passenger's seat, Belka puts on the headset somberly, as if she is monitoring information of critical importance.)（比悠卡一本正经地戴上耳机，如同监听重要情报一般端坐在副驾驶座上。）

(Having regained her peace and quiet, Mechty retreats back into the comfort of her blanket. Klukai floors the gas in exasperation.)（重获安静的米什缇再次将头缩回了毯子里，可露凯没好气地踩了一脚油门。）

KlukaiAndoris, keep an eye on the situation and report anything immediately.安朵丝，随时注意周边状况，及时回传。

AndorisUnderstood.明白。

AndorisJudging from the video feed from the drone, it should be safe for now.根据无人机回传的影像来看，暂时安全。

AndorisStill... Leader Klukai...不过……可露凯队长……

(Andoris is still wearing her calm smile, but she lets out a soft sigh.)（尽管脸上依旧是平静的微笑，安朵丝却轻轻地叹了口气。）

AndorisMornings in the Yellow Zone are so much more desolate than in the Green Zone.黄区的清晨相比绿区，真的好冷清呢。

(Klukai makes no answer. The jeep continues to speed across the deserted wilderness.)（可露凯没有回答，吉普车继续飞驰在无人的旷野之上。）

Resonant Response 共振效应

(After fighting off the ELIDs encountered on the way, 404 presses on with their journey.)（击退沿路袭击的生骸，404全员继续上路。）

AndorisLeader Klukai, we will arrive at the target settlement in approximately two hours.可露凯队长，我们预计会在2小时后抵达目标居住点。

AndorisAccording to our current intel, there are about 60 residents at the settlement, though this figure was recorded two years ago.根据现有的情报来看，那里大约有60人，不过这也是两年前的勘测数据了。

AndorisThe environment here...这里的环境……

(Andoris peers outside the window and tries to ignore the conclusion her neural cloud has come to.)（安朵丝看着窗外，忽略掉心智中产生的运算结果。）

AndorisIt's very impressive that they have managed to keep living under such harsh conditions.他们能一直坚持生活在这样的环境里，真的很厉害呢。

KlukaiYeah, we should be prepared.嗯，提前做好准备。

KlukaiThe environmental data here is very much not up-to-date, so we could run into unexpected circumstances at any time. And wake up that invalid back there.这里的环境情报更新滞后严重，随时都可能出现意外。让瘫在后座的那个也醒醒。

AndorisHaha, sure.呵呵，好的。

(Despite what she just said, Andoris does not wake Mechty and simply lets her turn to her other side and continue sleeping.)（尽管答应下来，安朵丝却也没有叫醒米什缇，任由她翻了个身。）

KlukaiBelka, any news from the Survey Corps?比悠卡，勘测部队那边有什么消息吗？

Belka...……………………

(Leaning against the window and focused on the comms channel, Belka clearly has not heard Klukai's question.)（靠着窗户专注于通讯的比悠卡，显然没有听到可露凯的问话。）

(As the jeep rocks back and forth as it travels across the bumpy terrain, Belka's lips move softly as she hums intermittently, her bright green hair bouncing in time with the rhythm.)（伴随着车辆的颠簸，比悠卡的嘴唇轻轻开合，哼唱出断断续续的曲调，翠绿色的头发有节奏地跃动着。）

KlukaiBelka!比悠卡！

BelkaHuh?!啊！

BelkaBelka here! What do you need, Big Sis Klukai?比悠卡在这里！可露凯姐姐有什么吩咐？

KlukaiWhat do I need...? I told you to stay on the line with the Survey Corps; what the hell are you doing?还问我有什么吩咐……让你和勘测部队保持通讯，你在干什么？

KlukaiShould I send you to perform at the Non-Military Forces Administration's concert?以后要不要送你去参加非军事力量管理局的文艺汇演？

(Noticing Klukai's displeasure, Belka sticks out her tongue apologetically.)（看到可露凯不悦的神色，比悠卡不好意思地吐了吐舌头。）

BelkaIt's because they keep singing the song... I've been listening to it for so long... It's kinda an earworm...因为他们一直在唱嘛……听多了，还挺洗脑的……

KlukaiStay focused on the job. Don't make me tell you again.都给我认真点，我不想再强调一次。

BelkaOkie, Big Sis!好的姐姐！

AndorisSure thing~好的呢~

MechtyZzzzz... Zzz...Zzzzzz……Zzz………………

Triple Point 三相点

(With a loud rumble, the makeshift fortress temporarily converted from an old building shakes violently. The exposed and bent steel structure lets out a screech.)（伴随着一声轰鸣，利用老旧楼房临时改造的简易堡垒剧烈震动，裸露弯曲的钢筋结构发出悲鸣。）

(The smoke and dust cause the soldiers lying on the ground to cough uncontrollably. The young soldier firing wildly through the hole in the wall quickly falls back and wipes the soot off his face, revealing his features.)（烟尘让伏地的士兵们忍不住阵阵咳嗽，透过墙洞胡乱打出几枪的年轻士兵，快速闪身回来，狠狠抹了下被硝烟熏黑的脸，露出原本的模样。）

(Young Dmitry gasps frantically for breath.)（年轻的德米特里大口地喘着粗气。）

DmitryHey, pull yourselves together! Our reinforcements will be here in a bit!喂，你们打起精神来啊，再撑一会援兵就到了！

Neo-Soviet Union SoldierBut Dima, we're almost out of ammo... One more push from the enemy will probably...可是德米，我们的弹药已经不多了……敌军的下一波火力恐怕——

(Before the soldier can finish, more gunshots and explosions resound beyond the fortress. They immediately drop to the ground.)（话还没说完，堡垒外再次传来枪声和爆炸声，与德米特里说话的士兵赶紧再次伏下身子。）

DmitryTsk, don't give me any of that! Remember what our squad leader said? Pessimism is the worst thing on the battlefield, because it only serves to make us die faster.啧，不要总想这些有的没的，队长不是说过，战场上最忌讳悲观主义，那只会让我们死得更快一点。

Neo-Soviet Union SoldierBut... the squad leader himself is already...可是……队长他自己都……

(The soldier glances at a corner obscured in shadow—a burly man is slumped there, with dark crimson fluid dripping from his pierced forehead.)（士兵看向阴暗的角落——一个身材魁梧的男人靠在那里，有暗红色的液体从他的残缺的额角流下。）

(The fluid has started to congeal, but half his body is already soaked.)（液体已经开始凝固，但在凝固前，就已经浸透了他的大半个身子。）

(His eyes are half-open, but utterly devoid of life.)（他的眼睛微微睁着，眼神中却早已失去了鲜活的气息。）

(He died in the assault when dawn was near, probably trying to determine if there were reinforcements in the distance through his binoculars.)（他死在凌晨时的突袭中，当时举着望远镜的他也许只是想看看远方是否出现了援军的身影。）

(And just as the sky was tinted white, the one who was searching for hope fell before the door leading to a brand new day.)（而在那浮白露出的时分，寻找希望的人却倒在了通往明日的大门前。）

Neo-Soviet Union SoldierDima, I miss my mother. She was always trying to talk me out of enlisting... This is the first time I got sent to the battlefield, and I thought I would go home in triumph... But... just before I set off, she told me our cow got stolen a few days ago... That was the very last cow we had...德米，我想我妈妈了，她一直不希望我参军……这是我第一次上战场，我以为我能凯旋……可是……我出发前听她说，老家的那头牛前几天被偷了……那是我家最后的一头牛了……

(Perhaps due to fear, the young soldier's speech becomes increasingly incoherent, and his gun hand is shaking violently. The weapon that is supposed to bring courage is now nothing more than a lifeless piece of scrap metal.)（或许是因为恐惧，年轻士兵的言语变得混乱，握枪的手不住地颤抖，那曾经给人带来勇气的武器，此时却也只是一坨毫无生机的废铁。）

Dmitry...Tsk.………………啧。

(Dmitry looks at him restlessly, then turns his attention to the other surviving soldiers, but most of them simply stare back at him with despair in their eyes.)（德米特里焦躁地看着他，继而看向其他幸存的士兵们，然而他们大部分也只是向德米特里投来绝望的眼神。）

(The incessant gunfire from beyond the fortress is generating thick, choking smoke.)（外面是连天的战火，浓重的硝烟呛得人肺都要咳出来。）

(They have been defending this position for a week, but there is no sign of any reinforcements. The soldiers no longer harbor any hope of survival.)（他们已经在这里坚守了一周，援军迟迟没有到来。对于继续活下去这件事，他们已经不再抱有任何希望。）

???Then you should ask her to buy a new cow with your bonus.那你应该让她赶紧再去买一头新的，用你的奖金。

Neo-Soviet Union Soldier...Nikolai?……尼古拉？

(Not faring much better than the others, this soldier named Nikolai seizes an opening in the enemy's fire and dives behind a heavy machine gun mounted by the wall. He promptly pulls out an ammo belt from a nearby box.)（虽然同样一身狼狈，这名叫做尼古拉的士兵却趁着火力减弱的时机，压低身子快速走到了墙沿的重机枪后，利落地从旁边的箱子里拿出一条弹链。）

NikolaiYou hear the gunshots out there?你们听到外边的枪声了吗？

(After securing a few loose bullets on the belt, he feeds it into the machine gun and confirms that the weapon is in order.)（把弹链上松动的几颗子弹一颗一颗固定好，弹链被他稳定地装配在机枪上。他重新确认了一次机枪的状态。）

(Nobody answers him.)（没有人回答他。）

(Explosions erupt continuously in the distance. Bomber planes whizz past them overhead, and the air raid siren is deafeningly loud. The intensity of the dense gunfire pales in comparison to the cacophony all around.)（爆炸接连不断地响起，头顶有轰炸机呼啸而过，防空警报震耳欲聋，相比之下，密集的枪声都显得单薄而脆弱。）

NikolaiThat's the sound of our comrades, of the Neo-Soviet Union, marching onward.那些，是战友们的声音，是新苏联向前迈进的声音。

NikolaiThe Neo-Soviet Union will not falter here, nor will I.新苏联不会只停留在这里，我也不会。

NikolaiOur motherland lies behind us. As long as she stands, I will not yield.我们身后是新苏联的土地，它不退让，我也不退。

(Nikolai speaks softly, but the resoluteness in his voice pierces through the miasma of hopelessness in the fortress.)（尼古拉的音量不高，却十足坚定，一字一句地驱散了堡垒中低迷的雾。）

(During the reload break, Nikolai slings the rifle off his shoulder and tosses it over to Dmitry.)（换弹的间歇，他将身上挂着的步枪取下来扔给德米特里。）

DmitryWhat's this? I've got a gun.这是干嘛？我有枪啊。

NikolaiThis rifle is from my old man. It has much better specs than your standard-issue guns. Use it.这是我父亲交给我的枪，比你们的配给性能更好，你用这个。

DmitryHeh, good man! Your father must've been quite something to be able to get his hands on this beaut.嗬，还真是把好家伙！你爸挺厉害啊，能搞到这种枪型。

NikolaiYeah.嗯。

NikolaiWe've got no time to talk. The next wave of attacks is about to begin.多余的之后再说，敌军的下一波进攻要开始了。

(Dmitry weighs the rifle in his hands. He then shakes the nerves off himself and turns to his other comrades.)（掂了掂手里的枪，德米特里甩甩头，重新打起精神，转向其他战友。）

DmitryListen up, you lot!都听着！

DmitryThe squad leader said that reinforcements are on the way. If we make it through, the future will be ours!队长之前也说了，增援已经在路上，撑过去，明天就是我们的！

DmitrySo hold on tight to your guns! We can stand our ground as long as we don't let them storm in here!赶紧都把自己的枪拿稳了！只要不让他们攻进来，我们就还能坚持下去！

(Under Dmitry and Nikolai's leadership, the young soldiers once again muster their resolve and start preparing for another round of defense and counterattack.)（在二人的带领下，年轻的士兵们再次强打起精神，开始了新一轮的防守反击。）

DmitryThat's more like it!好样的！

DmitryOur dog tags are to be proudly displayed upon us next to our medals, not buried in some pitiful mass grave!我们的军牌要和勋章一起挂在身上，而不是憋屈地埋进公墓里！

(The impassioned cries in his memory blend into the alarm sounding in the present. Dmitry hurriedly stuffs the dog tag back into his pocket.)（回忆中的呐喊与现实中的警报声交融，德米特里快速将手中的军牌收进口袋。）

Careful SoldierFirst Sergeant Dmitry! ELID horde spotted! 404 has engaged them!德米特里长官！发现生骸群！404已经与其接触！

DmitryBlyat! Here they come again! There's no end to these bastards!妈的，说来就来，这些混蛋没完了！

DmitryGive them long-range support! Don't let the ELIDs get close to the main force!远程支援！不要让生骸群靠近大部队！

Careful SoldierYes, sir!明白！

Cognitive Dissonance 认知失调

(H.I.D.E. 404 arrives at the target settlement.)（404小队与勘测部队一行抵达了目标居住点。）

(The old and dilapidated walls are eroded from years of exposure to wind and sand, and the smell of decay permeates this modestly-sized settlement.)（风沙拂过赤裸残旧的墙垣，衰败的气息弥漫在这一眼便可以望到尽头的居住点里。）

Andoris...Maybe they simply moved away.………………也许他们，只是搬走了。

KlukaiI just double-checked with the Survey Corps. They will investigate the settlement itself, while we're in charge of looking at the surrounding area within a radius of 500 meters.我刚才已经和勘测部队再次确认，居住点内交由他们搜查，我们负责调查居住点的周边情况，调查范围半径500米。

KlukaiFor efficiency's sake, let's split into two groups and fan out in opposite directions. I will pair up with—为了提高效率，我们分成两组向相反方向展开调查，我和——

BelkaMe, of course!当然是和我一组啦！

(Without waiting for Klukai to finish, Belka quickly slithers over to her side.)（不等可露凯分配，比悠卡就快速蹭到她身边。）

BelkaEheh.哎嘿。

Klukai...……………

KlukaiFine, but don't do this again. You must obey my orders.这次姑且这样，但是下不为例，必须服从安排。

BelkaAlright, Big Sis Klukai!好的，可露凯姐姐！

MechtyNice. Since I'm with Andoris, I can...太好了，和安朵丝一起的话，我就可以……

KlukaiNo slacking off.不许偷懒。

KlukaiAndoris, make sure she stays on the job, or you can join her in extra drills when we get back.安朵丝，你给我盯好她，不然回去一起加训。

AndorisSure thing~好的~

KlukaiBelka and I are heading east; you two head west. Get in touch if there's any problem.我和比悠卡向东，你们两个向西，有问题随时联络。

KlukaiNow let's go.出发吧。

(Klukai and Belka begin their search near the settlement.)（可露凯和比悠卡在居住点附近搜查。）

BelkaBig Sis Klukai! I found something!可露凯姐姐！有发现！

BelkaCome and have a look!快来快来！

(Klukai frowns as she peers over at Belka, who is bouncing up and down and waving at her, but she still circles around a boulder and heads toward her.)（看着在不远处蹦跳挥手的比悠卡，可露凯皱了皱眉，但还是绕过巨石向她走过去。）

KlukaiWe're on a mission here. Stop behaving like a rabbit on an Easter egg hunt.我们是在执行任务，不要像个找复活节彩蛋的兔子。

BelkaI found an important clue and couldn't wait to show you!因为发现了重要的线索嘛，就想赶紧告诉可露凯姐姐。

KlukaiIt'd better be important.最好是。

KlukaiIf you show me another backpack half-chewed by ELIDs, body pillow of some virtual idol, or dud landmine buried by some bounty hunter, you know what kind of punishment awaits you.如果这次还是什么生骸啃过的背包、虚拟偶像抱枕、赏金猎人埋下的哑雷，你应该知道要接受什么惩罚。

BelkaIt really isn't any of that! Just take a look!真的不是啦，你看嘛。

BelkaThere's some really suspicious-looking... hm... what should I call them... "installation art"?那里有些好可疑的……嗯……怎么说好呢……“装置艺术”？

(Belka leads Klukai over to where several strange rock piles lie exposed on the ground. The dark rocks are scattered all over, their unnatural edges and jutting corners giving them an ominous air.)（随着比悠卡的指引，一些裸露的“怪石堆”出现在二人面前。漆黑的岩石散落在空地上，它们诡异的棱角传递着不祥的气息。）

KlukaiThe main structure shows signs of external damage. This isn't what they originally looked like.主体结构有遭受外力破坏的痕迹，它们原本的造型并不是这样的。

BelkaYou're right, but... Heheh... I've found even more important clues...是啊，不过，哼哼，我发现了一些重要线索哦。

Belka—right here!就是这里——！

(Belka walks through the scattered rocks and stops by another pile.)（穿过散落的石块，比悠卡走到一个石堆旁。）

BelkaLook, Big Sis Klukai. These ones are half-buried in the ground, like some kind of foundation.可露凯姐姐你看，这几块石头，半截被埋在土里呢，就像是基座一样。

KlukaiIndeed. This type of rock is quite common in the Yellow Zones, but due to its hardness and brittleness, it is rarely ever used as building materials... Since they're appearing in such high density here, these rocks were very possibly gathered here deliberately.确实。这种类型的石头虽然在黄区很常见，但硬度高，又易碎，不常被当做原材料使用……以眼前的这种密集程度考虑，这些石头很可能是被人为聚集起来。

BelkaCould it be Paradeus? Or did the residents here find some special use for these rocks, then left them behind?会是帕拉蒂斯做的吗？还是过去这里的住民们发现了这种石头的特殊用法留下来的呢？

KlukaiHard to say at the moment.暂时无法确定。

KlukaiIn any case, take some photos and send them over to Leva. Ask her to look into them.总之，你先拍摄下来发给莱娅，让她确认并调查一下。

BelkaOkay!好的！

BelkaSo... Big Sis Klukai~另外，可露凯姐姐~

(Seeing Belka's "please shower me with praise" face, Klukai sighs in defeat.)（看着比悠卡那一脸“夸我”的表情，可露凯放弃地叹了口气。）

KlukaiYour discovery was... not entirely useless this time.这次的发现还算……有用吧。

BelkaHeheh, I got praised.嘿嘿，被夸了。

Klukai...Now wipe that dumb grin off your face. Get on with the search if you're done sending the photos.……少得意，发完赶紧继续搜查。

BelkaUnderstood! Give me a minute—no, I'll have it done in 30 seconds!明白！给我1分钟，不，30秒就能搞定！

(Klukai and Belka continue with the investigation along their planned route, but they find nothing else noteworthy. )（可露凯与比悠卡依照原定路线继续搜查，但再也没有发现任何有价值的线索。）

BelkaBig Sis Klukai, there doesn't seem to be much else here. Why don't we head back... Oh, the Survey Corps just sent the news. They've arrived at the settlement and started their survey there.可露凯姐姐，附近看起来也没别的什么了，不然我们回去吧……啊，勘测部队那边刚刚发来消息，他们已经抵达居住点并开始原地勘察了。

KlukaiHm. Send them a response. Tell them 404 is about to wrap up on our end. We'll rendezvous with them at the settlement and decide on our next steps.嗯，回复他们，404的工作即将完成，之后在居住点汇合，共同确定下一步的行动计划。

BelkaRoger~明白~

BelkaHuh? Big Sis Klukai, look at the white smudge on that rock over there... It seems to be... Mechty? Has their search already taken them here?哎？可露凯姐姐，你看，趴在前边那块石头上白花花的东西……好像是，米什缇？她们已经搜查到这里了吗？

KlukaiThat dumbass can sleep anywhere!这家伙真是在哪都能睡！

(Belka grins widely as she watches Klukai march angrily ahead.)（看着可露凯气冲冲走过去的背影，比悠卡露出了得意的笑容。）

BelkaHoo boy, Mechty, you've pissed Big Sis Klukai off big time; not even Andoris can save you now.哼哼，米什缇，可露凯姐姐这次是真的生气了哦，哪怕安朵丝替你求情也没用。

BelkaThen I'll just have to win Big Sis' heart with my outstanding performance...到时候我再用自己出色的工作能力征服姐姐的心……

(As Klukai approaches the large rock, she realizes that Mechty isn't actually dozing on it as she initially thought. In fact, Mechty is perched on top of it to study a jeep covered in sand that's behind the rock. Andoris is also peering inside the vehicle through the window.)（可露凯靠近巨石，却发现米什缇并没有如预料般昏昏欲睡，而是借助高度差，观察着石头后边的一辆布满了风沙的吉普车，安朵丝也站在车窗边向里边张望着。）

MechtyHm... I can't really see anything from above either, Andoris.唔……安朵丝，从上边也看不清啊……

AndorisThen we'll have to contact Leader Klukai. You'd better get back down first, Mechty.看来只能联系队长了，米什缇你先下来吧。

KlukaiWhat are you doing?你们在干嘛？

(Startled by Klukai's voice, Mechty, who is climbing off the rock, loses her footing and slides right off, landing on her backside.)（被可露凯的声音惊动，正在往石头下爬的米什缇一个没踩稳，唰地滑了下来，一屁股坐在地上。）

MechtyHoly crap! Don't just pop out of nowhere behind me!呜哇，不要突然从身后出来吓唬人啊！

MechtyJump scares are the most cliched of cliches! Even horror games these days don't resort to such cheap tricks!Jump scare这种是最低级的套路了，现在的恐怖游戏都不会这样设计啦！

KlukaiCut the crap. What are you two doing hovering around this jeep?少废话，你们围着这辆车在磨蹭什么？

AndorisLeader Klukai, we've discovered an abandoned vehicle here.可露凯队长，我们发现了一辆停留在这里的无主车辆。

AndorisJudging from the amount of accumulated sand, it has been here for at least half a month.根据车上淤积的风沙来看，停留时间至少有半个月以上了。

AndorisAlso, we found this on the vehicle.另外，我们在车上发现了这个。

(Klukai circles over to Andoris' side and spots a familiar logo on the wiped-down front door. The jeep is covered in bullet holes and scratches.)（可露凯绕到安朵丝那一侧，发现驾驶室车门上被清理出来的地方印着一个熟悉的标志，车身上也布满了弹痕。）

KlukaiIsn't that the logo of the URNC Purification Project Survey Corps?罗联净化工程勘测部队的标志？

AndorisYes. We tried to open the doors, but... they're jammed, probably because of the impact the vehicle has sustained.是的，一开始我们试着打开车门，但是……应该是受到撞击和爆炸影响，车门卡住了。

AndorisConsidering the fact that this may be relevant to First Sergeant Dmitry's mission, we decided against breaking the doors by force and tried to look inside through the windows.我们担心这与德米特里先生他们的任务有关，就暂时就没有强行破坏，想说是不是可以透过窗户看看里边的情况。

AndorisBut the windows are covered in one-way film, so we can't tell what's in there.可惜车窗上贴了单向膜，并不能看清车内的状况呢。

KlukaiRight, that's fine.嗯，没关系。

KlukaiBelka, don't just stand there. Contact the Survey Corps and get them to send someone over.比悠卡，别在那边发呆，联系勘测部队，让他们派人过来。

BelkaHuh? Oh... okay!啊？哦、哦！

(Disappointed by the way things have turned out, Belka contacts the Survey Corps and informs them of 404's discovery.)（未能看到想象中场面的比悠卡一脸失落地联络勘测部队，将404的发现告诉他们。）

BelkaBig Sis, I've sent them the coordinates. They said they'll be here shortly.姐姐，定位已经发送，他们说这就来。

KlukaiGood.好。

KlukaiMechty, force the door open. Andoris will record the whole process just so everything is clear.米什缇，把车门撬开，安朵丝全程用视频记录，以免一会说不清楚。

MechtyHuh...? Making me do hard physical work again...?哈……？又让我干体力活……

(Despite her complaints, Mechty still walks up to the vehicle door and takes aim at the lock.)（虽然嘴上抱怨着，但米什缇还是走到车门边，将枪口对准车锁的位置。）

MechtyWe left the crowbar back in our jeep... Can I just shoot this?撬杠落在车上了……直接打烂也可以吧？

KlukaiSure. The rest of you stand back; don't get hurt.嗯，其他人退后，小心误伤。

MechtyHere I go, okay?那我要开枪喽？

(With a burst of gunfire, the lock is penetrated by the bullets.)（随着几声枪响，车锁的位置被子弹击穿。）

MechtyDone. The rest is all up to you then... Wake me up when it's time to leave...收工，剩下的就不关我事了哦……要出发的时候再叫我……

(Klukai pulls the door open, and something dark immediately tumbles out—)（可露凯走上前将车门拉开，一个黑影随之跌落出来——）

(It is the corpse of a man. The hands are clutching a gun tightly. His army uniform is covered in a large patch of dark brown, especially around the abdominal area.)（这是一具男人的尸体，他紧紧地握着手中的枪，大片黑褐色痕迹分布在他的军服上，尤以腹部区域最多。）

Andoris...It's the uniform of the Survey Corps.……是勘测部队的制服。

BelkaOh, there are two others in the jeep.啊，车里还有两个。

AndorisJudging from the crystallization on their wounds, the time of death must have been more than two weeks ago.根据伤口上结晶凝结的程度来看，至少死去有半个月的时间了。

(Andoris tries her best to steel her neural cloud as she takes in the pockmarked vehicle and the stains in the interior—she's never seen such a grisly sight in the Green Zone.)（安朵丝看着千疮百孔的车体，和车内的污迹，努力稳定着心智——这是她在绿区时不曾见过的场景。）

AndorisThe bloodstains suggest that they died from severe blood loss after being injured and taking refuge here.根据血迹来看，他们应该是遭到袭击后，负伤躲藏在这里时因为失血过多才去世的。

AndorisHe's still gripping his weapon... so they were on the lookout till the very end...握在手里的枪……他们在生命的最后一刻都还在戒备着……

AndorisAlso... th-the vehicle's age...还有……车、车的新旧……

(Andoris scrambles to gather all the information available, but she cannot stop her voice from wavering.)（安朵丝努力地收集着信息，声音却还是不由得颤抖起来。）

KlukaiAndoris, go wake Mechty.安朵丝，你去把米什缇叫醒。

AndorisUnderstood...好的……

AndorisSorry... and thank you, Leader Klukai.抱歉……以及谢谢你，可露凯队长。

(Belka watches Andoris with some concern.)（看着安朵丝的身影，比悠卡有些担心。）

BelkaBig Sis Klukai, is Andoris okay? Is she gonna crash again?可露凯姐姐，安朵丝她没事吧？是不是又要宕机了？

KlukaiThat's alright. She was a civilian Doll. It'll take some time for her to get used to the world we inhabit.没事，她是民用人形出身，适应404所在的世界还需要更多的时间。

BelkaYeah, the Green Zones and the Yellow Zones are so different... Sometimes they do feel like two entirely separate worlds.嗯，绿区和黄区真的相差很多……有时候会觉得这完全是两个世界。

BelkaAll human habitats used to live in places like the Green and White Zones, right?曾经的人类们都生活在绿区和白区那样的地方吧？

(Taking in Belka's unease, Klukai ponders for a moment, then simply gives out a piece of advice.)（看着有些不安的比悠卡，可露凯思考片刻还是给出了建议。）

KlukaiDon't let Andoris' sentimentality get to you.不要被安朵丝的感性影响。

KlukaiThe past has nothing to do with us. The humans' current predicament also has nothing to do with us.过去的事情与我们无关，现在的人类所处的境遇也与我们无关。

BelkaI understand... Big Sis Klukai.知道了……可露凯姐姐。

KlukaiExtract the remaining two bodies from the jeep and see if you can find anything else.把剩下的两具尸体搬出来，看看还有没有其他发现。

DmitryWait!等等！

(The soldiers of the Survey Corps have arrived at the scene. Dmitry walks up to the jeep and takes a look.)（勘测部队的士兵们赶到，为首的德米特里走到吉普车旁看了一眼。）

(Klukai backs up two paces to keep some distance between Dmitry and herself.)（可露凯退后两步，与德米特里拉开距离。）

DmitryWe'll take it from here.这里后续交给我们处理。

DmitryYou lot, get the two bodies out of the jeep. Be careful with them.你们几个，把另外两具尸体抬下来，动作小心点。

(After giving the order, Dmitry circles around the jeep and studies it closely with another subordinate in tow.)（吩咐完下属，德米特里带着一名士兵绕着吉普车仔细观察起来。）

DmitryThe jeep is covered in bullet holes and dented on one side—probably caused by scraping against some natural land feature.车体遍布弹痕，一侧凹陷，初步推测是作战过程中与自然环境剐蹭所致。

DmitryThe license plate number has been confirmed—the vehicle belonged to the MIA unit.车牌号经确认，属于M.I.A.部队所有。

DmitryDue to the extent of decomposition and the missing dog tags, the bodies in the vehicle are yet to be identified...车内人员因尸体腐烂、军牌还未找到，暂时无法确认身份……

(Dmitry calmly voices all of his observations, while the soldier next to him jots them down one by one.)（德米特里平静地总结着看到的一切，而他身旁的士兵则负责将其逐条记录下来。）

(At this moment, there is no sign of Dmitry's former temper and surliness. His features are marked by the composure and maturity of a veteran on the battlefield.)（此时的德米特里褪去了往日的暴躁和乖戾，描绘其轮廓的是久经战场的沉稳与老道。）

(Finally, he returns to the front of the vehicle and watches as his subordinates extract the corpse trapped in the backseat.)（最终他走回了驾驶室附近，看着士兵们把卡在后座上的尸体搬运出来。）

KlukaiFound anything at the settlement?你们那边有发现吗？

DmitryYes. Dead bodies. Infected with E.L.I.D. and gnawed to bits by ELIDs.有，死人，感染了E.L.I.D.，还被生骸啃得乱七八糟。

KlukaiAlso your people?也是你们的人？

DmitryNo, just ordinary civilians, but dressed in weird robes.不是。就是些普通居民，穿着没见过的奇怪袍子。

KlukaiHave you got any visual records?有影像记录吗？

DmitryThat's enough. I'm not obligated to report my progress to you.差不多得了，我没义务和你汇报工作。

(Dmitry has not raised his voice, but his impatience is apparent.)（德米特里虽然没有大呼小叫，但言语中已经显露出不耐烦。）

(Paying no more attention to Klukai, he walks off and calls his superior on his communicator.)（他不再理会可露凯，而是走到远处接通了与上级的通讯。）

DmitryThis is the 3762nd Platoon of the 7th Environmental Survey Corps of the Neo-Soviet Union District Environmental Purification Project under the URNC Contamination Zone Management and Recovery Administration. First Sergeant Dmitry checking in to give a scheduled update.这里是罗克萨特主义合众国联盟污染区治理与恢复推进署新苏联大区环境净化工程所属第七环境勘测部队三七六二排，我是德米特里大士，现进行定期汇报。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerReceived. What's the situation?嗯，情况如何？

DmitryOur survey mission is still underway, as per our orders. We have discovered a vehicle registered under the 1364th Platoon of the 7th Environmental Survey Corps, which was declared MIA, along with the remains of three soldiers.依照长官的命令，我们的勘测任务正在继续进行，本次联络是因为发现了被标注为M.I.A.的第七环境勘测部队一三六四排的车辆以及三名士兵的遗体。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerLay them to rest properly. They are martyrs who gave their lives for the future of Rossartrism.好好安置他们，他们是为罗克萨特主义的未来牺牲的烈士。

DmitryUnderstood.嗯，我知道。

Dmitry...In addition, sir, I must once again recommend withdrawing my platoon for now and only resuming the mission when reinforcements arrive.……除此之外，长官，我再次提议我排先行撤回，等待增援抵达后再进行后续任务。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerReason being?理由？

DmitryAll three of the soldiers found died from gunshot wounds.目前发现的3名士兵，死因均为枪伤。

DmitryTheir vehicle clearly bears the Survey Corps' insignia, and the soldiers are in their uniforms. Bounty hunters or even the Varjagers would not engage them in a direct confrontation under normal circumstances.他们的车辆上印有明显的勘测部队标志，3人均身着军服，赏金猎人或是瓦良格帮一般情况下不会与他们正面为敌。

DmitryI believe there may be some undocumented forces at work in this area. There is a high possibility that this was a targeted attack.我认为，这片区域内可能存在未被记录的不明势力，这很可能是有针对性的袭击。

(The silence on the other end of the line makes Dmitry restless.)（通讯对面的沉默让德米特里感到焦躁。）

DmitrySir, I am not saying this out of cowardice, but we have encountered far more complications on this mission than expec—长官，并非我们贪生怕死，而是这次任务的复杂程度远超预期——

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerFirst Sergeant Dmitry, there are no gun regulations in the Yellow Zones; an attack on three men is not enough evidence to support your claim.德米特里大士，黄区没有枪支管控，只是3人遭袭不足以证明你的推论。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerBesides, resources are scarce where you are, so Varjagers operating in the area are very likely to target straggling vehicles of the Survey Corps and plunder military supplies.此外，你所在区域物资匮乏，在此区域活动的瓦良格帮很可能将落单的勘测部队车辆视为优质目标，有针对性地掠夺军用物资。

DmitrySir! Do you even know what you're saying?!长官！你清楚自己在说什么吗？！

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerFirst Sergeant Dmitry! Continue with your mission—that's an order!德米特里大士！继续你们的任务！这是命令！

DmitryBlindly following orders will only hinder the progress of the mission! The entire 1364th Platoon is declared MIA, and I've already lost one third of my own platoon! I can't guarantee the success of this mission unless we set off after joining up with our reinforcements!盲目下命令只会拖慢任务进度！一三六四排全员M.I.A.，我排人员已经损失三分之一！和增援部队汇合之后再出发才能保证任务完成！

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerYou can't stop.你们不能停下。

DmitryWe're not afraid to die, but I don't want to pointlessly squander my men's lives over some shitty plan!我们不怕死啊，但我不想兄弟们不明不白地为了什么鸟计划送命！

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerWatch your tongue if you don't want to place the soldiers in our entire company in even more danger.注意你的措辞，如果你不希望我们整个连的士兵都面临更严峻的情况。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerOur survey is already progressing much slower than other areas, and a significant portion of our men were from the same place. The Railway Force Survey Corps is the last refuge we have.我们负责的区域勘测进度已经明显慢于其他区域，而我们之中相当一部分人都有相同的来处。 “勘测部队”“轨道军”，这是我们最后的落脚点。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerOur fall from grace wasn't caused only by losing a war, and there is more at stake here than short-term resource allocation and personnel assignment.对于我们而言，没落不能只归因于一场战争的失败，它所带来的影响也绝不仅仅局限于一时的资源分配与人员安置。

Dmitry...………………

(Dmitry falls silent. The URNC insignias on his teammates' uniforms around him are suddenly quite an eyesore—and here he thought he had already gotten used to the change.)（德米特里陷入沉默，不远处队员们衣服上罗联的标志变得有些刺眼，他原以为自己早已经习惯了这种变更。）

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerAlright, this conversation ends here. Continue with your mission.好了，这次通讯就到这里，继续你的任务。

Survery Corps Warrant OfficerI'm dispatching the nearest troops to you to give you some backup; they'll get there ahead of the original schedule.我已经为你们借调到了最近的增援，他们抵达的时间会比原计划更早一些。

(After a brief pause, the warrant officer adds...)（停顿了一下，准尉补充了一句。）

Survery Corps Warrant Officer...Stay sharp. I await your safe return.……注意安全，我等着你们顺利归来。

(After the call ends, Dmitry stows his communicator away in silence. The bulky and stuffy protective suit is getting suffocating.)（通讯结束，德米特里沉默地将通讯终端收了起来，厚重憋闷的防护服让他觉得喘不过气。）

(A soldier who has been waiting for him to finish the call walks up to him.)（等在一旁看到他结束通讯的士兵走了过来。）

Careful SoldierSir, the remains of all three soldiers have been removed from the jeep.德米特里长官，三名士兵的遗体已经全部搬运出来了。

Careful SoldierWe... haven't inspected them yet.我们……还没有对遗体进行搜查。

DmitryRight, I'll go take a look.嗯，过去看看。

(By the time Dmitry returns to the jeep, he has already regained his composure. The Dolls of H.I.D.E. 404 and the soldiers of the Survey Corps are standing around the corpses.)（等德米特里走回吉普车旁时，他已经恢复了平静。404的人形们和勘测部队的士兵们都围在尸体旁。）

Dependable SoldierSir, we have finished making all the necessary visual documentation. Should we begin the inspection?长官，必要的影像资料已经拍摄完毕，现在开始搜查吗？

DmitryLet me do it.我来吧。

(The soldiers move aside to make space for Dmitry. He solemnly approaches and squats down by the bodies. He rummages through their clothing thoroughly, taking great care to also scrape away the Collapse crystals formed on the wounds. His hands move efficiently but with gentle respect.)（士兵们为德米特里让开位置，他凝重地走到尸体旁蹲下，仔细翻找着他们的衣物，并顺手将附着在伤口上的坍塌结晶轻轻拍去，动作干净利落而又肃穆轻柔。）

DmitryWhere are the dog tags...?军牌呢……

(After a lengthy search, he finally fishes out three pieces of paper covered in stains from their pockets.)（他动作轻缓地翻找了很久，最终他从几人的口袋中拿出了三张染着污迹的纸张。）

DmitrySalvage any usable supplies and bury the remains.保留可用物资，遗体就地埋了吧。

DmitryAnd keep some of their personal belongings that won't take up much space. Their families deserve to know.另外，再随便找点他们的随身物品，方便带走的那种。总要给他们的家人一个交代。

(Dmitry falls back several paces and moves over to the jeep, then lays all the scrunched-up pieces of paper that he just found on the hood of the vehicle.)（退后几步，德米特里走到吉普车前，将刚刚得到的皱褶纸张一一摊放在吉普车前盖上。）

(Klukai and Andoris huddle in for a closer look. Dmitry shoots them a glare but does not stop them.)（可露凯和安朵丝也走来查看，德米特里瞪了她们一眼，但没有过多阻拦。）

KlukaiThey're all the same?三张是一样的内容？

DmitryYeah.嗯。

AndorisThere are a lot of markings... Could these be maps? But then again, they don't have key elements you'd find on maps.上边有很多的标记点呢……会是地图吗？但是上边似乎又没有地图上必要的元素结构。

AndorisAlso, these numbers... and the word "Origin"... What origin?还有，这些数字……以及“Origin”……是原点的意思吗？

(Andoris studies the numbers next to the markings on the pieces of paper.)（安朵丝仔细观察着纸张上标记点旁的数字。）

AndorisThey don't make sense as coordinates either...但似乎又无法作为一般坐标系理解呢……

DmitryHumph, these are in military code. As if we'd just let you read such sensitive information!哼，军队里的东西都是特殊加密过的，怎么可能让你们一眼就看懂？

KlukaiSo you know what these mean?所以你明白这是什么意思？

Dmitry...…………

(Klukai's question has obviously touched a raw nerve, as Dmitry immediately flies into a flustered rage.)（德米特里被戳中痛处，瞬间恼羞成怒。）

DmitryKeep your noses out of this! All communications between units are encrypted with our own unique cipher to prevent intel from being leaked!看什么看，我们队伍间都有自己内部约定的信息加密规则，防止情报外泄！

DmitryThe Railway Forces are just temporarily seconded, so it's natural that we don't know the Survey Corps' cipher.轨道军只是临时被借调的部队，不清楚勘测部队的规则也很正常。

(Unable to make heads or tails of the notes, Dmitry puts them away for now.)（一时找不到头绪，德米特里将三份纸张收了起来。）

KlukaiAll three of them kept a separate copy on their persons, so it must contain some very important information.他们3人分别准备了一份带在身上，这一定是很重要或是必要的内容。

DmitryI'm well aware of that; goes without saying.我知道，不用你说。

(Dmitry dismisses Klukai's observation. He checks the time and looks up at the sky, then turns to address his subordinates.)（不再理会可露凯，德米特里看了看时间和天色，转身对着士兵们下令——）

DmitryIt's getting late. Get a move on and get this place cleaned up. We'll set up camp at the settlement tonight.时间不早了，加快动作把这里处理干净，今晚就在刚才的居住点扎营。

DmitryThis isn't exactly a place of peace and tranquility. Starting tonight, we're doubling the number of sentries in each shift.这地方不太平，从今晚开始，每班的守夜人数翻倍。

DmitryAlso, I just asked over comms. Our reinforcements are already on their way, just hang in there for a bit longer. Once we link up with them and finish the job, we can kiss this shitty life goodbye. When we get back to the Great Wall Railway, promotions and pay rises await you!另外，我刚才问过了，我们的援军已经出发，大家再坚持一下，等我们和援军汇合，把任务做掉，这种鬼日子就到头了。回到长城列车那边，升职加薪的机会有的是！

Cautious SoldierYes, sir!好的，长官！

(Dmitry is relieved to see that his subordinates' morale has not suffered too much. Just as he is about to leave, Klukai speaks up.)（看到士兵们的心情没有受到很大影响，德米特里稍微安心了一些，正准备返回时，却被可露凯出声拦住。）

KlukaiDmitry.德米特里。

DmitryWhat? Get out of the way.干什么？没事别在这瞎晃。

(Klukai jabs a thumb to the side.)（可露凯向一旁指了指。）

DmitryWhat do you wanna say? Just say it right here.你想说什么？就在这里说。

KlukaiThere are no dog tags on all three bodies. Are you sure you want to have this discussion here?三具尸体上都没有军牌。你想在这里讨论这个？

(Dmitry raises an eyebrow. He walks off to the side and gestures for Klukai to follow him.)（德米特里挑了挑眉，向一旁走了两步，示意可露凯过来。）

KlukaiDid the dog tags found on the Boojum belong to them?伯介姆身体里发现了军牌，是他们的吗？

KlukaiBut the remains show no sign of having been gnawed.但是他们身上却并没有遭受啃咬的痕迹。

DmitryIt's always "but, but, but" with you. There's danger everywhere in the Yellow Zones; losing your dog tags isn't that unusual.哪那么多但是，黄区这么危险，军牌丢了很正常。

KlukaiFrom what I know, soldiers cling to their dog tags even in death.据我所知，军牌对于军人来说是至死不会离身的东西。

DmitryWhat do you tin cans know?!你们这些破烂机器懂什么！

DmitryJust do your job and mind your own business.好好干你们的活，别多管闲事。

(Clearly unwilling to continue the conversation, Dmitry storms off.)（不愿继续这个话题，德米特里没好气地离开了。）

AndorisLooks like Mr. Dmitry is still not ready to face the truth.看来德米特里先生还不想面对现实。

KlukaiHe's still trying to delude himself even when such an obvious problem is staring him in the face. He's shirking his duties.连这么明显的疑点都想要自欺欺人地忽略过去，只能说是不尽职。

AndorisYou may be a bit too harsh on him, Leader Klukai.可露凯队长太严格了。

AndorisSo what do we do now? Are we also setting up camp nearby?我们接下来做什么？也在附近扎营吗？

KlukaiYeah. I'll check out the settlement, then I'll get in touch with Leva.嗯，我还要去居住点里看看，然后联系莱娅。

KlukaiRemind Mechty and Belka to keep their mouths shut about Paradeus.你替我提醒米什缇和比悠卡，管住自己的嘴巴，不要把帕拉蒂斯的事情透露出去。

AndorisSure.好的。

(At night, most of the Survey Corps soldiers have already turned in. The few who are on sentry duty and the Dolls of H.I.D.E. 404 work together to patrol the area surrounding the settlement.)（入夜，勘测部队的士兵们大部分已经睡下。负责守夜的士兵和404小队的人形们配合着在居住点附近巡逻。）

(Unable to go to sleep, Dmitry takes out the dog tags again.)（无法入眠的德米特里，再次将军牌掏了出来。)

Dmitry...…………

DmitryHey, Nikolai. Open up.喂，尼古拉，开门。

(Dmitry knocks on the door to a room in the dorms. His grin widens when he sees his friend.)（德米特里敲开了部队宿舍的门，看到友人后，他笑得更开心了一些。)

(Nikolai freezes for a second before letting him in.)（尼古拉顿了顿，将对方让了进去。)

NikolaiKeep it down. Have you forgotten the rules?小声点，纪律都忘了吗？

DmitryOh, c'mon!得了吧，现在谁还管我们啊。

(Dmitry plunks himself down on an empty bed, while Nikolai sits down by the desk in the center of the room and picks up the book he was in the middle of reading.)（德米特里随便找了张空床坐下，尼古拉则坐到宿舍中央的桌子旁，继续看起了刚才的书。）

Dmitry"Principles of Informatics"...《信息学原理》……

DmitryStill reading physical books in this day and age? What a freaking nerd. But that's good; machines can't be trusted.你这木头脑袋，现在还看纸质书呢？不过也挺好，机器那种东西，不靠谱。

DmitryThe droids that used to serve with us on the battlefield wouldn't even recognize us after their authorizations got rewritten when the URNC army took over.以前跟我们上战场的机械们，自从罗联那边的军队过来接管后，权限一改，立马就不认人了。

DmitryTo think I took a liking to that little surveillance drone and even treated it like a pet.亏我当时还挺喜欢那台小侦察机，跟宠物一样养着。

NikolaiDima, not so loud.德米，你声音太大了。

DmitryFine, I'll drop my voice.行行行，我小点声行了吧。

(Dmitry takes in the empty dorm room and slaps the wooden bed frame absentmindedly.)（德米特里环顾着空荡荡的宿舍，随手拍了拍裸露的木质床板。）

DmitryYou're the only one left in this room, eh?哎，这宿舍也就剩你一个了吧？

NikolaiYeah. The last one left last night. Retired from service and went home.嗯，最后一个昨晚走的，退伍回家了。

DmitryWhat about you?你呢？

NikolaiDo what I gotta do.该做什么做什么。

(Nikolai scribbles a mark on his book.)（尼古拉在眼前的书上标了个记号。）

DmitryHuh, you seem awfully blasé about this. General Carter's fall must've affected your family, surely?唉，你也真够踏实的，卡特将军倒台对你家也多少有点影响吧？

NikolaiEh, it's not anything out of the ordinary for an old man to step down.还好，长辈岁数大了从一线上退下来也正常。

NikolaiWhy are you here? You didn't come just to show your concern about my family, did you?你今天来干什么？不会是专程来关心我家的吧？

DmitryI came because of this.我来是因为这个——

(Dmitry pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket and gives it a wave. Nikolai grows still.)（德米特里从口袋里掏出一张纸，随意地挥了挥，尼古拉的动作却停了下来。）

DmitryA transfer order. Stamped this morning.调令，今早刚盖完章。

DmitryI'm going too, bratan. Gonna spend a few years on the border, then god knows where they'll send me.兄弟我也要走了，先去边境待几年，之后还不知道要被调到什么地方去。

NikolaiWith your rank, you could've applied to stay.以你的军衔，是可以申请留下的。

DmitryStaying doesn't seem like such a good idea. I'd rather be "exiled" along with my brothers.留下也不见得是什么好事，还不如和以前的兄弟们一起被“流放”。

DmitryI hear they're gonna build something called the "Great Wall Railway", and we'll be the reserve garrison force. It sounds pretty tough, but now that I think about it, there should be plenty of opportunities to turn a neat profit.我听说了，以后可能要建什么“长城列车”，我们就是守长城列车的预备军。那边听起来挺苦，但仔细想想，乱七八糟的油水也能捞不少。

DmitryThen when I make a fortune, I'll take my brothers, leave the army, and start a business.等我在那边发了财，就带着兄弟们从军队出去做点生意。

NikolaiYou don't want to serve anymore?你不想当兵了？

Dmitry...Guess not. No point.…………算是吧，没意思。

DmitryI used to head onto the battlefield with some sort of ideal. Now that General Carter is gone, and his followers in the KCCO are gone, I don't see the point in staying.以前上战场心里总还是有一个想头，现在卡特将军没了，K.C.C.O.里跟着将军的那帮人也没了，留在部队里不知道要干嘛。

NikolaiThis has nothing to do with our duty as soldiers.这和我们做不做军人没有关系。

DmitryNo? So who are we fighting for when nobody's left? Ghosts?怎么就没关系了？什么都没了我们替鬼打仗吗？

NikolaiAs long as those we've sworn to protect are still there, we will remain soldiers, no matter where we're deployed.只要需要保护的人还在，军人就还是军人，不管编制在哪里。

NikolaiDima, there's nothing wrong with being stationed on the border, but you mustn't let yourself loose.德米，你去驻守边境没有问题，但不应该这么放任自己。

(Hearing the disapproval in Nikolai's words, Dmitry's jaunty smile slowly disappears.)（听到尼古拉的话语，德米特里脸上故作轻松的笑容渐渐消失了。）

DmitryNikolai, I came to say goodbye, not to argue with you.尼古拉，我是特意来和你道别的，不是来吵架的。

NikolaiI'm not arguing with you. I'm just telling the truth.我没有想和你吵架，我说的是事实。

DmitryTruth, my ass. Stop lying to yourself.去你的事实，别自欺欺人了。

DmitryNobody gave a damn about the brothers who died, and those who somehow managed to survive were either demoted, dismissed, or even got court-martialed.那些死去的兄弟们没人在意，好不容易活下来的，被降职的降职，遣散的遣散，有些还被送上了军事法庭。

DmitryThey let small fries in non-core forces like us keep our ranks but send us to marginalized departments as so-called reassignment!我们这些非核心部队的喽啰，就是被保留军衔然后发配到边缘部门，接受所谓的妥善安置！

(In a rage, Dmitry marches up to Nikolai, tears off his dog tag and throws it down on the desk in front of his friend.)（气急的德米特里走到尼古拉身边，扯下自己的军牌扔在对方面前。）

DmitryAnd take a look at this. A soldier's dog tag is our only proof of identity on the battlefield.你再看看这个。军牌那是在战场上唯一可以证明我们的东西。

DmitryBut what happened? They changed everything—the design, my unit number. Even my service number!结果呢？样式、部队编号、个人代号全变了。

DmitryDo you think the person listed on this dog tag is still me?!你觉得这块牌子上的人还是我吗？！

NikolaiThis is just a form of identification. You are you, Warrant Officer Dmitry.这只是证明你的身份，而你就是你，德米特里准尉。

DmitryGet real. Warrant Officer Dmitry would only ever serve the Neo-Soviet Union, but from now on, it won't be the Neo-Soviet Union anymore, but the Neo-Soviet Union District under the URNC!别逗了，德米特里准尉只属于新苏联，而以后的新苏联不叫新苏联，是罗克萨特主义合众国联盟新苏联大区！

DmitryIt's over for General Carter! It's over for the Neo-Soviet Union! And it's over for our dreams!卡特将军完了，新苏联完了，我们的理想也完了！

(Dmitry pants heavily as he glares at his friend, but Nikolai simply gazes earnestly back at him, his face still utterly calm.)（德米特里喘着粗气，怒视着眼前的好友，然而对方却没有什么明显的表情变化，只是认真地看着他。）

Dmitry...Anyway, I've had enough of talking about ideals. I just want to protect myself and those around me, so that we can eke out a living in this godforsaken world.……总之，我现在不想再谈论什么理想之类的，我只希望保护好身边的人和自己，在这个操蛋的世界活下去。

Nikolai...………………

DmitryYou should look out for yourself. They're already going after General Carter's followers. If you stay, they'll surely give you a hard time. Things could end badly for you.你也好好给自己谋划一下吧，跟着卡特将军的大部队已经被清算，留在这也只会遭受排挤，不可能有好下场。

DmitryDon't let a dead dream drag you into an early grave.别被那已经死了的理想拖着一起进墓地。

(Dmitry puts away his dog tag stiffly.)（德米特里将自己的军牌收起来，动作有些僵硬和不自在。）

DmitryThere, I said my piece. I'll get going then.行了，该说的我也说了，走了。

(When Dmitry reaches the door, Nikolai, who has been silent the whole time, calls out to him.)（就在德米特里走到门口的时候，一直沉默的尼古拉开口喊住了他。）

NikolaiDima.德米。

DmitryWhat?什么？

(Thinking that his friend wants to make peace with him, Dmitry's voice softens.)（听到友人的呼唤，德米特里以为对方是想与自己言和，语气都变得轻松了一些。）

(But when he looks back, he sees Nikolai standing ramrod straight pointing at his chest.)（然而当他回头时，却只看到尼古拉笔直地站着，指着自己的胸膛。）

NikolaiAsk yourself in here—do you genuinely believe that?问问你的这里，你真是这样想的吗？

(Dmitry finds himself back in the present. He looks down at the dog tag that used to belong to Nikolai, then at the soldiers sleeping deeply not far from him.)（回忆结束，德米特里低头看着手上这曾属于尼古拉的军牌，又看了看不远处熟睡的士兵们。）

(Some of them are comrades-in-arms who served the Neo-Soviet Union alongside him on the battlefield, while others are rookies who enlisted with lofty ideals. Yet here they are, all huddled together in the ruins of an abandoned settlement on this night.)（他们有些是与自己在新苏联战场上拼杀过的战友，有些是带着一片热忱入伍的新人，现在却都无一例外地在这夜晚的废墟中缩成一团。）

(He lets out another sigh and stows the dog tag away.)（他不由得叹了口气，将军牌再次收起来。）

DmitryAt least that belief has kept me alive and kicking.至少这样想的我，现在活得好好的。

Mind Remap 思想重构

(After fending off the ELIDs that attacked them along the way, Klukai walks aside while the team is resting up and answers a call from Leva with obvious displeasure.)（击退沿路袭击的生骸后，可露凯趁着队伍整备的时间，走到一旁，不悦地接入了与莱娅的通讯。）

KlukaiYou're calling ten whole hours later than you're supposed to.现在与我们约定的定期联络时间整整晚了10个小时。

KlukaiDoesn't the Non-Military Forces Administration administer their time?非军事力量管理局唯独不管理时间吗？

LevaOh my, don't be so grumpy right off the bat.哎呀，不要上来就这么大火气。

LevaI have a lot of serious business to attend to, you know. It's quite understandable that I can't always check in with you on time.姑且我也是有正经工作在身的，偶尔来不及联络很正常嘛。

Klukai"Rules and Regulations for H.I.D.E. 404 Members—Calls and Meetings", Article 24—《H.I.D.E. 404成员守则-通讯与会议篇》第24条：

Klukai"In the event of an emergency, participants must be informed of the cancellation of a meeting or call. The reason must be stated, and the rescheduled time must be confirmed."“遇到突发情况，须告知参与者会议或是通讯取消，说明原因，并确定下次会议或是通讯时间。”

KlukaiNeed I repeat that?还需要我再重复一遍吗？

LevaYou've got too many rules, Klukai, who can remember them all?可露凯的规矩太多了，谁记得住呀。

KlukaiIf you could all hold yourself to the high standards that befit elite T-Dolls, there wouldn't need to be so many rules.如果你们每个人都能以精英人形的标准严格要求自己，自然不需要这么多。

LevaWe coped well enough even back when our rules were essentially half a page.以前404只有半页纸的规矩时，大家不也是照样过得好好的。

KlukaiThat was then. Now I'm the squad leader.那是过去，现在我是队长。

LevaAnd yet Leader Klukai, the almighty lady, was getting the jitters because she couldn't get in touch with a humble little member like me.但是我们的可露凯队长大人却因为联系不上我这个小队员而不安呢。

KlukaiWho was getting the jitters?谁不安了？

Klukai...Never mind. Let's get down to business.……行了吧，赶紧说正事。

(Leva chuckles at Klukai's huffiness. Having succeeded in riling her up, she decides to call it a day.)（看到可露凯生气又克制的样子，莱娅笑了起来。目的达成，她也不再纠缠。）

LevaI've had a look at the images you sent over. Those rocks are indeed evidence of Paradeus' activity—a fact that's corroborated by Lenna's intel. The deceased in the settlement were also dressed in attire that matched the uniforms of Paradeus members.你们发来的影像资料我都看了，结合莱娜那边得到的情报来看，那些碎石确实是帕拉蒂斯存在的痕迹。而居住点里的死者着装也与其成员基本一致。

LevaSo congrats~ Finally some concrete progress.恭喜啊，任务终于有了实质进展。

KlukaiHumph, it's not really anything worth celebrating.哼，这不是什么值得恭喜的好事。

LevaYou were bothered by the lack of progress before, and you're upset now that it's confirmed to be Paradeus. You're so hard to please, o almighty Leader Klukai.之前发愁没进展的是你，确认是帕拉蒂斯后愁眉苦脸的也是你，真难伺候啊，可露凯队长大人。

KlukaiIf you know I'm the leader, then drop the dizzy act and start taking this seriously.知道我是队长，就把你那不正经的样子收一收。

KlukaiWhat has Paradeus been up to in the past few years? Have the Nytos started studying architecture?帕拉蒂斯这些年到底在做什么？涅托们开始研究建筑学了？

LevaWe're still investigating the specific details, but one thing's for certain—Paradeus has stepped up the brainwashing of their human members, who now refer to themselves as "Unitas".具体发生了什么我们也还在调查中，但可以确定的是，帕拉蒂斯开始从精神层面加强自己对人类成员们的管制，他们的人类成员将自己称为“徒从”。

LevaThose scattered rocks probably looked like this before they were destroyed.那些散落的碎石，在遭到破坏前，应该是这样的。

(Leva sent an image to Klukai.)（说着，莱娅将一张照片发给可露凯。）

KlukaiThat's... a tower?这是……石塔？

LevaIt's some sort of "totem". Paradeus strengthens the Unitates' faith and loyalty using these, so that they'll be more obliged to serve their experiments. Well, it worked, apparently.是他们的某种“象征”，帕拉蒂斯试图依靠这些手段，让徒从们更加忠诚，从而方便驱使他们来为自己的实验服务，并且他们的目的也确实达到了。

KlukaiWhat's the point? If they want to force people to comply, the Nytos' force is more than enough.有什么意义？想要驱使一般人，涅托的武力压制足够了。

LevaYou don't understand humans at all, Klukai. We operate according to logic, but humans' actions are often compelled by emotions and beliefs.可露凯真是一点都不懂人类啊，我们依靠理性行动，而人类的行为却会被精神与情感所驱使。

LevaRather than subjecting them to experiments by force and having to look out for insurrection that could manifest at any time, it's much more effective to have a spiritual hold on them, which eliminates the problem completely.与其让他们忿忿不平不情不愿地配合实验，时刻防备着可能出现的突发情况，从根源上解决问题，控制他们的精神反而更有效。

LevaTo make an analogy... it would be akin to overwriting their protocols? Like transferring their command authorizations from normal society to Paradeus.比较像是……改写了权限吧？从常规世界改写到帕拉蒂斯名下。

KlukaiHumph, stop trying to make yourself out to be some kind of anthropologist.哼，别说得你好像什么人类学者一样。

LevaI am just a little more knowledgeable than you on this subject.至少比可露凯懂一点，就一点点哦。

Klukai...………………

KlukaiSo in other words, Paradeus is even trickier to deal with than before?所以按你的说法，帕拉蒂斯比以前更加难对付了吗？

LevaThat's right, they're basically well on their way to becoming an extremist group. The Nytos are only getting more powerful, and now they've recruited a bunch of deranged Unitates.是呀，已经是向极端组织靠拢的状态了。涅托们的战斗力只增不减，还加上了一群失常的徒从。

LevaLenna is busy investigating other things for Kalina so I can't expect any help from her. In fact, they need MY help, so I've got my hands absolutely full at the moment. Thank goodness you're here to give a hand, Klukai~莱娜正在帮助格琳追查别的事情，完全帮不上我，还要我去支援她们，我可是忙得焦头烂额呢，多亏有可露凯来帮忙~

KlukaiIf they're so dangerous, when will the reinforcement you promised arrive?既然这么危险，你上次说的另一组增援什么时候到？

LevaVery soon. Hm, I-I think... You'll... be well pleased...快了快了。嗯，大、大概……可露凯……会开心……

KlukaiWhat?什么？

(Skreeee—)（吱————）

(With an ear-splitting burst of static, the comms line breaks down.)（随着一声刺耳的杂音，通讯中断了。）

KlukaiTalk about bad timing!怎么偏偏这时候！

(Klukai recalls what Leva just said...)（可露凯回想着刚刚莱娅所说的话——）

(Well pleased... What kind of reinforcement would make her well pleased?)（开心……怎样强力的增援能让自己开心？）

(404 have always preferred to work on their own. The way Klukai sees it, seeking external help is a show of weakness, so she will never consider it an option unless absolutely necessary.)（404一向喜欢单独行动。对于可露凯来说，向外求援无异于让404示弱，因而不到万不得已，她都不会考虑这个选项。）

(404 are extremely unlikely to accept aid from an outsider to begin with, and the chances of Klukai appreciating the aid are even more minuscule. Unless...)（因此404接受外部援助是极小概率事件，能让可露凯开心地接受援助的机会更是少之又少，除了……）

(A figure appears in Klukai's neural cloud, but she soon dismisses the idea.)（可露凯的心智中出现了那道身影，但也很快抛出了否定的结论。）

(No, it couldn't be him, or he would've responded with feigned nonchalance.)（不会是这个人，否则这个人一定会装作若无其事的样子回应自己。）

(But even as Klukai refuses to entertain the possibility, she deliberately reduces her processing speed, so that the figure can linger just a little longer in her neural cloud.)（尽管不断地否定着，可露凯却有意放缓了数据处理的速度，这样，那道身影便可以停留得久一些。）

(In any case, she'd better ask for more clarification from Leva... so that she won't be distracted from her mission because of any unnecessary expectations.)（不管怎样，还是要向莱娅问清楚……以免多余的期待影响自己的任务。）

(Just as Klukai is about to send another comms request, Andoris walks over to her.)（就在可露凯想要再次申请通讯时，安朵丝走了过来。）

AndorisLeader Klukai, my data link with the server just got severed. I checked the signal strength; it's not at zero, but it is very weak, so long-range comms and neural cloud backups will be affected. It's probably a temporary phenomenon caused by the Collapse storm.可露凯队长，刚刚我和服务器的信息传输异常中断了，我检查了一下信号强度，虽然没有归零，但变得十分微弱，远距离通讯和心智备份会受阻。这可能是坍塌风暴造成的短时影响。

(Andoris looks over at the Survey Corps nearby. Dmitry is talking to his subordinates.)（安朵丝看向不远处的勘测部队，德米特里正和部下说着什么。）

AndorisShould we talk to him about this? We are currently using their military line. If even the military line is affected here, then we must stay close to the Survey Corps.要不要去问问？我们现在借用的是他们的军用专线，如果军用专线在这里也会受到影响，之后我们与勘测部队间的相对距离就要缩短了。

KlukaiRight. Tell Mechty and Belka not to take unauthorized action. I'll discuss this with them.嗯。你去告诉米什缇和比悠卡，不要擅自行动，我去跟他们沟通一下。

AndorisOkay.好的。

(Klukai approaches the Survey Corps and notices that the few soldiers that Dmitry was talking to have split into two groups and started loading their equipment onto their assigned vehicles. Meanwhile, Dmitry is giving more orders to another subordinate.)（可露凯靠近勘测部队，发现刚刚与德米特里交谈的几位士兵大部分已经两两成组，将装备放到各自被分配的载具上。德米特里正在对身边的部下进行着后续安排。）

DmitryWith fewer people on the team, the mission will become more dangerous. Get everyone to stay on their toes.队伍的人员减少后，危险性会增加，让大部队的兄弟们都更警觉一点。

DmitryCrank the signal booster all the way up and tell everyone, including the Dolls from 404, to remain within comms range until the temporary base stations are set up.把信号放大器的效率开到最高，另外通知兄弟们还有404那几个人形，在临时基站建设完毕前，注意保持相对距离，不要超过区域通讯支持的范围。

LarionRoger that, sir.明白，长官。

DmitryGood. Now get to work.嗯，干活去吧。

(After Larion is gone, Klukai walks over to Dmitry.)（待洛林离开后，可露凯走近德米特里。）

KlukaiIs the signal booster no good anymore?信号放大器已经支撑不住了吗？

DmitryIf it was, you think I'd split the team up at such a crucial stage of the mission?能撑住老子会在这种节骨眼上分流队伍？

DmitryThe signal is already garbage in this freaking place to start with, and the storm will rage on for a good while. There's no way of getting any word out at the moment. If we don't set up those temporary base stations, even we will be declared MIA.这鬼地方的信号本来就差，风暴还隔一会刮一阵。现在给上边的通讯都发不出去，再不搭几个临时基站老子们也得变成M.I.A.。

KlukaiSending your men out in pairs isn't safe. Under these circumstances, it's better to act in groups of four.2人一组的队伍并不安全，这种情况下4人小队行动更稳妥。

DmitryДа ты просто кэп! But I've only got this handful of men, what will you have me do?废话，但就这点人，老子能怎么办？

DmitryI've sent them out with all the good-quality gear.队伍里好点的单兵装备都给他们带上了。

DmitryAnd one of my men is as good as three.而且老子带出来的兵，1个人至少能当3个用。

KlukaiWe're already very close to the Red Zone; the environmental conditions are way more unpredictable than what you've experienced so far. You really should be more careful.这里已经非常接近红区，环境复杂程度与你过往经历过的完全不一样。你应该更谨慎一些。

DmitryOh, for Christ's sake, what does a tin can like you know? Getting scared before you even reach the battlefield? You'll get shot into Swiss cheese even with that fancy weapon of yours.我呸，你个破机器懂什么，还没上战场人先虚了，带着再好的武器也只能当筛子。

DmitryIf you've got time to yap, just spend it on killing ELIDs. Jeez, why is a stupid machine being so long-winded?行了，有时间在这废话还不如多干掉几个生骸，一个机器还婆婆妈妈的。

(Once the preparations are complete, the soldiers tasked with constructing the temporary base stations split off from the main force and set out to carry out their mission.)（准备完毕，肩负着临时基站搭建任务的士兵们纷纷出发，脱离了大部队。）

(Meanwhile, a small surveillance drone is hidden behind a piece of cover not far away. Its indicator light blinks as it records everything that's transpiring.)（而此时，一架小型侦查无人机，正隐藏在不远处的掩体后。它的指示灯闪烁着，将这一切记录下来。）

(The clear visual feed is displayed on Blusphere's monitor.)（清晰的画面显示在蓝雪球眼前的电子屏幕上——）

BlusphereKeep up with the splinter groups.跟上这些分流的队伍。

Dirac Sea 狄拉克海

(Even though their GPS is severely hindered by the terrible signal reception, the Survey Corps and H.I.D.E. 404 are still painstakingly conducting the environmental survey.)（尽管微弱的信号让定位更新变得迟缓，勘测部队与404依然艰难地按照计划进行着环境勘测。）

Cautious SoldierSir, two of the groups have sent their signals. It appears that they have finished setting up their temporary base stations. The signal reception of our comms line has also returned to medium strength, and external communications have been restored.长官，已经收到两个小队发回的信号了，看来他们的临时基站已经架设完成。目前专线的信号强度也已经回到了中等水平，可以恢复与外界的通讯了。

Cautious SoldierSome of the groups still haven't found suitable locations to set up their base stations, but they have re-established communications with the main force.另外还有几个小队暂时还没有找到可以成功搭建基站的位置，不过大部队已经与他们重新建立起了联络。

DmitryHm, not bad. Notify the brothers at the base stations and tell them to stay put for now.嗯，不错，通知建设基站的兄弟，让他们暂时留守在那附近待命。

DmitryThe temporary base stations are poor substitutes for standard ones. They must take extra care not to let things like ELIDs damage them.临时基站质量不比正式的，千万小心别再让生骸之类的东西弄坏了。

DmitryAnd if they encounter Boojums or anything they can't manage, tell them to prioritize their own safety and contact the main force at once.另外如果遇到伯介姆一类无法应对的情况，优先保障自己的安全，联系大部队。

Cautious SoldierYes, sir.明白，长官。

(On the cold digital monitor, two specks of light flicker steadily like stars in the night sky. They may be faint, but their presence is unmistakable.)（冰冷的数字屏上，两个光点稳定地闪烁着，如同黑夜中的星，弱小，但却无可置疑地彰显着自己的存在。）

(Dmitry wishes sincerely that the stars obscured by the gloom will get to light up the night sky again one day.)（德米特里由衷地希望，这一片漆黑之后隐藏的繁星们，最终都能熠熠于夜空。）

DmitryIt's time to contact the warrant officer again... This shitty place...有必要和准尉再次进行联络了……这鬼地方……

(Boom!!!)（轰————！！！）

(The jeep is hit by a strong impact. Even the communicator is knocked out of Dmitry's hand, falling underneath the seat.)（车体遭受到强烈撞击，德米特里手中的通讯终端也掉到了座椅下方。）

(Through the window, he sees that the vehicle that collided with his is also part of a pile-up collision. The actual vehicle that came under attack has skidded to a halt with blown-out tires and heavy smoke.)（透过车窗，他发现刚刚撞过来的车辆似乎也是遭受牵连，真正受到攻击而爆胎的车辆已经冒着烟停了下来。）

DmitryPizdets, what just happened?!妈的，怎么回事？！

(A group of vehicles have appeared in the distance, followed by a vicious fire assault.)（远处出现了一组车队，随之而来的是猛烈的火力袭击。）

(The Dolls of H.I.D.E. 404 have already leapt into action, diving behind cover and exchanging fire with their attackers.)（反应更快一些的404人形们，已经快速闪避在掩体之后与其开始了交火。）

Cautious SoldierThey must've snuck up on us while our radar was still down!似乎是趁着监测雷达没有恢复时偷偷靠近过来的！

Cautious SoldierWe don't know which armed force it is!不知道是哪里的武装！

DmitryGet everyone to find cover and wait for the enemy to run out of ammo! Wait for my order and prepare to counterattack!通知下去，全员优先寻找掩体，等待对方火力间歇！听我命令，准备反击！

Dirac Sea 狄拉克海

(Having repelled the assault for the time being, Dmitry directs his subordinates and the Dolls of 404 to clean up the battlefield.)（暂且击退了武装袭击，德米特里指挥着手下的士兵以及404的人形们清理战场。）

(After some thought, he walks over to Klukai.)（他考虑了一会，还是走向可露凯所在的位置。）

DmitryHey, what's your name again, Klukai? Blyat, what the hell kind of name is Klukai?喂，那个什么，可露凯？妈的，你这破名字真难念。

(Klukai and Andoris, focused on inspecting the wreckage of an enemy mechanical unit, do not bother to look up.)（可露凯和安朵丝正在检查敌方武装被击毁的机械单位，并没有回头。）

KlukaiWhat is it?什么事？

DmitryDidn't you mention you got attacked by an unknown armed force earlier?你之前是不是说过你们遭到了不明武装的袭击？

DmitryWere they the ones?就是这些家伙吗？

KlukaiHold on.等等。

DmitryHuh?啊？

KlukaiAndoris, do we have the result of the analysis?安朵丝，比对结果出来了吗？

AndorisNot yet. I still have to double-check some of the connection methods and part specifications.还要稍等一会，有些衔接方式和零件型号我再确认一下。

AndorisI just asked Mechty and Belka to inspect the other wreckages so that I can incorporate the data they collect into the analysis.我刚刚拜托米什缇和比悠卡去检查其他被击毁的单位了，要把她们搜集到的结果也综合进来。

KlukaiRight, make it quick.好，加快速度。

(Leaving Andoris to work in peace, Klukai rises to her full height.)（不再打扰安朵丝的工作，可露凯站起身来。）

KlukaiA preliminary inspection has not revealed any clear forms of identification on these mechanical units, which appear to have been modified from general PMC machinery.经过初步检查，这些机械依然没有明确所属标识，并且是由一般P.M.C.机械改装而来。

KlukaiSo we're trying to compare the methods and parts used in the modifications with the units we encountered before. If there are multiple matches, we can be reasonably sure that they're from the same faction.所以目前希望将改装手法以及所用零件与之前遇到的进行比对，如果重合率高，基本就可以确定它们来自同一阵营。

DmitryThere were humans in the force that attacked us. Unfortunately, they either got killed or fled.这次的袭击队伍里还有人类武装，可惜要么被击毙了要么跑了。

DmitryHave you also encountered human armed forces before?这些人类武装你们也遇到过？

KlukaiNo, it was only modded automatons that attacked us.没有，之前袭击我们的只有改装机械。

Klukai...These newer automatons had better firepower, and the humans were armed with very high-quality weapons.……他们的火力变强了，并且新加入的人类武装所持的武器性能也很好。

(Klukai peers down at the dent left by the bullet that hit her on the arm.)（可露凯看了看自己手臂上被子弹击中留下的缺口。）

KlukaiIn my experience, neither the Varjagers nor ordinary bounty hunters can afford this level of armament.以我的经验来看，这种装备水平，一般的瓦良格帮或是赏金猎人是难以负担的。

DmitryHm.嗯。

Cautious SoldierFirst Sergeant Dmitry!报告，德米特里长官！

Cautious SoldierWe have searched the human remains thoroughly but found no meaningful clues!我们已经充分搜查了敌方人类武装的尸体，没有发现有效线索！

DmitryAlright, see if you can find any usable weapons, energy sources, or protective equipment. Gather everything you can find and take them with us.行吧，你们看看他们身上还有没有能用的武器、能源或者是防护装备，全都收集起来带上。

Cautious SoldierBut sir... Non-standard-issue weapons could cause injuries or death to the user. This is against regulations.但是长官……非制式武器可能造成使用人员伤亡，这不符合规定。

DmitryWho cares about regulations anymore? We must make use of whatever resources we can get our hands on!这种时候还管什么规定，有资源就得充分利用！

DmitryStill... check everything carefully. Get rid of anything with electronic messaging capability.不过……注意检查一下，带有电子发讯功能的东西通通不要。

Cautious SoldierRoger that, sir!收到，长官！

AndorisLeader Klukai, Mr. Dmitry, I have the analysis result.可露凯队长，德米特里先生，这边的比对也有结果了哦。

AndorisThe fire control cores installed on mechanical units of the same type generally had the same ports. As for the parts, they're just your run-of-the-mill military stuff, so I thought I'd check the manufacture batch through the net, but...同类型机械单位加装的火控核心大体采用了同种接口，至于零件，使用的是常见的军工品牌，所以我想联网核查一下生产批次，但是……

KlukaiBut what?怎么了？

AndorisOur signal... got disconnected.我们的信号……中断了。

DmitryWhat?!什么？！

(Dmitry rummages through his pockets for his communicator, but then he remembers it has fallen under the seat in the previous battle.)（德米特里翻找着通讯终端，随即想起它在刚才的作战中掉到座位下的事情。）

(Klukai confirms Andoris' observation after checking the connection herself.)（一旁的可露凯经过查看后同样给出了否定的答案。）

KlukaiWe are indeed disconnected.确实中断了。

DmitryImpossible! The temporary base stations are up and running! The signal should be more stable!不可能，临时基站已经建立，信号只会更稳固才对！

(Dmitry rushes back to the jeep in disbelief. After searching for a moment, he finds his communicator and accesses the signal interface—)（德米特里不甘心地快步走向吉普车，经过一通翻找，他拿到了自己的通讯终端，调出了信号界面——）

(The digital screen is now pitch black. There is no sign of the blinking lights.)（数字屏幕上一片漆黑，那些曾闪烁着的星光，消失了。）

(Two hours ago...)（2个小时前——）

CocoonHow is it going? Is the plan proceeding smoothly?怎么样了？计划还顺利吗？

BlusphereYes, though there have been some unexpected changes along the way.嗯，虽然中间出现了一些变化。

CocoonChanges? Have they received more reinforcements?变化？他们难道又找到新的增援了吗？

BlusphereNo, but once the Survey Corps noticed the signal deterioration, they split up and started constructing temporary base stations.不，只是勘测部队在发现信号减弱后，进行了一次人员分流，并开始建设临时基站。

BlusphereThey're even more cautious than we thought.他们比我们预想得要更谨慎。

CocoonThat's not good news.这可不是什么好消息呀。

CocoonMake sure you don't let off the splinter groups.那些分流出去的也不能放掉哦。

BlusphereNo problem. However, even though Mangi Security has aided in Paradeus' operations within this area, they are not very accustomed to the local terrain due to the complex environmental conditions and rampant ELID activities.好的。不过，曼尼安保虽然之前在这一区域协助帕拉蒂斯行动，但因为气候复杂以及生骸活跃的缘故，对于地形的掌握并不透彻。

BlusphereThey have had to allocate part of their crew to take out a Boojum, so we are not fully aware of the entire Survey Corps' movement at the moment.这次又分流出去一些人员追击伯介姆，目前，我们无法掌握勘测部队的全部动向。

Cocoon...I need not remind you of the danger of fish that slips the net, do I?……漏网之鱼的危害，不需要我提醒的吧？

CocoonDon't forget the trouble caused by the Survey Corps last time.不要忘记上次勘测部队的那些人制造的麻烦哦。

BlusphereRight, I have already notified Mangi Security to take action, as per your order.嗯，我已经依照你的命令，通知曼尼安保动手了。

BlusphereAnd to prevent the Survey Corps from reporting the situation to their superiors, I have applied signal restrictions to their current location. The military line is completely down.为了防止他们向上汇报，我们对他们所在区域实施了信号管制，军方专线已经失效。

CocoonThat's... acceptable, I suppose~听起来马马虎虎吧~

CocoonBut it's not a guaranteed fail-safe solution either. So long as their signal marker or temporary base stations exist, there's a risk that they can get out of this.不过这也不是什么绝对保险的方法就是了，只要信标或是临时基站存在，就依然有被突破的风险呢。

CocoonBlusphere...蓝雪球……

(Cocoon's demeanor shifts ambiguously. Every word seems to be a warning thinly veiled in humor.)（茧的态度暧昧不明，像是开玩笑，又像是在发出警告。）

CocoonI hope you have contingency plans in place?你不会没有准备应对的方法吧？

BlusphereThat's just an emergency countermeasure. As per your order, I will spare no effort in searching for and eliminating the Survey Corps splinter groups as well as destroying the existing local signal markers.这只是应急手段。依照你的命令，对于勘测部队分流人员的搜索和清理以及对于本地现存信标的破坏都不会停下。

CocoonOh, that's marvelous to hear.哎呀呀，那就太好了。

CocoonBy the way, I have another piece of advice for you.另外，我还有一个建议可以给到你哦？

BlusphereWhat is it?什么？

CocoonCecht FABN has instructed me to relay this message—赛诺菲与法本集团命令我转告你——

Cocoon"You may activate the 'last resort' if necessary."“必要时可以启动保底方案。”

CocoonThe decision of activating it is entirely at your discretion. However, be sure to make it quick and clean, and remember to wrap up all the loose ends afterwards. After all, this is an extremely risky move, and it would be very difficult to explain ourselves if we attract even the slightest bit of suspicion.是否启动，启动时机都交给你决定。但务必干净利落，后续的收尾工作也要安排好，毕竟这可是铤而走险的方法，真被相关部门怀疑到头上，解释起来会十分麻烦的。

CocoonThe same order has also been issued to Mangi Security. Just request an authorization transfer from them.同样的命令也已经发送给曼尼安保了，你和他们要求权限的转移即可。

BlusphereUnderstood.好。

CocoonThat's it, good luck.总之，加油吧。

(Before the comms line is terminated, Cocoon suddenly taps the screen.)（在通讯切断前，茧忽然敲了敲屏幕。）

CocoonOh, one more thing.还有一件事情我要提醒你。

CocoonSince the Survey Corps kept pestering their superior, they've been sent new reinforcements that will arrive in only a day or two. This new force is getting pretty close. Make sure you don't let them suspect a thing.因为勘测部队的持续汇报，上级部门又一次调度了距离这个区域只需要1-2日行程的援军，这批部队已经很近了，绝对不可以让他们产生任何的怀疑哦。

Anomalous Projection 异形投影

(Having evaded the incessant pursuit of an unknown force, the Survey Corps and H.I.D.E. 404 are now taking temporary refuge in an abandoned settlement that they have chanced upon.)（躲避着来自不明势力的一路追击，勘测部队与404一行暂时藏身在偶然遇到的废弃居住点中。）

(The settlement is shielded by hills to the southeast, so the Dolls of H.I.D.E. 404 are currently monitoring the surrounding areas from their respective hiding spots on the other three sides.)（该居住点东南侧倚靠一处高地，因此404的人形们暂时分别隐藏在另外3面边缘的楼体中，监视着周围的环境。）

(Considering the extent of damage that Mechty has suffered, Klukai has paired herself up with her.)（考虑到米什缇受损程度较重，可露凯将她与自己安排在一起。）

MechtyOof... these people are attacking harder and harder. Who the heck are they?呜哇……这群人火力越来越猛了，他们到底是谁呀。

MechtyKlukai, did you antagonize somebody again?可露凯，你是不是又在哪里得罪人了？

MechtyWe didn't manage to charge our batteries back at the previous settlement because of the problematic ports... Do we even have enough auxiliary power for three more battles?之前在居住点因为接口的问题，也没能及时补充电量……现在我们带的备用能源还能让我再行动3次吗？

AndorisOf course.可以哦。

MechtyHuh? Seriously...?啊？真的假的……

AndorisAs long as you keep each battle under a minute.每次战斗时长保持在1分钟以内的话是可以的呢。

BelkaWhat?! Then we're totally short on power!哎？！那不就是说能源告急了嘛！

(Klukai connects to the regional comms channel.)（可露凯接入区域通讯频段中。）

KlukaiHave you come up with the next step of the battle plan?关于下一步的作战计划有安排了吗？

KlukaiThe enemy has made their intentions plenty clear. They've got to be searching for us in the area.敌方武装的进攻意图已经足够明显，他们一定正在附近地域针对我方进行搜索。

KlukaiIf we get surrounded...一旦被他们包围——

DmitryShut up! I'm trying to think!你先别吵！我在想事情！

MechtyWow, this guy is so impressive. Here I am, dead tired, and there he is, still perky enough to lose his temper and shout his head off... Seriously, which one of us is actually a Doll?哇，这个大哥好厉害，我都快累死了，他还能中气十足地发脾气……我们两个到底谁是人形啊？

KlukaiSounds like a you problem.那你应该先检讨一下自己。

KlukaiMechty, stay here and keep a lookout. I'll go and see what's keeping him dawdling.米什缇，你留在这里，继续保持警戒，我去看看他到底在磨蹭什么。

(Klukai heads over to the building in which Dmitry is taking cover and finds him checking and rechecking a slip of paper with an unknown sequence of numbers against a map.)（可露凯来到德米特里隐蔽的楼体，发现对方正手拿着标有不明数字序列的纸片对着静态地图反复查看。）

KlukaiWhat are you doing?你在干什么?

Dmitry...………………

KlukaiWhat—你——

LarionPlease keep quiet while the first sergeant reviews the situation and looks for more clues.长官要求保持安静，他需要整体复盘，寻找线索。

Klukai...How long has he been at it?……他这样多久了？

LarionSince the moment we found the signboard bearing the name of this settlement.从我们找到了那块写有我们现在所在的这个居住点名称的标牌开始。

DmitryNot here... Tsk, not this either...不是这里……啧，这也不是……

(Dmitry seems to be measuring some kind of distance on the map using his own rugged fingers. However, he eventually gives up and puts the paper away in annoyance.)（德米特里粗糙的手指在静态地图上反复丈量着，似乎在计算什么距离。然而最终他还是放弃了，烦躁地将纸片又收了起来。）

KlukaiIf you're running some kind of vector equation, you won't be able to determine the specific location without knowing the original location.如果这是平面向量的话，在不清楚原点的情况下是无法确定位置的。

DmitryShut your trap.不用你废话。

KlukaiIf you issue follow-up orders in a timely fashion, I would not be questioning you.如果你及时下达后续指令，我也不想多问。

KlukaiBut our supplies are limited, and judging from the current situation, if we keep running around aimlessly, our enemy will hunt us down and pick us off sooner or later.我们补给有限，以目前的局势来看，我们再这样漫无目的地逃下去，迟早会在敌方武装的持续追击下全军覆没。

DmitryHumph, at least you're not entirely dumb.哼，还算你有点眼光。

(Just then, a young soldier of the Survey Corps enters through the door.)（此时，一名年轻的勘测部队士兵从门外走了进来。）

Cautious SoldierSir, we're all in position and awaiting further directives!长官，部署全部到位，等待后续指示！

DmitryStand by.待机。

KlukaiYou've already set up our defenses?你已经安排布防了？

DmitryDuh! You think I was just playing sudoku while being a sitting duck?不然呢，在这里玩数字游戏等死吗？

DmitryMake sure the four of you coordinate with our movements. You want orders, right? Well, don't just stand there! Come over here and look at this.你们4个，配合行动。你不是要指令吗？愣着干嘛？过来看。

(Dmitry beckons at Klukai and gestures for her to take a closer look at the map.)（德米特里向可露凯招招手，示意她靠近一些看地图。）

DmitryYou see the hills in the southeast? More than 70% of our mechanical units are up there right now.看到东南侧的高地了吧？现在队伍里70%以上的机械单位都在上边。

DmitryI've also stationed five of my men there to prepare for a feint.同时我也派了5个人在上方驻守，预备进行佯攻。

KlukaiA feint?佯攻？

DmitryThat's right. Our enemies are hot on our heels. They'll probably come looking for us here in three hours.没错，那些人追得很紧，估计3小时内就会找过来。

DmitryI just checked the map and the closest settlement from our current location is at least six hours away, and it will be very difficult for us to stay hidden while we make our way there.我看了一下，最近的居住点距离我们目前位置有6小时以上的路程，这一路上我们很难隐藏行踪。

DmitryIf we can't get a bigger head start or take out most of our pursuers in one go, they will catch up to us before we can reach the next settlement and replenish our supplies, and it'll be over for us then.如果无法与他们拉开距离或是一次性解决掉大部分追兵，我们在到达下一个居住点、获得足够补给之前，就会被他们追上。到那时候，就真没什么办法了。

KlukaiYou're planning to whittle down their firepower here?你想在这里削弱他们的火力？

DmitryExactly. To them, we're just a small and poorly-equipped force that can only counterattack using ambushes and guerilla tactics. We can take advantage of that assumption.没错。对于他们来说，我们的人数少、装备落后，即使反击，肯定也会采取游击、伏击等战术，而我们正好可以利用这一点。

DmitryThis area is smack along the only way to that settlement, with hills on one side. Anyone with half a brain can tell that this is the perfect spot for an ambush, including our pursuers.这个区域是到达那个居住点的必经之路，一面紧邻高地，有点脑子的人都会觉得这是个伏击的好地方，对方也不例外。

DmitryOnce they confirm that we're on our way to the nearest settlement, they will immediately try to figure out where we have posted our guards to protect the traveling convoy, which will clearly be on the hills.一旦他们确认我方已经向着那个最近的居住点出发，第一反应我们会在哪里布置人手，确保行进顺利？肯定是那片高地上。

KlukaiBut then aren't you playing right into their hands?但你的部署不也正中他们下怀吗？

DmitryTsk, you still don't get it, tin can?啧，你个破烂机器怎么还不明白？

DmitryMost of our mechanical units are already damaged and don't really stand a chance in a direct confrontation. If we keep them around while we march, not only will they eat up our resources, they may also expose our movement. They can be put to much better use.我方目前的机械单位，大部分已经受损，正面抵抗不会有胜算，在后续的行军过程中除了白白消耗资源，还容易暴露，不如让它们发挥更好的作用。

DmitryAs for H.I.D.E. 404, you will be the key to the upcoming fight. As long as you can seize the opportunity and flank our pursuers from the west while they're drawn to the hills and catch them in a pincer attack, it may just be possible for us to wipe them out.而这场战斗的核心在于你们404，只要你们能抓住战机，在对方被高地上的火力吸引时从西侧绕背进行夹击，就很有可能将他们的追击部队一举击溃。

KlukaiI must remind you that if we move according to your plan, we cannot guarantee the safety of both the mechanical units and the soldiers on the hills.我需要提醒你，如果依照你规划的路线行动，我们将无法兼顾高地上的机械单位和作战人员。

DmitryThe five men up there are led by my most trusted comrade. He's much smarter than you.那上边的5个人，带队的是老子最信任的老战友，他可比你机灵多了。

DmitryOnce the four of you are on the move, they will activate the droids' auto attack mode, then circle around to the other side of the hills and regroup with the main force.一旦你们4人开始行动，他们就会启动那些机械的自动攻击模式，然后从高地另一侧绕下来与大部队汇合。

KlukaiThat's just the best-case scenario. With a success rate of less than 40%, it's highly likely that they'll be eliminated before regrouping with the main force.这只是理想情况，成功率不超过40%，他们很可能在与大部队汇合前就被敌方围剿。

KlukaiMoreover, we're basing our estimation of the enemy force entirely on our observation in our previous encounter. If the enemy force exceeds 130% of our estimation—that is, if there are 20 or more soldiers and 25 or more automatons that we did not account for—the success rate of this operation will drop below 25%.另外，我们对敌方体量的估算完全基于之前的遭遇战，一旦本次行动遭遇的敌方数量超出预估值的130%——也就是人员超过20人，机械超过25台，本次行动的成功率将会降低至25%以下。

DmitryHumph, what do you take us soldiers for? You think we only fight when there's a 100% chance of success?哼，你以为军人打仗是什么？是必须要100%保证成功才会行动的过家家吗？

DmitryOur job is to seize the opportunity and turn victory into reality.我们要做的就是抓住机会，让胜利变成现实。

DmitryUnder these circumstances, we'd be lucky to stand even half a chance.这种情况下，能有超过一半的胜算已经是运气好了。

KlukaiJust making sure you're managing your expectations.你们有这个心理准备就行。

KlukaiWhat about the main force?大部队怎么安排？

DmitryThey'll be retreating with only lightweight gear to conserve their strength.携带轻型装备撤离，保存实力。

KlukaiAnd where are they headed?行进目标？

DmitryThere are two destinations. The first is the closest settlement, though we can't ascertain whether it's still occupied or if there are enough supplies to keep us going.目标有两个，一是那个最近的居住点，但目前无法确定那个居住点是否有居民留存，同样，不能确定是否有物资能够完成补给。

DmitryThe other is a base station in the same general direction. If we can find and repair it, we may be able to restore external communications and contact our reinforcements.另外一个是在大致同一方向上的信号基站，如果能找到并且将它维修一下的话，或许就能恢复与外界的通讯，进而与支援部队取得联系。

KlukaiHow far away is the base station?信号基站有多远？

DmitryAbout the same distance to the settlement—roughly six hours on foot.距离和居住点相等，徒步大约6小时。

KlukaiOn foot? We have a jeep.徒步？我们有吉普车的吧。

DmitryJeep? From now on, you don't.车？之后都是徒步，不会有车了。

KlukaiWhat do you mean?什么意思？

DmitryNot counting your small jeep, the Survey Corps currently still has one jeep and one small military truck.你们那辆小型吉普先不作数，勘测部队目前还有一辆吉普和一辆小型军用卡车。

DmitryTo pull off this plan, we must set up a vehicle in the northeast, where the enemy is the most likely to attack from, to draw their attention. At the same time, I'll have several of those scout drones buzzing around in the other directions.要完成这个计划，首先需要布置一辆在敌方最可能袭来的东北方向，争取第一时间吸引武装注意。同时，我还会配置几个吵闹的小型侦查单位在另外几个方向上。

DmitryYou've seen those things before—pretty much useless in a fight, but noisy as hell and perfect for both attracting enemy attention and tipping us off.那东西你们之前也见识过，没什么战斗力，但是声音够大，无论是吸引敌人还是提醒我方都是一流的。

DmitryOnly thing is, there's no hope of recovering the vehicle or the drones.只是，这辆车以及侦查机械们就都不要想着能回收了。

KlukaiWhat about the other vehicle?另外一辆呢？

DmitryThat will be given to the men up on the hills as their getaway to catch up with the main force.另外一辆配属给高地处的布防队伍，以便他们脱险后可以追上大部队。

KlukaiI don't think that's very sensible. You just admitted that their chances of successfully regrouping with the main force are pretty slim. Why waste limited resources knowing that?我不认为这是理性的选择，你刚刚也承认了他们能顺利与大部队汇合的几率不大。明知如此，还要浪费有限资源？

DmitryWhat does a tin can like you know?!你个破机器懂什么？！

DmitryForging ahead despite the difficulties makes my comrades heroes, but cutting off their only chance of escape because of the difficulties would make me a bastard!明知困难依然前往是英雄，但明知困难还要断人后路的就是混蛋！

DmitryI'm sending them to stage a feint, not to be cannon fodder!老子派过去的是佯攻小队，不是过去送死的活靶子！

KlukaiI simply wish to maximize the operation's chances of success.我希望作战的成功概率可以最大化。

(Dmitry takes a deep breath.)（德米特里深吸了一口气。）

DmitryI am the commanding officer here, and your job is to lead your H.I.D.E. 404 in carrying out my orders, is that clear? Don't you worry about human matters with that tin can brain of yours!老子，是作战指挥，你，带着你的404老实听话，懂不懂？不要总用你那机器脑子替人类瞎操心！

Klukai...…………

(Klukai decides not to argue with the stubborn Dmitry.)（面对固执的德米特里，可露凯没有再争辩。）

KlukaiNow that I'm aware of the general plan, let's split up and move separately. I'll be off then.大体的计划我已经知道了，接下来各自行动吧，我先回去了。

DmitryAssemble in the southwest of this settlement in half an hour.半个小时后在当前居住点的西南侧集合。

KlukaiGot it.嗯。

(Klukai fills in the other 404 members on the operation plan. After confirming the basic terrain around the settlement, they join the Survey Corps in hiding within an abandoned building in the southwestern part of the settlement.)（可露凯将接下来的作战计划告知404成员，在确认过居住点的基础地形后，便与勘测部队一行隐藏在居住点西南侧的一片废弃住宅中。）

Mechty(Yawn) Look at the time... I'd normally be in bed by now...哈……这个点钟，平时都该睡觉了……

MechtyWill those people actually take the bait like Dmitry says?那些人真的会像德米特里说的那样，老实上钩吗？

AndorisHard to say. The working assumption is that we will be fighting an enemy force of the same size as what we've encountered before. If they've amped up their firepower, we're finished.不好说呢，制定本次作战计划的时候，仅仅考虑到了等同于我们之前遭遇到的敌方规模。一旦对方火力增强的话，就会变得头痛了哦。

BelkaHm, that's true. Big Sis Klukai, can the guys actually be trusted?唔，这么一说确实哦，可露凯姐姐，那群家伙真的靠谱吗？

KlukaiI wouldn't hedge all our bets on them. We should focus on figuring out our own contingency.与其指望他们，不如优先考虑我们该如何应对。

KlukaiStill, it is certainly necessary to mount a counterattack here to give us a head start against our pursuers.不过，在此地组织一次反击，制造机会拉开与追击部队的距离还是有必要的。

BelkaAlright, I'll do my best!好吧，我会加油的！

KlukaiAndoris, when the operation is underway, don't stray too far from the vehicle. You must keep our supplies secure. If we need to retreat ahead of schedule, I'll also call you to pick us up.安朵丝，一会行动时你不要远离载具，你需要确保我方物资安全。如果需要提前撤离，我也会联系你接应。

AndorisNo problem, Leader Klukai.好的，可露凯队长。

(The four Dolls lapse into silence as they remain at their station.)（四人不再说话，各自停留在目标地点，安静了下来。）

(Soon after that, an ear-splitting alarm goes off in the northeast, followed by a vicious burst of gunfire.)（不久后，东北方向传来了刺耳的警报，随后是一阵猛烈的射击。）

(At the same time, the vehicle deployed beforehand explodes, and Dmitry's voice can be heard through the regional comms channel.)（与此同时，提前布置好的车子发生了爆炸。而区域通讯频道中也传来了德米特里的声音。）

DmitryAttention, all units. The enemy force is approaching. Stay low.各单位注意，敌方武装正在靠近，做好隐蔽工作。

DmitryWhen they enter within attack range, our men on the hills will launch an ambush and trigger the explosives we've rigged to weaken their firepower. H.I.D.E. 404 will catch them in a pincer move from behind. The rest of you, follow my command.待对方进入射程内，高地部队优先展开伏击，看时机引爆布置好的炸药削弱敌方火力。404自后方包抄敌人，大部队听我指挥行动。

Survey Corps SoldiersCopy that, sir!收到，长官！

KlukaiUnderstood.明白。

(With the first gunshot fired from up the hill, the battle has officially begun.)（随着高地上的第一声枪响，战斗正式开始。）

AndorisLeader Klukai, the enemy is indeed lured by our men on the hills.可露凯队长，敌方果然被高地上的布防吸引了呢。

AndorisAccording to the intelligence we currently possess, the enemy force comprises about 15 men, two heavy automatons and five anti-air automatons. The exact quantity of land automatons is unknown, but my preliminary estimation is about ten.根据目前掌握的情报来看，他们大约有15人，配有两台重型机械以及5架制空机械，陆行机械目前数量不明，初步预估有10台左右。

KlukaiBelka, Mechty, we start moving once they move further southeast by another 50 meters.比悠卡，米什缇，等他们向东南方再步进50米后，我们开始行动。

KlukaiWhen attacking them from behind, Belka will focus on taking out the anti-air automatons to reduce their field of view.从后方包击时，比悠卡优先清理制空机械，缩小对方视野范围。

KlukaiMechty and I will take care of the heavy and land automatons.米什缇和我处理重型机械以及其他陆行机械。

KlukaiMake sure to keep the enemy force from spotting our main force in the southwest.注意不要让敌方武装注意到西南方向的大部队。

BelkaUnderstood!明白！

MechtyAlright.好的。

KlukaiAndoris, stand by in this area. If enemy units come this way, detonate the explosives and throw smoke grenades to keep the main force hidden.安朵丝，你就留在这片区域，如果有敌方单位靠近，优先引爆附近布置的炸药并投掷烟雾弹，以免大部队暴露。

AndorisUnderstood, Leader Klukai~明白，可露凯队长~

(Even though the enemy force is thrown into disarray at first, they soon regain their footing and launch an attack on the hills using cover and their anti-air units.)（尽管一开始敌方部队稍显混乱，但很快他们便调整好了节奏，借助着制空单位和掩体对高地发起了进攻。）

(Klukai keeps gauging the distance between them and the enemy force. Finally, she gives the order—)（可露凯测算着与敌方部队的距离，终于，她一声令下——）

KlukaiH.I.D.E. 404, we're up!404全体成员，开始行动！

(As the Dolls enter the fray, the enemy's attack becomes noticeably hamstrung. Meanwhile, Dmitry starts directing the main force in retreating toward the target settlement.)（随着人形们的参战，敌方部队的进攻态势明显受到了制约，而德米特里也开始指挥大部队开始向目标居住点方向撤离。）

BelkaBig Sis Klukai, all enemy anti-air units have been eliminated!可露凯姐姐！敌方制空单位已经全线清除！

KlukaiVery good.很好。

MechtyHoo boy, if you're done shooting down the little birds, get over here and give me a hand! This big guy is really bad news!呜哇，比悠卡你击毁了小飞机就赶紧过来帮我！这个大家伙好危险！

KlukaiBelka, back Mechty up immediately and stop the heavy automaton from getting any closer. Leave the rest to me.比悠卡，即刻支援米什缇，防止重型机械靠近。其他的交给我来处理。

BelkaAlrighty, Big Sis! Watch yourself!好的姐姐！你也要小心哦！

(Timing her move carefully, Klukai detonates another set of explosives, successfully impeding the enemy's attempt to regroup.)（可露凯看准时机，再次引爆了之前的布防，成功拦截住敌方部队的整合节奏。）

KlukaiH.I.D.E. 404 to the main force. We have successfully suppressed the pursuing armed force.呼叫大部队，这里是H.I.D.E 404，现已成功对追击武装形成压制态势。

DmitryReceived.嗯，知道了。

DmitryIvan, how many men have you got left?伊万，你们那还剩几个人？

IvanThree, but one is badly injured and immobile!还有3个，但有一人重伤，无法行动！

DmitryHave the bastards noticed anything off?那群混蛋发现不对了吗？

IvanDoesn't look like it. Their firepower is still focused on our side of the hills, but thanks to 404's interference, they haven't been able to make much headway. In fact, they had to send a group to go after 404 just ten minutes ago.看起来还没有，他们的火力重心仍然放在我们所在的高地一侧，但是受到404的干扰，进度不怎么样。10分钟前，他们还专门分流出了一部分火力去对抗404。

IvanWe prioritized taking out their drones. Because of the terrain and all the dust and smoke, those bastards can barely see. They shouldn't have noticed that our main force is already gone.我们优先击毁了他们的无人机，受到地势、硝烟和粉尘影响，那群家伙的视线受阻，应该没有发现大部队已经撤离。

IvanSeriously, hats off to you, Dima. You with your crazy tricks.德米，真有你的，总能想出这些鬼点子。

DmitryHumph, save the ass-kissing for later.哼，这些好听话之后再说。

DmitryYou've accomplished your objective, now get out of there. Go around the hills!任务结束，你们先撤。从高地背后绕行！

IvanCopy that!收到！

Dmitry404, keep the enemy busy for 15 more minutes. Once Ivan's group withdraws from the area, detonate all mechanical units and remaining explosives to draw the enemy's attention and seal off their route of pursuit. Take out as many of their effective units as you can while you withdraw.404再坚持15分钟，待伊万他们撤离后，引爆全部机械单位和剩余布防，吸引敌方注意力，并封锁他们的追击路线，在尽可能歼灭敌方有生力量的同时，趁机撤退。

DmitryPick up the pace and make sure you catch up to the main force. Keep the regional comms clear!加快速度，及时跟上大部队，保持区域通讯畅通！

KlukaiUnderstood.明白。

Mechty(Yawn) Are we finally done...?哈……终于要结束了吗……

BelkaThat was amazing! The plan worked unexpectedly well!好棒，没想到会这么顺利！

(Everyone in the regional comms channel breathes a sigh of relief and starts to relax a little.)（区域通讯中，所有人都松了一口气，紧绷的身体稍微放松了一些。）

(Still staying close to the jeep, Andoris suddenly looks to the side in alarm.)（停留在吉普车附近的安朵丝突然警觉地向一侧看去。）

AndorisAttention! Heat signatures detected to the west! Possibly enemy reinforcements!警报！在西方检测到热源反应，疑似敌方增援！

AndorisThey may have received the enemy force's distress call and are moving ahead at full speed! There's a high chance that they will encounter our main force!推测是收到了求援信号，对方正在全速行进！很可能会与大部队遭遇！

DmitryWhat?!什么？！

KlukaiTake whatever cover you can find right now.你们附近有没有掩体，就地隐藏。

DmitryIt's too late!来不及了！

(The wave of dust kicked up by the enemy reinforcements' march is already within Dmitry's view.)（增援部队行进时带起的尘沙已经出现在了德米特里的视野里。）

AndorisJudging by the heat signatures, there are approximately ten anti-air automatons and five heavy automatons. I cannot provide an estimate on the quantity of armed personnel.依据热源反应，推测制空机械数量10，重型机械数量5，武装人员数量不明。

Dmitry...……

(Even though everyone has prepared for the worst, the moment enemy reinforcements actually show up, their despair is still palpable through the comms channel.)（虽然每个人都已经做好了最坏的打算，但当敌方的增援真正出现时，绝望还是无可遏制地蔓延在通讯频道中。）

DmitryAttention, all units. Cut out all your lights and get down on the ground.全员注意，关闭所有照明设施，原地趴伏。

DmitryUnless ordered otherwise, do not move, attack, or make any sound.没有命令不许移动、不许攻击、不许发出任何声响。

DmitryAlso, the new enemy force has entered visual range. It's double the size estimated by 404.同步，敌方部队已经进入目视距离，他们的规模约为404推测数量的两倍。

Klukai...…………

(The comms channel lapses into silence.)（通讯频道陷入了短暂的沉默。）

(As the seconds tick by, the enemy's anti-air units are fast approaching the Survey Corps and will soon spot the barely hidden soldiers. No tricks or tactics will save them from the enemy's superior firepower.)（时间一分一秒地过去，敌人的制空单位已经接近了勘测部队，很快这些只有着简易伪装的人就会被敌方锁定。绝对的火力压制下，技巧和战术都无法起到任何作用。）

(All the soldiers press themselves to the ground with bated breath, doing everything they can to reduce their bio signs.)（所有的士兵都屏住了呼吸，尽可能压低身体，减弱生命体征，恨不得将整个人与地面相融。）

IvanIf they continue on their current route, they'll come face-to-face with you lot, yeah? In that case, we'll have to get them to change course...依照他们现在的行动路线，这些人会直接和德米你们正面碰上吧？那就只能想办法将他们引离既定方向了……

(Hearing Ivan's voice through the communicator, Dmitry is compelled to respond even though he just gave the order to forbid anyone from making a sound.)（听到通讯器中伊万的声音，刚才下令不允许出声的德米特里还是忍不住回应了他。）

DmitryDo not act without permission! What are you thinking?不许擅自行动！你要干什么？

Ivan"Rescue".“求援”。

IvanLooks like our mission isn't over yet.看来我们的任务还没结束。

DmitryAre you kidding me?! Our rescue is still chilling god-knows-where! What—你开什么玩笑？！我们的援军现在都不知道在哪里窝着，你——

(Dmitry stops abruptly mid-sentence when he realizes what his comrade is getting at.)（德米特里话说到一半，忽然明白了战友话语中的意思。）

IvanWe don't know why the enemy is so hellbent on wiping us out, but they clearly won't let us flee the battlefield and rendezvous with our reinforcements. If we show any sign of doing that, they will definitely try to stop us with all their might—虽然目前还无法得知敌人为何执意清除我军，但他们绝对不会允许我们逃离战场并与勘测部队的援军汇合。如果出现类似的倾向，他们一定会全力阻止——

DmitryQuit your yammering! Your mission right now is to regroup with the main force!少给我扯这些没用的！你们现在的任务就是和大部队汇合！

IvanDima, let me finish.德米，听我说完。

IvanIn just a while, I will create the illusion that we've established contact with our reinforcements and are attempting to rendezvous with them. Dima, you and the others must seize this opportunity and run for it.一会，我会制造我军已与增援部队取得联系，向他们求救并试图汇合的假象。德米，利用我制造的空档，你带着兄弟们快走。

IvanI won't be able to distract them for long. Once they clue in to the trick, they'll double back and hunt you down.我拖不了太久，他们反应过来之后很快就会折返原地，追查并歼灭你们。

DmitryAre you disobeying a direct fucking order from me?!老子他妈的就问你一句，你听不听老子的？！

IvanOur mission is to stage a feint and assist the main force in reaching safety.我们的任务是，组织佯攻，协助大部队成功脱险。

DmitryThis isn't the time to be a smartass! Retreat! Do you hear me?!这时候别跟我玩文字游戏！撤退！听没听到？！

(Ivan says nothing in response to Dmitry's fury. The winds and gunfire in the Yellow Zone resound in the comms channel.)（面对德米特里的怒火，伊万没有说话，黄区的风声与枪声回荡在通讯频段中。）

IvanDima, don't forget to find us afterwards and bring us back to Moscow.德米，之后记得找到我们，把我们带回莫斯科。

IvanThat is where all our dreams began, and that is where we must return even in death.那是所有人梦开始的地方，就是死也一定要回去的。

(Amid the silence, Ivan's voice sounds ghostly, almost unreal.)（一片安静中，伊万的声音显得有些缥缈而不真切。）

DmitryIvan! You stand right fucking down right now!伊万！你给老子立刻停下！

(Ivan makes no answer. The mechanical units on the hills to the southeast of the settlement suddenly stop firing and start following a jeep that is speeding in the completely opposite direction. A signal flare, with a bright trailing tail, soars into the night sky with no second thoughts.)（伊万没有再回答，居住点东南高地上的机械单位突然半数停火，跟随着一辆吉普车向着完全相反的方向疾驰而去。信号弹拖曳着明亮的尾焰，义无反顾地冲向夜空。）

(The amber flare flashes several times in the sky at a certain frequency, then falls into the vast desert.)（橙红色的光芒在空中依照特定频率闪烁了几下，随后坠落在广袤的沙漠中。）

(This sudden development has drawn the attention of both the enemy force fighting within the settlement and their reinforcements currently en route to the settlement.)（无论是正在居住点中战斗的敌方部队，还是正向着居住点方向移动的增援部队，都被这一切吸引了注意力——）

(The Survey Corps' exposing their own route is making them doubt the authenticity of their intelligence.)（对方这明显暴露行动路线的行为让他们开始质疑得到的情报是否属实。）

Mangi Security MemberL-leader, does that signal mean... they're linking up with their reinforcements?! But according to our intel, the Survey Corps' reinforcements shouldn't be arriving so soon!队、队长，这个信号的意思是……他们这是要去和援军汇合？！根据情报显示，勘测部队的援军应该还要点时间才能过来啊！

Mangi Security Leader...It would appear that the intel we've previously received wasn't entirely accurate.……恐怕我们之前获得的情报有遗漏。

Mangi Security LeaderWith the stir we've been causing, the folks from the Purification Project may have sent more than one group of reinforcements.我们在这里这么大动静，净化工程那边可能派了不止一队增援过来。

Mangi Security MemberW-what do we do? Should we withdraw? The higher-ups told us not to expose ourselves...那、那怎么办？要撤吗？上边说过让我们不要暴露……

Mangi Security LeaderYou idiot! The fact that new reinforcements are showing up means that we're already exposed! We haven't even managed to secure the mission objective, so why would we withdraw now? To give their reinforcements enough time to get into position?!蠢货，有新的增援就证明已经暴露了好吧！任务目标也没有完成回收，现在撤退难道要等那些援军全部到位吗？！

Mangi Security LeaderContact Team 5 in the settlement. Tell them to hurry up and take out those Dolls, then go after the Survey Corps and intercept them.联络居住点内的五队，迅速解决掉那几个人形，追上去拦住他们。

Mangi Security LeaderSupport Team 7, change course immediately! Chase them down!增援七队，即刻转向，全力追击！

(Having received their instructions, the anti-air units pivot swiftly. Ignoring the group of soldiers lying on their stomachs under the cover of the night just a short distance away, they instead head in Ivan's direction to give pursuit.)（接到上级指示，行动迅捷的制空单位开始转向。一段距离外，是一群趴伏在黑夜里的士兵们，这些制空单位忽略了他们，优先朝着伊万的方向追击而去。）

(A familiar military song, accompanied by the sound of artillery fire, can be heard through the Survey Corps' regional comms channel. It is a chorus of only three voices, but it resounds more sonorously than ever.)（夹杂着炮火声，勘测部队的区域通讯频道中传来熟悉的军歌，虽然只是三个人的声音，却比以往任何时刻都更为嘹亮。）

Dmitry404, pin down the armed units within the settlement and wipe them out as quickly as you can! Do not let them catch up to Ivan!404，用最快速度锁定居住点内武装！清理居住点内武装，不要让他们追上伊万！

DmitryThen...然后……

(Dmitry clenches his fists. His voice grows hoarse and hollow.)（德米特里双拳紧攥，他的声音变得沙哑而艰涩。）

DmitryThen withdraw and link up with the main force.然后，撤离，跟上大部队。

KlukaiUnderstood.知道了。

(Klukai briefly assesses the number of remaining armed units within the settlement and their distance from the main force.)（可露凯简单评估了一下居住点内目前残留的武装数量，以及与大部队的距离。）

KlukaiAndoris, Mechty, Belka, take only your lightest gear along with Andoris' big gun and withdraw immediately.安朵丝、米什缇、比悠卡，你们三人，携带部分轻量装备以及安朵丝的外置装备即刻撤离战场。

MechtyHang on. Are you planning to fight them all by yourself?等一下，可露凯，你要自己对付那些武装吗？

BelkaNo way, that's too dangerous! They still have a heavy automaton left; it'll take at least two of us to take it down.不行呀，太危险了，他们还剩下一台重型机械，至少也要两个人才能对付。

BelkaWhy don't I stay and give you a hand, Big Sis? Mechty can help Andoris!不然我留下来协助姐姐吧！米什缇你去帮安朵丝！

KlukaiObey your orders. Don't make me repeat myself.听从命令，不要让我再重复一遍。

KlukaiThe enemy is incredibly close by. If we withdraw by car, they will definitely be alerted, which will reveal the general direction of our main force, so we can only withdraw on foot.敌人与我们的距离很近，此时如果利用载具撤离势必会被发现，大部队的方向也会因此暴露，所以只能选择徒步撤离。

KlukaiAndoris' big gun is pretty heavy and has to be carried by two of you, while one more has to be the escort and guard—there's no getting around it. Not to mention all that weight is going to slow you down significantly, so you've got to set off right now.安朵丝的外置装备较重，2人搬运1人负责戒备已经是极限配置。而且你们的行进速度会因此受到影响，现在必须出发。

AndorisWhat if we leave the big gun? Then we can withdraw together.如果抛弃外置设备呢？我们就可以作战后一起撤离了。

KlukaiThe battle isn't over yet. We need to keep it with us.战斗还没有结束，你的外置设备必须留下。

KlukaiNow go.你们，现在出发。

(Seeing that Klukai has already made up her mind, the other three Dolls know better than to argue. They nod at each other and begin their withdrawal.)（其余三人见可露凯心意已决，便不再多说。几人互相点了点头，开始撤离。）

KlukaiNow I'll show you the might of an elite T-Doll.就让你们见识一下精英人形的强大吧。

(Having detected H.I.D.E. 404's hideout, the enemy units start gathering towards the area.)（发现了藏匿的404，敌方开始向着404几人当前所在区域聚集。）

(After confirming that her three teammates have successfully departed, Klukai double-checks her physical condition and gear, then calmly steps into the night filled with smoke and flames.)（确认三名队友已经成功离开，可露凯二度检查过机能与装备后，平静地踏入了那浓烟与烈焰翻滚的夜幕。）

(I will make it back. I will not fall—)（我会回去，我不会倒下——）

(Klukai pulls her thoughts away from the figure that has surfaced in her neural cloud for now and pulls her trigger resolutely.)（可露凯将心智中出现的背影短暂收起，凛然地扣下扳机。）

(The battle begins anew.)（战斗，再次开始。）

(On Dmitry's end...)（德米特里一侧——）

(The enemy's reinforcements have gone off after Ivan. At Dmitry's command, the soldiers cautiously scan their surrounding area.)（敌方的增援部队已经追着伊万移动的方向离开，在德米特里的命令下，士兵再次谨慎地侦察了一遍周围环境。）

Dependable SoldierNo enemy units detected in the area.当前区域确认无敌方残留。

Dependable SoldierSir, should we send a team over to Ivan...?长官，伊万那边，我们要不要派个小队去……

(Dmitry knows full well what the soldier is hinting at. He gazes silently at the horizon, where the sky is aglow with the flames of battle. Little by little, the flying sparks devour the wrath and despair in his eyes.)（士兵的话语不言自明，德米特里沉默地看向那被战火映红的远方，飞舞的火星一点一点吞噬着他眼中的怒火与希望。）

(There is no more singing through the comms channel. It got cut off abruptly, along with the sound of artillery and the howling winds.)（通讯器中的歌声已经消失，它断得非常突兀，带着炮火与风的呼啸。）

DmitryNo need.不用了。

(Dmitry closes his eyes. His gaunt features betray the vicissitudes of life.)（德米特里闭了闭眼，岁月带来的风霜侵蚀着他棱角分明的面颊。）

Dependable SoldierB-but... what if they're simply out of comms range?但、但……万一他们只是开出了通讯范围呢？

DmitryDon't make me waste my breath.不要让我再废话。

DmitryAll of you, continue to lie low and take stock of your gear. Move at my command.所有人，继续保持静默，原地整备。听我命令转移。

Dependable SoldierBut—可是——

LarionObey your orders!听命令！

(The young soldier still wants to say something, but Larion smacks him upside the head.)（年轻的士兵还想再说些什么，却被离他不远的洛林打了一下脑袋。）

LarionHe wants to save Ivan and the others more than anyone. If he were on his own, I'm pretty sure he would've rushed over with nothing but his gun by now.他比任何一个人都想救伊万他们，我敢说如果就他一个人的话，现在早就端着枪冲过去了。

LarionBut he's our commander. He is responsible for keeping us alive, so that their sacrifice would not be in vain.但他是长官，我们的命、伊万他们牺牲的意义，他都要负责。

Dependable Soldier...I'm sorry, sir. I wasn't thinking.……对不起，长官，是我太冲动了。

(Dmitry waves it off. Then he opens up the map and checks it against the paper slip again.)（德米特里冲两人挥了挥手以示安抚。随后，他打开静态地图再次仔细对照纸片查看。）

(A brief moment later, he slaps himself hard on the face.)（半晌过后，他狠狠地抽了自己一个耳光。）

Dmitryблять! I get it now! I should've figured this out sooner!妈的，原来是这样，我早该想到的！

(He picks up his communicator and tunes into the regional comms channel.)（他拿起对讲机调至区域通讯频段。）

DmitryAttention, all units! Change of target destination—our new target destination is the mountain near Jahodna, about 1.5 kilometers to the northwest! We set off this instant!全员听令，行进目标变更，目标改为西北方向约1.5公里处的亚霍德纳山，即刻启程！

Dmitry404, sitrep!404，报告情况！

BelkaAll three of us have suffered about 25% damage to our frames. We're currently heading towards the main force with our equipment; we should be able to link up with you in... hm, let me see... 20 minutes?我们3人目前素体损伤程度约25%，正携带部分装备向大部队方向移动，汇合还要……唔，我看看，20分钟？

BelkaBut Big Sis Klukai... stayed behind at the settlement to clean up the remaining armed units on her own.就是，可露凯姐姐……一个人留在居住点清理剩余武装部队了。

DmitryPizdets! All these stupid heroics!妈的一个两个都在这逞英雄！

(Dmitry understands the reason behind 404's course of action, but he still can't help but let out a curse.)（尽管德米特里清楚404为何做出这种选择，却也还是忍不住咒骂。）

BelkaYou—你——

(Just as Belka is about to talk back, Klukai's impassive voice speaks through the comms channel.)（比悠卡正想反驳，通讯频道中传来了可露凯冷淡的声音。）

KlukaiWhether one's heroics are stupid or not depends on how capable they are.是不是逞英雄，要看个人能力而定。

BelkaBig Sis Klukai!可露凯姐姐！

KlukaiThis is Klukai of 404. All remaining armed units within the settlement have been eliminated.404，可露凯，已击溃当前居住点全部滞留武装。

KlukaiI've burned through more ammo than expected and taken some damage to my frame. My estimated travel speed has dropped by 22%.弹药消耗超出预期，素体部分损耗。预计行进速度下降22%。

AndorisI'm glad you're okay, Leader!太好了，队长！

MechtyPhew... Mr. Dmitry may have been a bit rude, but I agree it's best to avoid such risky stunts.哈……虽然德米特里大哥脾气暴躁了点，不过我也觉得以后这种高危计划少做为妙。

DmitryHumph, count yourself lucky. I don't give two shits about your reduced travel speed. Catch up to the main force. We're headed for the mountain in Jahodna!哼，算你运气好。管你下不下降，赶紧赶上大部队，目标亚霍德纳山！

(At long last, under Dmitry's leadership, the surviving soldiers of the Survey Corps and the Dolls of H.I.D.E. 404 file into a cave under the cover of the night.)（最终，在德米特里的带领下，趁着夜色，幸存的勘测部队士兵以及404的人形们鱼贯进入了一个山洞里。）

(With no further directives from their commander, the soldiers, who just had a close brush with death, all slump to the ground with their backs against the rocky walls. The fierce battle they have just experienced is still fresh in their minds.)（刚刚的鏖战历历在目，劫后余生的士兵们看长官没有进一步指示，便纷纷贴靠岩壁坐下。）

(Nobody turns on any light source, and nobody says a word.)（没有任何照明，也无人说话。）

(The Dolls of H.I.D.E. 404 are also sitting quietly in the cave. Keeping some distance from the Survey Corps, they each inspect their own physical condition.)（404的人形同样静坐在洞里，她们与勘测部队保持一段距离，各自检查着机能。）

AndorisLeader Klukai... the average damage rate among the four of us is around 35%...可露凯队长……我们4人的素体损伤率平均在35%左右……

AndorisWe lost our vehicle in the previous battle. All our temporary repair parts were on board...我们的载具因之前的战斗遗失，临时维修的零件都在里边……

KlukaiIt's only 35%. No big deal.只是35%，影响不大。

BelkaBut that's just the average. Out of the four of us, you've taken the most damage, no?但安朵丝说的是平均数据，姐姐你的素体损伤最严重吧？

KlukaiI'm okay.我没事。

MechtyReally? Your left eye looks horrific...真的没事吗？你的左眼状态看起来很糟哎……

KlukaiJust a shrapnel cut. It looks worse than it actually is.只是被弹片擦到了而已，看着可怕实际没什么影响。

AndorisBut—但是——

(Klukai shakes her head softly at Andoris, telling her to drop the subject.)（可露凯向坐在身旁的安朵丝轻轻摇了摇头，示意她不要再说下去。）

(But she receives no visual feedback of Andoris' concerned expression through her left visual module—her left eye is utterly ruined.)（然而她左侧的视觉模块却并未返回安朵丝担忧的样子——可露凯的左眼损毁了。）

KlukaiAndoris, any more information about our current location?安朵丝，能掌握更多关于当前位置的资料吗？

AndorisJust a little. Based on the map and the rough location of the previous settlement, we are probably inside a salt mine in Jahodna.勉强可以，根据静态地图以及刚才居住点的大概位置测算，我们应该是身处于亚霍德纳山的盐矿内部。

AndorisBut this mine has been abandoned for years and is currently vacant.不过这个盐矿早已废弃多年，现如今是空置状态。

KlukaiHm.嗯。

KlukaiBelka, Mechty, you two switch to low power mode and stand by. Conserve as much energy as you can.比悠卡，米什缇，你们两个先都切入低功耗模式待机，以节省能源为优先。

KlukaiAndoris, ensure your night vision is functional and keep an eye on the exterior of the cave. Our radars aren't working and we've lost all our drones, so we can only rely on your eyes.安朵丝保证夜视功能的正常运转，留意洞外环境，我们的雷达已经失效，无人机也全部损毁，此时只能依靠你的观察力了。

AndorisNo problem, Leader Klukai.放心吧，可露凯队长。

BelkaAlright, Big Sis.好的姐姐。

MechtyHm...嗯……

(Despite her injuries and exhaustion, Mechty does not zonk out immediately like she usually would. Instead, she hugs her weapon close and gazes uneasily at the pitch-dark sky outside the cave.)（虽然伤痕累累一脸疲惫，米什缇却没有如往常一般睡去，反而紧紧地抱着自己的枪，不安地看向洞口外漆黑的天空。）

(After giving the 404 members their orders, Klukai stands up and walks over to Dmitry quietly.)（交代完后，可露凯站起身悄无声息地向德米特里所在的位置走去。）

(He is sitting in a corner deeper into the cave, having a whispered conversation with Larion.)（他和洛林坐在更深处的角落窃窃私语。）

LarionDima, I just did some counting... Our supplies are down to 20%, less than half of us are left... Both Ivan and Lev are...德米，我刚才简单盘点了一下，我们的物资只剩下20%，兄弟们还剩下不到一半……伊万和列夫都……

Dmitry...I let them down.…………是我对不起他们。

LarionNot at all. You defied all odds in keeping us alive under those circumstances.不，那种情况下还能带着我们活下来，已经很不容易了。

LarionThat aside, have you figured out the message on the note? You changed your mind all of a sudden and brought us here.先不说这个，德米，你明白那张纸条上的信息了？突然就把队伍带来这里。

(Dmitry leans back tiredly against the cave wall, clutching his gun tightly in his hand.)（德米疲惫地靠在崖壁上，手中紧紧攥着自己的枪。）

Dmitry...You still remember Nikolai?……你还记得，尼古拉吗？

(Larion racks his brain for a moment.)（洛林茫然了片刻。）

LarionNikolai... You mean the son of that local military officer?尼古拉……是说以前那个地方军官家的儿子？

LarionI haven't had much dealings with him. We weren't in the same platoon, after all. But you're friends, right?我和他接触不多，毕竟不是一个排的。不过我记得你和他关系不错。

Dmitry...Kind of.……算是吧。

DmitryHe was on the list of MIA soldiers that I got from the brass... He was the leader of the team.上头之前发给我的失联名单里有他……他负责那个队伍的指挥工作。

DmitryThe dog tag we found was his.之前捡到的军牌，也是他的。

LarionTsk, so he's one of them dogs that lick the URNC's ass, huh?嘁，那不就是一条立刻就跑去舔罗联的狗吗？

LarionSee? What good did that do? Didn't keep him alive, did it?看吧，有什么用？都是一样的短命鬼，最后的下场能好到哪去。

(Larion mutters some expletives through gritted teeth—whether out of contempt for Nikolai or general malcontent, Dmitry cannot tell.)（洛林咬牙切齿地咒骂了一句，说不清是对尼古拉的不屑还是对现状的谴责。）

DmitryWell, that's not the point.行了，这不重要。

DmitryThe point is, I managed to figure this out all thanks to him and Ivan.关键正因为是他和伊万，我才明白了这个的含义。

(With that, Dmitry pulls the pieces of paper that were found on the deceased out of his pocket. He smoothes out the creases, then turns on his small flashlight and angles himself further away from the cave entrance and blocks the light with his own body.)（说着，德米特里从口袋里掏出了那几张从死者身上得到的图纸。他捋了捋上边的皱褶，打开小型手电，同时坐得更朝里了一些，利用身体将光线遮挡。）

DmitryThis is a simple coordinate diagram made based on an actual map.这其实是根据实际地图换算后简单绘制的一张坐标图。

DmitryHere, here, and here. These numbers on the drawing are the coordinates of the actual locations.这里，这里，和这里，图上的这些数字都是实际位置的坐标位置。

LarionBut that's not right. The numbers are too big to be in this area.但是不对啊，这些数字未免太大了，根本就不在我们这片区域吧。

DmitryYep, because it's double encryption.嗯，因为进行了二次转换。

DmitryI just couldn't figure out the cipher key.只是我之前无论如何都想不出二次转换的方法。

DmitryLook at this... "Origin"—I initially thought it was a hint to find the point of origin to convert the coordinates... but that's not it.你看这里……Origin，我之前以为是提示我寻找原点，来换算坐标……但其实并非如此。

(Dmitry pulls up the map on his communicator.)（德米特里将怀里的通讯终端点开，调出静态地图。）

DmitryDo you remember the Neo-Soviet Union's land area and the coordinates of Moscow?你还记得新苏联的国土面积以及莫斯科的坐标吗？

DmitryTry subtracting them from these numbers on the drawing?你把图上的数字减去这两个值看看？

(Larion does some mental calculations and references the longitude and latitude on the map.)（洛林简单计算了一下，又看了看静态地图上的经纬。）

LarionIt's a match... Dang, Dima, you've got brains!对上了……行啊，德米，你还有这脑子！

DmitryNah, I just had some experience with this kinda thing when serving with Nikolai in the past.只是过去和尼古拉一起上战场时接触过类似的。

DmitryThat brat was allergic to modern encryption methods and insisted on something fancier. We've even used—never mind. It's not like anyone will ever use it again, so let's just leave it at that.这小子不喜欢用现有的加密体系，每次都搞得比别人花哨，以前我们还用过——算了，以后也没人用了，不说也罢。

(Dmitry looks a little forlorn.)（德米特里的神情有些落寞。）

LarionBut how did you realize these two numbers are the cipher?不过你怎么知道是要用这两个数字算的？

DmitryOrigin actually refers to the Neo-Soviet Union, to Moscow—the starting point of our dreams.Origin，不是原点，而是新苏联，是我们实现理想的起点，莫斯科……这是伊万让我想起的事情。

DmitryNikolai once said that as long as the Neo-Soviet Union stood, he would not yield.以前尼古拉也说过，只要新苏联的国土不退让分毫，他也就不会退却。

DmitrySo these two numbers became the ciphers of his double encryption method, and no one would ever guess their significance.所以这两个数字就成为了他针对坐标进行二次转换的基础，对于其他人来讲的确无法猜测出来其中含义。

DmitryNikolai, who had always considered these two numbers constants, never once forgot or betrayed the Neo-Soviet Union.到现在还能用这两个数字作为常量的尼古拉，也从来没有忘记或是背叛过新苏联。

LarionI... uh... I didn't mean to...我……呃，我刚才不是那个意思……

(Sparing his old comrade any further awkwardness, Dmitry swipes across the map and points at a location.)（没有给之前出言指责的老战友留下继续尴尬的时间，德米特里划动地图，指着其中的一个点。）

DmitryWhen I learned about the the location of our previous operation, I noticed that one of the marked points was around here.所以当我得知我们之前作战的那个位置后，发现其中的一个标记点就在这附近。

DmitryI don't know why he marked out these places, but each of his subordinates kept a copy of this information on their persons even in death, so it had to mean something.虽然不知道他标出这些地方究竟代表着什么，但这是他手下的士兵们人手一份，并且至死都随身携带的信息，一定不会毫无意义。

DmitryWe must come and have a look, and if we find anything, we've got to get the word out about what they were trying to tell us.我们必须要来看看，如果有所发现，我们就得把他们要告诉我们的这些信息传出去。

LarionI just walked around for a bit... I didn't see anything special.我刚才在附近转了一圈……没看出有什么啊。

DmitryThe cave seems pretty big. It's probably deeper than we think.我看这个洞挺大，估计在更深处的地方。

DmitryTake a few of the others and keep a lookout at the cave entrance. Make sure you stay hidden.你，一会带着兄弟们留在洞口这里，维持隐蔽，警惕着点外边。

DmitryI'll take two men and 404 to explore deeper.我带上两个人，还有404往深处走走。

LarionRight.好。

(After hesitating for a moment, Larion opens his supply pack, counts his remaining ammunition, and hands over more than half of it to Dmitry.)（洛林犹豫了一下，将随身的补给包打开，数了数剩下的子弹，将其中的一大半拿出来，交给了德米特里。）

LarionBe careful, Dima... There aren't many of us left.德米，你小心点……我们一起来的兄弟，剩下的不多了。

(Dmitry does not accept the ammunition. He gives Larion a pat on the shoulder and helps him turn out his collar, which is rumpled under the strap of his weapon.)（德米特里没有接过子弹，他拍了一下洛林的肩膀，顺手帮他把压在武装带下的领子翻出来。）

DmitryDon't you worry about me. You know what I'm made of.放心吧，我什么人你还不知道。

DmitryAlso, I'll remind you one last time—call me "sir". Don't set a bad example for the rookies, or they won't learn to show respect.然后，我再提醒你一次，叫我长官，别让那些新兵蛋子学得没大没小。

(Larion chuckles.)（洛林笑了笑。）

LarionYes, sir.是，长官。

DmitryOh, by the way, I have another mission for you. I just saw two kids wiping their tears. Go cheer them up.哦对，给你派个任务，我看刚才有两个小孩在那抹眼泪了，替我安慰一下他们。

(After sending his subordinate away, Dmitry drops all pretense of blitheness and turns sullenly toward Klukai, who has been standing not far away.)（打发走部下，德米特里脸上强撑着的轻松消失了，他没好气地看向站在不远处的可露凯。）

DmitryHad enough? Is eavesdropping a popular pastime for you tin cans?听够了？你们这些破机器还有听墙根的爱好？

KlukaiI was just waiting for you to finish your conversation.我只是在等你们说完。

KlukaiIf I overheard anything confidential, it was your fault for not conversing in a more secure environment.如果听到的是机密信息，也是因为你没有选择更安全的环境。

DmitryWhatever. Considering you did alright in the previous operation, I won't argue with you.行了，看在你们刚才任务完成得还行的份上，我不跟你一般见识。

DmitryDo all four of you still have functional night vision?你们4个的夜视功能还健全吗？

KlukaiMine is slightly compromised, but it still works, just about.有一些轻微损伤，但勉强能够使用。

DmitryThen make some preparations.那就整备一下。

DmitryWe're setting off in five minutes to explore the cave. Let's see what kind of secret is hidden in this blasted place.五分钟后出发，我们一起去山洞深处看看这个鬼地方到底埋藏了什么秘密。

KlukaiGot it.知道了。

Annular Eclipse 日环食

(The Elmo cruises along in the night. It is traveling at the same speed, but the vibrations we are experiencing as the vehicle is in motion are putting me on edge.)（艾莫号行驶在夜色之中，虽然速度与之前并无差别，可行驶产生的震动却让我有点焦虑。）

(While we are en route to offer H.I.D.E. 404 reinforcement, Lenna gets in touch once again, but this time, she brings bad news—she has lost contact with Klukai and the others.)（在前往与404接应的路上，我再次接到了莱娜的联络，然而这次她带来的信息却并不乐观——可露凯一行失联了。）

(Losing contact in the contamination zones is a common but nonetheless distressing phenomenon. Bounty hunters whom I have met briefly, convoys of underground brokers with whom I occasionally do business, adventurers who happened to have hitched a ride on the Elmo... I have crossed paths with so many people in the wind and the sand, only to never hear from them ever again.)（在污染区失联是一种常见但绝望的现象，短暂结识的赏金猎人、偶尔交易的暗商车队、机缘搭乘的冒险者，有太多的人在风沙中与我擦肩而过，再无音讯。）

(But I never thought the same would happen with them this time.)（但我从来没想到这次会是她们。）

(Fortunately, with Lenna's help, Dier and I managed to make contact, and we agreed on a meeting place. Right now, the Elmo is heading towards the location at full speed. However, the signal reception seems to be deteriorating, and my instinct tells me that this isn't a coincidence.)（所幸，在莱娜的协助下，我联络到了德尔，并与他约定了会面地点。现在艾莫号正在全速向其靠近。只是信号似乎越来越差了，我的直觉告诉我这并不是巧合。）

(I can't help but regret the "sincerity" I wanted to demonstrate. The prospect of having H.I.D.E. 404 join my ranks had been such a relief to me that I forgot the rules within the contamination zones... If I had contacted them sooner, we wouldn't be in this predicament now.)（我不由得后悔自己之前想要表现出的“真诚”，即将有404战力加入的事使我松懈，忘记了污染区的规则……早一点联络的话，就不会像现在这样盲目了。)

(I can only pray that my naive desire to give them a "surprise" has not put them in terrible danger.)（希望不要因为我这天真的“惊喜”，让她们彻底陷入危机。）

(The Elmo is already traveling at full velocity. I just hope we won't be too late. No, I have faith in her and her H.I.D.E. 404.)（艾莫号已经提升至最大马力，希望一切都不要太晚。不，我相信她与她带领的404小队。）

(This time, I'll be the one who comes to you, Klukai.)（这一次，该轮到我来靠近你了，可露凯。）

(Andoris and Klukai are exploring the salt mine cave with the Survey Corps, while Mechty and Belka are investigating another tunnel.)（安朵丝和可露凯跟随勘测部队一起探索盐矿山洞，而米什缇与比悠卡则前往另外一条矿道探查。）

AndorisLeader Klukai, is it really okay to send Mechty and Belka down the other tunnel? Although I've installed the layout map, it's from many years ago and very much incomplete.可露凯队长，安排米什缇和比悠卡去另一条矿道真的没问题吗？虽然我本地加载了这里的布局图，但那是很早年的版本了，并不完整。

AndorisThis cave is much bigger and more structurally complex than indicated in the environmental intelligence that we currently possess.这里的空间远比我们掌握的环境情报要更大，结构也更复杂。

KlukaiThey may usually seem unreliable, but they're still members of H.I.D.E. 404.就算平常看起来不靠谱，但她们也是404的成员。

KlukaiEven though we managed to give the enemy second thoughts about attacking us, it's only a matter of time before they find us here. We must pick up the pace.虽然我们之前的行动会让敌方有所顾忌，但找过来也只是时间问题。现在，我们必须加快速度。

AndorisAlright, let's hope they'll be safe.好吧，希望她们平安无事。

(Once they turn the corner, the path widens up. Out of thoughtful consideration for Klukai's damaged left eye, Andoris positions herself on her left side. She brushes her fingertips lightly on the small, white crystalline substance on the surface of the wall.)（走过一个转角，道路变得宽阔，安朵丝体贴地站到了可露凯左侧，并轻轻摸了一下墙壁上析出的白色小型结晶。）

AndorisThis is the first time I've ever been inside a salt mine. It feels quite miraculous.这还是我第一次来到盐矿这种地方呢，感觉有些神奇。

AndorisThe walls show signs of artificial excavation, but these wave-like grooves and patterns of alternating colors are all the result of natural geological formation.这里的岩壁虽然存在人工开凿的痕迹，但无论是像水波一样的沟壑还是异色相间的纹路却又源于自然的雕琢。

KlukaiIs that anything special?很特别吗？

AndorisIndeed. I've only ever seen the skyscrapers in the Green Zones and the uninhabited deserts in the Yellow Zones. But here, human development is entirely dependent on nature—I find that fascinating.是呢，我以前看到的都是绿区高楼或是黄区无人的荒漠，这种人类依附于自然发展的状态很新奇。

AndorisHumans can be quite astounding at times. It boggles the mind that someone once excavated part of this cave and turned it into a sanatorium.人类有时候确实令人惊叹，谁会想到曾经有人将这里开凿出来的一部分空间建设成了疗养机构呢？

Klukai...It's most probably just some gimmick for making money.……大概率只是赚钱的噱头。

(Dmitry humphs at Klukai's remark from the forefront of the expedition group.)（听到可露凯的评价，走在前边的德米特里冷哼了一声。）

DmitryWhat do you know?你懂什么？

DmitryUnlike you, carrying out missions and making money don't consume our every waking thought.别以为人类就跟你们一样满脑子都是做任务和赚钱。

DmitryAlso, if it weren't for a sudden stroke of genius that humans had, you bunch of tin cans wouldn't even be here!而且要不是有人类的突发奇想，你们这群破烂机器能被造出来？

(Noticing Klukai's irritation, Andoris tactfully changes the subject.)（看到可露凯脸色不佳，安朵丝不着痕迹地接过话题。）

AndorisHaha, it's a pity that I was rolled out rather late. I would've loved to see the world before all the Collapse radiation.呵呵，可惜我的出产时间比较晚，不然真的好想看看坍塌辐射没有爆发前的世界呢。

AndorisLiving one to two hundred meters underground sounds terribly claustrophobic, and yet it made this place a local attraction.在1、200米的地下生活，明明听起来是压抑的事情，但在这里却成为了当地特色。

AndorisAccording to an old investigation report, the sanatorium here had been a hub that supported local tourism for a long period of time. Constructors had installed a large amount of pipelines within the cave to transport natural gas.根据过去的调查报告来看，曾经有很长一段时间，这里的疗养机构成为了支撑当地旅游业的核心，建设者在山洞内铺设了大量的管道，用来输送天然气。

AndorisBecause of that, this place was warm in all seasons, which attracted a lot of tourists to spend their vacations here.因为天然气的使用，这里四季温暖如春，吸引了不少前来度假的游客。

AndorisIn the tourists' photographs, this place was a town with fertile soil, plenty of greenery, highways, and bustling traffic... Seemed like a popular destination...游客的照片中，这里有城镇，有良田，有广袤的绿植还有公路以及往来的车辆……明明应该是很有人气的地方才是……

KlukaiAndoris, focus on the mission. Don't get distracted by useless information.安朵丝，关注任务进程，不要读取这些没用的资料。

AndorisSure. Still, I just can't help but wonder at the fact that there used to be such lively places in the world.好的。不过，我只是觉得原来曾经这个世界上有那么多热闹的地方呢。

AndorisYou're a Neo-Soviet, aren't you, Mr. Dmitry? Do you know anything about this place?德米特里先生是新苏联人吧？对这里会更了解一些吗？

DmitryNo.不知道。

AndorisOh?哎？

DmitryI wasn't even born back then, and schools don't teach such pointless stuff.你说的那个年代我还没出生，学校也不会讲这些没用的。

AndorisHuh, is that so? I don't think this is pointless though.啊，是这样吗？不过，我并不认为这是没用的事情哦。

DmitryHumph, no matter what this place used to be like—哼，不管以前这里是什么样子——

(Dmitry gives the thick pipe mounted on the wall a smack.)（德米特里拍了拍搭设在岩壁上的粗壮管道。）

DmitryThe town is gone; the sanatorium is gone. All that's left are these broken pipes and a pile of scrap metal.城镇没了，疗养机构也没了，现在也就只剩下这几根破管子和一堆破铜烂铁了。

DmitryRight, enough of this nonsense. Get on with the search. The marked coordinates should be around here.行了，别废话了，赶紧找东西，我看标记点应该就在这一带。

(Seeing that Dmitry has no desire to continue the discussion, Andoris keeps quiet.)（察觉到德米特里拒绝交谈的态度，安朵丝不再做声。）

(The party walks deeper into the cave in silence, with only their footsteps echoing through the space.)（一行人沉默地走在矿洞里，矿洞中回荡着的只有脚步声。）

AndorisHuh? The radiation levels here... Mr. Dmitry, you and your subordinates had better make sure that your protective suits are properly sealed.欸？这里的辐射浓度……德米特里先生，您和您的部下最好检查一下防护服的密封状态哦。

DmitryWhat's wrong?怎么了？

AndorisThe Collapse radiation detector indicates that there is a sudden spike in the particle concentration in this area.坍塌辐射探测仪显示，这个区域的粒子浓度忽然升高了。

AndorisThe readings can fluctuate due to the lack of air flow within the cave, but the jump in this area is not normal.虽然矿洞内可能确实会因为空气不流通的问题产生数值波动，但这个区域的变化曲线并不正常。

KlukaiThe cause could be non-natural?可能存在异常影响？

AndorisI'm afraid so.恐怕是的。

KlukaiDmitry, this could have something to do with the marked location.德米特里，这也许和标记有关。

DmitryYeah, let's check it out.嗯，去看看。

DmitryThere's only one path. Whatever it is should be directly ahead.这里只有一条路，东西应该就在前面。

DmitryYou two stay here and stand by. If we're about to go beyond the effective comms range, I'll tell you to move further in.你们两个，原地待命，如果我们之间的距离超过区域通讯可支持的范围，我会通知你们往里走。

Dependable SoldierRoger, sir.收到，长官。

(Dmitry glances at the number shown on the detector's screen and pats the two soldiers on the shoulder.)（德米特里看了一眼仪器上显示的探测仪示数，拍了拍留在原地的两位士兵。）

DmitryWatch yourselves.小心一点。

(The party proceeds further into the cave. Fortunately, this tunnel does not lead very deep, and they see the end in less than ten minutes.)（一行人继续深入矿洞，所幸这条矿道并不算深，不出十分钟便看到了尽头。）

DmitryWhat's this? Collapse crystals?这是什么？坍塌结晶？

(Dmitry peers at a cluster of green crystals in the corner about a dozen meters away.)（德米特里看着距离自己十几米远，簇生在角落里的绿色晶体。）

DmitryWe are pretty close to the Red Zone... but the crystal cluster is still too big, no?就算这里接近红区……这簇结晶的体积也太大了吧？

AndorisYou're right, an individual Collapse crystal grown naturally in the Yellow Zone is usually no larger than seven cubic centimeters.是呢，黄区自然生长的坍塌结晶，单块体积一般不会超过7立方厘米。

AndorisBut this crystal... is at least 15 cubic centimeters.但这块结晶……至少有15立方厘米的的样子呢。

(Andoris checks the radiation levels and wind speed again.)（安朵丝又查看了一次辐射浓度示数以及风速。）

AndorisIt appears to have been here for quite a while. It was the spread of internal Collapse particles that caused the abnormal radiation levels within the mine.看样子，它存在在这里有一段时间了，内部坍塌粒子的逸散造成了矿洞内的辐射浓度异常。

AndorisDue to the lack of air flow in the mine, these particles have accumulated inside, resulting in the abnormal concentration curve.由于矿洞内的空气流动性差，这些粒子积聚在内部，所以浓度曲线的斜率自然就超出常规范围了呢。

KlukaiAndoris, let's take a closer look.安朵丝，我们靠近看看。

(Klukai shoots a glance at Dmitry, who also wants to inspect the crystal from up close.)（可露凯瞥了一眼同样想要上前查看的德米特里。）

KlukaiYour protective suit is of an old model and not completely fail-safe. You'd better stay where you are if you don't want to die.你的防护服型号老旧，并不完全保险，想活命最好不要再靠近了。

Dmitry...Then make sure you take a good look at it.……那你们给我看仔细点。

KlukaiRight.嗯。

(Klukai and Andoris walk on. Meanwhile, Andoris' voice comes through their Level II connection.)（可露凯与安朵丝走上前，此时，二级平层中传来了安朵丝的声音。）

AndorisHaha, Mr. Dmitry seems to trust us a little now.呵呵，德米特里先生似乎稍微信任我们一些了呢。

KlukaiThat's just because he has no other choice.只是因为他没有其他选择。

KlukaiAndoris, study this crystal cluster carefully. Collapse crystals are relatively stable and don't tend to explode, but still, best be careful.安朵丝，你仔细检查一下这簇结晶。虽然坍塌结晶本身性质相对稳定，不会像晶格一样产生爆炸，但还是小心为上。

AndorisSure.好的。

(After handing out Andoris' task, Klukai redirects her attention to the comms channel.)（安排完工作后，可露凯将注意力转回通讯上。）

KlukaiMechty, Belka, found anything on your end?米什缇，比悠卡，你们那边有什么发现吗？

BelkaHm, nothing so far.唔，暂时还没有。

BelkaWe'll keep going. This tunnel is pretty deep...我们再往前走走看，这里的矿道好深哦……

BelkaOuch! Mechty, you bumped into me!哎呀，米什缇你撞到我了！

Mechty(Yawn) My night vision is a bit impaired, so bear with it.哈……夜视功能有点受损，你忍忍吧。

BelkaYou walked right into me even though this tunnel is so wide and spacious! That's no accident!这么宽敞的矿道你还能撞过来，怎么想都不应该吧！

MechtyHey, traffic accidents happen even on wide roads, let alone driving in the dark while being exhausted...再宽阔的马路也会有车祸发生，何况这还是走夜路加上疲劳驾驶……

KlukaiRight, keep up the search. Contact me if you come across anything out of the ordinary.行了，你们继续搜索，有异常情况及时联系。

(Klukai has had enough of their bickering and temporarily disconnects from the comms channel. She converses with Andoris through their Level II connection instead.)（可露凯无心听她们吵下去，暂时中断了通讯，继续藉由二级平层与安朵丝通话。）

KlukaiAndoris, anything?安朵丝，发现什么了吗？

AndorisBased on the concentration of radiation particles inside this piece of Collapse crystal, it has existed for about half a year.根据检测到的坍塌结晶内部的辐射浓度来看，这块结晶大约存在了半年左右。

KlukaiHalf a year? You mean such a large crystal formed within the span of just half a year? That's impossible.半年？你的意思是只用了半年这里就形成了这么大体积的结晶？这不可能。

AndorisIndeed, that's why I took a closer look at the surface where the crystal grew.嗯，所以我稍微检查了一下这簇结晶的生长面。

AndorisLook at this, Leader—队长你看这里——

(Looking at where Andoris is pointing, Klukai taps the side of the crystal lightly, and a very thin crack appears between the crystal and the layer of rock in the cave.)（顺着安朵丝的指引，可露凯轻轻碰了一下结晶的侧面，结晶和矿洞的岩层间出现了一道极细的缝。）

KlukaiThis Collapse crystal didn't form naturally?这不是自然生长的坍塌结晶？

AndorisNo, I'm afraid not.嗯，恐怕不是。

AndorisGenerally speaking, naturally grown crystals have stronger surface adhesion, especially those that grow on rock strata, whose shape is affected by the shape of the rock strata itself.一般自然生长的结晶附着力更强，尤其是依岩层生长的结晶，其形状会受到岩层本身的形状影响。

AndorisWhile this cluster here...而现在这一簇……

KlukaiRather than growing naturally, it's more like it was "planted" here?与其说是自然生长，更像是被“埋放”在这里的？

AndorisI believe so. It's quite dark in here, so it may not be very easy to tell, but the rock strata isn't just rock around the crystal. There's some cement mixed in. It's a crude method, but it is more or less effective in strengthening the adhesion.是呢。这里光线暗，可能不太容易分辨，但这簇结晶周围并不是纯粹的岩层，而是浇筑了一些水泥。虽然手法比较粗糙，但也多少起到了加固的作用。

(Andoris frowns.)（安朵丝皱起了眉。）

AndorisLeader... Could this have something to do with... Paradeus...?队长……这会不会与帕拉蒂斯……

KlukaiTo have done something so bizarre in this kind of place... it can only be Paradeus.能在这种地方做出这种匪夷所思的事情，大概率也只能是帕拉蒂斯了。

AndorisCould this also be some kind of totem, like the strange rocks we found at the settlement?会像是居住点发现的那些怪石一样，也是某种象征吗？

KlukaiIf it were a totem, it's too well-hidden. This isn't exactly a suitable place to conduct a ritual, is it?如果是，这藏得也未免太深了。这里的空间位置也不适合举行什么仪式吧？

KlukaiIn any case, log everything for now and send it over to Leva once the comms are restored.总之，你先记录下来，等通讯恢复后发给莱娅。

AndorisGot it.好的。

DmitryHey, what are you two doing, just squatting there? Other than the conversation you had with your other two teammates, you didn't make a single peep!喂，你们两个蹲在那里干嘛呢？除了跟你们那两个队员联络，半天了一点声音都没有！

AndorisShould we inform Mr. Dmitry of the situation?要和德米特里先生说明情况吗？

KlukaiDon't reveal anything about Paradeus.不要透露与帕拉蒂斯相关的事情。

(After severing the Level II comms connection, Klukai walks several steps back to Dmitry and directly states the conclusion they have arrived at.)（结束了二级平层通讯，可露凯稍稍走向德米特里几步，直接地给出了结果。）

KlukaiThe crystals here were artificially planted.这里的结晶是人为埋放的。

DmitryArtificially?!人为？！

KlukaiYes.嗯。

KlukaiAlso, if this is what the other Survey Corps soldiers found, then I'm afraid the same goes for all the other locations marked on the drawing.而且，如果这就是之前的勘测部队发现的东西，那张图纸上其他的点，恐怕也都是一样的。

Dmitryблять! Whoever did this must be crazy!妈的，埋这东西的人疯了吗？！

KlukaiI cannot comment on the perpetrator's mental state, but at least this explains the high radiation levels in the area.是不是疯了我不知道，但至少这解释了这一片区域辐射浓度整体偏高的原因。

KlukaiThe unusual symptoms displayed by the E.L.I.D. patients at the settlement and within the ranks of the Survey Corps definitely have something to do with our crystal planter.恐怕居住点和勘测部队中E.L.I.D.患者的特殊症状，也与坍塌结晶的埋藏者脱不开关系。

AndorisLeader, Mr. Dmitry, I have finished logging all the data and visual records on the crystal.队长，德米特里先生，结晶相关的数据以及影像资料我已经存档完毕。

AndorisHowever, I have discovered something else.但是，我又发现了一些新东西。

DmitryThere's more?!还有什么？！

(Forgetting all about the dangers of Collapse radiation, the impatient Dmitry ends up striding up to the crystal.)（顾不得坍塌辐射的危害，性急的德米特里最终还是大步走了过来。）

(Andoris points at the rock strata that have been chipped off slightly at the base of the Collapse crystal. Beneath the gray rock, one can just about make out a white metal outer shell wrapped around the bottom of the crystal.)（安朵丝指向坍塌结晶根部，被撬开的一点岩层。灰暗的岩层下，包裹着结晶尾部的白色金属外壳若隐若现。）

AndorisI was just trying to get a more accurate measurement of the size, but once I cut the rock open, I realized there's something even more startling down there.原本只是希望尺寸可以量得更精准一些，但是撬开后发现，有更不得了的东西被一起埋在下面呢。

KlukaiIt seems to be some kind of device, but I doubt it's just for reinforcing the Collapse crystal.看起来是某种装置，但大概率不会只用来加固坍塌结晶。

KlukaiCan you dig it out completely?有可能完全挖出来吗？

AndorisNot at the moment.现在不行呢。

AndorisIts base is very firmly embedded. To keep it intact, we'll need professional excavation tools.它的“基座”被嵌得很牢，如果不想破坏它，就必须使用专业的采掘工具才可以。

DmitryWe'll also need a container designed for storing Collapse crystals. It'd be dangerous to just bring it with us considering its size.还需要专门存放坍塌结晶的容器，不然这种大小随身携带会很危险。

DmitryForget it. Save all the visual records and coordinates for now. We'll come back for it later with reinforcements. Now let's get back. This is a very important discovery; we must restore external comms ASAP and report our findings.算了，留下影像资料和坐标，之后带着增援部队再过来找。我们赶紧回去。这个发现很重要，我们必须尽快恢复对外联络，把这里的发现报告上去。

KlukaiRight.嗯。

KlukaiAndoris, contact Mechty and Belka. If they still haven't found anything, tell them to head back.安朵丝，你联系一下米什缇和比悠卡，如果她们还没有新发现就原路返回。

(Right on cue, her communicator starts beeping.)（可露凯话音刚落，她所携带的通讯终端立刻响起。）

(The moment the line connects, a deafening howl can be heard through the channel.)（接通后，通讯里立刻传来了震耳欲聋的嚎叫声。）

MechtyWaaaaah! Is my luck really that rotten or what?!呜哇，这是新年抽中的下下签应验了吗？！

MechtyWhy else would I run right into this guy?!!怎么会恰好碰上这家伙啊——！！

KlukaiWhat's happening?发生什么了？

BelkaBad news, Big Sis Klukai! The Boojum that we encountered before is hiding in this tunnel!!可露凯姐姐！不好了！这条矿道里藏着之前遇到的那只伯介姆！！

BelkaI-I think it's badly hurt, but that only makes it even more enraged!它、它好像受了很重的伤，但反而变得更加狂躁了！

KlukaiWhat?!什么？！

MechtyWe're gonna die we're gonna die we're gonna die! We're seriously gonna die this time!!要死了要死了要死了，这次真的要死了啊！！

MechtyKlukai, if I don't make it back, don't you dare delete the anime I recorded back at the base! I'm gonna watch it once I get a new frame!可露凯，我素体报废后，你不许删掉据点里录好的动画片，等我修好了还要看的！

KlukaiCut the crap. We're coming over right now. Hang on until we get there.少废话，我们现在赶过去，在那之前给我撑住。

MechtyEasy for you to say!你说撑住就能撑住啊？

MechtyIt's in a pretty bad state, but we're no match for it even if it's two against one!即使它伤得不轻我们两个也打不过呀！

KlukaiIf you can't beat it, run. Isn't that your forte?打不过就跑，这不是你最擅长的吗？

KlukaiSave your strength before we get to you. Focus on pinning it down and don't let it approach the cave entrance. We'll only consider a direct confrontation when all of us are there.总之，在我们抵达之前，你们两个都给我保存好战力，优先牵制，注意不要让它靠近洞口，等我们到了再考虑正面对战。

KlukaiThat's an order, make sure you comply.这是命令，必须执行。

BelkaAlright! I'll definitely survive long enough for Big Sis Klukai to come to my rescue!好的！我一定撑到可露凯姐姐赶到！

BelkaMechty, pull yourself together now!米什缇，你也给我打起精神来——

(Klukai terminates the call and looks at Dmitry.)（可露凯结束通讯，看向德米特里。）

KlukaiThe Boojum from before is in the tunnel that Mechty and Belka are exploring.之前的伯介姆就藏身在米什缇她们去的矿道里。

KlukaiAndoris and I have to go help them out or they won't last long.我和安朵丝要过去支援，她们撑不了多久。

DmitryHa, that's freaking hilarious. Having a meeting together, eh?呵，真他妈有意思，凑一块开会呢。

(Dmitry barks out a laugh and raises his communicator.)（德米特里气得笑出了声，随后拿起通讯终端。）

DmitryThis is First Sergeant Dmitry, do you copy?我是德米特里大士，能听到吗？

DmitryThe Boojum we encountered earlier has shown itself again. Remind the boys at the cave entrance to stay safe. All units, prepare for battle!之前遭遇的伯介姆再次出现，提醒洞口的兄弟们注意安全，全体进入备战状态！

DmitryThe two of you that I ordered to stand by, we'll return to your position in roughly seven minutes. Once we regroup, we'll head straight for the Boojum's location and engage it!跟我进入矿洞内的原地整备，我们约在7分钟后返回，汇合后即刻赶往伯介姆所在位置应敌！

(After giving his orders, Dmitry checks how many rounds he has left in his weapon.)（简单地交代完后，德米特里检查了一下枪膛内的子弹数量。）

KlukaiYou're coming too?你们也要去？

DmitryOf course. Or should I wait for the Boojum to kill the others one by one, then leave the cave and continue to wreak havoc on the local settlements?不然呢，等着伯介姆把这里的人逐个击破然后跑出去继续祸害当地居民吗？

DmitryDon't just stand there! Get a move on! I don't want to be dragging two piles of scrap metal on the way back!别愣着了，赶紧走，我可不想回去的路上还要拖着两堆废铁！

Annular Eclipse 日环食

(The Boojum gurgles one last time, and then it gives up the ghost.)（伯介姆发出最后一声呜咽，彻底失去了生机。）

(Its ravaged body slams into the rocky walls and slowly slides to the ground. As the corpse shifts, its outer shell peels off and faintly glittering pieces of metal fall from it. They clink crisply as they hit the floor.)（它残破的尸体摔在坚硬的岩壁上，慢慢向地面滑落。随着躯体的移动，它外甲的剥落处掉出来了一些闪烁着微弱银光的金属片。它们摔落在地上，发出清脆的声响。）

Dmitry...…………

AndorisLeader Klukai, those are...可露凯队长，那些是……

(Klukai gestures to Andoris, indicating that she should stop speaking.)（可露凯示意安朵丝不要继续说下去。）

(Dmitry walks forward and picks up each of the metal pieces.)（德米特里走上前，将金属片——一枚枚军牌捡了起来。）

(He says nothing. Instead, he pulls out his combat knife and plunges it into the Boojum's soft, exposed innards.)（他没有说话，掏出了随身携带的军刀，朝着伯介姆裸露出来的柔软内腔刺了进去。）

(With each sawing stroke, he opens a bigger and bigger hole in the Boojum's body, causing nauseating slime and Collapse crystals to ooze out.)（伴随着他一刀又一刀的割划，伯介姆的躯体渐渐被破开了一道缺口，散发着恶臭的浓稠体液混合着坍塌结晶流了下来。）

MechtyWow, that's creepy... Is he trying to dismantle that Boojum?好可怕……他这是要肢解伯介姆吗？

MechtyYou know, like... like those heroes who kill dragons and eat their hearts or something?就像是那种……杀掉恶龙后，还要刺穿恶龙心脏的勇者？

BelkaEwwwww, that's way too gross... Big Sis Klukai, I'm going to watch the perimeter, let me know if anything comes up.不行，画面实在有点太恶心了……可露凯姐姐我先去旁边警戒，有事喊我。

MechtyGood heavens, he's reaching in there... Is he really going to pull out its heart...天啊……他还把手伸进去了，是真的想掏心吗……

BelkaStop narrating for him, Mechty!米什缇，不要再解说了！

DmitryCука! Stop standing around with your dicks in your hands and help me already, you two!妈的，你们两个别傻站着，过来帮忙！

(Dmitry breaks his silence to call his men over, then speaks quickly to them.)（一直不出声的德米特里将两名部下招呼过去，简单交代了一句。）

(They help him enlarge the hole in the Boojum's side and Dmitry half-crawls into it.)（只见另外两人帮他将伯介姆的创口进一步扩大，而德米特里则几乎将半个身子埋了进去。）

(After feeling around for a bit, he emerges, covered in filth, and savagely wipes the ooze off his mask.)（摸索了一会后，满身污迹的德米特里退了出来，将糊在面罩上的黏液狠狠抹掉。）

DmitryYebat, that was fucking disgusting. I don't think even the abattoir back home smelled that bad.真他妈恶心，比老家的屠宰场味道还冲。

KlukaiWhat were you looking for?你在找什么？

(Dmitry doesn't directly answer Klukai's question. Instead, he cleans off the items he found inside the Boojum—)（没有直接回答可露凯的问题，德米特里将从伯介姆内腔中得到的东西擦了擦——）

(It is a glass box, roughly the size one would use to hold a ring, with small, fragmented Collapse crystals on it.)（这是一个戒指盒大小的玻璃盒子，盒子上附着着细碎的坍塌结晶。）

(A ragged cloth is stuck in the box. The part outside the box is unrecognizable; the only part of the fabric which retains its original color is the part near the seams.)（一块碎布夹在盒子的缝隙处，盒子外的部分已经无法辨识，只有卡在缝隙里的那一块依稀能够看出原本的颜色。）

DmitryLooks like a URNC military flag... My guess is that it was used to wrap the dog tags and the box, but it's been corroded away.看着像是罗联的军旗……估计之前是包着军牌和这个盒子的，都被腐蚀了。

AndorisThe Boojum's fluids seem to have gotten into the box too... I hope what's inside is okay.伯介姆的体液也渗进盒子里了呢……但愿盒子里的东西没事。

Dmitry...…………

(Dmitry opens the box and takes out a small chip and a miniature military sound recorder. The inadequate seal on the container means that they're covered in Collapse crystals too.)（德米特里将盒子打开，一枚小小的芯片和一个微型军用录音设备被拿了出来。由于容器的密封性不佳，它们身上也附着了不少坍塌结晶。）

(He pays it no heed and wipes the recorder down before pressing the play button on it.)（顾不得其他，德米特里简单擦拭了一下录音设备，按下了录音设备的播放键。）

(Crackle... crackle... crackle... click.)（滋……滋……滋……咔哒。）

NikolaiThis is... Warrant Officer Nikolai... overall commander of... 1364th Platoon of... 7th Environmental Survey Corps of the Neo-Soviet Union District Environmental Purification Project under the URNC Contamination Zone Management and Recovery Administration...这里是……罗克萨特主义合众国……污染区治理与恢复推进署新苏联大区环境净化工程所属第七环境勘测部队……一三六四排，我是本次任务的总指挥……尼古拉准尉……

NikolaiWe received orders from above... perform an environmental survey of this region...我们接到上级指示……针对本地区进行环境勘测工作……

DmitrySo it WAS him... hmph.果然是这家伙……哼。

(The sound from the recorder is heavily garbled.)（录音设备中传来的声音非常模糊。）

(A complex mix of emotions fills Dmitry's heart as he listens to the voice of his old friend in the recording.)（听着录音设备中传来属于旧友的声音，德米特里的情绪有些复杂。）

NikolaiI don't have much time—时间紧急——

NikolaiWe fell victim to a planned ambush. Our comms gear and protective equipment were destroyed. The enemy... PMC called Mangi Security... and... Nytos...我们遭遇了有预谋的偷袭，通讯设备与防护装备遭到破坏，敌人……是名为曼尼安保的私人武装集团……以及……涅托……

DmitryNytos? What... Nytos from Paradeus?!涅托？那什么……帕拉蒂斯的涅托？！

DmitryWasn't Paradeus wiped out long ago?帕拉蒂斯不是早已经被清算了吗？

Klukai...Looks like they're still around, and they managed to get new helpers too.…………看来帕拉蒂斯不仅依然存在，还有了新的帮手。

KlukaiLooks like that job Mangi Security had escorting medical shipments was just a cover for them to restock their arms and ammunition.这样看来，之前负责护送医疗物资这件事，只是曼尼安保补充火力的掩护。

KlukaiIt seems they were already planning to attack us since then.他们在那时，就已经决定要向我们动手了。

Dmitry...Pizdets, so those bastards were lying in wait all this time!……妈的，这群王八蛋，原来早就藏在这里！

(The recorder keeps playing. Nikolai doesn't sound like he's in good shape; his breathing is coming in rapid gasps.)（录音设备继续运转，尼古拉听起来身体状况并不算好，呼吸粗重而急促——）

NikolaiMangi Security... far more complex than they appear on the surface. They're helping Paradeus, planting Collapse crystals and carrying out experiments.曼尼安保……远比表面上看到的要复杂，他们协助帕拉蒂斯，埋放坍塌结晶，进行实验。

NikolaiWe did everything we could to obtain their information... stored on... that chip...我们竭尽全力，夺取了他们的资料……存在……芯片……

NikolaiWe made a simple list... the crystal positions and Mangi Security's defensive layout, and tried to get our troops who could still fight to take it out...结晶位置与曼尼安保的布防……简单地标记了出来，并试着让还能够战斗的士兵们带出去……

NikolaiMost of us are infected by E.L.I.D... Our guys are suffering from sickness...大部分人，都感染了E.L.I.D.……病痛折磨着每一个人……

NikolaiWe're also almost out of ammo...火力也所剩无几……

NikolaiWe probably won't make it out of here...我们，恐怕很难走出这里了……

Dmitry...…………

(Dmitry's body tenses up from anger. He is silent, but anyone near him would be able to hear his teeth grinding.)（德米特里的身体因愤怒而僵硬，他没有说话，但是靠近的人都会听到那牙齿互相用力摩擦的声音。）

AndorisLeader, Mr. Dmitry doesn't seem well.队长，德米特里先生他的状态不太好呢。

KlukaiBe quiet. Keep listening.安静。听下去。

(The recording keeps playing, but the sound quality keeps getting worse. It seems Nikolai's body is reaching its limit too, because he's coughing non-stop.)（录音还在继续，然而音频质量却在逐渐下降。尼古拉的身体似乎也濒临极限，他不住地咳嗽着。）

NikolaiThis is a warning... the purification work is under threat.净化工程正面临威胁……这是警告。

NikolaiThe final aim of... Mangi Security and the Nytos... unclear, so we need to preserve this chip...曼尼安保和涅托们的行动……最终目的不明，我们必须要保存下这份芯片……

NikolaiFor that reason... will fight to our last breath, even if we have to do it with our bare hands...为此……我们会战斗到最后，哪怕只剩下拳头……

NikolaiOnly by fighting back against the entire world without ever stopping can we take back everything we've lost.只有反抗，不断地向这个世界反抗，才能夺回属于我们的一切。

NikolaiI once saw a report... when Collapse Epiphyllums bloom, nearby carbon-based lifeforms have a high chance of turning into Boojums... I hope it's correct...我曾看过报告……坍塌昙花绽放时，碳基生物在花丛中便有大概率融合成为伯介姆……希望这是正确的……

NikolaiIt might sound ridiculous... (cough, cough)... But this is the only way...也许这听起来很荒唐……咳咳……但这是最后的方法……

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NikolaiI hope our reinforcements find this... hope that the news in this chip will make it out...希望发现它的，会是增援部队……希望这个芯片中的消息能够传出去……

NikolaiNo, it doesn't matter who finds it... Anyone who finds us, please kill us, please listen to our final words as human beings.不，是谁都好……找到我们的人，请杀死我们，请听到我们作为人类最后的声音。

NikolaiWe are soldiers of the URNC's Environmental Purification Project's Survey Corps... We have never once bowed our heads... nor will we ever.我们是罗联净化工程所属勘测部队的军人，我们不曾低头……也绝不低头。

(Beep.)（哔。）

(The recording ends. For a while, the darkened mine is silent.)（录音中断，幽暗的矿洞里，一时间没有任何言语。）

(The men from the Survey Corps are well beyond anger at this point. Their eyes are wide and bloodshot.)（勘测部队的士兵们早已出离愤怒，他们怒目圆睁，眼球上遍布血丝。）

(The Dolls from 404 look at the corpse of the Boojum they just killed and recall the words spoken by the deceased.)（404的人形们则是看着亲手击杀的伯介姆尸体，各自回味着刚才听到的来自亡者的留言。）

(Nobody can confirm the true origins of the Boojum—perhaps it was just a monster that cruelly devoured the remains of the previous unit—but there is no doubt that in life, it was the toughest thing in this region, a veritable walking fortress.)（无人能够确认伯介姆真正的来源——或许它只是一只将残余部队残忍吞噬的怪物，然而无疑它曾是这片旷野上最坚实的移动堡垒。）

KlukaiAndoris, can you read the chip's contents?安朵丝，芯片的内容可以查看吗？

AndorisIt's a standard military issue, but its exterior is damaged and I'm not sure if I can decrypt what's inside it.它属于军用常用制式，但表面有一定损毁，内容不确定是否能够解析。

AndorisMr. Dmitry, could I take a look at the chip?德米特里先生，可以将芯片交给我看看吗？

(Dmitry glances at Andoris, then takes the chip out of the box and hands it over to her without a word.)（德米特里看了一眼安朵丝，默不作声地将芯片从玻璃盒中拿了出来，交给对方。）

Andoris...Hm... I can decrypt part of it, but we'll need a professional for the rest.……嗯……可以解析出一部分，剩下的内容恐怕要交给专业人员处理。

AndorisAlso, this chip is write-protected, so we can't back up its contents or transmit them.而且，这份芯片被写了保护，其中的文件无法进行备份或是传输。

KlukaiJust show me the parts that you can decrypt.先把解析出来的部分调出来看看。

AndorisOf course, Leader.好的队长。

(Andoris shares the portion of the data which she can decrypt with Klukai via a Level II connection.)（安朵丝将能够解析出的内容通过二级平层，共享给了可露凯。）

KlukaiAre these... email logs?这是……邮件记录？

KlukaiHmph... birds of a feather flock together, as they say.呵……还真是沆瀣一气蛇鼠一窝。

DmitryWhat did you find?你们查到什么了？

(While the embers of rage are still smoldering in Dmitry's eyes, he seems to have calmed down.)（德米特里的眼眶虽然还有些红，但情绪已经平复下来。）

KlukaiWe've found logs of emails exchanged between Mangi Security and a company called Cecht FABN.一份曼尼安保和赛诺菲与法本集团的邮件记录。

DmitrySex fhtagn? What?什么菲什么本？

KlukaiIt would be easier to think of them as the suppliers of the medical products you're using.理解为你们这次医疗药品的供货商就行。

KlukaiHowever, right now, they definitely don't look like an ordinary pharmaceutical company.但现在看来，他们绝对不是一般的化学制药集团。

DmitryStop cockteasing me and get to the point.你别卖关子，说清楚。

KlukaiIn order to progress the regional purification work, the URNC has dispatched multiple teams deep into the Yellow Zones to conduct environmental surveys. However, their losses are severe and the data they sent back isn't very ideal.罗联为了推进净化工程，近年来发配了不少队伍深入黄区进行环境勘测，但是人员耗损巨大，返回的数据也并不十分理想。

KlukaiThe causes of these casualties have been classified under "sudden environmental factors", and the cases have been closed, right?在你们内部，这些人员损耗都被当做“突发性环境因素影响”，处理结案了吧？

DmitryYeah... While they were partially caused by human elements like the Varjagers or organizations like Mangi Security, they're responsible for fewer than 15% of our team losses.嗯，虽然存在瓦良格帮或者是像这次曼尼安保一类的人为要素，但在所有失联案例中所占比例小于15%吧。

KlukaiWell, that's the problem.问题就在这里。

KlukaiYou should probably see for yourself.你直接自己看吧。

(Klukai asks Andoris to project the email logs. After quickly scanning through them, Dmitry's expression suddenly changes.)（可露凯命令安朵丝将邮件记录投射出来，德米特里粗略看过后，脸色大变。）

DmitryThose people are fucking insane!这些人，是真他妈疯了！

DmitryThey—they—BLYAT!他们、他们，操！

(After seeing Dmitry cursing out loud, the other two Survey Corps troopers move in to take a look.)（看到德米特里失控的样子，另外两名勘测部队士兵也凑了过来。）

Hardworking SoldierWait, so Paradeus and Mangi Security are operating in areas other than this one?!帕拉蒂斯和曼尼安保，不止在这个区域活动吗？！

Dependable SoldierI've heard of one of the locations mentioned in these files. One of my buddies who went through boot camp with me was posted there... and then... I never heard from him again...这份材料上提及的位置我听说过，曾经跟我一起训练的战友去的就是那里……后来……就再也没有消息了……

KlukaiThis is just part of their email logs. In all likelihood, there's more incriminating evidence of their secret activities in the parts we haven't decrypted yet.这只是其中一部分邮件记录，恐怕没有解析出来的内容中还有更多他们暗中活动的证据。

KlukaiAlso, while we're not sure how exactly these Collapse crystals are being used, there's one thing we can be sure of from these emails—另外，坍塌结晶的具体使用方法虽然没有明言，但通过这份邮件依然可以得出结论——

KlukaiParadeus is conducting human experimentation with Collapse radiation, and those Collapse crystals are used to adjust Collapse radiation intensity. Their test subjects are, for the most part, deceived and brainwashed "Unitates".帕拉蒂斯正在利用活人做着有关坍塌辐射的试验，而坍塌结晶正是此处用于改变坍塌辐射浓度的工具。他们的试验品，大部分都是遭受蒙骗与洗脑的“徒从”。

MechtySounds like a big project... and judging by Nikolai's paper, I take it they've buried a ton of them?真是个大工程……按照尼古拉提供的那张纸来看，他们埋了不少吧？

KlukaiThat's why they needed help from external armed personnel.所以才需要额外的武装支援。

KlukaiA security PMC that usually operated in the Green Zones would draw a lot of attention if they sent people into the Yellow Zones over a long period of time, but if they were transporting goods or escorting research personnel on expeditions to gather samples, that would be the perfect cover.一个原本活跃在绿区的安保集团，如果长期向黄区调配人手，就难免会引人生疑，但如果是以替母公司从事物资运输或是护送科研人员进行采样调查为由，那自然名正言顺了。

KlukaiThere's no way the URNC wouldn't have noticed personnel movements on that scale... I'm pretty sure they have people in the URNC and they have control over their policy to some extent.有这种行动规模，罗联不可能完全察觉不到……想必罗联内部也有他们安插的人手，并且具有一定决策权了。

DmitryI need to get this info and the evidence to my superiors and let them handle this.必须把消息和证据交给上级，让他们行动和防范起来。

DmitryEvery day these fuckers draw breath is another day that the world is in chaos.只要让这帮混蛋多活一天，世界就会少一天太平日子。

Dmitry...And I won't let the deaths of our comrades be in vain either.……那些人的血，也绝对不可以白流。

AndorisThis chip has very strong write-protection and it has a self-destruct program built into it which will trigger if it is duplicated, among other things. Right now, all we can do is physically get the chip out of here.这块芯片的保护级别很高，还被设置了自动启动的损毁程序，程序触发条件包括内容复制，现在，只能考虑将这块芯片护送出去呢。

DmitryYeah, I know.嗯，我知道。

DmitryIn any case, we'll be meeting up with our guys at the mine entrance. We need to head out ASAP.总之，现在先回去和洞口的兄弟们汇合，尽快启程。

(Andoris hands Dmitry the chip.)（安朵丝将芯片交还给德米特里。）

(Dmitry returns it to the glass case with the utmost respect.)（德米特里郑重地将它收回玻璃盒中。）

(He looks at the Boojum's body one last time without saying anything, then leaves without looking back.)（他沉默地最后看了一眼伯介姆的尸体，头也不回地离开了。）

Catalyst 催化

(Two hours ago—)（2个小时前——）

Mangi Security LeaderMa'am, we've transferred the activation permissions for the Collapse crystal catalyzers.报告，坍塌结晶催化装置的启动权限已经移交完毕。

BlusphereRight.嗯。

(Blusphere studies the screen before her coldly, then begins entering a series of commands.)（蓝雪球冷淡地看了一眼面前的显示屏，随后进行了一番操作。）

Mangi Security LeaderAll the catalyzers are warming up... Wait, are you seriously going to do that?!全部装置都进入了预热阶段……你认真的？！

BlusphereYes. I have discretionary control over their activation, the number of activations, and when they will be activated.嗯。是否启动、启动的数量以及启动的时机会由我来把握。

Mangi Security LeaderBut it's too dangerous! Given the number of crystals in the region, the radiation density is going to exceed 10,000 Vebryans! Those are Black Zone levels!这太危险了！以这个区域的结晶数量，辐射浓度会超过10000！10000已经是红区的数值了！

BlusphereOur top priority is to recover the item and eliminate any witnesses.回收与击杀任务必须完成，这是优先级最高的指令。

BlusphereIf we cannot recover the chip and eliminate the Survey Corps and 404 by the time the deadline is reached, then this will be our failsafe plan.如果到达临界时间后，依然无法夺回目标芯片、消灭勘测部队和404人形，这就是保底方案。

(Blusphere's response to the Mangi Security officer is cold and aloof, as though this simple, savage, and insane plan is one that is reserved for when there is absolutely no other choice.)（蓝雪球冷漠地回应着对方，仿佛这是一项被逼无奈、简单粗暴的疯狂计划。）

(However, that is not the case. She silently studies the file in her neural cloud. It was written a long time ago, even before the very first catalyzer was installed—)（但实则不然，她默默地检视着心智中的那份档案，它很早就被书写下来，甚至早于第一台装置被安放的那天——）

(Its title is the Powehi Plan, named after the first picture humanity took of darkness.)（泊维西计划，它的名字来源于人类第一次拍摄到的黑暗。）

(And now, this darkness from the depths of space is about to descend upon the world.)（而现在，这份盘踞在宇宙深处的黑暗，即将降临这个世界。）

Mangi Security LeaderA radiation spike like that will draw the attention of the Oversight Department! We might be in danger too!辐射浓度的剧烈变化势必会引起监控部门的注意！我们可能也会遭遇危险！

BlusphereThen make sure you succeed so that there is no need to activate the failsafe.那就将前序行动的成功率提高，杜绝保底方案的启动。

Mangi Security LeaderYou talk like it's so easy—你说得容易——

BlusphereI believe Cecht FABN should have told you that I am in command of this operation.集团应该通知过你，本次行动由我指挥。

BlusphereIf you will not obey orders, then I will have you replaced by someone who will. The plan will not be meaningfully impacted by the loss of one person.如果你现在就想要违抗命令，我会把你换掉。少掉一个人并不会影响计划的继续推行。

BlusphereAlso, your previous misjudgment led to us missing the best opportunity to wipe out the Survey Corps detachment in one fell swoop. You were also unable to recover the objective beforehand during your previous encounters with the Boojum.而且，之前你的误判让我们错失了一举歼灭勘测部队的最佳时机，与伯介姆的几场遭遇战，目标也未能及时回收。

Mangi Security LeaderThat Boojum moves fast and it has a wide range! We've pursued it for nearly 300 kilometers!那只伯介姆行动速度高，移动范围也很广，我们一路追击了将近300公里！

(The Mangi Security officer feels a twinge of pain in his head as he thinks about the two-plus weeks he and his men have spent chasing the Boojum.)（想到这半个多月来与伯介姆的追逐战，曼尼安保队长就感到一阵头痛。）

(It was as though the thing was intelligent, intentionally avoiding his forces and circling around them, but then it also destroyed everything it saw like a mindless beast.)（那只伯介姆仿佛真的拥有智慧一般，在这片区域与他的部队迂回、闪躲，但又如无智的野兽一般，摧毁破坏着见到的一切。）

Mangi Security LeaderWe also split off our forces to dismantle the base stations and eliminate any Varjagers and bounty hunters we found, and then we also encountered the Survey Corps' reinforcements after that...中途要分散兵力去拆除基站，还要清理遇到的赏金猎人与瓦良格帮，更何况后来还遇到了勘测部队的增援……

Mangi Security LeaderThey had a good commander with them, he could have taken us out!他们的指挥官一看就是打仗的老手，任谁都可能栽在他手里！

BlusphereIt doesn't matter. Cecht FABN will not tolerate mistakes—or the people who make them.不考虑理由。集团不会一直容忍犯错的人。

Mangi Security LeaderWhy, you?!你？！

Mangi Security Leader...Pardon me.………抱歉。

(After realizing how dangerous his position is, the Mangi Security officer gives up on trying to defend himself.)（考虑到自身安危，曼尼安保队长放弃了继续争辩。）

BlusphereHave you found the targets yet?目标们的动向掌握了吗？

Mangi Security Leader...The Survey Corps and 404 are hiding in the disused Jahodna Salt Mine.……勘测部队与404一行躲进了亚霍德纳盐矿遗址里。

Mangi Security LeaderAccording to the reports from the team sent to pursue the Boojum, the wounded creature is probably hiding there too.根据之前负责追踪伯介姆的队伍回报来看，受伤的伯介姆大概率也藏在那里。

Mangi Security LeaderIf we can lock the area down, we can trap them in there and take them all out at once.只要我们封锁住那片矿区，就可以逐步收网，将他们一并清理。

BlusphereHow long will that take?预计消耗多少时间？

Mangi Security LeaderThree days at least. The interior of the Jahodna mine is quite large, and we haven't surveyed it again after planting the Collapse crystals there, so we don't know the interior layout well.保守预估需要3天。亚霍德纳盐矿内部空间较大，我们之前除了埋放结晶之外，就没有再次探索过，对于内部地形的了解程度不高。

Mangi Security LeaderAlso, they could be anywhere inside there. We'll need time to find and kill them.加上他们可能会处于矿洞内的任何地方，想要找到并击杀，必须要有足够的时间。

BlusphereThat's too slow.太慢了。

BlusphereOnce the URNC Survey Corps' reinforcements arrive, you will cease operations and leave ASAP.罗联勘测部队派来的增援一旦抵达，你们的作业就要即刻停止并迅速离开。

BlusphereWhen that happens, this place will become a dead zone that even they won't be able to enter. By eliminating them, we will have more time to recover the mission objective.到那时候，这里就需要成为一片连他们都无法涉足的“死区”。摒除他们的影响，我们就会拥有更多的时间进行回收。

Mangi Security LeaderAre... are you really going to use that plan?真的……要启动那套方案吗？

BlusphereI might not have to.还不一定。

BlusphereTell me, if they were gathered up and I could find their location, how long would it take you to deal with them?我问你，如果他们可以聚集起来并让我们获悉对应位置呢？

Mangi Security LeaderGiven the difference in our numbers and equipment, it would only take half a day.按照目前的火力差距，大约只需要半天。

Mangi Security LeaderThe Survey Corps was fairly understrength to begin with and that Boojum is already heavily wounded. If we can find it, we can kill it quickly.勘测部队本身火力有限，那个伯介姆也已经遭受重创。只要能够找到它，就能快速击杀。

Mangi Security LeaderThe problem is those four Dolls. We'd have eliminated the Survey Corps already during that battle if it wasn't for them.麻烦的是那4个人形，如果不是她们4个，勘测部队在之前那场作战中就已经被清理掉了。

BlusphereI will take care of those Dolls. Focus on dealing with the Survey Corps and the Boojum.那4个人形我来解决，你们只需要专心对付勘测部队以及伯介姆。

Mangi Security LeaderThat works for me. How are you going to deal with those Dolls?那没问题。你打算怎么对付那些人形？

BlusphereI have my ways.我自有办法。

BlusphereSecure the salt mine and its surroundings before I arrive. Every exit must be watched.在我抵达前，你们优先掌握盐矿周边环境，每一个洞口都要进行布防。

BlusphereUnless they attempt to escape, you are not to engage them without orders from me.除非他们想要离开，不然得不到我的通知，不许惊动他们。

Mangi Security LeaderUnderstood.明白。

BlusphereAlso, have you found the Survey Corps members who split off from the main body?另外，勘测部队分流的人，都找到了吗？

Mangi Security Leader...Pretty much.……基本上找到了。

BluspherePretty much? I believe I already told you to get rid of them before I arrive.基本上？我应该警告过你，在我抵达前，这些人必须清理干净。

(Blusphere isn't angry, but the coldness in her voice is more terrifying than mere anger.)（蓝雪球虽然没有发火，但她冰冷的声音反而更令人畏惧。）

Mangi Security LeaderW-we've found them all. It's just that there's one more squad that we haven't eliminated yet... I've sent my guys over.都、都找到了，只是有一组人还未能成功清理掉……我已经派人过去了。

BlusphereGood. Pick up the pace.嗯，加快速度。

(Blusphere hangs up, and then she picks up the call from Cocoon.)（蓝雪球单方面切断了通讯，随后，干脆地接入了来自茧的联络。）

CocoonAre you there yet?快到了吗？

BlusphereI'll reach there in another hour and a half.大概还有一个半小时抵达。

CocoonGood.那就好。

CocoonI want to confirm something with you. The URNC reinforcements will arrive in around a day's time. Will you make it in time?我刚刚确认了一下，罗联的增援预计还有1天左右的时间就要抵达了哦，来得及吗？

BlusphereAt the moment, yes.目前可以。

BlusphereHowever, I need to activate the Jahodna mines' catalyzers.不过，我需要优先启动亚霍德纳盐矿中的催化装置。

BlusphereAs for the other catalyzers, that will depend on the outcome of this operation.至于是否继续启动其他装置，则根据这次行动的结果而定。

CocoonThat's fine. The sword is in your hands, Blusphere. How to swing it is up to you.没问题哦，剑已经交到蓝雪球手里，如何使用，你可以自己做决定。

CocoonHowever...只是……

(Cocoon pauses for a moment and her voice grows cold.)（茧略微停顿了片刻，声音冰冷了些许。）

CocoonIf a gladiator does not win, she will incur the wrath of her sponsors...角斗士如果无法取得胜利的话，押注的看客老爷们可是会非常生气的……

CocoonAlso, don't forget that we've received explicit instructions; the evidence must be recovered for the mission to be considered complete.另外记得，我们可是收到了明确要求，必须要将证据切实回收才算完成任务哦。

CocoonJust eliminating the personnel is nowhere near enough.只是除掉他们还远远不够呢。

BlusphereUnderstood.我明白。

CocoonIn that case, all the best in your mission, Blusphere. I look forward to your triumphant return~那么，我就预祝蓝雪球任务成功了，期待你的凯旋归来~

Thermal Conduction 热传导

(Dmitry and 404 return to the mine entrance, where he shares what he's found with the other men.)（德米特里与404一行人回到洞口处，德米特里将他们的发现简单告诉给其他的士兵们。）

(After hearing what happened to the deceased and about Mangi Security's arrangement with Paradeus, just about everyone present is filled with anger.)（听闻那些牺牲者的遭遇以及帕拉蒂斯与曼尼安保的勾结后，在场的士兵无一不露出愤恨的神情。）

LarionWe... We can't die here!我们……我们不能停在这里！

DmitryYup. Right now, all of us have critical information.嗯。现在我们每一个人，都掌握着最重要的信息。

DmitryThis information was won by the sweat and toil of our brothers, and they gave their lives to bring it to us, so we have to make sure we carry their voices out of this godforsaken place.这份信息承载着无数兄弟们的血汗，是他们用命交到我们手上的，我们一定要将他们的声音带出这鬼地方。

DmitryAnd the people who killed them, who are harming this world even now, must be punished for what they've done!那些伤害他们，伤害这个世界的混蛋们也必须得到制裁！

Hardworking SoldierDamn straight! We'll show them!说得对！给他们点颜色瞧瞧！

Dependable SoldierThat's right! Just give the word, sarge!没错！长官，快下令吧！

LarionWhat will we do now?我们接下来怎么办？

DmitryListen up. Our upcoming operation is codenamed "Smoke Signal".大家听我说。本次行动，代号“狼烟”。

DmitryAfter this, we'll be breaking up into groups, then scattering. I've sent the details to your terminals. Proceed along the indicated routes.一会大家分组疏散，行动计划我发到每个人终端上，各组按照规定的方向进发。

DmitryIf just one of us gets out of here or finds a usable base station, we win!我们之中只要有一个人能够离开这个鬼地方，或是找到可用的基站，就是胜利！

DmitryDon't worry about the people behind you; the path ahead will be much harder!不要为身后的人惋惜，你们面前的路会更加崎岖！

Survey Corps SoldiersYes, sergeant!是，长官！

DmitryI am proud to have served with men like you.我为能够拥有你们这样的部下而骄傲。

DmitryRemember, everyone! Achieve your mission with all your might! Despair not till your last breath! Don't let go of your lives or your beliefs!记住，每一个人，都要拼尽全力活到最后！生命、信念，我们都不能放手！

Survey Corps SoldiersYes, sergeant!!是！长官！！

(The men are fired up by Dmitry's speech and eagerly begin gearing up.)（士兵们在德米特里的激励下精神振奋，开始各自整备。）

(Meanwhile, Dmitry heads over to 404. For once, he doesn't look annoyed or disdainful; instead, he hands the box containing the chip and the recorder to Klukai.)（德米特里朝着404的人形走了过来，他难得地没有任何鄙夷或是不耐烦，而是一脸严肃地将装着芯片和录音设备的玻璃盒子递向可露凯。）

DmitryTake care of this, 404. I'll arrange for my best guys to go with you.这个由你们404来保管，我也会安排队里最优秀的兄弟与你们同行。

KlukaiYou want us to hold on to this?我们？

DmitryYeah. Right now, the Survey Corps is low on men and ammo. We won't be able to take those Mangi bastards on in a straight fight; we'll need to find some way to ambush or surprise them.嗯，到目前为止，勘测部队的人力、物力损耗巨大。除非找到机会发动奇袭，不然无法与曼尼安保正面对抗。

DmitryThat's why I think giving the chip and recorder to you is the best course of action.我认为，把芯片和录音设备交给你们，是最佳选择。

(Klukai hesitates for a moment, then accepts the box.)（可露凯迟疑片刻，还是接了过来。）

Klukai...Understood.……收到。

DmitryThis place is heavily radiated, and a Collapse storm could occur at any time, plus those fuckers are bound to launch an attack... So if, and I'm saying IF the...这里的辐射严重，坍塌风暴也随时都会发生，加上那群混蛋肯定会发动进攻……如果，我是说如果……

(Dmitry lowers his voice.)（德米特里压低了声音。）

DmitryIf the guys with you get hurt or killed, or if they stay behind to cover your escape, don't worry too much about them. Get the chip out of here—that's your top priority.跟你们一起行动的兄弟出现伤亡，或者不得不留下殿后，不要过多地关注他们，你们需要把护送芯片作为最优先任务处理。

AndorisYou mean you're not going with us, Mr. Dmitry?德米特里先生不和我们同行吗？

DmitryMe? Hell no.我？当然不。

DmitryHah, I gotta lead my boys to victory, right? I mean, there's no point in the boss being on the battlefield if he doesn't do shit.哈，我还要带着剩下的兄弟们打胜仗呢。上了战场主将不在算什么事。

AndorisBut...但是……

KlukaiYou have no chance of winning.你们没有胜算。

MechtyUwah... Klukai... You didn't have to be so...呜哇……可露凯……你说话也不用这么……

(Dmitry doesn't flare up like usual upon hearing Klukai's flat denial. Instead, he laughs.)（听到可露凯的断言，德米特里并没有和往常一样发脾气，反而笑出了声。）

DmitryHeh, like I said, you tin cans don't know shit.哼，我就说你们这几个破机器什么都不懂。

DmitryYou think humans are dumbasses that only listen to what they want to hear?你以为人类都是些只想听好听话的傻子吗？

KlukaiWhat do you mean?什么意思？

DmitryAll of us here, down to the salagas who just enlisted, we all know the odds of making it out alive are slim. Hell, even if the reinforcements from the Survey Corps show up right now, we won't be able to contact them to get help either.这里的每一个兄弟，哪怕是刚入伍不久的新兵，都知道活着的希望渺茫。就算勘测部队的增援现在就能赶到，我们也没办法跟他们取得联系，获得他们的支援。

DmitryI'm pretty damn sure those Mangi cunts are jamming our signals, and nobody knows how many of our boys who went out to set up base stations are still alive either.信号的中断想必和曼尼安保脱不了干系，那些出去搭设基站的兄弟们还剩下多少谁也不清楚。

DmitrySo yeah, rather than hope we find a base station or that we can make it out into the open to contact the brass, I'd rather place my bets on your team while we do our best to ease the pressure. If you make it out, it'll be worth it. If we survive, that's the cherry on top.所以比起找到基站，或是走出这片旷野联络上级，就是为你们带领的核心队伍减轻压力。带走一个回本，带走两个净赚。

DmitryRemember, if you get that chip out, we win.只要你们能把芯片带出去，我们就赢了。

BelkaBut you're really going to die, you know. It's not like with Dolls.可是你们会真的死哎，跟人形不一样啊。

DmitryShit, you think we don't want to live?能活的话谁不想活？

DmitryBut you know what? When the time comes, we'll make our deaths count. None of us is going to back down from that.但不得不死的时候，兄弟们也绝对不会怂。

DmitryThe important thing is that when we die, it won't be a joke those fuckers will share over tea and biscuits.只不过，我们的死绝对不能变成那群混蛋餐桌上的笑话。

Klukai...………………

DmitryOh, what the hell are you grinding your gears about? I guess tin cans will be tin cans after all. Not like it'd do you any good to understand it anyway.磨叽什么？机器就是机器，一定要试着懂人类干什么？懂了也不见得是什么好事。

DmitryJust follow your orders and get the chip out. Don't worry about what happens to us.你们只要好好执行命令，把芯片带出去就行。我们怎么样，不用你管。

KlukaiGot it.我知道了。

(After seeing Klukai put the box away, Dmitry nods in satisfaction and heads back to his men.)（看到可露凯将玻璃盒收起来，德米特里满意地点了点头，走回了自己的队伍中。）

DmitryListen up, we move out in half an hour.都听着，半个小时后出发。

DmitryFailure is NOT an option for this mission! Got that?!这次任务，只能成功不能失败，懂了吗？！

Survey Corps SoldiersYes, sergeant!明白！

(Beepbeepbeepbeep—!!!)（滴滴滴滴————！！！）

(As the soldiers shout their assent, a deafening alarm fills the air and every man's Collapse radiation detector glows with an ominous red light.)（伴随着士兵们的回应，刺耳的警报声响起，每个人防护服上的坍塌辐射探测仪都发出了危险的红光。）

AndorisRadiation levels rising rapidly!这里的辐射浓度正在急剧上升！

DmitryPizdets, what the fuck is it now?!妈的又怎么了！

DmitryEveryone, check the seals on your suits!所有人，立刻确认防护服密封性！

AndorisGiven the movement of the Collapse particles, over 90% of them are coming from inside the mine!根据坍塌粒子流动走势来看，90%以上的粒子均来自于矿洞内！

KlukaiDmitry, you need to get out of here now.德米特里，现在必须离开这里。

DmitryYeah.嗯。

DmitryNow hear this! Operation "Smoke Signal" begins now!所有人，听我指挥，“狼烟”行动即刻开始！

DmitryAll groups, move as planned! Keep regional comms clear, and once you leave the comms range, group leaders are in charge!各组按约定方向进发！保持区域通讯畅通，超出范围后，各小组听从临时组长命令！

Survey Corps SoldiersYes, sergeant!是！长官！

Dmitry404, as the core team, you leave within 10 minutes!404为首的核心小队，滞留时间缩短至10分钟！

DmitryMake sure you keep the chip safe, 404!404，务必保证芯片安全！

KlukaiOf course we will.不用你说。

(However, just as everyone finishes their gear checks and prepares to leave, shadows in the night pour in and surround them. Their twisted bodies and savage maws are made even more fearsome by the encirclement.)（但就在一行人整备完毕，准备离开洞穴时，夜色中的黑影却先他们一步，将洞口包围。它们扭曲的形状与狰狞的面孔此时显得愈发骇人。）

BelkaW-where did all these ELIDs come from?怎、怎么会有这么多生骸？

AndorisThey were probably drawn here by the high levels of Collapse radiation.恐怕是被高浓度的坍塌辐射吸引而来的。

KlukaiDmitry, take your men and pull back so you can support us.德米特里，你带士兵先行后撤，做好支援。

Klukai404, prepare for battle and get ready to intercept these ELIDs!404全员，进入战备状态，迎击生骸！

Thermal Conduction 热传导

(404 and the Survey Corps put up valiant resistance, but in the end they are forced to beat a fighting retreat into the depths of the mine.)（404与勘测部队且战且退，最终还是被大量涌入的生骸逼退到了矿洞深处。）

(Thanks to 404's supporting fire, the ELIDs in the mine tunnels are temporarily cleared away, but they can still hear the howling of ELID hordes some distance away.)（藉由404的火力支援，山洞内的生骸被短暂清空了一部分，但众人仍能隐约听见一段距离外，生骸群此起彼伏的吼叫。）

(They take advantage of this brief respite to rest and reload.)（双方都抓紧了这短暂的时间进行休整。）

MechtyUwah, is this an ELID factory or something?!呜哇，这地方是生骸养殖大棚吗？！

MechtyThe spawn rate is way too high! They just keep coming, big and small, in one continuous wave...产出率也太高了吧，大大小小的，源源不断……它们还要分批出栏的吗？

AndorisMy guess is the nearby ELIDs were all drawn in.恐怕附近的生骸都被吸引过来了呢。

AndorisWe may have cleared out the ones around here, but judging by their audio signatures, there are many ELIDs near the mine entrance, so we can't escape that way... But if we continue staying here, we'll have to contend with the rising radiation levels inside the mine tunnels.虽然我们附近的生骸已经被清空，但依据声音判断，有不少生骸正在洞口附近，我们没办法靠近……可是继续待下去，矿洞内的辐射浓度也并不乐观。

KlukaiWhat's the Collapse particles situation like?坍塌粒子的扩散程度呢？

AndorisTheir spread rate is influenced by the wind, and it's continuing at its original rate.受风力影响，还在维持原本的速度持续扩散。

AndorisThe strange thing is, the radiation intensity isn't dropping with spread distance, which means...而且很奇怪的一点是，辐射浓度并未随着扩散下降，这就说明……

KlukaiThe total amount of radiation is increasing.总量在上升。

BelkaIncreasing?! No way... Are the Collapse particles generating themselves or something?上升？！不会吧……坍塌粒子能自己变出来不成？

Klukai...……………………

AndorisLeader Klukai...可露凯队长……

(Andoris does not use her vocalizer modules for this; instead, she requests communication with Klukai on Level II.)（安朵丝没有启动发声模块，而是利用二级平层申请与可露凯通讯。）

(She looks worriedly at the nearby soldiers from the Survey Corps. They've lost even more people during the fighting just now.)（她忧虑地看着不远处的勘测部队士兵们，在刚才的持续战斗中，他们的队伍再次减员。）

(After realizing what Andoris has in mind, Klukai switches to Level II comms as well.)（意识到安朵丝用意的可露凯也转而启用了二级平层通讯。）

KlukaiWhat's wrong?什么事？

AndorisTheir protective suits have been compromised during the fighting just now, and we don't have enough material to patch or replace any breaches in the seals.勘测部队士兵们的防护服，在刚刚的战斗中多少出现了损伤，现在也没有能够修补与替换的材料。

AndorisIf the radiation intensity keeps going up... They might have a hard time going on.如果辐射浓度持续升高……他们恐怕很难支撑下去。

KlukaiGot it. How much longer till radiation intensity reaches critical values?我知道了。浓度到达临界值还要多少时间？

AndorisIf the curves for spread rate and intensity uptick remain constant... about two hours.如果扩散曲线和浓度提升速度不变，大约两个小时。

KlukaiTake the two of them and keep watch nearby. Get as much information on the surrounding conditions as possible and thin out the number of ELIDs nearby.你先带着她们两个去附近守备，尽量探明周边情况，削减附近的生骸数量。

AndorisWill do.好的。

(After ending the transmission, Klukai heads over to the Survey Corps troopers.)（结束通讯，可露凯走近勘测部队。）

(Most of them are hurt. Their blood and the mud from their journey have mixed and dulled to a dark brown which stains their ragged protective suits.)（士兵们大部分都受了伤，鲜血和一路走来的污迹混合成暗褐色，染在他们破旧的防护服上。）

(Dmitry, who stands at their head, has just finished encouraging his men. He is sitting against a rock wall, and the soldiers he spoke to earlier are gone.)（为首的德米特里刚刚安抚完部下，依靠岩壁坐着，而先前与他对话过的几位士兵，已经不见了。）

KlukaiDmitry, you—德米特里，你们——

DmitryEveryone who's alive is fine. Everyone who's dead won't have any more problems.活着的没事，死了的也不会有事。

KlukaiThe radiation levels are rising. We can't stay here for long.辐射浓度还在升高，这里不能久留。

Dmitry...I know that. Give my bratva some time to catch their breath.……我知道。等兄弟们稍微稳一稳。

(He pauses, and then his gaze settles on the radiation sensor Klukai is holding.)（停了一下，他的目光停在可露凯携带的坍塌辐射探测仪上。）

DmitryHow much time do we have left?我们还有多少时间？

KlukaiTwo hours.两个小时。

DmitryRight. Two hours...行。两个小时……

(Dmitry falls silent. He looks at his men sitting in a group, and he seems to be thinking about something.)（德米特里不再说话，他看着周围坐在一起的部下们，似乎在盘算着什么。）

(Perhaps he's running low on stamina, but his clenched fist is trembling slightly. However, he's doing his best to keep his face calm and steady.)（或许是体力不支，他紧握拳头的手微微颤抖，表情却极力保持着镇定。）

DmitryWe...我们……

(Suddenly, there is a violent shaking. Salt particles from the rock wall scatter like powdery snow. Dmitry stops talking and springs to his feet from where he's leaning against the tunnel wall.)（突然，一阵猛烈的震动传来，岩壁上析出的盐粒随之扑簌簌地散落下来，靠着岩壁的德米特里中断了对话，立刻站起。）

DmitryWas that an earthquake?地震？

(Not far away, Andoris—who has been assigned to sentry duty—runs back while trying to keep her balance.)（不远处，负责守备的安朵丝尽力维持着自身平衡，快速跑来。）

AndorisLeader Klukai! There was an explosion!可露凯队长！是爆炸！

DmitryAn explosion?爆炸？

KlukaiWhat happened?什么情况？

AndorisI'm not sure of the exact reason, but part of those pipes on the walls, the ones built to supply the sanatorium with natural gas, appear to have ruptured.具体原因还不能确定，但墙壁上那些原本供疗养机构使用的天然气输送管道有部分已经破损。

AndorisIt is very likely that the pipes in other areas contain compressed gas that wasn't cleared. The ELIDs broke the pipes, causing the gas to leak, which led to an explosion.很可能是其他区域的管道中有未排净的压缩气体。生骸破坏了管道，气体泄漏导致爆炸。

KlukaiA gas leak? A single explosion couldn't have created an impact like that.气体泄漏？这种冲击力可不是一处爆炸能够造成的。

AndorisTrue. Perhaps there were multiple explosions at once. We'll need to investigate the blast site to learn the exact reason.是呢，也可能多处同时发生了爆炸，具体原因还需要去往爆炸源探查。

Dmitry...Tch, it never rains but it damn well pours, doesn't it?……啧，倒霉事真他妈一桩接一桩。

(Andoris approaches the two of them and glances at her sensor.)（安朵丝来到了两人面前，顺便看了一眼随身携带的探测仪。）

AndorisWell, it's not entirely bad, Mr. Dmitry.并不完全是坏事哦，德米特里先生。

DmitryDo you even know the situation right now?! I'm not in the mood for jokes!都什么时间了你知不知道？！我现在没心情开玩笑！

AndorisThis is no joke.不是玩笑。

(Andoris projects the data from the sensor.)（安朵丝将探测仪上的监控数据投射出来。）

AndorisThe wind speed within the tunnels has slowed down, possibly because the explosions triggered a collapse inside them. As a result, the Collapse particles' rate of spread has slowed considerably.也许是因为爆炸引发了部分区域的坍塌，洞内的风速减小了，坍塌粒子的扩散速度也因此降低了不少呢。

AndorisThis way, we'll have more time to clear the ELIDs before we leave. Of course, we'll need to think of a way to patch up your suits first.这样，我们就可以有更多的时间来清理生骸然后离开哦，当然还要想办法修补好你们的防护服才行。

AndorisThe truth is, I was just thinking... the sanatorium inside the Jahodna salt mines must have been flourishing once. In addition, Paradeus' Unitates were active in this region. Perhaps there were some supplies left behind?其实，刚刚值守的时候我就在想……亚霍德纳盐矿中的疗养机构，曾经有过繁盛的时期，加上帕拉蒂斯的徒从也曾在这一带活动。或许这里会有残余物资留下呢？

(Dmitry realizes he was wrong about Andoris and licks his lower lip awkwardly before clearing his throat.)（知道自己错怪了安朵丝的德米特里，尴尬地舔了下嘴唇，并清了清嗓子。）

DmitryU-uhm, you're right...呃，你说得对……

DmitryW-what I meant to say was, you Dolls are always able to analyze things so clearly regardless of the current situation...我、我的意思是说，你们这几个人形，都什么时候了还能分析得头头是道的……

AndorisHehe, well, that's because we're "machines that can only run on algorithms", after all.呵呵，因为我们是“只会依靠算法的机器”呢。

(Dmitry sighs in relief after hearing the good news. He scratches his head in embarrassment and his spirits seem to have lifted a little.)（得到了好消息的德米特里松了口气，他尴尬地挠挠头，表情也稍微明朗了一些。）

DmitrySo, uh, next up, we should go investigate what's going on in the tunnels and come up with the next step of the plan while looking for usable supplies.那接下来优先探查清楚洞内的情况，制定下一步计划，同时搜寻可用物资。

KlukaiThat's right. However, the radiation levels in the tunnel are still very high and certain regions might exceed your suit tolerances.嗯，不过洞内的辐射浓度依然很高，部分区域的浓度可能超过你们的防护服上限。

KlukaiIn contrast, while we Dolls do face a certain degree of risk from high radiation levels, we can still move freely until the radiation intensity reaches 10,000 Vebryans.相比之下，人形虽然在高辐射浓度下活动有一定风险，但在这里的辐射浓度到达10000以前，我们的行动还算自由。

(Klukai doesn't directly state her desired conclusion, but Dmitry looks away and lowers his voice.)（可露凯没有直接说出结论，德米特里稍稍错开视线，说话的声音很低。）

Dmitry...We'll stay here. You can handle the scouting.……我们留在这里，勘测任务交给你们了。

KlukaiThe ELIDs in the tunnels haven't been cleared yet. Should I station a Doll here to help out?洞内的生骸还未清理干净，需要我留一个人形在这里辅助战斗吗？

DmitryNah, it's only our suits which are damaged. Besides, we've got our guns and our bayonets, we can hold out for a bit.不用。我们只是防护服受损，枪和军刀都在，可以自保。

KlukaiAlright.好。

KlukaiAndoris, contact Belka and Mechty, get them to gather up. We'll be exploring the tunnels.安朵丝，通知比悠卡和米什缇集合，探索矿洞全区域。

AndorisRoger~明白~

Secondary Perforation 二次击穿

(404 leaves.)（404小队离开。）

(Dmitry rubs his forehead and glances over at his surviving men, who are huddled together and discussing something quietly. There is barely concealed worry and fear in their eyes.)（德米特里揉了揉眉心，余光看到周边幸存的士兵们正凑在一起小声谈论着什么，眼神中难掩担忧和恐惧。）

DmitryChins up, lads. Would be a disgrace if we humans gave up before Dolls, yeah?都精神点，人要是比人形放弃得还早就太丢人了。

DmitryWe need to live for the sake of our fallen bratva. Their families are waiting for news, and we need to take care of them too.我们得替那些牺牲的兄弟活下去，他们的家人也等着他们的消息以及妥善照顾呢。

LarionSarge, actually... we...长官，我们……其实……

Dependable SoldierH-hey, hold on a minute!等、等一下再说别的！

Dependable SoldierLook, guys! A signal! It's a signal!你们看，信号！是信号！！

(The trooper holding his terminal is so delighted that his voice is trembling and he's on the verge of tears. He eagerly points to the monitor on his communicator.)（拿着通讯终端的士兵发出欢悦到近乎哭泣的颤音，他不住地指着通讯终端的屏幕。）

Dependable SoldierI-I was just thinking... maybe we could go check... the guys who went to set up the base station might still be alive, so...我、我只是想看看也许……出去建设基站的人还活着，所以……

Dependable SoldierWe're saved, we're saved, aren't we?!我们有救了、我们有救了是不是？！

(The troopers seem to have been driven nearly mad by the possibility of survival. They all crowd around, seemingly forgetting that they have terminals of their own.)（生的希望让士兵近乎失去理智，几乎所有人都忘了自己也有通讯终端，纷纷凑了过去。）

LarionNo, that's not right... This signal isn't on our line, is it?不对啊……这个信号，不是我们的专线吧？

Dependable SoldierWho the fuck cares?! If there's a signal, it means we can contact the outside world! Didn't the sarge say that backup would be arriving soon?管他呢，有信号就说明可以联系外边啊！长官之前不也说增援要到了！

Dependable SoldierOnce we meet up with them, we won't need to fear Mangi or Paradeus or whatever!只要我们和他们汇合，什么曼尼安保和帕拉蒂斯就都不用怕了不是吗！

DmitryCalm down. This might be an enemy trap. We'll be revealed if we respond and establish a two-way communication link.冷静一点，这也很可能是敌人设下的诱饵，发出信息，建立双向连接的同时，我们的位置就暴露了。

Careful SoldierBut... But we can't just give up on that, right? I haven't seen my boy in half a year, sarge...可、可是……我们不能就这样放弃吧？！长官……我已经半年没见过我儿子了……

Dmitry...………………

(Just as Dmitry is torn between what to do next, the terminal which received the signal picks up an unfamiliar comms request.)（就在德米特里陷入两难的时候，忽然连上信号的通讯终端，接到了一个陌生的通讯申请。）

(Five seconds pass, but the request to pick up is still going.)（5秒钟过去了，对方依然没有停止申请。）

(The monotonous dial tone echoes in the cavern, while the communication terminal's notification light keeps flashing.)（单调的通讯提示音在山洞中回荡，通讯终端上的提示灯不住地闪烁着。）

(After thinking for a moment, Dmitry presses a few buttons on the terminal and silently shares the transmission with 404 through the regional comms frequency. After that, he hits the "accept" button.)（思考片刻，德米特里操作了一下通讯终端，通过区域通讯频段将信号共享给了404的人形们。随后，他按下了接听键。）

(The communication link is successfully established, and an inorganic voice speaks over the line—)（通讯建立成功，对方无机质的声音传了过来——）

BlusphereGreetings, First Sergeant Dmitry.你好，德米特里大士。

DmitryWho's this?你是谁？

(Dmitry hears a "beep", indicating that the transmission has been successfully shared with 404.)（与此同时，德米特里听到“滴”的一声，通讯共享成功。）

BlusphereI am the Doll in command of the Mangi Security detachment. You may address me as Blusphere.我是指挥曼尼安保行动的人形，你可以称呼我蓝雪球。

Dmitry...……

(Dmitry's face twists into savagery as he hears the other person identify herself. He takes a deep breath, trying to speak as calmly as possible.)（听到对方自报家门，德米特里的表情变得狰狞，他深吸了一口气，让声音尽量显得平稳。）

DmitryWhat the hell do you want?你有什么事？

BlusphereI would like to request your surrender.我希望你们投降。

DmitryДа я твою мать ебал, сука!我操你妈！

BlusphereI believe you should calm yourself, First Sergeant Dmitry.我觉得你可以先冷静一下，德米特里大士。

BlusphereArguing will only waste time, which is something you do not have.争吵只会浪费时间，而你们的时间不多了。

BlusphereIn addition—另外——

(Blusphere pauses for a moment.)（蓝雪球顿了顿。）

BlusphereThe network you are currently using is under my control. Your communications are severely restricted and only effective within a limited range.你们当前所使用的网络由我方架设，你方只具有在许可范围内的、受到严密监控的使用权。

BlusphereI have just detected an attempt to jam this transmission and intercepted an attempt from 404 to call for help. I trust this will be the last time you attempt such actions.刚刚我已经监控到了一次通讯干扰、拦截了一次来自404的呼出申请，希望这种行为是最后一次。

BlusphereIsn't that right, First Sergeant Dmitry, who has shared this call with 404 and the Doll imprinted to the 416 firearm, who attempted to call for help?可以吗？共享了通讯的德米特里大士，以及发出通讯的烙印枪种为HK416的人形？

BlusphereUnless, of course, you want the radiation levels to rise more quickly.除非，你们希望辐射浓度快速升高。

Klukai...So all that was your doing.……果然是你们搞的鬼。

BlusphereI had hoped to deal with you in a more simple manner. That was merely because I had no other choice. In truth, the actions you took have exceeded my expectations and caused no small amount of disruption to the progress of my mission.我本希望能够以更加简单的方式解决你们，这只是不得已的手段。事实上，你们的行动超出了我的预期，也为我的任务造成了不小的阻碍。

BlusphereTherefore, I was hoping we could make things easier for all of us.所以，我希望彼此都能轻松一些。

DmitryEasier? Who the fuck do you think you're kidding?!轻松？少他妈放屁了！

DmitryYou better hide and pray I don't find your worthless ass!你可给老子躲好了，别让老子找到你！

BlusphereA head-on encounter is the worst-case scenario which your side needs to avoid at all costs. If things come to that, I am absolutely certain I can eliminate all of you.正面遭遇应该是你方需要避免的最坏状况，我有绝对的把握可以将你们全数清理掉。

BlusphereThe entrances to the mines have also been demolished. You have nowhere to run.现在矿洞的数个洞口也被悉数炸毁，你们没有退路。

KlukaiYou blew them up?炸毁洞口？

KlukaiGiven the circumstances, that would only serve to waste ammunition and supplies.以现在的形势，这种行为只是在浪费弹药。

BlusphereLike I said, I would like the situation to be resolved quickly and expediently. Yet, you are constantly creating new complications for me.我说了，我希望事情能够更顺利地解决，而你们却会令它横生枝节。

BlusphereI dislike the unexpected and so do my employers.我不喜欢意外，我的雇主一样不喜欢。

DmitryGet to the fucking point and stop schlicking to the sound of your own voice!有话快说，别在这里绕弯子！

BlusphereI believe I have made my objective very clear. I will repeat myself—I would like you to surrender.我的目的很明确，我再重复一遍，希望你们投降。

BlusphereThe tracer we planted on the Boojum has been destroyed. Since you are still alive, I take it you have already killed it?我们在伯介姆身上留下的监测追踪器已经遭到破坏，既然你们还活着，那它应该已经被击杀了吧？

BlusphereStill, that is not important. I want what you have. If you hand over the chip and the recording device, you may state your terms.但这不重要，我想要的是你们拿到的东西，只要你们将芯片和录音设备交出来，条件你们提。

Dmitry(Spits) Fuck off and dream of electric sheep!我呸，做你的机器梦去吧！

DmitryI've got the evidence of all your crimes right here! Like hell I'm going to hand it over to you!你们的罪证都在里边，我不可能把它交给你！

BlusphereDmitry, former warrant officer of the NSU armed forces.德米特里，原新苏联军人，军衔准尉。

BlusphereIn 2064, when General Carter's NSU hardliners lost power, as a member of those hardliners, you were transferred to the Southwestern Military District.2064年，以卡特将军为代表的新苏联强硬派失势，作为强硬派成员，转调西南陆军。

BlusphereIn 2067, you were transferred to Purification Zone W_2067_0341 as part of the 775th Railway Defense Forces.2067年，转调W_2067_0341净化区，编入七七五轨道防护军。

BlusphereIn 2068, you were demoted to first sergeant for retaining confiscated property without permission.2068年，因擅自保留收缴财物遭到降级，军衔调整为大士。

DmitryWhat are you getting at?你什么意思？

BlusphereI have briefly summarized your background. You are a much more intelligent man in contrast to your comrade Nikolai.我简单了解过你的背景，相比你的战友尼古拉，你是个头脑灵活的人。

BlusphereIf you agree to my request, I can spare you, and I can guarantee the survival of your men. While your communications and personal freedom will be curtailed to some extent, it is preferable to death.答应我的要求，我可以放过你，也可以保证你当前队伍里的人员存活。虽然在一段时间里，你们的通讯和人身自由会受到一定程度的管控，但这总比死亡要好。

BlusphereHumans only have one life. I hope you will cherish yours.人类的生命只有一次，希望你能够珍惜。

Dmitry...…………

(The hand Dmitry is holding the terminal with trembles.)（德米特里攥着通讯终端的手不住地颤抖着。）

BluspherePlease give me your answer within 10 minutes. The same applies to H.I.D.E. 404.请在10分钟内回答我。404小队同样。

KlukaiDeath is not a concern for us. Your terms are invalid.我们并不担心死亡的问题，你的条件在我这里不成立。

BlusphereWe are willing to compensate you handsomely if you will amend the terms of your commission.我为你们准备了更加丰厚的报酬，作为变更委托内容的补偿金。

BlusphereTo my knowledge, while you are unregistered Dolls affiliated with the NOMFA, you are fundamentally mercenaries who work for money.据我所知，你们虽然以非军事力量管理局的编外人形自居，但本质上依然只是拿钱办事的雇佣兵。

BlusphereMy employer can match your client's price, provided you surrender to us and accept the deletion of your neural cloud logs corresponding to this time period.我的雇主可以用更高的价格雇佣你们，只要你们愿意主动投降，并接受这段时间的心智记录消除。

BluspherePlease give me a concrete answer. A reply in the affirmative will constitute acceptance of cooperation.请给我准确答复，答复同意即视为合作建立。

Klukai...…………

BlusphereEven though you are only second-generation Dolls, you are still Dolls, and as such you should not be swayed by your emotions.虽然你们只是二代人形，但作为人形，你们不应该受到情感影响。

BlusphereI hope you will make an accurate assessment of the facts and make the logical choice.希望你们能够面对现实，做出最佳选择。

KlukaiYour intelligence is not accurate.你的情报并不准确。

BlusphereWhat?什么？

Klukai"Rules and Regulations for H.I.D.E. 404 Members—Commissions", Article 1—《H.I.D.E. 404成员守则-委托篇》第1条：

Klukai"Unless a commission is cancelled or the client violates the terms of the commission, no mission in progress may be aborted under any circumstances."“除非委托取消，或委托方违约，否则不允许以任何理由放弃执行中的任务。”

KlukaiRules are made to be followed. Nobody can break them. This includes me, as squad leader.定下的规矩就要绝对执行，没有人可以违背，包括作为队长的我。

KlukaiAnd besides—况且——

(Klukai pauses for a moment. Her tone becomes more forceful.)（可露凯稍微停顿了片刻，语气变得更加强硬。）

KlukaiAs an elite Doll, I am sick and tired of listening to a tin can like you who only knows how to follow orders.身为精英人形，我看你这个只会执行任务的破烂机器不爽很久了。

(Blusphere clearly did not expect this response from Klukai, because the channel goes silent.)（不曾料到可露凯的反应，通讯陷入短暂的沉默。）

DmitryGood! Ahahahaha!好！哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈！

DmitryGod damn, this is the first time I've actually been happy to hear something from a Doll!他妈的，我第一次听人形说话觉得这么痛快！

DmitryNow then, Blyatballs or whatever the fuck your name is, listen up.那个什么球，你听好了。

DmitryYou're right; we only have one life. But how we live it and where we live it is up to us!老子们的命确实只有一条，但要怎么活，在哪活，都是老子们的自由！

DmitrySo if you want my life, you can come and take it. But here's the thing—you can't do that right now, can you?想要老子们的命，你大可以来抢，但我估计你一时半会还做不到吧？

BlusphereI have the fullest confidence of doing so.我有十足的把握。

DmitryHmph, if you do, then why blow the mine entrances? Wouldn't sending your bullyboys in to take us out be easier?哼，如果真是这样，你还要炸毁洞口？直接打进来不是更容易？

DmitryThe way I see it, there are only a couple of reasons why you'd do things that way—你会选择这样处理，大概率只有两种可能——

DmitryOne: You don't actually have that much in the way of firepower and you don't have that much control over the Collapse particles, which means everything you just said was a bluff.第一，你们的火力没有说的那么充足，对坍塌粒子的控制也有限，刚才的一切都是虚张声势。

DmitryTwo: You're stalling for time because you're too far from our little cave, or perhaps you're waiting for the right moment or something. And as I recall, those Mangi mutts of yours didn't have any tin cans with them when we fought them earlier.第二，你在拖延时间，可能因为你当前位置距离我们所在山洞过远，也可能是你在等待某种时机。在之前的交战里，老子可没见曼尼安保队伍里有什么狗屁人形。

Blusphere...…………

DmitryAnd you want to bluff on an empty hand with me? Okhuyet, I was hustling when you were still a fucking screw in the toolbox, suka!还想跟老子比说瞎话，玩脏的？哼，老子学战术的时候，你他妈还是个螺丝钉呢！

BlusphereWhat a shame, First Sergeant Dmitry. I was under the impression that you were an intelligent man.我很遗憾，德米特里大士，我原本以为你是个聪明人。

BlusphereStill, I look forward to meeting you later.但我依然期待之后与你的相见。

(The transmission ends, and the signal cuts off shortly after.)（通讯结束，随之信号也再度中断。）

(In her vehicle, Blusphere checks the call duration.)（坐在车上的蓝雪球看了看通讯时长。）

BlusphereHave you found them?他们的位置确定了吗？

Mangi Security LeaderYes, I've got their rough location locked down.是的，大致区域已经锁定。

BlusphereReallocate your men and focus your firepower. Do not move your sentries from each mine entrance. This includes the ones which have already been blasted shut.重新分配人员，集中火力，各个洞口的监控人员不要撤走，包括已经爆破的洞口。

Mangi Security LeaderThe particles within the Collapse crystals inside the tunnel complex have already been fully released. Since the radiation intensity won't go up too much anytime soon, don't you think they'll try to reposition if they get the chance?洞内埋放的那块坍塌结晶中的粒子已经完全释放，辐射浓度不会在短期内大幅上升，他们会不会找到机会转移？

BlusphereTheir remaining supplies will not allow them to attempt large movements. The ELIDs remaining in the tunnels will constitute a major threat to them.他们的物资剩余量已经无法支持他们大范围行动，洞内残余的生骸就会形成威胁。

BlusphereI will arrive in about one hour. Do not make any mistakes until then.我会在大约1小时后抵达，在这之前不要再出任何差错。

Mangi Security LeaderUnderstood.明白。

Erroneous Extrapolation 错误推演

(404 heads over to the entrance they used to enter the mine. As expected, it's been blasted shut.)（404小队一行人前往几人此前进来的洞口检查，果然它已经因爆炸而坍塌。）

BelkaBig Sis—!报告——！

BelkaI tried clearing the rocks away, but there are too many of them and they're too big. I don't think we can get rid of them.可露凯姐姐，我试过了，碎石太多又很重，我们是不可能搬开的。

KlukaiAndoris, can you use your big gun to clear us a path?安朵丝，你的外置装备可以轰开一条通路出来吗？

Andoris...………………

(Andoris doesn't respond eagerly to Klukai like she usually does. However, she doesn't seem to have bluescreened either. Clearly, she's distracted by something.)（安朵丝并未像平时一样积极地回应可露凯，但她也并未陷入宕机状态，显得有些心不在焉。）

KlukaiAndoris.安朵丝。

AndorisAh, is something the matter, Leader Klukai?啊、可露凯队长，什么事？

KlukaiDid you notice something? If you're having trouble processing it, you can transfer the information and your progress to me.你注意到什么了？很难处理的话可以把信息和相关流程转交到我这里。

AndorisNo... I just... I feel a little uneasy.不是的……只是……有些不安。

AndorisIt's about that transmission just now, as well as the condition of the Survey Corps troopers...关于刚刚那次通讯，以及勘测部队的士兵们的状态……

KlukaiThey'll be fine for now.他们暂时不会有危险。

KlukaiAs for Blusphere, she just said that she'd much rather take the chip and recorder directly, so we need to investigate our surroundings, replenish our supplies, and come up with a plan to hold her off and counterattack.至于蓝雪球，按照她刚才的说法，她应该会选择直接抢夺，所以我们必须优先探明环境、补充物资，才好制定防守与反击的计划。

KlukaiWe don't know how strong she is, but 404 needs to be ready to fight her.她的战斗能力我们并不清楚，但是404必须做好迎击准备。

AndorisNo, I mean... I'm worried about the effect Blusphere's words might have had on the troopers.不是的，我……是担心蓝雪球的话会对士兵先生们产生影响。

KlukaiEffect? Are you talking about Blusphere's terms?影响？你是指蓝雪球的条件？

KlukaiDmitry and I have already rejected them. We will not be cooperating with them under any circumstances.德米特里和我已经明确拒绝过了，我们都不会与她建立任何合作关系。

AndorisI understand, but Leader, I've met a lot of humans in the Green Zone and humans aren't like us.我明白，可是队长，我在绿区接触过很多人类，人类和我们并不相同。

AndorisI believe in Mr. Dmitry, and I believe that the troopers have wept and bled for their fallen friends... But everyone has their weak sides, and if they feel uneasy about this, it might spread...我相信德米特里先生所说的话，我也相信士兵先生们为牺牲的战友所流下的泪水，但是……每个人都有软弱的一面，而不安则会传染……

AndorisI don't know what Blusphere's aim is, but for the troopers, the terms she stated while trying to negotiate with us must have felt like a lifeline thrown out to a drowning man in a storm.我不知道蓝雪球的目的究竟是什么，但她在通讯中开出的条件，对于士兵先生们来说，就像是在怒浪滔天的大海上驶来的一艘方舟。

BelkaHm... You've got a point. They were always trying to take the easy way out before this, and now that an alternative's shown itself, a single person giving into his weakness might lead to everyone turning traitors.唔……这么说的话确实哎，他们之前不就想尽办法占便宜，现在钱和安全都送到眼前了，稍微有一个动摇了的话，可能所有人就都反水了呢。

BelkaWe should be careful, Big Sis Klukai. We'll truly be finished if they pretend to be putting up a fight while they're secretly working with Blusphere.可露凯姐姐，我们还是小心为上吧。万一他们明着反抗，暗中又和蓝雪球勾结，我们就真的完蛋啦。

Mechty(Yawn)哈……

(Mechty picks this moment to yawn, to the point of tears beading up at the corners of her eyes, and then she reaches up to rub them clean.)（米什缇不合时宜地打了个哈欠，甚至眼角出现了两滴困倦的泪水，她伸手揉了揉眼睛。）

BelkaHow can you even be sleepy at a time like this?!这种时候米什缇怎么还能犯困呀！

MechtyBut I'm tired... This mission is so tiring...因为太累了啊……这次任务，真的太累了……

KlukaiDon't worry about that for now. We have the chip and the recorder, so no matter what the Survey Corps decides to do, it won't affect our current mission.先不要多想，芯片和录音设备目前都还在我们手里，无论勘测部队做出什么决定，都不会对我们目前的行动产生影响。

(Klukai looks around.)（可露凯四处看了看。）

KlukaiBelka, set up an alarm here in case Mangi tries to assault through here. Don't use a network alarm; the moment it picks up motion, have it make as much noise as possible.比悠卡，在这里放置一个警报器，防止曼尼安保的突入。不用联网，侦测到动态信号后，立刻以最大分贝发出警报。

KlukaiWe'll keep exploring the area. Considering what Blusphere said just now, they're going to move in soon. All we can do until then is learn as much about the tunnels as we can.搜索任务继续，按照蓝雪球刚刚的反应，恐怕他们过不了多久就会展开行动，在此之前，我们需要尽可能掌握矿洞内情况。

(404 searches around the location of the mine sanatorium while keeping track of the time and their distance from the Survey Corps. They check in with them at regular intervals to share what they've learned.)（404一行人在矿洞内的疗养机构旧址中搜查，并计算时间，小心地维持与勘测部队的距离，以便周期性联络、共享信息。）

BelkaWe've been searching for almost two hours, right? There's pretty much nothing here.我们搜索了快有2个小时了吧？基本什么都没有呀。

MechtyI figure they went around clearing out all the assets in the sanatorium when they went bankrupt, so everything useful and valuable was probably taken away long ago... (Sigh) Looks like all that effort was for nothing...估计在疗养院申办破产的时候，早就已经进行过一轮资产清理，能用的、值钱的物资早就都被带走了……哈……总之就是又白忙活了……

AndorisIt wasn't entirely fruitless.也不是完全没有发现呢。

(Andoris pats a pipe beside her.)（安朵丝拍了拍身边的管道。）

AndorisThese pipes still have some natural gas in them. It sells for a lot in the White Zones.管道里还有一些存储的天然气，这个在白区还是挺贵的。

MechtyWhat is it even used for, anyway... Are we going to have the Survey Corps guys take a hot bath?那有什么用……难道让大哥们去盥洗室洗个热水澡吗？

MechtyAnd besides, according to our sensors, there's only a little left inside. The main storage tanks have already been emptied out, so if we try to sell this data to White Zone gas companies, they'll probably turn their noses up at us...何况根据仪表盘来看，这管道里只残留了一点点，真正的储气罐已经抽空了，想卖情报给白区的天然气公司人家都看不上……

BelkaBut we're actually really lucky, aren't we?但我们其实运气不错吧？

BelkaNatural gas is explosive, right? And since these pipes are so old, they should be pretty leaky too, right?天然气不是会爆炸吗，这里这么破旧，难免会管道泄漏吧？

BelkaBut they're all fine, even after we fought that Boojum and those ELIDs and all!我们刚才打完伯介姆又打生骸的都没事呢！

BelkaHonestly, these humans are such morons. Everything was running fine but they didn't even bother to check the pipes before they left. Now there's all that dangerous gas in there.这群人类也真是的，明明装置都还能运作，临走前也不说全面排查一下，留了这么危险的气体在这里。

MechtyYou just have to sniff to tell that there aren't any leaks.闻闻味道就知道根本没有泄漏啦。

AndorisThat's not necessarily true. Natural gas only has a smell when an odorant is added to it. It's colorless and odorless in and of itself. Nowadays, they don't use natural gas in Yellow Zones, so most people and Dolls don't have anything to detect it with. That makes it fairly dangerous.不一定哦，天然气是经过了加臭处理才会有味道，它本身是无色无味的。而且，现在的黄区不会用到天然气，一般人和人形也并不会携带对应的监测设备，所以还是挺危险的。

AndorisStill, you don't have to worry. Natural gas only becomes explosive once it reaches a certain concentration. Considering the size of this place and the amount of stored gas, there is pretty much no chance of an explosion.但是不用担心，天然气需要聚集到一定浓度才会被引爆，以这里的区域面积和储气量来说基本上是不会发生爆炸的哦。

BelkaHuh, really? Andoris, we should call you Andorispedia or something!唔，那就好，安朵丝本地存储的知识好多啊！

MechtyOh yeah, maybe the Great Library of Andoris, like in those isekai series.对哇，就像是那种贮藏了大量知识的异世界图书馆。

AndorisHehe, Green Zone satellite cities make heavy use of natural gas, so the handbooks for cafeteria employees have detailed rules and regulations for working with gas. That's how I knew.呵呵，绿区的卫星城大多会使用天然气，咖啡馆的员工手册里专门编写了安全使用规范，所以我就多了解了一点。

KlukaiRight, that's enough talk about trivia that's irrelevant to the mission.行了，和任务无关的青少儿科普节目到此为止。

KlukaiEveryone, stay alert and carry on.所有人，保持警戒，继续任务。

(Upon reaching a fork in the road, Andoris suddenly comes to a halt.)（在走到一个分叉点时，安朵丝忽然停下了脚步。）

AndorisHang on, Leader. I've found something.可露凯队长，有发现。

KlukaiWhat is it?什么？

AndorisI've been monitoring Collapse radiation intensity all this time, and the levels in this area are lower than in other places.我一路都在监测坍塌辐射的浓度，这里，明显比其他地方都要低一些呢。

BelkaCould it be that the Collapse particles haven't spread here yet?是坍塌粒子还没有扩散过来吗？

KlukaiAndoris, run a simulation on Collapse particle spread rate with wind speed factored in, at five-minute intervals.安朵丝，针对坍塌粒子浓度以及风速进行综合测算，采样时间5分钟。

AndorisWill do, Leader.好的，队长。

(...)（…………）

(......)（……………………………………）

AndorisLeader, I have the results.队长，结果出来了。

AndorisParticle density here is fairly low while their velocity is quite high, and they are all moving in a similar direction.这里的粒子密度较小，而且运动速度偏高，运动向量相对一致。

KlukaiHeh, found it at last.哼，终于让我找到了。

BelkaHuh? What did you find?哎？找到什么？

MechtyAn exit... If the particles are moving fast, there must be wind, and since wind doesn't occur naturally in a mine, there must be some opening to the outside nearby that's letting it in.是风啦……流速提升肯定就是有风啊，风又不可能在矿洞里自己刮起来，大概率附近就会有和外界连通的出口了。

BelkaWow, I see... (clears throat) Meh, you must have learned it from an anime or something!这样子哦……咳、反正米什缇一定又是偷懒时看了什么动画片才知道的吧！

BelkaI, I... I'll go find the exit right now! Just wait for the good news, Big Sis Klukai!我、我……我现在就去替可露凯姐姐把出口找到！可露凯姐姐，你等我好消息！

(With that, Belka runs off into the passage on the left.)（说完，比悠卡一溜烟地冲进了左侧的矿道。）

MechtyAck... We didn't even tell her which way the wind was coming from...呜哇……还没跟她说风是从哪边来的啊……

AndorisTee-hee, don't worry, Belka just happens to be going the right way.呵呵，没事，她进去的方向正好是对的呢。

KlukaiThe words "listen to instructions" have never managed to take root in that head of hers.她就永远记不住“听指挥”这三个字。

(Klukai shakes her head and continues into the left-hand passage.)（可露凯摇摇头，继而走向左侧的矿道。）

KlukaiAndoris, head back to the previous fork and relay what you learned to the Survey Corps, then meet up with us when you're done. Mechty, pick up the pace, we need to catch up to Belka.安朵丝，你回到上一个分叉点，把发现的情况与勘测部队同步，同步完成后与我们汇合。米什缇，赶紧过来，我们要加快速度跟上比悠卡。

KlukaiThere are quite a lot of ELIDs here, it'll be dangerous for her if she's alone.这里生骸不少，她一个人行动会很危险。

Erroneous Extrapolation 错误推演

BelkaBweeeehhh... Thanks for saving me, Big Sis... There were so many ELIDs here that I thought I'd never see you again...还好可露凯姐姐来救我……这里生骸好多啊，差点就见不到姐姐了……

KlukaiIf you run off by yourself again, you can save yourself.下次再擅自乱跑，就自己解决。

BelkaBut I just wanted to help you, Big Sis...我也只是想显得有用些嘛……

KlukaiWhat, it's my fault now?你还委屈了？

KlukaiThe situation now is dangerous. Any mistakes could be fatal for all of us.现在情况危急，稍有差错我们可能都会遇难。

BelkaBweh... I won't do it again.唔……下次不会了。

BelkaI'm sorry, Big Sis. Forgive me, please?对不起，可露凯姐姐。

(After seeing that Belka seems sufficiently contrite, Klukai decides to drop the subject.)（看到比悠卡已经在认真检讨，可露凯也就不再追究。）

(A short distance away, Andoris is running toward the group after passing on her findings to the Survey Corps.)（不远处，安朵丝完成信息同步，向几人快速走来。）

KlukaiAndoris, any changes in wind speed?安朵丝，风速有变化吗？

AndorisYes. I've been monitoring the wind speed data. The further in we go, the higher it gets, so I'm confident we'll find the exit soon.嗯，我一直在关注监测数据，随着深入，风速也在提高，相信很快就会找到洞口了。

KlukaiGood. Keep going.好，继续走。

(At last, 404 reaches the end of the mine tunnel.)（终于，404一行人来到了矿道的尽头。）

MechtyGeh... What the heck is this...哈……什么啊…………

BelkaNo way...唔…………

(The tunnel entrance before them has almost been blocked off by rocks, but a wooden beam has fallen to deflect the fallen stones in such a way that there is an irregular hole roughly 30 cm wide on the lower left side of the entrance. )（四人眼前依然是被落石掩埋的洞口，因为一块木质结构的阻挡，洞口左侧偏下的位置，有一个直径约30CM的不规则孔洞。）

(There is no light coming in through the hole, probably because it's quite a distance to the outside, but they can hear the cold night wind of the Yellow Zone blowing through it.)（可能是和洞外仍有不短的距离，并没有光线从孔洞透入，从外边传来的，只有黄区夜晚的冷风。）

BelkaWell, there's no way anyone's getting through that... Not even a midget like Mechty could do it.不管怎么看，都是不能过人的吧……哪怕是米什缇这种小个子，也不可能钻过去。

KlukaiAndoris, scan the thickness of the surrounding rocks, assess the loading of the surrounding rocks and support beams, then see if your big gun can punch through them.安朵丝，测量一下缝隙附近的落石厚度，估算落石与木质结构间的受力情况，看看利用你的外置装备能否击穿。

AndorisUnderstood.好的。

(Andoris performs some quick measurements.)（安朵丝进行了简单的测量。）

AndorisLeader, I estimate I should be able to enlarge the hole to around 50 cm or 1 m wide.可露凯队长，应该可以把孔洞稍微扩大一些，直径50CM……至1M之间吧。

KlukaiThat'll do.足够了。

AndorisAlso, given the crystallization on the surrounding rocks, this collapse was not caused by the demolition just now, but by something that took place a long time ago.另外，根据这里落石表面附着的坍塌结晶来看，这个洞口并非是因为刚才的爆炸堵住的，应该是很久之前便已经塌方了。

KlukaiI see...如果这样……

(Klukai looks down and thinks.)（可露凯低头思考了一下。）

KlukaiThat means there is a high chance this place is a blind spot in Mangi Security's defense layout. If we can make this breach one meter wide, it'll allow us and the Survey Corps to escape through it.这里很有可能会成为曼尼安保外部布防的盲区，如果能够扩大到1M，这条通道就能够支持队伍的撤离。

MechtyUm, this probably isn't the right time for this, but... my backup battery only has enough charge to just barely start up that big gun. It's definitely not enough for an attack, not even one.啊，现在说这个好像有点不对……但我的备用电池剩余电量只能勉勉强强启动那个外置装备哦，攻击不行，一次也不行。

MechtyThat thing gulps way too much power... Like, it's eaten up almost half my charge on this mission so far...那个装备实在太耗电……这次出来带的电量一小半都给它吃掉了……

AndorisIt must have been hard on you, Mechty.辛苦米什缇了。

MechtyWell, I'm not exactly complaining about it here... But I do need to get Dier to improve its efficiency a little.现在也不是说辛苦的时候……必须找德尔再改进一下才行啊。

KlukaiYou'll need to meet him first in order to do that.那也要能见到他。

KlukaiAndoris, head back to the fork and update them. Everyone else, stand by.安朵丝，回到分叉点同步消息，其他人原地待机。

Dialetheia 双面真理

(After contacting the Survey Corps. Andoris tells Dmitry about the hole they found and 404's lack of power.)（与勘测部队联络后，安朵丝将发现洞口的事以及404能源告急的现状告知德米特里。）

(Following Dmitry's orders, 404 returns to the mine tunnel where the Survey Corps are.)（依照德米特里的命令，404一行先行返回勘测部队所在的矿道。）

BelkaHuh? Are we giving up on that hole? We've checked all the other tunnels; that might be our only way out.唉，我们真的要放弃那个洞口吗？附近的矿道基本都勘察过了，那可能是唯一的机会啦。

AndorisBut we don't have enough power to widen it.但是目前的能源不支持我们将其拓宽呢。

BelkaEven without the big gun, we can probably dig it out by hand, right? It beats just giving up and waiting for death, right?就算不能用外置装备，用手挖一挖也多少能拓宽些吧？总好过放弃一起等死强呀。

KlukaiWe don't have the luxury of doing that. Mangi Security and Blusphere might attack at any time. Based on her transmission, we don't have much longer left. In addition, we don't have any tools we can use, and digging by hand isn't a realistic option either.目前的情势并不轻松，曼尼安保和蓝雪球随时都可能发起进攻。根据蓝雪球那通电话可以得知，她留给我们的时间不多。我们也没有得力的开凿工具，手动挖掘不现实。

MechtyUgh... But wouldn't it be better to have someone watch over it? What if Mangi sends someone in through it?唔……但还是留个人守在那里比较好吧，万一曼尼安保的人从那打进来了呢？

KlukaiWe've installed proximity sensors on every tunnel entrance we could find, so we don't have to post sentries.每个能找到的洞口我都设置了警报装置，不需要特意留守。

KlukaiRather than waste time and effort on that hole, we should meet up with the Survey Corps and come up with another plan.比起在这个洞口上浪费人力和时间，尽快与勘测部队汇合讨论其他方案才是最佳选择。

AndorisLeader Klukai... I'm still a little worried about the stuff we discussed earlier.可露凯队长，关于之前说的事情……我还是有些担心。

AndorisI know Mr. Dmitry asked us to take the chip and recorder while they stayed behind to cover our retreat, and you and Mr. Dmitry basically came to the same conclusion just now...虽然在行动开始前，德米特里先生明确要求我们拿着芯片和录音设备，他们留下断后，而且刚刚德米特里先生和你做出了基本相同的判断。

AndorisBut I can tell that he's still hiding something...但我能听得出来，他还有一些别的想法没有完全说出来……

KlukaiI'll keep an eye on the chip and recorder. The rest of you should stay alert.芯片和录音设备我会贴身保管，你们维持警戒。

KlukaiIf they DO turn on us, fall back to the regions with higher particle density. Their suits are damaged and they're probably low on ammo. There's no way 404 could lose to people like that.如果发生变故，优先撤退到辐射浓度较高的区域。他们的防护服已经受损，弹药剩余量也不多，与这样的勘测部队对抗，404绝对不会输。

(The other three Dolls nod.)（另外3名人形点了点头。）

KlukaiNow keep quiet, we're almost there.保持安静，我们快到了。

(404 returns to the tunnel where the Survey Corps is waiting and they discover the troopers sitting around a patch of empty ground, quietly discussing something.)（404返回了勘测部队所在的矿道，发现士兵们正围坐在一块空地边缘，小声讨论着。）

DmitryLarion, you see this position? After this, take your guys and break through. Ignore everything else. I'll do my best to keep the fighting focused in the other direction.洛林，看到这个位置了吗？一会你带个兵直接突进过去，其他的都不要管。我会尽量将作战区域控制在相反方向。

LarionYou think it'll work?能有效果吗？

DmitryDepends on our luck. All we can do now is take a chance. I hope things don't get bad enough that we actually have to do it.看运气吧。这种时候只能赌一把，希望战局不要恶化到这个地步。

LarionGot it. Once we're done, we'll head back ASAP to support you.明白。操作完成后，我会尽快回防支援你。

DmitryYeah.嗯。

(After handing out assignments, Dmitry looks up to see 404 and signals them to come over.)（交待完工作的德米特里，抬头看到返回的404，便招了招手示意她们过来。）

KlukaiWhat are you doing?你们这是在做什么？

(Klukai studies the patch of empty ground. It is covered with salt from the tunnels. There is a simple map and various symbols drawn on it.)（可露凯看向被士兵们包围着的小片空地，那里平铺着矿洞内淤积的盐粒，他们不少人用随手捡到的石块，在上边画出了简易地图与各种标识。）

(The upper left part of the map has been circled for emphasis.)（地图左上方区域被重点圈了出来。）

DmitryHeh, it's not something you tin cans would understand. This is a defense plan.哼，不懂了吧，这叫布防图。

LarionWe used the environmental data you sent back to make a rough sketch of the surrounding terrain. This way, we can set up ambushes around the areas with lower radiation density and ambush those Mangi Security guys.我们利用你们回传的环境情报，大致模拟了一下这附近的地形结构。这样，我们就可以在辐射较弱的地方提前布防，打曼尼安保那群人一个措手不及。

DmitryWe weren't just sitting on our asses while you guys were out.你们出去的这段时间，我们可没闲着。

(Dmitry taps the circled part of the map and writes an "F" there.)（德米特里敲了敲被重点圈出来的那块地方，在旁边写了个“F”。）

(Klukai looks at the map.)（可露凯的目光落在地图上。）

KlukaiWait, are you going to fight Mangi Security head-on?你们要和曼尼安保正面对抗？

DmitryDamn straight. We're going to teach them a lesson.没错。老子们决定好好给他们个教训。

KlukaiOur remaining supplies cannot support an assault like this. We'll be going up against Mangi Security AND Blusphere, whose fighting power is an unknown. This plan is foolish and I do not approve of it.目前的剩余物资很难支撑突击的消耗，我们的对手除了曼尼安保之外，还有战力不明的蓝雪球。我们没有胜算，我不赞同这个计划。

DmitryWasn't asking for your approval. We weren't expecting 404 to fight anyway.谁管你赞不赞同，本来也不需要你们4个去打。

DmitryDuring this time, head back to that hole you found and escape through there. You Dolls have neural cloud cores or something, right? That ought to count as evidence, too, right? So be careful on the way out. You can lose as many arms and legs as you want, but don't damage those brains of yours.趁这段时间，你们带着证据从刚刚发现的洞口撤离。人形不是有那个什么本地心智吗？多少也还算个证据吧？路上都小心点，断胳膊断腿没事，别把脑子磕坏了。

Klukai...We don't have the firepower to widen that hole. Even if you can hold off Mangi to buy us time to retreat, it's still unworkable.……那个洞口以404的火力不足以拓宽，即使你们可以抵御曼尼安保的进攻，为我们的撤退争取时间，这个计划在本质上也不成立。

(After hearing Klukai's answer, the Survey Corps troopers laugh.)（听完可露凯的回答，勘测部队的士兵们却都笑了起来。）

LarionHahaha, the sarge was right, he even managed to get her response down perfectly.哈哈哈，果然长官说得一点不错，连反应学得都好像。

DmitryHmph, I told you, right? She's a total stick-in-the-mud, there's no way she could have come up with a plan like that.哼，我就说她思维僵化，绝对想不到这个方案。

DmitryYou see now? Don't rely too much on a machine's processing. In the end, the human brain is more useful.现在都明白了吧，别太信任机器运算，肯定还是人的脑子更好用。

Hardworking SoldierGood thing I didn't bet on that with you, sarge. Otherwise I'd have lost that last crate of vodka under my bed when we get back.还好没跟长官你打赌，不然回去之后连床底下最后那箱伏特加都保不住。

BelkaHey... What are these guys talking about? Are they making fun of Big Sis?喂……这些人在说什么啊？怎么听起来好像在骂可露凯姐姐一样？

MechtyI guess they are... Although she IS kind of a stick-in-the-mud...就是吧……虽然我觉得她确实挺死板的……

MechtyAndoris, stand back. I'm sure Big Sis will get mad if they keep making fun of her for another minute... No, another 30 seconds.安朵丝，你站远点，我敢保证他们再奚落上1分钟……不，30秒吧，可露凯就会发脾气了。

AndorisBut fighting is bad.吵架不是好事呢。

(As they see Klukai's face turn more and more grim, the Survey Corps troopers manage to settle themselves down in time.)（看着可露凯的脸色越来越差，勘测部队的士兵们及时停了下来。）

KlukaiHad enough fun? Would you mind telling me about the rest of your plan now?笑够了？现在能说明下一步的安排了吗？

DmitryYou can't widen the hole because you don't have enough power, right?你们无法拓宽洞口，不就是因为电量不足吗？

DmitryIf you don't have it, then just find it.没有电，找不就得了。

KlukaiThe power supply to the sanatorium has been cut off. There's still some natural gas in the gas lines, but we haven't found a matching transformer for them, which means we can't make use of them.疗养机构的电源早已经被切断了，天然气管道内有一定的纯净天然气残留。但是我们并未发现配套的电力转换设备，因而无法有效使用。

DmitryHow is that a problem? You need power? We've got it in spades.哪那么麻烦？要电源，老子们有的是。

(Saying so, Dmitry points to the military backpacks off to the side.)（说着，德米特里指了指旁边的军用背包。）

AndorisAre those... batteries?这是……电池？

DmitryYup, of all kinds, and they all have universal interfaces. Take everything you can use.嗯，都是通用接口，各种型号都有，自己挑能用的全都带走。

AndorisBut where did you get all these batteries from—Mr. Dmitry, did you...?!怎么会有这么多电池——德米特里先生，你们？！

(As she thinks of what the answer might be, Andoris quickly glances at the protective suits that the soldiers are wearing.)（心中想到了答案，安朵丝迅速看向了勘测部队士兵们身上穿的防护服。）

(Just as she expected, most of the indicator lights on their suits have gone gray. Only a few people, including Dmitry, have lights that are still on.)（果然，防护服上的指示灯大多已经变成了灰色。只剩下包括德米特里在内的几个人，防护服上的指示灯还亮着。）

AndorisMr. Dmitry, I...德米特里先生，我……

(Unable to compute what the troopers might be thinking, Andoris' neural cloud crashes.)（无法推测士兵们的用意，安朵丝的心智运行出现了卡顿。）

DmitryWhat the heck? Hmph, you're probably making some pointless calculations again, right?你什么你，哼，八成你们几个又用那机器脑子计算概率来着吧？

DmitryWhat is it now? You think we'll surrender to that Blyatballs or something?这次算出了什么？觉得我们会和那个什么球投降吗？

DmitryJust look at you, your weapon safeties are off. You think we're going to fuck everything up at the last minute with some desperate struggle that'll end up getting us all killed?一个两个连保险栓都打开了，怎么？现在闹个鱼死网破？

MechtyAhhh... Don't get mad, Mr. Dmitry, just hear me out...啊……德米特里大哥你先别发火，听我解释……

AndorisI'm terribly sorry.对不起。

BelkaAndoris, why are you just admitting it?!喂，安朵丝，你怎么就承认了！

(After taking in the Dolls' reactions, Dmitry laughs scornfully.)（看着人形们不自然的表情，德米特里不屑地嗤笑了一声。）

DmitrySave it, there's no way tin cans like you could possibly comprehend the choices we humans make.省省吧，人的选择你们这几块铁疙瘩一辈子都不会明白。

DmitryLogic isn't everything. Your hard-coded definitions of victory and defeat don't apply to mankind.概率不等于一切，你们程序里被写死的胜负定义对人类也压根不适用。

DmitryAnd besides, do you actually think we'd let you walking calculators know if we actually wanted to trick you? Don't look down on us humans!何况人类如果想要骗人，还能让你们这群装着铁脑子的机器发现？瞧不起谁呢！

KlukaiIt's precisely because humans are so unpredictable that we're so wary of them.正是因为人类的行为难以预测，我们才会加强防范。

DmitryWhat, you expect me to praise you for that?哼，我还得夸你了？

DmitryEh, forget it, arguing now would be a waste of time. Just take the batteries that you can use. Don't go making excuses later on because you can't blast a hole in that tunnel.算了，这会也没空跟你们掰扯这些，你们赶紧挑一下能用的电池装好。别到时候轰不开洞口再找理由。

AndorisBut you'll be in great danger.可是士兵先生们会很危险。

AndorisWithout their power supply, your suits' protective effects will be greatly reduced.失去电源供给的防护服，虽然还有一定的作用，但是防护效果会大打折扣。

DmitryPlease, we've been guarding the Great Wall Railway for many years now. We know these things inside and out—and definitely better than you.用不着你教，老子们驻守长城列车这么多年，比谁都清楚这些破玩意。

KlukaiWe're both low on firepower, and you're still going to weaken your defenses now? You must be—现在我们双方都火力不足，在这种情况下，你们还要削弱防护系统，你们是——

DmitryFucking insane.疯了。

Klukai?!？！

DmitryWell, you can blame this fucked-up world for that.被这个操蛋的世界逼疯了。

(This time, Dmitry doesn't bother arguing with Klukai. Instead, he decides to roll with what she's saying.)（这次，德米特里没有和可露凯针锋相对，而是接过了话题。）

DmitryYou once said this place used to be part of the NSU, with fields and roads and cars. People lived in towns, close to the land, under a blue sky and surrounded by green as far as the eye can see.你们说这里曾经是新苏联的土地，有良田有汽车。人类生活的城镇依山傍水，天是蓝色的，还有一眼望不到边的绿植。

DmitryWell, we weren't born in those times and we sure as fuck didn't see any of that. Only thing left now is desert.老子们没生在那个好时候，也没他妈见过。现在这里只能看到一片荒漠。

Klukai...…………

(Klukai seems confused. She's not sure what he's trying to say.)（可露凯露出疑惑的神情，不清楚对方的意思。）

DmitryYou saw those people in the settlements on the way here. All they can do is hide in their shitty little houses, waiting to die of old age, sickness, or from being eaten by wandering ELIDs.一路上那些居住点里的人你们也看到了，他们只能蜗居在破旧的房子里，等着老死、病死或者是被突然发疯跑过来的生骸干掉。

DmitryThat's the Yellow Zone. That's what life here is like. But are things in the Green and White Zones that much better?你说这是黄区，黄区就是这样的。那绿区和白区呢，那里的人又能好到哪去？

DmitryThe entire fucking world is like this.你看看吧，整个世界全他妈一个样。

DmitryOnce, we lived all over this land. But ever since those fucking Collapse particles spread everywhere, all we could do was huddle in our shelters without taking a step out. And even though...人类的足迹曾经遍布大地，可是自打这个该死的坍塌粒子扩散后，人就都只能一动不动地龟缩在角落里，明明都已经窝囊成这样了……

(Dmitry's voice suddenly fills with anger.)（德米特里的声音变得激动起来。）

DmitryEven though we're all stuck in our holes, there are some brainless, blind fuckers out there who love their luxury prison cells and want to stay in them forever!都已经窝囊成这样，还是会有些不清醒的混蛋，满足地躺在自己豪华的牢房里！

DmitryMangi Security, Paradeus, and whatever fucking FABN is funding them... We need to do something about those bastards! Otherwise we won't be able to live with ourselves!曼尼安保，帕拉蒂斯，还有那个什么鸟集团……面对这群人我们必须要做点什么！不然这口气这辈子都咽不下去！

LarionThat's right! Those bastards need to pay!说得对！那群混蛋必须遭报应！

DmitryYou know, I once thought that General Carter was gone, the NSU was gone, and that any point in being a soldier was gone with them.老子曾以为卡特将军没了，新苏联没了，当兵的意义也就没了。

DmitryBut you know what? This Purification Project crap, though it sounds sketchy as hell, it's actually managing to slowly take back what used to belong to us, to all of mankind. That's what I saw during all my years in the Great Wall Railway Forces.但是，净化工程这东西，听起来可能不靠谱，却只有它是在一点一点地夺回着曾经属于我们、属于人类的一切，老子当轨道军的这些年都看在眼里。

DmitrySo regardless of what I believe or what kind of state the NSU is in, protecting it is my duty as a soldier—hell, as a human fucking being!维护它这件事，无关我所属的派系还有新苏联的现状，这是作为军人甚至是作为一个普通人都不能动摇的立场！

DmitryAnd besides, this is NSU land I'm standing on right now. I once said I'd do anything to protect it, and that hasn't changed one single bit!况且，老子现在可是站在新苏联的大地上！作为强硬派的男人，老子曾经能为了保卫它不惜一切，现在也一样！

(Dmitry's words fire up the soldiers around him.)（德米特里的话让士兵们激动地红了眼眶。）

(This crude and brutish sergeant is used to having his actions speak for him. He's berated every man here before, and he's also stood at their head to lead them.)（这位粗糙而暴戾的长官平时习惯用行动代替言语，他曾厉声责骂过在场的每一个人，他也曾孤身站在队伍的最前线。）

(Everyone here knows that there's a fire burning in his heart, but they never once knew where his anger came from.)（每个人都知道他心中憋着一股火，却没有人真的明白这愤怒的来源。）

(Perhaps what drove Dmitry to depression wasn't the destruction of his ideals, being rejected by the people around him, or the things left unsaid with his friend that he would never get to resolve. He was deeply unhappy with this world—and yet, he loved it dearly.)（让德米特里郁结的或许从来不是理想的破灭、环境的倾轧或是与友人再也无法解开的心结——他对这个世界充满了不满，却又无比深爱着这个世界。）

(There was no way someone as passionate as him could sit back and watch the world march to destruction without feeling a thing. And naturally, he hated himself for being too insignificant and too weak to do anything about it.)（热忱的他无法对世界逐步走向崩溃无动于衷，渺小的他却又无力改变，他为此而愤恨不已。）

(But ever since he joined the armed forces and pledged to protect the Neo-Soviet Union, he has never once put down the gun in his hand or in his heart.)（但是从他加入部队，宣誓保卫新苏联的那一刻开始，他手中的枪、心里的枪，就都未曾真地放下。）

(His words remind the men of the Survey Corps of the oath they took. Once, they swore to join the NSU army, to help push forward the Purification Project, but every time, things had not turned out like they had wanted.)（他所说的话，激起了勘测部队其他士兵们埋藏在心中的誓言。曾经，他们宣誓加入新苏联、宣誓协助净化工程推进，但每一次的结局，似乎都并不尽如人意。）

(But even if things do not turn out as planned, as long as they can do what they can for the sake of their oath, it will serve as the kindling for the flames of hope, the bedrock on which civilization will be rebuilt. This vast land will bear the proof that they have existed.)（但不尽如人意又如何，只要他们能为自己的誓言做出一点努力，能成为点燃希望的薪火，能成为重铸文明的基石，这片广袤的土地上，就有了他们存在过的痕迹。）

(Nobody knows who was the first, but one by one, the troopers straighten up, solemn looks on their faces, before looking toward Dmitry and saluting him.)（不知谁先开始，士兵们一个个整肃军容，平静而热忱地看着德米特里，向他行起了军礼。）

Klukai...This is not a rational decision. Even without taking Blusphere's combat power into consideration, the men of the Survey Corps cannot face Mangi Security.……我不认为这是绝对出于理性的判断，即使不考虑蓝雪球的作战能力，勘测部队也已经没有可以与曼尼安保对抗的实力。

KlukaiThe only way you'll accomplish your mission is if 404 stays behind and engages them. Otherwise, you'll just be throwing your lives away.由404负责正面作战才有可能取胜，你们留下来，只会白白送命。

DmitryI told you, right? For humans, victory doesn't abide by the definitions you have in your heads.我都说了，人类眼中的胜负跟你们的定义不一样。

DmitryWhat's winning, you ask? For us, it's making sure you guys can get that chip out of here. Being able to give those arrogant bastards a good spanking would be a nice bonus.什么叫赢？在老子们看来，只要能把证据带出去就算赢，要是能给那群混蛋好好上一课就更好了。

Klukai...I repeat, according to your plan, the probability of H.I.D.E. 404 successfully evacuating with the chip is, at most, 24%. Meanwhile, the probability of the Survey Corps perishing is... 100%.……我再说一遍，按照你的计划，404能够成功撤离并将芯片带出这片区域的概率最高只有24%，而勘测部队全员阵亡的概率……高达100%。

KlukaiMy calculations aren't wrong. It's not too late to change your plan.我计算的数据不会有错，现在修改作战计划还来得及。

DmitryWhat's this, a machine's trying to point out the flaws in my logic? Do I look like an idiot to you?行啊，一个机器还会跟我玩逻辑盲区了。觉得老子好骗是吧？

KlukaiI do not understand what you're trying to say.我不懂你在说什么。

(Klukai's tone is a little stiff, but the look in her eye says she isn't going to back down.)（可露凯的语气有些僵硬，眼神却毫不退让。）

DmitryYou don't want to admit it? Alright then, tell me; if 404 stayed behind to face the enemy, what's the probability of the Survey Corps surviving and getting out of this place with the chip?不承认？那你来说说看，如果留下404应敌，勘测部队成功将芯片带离这片区域的概率是多少？

Klukai...…………

DmitryNot even 5%, right?5%都算多的吧？

DmitryWe're going to die if we stay, but does that mean we'll live if we go? These are our lives, and we get to use them any way we like. So don't worry about pointless crap, you tin cans.留下来会死，走就不会了？老子们的命怎么用自己说了算，你们几个破机器少担心有的没的。

DmitryAnd besides, if we let you tin cans handle the fighting, you'd just run up and bash your heads into those guys, right? What you need now is tactics. You have to be TACTICAL, got it?再说了，把正面战场交给你们4个铁疙瘩，你们也就只会冲上去和那帮人硬碰硬吧？这种情况下要讲战术的，战术，懂不懂？

KlukaiWe will adopt the most ideal strategy. You don't have to worry about that.我们会选择最优策略，用不着你操心。

DmitryThe most ideal strategy? Those Mangi guys have a Doll too, you know? You think her processing power is that much worse than yours?最优策略？曼尼安保也有人形，她的运算结果能比你们差多少？

DmitryIf you can think up a plan based on whatever data you have, they can do the same. Then you'll lose the initiative and they'll beat you like a drum.你们那凭借数据制定的计划，那边肯定也都能预料到了，到时候只会被动挨打。

KlukaiYou're relying too heavily on the unpredictability of human beings. The fact is—你们这是在过分依赖人类的潜能，实际上——

(After seeing Klukai wants to press the point, Dmitry clicks his tongue in annoyance.)（看到可露凯还想继续争辩，德米特里不耐烦地撇了撇嘴。）

DmitryThat's enough of that. If you're a machine, then use your ice-cold logic and do your job. What's the point of bitching about all this, anyway?差不多得了，是机器就带着你们那冰冷僵化的思维逻辑好好干活，婆婆妈妈的像个什么东西！

DmitryAnd besides, we're your clients. All 404 has to do is follow orders like good little robots. Got that?再说了，我们可是委托方，404只需要听命令好好当个执行机器，明白了吗？

DmitryTsk, what the hell do you tin cans even know?啧，你们这些人形懂什么。

(Dmitry's tone is as unyielding as ever, and his expression shows no sign of softening.)（德米特里维持着与之前相似的强硬态度，脸上的表情也完全没有软化的痕迹。）

(He quickly rips off the battery from his suit and throws it into the backpack. The remaining troopers follow him without the slightest bit of hesitation.)（他动作迅速地将自己防护服上的电池拆下来，和最后的几个人一起，将电池扔进了地上的军用背包中，整套流程没有丝毫犹豫。）

(Now, all the lights on the Survey Corps' protective suits have gone out.)（现在，勘测部队所有人防护服上的指示灯都熄灭了。）

Klukai...I don't understand.……我不懂。

KlukaiIf we Dolls are destroyed, all we lose is a stretch of our memories. But if a human dies... that's the end for them.人形损毁，失去的就只是一段记忆，但人类的损毁就等同于死亡。

KlukaiThat's why humans instinctively preserve their lives as their top priority, but what you've done is the complete opposite of that.正因如此，人类往往会依赖自身本能，将保全性命置于最高优先级，但你们的选择却与此相悖。

KlukaiI truly do not understand why you have made this choice.这个选择，我无法理解。

DmitryAhhhhh, that's enough, shut up already, blyat! That's an order, got that? An order! Now take those batteries and fuck all the way off.行了行了给老子闭嘴！别在这浪费时间，都说了听命令，听命令，懂了吧？懂了就拿上电池赶紧滚。

KlukaiLike I said, I don't understand why you're doing this.我说过了，不懂。

KlukaiBut I respect and understand you and your choices, First Sergeant Dmitry.但我尊重和理解你，以及你们的选择，德米特里大士。

Dmitry...The fuck are you doing? You being so formal all of a sudden is creepy as hell.……你干嘛？突然叫这么正式。

(As he looks at the solemn expression on Klukai's face, Dmitry realizes what she means.)（面对可露凯郑重的神色，德米特里明白了她的用意。）

(Perhaps humans and Dolls will never be able to think the same way and reach the same conclusions. But at the very least, they can have the same goals.)（人类与人形或许永远无法以同样的方式思考、得到同样的结论。但至少，他们能够拥有一样的目的。）

DmitryHmph, don't go pretending to be so serious.哼，少给我假正经。

(Although he still looks like he can't be bothered with any of this, Dmitry holds his hand out to Klukai.)（虽然表情仍然很不耐烦，但德米特里主动向可露凯伸出了手。）

DmitryI'll say this one last time, so listen up.命令老子重复最后一次，给老子听好了。

DmitryWe are the 3762nd Platoon of the 7th Environmental Survey Corps of the Neo-Soviet Union District Environmental Purification Project under the URNC Contamination Zone Management and Recovery Administration.我们是罗克萨特主义合众国联盟污染区治理与恢复推进署新苏联大区环境净化工程所属第七环境勘测部队三七六二排。

DmitryBring the contents of that lockbox out of here in one piece. Get it out of this mountain and get it out of the contamination zone. Got that?!给我把防护罩里的东西完好地带出去。带出这个山洞，带出污染区，知道了吗！

KlukaiRequest acknowledged and accepted.委托确认。

KlukaiWe will bring the chip and the recorder out in one piece and hand them over to someone trustworthy in the URNC government.我们会将芯片与录音设备安全带出，并亲手交给罗克萨特主义合众国联盟中真正可以信任的人。

DmitryHmph.哼。

(They solemnly shake hands, and then Dmitry's face cracks into a smile.)（双方郑重地握了手，德米特里抬起下巴笑了笑。）

DmitryThat's more like it. See, you tin cans should have just done that earlier, that way we wouldn't have had any issues. Right?这样看起来才像话，你们几个破机器早这么听话不得了？

DmitrySuka blyat, I swear this is the last time I'll ever work with a tin can.他妈的，我发誓，这绝对是老子最后一次跟机器合作。

DmitryNow get out of here before I change my mind!趁我还没改变心意，赶紧走！

Klukai...All the best.……预祝，合作成功。

(They've argued every step of the way here, but before bidding each other farewell, they finally shake hands and make peace with each other.)（在诀别之前，一路争执的双方终于握手言和。）

(The proximity alarms H.I.D.E. 404 left in the mine entrances begin to go off 20 minutes after they leave. The final battle is at hand.)（404小队离开20分钟后，她们在洞口布下的警报器响起，最后的反击终于开始。）

Condensed Matter 凝聚态

BelkaI've installed the temporary signal booster. Big Sis, we can contact the Survey Corps now!短时通讯增强设备已经装好了，姐姐，可以接通勘测部队那边了！

KlukaiDmitry, do you read me?德米特里，听得到吗？

(There is a short burst of static, followed by Dmitry's annoyed voice.)（随着短暂的杂音，通讯另一侧传来德米特里不耐烦的声音。）

DmitryCut the crap and get to work.别啰嗦，赶紧把你们的活干了。

KlukaiRight.嗯。

KlukaiAndoris, set up the gun. Mechty, help hook up the backup power.安朵丝，开始架设外置装备。米什缇，你负责帮她连接备用电源。

AndorisWill do, Leader Klukai.好的，可露凯队长。

AndorisMechty, I'll have to trouble you to help me out.米什缇，麻烦你了哦。

MechtyOkay, who knows, maybe if I finish up quick... I might be able to...唔，没事，赶紧干完活……说不定还能……

(Mechty hesitates for a moment and decides not to finish her sentence.)（米什缇犹豫了一下，没有把话说完。）

KlukaiFocus on the mission.专注当前任务。

KlukaiBelka, stay alert. Ensure there are no threats within 100 meters.比悠卡，保持警戒，保证周围100M范围无有效威胁。

KlukaiAvoid contact with any Mangi Security forces. If you do encounter them, wipe them out immediately.尽量躲避曼尼安保的武装部队，如果遭遇，第一时间将其击溃。

BelkaLeave it to me, Big Sis!保证完成任务，姐姐！

(404's members take their positions, and the sound of the Survey Corps exchanging fire with Mangi Security comes in over the comms channel.)（404成员各自就位，通讯频道中开始传来勘测部队士兵们与曼尼安保交火的声音。）

DmitrySquad 2, fall back to Point 5! Draw the enemy in.第二小队向5号点位回防！吸引敌方深入。

DmitrySquad 3, flank them from the right!附近的第三小队从右侧夹击！

(Dmitry barks his commands amidst the gunfire, serving as a rallying beacon for his men.)（德米特里激昂而老练的指挥穿插在枪声之中，成为了士兵们冲锋陷阵的道标。）

(His troopers have entrusted their lives to him; their battle cry and blood are the fuel for their ideals.)（士兵们将性命交付于他，他们共同用鲜血与呐喊浇灌理想。）

Hardworking SoldierSarge, Squad 3 has taken out the target! Your orders—长官，第三小队已完成目标击杀！等待下一步指令——

(Bang!)（砰！）

(The trooper's voice is drowned out by a torrent of gunfire and he says no more.)（这位勘测部队士兵的话语淹没在枪声之中，此后再无声息。）

(Reality is as cruel as ever.)（现实依然是残酷的。）

DmitrySquad 3, do you read me?! Squad 3!第三小队，听到请回答，听到请回答！

DmitryBlyat!操！

Careful SoldierThis is Squad 5! Squad 3 is—they're all gone!这里是邻近的第五小队！第三小队已经——已经全员丧失战斗能力！

DmitrySquad 5, fill the hole!第五小队，补位！

Careful SoldierYes, sergeant!是，长官！

Dependable SoldierSergeant, this is Squad 4, we've encountered ELIDs! Your orders!德米特里长官，这里是第四小队，我们与生骸正面遭遇！等待指示！

DmitryKill the fast movers, don't let the others head toward Larion and 404!击杀高速单位，注意引导敌方行动，不要让他们接近洛林与404行进的方向！

(The battle rages on. The regional channel is filled with the sound of gunshots, electrical static, and the howls of the ELIDs. There are fewer and fewer responses to Dmitry's voice.)（战斗还在继续，区域通讯频段中持续充斥着射击的声音、电流的杂音以及生骸的嘶吼，唯独回应德米特里的声音越来越少。）

(Dmitry silently counts up the number of survivors, then grits his teeth and makes up his mind.)（德米特里默默计算着依然存活的人数，他咬了咬牙，心中有了决定。）

DmitryLarion, how are things on your end?洛林，你们那边怎么样了？

LarionJust arrived. Got delayed by a bunch of ELIDs.刚到，路上遇到点生骸耽误了。

LarionI've opened the compressor valve... But I'm the only one left now.增压泵我已经打开……就是，我现在只有一个人了。

LarionI'll get back ASA—我会尽快回援——

(Although he's doing his best to pretend that there's nothing wrong with him, his voice trembles a little—nobody can be completely unmoved by death.)（尽管在努力装作若无其事，但他的声音仍然透露出了一丝动摇——没有人能对死亡完全无动于衷。）

DmitryRight, you stay there for a bit and keep an eye on things. Contact me again once you confirm that it's working... And stay safe out there.嗯，你留在那里观察一段时间，确认生效后再联络……注意安全。

DmitryEveryone, begin falling back to Point F! Mind your ammo while moving! Once you reach Point F, close with the enemy and draw them in!所有人，开始向标记点F撤离！撤离途中注意弹药使用！靠近预设点F后，拉近与敌方距离！引导敌方行动！

(Having received their orders, the soldiers murmur their assent and begin their final relocation.)（得到命令的士兵们低声响应，开始了最后的转移。）

(On 404's side—)（404一侧——）

BelkaIf I'm not wrong, they placed a lot of emphasis on Point F, right? They circled it heavily on their map in the salt. That was the place from the first batch of intel we sent back, and if I'm not wrong, it's a...预设点F，之前的布防图上，我记得好像被着重圈了出来？唔，那个位置，就在我们传回去的第一批环境情报里吧，我记得是……

KlukaiIt's a pipe room near the public baths, a small room, sealed on three sides. The water and gas pipes for the baths pass through there.公共盥洗室附近的管道间，一个三面封闭的小型空间，盥洗室的输气与输水管道都会经过那里。

BelkaTh-then—are they going to... Big Sis Klukai, are they going to be okay?那，那——他们是想……？可露凯姐姐，他们真的没问题吗？

BelkaFrom what Andoris said earlier, the natural gas is dispersed throughout the entire pipe network. Even if it leaked, the gas density in that room wouldn't be enough to trigger a detonation!按照安朵丝之前的说法来看，天然气逸散在整个管道里，就算泄露出来，那个空间的浓度恐怕也不足以引发爆炸呀！

Klukai...Don't worry about that. Focus on our mission.…………不要考虑这些，优先执行我们的任务。

KlukaiAndoris, Mechty, how are things on your end?安朵丝，米什缇，你们那边怎么样了？

AndorisLeader, we've successfully connected the backup power supplies. We can begin loading the program.报告队长，备用电源已经接入成功，可以开始程序加载了。

KlukaiStart now.即刻开始。

KlukaiAfter the program is loaded, follow it immediately with the warmup sequence. Begin a countdown one minute before firing.程序加载完毕后立刻执行预热流程，发射前1分钟开始倒计时。

AndorisGot it.明白。

(After giving out orders, Klukai switches to the regional comms frequency.)（干脆地下令后，可露凯切回了区域通讯频段。）

KlukaiDmitry, we've begun loading the program. Are you still there?德米特里，我们已经成功进入程序加载环节。你们还撑得住吗？

DmitryOf course, who the hell do you think we are?废话，老子们可不是吃素的！

DmitryEveryone, hold fire once you get to the point! Wait for my signal!全员，到达预设点后停止射击！等老子信号！

(The channel briefly goes quiet.)（通讯中短暂地安静了下来。）

KlukaiIs Blusphere there?蓝雪球出现了吗？

DmitryNot on my side, but some of the squads falling back have spotted her.我这边还没有，但回撤的其他小队已经有目击情报回传。

(Bang—!)（砰——！！）

(A deafening gunshot blends with an ear-piercing shriek from an ELID.)（剧烈的枪声伴随着生骸刺耳的吼叫从通讯另一侧传来。）

MechtyAiiiieeeee—!呜啊——！！

BelkaShut up!好吵！

Andoris(Groans)唔……

KlukaiDmitry, what happened? Dmitry?德米特里，发生什么了？德米特里？

(There is no response from the channel for a long time.)（通讯对面迟迟没有回应。）

(About five minutes later, all noise from the other side slowly fades away.)（大约5分钟后，通讯另一侧的杂音逐渐消失。）

BlusphereI am here now.现在遇到了。

(Blusphere's cool, calm voice comes in over the regional comms channel.)（蓝雪球冷淡的声音通过区域通讯频段传了过来。）

Klukai—Belka, destroy the amplifier! 404, cut all comms now!——比悠卡，击毁短时通讯增强设备！404全员！切断通讯！

(The transmission cuts off.)（通讯中断了。）

Hobson's Choice 霍布森抉择

KlukaiDitch the gun, observe light discipline, fall back at top speed! Head to the northwest!舍弃外置装备，关闭所有照明设备，全员迅速徒步撤离！向西北方向前进！

AndorisYes, Leader Klukai!明白，可露凯队长。

BelkaCome on, run, run, run!跑路啦！

MechtyShould... should we head back to the fork and try to contact those guys?我……回分叉点那里联络一下那些大哥吧？

(Klukai glances back at the mine entrance. It is spewing flames and belching smoke like an actual smoke signal, sending a warning of danger into the distance.)（可露凯看向被火焰填满的洞口，厚重的浓烟正在翻涌而出，如同真正的狼烟一般，向远方传递出危险的信号。）

(As she watches the plume of smoke rise into the sky, Klukai's gaze hardens.)（顺延着渐渐攀上天空的黑烟，可露凯的眼神变得无比坚定。）

Klukai...We're leaving.……撤退。

(H.I.D.E. 404 runs through the night as explosions go off nonstop behind them.)（夜色之中，404小队迅速撤离，背后的爆炸声不曾停息。）

Tunneling Effect 隧穿效应

(They move quickly, avoiding ELID attacks as best they can, but this sustained high-output movement is rapidly draining what little of their charge remains.)（404小队一路疾行，尽可能地避开生骸的袭击，然而持续的高功率行进依然快速消耗着所剩不多的能源。）

AndorisLeader Klukai, we'll need to lower our travel speed if we do not replenish our power supply in 20 minutes.可露凯队长，如果20分钟内我们无法补充能源，就必须要降低行进速度了。

KlukaiUnderstood. Maintain our current speed as we move on.知道了，保持当前速度继续。

Mechty(Groan) Are you SURE we're supposed to be headed this way?哈……我们现在的方向真的靠谱吗？

MechtyFeels like we'll get lost easily without a GPS to track our position.没有实时定位感觉很容易迷路哎。

AndorisWe can use celestial navigation. Since there are frequent storms in this region, the sky is actually clearer than the Green and White Zones. According to the stars, we're proceeding in the general direction of our temporary base.可以依照星象定位哦。这里风暴频发，天空反而比绿区和白区更清澈一些，根据星象来看，我们基本还是朝着临时据点的大方向行进。

AndorisThat said, pinpointing the location of the supply caches we encountered along the way is going to be quite difficult.只是很难确定沿途的那些补给点在哪里而已。

MechtyQuite difficult, you say... so basically we're super screwed, then?这是而已的程度吗……明显就是超级糟糕的情况了吧？

MechtyCan we really take those soldiers' stuff with us? (Groan) Just thinking about it gives me a headache...我们真的可以把大哥们的东西带出去吗？呜哇，想想就头疼了。

BelkaHm? Mechty isn't just giving up right away? That's new.哎？米什缇这次难得没有直接放弃呢。

MechtyWell, they said all that stuff, and they even gave their lives for us.毕竟他们都那样说了，还付出了性命。

MechtyI mean, I don't really understand how this sort of thing feels, but I see it in anime all the time. In human terms, they would be a really great bunch of soldiers, right?虽然我也不是很懂这种感觉，但动画片里有不少类似的情景，对于人类来讲，是真的非常了不起的一群士兵了吧？

MechtySo I kind of want to try and be like those MCs in anime and finish the mission that they entrusted to us. That would be super cool, right?所以，就想说试试看，万一自己也能和动画片里的主角一样，完成这份使命与嘱托呢？那样不是超级帅嘛……

BelkaThat doesn't matter.帅不帅不重要啦。

BelkaHowever...不过……

(Belka glances at Klukai, who's running at their head.)（比悠卡看了看在前方带队行动的可露凯。）

BelkaEven if I end up as a pile of scrap here, I'll make sure I help Big Sis complete her mission first!我就是报废在这里，也一定要协助可露凯姐姐完成任务！

AndorisLooks like everyone's pretty motivated.大家都很有干劲呢。

MechtyToo bad motivation isn't the same as battery charge... Just having enough charge for the four of us to walk out of here would be good.可惜干劲不能当电源啊……现在的电量能支持我们四个全部走出去就不错了。

Mechty(Groan) If only we could use magic, then I could say "Summon Supplies" and a supply point would appear in front of us...唉……要是有魔法就好了，喊一句“封印解除！”眼前就能出现一个补给站什么的……

KlukaiYou should go ahead and say it, then.那你现在喊吧。

MechtyHuh?啊？

KlukaiBecause we just found a supply point.补给站，找到了。

(Klukai gestures, signalling for the three of them to stop.)（可露凯挥手示意3人停下。）

AndorisAre those... Mangi Security personnel?那是……曼尼安保的人？

BelkaAren't they all in the mine?他们不是都在盐矿里吗？

KlukaiThey're probably sentries who were left outside to stand watch.大概率是提前留在外围的布防。

KlukaiThey didn't find our escape tunnel, but there's most likely a perimeter set up around the salt mine.他们虽然没有发现我们逃脱的洞口，但应该是以亚霍德纳盐矿为中心在一定范围内设置了封锁线。

MechtyWait a minute, when you said "supply point" just now, did you mean... Nonono, we can't, it's too scary!等等，你刚才说的补给站该不会……不行不行，这太可怕了！

KlukaiIf there's no chance, we'll make one. Besides, there aren't many of them. We still have a chance.没有条件就要创造条件，何况他们的人数并不多，我们并非绝无胜算。

KlukaiH.I.D.E. 404, prepare for battle. Eliminate all enemy units and plunder their supplies.404全员备战，目标消灭敌方单位，夺取作战物资。

Tunneling Effect 隧穿效应

(While the battle rages on, Klukai looks around from where she's hiding behind cover and sets her sights on a jeep that's guarded by only one trooper.)（战斗还在继续，暂且藏身在掩体后的可露凯仔细观察四周后，锁定了一辆只剩下一名武装人员的敞篷吉普车。）

KlukaiEveryone, listen up. I'm going to seize the Mangi Security vehicle at my 10.全体注意，我将前往夺取10点钟方向的曼尼安保车辆。

KlukaiBelka, Mechty, stay put and divide up the enemy with suppressive fire.比悠卡，米什缇，留在原地，利用火力分割敌方阵线。

KlukaiAndoris, follow me and suppress the trooper near the vehicle.安朵丝，配合我行动，压制车上武装。

AndorisYes, Leader Klukai.好的，可露凯队长。

BelkaBe careful, Big Sis!可露凯姐姐要小心哦！

MechtyHurry up, we won't last much longer over here.快点啊，我们这边撑不了很久的。

KlukaiMove out!开始行动！

(As Klukai gives the order, 404's Dolls split up and deploy.)（随着可露凯一声令下，404的人形们开始分头行动。）

(The isolated Mangi Security troopers are caught completely off guard by the sudden ambush and panic. Some of the men on the outer perimeter try to drive away, including the man Klukai marked earlier.)（猝然遇袭，被各自孤立的曼尼安保一阵慌乱。外围的一些人员想要驱车逃离，之前被可露凯锁定的人员也在其列。）

(Andoris opens fire to intercept him. Meanwhile, Klukai uses this opportunity to reach the vehicle.)（安朵丝开枪拦截住了他，而此时可露凯也已经成功靠近车辆。）

KlukaiDie.想跑？

(Klukai coldly opens fire. Her bullet pierces the vehicle's windshield, and the driver is hit. He loses control of the vehicle, which comes barrelling towards Klukai.)（可露凯冷静开枪，子弹穿透吉普车的前车窗，驾驶员受到冲击，吉普车失控，向着可露凯所在的方向直冲而来。）

(Klukai seizes the opportunity and leaps on top of the vehicle before slipping into the cabin through a side window.)（趁此时机，可露凯翻身跃上车顶，一个侧翻，从前车窗进入车内。）

(She opens the door and throws the stunned driver out. Then she takes his place, steps on the gas and turns the steering wheel around, sending the jeep toward the other three Dolls.)（她打开车门，将昏迷的驾驶员直接扔了出去，随后踩下油门，猛打方向盘，吉普向着另外3人的位置飞驰过去。）

KlukaiEveryone, disengage and mount up!收队，全员上车，不要恋战！

(After hearing Klukai's command, the others climb into the jeep.)（听到可露凯的命令，另外三人也依次跳上吉普车。）

(Klukai glances at the vehicle's GPS and quickly figures out their current location. She drives toward 404's temporary base, chased by the sound of Mangi Security's gunfire.)（看了一眼车上装载的定位系统，可露凯迅速判断出几人目前所在位置。她驱车向404的临时据点方向驶去，背后依然是曼尼安保接连不断的枪声。）

Superluminal Communication 超距通信

(After evading pursuit from Mangi Security, 404 organizes the various supplies inside the Mangi Security jeep before topping themselves off at their own discretion.)（避开曼尼安保的追击后，404一行人将吉普内携带的备用物资简单归类，各自休整。）

MechtyGood thing we picked a jeep with lots of stuff... It's a shame there aren't any spare parts, but having a full charge feels great...还好我们随机选的车上物资不少哎……虽然没有替换零件，但有电的感觉真是太好了……

KlukaiI didn't pick it at random. That vehicle only had a fifth of its designated complement, but its ground clearance was as low as the other vehicles. That implied that this vehicle was heavily laden with supplies.不是随机选的。那辆车上配备的人员只有其他车辆上的五分之一，车辙深度却和其他车一致，这证明那辆车装载了不少战备物资。

BelkaWell done, Big Sis!不愧是可露凯姐姐！

KlukaiDismount once you finish resupplying.休整完成后下车。

KlukaiWe don't know if there's a tracker on this vehicle, so we'll have to go on foot to avoid Mangi Security catching up with us.尚不明确这辆车上是否加装有追踪装置，为了防止曼尼安保追上来，我们需要步行。

AndorisI checked the environmental data stored in the vehicle against a static map of the region and found an abandoned settlement nearby. Since our night-vision gear is damaged to varying extents and a Collapse storm is coming, why don't we take shelter there, Leader?我比照了存储的环境情报和静态地图，这附近应该会有一个废弃居住点。我们的夜视功能有不同程度受损，坍塌风暴也快要来了，要去那里躲避一下吗，队长？

KlukaiRight, let's do that.嗯。

(They climb down from the vehicle, then begin heading in the direction Andoris indicated, toward the abandoned settlement.)（几人下车，依照安朵丝指出的方向，开始向着废弃居住点移动。）

(Fortunately, 404 manages to reach the abandoned settlement before the Collapse storm hits.)（赶在坍塌风暴到来前，404几人接近了废弃居住点。）

KlukaiRight, everyone, rest and resupply.停下，各自休整。

KlukaiIn order to conserve power, Belka and Andoris will use night vision in shifts. Observe light discipline throughout.节省能源起见，比悠卡和安朵丝轮流开启夜视功能。照明设施全都关闭，以防暴露位置。

AndorisWill do, Leader.好的，可露凯队长。

(After that, the ruins are plunged into darkness.)（随后，废墟陷入一片黑暗。）

(Klukai takes her terminal out again. She doesn't expect the signal to come back on or for him to reply. Instead she just stares at the long list of messages reading "Where are you?", and it seems to grant her a small measure of peace.)（可露凯再次拿出终端，她并未期待信号的恢复或是那个人的回应，只是沉默地看着那一条条“你在哪？”，似乎这样能够带来些许安宁。）

BelkaWhen we were travelling with those soldiers, every night was always lit up. Now... I'm having a bit of trouble getting used to not having them around.之前和那群士兵一起行进，彻夜都亮亮的，现在没了还挺……不习惯的。

MechtyWell, we Dolls never needed much in the way of light in the first place... And if it wasn't because Klukai and I got our night-vision modules damaged, we wouldn't use lights at all.本来人形也不太需要照明就是了……要不是我和可露凯的夜视模块受损的话，我们之前不也一直都不用的。

(Mechty leans against a nearby wall.)（靠在墙边的米什缇撑了撑身子。）

MechtyBut for some reason... I just can't fall asleep.但就是，有点，失眠。

Andoris...……

(As Andoris polishes her gun, she begins unconsciously humming the soldiers' song.)（正在擦拭着爱枪的安朵丝，下意识地轻哼起了那熟悉的曲调。）

BelkaAndoris, please stop. For some reason, it sounds really weird hearing that now...安朵丝，还是不要哼这个了，现在听起来不知道为什么感觉怪怪的……

AndorisAh, I'm sorry, I did it without thinking.啊，抱歉，不自觉就唱起来了。

Mechty(Sigh)哈…………

(Unlike how the other three Dolls are showing signs of relaxing, Klukai has calmed herself down and her expression is cold as she silently regards the box which the soldiers gave her.)（与另外三名开始显露出些许放松的人形不同，恢复冷静的可露凯，此时神色冷淡，沉默地看向士兵们托付给她的玻璃盒。）

KlukaiWe WILL succeed in carrying out this mission.这次任务，必须完成。

(The rope binding the box has come a little loose. Klukai carefully undoes it and prepares to tie it back up again.)（绑缚盒子的绳子有些松开，可露凯仔细地将绳子解开，准备重新加固一下。）

AndorisLeader! Picking up strong heat signatures at your 8!警报！有强大热源反应！就在队长的8点钟方向！

Klukai—! Everyone, take cover!——！全员就近寻找掩体闪避！

(Before Klukai can finish speaking, she hears the sound of bullets ripping through the air from behind and to her left. Since she can't see, she is forced to swiftly duck on pure instinct.)（可露凯话音刚落，便听到了来自左后方黑暗中子弹划破暴风的声音。由于视野受限，她只能凭直觉快速后仰。）

(Although she avoids being directly and fatally hit, the high-energy particle flux around the shots ruthlessly melts through her right elbow, and her forearm flies free, along with the case.)（尽管未被直接命中，躲过了致命伤害，但是子弹周围包裹的高温量子流还是无情地将她的右侧肘关节彻底灼穿。她的小臂脱离，玻璃盒也飞了出去。）

KlukaiDammit! Mechty!糟了，米什缇！

MechtyUwah!哇！

(Mechty, who's nearby, leaps out and grabs the box. Inertia sends her rolling across the ground, but the box, clutched tightly to her chest, is safe.)（就在附近的米什缇纵身一跃将盒子接住。受惯性影响，她在地上滚了一圈，但盒子紧紧护在胸前丝毫未损。）

MechtyThat was close...好险……

BelkaMechty! Behind you!米什缇，小心后边！

MechtyAiiiiiiieeeeee—!唔啊——！！

(Mechty doesn't even get the chance to look back before a shockwave slams her into a nearby wall. The ruined wall collapses and Mechty is pinned under part of it, unable to get free.)（不等米什缇回头，她便因遭受到猛烈的冲击，整个人狠狠撞到了一旁的墙上。残破的墙体崩塌，有一部分压在了米什缇身上，米什缇一时无法脱困。）

AndorisYou're—?!你是？！

BlusphereBlusphere.蓝雪球。

(A creepy mechanical creature they've never seen before stands at the exact spot where Mechty has just landed. Mangi Security troopers begin streaming in around her.)（一个从未见过的异形机械伫立在米什缇刚刚的落脚点。多名曼尼安保武装人员也相继赶到。）

KlukaiHmph, so you dismounted ahead of time just to launch a sneak attack? Looks like you must have been beaten up pretty badly if you had to be this cautious.哼，特意提前下车施展偷袭吗？这么谨慎，看来你们吃了不少苦头。

BlusphereIndeed, no further mistakes can be allowed.确实不能再出错了。

(Blusphere waves a "hand" and the troopers spread out, forming a rough semicircle.)（蓝雪球挥了挥“手”，武装人员分散到了不同方向，几人隐隐形成一个半包围圈。）

(She stands in the middle of the encirclement, and she is truly a gruesome sight. Much of her synthetic skin has peeled off, exposing engorged muscle fiber bundles that bear scorch marks.)（处于包围圈正前方的蓝雪球造型十分诡异，仿生皮肤大面积脱落，露出内部填充的肌肉群，边缘还残留着灼烧的痕迹。）

(Parts of the jet-black metallic endoskeleton are twisted at bizarre angles, supporting her still vaguely human-shaped torso.)（部分裸露的漆黑色金属骨骼以难以理解的角度弯曲、并支撑着她还依稀保有人形的躯干。）

(From their configuration, her limbs can no longer be described as "arms" or "legs". They are entwined together in a state that alternates between stiff and twisted, their ends split into what looks like bestial or human hands.)（四肢排布已经无法用手臂或是腿部来形容，它们僵硬且扭曲地交叠在一起，肢端的分叉似野兽又像是人类的手掌。）

(Klukai knows that this is definitely not normal, but she cannot work backward from Blusphere's current state to figure out what she might have looked like before this. She looks like a patchwork mess of hastily cobbled-together repairs, but close analysis reveals that the welding points between each segment of her body are very regular, as though this was how they were meant to be.)（可露凯明白，这绝不正常，但是根据蓝雪球目前的状态已经无法反推其曾经的模样，一切都如临时拼接的一般，可是仔细观察却又不难发现，节段之间的焊接点十分工整，应该是原本就存在的部分。）

(This creature looks especially gruesome against the backdrop of the night and the storm, as though she has abdicated her place as a Doll. Only her emotionless face allows her to be identified at all.)（异形的机械在风暴与夜幕中，显得尤为恐怖，她仿佛早已脱离了人形的序列，只有那张无表情的面孔可以供人辨识。）

KlukaiYou're looking pretty twisted.你的品味还挺独特。

KlukaiHeh, you must have been pretty desperate to have caught up with us this quickly, huh?呵，这么快就追上来，费了不少功夫吧？

(Blusphere, who had originally ignored Klukai's taunts in favor of glaring at Mechty, suddenly raises a gun and points it at Klukai—her target has already switched to her remaining left hand and has taken aim at her.)（原本不想理会可露凯的挑衅，死盯着米什缇的蓝雪球，突然快速抬枪对准了可露凯——原来对方也已利用仅存的左手，持枪瞄准了她。）

BlusphereWhile the remaining members of the Survey Corps did manage to slow me down and inflict some damage, the four of you will not be able to leave this place.虽然残留的勘测部队确实对我造成了一定影响与耗损，但只凭现在的你们，不可能成功离开这里。

KlukaiHmph, let's find out, then.哼，那你试试看。

BelkaI'll never forgive you if you hurt Big Sis!伤害到可露凯姐姐，我绝对不会放过你的！

(Belka and Andoris point their guns at Blusphere, while Mechty struggles from where she's buried under the rubble. However, Blusphere pays no heed to her.)（比悠卡与安朵丝相继将枪口对准蓝雪球，被埋在废墟下的米什缇也在持续挣扎，然而对方却并未有任何动摇。）

BlusphereHand it over and your mission will be over.把东西交出来，你们的任务就结束了。

KlukaiIt's only over when we send you to the recycling plant.只有把你送进废品回收厂，我们的任务才结束。

KlukaiEveryone, prepare for battle!404全体，准备作战！

Superluminal Communication 超距通信

SextansSecond form damaged. Unable to switch.切换失效，第二形态，受损。

GrozaSo you're saying that she can't switch to her second form because her frame was damaged?你是说，她因为素体受损无法切换第二形态？

SextansAffirmative.确认。

(The Doll called Sextans nods and coldly regards her former comrade.)（名为六分仪的人形点点头，冷漠地看着她昔日的同僚。）

GrozaStay alert.维持警戒。

GrozaVepley, Krolik, get 404 onto the vehicle. Now!维普蕾，克罗丽科，把404的人形都搬到车上来！速度快！

KrolikGot it!知道了。

(Blusphere is sprawled in front of the two of them. She raises her head and tries to make out the information her visual modules are relaying to her.)（两人面前，瘫倒在地的蓝雪球，艰难地辨识着传输到视觉模块中的画面。）

BlusphereSextans?!六分仪？！

SextansDesignation confirmed. You are?名称获取确认。你是？

Blusphere...………………

SextansUnable to identify subject.对象，无法识别。

VepleySo—hea—vy—! Sextans, give Vepley a hand~好——沉——呀——！六分仪，快来帮帮维普蕾嘛！

(The cold, unfamiliar gaze lingers over Blusphere for a moment longer, and then Sextans shakes her head, paying no further attention to the shocked Blusphere. She heads over to Vepley to help her and Krolik move 404's frames.)（陌生而冰冷的眼神在蓝雪球身上停留片刻，六分仪摇了摇头，不再理会处于惊讶中的蓝雪球。她走向维普蕾，协助维普蕾和克罗丽科去搬运404几人的素体。）

(As she watches the Dolls before them, Klukai snorts coldly. She had expected this much, but she's also a little disappointed.)（看着眼前的人形们，可露凯意味不明地冷哼一声。意料之中，但又有些失落。）

(After all, he's not here. When she was facing off against Blusphere and at the end of her rope, she saw a set of blinking signals—Morse code for "Where are you?")（因为这里没有那道身影。在与蓝雪球对峙，即将走进末路时。可露凯很确信，自己看到了那道闪烁的信号——由摩斯编码拼成的，“你在哪？”。）

(At long last, the countless messages she had sent over all these years had finally been answered.)（这些年她发送的无数次讯息，终于得到了回应。）

("I'm here.")（“在这”。）

(Although she was out of rounds, although she knew this was merely a signal to coordinate with her, at the most critical juncture, Klukai used the muzzle flash from her gun to respond to the signal, because she knew that once the smoke cleared, everything would be fine, just like now.)（——尽管弹药所剩无几，尽管知道这只是一道里应外合的暗号，可露凯在危急关头还是用枪口的火光回应了这道讯息。因为她知道，硝烟即将散去，一切都会平安，就像现在这样。）

KlukaiSo you're the backup Leva was talking about.原来莱娅那家伙说的增援就是你们。

KlukaiShe's got a lot of guts to be bringing in such unreliable reinforcements.这么不靠谱的增援也敢找，她胆子越来越大了。

GrozaForgive us. It took a while to pinpoint your positions.抱歉，确定你们的位置耗费了一定的时间。

KlukaiHmph.哼。

(Klukai does not accept Groza's apology. She puts on a strong front as she turns away to survey her surroundings. Just then, that familiar voice finally comes through Groza's terminal—)（可露凯显然并没有接受闪电的道歉，她倔强地偏过头，不着痕迹地看了看四周。此时，闪电携带的通讯终端中传来了那个熟悉的声音——）

???It's been so long since we've last worked together, so how about not being so picky, 416?久违地合作一次，就不要挑三拣四了吧，416？

Klukai...It's Klukai now.……是可露凯。

(After hearing her stubborn, proud voice, I sigh in relief.)（听到她别扭又倔强的声音，我松了口气。）

(I have a lot to say, but I have no idea where to begin.)（但不知为何，此时的我有很多话想说，却又不知从何谈起。）

(The feelings between Klukai and me are like a recently undammed river, swelling yet still a little stagnant.)（我与可露凯之间的情绪，就像是刚刚疏通的河流，澎湃却又还带着些许滞涩。）

(As this mix of emotions washes over me, I reply with the crappiest line imaginable.)（在五味杂陈之中，我不经大脑地说出了一句最烂的台词——）

CommanderSo, Klukai... Is that your name now?可露凯，你现在的名字吗？

CommanderThen let me try again. It's been a while, Klukai.那就正式打个招呼，可露凯，好久不见。

(This isn't a very long time for Dolls, but it seems to have caught Klukai off guard.)（对于人形来说，这并不是多么漫长的时间，但是可露凯却有些恍惚了。）

(Katak, katak, katak.)（咔哒、咔哒、咔哒。）

(Blusphere doesn't bother waiting for them to finish their introductions as she begins emitting strange noises which draw everyone's attention.)（不等两人结束寒暄，倒在地上的蓝雪球忽然发出了奇怪的声响，引起了所有人的注意。）

Blusphere...Must complete the mission.……………任务必须完成。

SextansTarget's self-destruct program has been activated.目标自毁程序启动，检测确认。

KlukaiSelf-destruct program? What's she trying to do?!自毁？你要做什么？！

BlusphereKlukai. I will remember that name.可露凯，我会记住你的名字。

(With that, Blusphere closes her eyes. A blinding white light begins shining from the missing parts of her body.)（说完这句话，蓝雪球闭上了眼。她素体上缺漏的部分，开始透出强烈的白光。）

BlusphereSelf-destruct, Collapse crystal, wide-area catalysis, activated, initiating countdown...自毁、坍塌结晶、全域催化、启动、倒计时……

Blusphere20... 19...20秒……19秒……

KlukaiCollapse crystal... catalysis... Oh no!坍塌结晶……催化……糟了！

GrozaWhat's wrong?怎么了？

KlukaiParadeus has planted large amounts of Collapse crystals in this area! If they all release their particles, this place will become an instant Red Zone!帕拉蒂斯在这里埋放了大量坍塌结晶！如果它们的粒子尽数释放，这里会直接变成红区！

KlukaiShe must have linked the switch to her frame OS program! We need to destroy her frame before the countdown ends!她一定是把开关和自己的素体运行程序绑定在了一起！得在倒计时结束前把她的素体完全摧毁！

(Groza opens fire and bullets rain down on the ruins of Blusphere's body, but the program shows no signs of stopping.)（闪电立刻开枪，子弹不断地命中蓝雪球残余的素体。但运行中的程序完全没有停止的迹象。）

GrozaKrolik, destroy her torso!克罗丽科，破坏她的中枢！

KrolikRight, coming!哦，来了！

MechtyUgh, gently... gentlyyyyyeeeeek...呃，轻点……轻点哎哎哎……

(Krolik, who has already made it to the side of the jeep, dumps Mechty onto Sextans, who is already carrying Belka, and then charges toward Blusphere while swinging her blade. However, the edge grinds to a halt after making contact with Blusphere's skull.)（已经走到吉普车旁的克罗丽科将自己扛着的米什缇扔给背着比悠卡的六分仪，随后立刻冲向蓝雪球，挥刀向蓝雪球斩去。然而刀刃切过对方的头部后就被迫停了下来。）

KrolikI can't cut it?! What the hell is she made of?!她这是什么材质？！竟然无法斩断？！

Blusphere10... 9... 8...10秒……9秒……8秒……

(Blusphere's countdown is still going.)（蓝雪球的倒计时仍在继续。）

GrozaEveryone, open fire!所有人，射击！

(The bullets throw up clouds of dust, but Blusphere's self-destruct countdown continues inexorably.)（子弹扬起尘烟，然而蓝雪球的自毁倒计时依然无可避免地走向了最后。）

Blusphere3... 2... 1...3秒……2秒……1秒……

Klukai...It's too late.……来不及了。

(Beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep—)（滴滴滴滴滴滴滴滴滴——）

(There is a blinding flare of light and the sound of an alarm, and then Blusphere's torso spews a shower of sparks before completely going dead.)（伴随着一束强光和警报，蓝雪球的中枢在一阵电火花闪过后，彻底失去了效力。）

(Everything is silent and there is no change in their surroundings.)（但周围非常安静，没有任何变化。）

KrolikWhat just happened? Did anything even happen?那什么开关是开了？没变化啊？

GrozaKrolik, grab Klukai and get out of there! Vepley, you're driving! Get me a reading on the radiation levels in the area!克罗丽科，带上可露凯，全员迅速撤离！维普蕾，开车！监测附近区域浓度示数！

VepleyLeave it to Vepley☆交给维普蕾☆

???Ahhh, actually...啊，那个……

(Another familiar voice comes from Groza's comm terminal.)（另一个熟悉的声音再次从闪电随身携带的通讯终端中传来。）

Klukai...Dier?……德尔？

DierBasically, ah, you don't have to worry so much... I managed to terminate that catalyst program.就是说，也不用这么紧张……那个催化程序，我已经让它终止了。

DierJust barely managed it in time, though, really a close-run thing. Good thing I checked Sextans' OS earlier out of curiosity, so I managed to find a loophole I could exploit.虽然是最后一秒做到的就是了，好险好险，多亏我之前好奇检测了一下六分仪的运行机制，才能及时找到漏洞。

DierThird-gen Dolls are pretty interesting. Make sure you bring back Blusphere's body afterwards.三代人形技术还挺有趣的，你们记得帮我把那个蓝雪球报废的素体带回来。

Klukai...…………

KrolikHuh? So you mean the program didn't even turn on? Then why didn't you say so earlier?啊？什么意思？开关没开是吧？你要是有办法怎么不早说啊？

DierI wasn't even sure about it myself, so I kept quiet. Well, fortunately everything turned out fine.刚才我也不确定，就没吭声。幸好是成功了。

CommanderWe'll talk about the rest later. That place is pretty dangerous.其他的话回来再说吧，那边挺危险的。

CommanderGroza, withdraw.闪电，撤退。

GrozaUnderstood.了解。

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KlukaiNeural link check... No abnormalities心智链接确认……无异常

KlukaiFrame function check... No abnormalities素体机能确认……无异常

KlukaiSelf-diagnostic complete... Booting systems... 10%... 15%...自检完成……启动中……10%……15%……

MaylingUsually, Dolls can wake up right after changing frames... Are you okay, Klukai...一般换素体之后立刻就能唤醒，可露凯，没事吧……

MaylingLet me check her data again... Her neural link is fine, her frame functions are fine... So why is the self-diagnostic portion taking so long?我再看看调试信息……心智链接正常，素体机能也没问题啊……那自检流程怎么这么慢？

DierI'll keep an eye on her. Mayling, why don't you go get some rest? It's been days since you last slept.我在这里盯着，你去休息会吧？你都好几天没怎么睡了。

MaylingO-okay... Then please contact me if anything comes up!唔……那有事就马上联系我！

DierDon't worry.放心吧。

(As her newly-activated auditory modules detect the sound of departing footsteps, Klukai opens her eyes in the diagnostic capsule.)（重新启动的听觉模块接收到了离开的脚步声，可露凯在检修仓中睁开了眼睛。）

DierGood morning, Klukai. Although, it's actually nighttime now, and it's been a day since they brought you back.早啊，可露凯。不过现在还是夜里，而且其实距离你们被回收已经过去一天了。

DierBut that's not important. Give that arm of yours a workout and see if the hydraulics in your new frame are working well, yeah?但这不重要，动一下手臂试试新素体的液压杆是否正常吧？

(Klukai obliges and raises her right arm. There doesn't seem to be any damage on her frame.)（可露凯配合地抬起右臂，素体上已经看不到任何损伤。）

KlukaiWhat about the others?她们呢？

DierYou guys were really badly damaged, and transferring your local neural backups took a lot of effort.你们几个受损太严重，本地心智的备份转移都很费劲。

DierIn your case, you were slightly better off. The other three will need more fine-tuning.你的情况稍微好一点，她们3个还需要再调整一下。

DierAlso, Klukai, while I designed Mechty's switch for you, could you at least try to limit the number of times you use it? She's exceeded her operational tolerances.另外，可露凯，虽然米什缇的开关是我为你设计的，但你多少还是控制一下使用频次好吧？她的运行负荷超标了哦。

Klukai...Okay.……嗯。

DierEh? Okay? Just like that?哎？就这样？答应了？

DierWant me to check your neural cloud again? Defects in your personality presets can be really hard to fix.要不我再帮你检测一遍心智模块？设定人格出现缺陷的话可不好修复。

KlukaiYou're the one with a defective personality.你才有人格缺陷。

(After glaring at Dier, Klukai sits up on the examination slab. Dier sighs in relief after seeing her reaction. The look on his face seems to say "That's more like it.")（瞪了一眼德尔，可露凯从操作台上坐了起来。看到这样的她，德尔反而松了口气，露出一副“这才对味”的表情。）

KlukaiWhere are we? Where's the Commander... This is the "Elmo"? Wait a minute, why are you with the Commander? How did you find us? And how did you stop Blusphere's catalyst program?这是哪里？指挥官……“艾莫号”？等等，你怎么和指挥官混在一起？你们怎么找到我们的？蓝雪球的催化程序你怎么中止的？

DierOi, oi, one question at a time. Do you think this is like stuffing data into a stack or something?哇，不要一下问这么多好吧，你以为是往堆栈里塞数据呢？

KlukaiFine then, answer one question at a time.一个一个回答。

DierWell, it's actually pretty complicated... Or so I'd like to say.还挺复杂的……我想想怎么说。

DierLet's start from the part when we lost contact with you. When that happened, the Commander managed to make contact with me. And as it turned out, I had to head down to the region to troubleshoot any network issues, so I got on the Elmo.从你们失联开始吧。你们失联后，指挥官就联系到了我。正好我也需要前往实地对信号网络进行排查，就上了艾莫号。

DierThe Commander said Lenna sounded very worried when she contacted the Elmo and urged the Commander to send his Dolls over to save you ASAP. But in the end, I was the only one she could get in contact with... And those Dolls of his put me through the wringer.指挥官说莱娜非常焦急地联络艾莫号，让指挥官带着人形们赶紧去救火，结果就只找到了我……我可是被指挥官那些人形们挤兑了好久。

DierThere was one called Colphne who was smiling with every word she said, but listening to her just turned my stomach.有个叫寇尔芙的，明明每句话都带着笑，可就是让我听着很难受。

(Dier lapses into complaining, but Klukai seems entirely unmoved.)（德尔忍不住开始抱怨，然而可露凯完全不为所动。）

KlukaiGet to the point.说重点。

DierOkay, okay.好吧好吧。

DierSo after we reached this area, we found our comms blocked. We checked our static maps and then checked out several base stations. Most of them were old and poorly maintained—if they were maintained at all.我们抵达这个区域后，也遭遇了信号管制。我们比照静态地图，接连检查了一些基站，虽然它们确实很老旧疏于维护没错。

DierHowever, quite a few of them showed signs of being deliberately destroyed by human hands during the recent past. The Commander concluded that someone was trying to cut comms to this region.但不少基站都有着近期被人为破坏的痕迹，指挥官判断，是有人故意要切断这个地区的通讯。

DierThe Elmo's signal receivers didn't work there, and after we left, we got service back but still couldn't contact you.在这个区域内，艾莫号上的信号接收装置没用，离开这个区域，虽然能恢复信号，但也联系不上你们。

DierJust sitting around and waiting wasn't a solution either, so the Commander organized the Dolls into several squads and began searching in the direction you were headed when you last contacted Leva.干等着也不是办法，所以指挥官就要求人形们分成几个小队，从你和莱娅最后联络时，信号指向的地方开始挨个搜索了。

DierGuess what we found?结果你猜我们发现了什么？

KlukaiIf you want to play a quiz show, you can head over to a TV station.想玩有奖问答可以去电视台。

DierEr, I just thought you seemed a little too tense...呃，这不是看你太紧绷了嘛……

DierAnyway, while Groza and the others were searching, they found two troopers from the Survey Corps... Unfortunately, they were too badly hurt for us to save... But we managed to protect the base station they set up.闪电她们在搜索的时候，救助了两名勘测部队的士兵，虽然最后他们也还是因为伤势过重没有抢救回来……不过他们架设的临时基站总算是保住了。

KlukaiSo you're saying the military comms lines weren't completely cut off?你是说，军用专线其实没有完全切断？

DierThat's right, they were just jammed. So once we broke the jamming, we could use them... and the Elmo just so happened to have the equipment needed to do it.是啊，只是被屏蔽了而已。所以突破屏蔽的话就能继续使用，当然如果没有合适的设备也挺困难的就是了……好在艾莫号上的设备还算齐全。

DierAfter that, I worked my magic and modified the Elmo's comms modules to match the wavelengths used by the temporary base stations. I'll skip the detailed technical explanation, but you can think of it as converting the Elmo into a mobile, miniature base station.然后嘛，我稍微费了点功夫，参照临时基站的频段设置，对艾莫号的通讯模块进行了改造，具体的原理就不说了，你理解成现在的艾莫号变成了一个移动的小型基站就行。

KlukaiRight.嗯。

DierOnce we got the signal back, things went smoothly enough, and with Mayling's help... Ah, you don't know Mayling, do you? She's the Elmo's machinist, and she's really good for someone so young. That said, she looks like she's constantly overworked,有了信号后就顺利了，在美玲的协助下……啊，你是不是还不认识美玲？她是艾莫号的机械师，年纪轻轻技术很好哦，只是整天一副过度疲劳的样子。

DierShe looked like she was about to collapse from exhaustion just now, so I sent her back to her room to get some rest.刚才我看她快要累吐了，就让她先回去睡觉了。

DierTsk, tsk, it's only been a few short years, but the Commander's evolved into an even better slavedriver than you.啧啧，几年不见，指挥官已经进化成比你还会压榨职员的魔鬼资本家了。

KlukaiGet to the point. Don't make me repeat myself.不要让我提醒第二次，说重点。

DierOkay, okay, I got it.行吧。

DierAnyway, after that, we found another signal in this region, being broadcast on a different network. However, the security level was really high and we had trouble figuring out how to get in for a while, at least until that Blusphere Doll dropped its security level for several minutes to verify your position, which allowed us to hack in.反正后来，我发现这个地域还存在另外一个通讯体系下的信号，可是安全等级很高，一时半会无法攻破，直到那个叫做蓝雪球的人形为了确认你们的位置，将安全等级暂时降低了几分钟，我才顺利黑了进去。

KlukaiSo you could have contacted us back then? Why did you wait until the very end before revealing yourselves?所以当时你就可以和我们建立联络了？为什么拖到最后才现身？

DierThere was a risk we could have been discovered.因为存在被发现的风险嘛。

DierIt's like making a call with someone else's phone. It's fine if they didn't check, but if they had, we'd have been revealed right away.这就好比用别人的手机打电话，对方不查可能还好，对方查的话瞬间就会暴露。

DierSo we didn't step in until we absolutely had to.所以不到万不得已，我就没有动手。

KlukaiAnd that was your decision?这是你的判断？

DierI'm just a technician. If it were up to me, I'd have contacted you right away. After all, I didn't know what happened to you, and contacting you sooner would have let me solve your issues sooner, right?我就是个技术人员，如果只是我，那我当然立刻联系你们，毕竟我也不知道发生了什么，越早联系上不是越能赶紧帮你们解决问题吗？

DierTruth is, it was the Commander who told me not to contact you.让我先不要联系你们的是指挥官啦。

(As she senses the sheer amount of trust placed in her, Klukai feels like a kitten is treading on her neural cloud.)（感受到这份默契，可露凯的心智中仿佛被小猫轻轻踩了一下。）

Klukai...Hmph, looks like he's grown a little over the years.……哼，那家伙这些年多少有点长进。

DierIn any case, that's how we found your location and eavesdropped on Mangi Security and Blusphere's operations.总之，我们就这样确定了你们的位置，并对曼尼安保和蓝雪球的行动进行了监听。

Dier(Sigh) Sergeant Dmitry was a hell of a guy. Thanks to the explosion he triggered, Blusphere's body was badly damaged, enough that she took a long time to take her second form. Otherwise you wouldn't have lasted long enough for us to get to you.哎，德米特里大士真是个值得钦佩的男子汉，要不是他引发的爆炸使蓝雪球素体受损，切换第二形态需要耗费更多时间，恐怕你们4个根本撑不到我们赶到就要全员报废了。

Dier...It's a shame he didn't hear your last exchange with Blusphere.……可惜他最后与蓝雪球的对峙你们都没听到。

(There is a wistful look on Dier's face.)（德尔露出惋惜的神情。）

DierYou can pretty much guess what happened after that, right?后来的事情你猜也知道的吧？

DierI checked Sextans' frame and neural cloud and found that her operation mode was very strange. The Commander said that when he met Darture before this, she should have been working with Sextans.我检查了六分仪的素体和心智，发现她的运行模式很奇特，指挥官说他们之前遭遇的黑眼与六分仪应该属于合作关系。

DierCombine that with how Blusphere and Darture kept calling you "second-gen Dolls", and that probably means that they saw themselves as Dolls who would be the next generation.结合蓝雪球和黑眼一直称呼你们为“二代人形”，那大概她们这些人形会自我认知为更新世代的人形。

DierI verified that much after checking the information left over in Sextans' neural cloud. They perceived themselves as "third-generation Dolls."这一点也在六分仪心智中的残余信息里得到了印证，她们的自我认知是“三代人形”。

DierStill, her design is quite strange. Her neural cloud should have been melted down, but her local neural core is running fine. That's just weird... Want to ask Leva about it on your way back? Maybe she would know something about it?不过她的设计模式很奇怪，明明应该是遭遇了心智熔毁，本地心智模块却依然运行正常，这太奇怪了……你回头要不要问问莱娅？也许她知道点别的？

DierAh, yes, Leva's with Lenna now. Apparently, something came up on Leva's side and the request for help came through Lenna. The Commander contacted them yesterday, but it was Lenna who picked up, and she just told the Commander to send you guys over ASAP.啊，对了，莱娅现在和莱娜在一起，好像莱娅那边遇到了点事情，向指挥官求援都是莱娜来的。昨天回来后指挥官就联系了她们，还是莱娜接的通讯，也只说让指挥官赶紧把你们送过去。

Klukai...Send us over?……送过去？

(Klukai looks doubtfully at Dier, but after seeing that he seems clueless too, she decides to drop the question.)（可露凯疑惑地看向德尔，发现对方也不明所以后放弃了追问。）

KlukaiForget it, I'll contact her later. And I'll make sure to settle things with her too.算了，我会联系她。之前的账我也会好好找她算。

KlukaiAlso, you managed to stop Blusphere because you examined Sextans, right?另外，你之所以可以阻止蓝雪球，也是因为检查了六分仪吗？

DierYup. Since they were both third-gen Dolls, there was a high chance that their designs shared certain commonalities, so we tried to hack Blusphere's neural cloud using the loopholes we discovered in Sextans.对，既然都属于三代人形，那她们在设计上就大概率存在共通性。我尝试利用在六分仪身上发现过的同类漏洞入侵了蓝雪球的心智。

DierFortunately, she was so engrossed in pursuing you four that she didn't notice what we were doing. Then we discovered that scary switch inside her.幸好当时她急于追击你们4人，没有立刻关注到这一点点异样。然后我发现了那个可怕的开关。

DierScared us half to death; it was pretty much a nuclear launch button.当时真的吓死了，这根本就是核弹发射按钮啊。

Klukai...Blusphere, Mangi Security, and Cecht FABN behind them. Their sins must be brought to light.……蓝雪球、曼尼安保，还有他们后面的那个集团，他们的罪行有必要被披露出来。

DierI'm with you there, but...说得对，但是……

KlukaiBut what?怎么了？

DierYou know that chip you were protecting... Well, there's a problem with it.你们保护的那块芯片……出了点问题。

KlukaiWhat?!什么？！

DierHey, hey, relax, it's not completely broken. It's just, the data on it is damaged, and it can't be read for the time being.哎，你别着急，也不是完全坏了，只是暂时数据受损，无法读取。

KlukaiWhat caused it?什么原因造成的？

DierTurns out that Blusphere was being really cautious even though she looked like she was spacing out. She managed to get one over you in the end.你别看蓝雪球看起来呆呆愣愣的，其实非常谨慎，你们最终还是被她摆了一道。

DierRemember that light from her when she triggered her self-destruct? It wasn't simply her burning her components out, but a powerful EMP.还记得她自毁时发出的强光吗？那可不是简单的元件烧毁，而是强弧磁性干扰。

KlukaiAn EMP?强弧磁性干扰？

DierYeah, it's not like it's complicated tech and pulling it off didn't need any special equipment.嗯，倒也不是什么复杂的技术，成本也不高。

DierThe problem is, at close range, it managed to degauss the chip and the recorder you were protecting.但麻烦的地方在于，在短距离内，它足以对你们保护着的芯片以及录音设备的存储卡进行消磁处理。

KlukaiCan the information be recovered?有办法恢复吗？

DierUm, Mayling and I tried, but there's nothing we can do about it in the short term.呃，我和美玲试过，暂时没有办法。

DierThat said, this isn't our field of specialty, so we can't completely rule it out yet. I'll contact friends of mine who are experts in this and see what they can do.不过这不是我们的专项，所以也不代表就完全不可能，之后我会联系相关领域的朋友问问看。

KlukaiGet it done ASAP.尽快解决。

DierAlright. We left the chip and the recorder with the Commander for the time being.嗯，然后录音设备和芯片我都暂时交给指挥官保管了。

KlukaiWhy did you give them to the Commander? This was a request for 404.交给指挥官做什么？这是404负责的委托。

(After thinking about the dangers hidden behind this mission, Klukai is reflexively attempting to exclude the Commander from getting involved with them.)（想到这次委托背后隐藏的危险，可露凯本能地想将那个人排除在外。）

DierLenna passed on the message when she contacted the Commander yesterday.是莱娜转达的，就在昨天指挥官联络的时候。

DierOh yes, I think the Commander said something about Kalina making a call to him. He's already in the ops room. Do you want to go and see him? I've already loaded a map of the Elmo into your local storage.对了，刚才我好像听到指挥官说格琳娜那边主动发起了通讯，指挥官已经去了指挥室，你要不要去看看？艾莫号的地图我已经事先载入到你的本地空间里了。

KlukaiAlright.好的。

(...)（……）

(As I'm discussing 404's mission with Leva and its links to the Elmo's previous encounters, I hear the door to the ops room slide open behind me. Unsurprisingly, the person standing at the door is Klukai.)（我与莱娅讨论着这次404的任务以及艾莫号之前遭遇之间的联系，随后听到了滑门打开的声音——出现在门口的果不其然是可露凯。）

(As I think about our previous, somewhat awkward call, I quickly adopt a relaxed and casual attitude.)（想到之前有点尴尬的通讯，我赶紧展露出松弛随意的状态。）

CommanderSo, all fixed up now? Hm, looking good. I should have Dier help Mayling look at the breakdowns on our side if he can spare the time.维修结束了？嗯，技术不错，有空让他帮美玲看看那些故障。

KlukaiProvided you can afford to pay for a mechanic's expertise.如果支付机械师培训费用的话。

CommanderUm, hopefully it won't be too high? I'm kind of broke right now...呃，如果费用不高……？我现在可是很穷的。

LevaYes, yes, Leader Klukai. Ever since she became our field leader, it's been nothing but money money money from her. She sends me a long list of bills, fully itemized too, I might add, at the start of each month.好了好了，可露凯队长。自从可露凯成为队长后，每天都把钱钱钱挂在嘴上，每个月开给我的费用清单可以拉出一长串。

KlukaiI wouldn't mind being more relaxed about our finances, but unfortunately my predecessor didn't leave a pfennig behind for me.我倒是也希望经济自由，只可惜前人什么都没留下。

LevaWhat, so you're blaming me for this?还怪上我了？

KlukaiWho else could it be?不然呢？

KlukaiAccording to Dier, Lenna's the one who's been contacting the Commander recently. Have you been busy lately? You never mentioned it in our previous calls. What are you busy with?听德尔说，最近联络指挥官的是莱娜，你一直很忙？之前联络里你可没提。你在忙什么？

LevaAhh... In short, I'm helping Kalin look into that matter from before. The Commander should know about it too. Basically, that little ruckus you all kicked off in ODE-01; Kalin and the others are going all googly-eyed trying to sort things out.哎呀……总之就是在帮格琳追查之前的那个事情啦，指挥官应该也知道的。就是你们在ODE-01起了不小作用的那个，格琳她们几个快转成陀螺了。

LevaUnlike Dear Leader Klukai who can gallivant all over the Yellow Zones as she pleases, WE have lots of work to do.和在黄区自由自在的可露凯队长不一样，我们还是有很多事情需要处理的~

KlukaiGallivant? Do you even understand the meaning of that word?自由自在？你确定你能正确理解这个词的含义？

KlukaiListen, do you—我问你，你——

LevaI know what you want to ask me.我知道你要问什么。

LevaYou want to know if the third-gen Dolls and what's happening on Kalin's side are related to 404's mission, is that right? You want to know too, don't you, Commander?三代人形、格琳那边的事情和你这边有没有关系，对吧？指挥官也想知道吧？

CommanderYup.嗯。

LevaWell, I don't know.我不知道。

(The smile fades from Leva's face on the projection monitor.)（投影屏上，莱娅收起了笑容。）

LevaWe've found some clues, yes, but we still don't know where these clues will lead. Our investigation isn't complete yet. And until we do verify that these clues are useful, Kalin asked me not to reveal anything over wireless transmissions.我们确实获得了一些线索，但这些线索会指向什么，我们还不知道——追查行动还没结束。在能够确认线索的有效性之前，格琳要求我不要在通讯中透露任何信息。

Commander...Cautious much?……这么谨慎？

LevaDon't worry, it's not because she's wary of you, Commander.放心，不是在防着你哦指挥官。

LevaBut back to the point. Let's go over what you discovered during this mission, Klukai.说正题，我们先来复盘一下可露凯你这次任务的发现。

LevaFrom what you and the Commander have learned, Paradeus is definitely using their Unitates to perform experiments linked to Collapse radiation, and the place Klukai and the others visited was one of their test sites.结合指挥官你们之前在另一区域探查到的情况可知，帕拉蒂斯确实在利用徒从进行着有关坍塌辐射的实验，而可露凯她们本次前往的区域是他们的其中一个实验场。

LevaWhat Blusphere was trying to activate at the end was the release mechanism that Paradeus used to regulate the release of particles from the Collapse crystals, a device which would allow them to control the radiation intensity within the area.蓝雪球最后要启动的，其实就是帕拉蒂斯用来控制坍塌结晶内的粒子释放，从而控制指定区域内辐射浓度的装置。

LevaAnd that's what I'm looking into.这也是我负责追查的事情。

LevaIt's just a conjecture, but we can be sure that it's related to Paradeus, Mangi Security and Cecht FABN that's backing them.只能够推测，现在的帕拉蒂斯与曼尼安保以及其背后的赛诺菲与法本集团有关。

(Leva sends over some files.)（莱娅随之发来了一些资料。）

LevaWe need time to recover the data on the chip. You're too big a target now—芯片中的信息需要尽快恢复，你们现在目标太大——

KlukaiLeva, our neural clouds have logs on our encounters with Blusphere and Mangi Security, as well as what we could read from the chip.莱娅，我们的心智里有遭遇蓝雪球和曼尼安保的记录，也有读取芯片的记录。

LevaBut as you know, "Doll neural logs" are not admissible as evidence in a court of law.但你也知道，“人形的心智记录”，不会作为证据被法庭采用。

LevaWhether it's laying charges on Cecht FABN or looking further into the organizations behind Paradeus, we'll need the chip and the information on it.不管是指控赛诺菲与法本集团，还是追查这些集团与帕拉蒂斯背后的联系，芯片，以及芯片中的内容都是必不可少的。

KlukaiSo there's nothing we can do now?我们现在就什么都做不了？

LevaWell... I guess you could bide your time?只能说是……暂时等待时机吧？

(On the screen, Leva is constantly fiddling with the interface. Her attention is clearly on other things.)（通讯对面的莱娅不断操作着界面，注意力显然已经转移到别的事情上。）

LevaYou've got a new mission now, Klukai; 404 will be escorting the "evidence" and keeping it safe.可露凯，新的任务哦，404需要随行保护“证物”的安全。

KlukaiLeva!莱娅！

LevaAwwww, don't make that face.哎呀呀，不要露出这种表情嘛。

LevaI know, you're not happy with this outcome, Klukai, but 404's mission has always been to investigate Paradeus' movements, so technically you haven't failed, right?虽然可露凯的不爽我能够理解，但是404本次的任务目标本身是调查帕拉蒂斯的行踪，所以你们并没有失败哦？

KlukaiI know that... I don't need you to comfort me.这我知道……用不着你安慰我。

LevaThen what if the Commander comforted you instead?那指挥官来？

CommanderHuh? What?啊？什么？

Klukai...…………

LevaOh fine, I won't mess with you anymore.行了，不逗你了。

LevaBoth the Elmo and 404 have been revealed to the unknown mastermind behind all this. I'll do my best to erase all traces of your activities, but there's only so much I can do.艾莫号和404，你们都已经不同程度地暴露在了这个不明身份的幕后主使面前。我会尽可能抹消一些你们的行动痕迹，但作用有限。

LevaI might be able to help a little in the Green Zones, but in the Yellow Zones, where there is no governmental oversight... Well, be careful on the road to Lviv.绿区可能还有点作用，对于黄区这种无政府管辖区……到达利沃夫的路上，尽量小心。

KlukaiUnderstood.我明白。

LevaThank you for your hard work. Well, it's supposed to be a new mission, but you'll be on the Elmo, so life for you should be easy. 404 should just relax and treat it as a vacation and use this time to sort your neural clouds out.这段时间辛苦了。虽然说是新任务，但艾莫号——应该你们的生活会挺舒适的，404好好放个假，也调整一下各自的心智。

LevaAnyway, that's all for now. Take good care of them for me, yeah, Commander?那么，就到这里。指挥官，帮我好好照顾她们哦。

CommanderDon't worry.放心吧。

(Leva's image vanishes from the projection monitor and the ops room falls silent. I struggle to find something to say that can break this awkward silence.)（莱娅的影像从投影屏上消失，指挥室中安静下来，我尴尬地在脑海中寻找着话题。）

(Klukai and I haven't met in a long time, and her face looks downcast. She must have a lot to say, both about the ten years which have passed and everything which just happened, but I don't know exactly where to begin.)（久未见面，可露凯的表情有些阴晴不定，我知道她一定有很多话想说，关于过去的十年，关于刚刚发生的一切，但我也一时不知道该从何说起。）

(She stares hard at me, and finally, she sighs.)（她盯着我看了一会，最终叹了口气。）

KlukaiYou... You've got a lot of Dolls on your vehicle.你的车上……看样子多了不少人形。

CommanderYeah. You know Groza, and there were others who joined after her. I'll introduce them to you later.是啊，闪电你认识，还有一些是后来加入的，晚点我给你介绍一下。

KlukaiHmph. Even after leaving Griffin, "Griffin's" Сommander is still as popular as ever.哼，就算离开格里芬，“格里芬”的指挥官还是这么受欢迎。

CommanderEh, we're just making a living together. In the Yellow Zones, there's safety in numbers.也就凑在一起混口饭吃。黄区这种地方，多一个人多一份保障。

CommanderActually, since Kalin is my employer, does that mean 404 are my bosses by proxy?现在格琳是我的金主，那404，也就算是间接的老板了？

KlukaiHeh, so I'm your boss now, am I?哼，老板是吧？

KlukaiWorks for me. 404 will definitely be making the most of that.可以，这段时间404一定会好好叨扰。

CommanderAlright. Feel free to help yourself to the Elmo's facilities, boss. Go ahead and pick any room you like.好的。艾莫号里的设施随便老板们使用，房间也可以随便挑自己喜欢的。

CommanderIf you need anything, feel free to look Mayling up and she'll order it for you, so don't hold back. Your loyal B.R.I.E.F.-registered bounty hunter is always at your disposal.有需要找美玲，她会帮你们订购，别客气。您忠诚的B.R.I.E.F.注册赏金猎人随时听候您的派遣。

KlukaiThen get me a room so I can write up a mission report.那给我找个房间，我要写任务报告。

CommanderBut you've only just completed your mission, haven't you? Won't you get some rest?你们任务才刚结束吧，不休息一下？

KlukaiDo you think everyone's as slack as you?你以为人人都和你一样松散？

CommanderOh yes, the boss is always right. Good luck, boss~好吧，老板说得都对，老板加油。

CommanderAnyway, the ops room should work for that. I'll tell the others not to bother you. Oh yes, help me keep an eye on the MCV while you're here.指挥室这里就可以，我会嘱咐其他人不要来打扰你。哦对了，顺便帮我监控一下基地车的运行状况。

Klukai...Okay.……嗯。

(In the end, Klukai is the only one left in the ops room.)（最终，指挥室中只剩下可露凯一人。）

(She doesn't start working right away; instead, she sighs and looks out the window.)（可露凯并未即刻开始工作，她叹了口气，安静地看向窗外。）

(The Yellow Zone at night is no different from the countless other nights she's spent.)（黄区的夜色与之前的无数个夜晚并无不同。）

(Slowly, a greenish-gray mist spreads from the horizon, and she knows the dawn is coming.)（渐渐地，青灰色的薄雾蔓延在地平线上，日出时分即将来临。）

Klukai...……………………

(Operation "Smoke Signal" did not end in a satisfactory way. Those men who gave their lives to pass on their warning were ultimately buried in the land they sought to protect. In that place which was furthest from the sun, they gave their lives to illuminate the land.)（“狼烟”行动以不完满的方式结束。那些用生命传递着危险信号的人们，最终留在了他们想要守护的土地上。在距离太阳最远的位点，他们用生命照亮了大地。）

(The choking sands swallowed their battle cry and the truth. The world cast out those broken soldiers, and the passage of time saw to it that they were forgotten. Such unfairness and injustice can be seen everywhere.)（漫漫黄沙将真相与怒吼掩埋。世界把这些落魄的军人们抛弃，时间则负责将他们遗忘。现如今，这样的无奈比比皆是。）

(Those soldiers who protected their land have even forgotten what their homes ought to look like.)（守护土地的战士们甚至已经陌生于家乡应有的模样。）

(Klukai looks at the door the Commander left through and her thoughts turn inward. Of course she's happy to be reunited with the Commander. Of course she's happy that her long years of reaching out have finally been answered. However, what awaits them both is deeper and graver danger.)（可露凯看着指挥官离开的那扇门，一时思绪万千。重逢固然欣喜，自己多年来的呼唤终于得到了回应。然而二人面临的无疑是更深重的危机。）

(While she believes in herself, after what she's been through, she can't be entirely certain that she will not be swallowed up by the night.)（即便是自信的她，经历了先前的事，也不能完全确定未来不会被长夜吞没。）

(But at the very least, the dawn has come. At least, she will no longer be wandering at that faraway aphelion.)（但至少，现在是黎明。至少她也终于不再徘徊于那最远的位点。）

(In the distant horizon, the sun slowly rises.)（远方的地平线，太阳正在缓缓升起。）

Klukai...…………

(A moment later, a fragmented melody echoes through the ops room, bereft of the passion it once had.)（稍顷，零散的曲调回荡在指挥室中，只是失去了它往昔的热闹。）

(—I will complete your mission.)（——你们的任务我会完成。）

(After all, I'm luckier than you, because there's no way the person I found would just sit back and hide in a hole.)（毕竟，我比你们幸运，我找回的这个人，也绝对不会袖手旁观。）

(Of this, Klukai is certain.)（可露凯这样坚信着。）

(The bits and pieces of the tune gradually coalesce into an orderly melody, praising the ideals of old and longing for the home of today.)（支离破碎的音符慢慢变得有序，它歌颂旧日的理想，怀念今日的故乡。）

(But the sun is still here, and the land is still here.)（但是日光还在，故土依旧。）

I hope the dreams in this song will leave this barren, empty land.希望寄托在这曲调中的理想，能够顺利离开这片荒芜而冷清的大地。

I hope it will become the rays of daybreak that will cut through the darkness, shatter the endless night, and ignite the light of dawn.希望它会如那束划破黑暗的日光，撕裂无尽长夜，将黎明点燃。

(Inside a simply furnished office, a middle-aged man in a suit is listening to Cocoon's report on the situation.)（一间装饰简洁的办公室里，一名身着西服的中年男子正在听取茧的汇报。）

CocoonBlusphere successfully triggered the EMP before her body was destroyed. The contents of the chip were destroyed, and all the members of the Survey Corps have been eliminated.蓝雪球在素体被毁前，已经成功启动了强弧磁性干扰。芯片中的内容已经销毁，勘测部队的相关人员也都已尽数清理。

Mysterious FigureWhat are the chances that the data can be recovered?恢复的可能？

CocoonNon-existent.不存在呢。

CocoonThis technology uses the latest developments from the Stuart Group and guarantees the complete elimination of all data within the target media. According to the last telemetry from Blusphere, she was attacked by someone other than H.I.D.E. 404 and the Survey Corps.这项干扰技术利用了斯图尔特集团的最新专利，能够确保目标存储载体中信息的完全清除。依照蓝雪球最后回传的信息来看，她遭到了来自H.I.D.E. 404与勘测部队之外的袭击。

CocoonThe attacker's identity was unknown, but Sextans was among them, and she did not recognize Blusphere.袭击者的身份不明，但是六分仪出现在对方的队伍里，她没有辨认出蓝雪球。

Mysterious FigureSextans...六分仪……

Mysterious FigureCan you identify the attacker?袭击者能追查到吗？

CocoonThere was nobody left by the time the cleanup forces arrived. Blusphere's body was gone too, and they couldn't find any usable leads. However, Blusphere's self-destruct was coupled to a neural cloud meltdown, and her access privileges were summarily terminated as well, so there is no chance information about us could be leaked.当清理部队赶到时，那里已经没有任何人了，包括蓝雪球的素体。他们没能找到任何有效线索。不过蓝雪球的自毁会伴随着本地心智融毁，权限也会一并切断，不存在我方情报泄露的隐患。

CocoonConsidering Sextans' condition... it is highly likely that this unknown attacker might be related to the individuals who infiltrated the Paradeus settlement at coordinates XX352E2-0012OEX.结合六分仪的情况……袭击者很可能与之前入侵坐标为XX352E2-0012OEX帕拉蒂斯聚落的人有关。

Mysterious FigureFind them ASAP.尽快查清。

CocoonUnderstood.好呢。

CocoonAlso... I am quite interested in those Dolls from 404.此外，404那几个人形……我有些在意。

Mysterious FigureHave you looked into them?调查过她们的情况吗？

CocoonYes, of course.嗯，那是当然了。

CocoonThey are a small-scale armed group of Dolls who manage themselves and typically accept commisions through email. Their clients range from ordinary underground brokers to major consortiums in the Green and White Zones, and some of their commissions even originate from the government.她们是一支由人形自主管理的小型武装队伍，平时会通过邮件接取委托任务。客户群体涵盖了普通的暗商到白区、绿区的大型集团，甚至有一些委托，来自于政府机关。

CocoonTheir assignment this time was from the NOMFA, and their stated objective was to investigate illegal PMCs in the region.她们这次的任务就来自于非军事力量管理局，报备的任务内容只不过是调查那一带出没的非法P.M.C.。

Mysterious FigureSo you're trying to say that this was an accident.你想说，这是个意外。

CocoonThat's how it appears, at least.表面上来看确实如此。

CocoonHowever...不过……

CocoonThere are two Dolls within H.I.D.E. 404 who have not taken part in field operations for a very long time now.H.I.D.E. 404有两个编制内的人形，这两人实际上却已经很久没有参与过行动了。

CocoonMeanwhile, a certain NOMFA official looking into the activities of the Girard Group has recently gained a bodyguard detail of four Dolls, two of whom are registered with the same names as them...与此同时，近期在调查吉拉尔集团的非军事力量管理局的某位官员身边，多出了四个人形保镖，其中两个注册名称与她们相同……

(Cocoon recalls the Doll who had once matched wits against her. It would seem that her hasty handling of that data from before had indeed left a loophole which had been exploited.)（茧想起了那一位曾和自己棋逢对手的人形。之前匆忙的数据处理，果然被她抓住了漏洞。）

(At the same time, the mysterious man realizes what she's hinting at.)（同时，神秘男性也明白了她的意有所指。）

Mysterious FigureMm. Carry on with your mission.嗯。你的任务继续。

(Just before the middle-aged man is about to hang up, Cocoon stops him.)（在中年男子正要挂断通讯之时，茧恰到好处地阻止了他。）

CocoonSir... If I may ask, how do you intend to dispose of Blusphere?请问……阁下计划怎样处置蓝雪球呢？

Mysterious FigureIssue her a new frame. She will continue handling battlefield eliminations.配给新的素体，继续负责战场清理任务。

CocoonSir, it seems you are being... exceptionally lenient toward Blusphere.阁下似乎……对蓝雪球格外宽容呢。

Mysterious FigureNobody would be harsh on a tool.没有人会对一把锤子严苛。

Mysterious FigureFocus on your tasks. I will need you and your team to deliver results that will satisfy "it", at least until the deadline.关注你的任务。期限到达之前，我需要你——以及你带领的小队，给我令“它”满意的结果。

(The middle-aged man raises his chin slightly. It seems he is displeased.)（中年男子微微抬起了下巴，似乎有些不悦。）

CocoonOf course, sir. Have a good weekend.听从阁下的命令，祝您周末愉快。

(The transmission ends.)（通讯结束。）

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