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Get moving! ...
What's going on...?
(Don't make a sound!)
(Nnnh---)
(Are they still around?)
(They're still here...!)
(They seem to searching for something...)
(A Reunion member is headed our way! We need to hide!)
...
Must be my imagination.
(Can you get a clear shot on him?)
(We're too far away...)
(The explosions stopped as soon as they appeared...)
(They're too spread out. There's no way I'd be able to take out all three at once.)
(Also, their movements are nothing like those ordinary street thugs.)
(The other Reunion troops don't seem to be dressed as heavily.)
(That's right. As you can see, we must be extremely careful. If any of them survive and call for reinforcements, we'll be in serious danger.)
(On top of that, I see one person over there in Caster attire, and they seem to be testing something.)
(If they're also able to use Detection Arts...)
(They might be able to detect us just based upon a bullet we fire.)
(So basically, our hands are tied. Even though it's a three versus three, it feels like we've been surrounded.)
(Things aren't looking good. I really dislike this kind of feeling.)
(Though we're supposed to be the hunters, it feels like all we've been cornered into hiding by bigger prey.)
(Wait, they seem to be communicating with someone...)
(I can't hear what they're saying from here. I'm going to get closer.)
(Don't. It's too risky right now.)
(It's too quiet. We don't know what kinds of Infected we're facing yet...)
(If any of them have enhanced hearing, we'll be in trouble.)
(...What are they waiting for?)
(Something feels... off about this.)
(Could it be...)
(Jessica, are you feeling it too...?)
(Y-yeah... I'm also...)
(The temperature is dropping again...)
(So... cold...)
(Could they be behind this...?!)
(...! Jessica, why are you biting your fingers--)
(So that her teeth don't chatter and make noise.)
(I don't think that's necessary yet, but what a diligent kid.)
(To me, you're just a kid too.)
(...Hah.)
(As if.)
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(...It's warming back up again. Those three Reunion members left as well.)
Are they testing the functionality of something...?
...They appeared without making a sound, only leaving a trail of shivering cold in their wake.
They really are like those 'yetis' from legend.
Maybe my guess was right.
They might just be yetis.
...Found it.
Here's another wall that's been affected by the ice. But, look at this...
There's a chunk of black Originium lodged in the corner?
No wonder. The cold wave must have emanated from here.
There are distinct patterns on the wall.
This chunk of Originium is the epicenter of all this.
...When I was a mercenary, there was a rumor circulating around.
In the northwest, the Infected were carrying out guerilla warfare against Ursus.
Among them was a towering monster.
As the rumor went, nothing could hold off its advance.
Shields would be crumpled, weapons would be snapped.
Everywhere the monster went, only a barren tundra, devoid of life, would remain.
And within that guerilla force, there was this one squad...
They were like the chill of winter itself.
The land was said to freeze underneath their feet.
Buildings would collapse, turned into nothing more than grains of snow drifting across an empty battlefield.
The trenches where the Ursus soldiers were stationed became their icy grave.
Are you saying that...
Yes. I think this is that very legend...
...the 'Yeti Squadron.'
Let's keep going. I have a feeling that we're going to find the Reunion base soon.
Ugh...
What's wrong?
Do you smell that as well...
...the smell of something burning?
