Soldier's Creed
Last updated 2025-11-24
Soldier's Creed is the fifth episode of Season 2 - Chapter 3: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Crisis Unresolved
- Shifu Will Know What to Do
- Standoff
- Evacuate Waifei Peninsula
- Today's Ember
- "Blind Spot"
- Disobeying Orders
- The Truth
- The Truth
- A Soldier's Duty
Steps
- Return to base and rest
- Let's catch up with everyone at Yunkui Summit
- Explain the situation to Yixuan Shifu
- Ask Seed why she's here
- Head out for another assault
- Search for the signal transmitter
- Hack into the Miasma device to obtain the fissure coordinates
- Investigate the Miasma Device and gather intelligence
Gameplay Notes
- During steps 1–3, the player cannot leave Failume Heights or access activities outside of the area.
- During steps 6–8, a trial
Orphie Magnusson & Magus, 
Seed, 
Trigger, and 
Mercury are added to the squad. - If the player leaves the Hollow, they can return by talking to Orphie near the cable car station.
- Returning to the Hollow, or pressing Unstuck in the menu, will teleport the player directly to the Bangboo Workbench, even if they did not fight the enemies along the way.
Trial Mode
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HP: 11,605 ATK: 1,976 DEF: 873 Impact: 170 CRIT Rate: 45.4% CRIT DMG: 54.8% Anomaly Mastery: 96 Anomaly Proficiency: 95 PEN Ratio: 0% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1.2 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 25.5% |
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Dialogue
- (Idle, near the cable car)
- Orphie: I believe in you, Proxy!
- Orphie: It's getting late, you should head back and get some rest.
- (Approach the tent)
Crisis Unresolved
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Crisis Unresolved"Video Summary: Victory came too easily. The real crisis is far from over.
Story Description: (BelleBelle /
- After a brief signal disruption, communication with the HDD is reestablished.
- How are the calculations going, Fairy?
- Have you found the exact coordinates of the "blind spot"?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Fairy, have you finished calculating the exact coordinates of the blind spot in Lemnian Hollow's most active area?
- Fairy: Affirmative. HDD data sync complete. Transmitting coordinate data to Eous' Carrot module now.
- (SiblingSibling): (Wise, I finally managed to reach you.[Note 1]Wise, I finally managed to reach you.[Note 1] /
Belle, finally!Belle, finally!) The exact coordinates are now locked in. The next step is to move out with Obol Squad and take 'em out in one strike... - An unexpected challenge...
- Looks like we'll need to find help elsewhere.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Negative. Lorenz's forces have currently halted all further operations, so Obol Squad is unauthorized to act without orders...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Could you send a message to Yixuan Shifu...? (ActuallyActually /
Uh, actuallyUh, actually), scratch that, better send it to Senior Fufu instead. Shifu never replies to messages. - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Just say, "Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle) needs your help, it's urgent. Please ask Yixuan Shifu to come to the rescue. PS: Don't let the Defense Force find out." - (SiblingSibling): "...Poor Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle) is suffering cruel mistreatment at the hands of the Defense Force. It's urgent. Come rescue (him quicklyhim quickly / her immediatelyher immediately). PS: (Stay low-keyStay low-key / Keep a low profileKeep a low profile) and avoid any clashes with the Defense Force." - Aren't you exaggerating things?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Aren't you overexaggerating a (littlelittle /
bitbit)? - (SiblingSibling): (We're talking about the safety of Waifei Peninsula here. So what if it's a little exaggerated?We're talking about the safety of Waifei Peninsula here. So what if it's a little exaggerated? Tooltip for We're talking about the safety of Waifei Peninsula here. So what if it's a little exaggerated?ⓘ /
This concerns the safety of Waifei Peninsula. A little exaggeration won't hurt, right?This concerns the safety of Waifei Peninsula. A little exaggeration won't hurt, right?) - All we can do now is wait for help from Yunkui Summit...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): All we can do now is pray that Yunkui Summit sends help soon.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Who knows what kind of mess the Exaltists might be stirring up in the Hollow while Lorenz is basking in the limelight...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's no time to waste. I'm logging off now.
- Just as you're about to fall asleep, that familiar chirping breaks your peaceful slumber again...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Is that... Shifu's Qingming Bird?
- Qingming Bird: Chirp chirp! Chirp chirp!
- Your vision suddenly dims, but strangely, you don't feel afraid...
- When you come to your senses, you're already being carried high up in the air by bird talons...
Shifu Will Know What to Do
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Shifu Will Know What to Do"Video Summary: Protecting your own is the first rule of Suibian Temple.
Story Description: Yixuan Shifu uses her technique to bring you back to Suibian Temple, and the disciples are angry with what happened to (WiseWise /
- Your body feels weightless like a feather drifting in the air one moment, then heavy like a stone sinking in a lake the next...
- By the time you come back to your senses, you've already arrived...
- Is this... Suibian Temple?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I think I just had a dream... Am I (still dreamingstill dreaming /
dreamingdreaming), or is this really Suibian Temple? - Yixuan: My disciple...
- Yixuan: Fufu told me, "Poor Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle) is suffering cruel mistreatment at the hands of the Defense Force. It's urgent." - Yixuan: And that... I need to stay low and avoid any clashes with them.
- Ju Fufu: Word for word! The message came straight from (Junior Wise's sisterJunior Wise's sister /
Junior Belle's brotherJunior Belle's brother)! - (SiblingSibling): (Hehe! By the way, your dear sister is here too...Hehe! By the way, your dear sister is here too... /
By the way, I'm here too...By the way, I'm here too...) - Pan Yinhu: Someone's messing with our junior out there. That's the last straw! Shifu, it's time we step in and get an explanation, don't you think?
- Yixuan: What do you mean by "step in"? Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle) just looks a little dazed, that's all. I don't see any signs of "cruel mistreatment." - Was it... Yixuan Shifu's technique?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Did... Yixuan Shifu use a technique to bring me to Suibian Temple?
- Yixuan: Seems you're finally catching on now...
- Ye Shiyuan: Your safety, of course, is our highest priority. But given how you contacted us in such a rush... I assume you've run into some trouble with the military?
- Ju Fufu: Come on, Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), what happened out there that made you call Shifu for help? Don't worry, you can tell us. We're all here for you! - Pan Yinhu: That's right! All your seniors are here!
- You lay out the intel calculated by Fairy, along with all accompanying suspicions and speculations for everyone.
- Yixuan: Cunning as always... Certainly sounds like the Exaltists.
- Ju Fufu: Hmph, if the Defense Force can't deal with those scoundrels, then we will!
- Ju Fufu: When do we set out, Shifu?
- Yixuan: No need to be hasty. Let Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle) get some proper rest first.
- (Talk to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise)) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (This job has really been tough on you, Wise!This job has really been tough on you, Wise! /
Belle's had to endure more than her share on this job.Belle's had to endure more than her share on this job.) - Ju Fufu: Senior sister is the best! A Proxy without their senior sister is nothing!
- Ju Fufu: Those damn soldiers, how dare they lock up my junior!
- (Talk to Ye Shiyuan)
- Ye Shiyuan: You've still got your senior sister waiting for you up on the mountain — can't have you getting kidnapped before you see her.
- Ye Shiyuan: I keep having these unsettling dreams lately... like something bad is about to happen.
- Ye Shiyuan: Whenever I'm on missions in Miasma-dense areas, I always hear these whispers...
- Ye Shiyuan: I'm a bit worried about you... and about your senior sister — my sister.
- Pan Yinhu: It's not Corruption symptoms is it, senior? Have the recent missions been too much? If so, let me help share the load!
- Pan Yinhu: Don't worry so much. The sky could fall, and Shifu would handle it! We'll be okay!
- Ye Shiyuan: ...You're right! We've still got Shifu!
- (Talk to Yixuan)
- You explain to Shifu in detail about the Obscura found in Waifei Peninsula and the potential Exaltist bases hidden in the Hollow...
- Yixuan: The lives of Waifei Peninsula's citizens are at stake... it can't be taken lightly.
- Yixuan: If the Defense Force refuses to step in, then Yunkui Summit will have no choice but to break the rules of engagement and take action.
- Yixuan: But now that there are threats both inside and outside the Hollow, and with so few disciples left at Suibian Temple, we might need some reinforcements...
- Before Yixuan can finish speaking, an angry shout from outside cuts her off...
Standoff
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Standoff"Video Summary: Protecting your own is the first rule of Suibian Temple.
Story Description: After Yixuan takes (WiseWise /
- "Hand over the Proxy!"
- The poor temple gate couldn't withstand the force of the uninvited guests — it creaked open and let them into the courtyard.
- Yixuan: I was wondering who would break into Suibian Temple in the middle of the night? Turns out it's soldiers from the Defense Force.
- Yixuan: Please be aware that although Failume Heights is under military control, soldiers have no right to enter private residences without permission.
- Yixuan: And my temple isn't exactly a place where anyone can just come and go as they please.
- Magus: What's all this rambling?
- Orphie: I think what this lady means, Captain, is that you barged into someone's home in the middle of the night and caused a big ruckus... And now she's ready to give you a beating.
- Magus: Heh... Give me a beating?
- Seed: Seed Sr. said that if this lady is going to beat you up, he probably won't be able to stop her.
- Magus: ...
- Yixuan: Even with all the Obsidian troops of Waifei Peninsula as support, you probably still couldn't stop me.
- Magus: High Preceptor Yixuan, this unannounced visit is not meant as a provocation... but the person behind you, Phaethon, is currently under our protection.
- Yixuan: "Under your protection"? You mean the mayor's envoy whose freedom is now being restricted?
- Magus: The temporary restriction on the Proxy's movement is both to protect military secrets and to ensure the Proxy's safety...
- Yixuan: No matter how you look at it, my disciple is safest under my protection.
- Please hear me out, you two.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Listen, you two, there's something more urgent to deal with than my safety...
- Orphie: Proxy, are you okay?
- Seed: Ohh, so the Proxy wasn't kidnapped by Yunkui Summit~
- Magus: Apologies, this is my mistake. I thought it was the city authorities who took the Proxy away, trying to extract military information...
- Yixuan: I've never cared about military secrets — only about the safety of my disciples and the well-being of New Eridu.
- Magus: Well, then, Proxy, if you went so far as to defy military orders to contact Yunkui Summit, I trust you must've had a good reason?
- Once again, you lay out the current intel and situation for both parties.
- Magus: You mean you're absolutely certain that the Exaltists still have a real stronghold hidden somewhere in the Hollow?
- I can't say that I'm absolutely certain.
- But even the slightest chance of such a risk can't be ignored.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I can't say I'm completely certain — not until I enter the Hollow myself and reach those coordinates.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): But as guardians of New Eridu, shouldn't Yunkui Summit and the Defense Force investigate, even if there's only the slightest chance of danger?
- Magus: ...
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), I just received an alert from Fairy! - Fairy: According to real-time Hollow monitoring data, Ether activity is rising across the entire Lemnian Hollow.
- Fairy: Warning: Ether Activity across Lemnian Hollow is approaching record-high levels.
- Fairy: Warning: At the current rate of Hollow expansion, there is a 17.2% chance that Lemnian Hollow will breach the Zenless Limit within 1,026 hours...
- Magus: What's that voice assistant rambling about this time?
- Seed: Basically, she's saying that if left unchecked, the Hollow might just go boom~
- About the image of Bangboo in the military...
- About the intel from earlier...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The Exaltists in charge of Miasma research mentioned experiments on large-scale "Miasma activation"... I suspect they're preparing for what they call the "Final Sacrifice."
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Based on the intelligence and mission results we've seen, the Exaltists control most of the Miasma-rich areas in Lemnian Hollow. They've also mastered the technology to manipulate the unique Ether.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The current rise in Ether Activity throughout the Hollow is probably connected to the Exaltists' operations.
- Yixuan: Hm... If your theory is true, then this currently undiscovered Exaltist base will likely become the central hub for their final sacrifice.
- And therein lies our solution.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Exactly! But if we can take out their hidden base, the sacrifice ritual won't happen, and the Hollow's rising activity will be back under control!
- Magus: *sigh*...
- Yixuan: How do you manage to sigh with a mechanical throat like that?
- Magus: Although I tried to ignore some of the seemingly fabricated technical terms, you still managed to lose me.
- Magus: So, essentially... we head in, confirm whether any Exaltist rats are still stirring up trouble, and if they are, we wipe them out. That should eliminate the threat, right?
- Orphie: Wow, Captain Magus, you actually understood everything this time. Amazing!
- Magus: Then let's move out. Obol Squad will personally eliminate the looming shadow that threatens Waifei Peninsula!
- Seed: But, Captain Magus, weren't you just saying an hour ago that military orders must never be disobeyed?
- Magus: Disobeying orders? Hardly! We were chasing after Phaethon, who fled all the way into the Hollow with classified military intel!
- Yixuan: Captain Magus, your enthusiasm is truly moving... But you could've just left it to Yunkui Summit.
- Magus: It's our duty as the Defense Force to wipe out the Exaltists. If our superior officers have failed in that duty, then I'll take responsibility myself.
- Magus: Besides, the Obscura still haven't been fully examined. If a Sacrifice really did emerge from the boxes, then Defense Force soldiers — and even civilians — would pay dearly.
- Yixuan: I understand. My disciples and I will remain on standby at Failume Heights and fulfill our duty to protect this place.
- About the operation plans...
- About the time of deployment...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): In that case, the attack plan and the operation start time need to be decided ASAP.
- Magus: Deploying all of Obol Squad would draw too much attention. I'll need to wait for the right moment...
- Magus: Let's regroup and launch the operation first thing tomorrow morning.
- Magus: All members of the Obol Squad, return to base and get some rest.
- Orphie: *yawn* Yes, Captain Magus.
- Magus: Tomorrow's probably going to be a long day...
- (Idle, by the temple censer)
- Panicked Citizen: Please help me!
- (Talk to Calm Suibian Temple Disciple, optional)
- Panicked Citizen: Hollow evacuation? Is that big Hollow going to spread to Failume Heights? My whole livelihood is here!
- Calm Suibian Temple Disciple: Don't worry, it might just be a small Hollow disaster. Life is way more precious than property.
- Panicked Citizen: You... you young folks just don't get it... I came here from the old capital, do you know how long it took me to build up this business...
- Calm Suibian Temple Disciple: Try to stay calm. Work with the Defense Force and leave Waifei Peninsula for the time being — the Hollow might settle in a few days, and you can all come right back!
- (Idle, by the Sailume Bay cable car)
- Stern Defense Force Soldier: Line up and no pushing!
- (Talk to Stern Defense Force Soldier, optional)
- Stern Defense Force Soldier: Maintain formation, everyone! Watch your step and avoid crowding!
- (Idle, by the Seagaze Road cable car)
- Easy-going Defense Force Soldier: Everyone stay calm, no need to panic!
- (Idle, by Failume Heights Station)
- Calm Veteran: Something's off about this evacuation...
- (Talk to Calm Veteran, optional)
- Calm Veteran: This evacuation seems unusual, it doesn't appear to be due to Hollow activity...
- (Idle, near Stormguard)
- Reckless Rookie: We'll protect everyone!
- (Talk to Reckless Rookie, optional)
- Reckless Rookie: We'll all be safe now the Obsidian Division's here!
- (Idle, by Obol Squad)
- Isolde: Up yet, Proxy?
- (Talk to Seed)
- Seed: Hey there, Proxy! Good morning!
- Seed: I'm here to invite you to today's Grand Escape strategy meeting!
- We're going to start evacuating civilians?
- Seed: Mm... fine... if you want the dull version, I'm here to bring you to the strategy meeting. It's indeed about civilian evacuation or whatever.
- Go Now
- (Enter Immersive Storytelling)
- Prepare first
- (Repeat dialogue)
- You head to the plaza at Failume Heights with Seed...
- Magus: Squad member Seed, Proxy! All members of Obol squad are present! Please begin the operation briefing, Colonel!
- With a wave from the Colonel, the rowdy ranks of soldiers quiet down...
Evacuate Waifei Peninsula
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Evacuate Waifei Peninsula"Video Summary: Failume Heights lies in the shadow of a looming threat.
Story Description: With Failume Heights under threat from the Obscura and Sacrifices, Isolde announces a military mission to evacuate civilians... Meanwhile, Magus decides to seize this opportunity to strike at the Hollow.
- Isolde: Experimental Ether units called Obscura were placed in large numbers within the Hollow and around Waifei Peninsula by Porcelumex and the Exaltists.
- Isolde: Obol Squad was the first to discover that they could hold and even generate a Sacrifice. Later operations by other squads also confirmed this.
- Isolde: That's about all we've got on the Obscura for now, and there are still many unchecked ones hidden in Waifei.
- Isolde: According to our investigations, none carrying Sacrifices have been found outside the Hollow...
- Orphie: But we can't gamble with people's lives with some big unknown... Right, Colonel Isolde?
- Isolde: You're right, Orphie, which is why we're launching the Hollow Evacuation Plan — starting with relocating the residents of Failume Heights.
- Isolde: We're moving them into the city, at least until every Obscura in the area's been inspected.
- Isolde: The evac op will be handled by troops under the Major General. As for Obol Squad... you'll be on standby as a mobile unit, ready to jump in the moment anything goes sideways.
- Magus: On standby as a mobile squad, huh? In other words... we get to move however we want for now, correct?
- Isolde: It's "on standby at all times," not "do whatever you like"... Is that clear, Captain Magus?
- Magus: Crystal clear, Colonel! I assure you, we will NOT act on our own or do anything reckless!
- I can keep an eye on Captain Magus!
- We won't go off the script!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I'll keep an eye on the Captain. I won't let Obol Squad go off-script!I'll keep an eye on the Captain. I won't let Obol Squad go off-script! /
I've got the Captain covered! Obol Squad won't be running wild on my watch!I've got the Captain covered! Obol Squad won't be running wild on my watch!) - Isolde: ...Why do I get the feeling something is going on between you all? Anyway, just behave. Things are bound to get messy during the evacuation, so make sure the Proxy stays safe, Magus.
- Magus: Of course! The Proxy's a VIP under our protection, aren't you, Proxy?
- Isolde: Speaking of VIPs... Commander Lorenz, Mr. Lucro, and the rest of the Porcelumex higher-ups will be evacuating alongside the residents.
- Magus: Heh, the big shots can't wait to run for their lives, huh?
- Isolde: The threat of hidden Sacrifices is no joke... We can't blame the executives for saving their own hides...
- Isolde: Alright then, I'll go get the executives sorted for VIP evac. Obol Squad is dismissed for now...
- Magus: Isolde...
- Isolde: Something on your mind, Captain Magus?
- Magus: I was just wondering, Colonel... if I ever disobeyed your orders, would you be able to forgive me?
- Isolde: You do know there's a time and place for sarcasm in front of your squad... Right, Captain Magus?
- Isolde: But if that day ever comes, I trust that you'd have your reasons.
- Orphie: I know the Captain always has her reasons, Colonel Isolde!
- Isolde: Don't tell me you're actually itching to go rogue with your captain, Orphie?
- Orphie: I... I...
- Magus: Ahem... Don't worry. I'll keep her in line!
- Orphie: Huh?... Me?
- Isolde: Either way, we've got each other's backs... That won't change, right?
- Magus: Heh... Damn right!
- Isolde: Hehe... good to hear. That makes me feel a little better, Captain.
- As Isolde's "Dismissed!" echoes through the square, the soldiers begin to scatter and leave...
- Orphie: Pssst, Proxy! Proxy!
- Why are you being so sneaky?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (The way you're sneaking around whispering like that... It obviously looks like you're trying to rope me into some secret plan!The way you're sneaking around whispering like that... It obviously looks like you're trying to rope me into some secret plan! /
Why are you sneaking over and whispering like this? It totally looks like you're trying to rope me into some secret plan!Why are you sneaking over and whispering like this? It totally looks like you're trying to rope me into some secret plan!) - Orphie: The Captain said that you should sneak over and meet us over there in a bit. It'd be way too obvious if we all moved together!
- The Captain's literally right behind you!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Isn't the Captain always (rightright /
like rightlike right) behind you? Why bother sending you to pass on a message? - Orphie: Well, because... the Captain's voice is way too loud. She couldn't whisper for her life!
- Magus, Orphie, and the others head toward the cable car station. Let's go join them and see what they're whispering about.
- (Elsewhere)
- (Elsewhere)
- (Receive a DM)
Attention citizens: Due to potential disaster risks in the Lemnian Hollow, please cooperate with the Defense Force and evacuate Failume Heights in an orderly manner.
Citizens, please actively cooperate with the evacuation operations organized by local forces and evacuate the urban area in an orderly manner. If you encounter any security threats, please seek help from nearby Defense Force soldiers or follow Bangboo to evacuate from high-risk areas.
- (Talk to Orphie)
- Magus: You caught that, right, Proxy? Obol Squad's role during the retreat is "standby for rapid deployment."
- Orphie: In other words, if we sneak into the Hollow operation now, no one will catch us!
- Magus: Ahem... Sneak into the Hollow? No, we're covertly going in to investigate — for the safety of the citizens of Waifei Peninsula!
- Orphie: The Captain's right!
- Magus: There's bound to be confusion during a evacuation, and that's our perfect window to move in!
- Orphie: Commander Isolde's arrangements just happened to work in our favor... Do you think she already knows about us...?
- Magus: She's got nothing to do with this! If we're caught, I'll take the heat for defying orders!
- Magus: Time is of the essence. Get ready and let's move out, Proxy!
- Launch the assault
- (Enter combat)
- Prepare first
- (Repeat dialogue)
Today's Ember
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Today's Ember"Video Summary: Now and then, history repeats itself.
Story Description: Under the protection of the military and TOPS security, the citizens are evacuated one after another... but neither Lorenz nor Lucro is concerned about the safety of the people.
- The crowd gathers at the cable car, evacuating Failume Heights under the direction and support of the Defense Force and TOPS security...
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"Blind Spot"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Blind Spot"Video Summary: A clever rabbit always has three burrows.
Story Description: After returning to the Exaltist hideout in the Hollow, the goal for (WiseWise /
- Magus: This is the Exaltist base we cleared out earlier. The Proxy was there too.
- Orphie: Weren't we looking for a hidden base? Why are we back here again?
- It may or may not be a coincidence.
- This is the path that leads to the destination.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): According to Fairy's calculations, the fissure that leads directly to the "blind spot" just so happens to be located in this area.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I guess you could say we let the Exaltists slip right under our noses.
- Magus: If it weren't for Lorenz and Lucro's interference, we might have uncovered signs of a base much earlier.
- (SiblingSibling): The fissure is close by, but Fairy's calculations could only narrow it down this far. We'll need you all to head into the Hollow to confirm the exact location!
- Magus: Commencing operation. Objective: locate the nearby fissure!
- Orphie: Yes, Captain Magus!
- (Approach the marked location)
- Fairy: The first diffraction signal source has been confirmed.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Now we just need to find the second signal source, and we can pinpoint the exact coordinates...
- Magus: Proxy, you're not making up some technical jargon to fool me, are you?
- Magus: Did you already have a map with the fissure location prepared in your backpack?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hey, (no need tono need to /
don'tdon't) question my professional skills as a Proxy, (okayokay / alrightalright)? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Still... These data errors feel a little too organized to be natural...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's almost like... someone deliberately set up this puzzle.
Investigate the Miasma Device and gather intelligence
- (Enter the Marcel Maze)
- Fairy: Analyzing device's operating protocol...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The purpose of these devices seems to be to... guide and concentrate the Miasma!
- Magus: How did you figure that out, Proxy?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's all thanks to their engineers. They left super clear comments in the code.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The Final Sacrifice... "Large-Scale Miasma Activation Experiment"...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The Exaltists need to gather a massive amount of Miasma. These devices must be important for that!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The Exaltist outposts full of Miasma... might be the result of these devices as well.
- Fairy: Communication structure analysis complete. Hub device location locked. Uploading to HDD now.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Got it! These are the coordinates of the "blind spot"!
- (After completing the maze)
- Fairy: Pinpointing fissure coordinates—
- Major General's Adjutant: Hey... You soldiers over there!
Disobeying Orders
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Disobeying Orders"Video Summary: A soldier's first and foremost duty is to follow orders.
Story Description: You unexpectedly encounter the Major General's unit transporting company supplies in the Hollow. The Adjutant orders the operations of Obol Squad to be suspended for insubordination...
- Magus: Well, well, look who it is... Isn't this the same guy we bumped into last time?
- Major General's Adjutant: Ah, Obol Squad... What are you doing here?
- Orphie: Yeah, that familiar, annoying voice... It's definitely him!
- Magus: I want to ask you the same question... What are YOU doing here?
- Major General's Adjutant: We're here under Major General Lorenz's orders, of course...
- Magus: Alright, alright, we all know you're his right-hand man, but haven't you given me that line already?
- Major General's Adjutant: I have no obligation to explain myself to you, but to avoid unnecessary conflict between so-called "allies"...
- Major General's Adjutant: This facility holds a stockpile of Porcelume belonging to Porcelumex. We've been assigned to constant guard duty here to prevent any of the returning Exaltists from stealing the city's strategic resources.
- Magus: Wasn't it Porcelumex who originally handed these "strategic city resources" over to the Exaltists?
- Magus: You sure are going out of your way to clean up the mess they made...
- Major General's Adjutant: ...I'm not in the mood to bicker with you. Now it's your turn to answer, Captain Magus.
- Major General's Adjutant: Why are you here? I don't recall receiving any orders about reinforcements or rotation.
- They were chasing after me!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): As I'm sure you're aware, (I'm the one Commander Lorenz designated as a "restricted operative."I'm the one Commander Lorenz designated as a "restricted operative." /
I'm the "restricted operative" designated by Commander Lorenz.I'm the "restricted operative" designated by Commander Lorenz.) I fled into the Hollow carrying sensitive military info... Obol Squad is just here to capture me. - Orphie: Proxy...
- Major General's Adjutant: Oh...? This envoy really is good at causing trouble, huh?
- Major General's Adjutant: Don't you think, Captain Magus?
- Magus: ...
- Magus: No... We've received new intelligence indicating that the Exaltists likely still have a key base in the Hollow. Obol Squad's mission is to clear any threats to civilians here.
- Magus: You're a soldier too, so you should understand a soldier's duty.
- Major General's Adjutant: A soldier's first and foremost duty is to follow orders!
- Magus: To follow orders... And doing that is what keeps everyone safe?
- Major General's Adjutant: You're leading your squad without authorization — this is a clear violation of military command, Captain Magus!
- Magus: Forget the orders! I didn't form Obol just to dance to someone else's tune!
- Magus: If disobeying orders is what it takes to protect this city, then so be it — I'll face a court-martial!
- Major General's Adjutant: I've got a recording device, you know. Every word you say will be used as evidence in court!
- Magus: And I've got heavy firepower. If you don't step aside, every word you say might just become your last...
- Enough!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The intel came from me, and this operation is under my lead. If the Defense Force's commanders have a problem with that, they can take it up with me directly!
- Major General's Adjutant: Tch...
- Major General's Adjutant: Threatening your comrades only adds to your offenses, Captain Magus.
- Major General's Adjutant: I'm not obligated to stop you from engaging in conflict... Go if you must. I hope to see you all alive in the military courts.
- Lorenz's loyal soldier glances once more at Magus before leading his squad away from the scene...
- Orphie: Finally, that annoying guy's gone!
- Seed: Onward to saving the world~
- Now this really counts as disobeying orders.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Now Obol squad really is in big trouble... Captain Magus, was it really necessary to go that far?
- Magus: Don't worry, little Proxy. When the time comes, I'll say, "The envoy was coerced by our troops and forced to lead the way into the Hollow!"
- That's not what I'm worried about...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): That's not what I'm worried about... It's you and everyone from Obol...
- Magus: I will take full responsibility for disobeying orders... And I'll go to Isolde to plead my case!
- Orphie: No... Captain Magus, if you get arrested, I'll have to face the battlefield all alone!
- Magus: Hey, couldn't you say something that shows you care about me, Orphie!
The Truth
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Dusty Truth"Video Summary: Truth is a sharp blade that cuts through time.
Story Description: Isolde suddenly tells Magus the truth about the past...
- A sudden message comes through the HDD...
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), we have an urgent communication request from the Defense Force! - The Defense Force?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): An urgent call from the Defense Force?
- (SiblingSibling): Well, actually, Colonel Isolde contacted Yixuan Shifu, who then got in touch with me. They want to use the HDD's communication channel to deliver a message to you...
- (SiblingSibling): I only called it an "urgent communication" because I wanted to sound more professional in front of the Defense Force!
- Isolde: Good afternoon, team.
- Isolde: I had heard about Phaethon's abilities before, but experiencing a device that can communicate inside the Hollow firsthand... still feels incredible.
- Magus: Colonel... Isolde... Let me explain...
- Isolde: Acting without orders... Disobeying military command... And hoping to come to me for leniency? Captain Magus, you've been in the military long enough to know... Your behavior is getting more and more unruly.
- Orphie: Captain Magus's cooling system is about to overheat!
- Magus: I... Uh... You mean, you heard all that?
- Magus: Proxy... Your HDD's privacy protection is severely lacking!
- Isolde: Anyway... I'm fully aware of the situation. You did the right thing, Captain Magus.
- Isolde: All those years ago, we followed our orders and our comrades died.
- Isolde: And now, we can no longer stand by and watch Waifei Peninsula fall into danger for the sake of following orders.
- Orphie: All those years ago...?
- Magus: Isolde... Why bring up the past all of a sudden?
- Isolde: ...
- Isolde: I think it's time I told you a few things now, Magus.
- Isolde: Everyone here is either a comrade you can entrust your life to, or a brave soul willing to lay down their life for the safety of New Eridu.
- Isolde: Which is why what I'm about to tell all of you is so important. It's a story of betrayal, a grave crime born of selfish ambition that put our city and its people in danger.
- Magus: So... your inspection has finally uncovered something?
- You mean the truth about what happened all those years ago?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Captain Magus and the Colonel's comrades all died during the fall of the old capital... due to (a lapsea lapse /
an lapse [sic]an lapse [sic] Tooltip for an lapse [sic]ⓘ) in commands from higher up. Is that what you want to tell us about? - Isolde: That's right.
The Truth
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"The Truth"Video Summary: Truth is a sharp blade that cuts through time.
Story Description: Isolde suddenly reveals the truth about the past to Magus: the squad's devastating defeat back then was due to the commander's corrupt collusion with corporations...
- Isolde: At that time, the commander ordered Agamemnon Squad to hold their ground at all costs, and to defend the "railway line evacuating civilians"...
- Isolde: And that's what our comrades did... they fought to the very end, until the last drop of their blood was shed.
- Isolde: But what we were guarding was not a railway for evacuating civilians... It was actually a freight line for transporting corporate assets.
- Isolde: Every minute the team was able to hold out meant another container of Porcelume that was transported back to a TOPS warehouse outside the Hollow.
- Isolde: Of course, that company paid the commander a hefty reward for that...
A Soldier's Duty
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"A Soldier's Duty"Video Summary: To protect is a soldier's creed.
Story Description: After knowing the truth, Magus loses control, but thanks to (WiseWise /
- Isolde: Every digit on that check was stained with the blood of our teammates, Magus.
- Orphie: Captain Magus...
- Magus: ...
- Magus: Isolde... Who was the corrupt commander who accepted the bribe? And where is the company that paid it?
- Isolde: ...
- Magus: Answer me...
- Orphie: Captain Magus, your body is becoming unstable!
- Magus: Answer me... Isolde!
- Isolde: I don't have enough evidence to accuse them yet. Stay calm, Magus.
- Magus: Stay calm...? Stay calm?!
- Magus: How do you expect me to stay calm?!
- Orphie: Captain Magus, if you can't keep yourself together...
- Isolde: My fury burns just as fiercely as yours, Magus!
- Magus: I was created to unleash this fury, Isolde!
- Orphie: Captain Magus, for the safety of the squad, I'm authorized to activate sleep mode!
- Magus: You would dare to stop me, Orphie?!
- There are things more important than revenge!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I don't have the right to ignore your anger... but the people here are important too! And what we need to accomplish now matters just as much!
- Magus: Hahaha... Easy for you to say. But what do you know of my anger, Phaethon?!
- We've all lost so much!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We all lost so much! During the disaster...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Everyone here... Colonel Isolde, Shifu, Senior Fufu... and all the civilians in Waifei Peninsula who were displaced by the fall of the old capital!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So many people, just like you, lost everything!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Natural disasters, man-made disasters... Haven't we lost enough already in New Eridu?
- Magus: ...
- But we've also gained a lot...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): But we didn't let anger, sorrow, or regret pull us down...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thanks to our courage, we've achieved everything we have now.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Your Obol squad... Orphie, Trigger, Seed, and Soldier 11! Your story with them!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Sure, the past does matter... but they do too!
- Magus: ...
- Orphie: Captain Magus...
- Seed: ...How am I part of this?
- Magus: Thank you, Proxy.
- Magus: Isolde, I won't let this go... But as you said, I'll wait for the right time to act...
- Isolde: Yes, let's leave it for later. What's most important now is for you all to carry on with your current mission.
- Isolde: I'm telling you this now because you were right about one thing... Merely following orders doesn't make you a good soldier.
- Isolde: Keep moving forward, everyone. I'll take the heat from command.
- Let's regroup and get back on track.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Time's ticking, and the Hollow is changing rapidly. If we (delaydelay /
waitwait) any longer, the fissure might disappear entirely. - Magus: Understood, Proxy! Obol Squad, we're moving out!
- Orphie: Yes, Captain!
- Isolde: ...
- Isolde: You have actually been quite lucky all these years... far luckier than I have, Magus.
- Isolde's voice fades over the channel, and Obol Squad's figures disappear into the fissure.
Notes
- ↑ Actual voice-over (Belle): "Wise, finally!"
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Soldier's Creed |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 士兵的信条 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 士兵的信條 |
| Japanese | 兵士の信条 |
| Korean | 병사의 신조 Byeongsaui Sinjo |
| Spanish | El credo de un soldado |
| French | Le crédo du soldat |
| Russian | Кредо солдата Kredo soldata |
| Thai | หลักการของทหาร |
| Vietnamese | Tín Điều Của Người Lính |
| German | Das Soldatencredo |
| Indonesian | Keyakinan sang Prajurit |
| Portuguese | Crença de um Soldado |
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