GT-3 An Unexpected Journey

Ngh...

You... you took out all my buddies?

...S-stay away from me! I'm begging you!

I, I'll give you all my coins! My weapons! Anything you want...

Where's the girl?

What are you talking about...?

Don't come any closer...!

You monster—!

This rock...

Stay close to me, you two. Watch your step, and stay inside my footprints. Don't go around touching things either.

I'm afraid this forest is even more dangerous than we suspected.

Is something carved on that rock?

These are marks left behind by bounty hunters. We need to take heed of these, or we may well end up stepping in a trap.

So, how are we going to avoid the traps?

Just watch me.

An animal trap on a rope... how old-fashioned.

Here's a rolling log trap, hidden by the foliage. Would've tripped it if we rushed forward.

Miss Carol, watch your step.

Uh, huh?

If you take another step in that direction, there's probably a spiked pitfall waiting for you.

Oh...!

You sure are the real deal. You're pretty good at this.

Of course. After all, I used to...

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It's not realistic to go around all the traps. Looks like we'll have to disarm some of them after all.

The most perilous path for them will soon become the safest path for us.

Let's go.

Wait.

Something's not right here.

Is it a trap?

No...

A symbol drawn with blood...

'...Monster?'

What's the meaning of this? In all my years, I've never seen a symbol like this.

...Oh...

Is this what I think it is...

Monster... Monster!

D-don't come this way!

......

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......

It was you!

Skadi, you're Skadi, right?

...So, the chief of Dewville was with you?

Huh? You know Carol...?

Hand her over to me. Now.

Grani, something's not right about her eyes.

I can't just do that. Let's talk this over peacefully—

H-huh?

Oww!

That was just a warning.

No! Miss Carol, Big Bob...

Wh-why would she attack you?

You know each other right, so why—

No time to explain! Run for it!

*gasp* *gasp*... Is she still after us?

G-Grani... I, I can't run for any longer...

That woman... is she really a monster? She's not even short of breath!

Why must I waste my time on you?

She's really gonna kill me! Whoa, what is she doing to Miss Carol?

Her eyes, they're so red... G-Grani!

No, no, no! This can't be happening!

Stop!

Ambush!

Now! Fiiire!

Hmm?

That's her right there, the walking Catastrophe! Hurry, shoot her down!

Stop it!

What do you think you're doing, kid?

I don't know why she's after us, but she's still my coworker!

G-get out of my way, you rascal—!

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Hurry up and run!

—There's an opening to the east! Hurry!

No way we're letting you escape! Die, monster!!

(Ægirian) Scatter and fall!

We're in the clear!

You okay, Big Bob—

Huh? That wound on your leg...

There are some stragglers over there! They're probably from the Valk Vanguards!

I can handle this on my own! Go after the ones who are fleeing!

Sure.

Hmm?

This kid...

Hey, hey, why are you giving me that look?

G-get away from me or I'll put a hole through you!

Huh?

You took care of them all?

That's right.

Impressive. This kid's got talent.

Stay there and don't move. I'll patch you up.

It's fine, I can take care of myself.

No means no.

You saw it, right?

Mhm.

You saw the crystalization on my body, right? Are you trying to get yourself infected?!

Our mission at Rhodes Island is to help all the Infected.

Rhodes Island...

Rhodes Island? Aren't you from Victoria...?

Former Victoria Mounted Police. Now, I'm a Rhodes Island operator!

Stay back, lass. I'm an Infected.

I...

Miss Carol, this might get a bit messy. You should step back a bit.

All right, I stopped the bleeding.

You do this a lot, huh? For the Infected?

You're not afraid of me...

A lot of my coworkers are already Infected, but I can't tell who is and who isn't.

Huh?

Well, it's sometimes hard to tell until it's time to hit the showers, right?

...Hmph.

Thanks, shorty. You're naive, but you're a good person.

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