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Considering the fact you have a fucking timebomb, it might be prudent to go through the quickest route possible. Well, as quickly as going through NO MAN'S LAND can be. Part of you wants to put the flag on the drone but eh, you can be a hoarder ONE time. Maybe when you go on an exploration mission, it'll be useful.
"Kiara. Don't kill anyone down that path." You point in front of the path you plan on forcing your way through. "We need to just get to the other side. Okay?" The sheer look of confusion she gives you would be amusing in any other context. "But we're in a- You know what, sure."
She realizes there's no time to argue and you realize there's no time to argue with her. What you say might as well be hardcoded into her with how quickly she accepts it. You're not going to complain, though. Time to get moving. The two of you sprint away from the pile of dirt as fast as humanly possible. Next stop, NO MAN'S LAND.
It's damn near impossible to think the moment you step foot into it. Every single inch of air has been swallowed by the overwhelming noise of gunfire coming from every possible inch of the empty stretch of land. The only bits of cover nearby are cheap, shoddy wooden buildings that are about as fake as the ones you saw back in Avalon's film set.
You're only now starting to notice that in addition to the red smog that blankets over everything, the dirt and sand you're walking across isn't sandy yellow like it is in the rest of the base. <span class="mu-r">It's dark, dark crimson.</span>
<span class="mu-s">BANG!</span>
A thumb sized hole blossoms on the back of Kiara's head. For a split second, her eyes flicker off before being replaced with a bright red glow. OKAY WOW THAT'S HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO, HUH? <<span class="mu-b">"PERSONALITY MODEL CHIP NEARLY COMPROMISED! REPAIR NEEDED!"</span>>
>-2 FLESH FROM KIARA! (REDUCED FROM 3)
The two of you duck behind one of the fake buildings for cover. You help Kiara use the repair kit you got for her to very roughly repair the damage done to her. It's enough to keep the two of you moving but you're definitely going to need some actual time to repair the rest of the damage.
>1 FLESH HEALED. KIARA FLESH: 2/3!
You poke your head around the fake building to see where that shot came from. The section of NO MAN'S LAND you found yourself in has about five fake buildings. The fake bank you're standing behind, two fake general stores, a fake apartment building, and a fake restaurant. A young man around your age with some sort of hunting rifle is standing behind the fake restaurant, which is the furthest away.
Seems like he's reloading. You grab onto Kiara's arm and dart to hide behind another piece of cover. Almost immediately, it starts getting torn to shreds from some sort of automatic gun. The two of you manage to crouch down to avoid it but you will not get a second chance. Fuck.
Only good news you can see so far is that you two are alive...and seems like the fake general store you're standing behind had a cache. Nice.