威瑪戰爭 155－逃出去
----------二號基地前方巨大坑洞底部----------
「啊——痛死我了！」
摩西的慘叫聲在整個洞穴中不斷迴盪。
萬斯忍不住露出苦笑。
「對！這就是我剛剛的感覺。」
賽門立刻蹲下查看摩西的狀況。
「等等，摩西！」
但情況顯然比萬斯當時更加嚴重。
強烈的電流傷害讓摩西全身抽搐，沒多久便直接失去了意識。
「他昏過去了！」
另一頭，大部隊開始清理四周殘存的小型怪物。
那隻巨大的母親級蜈蚣屍體早已徹底碳化，像座黑色小山般橫躺在洞穴中央。
空氣中瀰漫著焦臭味與殘留電流的刺鼻氣息。
麥特與漢克則開始勘查離開洞穴的路線。
此時，赤司駕駛著火神返回隊伍。
「我剛剛確認過了。」
赤司指向高處。
「怪物掉下來的那個洞確實能看到天空，但洞口太小，機甲根本出不去。」
漢克皺起眉頭。
「那就拿幾發砲彈把洞口炸大。」
「不行。」
麥特立刻否決。
「這裡本來就是地下空洞，如果貿然爆破，很可能造成大規模崩塌，到時候我們全部都得埋在這裡。」
眾人陷入沉默。
就在這時，無線電忽然傳出雜訊。
滋——
「漢克將軍，聽到請回答。」
漢克立刻拿起通訊器。
「瑞伯？無線電恢復了！你們在哪裡？」
瑞伯的聲音傳來。
「我們正在趕往你們的位置。大家狀況還好嗎？」
漢克看了看四周。
「全員生還！」
聽見這句話，通訊另一頭似乎鬆了口氣。
「太好了。剛剛地下突然爆發出巨大的電流反應，我們在地面都偵測到了。你們那邊應該打得很辛苦吧？」
漢克忍不住笑了笑。
「那是閃電號令幹的。」
「什麼？」
瑞伯愣了一下。
「說來話長。」
漢克望向頭頂的巨大洞口。
「你們直接朝剛剛電流爆發的位置往下搜尋，應該就能找到我們。」
「了解。不過剛才的放電範圍實在太大了。」
「因為這裡剛剛才幹掉一隻母親級怪物。」
漢克拍了拍身旁碳化的巨大屍體。
「而我們所有人，現在都困在這個超大的地下洞穴裡。」
「收到。」
瑞伯回答。
「你們先別亂移動，我們會先研究如何把大家救出來。」
「好。」
通訊結束。
這時，溫斯頓拍了拍躺在地上的文森特。
「喂，醒醒。」
文森特緩緩睜開雙眼。
「我還活著？」
「很遺憾，你活得好好的。」
溫斯頓笑道。
文森特坐起身，環顧四周。
「我們贏了嗎？」
「贏了。」
溫斯頓點頭。
「漢克將軍他們及時趕到，不然結果很難說。」
文森特一愣。
「漢克將軍？」
他轉頭看見不遠處的賽門、萬斯以及昏迷中的摩西。
「到底發生什麼事了？」
溫斯頓聳了聳肩。
「故事有點長。」
「總之現在大家正在想辦法離開這個鬼地方。」
文森特低下頭。
「抱歉，我好像沒幫上什麼忙。」
溫斯頓拍了拍他的肩膀。
「相信我，你不會想變成摩西那樣。」
文森特看向昏迷中的摩西。
「他怎麼了？」
溫斯頓指了指他。
「電流直接灌進去。」
賽門補充道：
「痛到昏過去了。」
眾人忍不住苦笑。
至少這代表他還活著。
----------地面上----------
加百列帶領著蓋布里歐在空中盤旋警戒。
街道上，火坦克、火炎騎士、熾天使與北極熊正持續清理殘餘怪物。
四處仍可看見倒塌的建築與燃燒的廢墟。
指揮車內，眾人正研究救援方案。
雷歐納看著地下掃描圖說道：
「依照我的計算，如果直接進行大範圍轟炸開洞，很可能導致周圍地層崩陷。」
她將數據投影放大。
「到時候不只下面的人有危險，地面建築物也會遭受二次破壞。」
瑞伯揉著額頭。
「真是麻煩。」
天助則提出另一個方案。
「既然不能炸，那就只能用鑽的。」
亞瑞斯點點頭。
「要不要把鑽頭機甲調過來？」
迪亞哥立刻拿起通訊器。
「我來聯絡。」
說完便開始發送訊息。
「你們先處理剩下的怪物，我去調動支援部隊。」
所有人的目光再次望向遠方那片巨大的塌陷區。
地下的人正在等待救援。
而地面上的戰鬥，仍未真正結束。
War of Weimar 155 – Escape
---------- Bottom of the Massive Crater in Front of Base No. 2 ----------
"AAARGH—! It hurts!"
Moses' scream echoed throughout the cavern.
Vance couldn't help but force a bitter smile.
"Yeah! That's exactly how I felt a moment ago."
Simon immediately rushed over and knelt beside him.
"Hang on, Moses!"
But Moses' condition was clearly worse than Vance's had been.
The intense electrical shock caused his entire body to convulse violently. Moments later, he lost consciousness.
"He's passed out!"
Meanwhile, the rest of the team began eliminating the remaining smaller monsters in the area.
The gigantic Mother-Class Centipede had been completely carbonized, lying in the cavern like a blackened hill.
The air was filled with the stench of burnt flesh and the sharp scent of residual electricity.
Matt and Hank began searching for a possible route out of the underground chamber.
At that moment, Akashi returned in Vulcan.
"I've checked the area."
He pointed toward the opening high above.
"The hole the monster fell through does lead to the surface. I can even see the sky from there."
"But it's too small. None of our mechs can fit through."
Hank frowned.
"Then let's blast it open with a few shells."
"No."
Matt immediately shut the idea down.
"This place is already a massive underground cavity. If we start blowing things up, we could trigger a large-scale collapse."
"And then we'll all be buried alive."
Silence fell over the group.
Just then, static crackled through the radio.
Bzzzt—
"General Hank, do you copy?"
Hank immediately grabbed the communicator.
"Rab? The radio's working again! Where are you?"
Rab's voice came through clearly.
"We're moving toward your position now. Is everyone alright?"
Hank glanced around the cavern.
"Everyone survived!"
A sigh of relief could almost be heard from the other side.
"That's great news."
"We detected a massive electrical surge underground earlier."
"It must've been rough down there."
Hank couldn't help but laugh.
"That was Lightning Commander's doing."
"What?"
Rab paused in surprise.
"It's a long story."
Hank looked up toward the massive opening above.
"If you head toward the location where the electrical discharge occurred, you should be able to find us."
"Understood."
"Though the discharge covered a pretty wide area."
"That's because we just killed a Mother-Class monster down here."
Hank patted the giant carbonized corpse beside him.
"And now all of us are trapped inside this enormous underground cavern."
"Copy that."
Rab replied.
"Stay where you are. We'll figure out a way to get everyone out."
"Roger."
The transmission ended.
A short distance away, Winston patted Vincent on the shoulder.
"Hey. Wake up."
Vincent slowly opened his eyes.
"...I'm alive?"
"Unfortunately, yes."
Winston chuckled.
Vincent sat up and looked around.
"Did we win?"
"We did."
Winston nodded.
"General Hank and his team arrived just in time."
"Otherwise, things would've ended very differently."
Vincent blinked.
"General Hank?"
He turned and saw Simon, Vance, and the unconscious Moses nearby.
"What happened?"
Winston shrugged.
"It's a pretty long story."
"But right now everyone's trying to figure out how to get out of this hellhole."
Vincent lowered his head.
"Sorry..."
"I don't think I helped much."
Winston patted him on the shoulder.
"Trust me."
"You wouldn't want to end up like Moses."
Vincent looked toward the unconscious pilot.
"What happened to him?"
Winston pointed.
"The electricity went straight through him."
Simon added:
"He passed out from the pain."
The group couldn't help but laugh.
At least that meant he was still alive.
---------- Surface Level ----------
Gabriel led Gabrielle through the skies, maintaining aerial surveillance.
On the streets below, Fire Tank, Flame Knight, Seraph, and Polar Bear units continued clearing out the remaining monsters.
Collapsed buildings and burning debris could still be seen everywhere.
Inside the command vehicle, the officers were discussing rescue options.
Leona studied the underground scan data.
"According to my calculations, if we attempt a large-scale bombardment to open a path, the surrounding ground layers could collapse."
She enlarged the holographic display.
"And if that happens, not only will the people below be endangered, but the surface structures will suffer even greater damage."
Rab rubbed his forehead.
"This is a headache."
Amatsuke proposed another solution.
"If we can't blow our way in..."
"Then we'll have to drill."
Ares nodded.
"Should we call in the Drill Mech?"
Diego immediately picked up a communicator.
"I'll handle it."
He began sending requests.
"You guys keep dealing with the remaining monsters."
"I'll arrange the support units."
Everyone turned their gaze toward the massive collapse zone in the distance.
The people underground were waiting for rescue.
And the battle on the surface...
Was far from over.
