Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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"Commander, be careful!"

AA12 held her gun and fired as she advanced, but the monster's movements were not restricted at all. AA12 had no choice but to use her mobile shield to ram it, but it only made it stagger. Even so, her attention was still on Luo Fan.

Like a wild beast opening its festering, blood-red maw, Luo Fan's body was now capable of reacting with remarkable agility, and he quickly dodged from below.

"Sirius, stop her!"

Without needing any prompting, the two maids strode forward. The monster, which even the tactical dolls had failed to restrain, was finally firmly locked down by the two ship girls. With Dido's assistance, Sirius raised her greatsword and slashed at the monster's face, finally killing it and rendering it immobile.

"Damn, this is outrageous! This is way better than those zombies..."

Ange carefully examined the monster's dead state, then turned her head to the side. To be honest, it was rather gruesome.

Even AA12, a shotgun-equipped doll, couldn't restrain her, so it's not surprising that two ship girls succeeded. However, the black and red substance on her face...

AN94 asked, "Have we seen this kind of corpse in a news report before?"

“Yes, that seems to be true, I remember now!” 45 exclaimed in surprise, “We found a news story from years ago about a fisherman in Sakura Empire when we were searching for news. It seems that a fisherman in Hokkaido died mysteriously, and these things grew on his body.”

"It seems like that's true..."

As a human, Luo Fan could only retain an impression, but the girls all remembered. They had indeed seen these things in an old news article, but that was all they knew. As for what these things actually were, they had no clue.

This is different from all the zombies we've encountered before. Most of the things that appear on the Night Demon's body are bone growths or keratin, but the substance on this monster's face is clearly not something a living being should have.

"...Let's delve deeper and see if we can find the answers we're looking for there."

With only an hour left, there wasn't enough time for them to linger here any longer.

The journey continued, this time at a faster pace. Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at a large panel.

The space for exploration should end here...

"Anjie, you guys try to find any information on this computer. The rest of you stay put. 416, 45, and I will continue to look around the area."

"Understood, leave it to us."

The rebellious squad and the metrologist used the existing power to operate the computer, while there was still a small area of ​​exploration space nearby.

"Let's try our luck," Luo Fan thought to himself.

It seems that there is only one monster in the entire underground facility. It is not hard to imagine that if this monster breaks through the control, the weak security force in the facility alone will not be able to stop it. But the question is, how did Umbrella come up with the idea of ​​creating such an uncontrollable monster?

With that in mind, Luo Fan, 416, and 45 had already arrived at a pitch-black room. The terrain deeper inside was still uncertain, but it was best not to go any further, as time and safety did not allow them to explore the place thoroughly.

"There doesn't seem to be anything special about this place."

Luo Fan swept the surrounding area with his flashlight and could tell that this was an area like a cafeteria, apart from the food scraps dumped on the ground, the musty smell, and the all-too-familiar corpses.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, 416 raised his gun and slowly approached a corner. The two men immediately followed and shone their flashlights at the area 416 was pointing to.

"There's another one?! No, wait..."

45 was about to pull the trigger when Luo Fan pressed the muzzle down. Only then did she realize that the girl in front of her also had white hair, but did not have the black substance on the monster's face. Her skin was normal, except that she was wearing a blood-stained white shirt.

She appeared extremely tired and listless, and her curled-up posture suggested a difference between her and the monsters. She knew how to maintain her body temperature and protect herself, a rationality that the monsters lacked.

“This is a living person…” Luo Fan said slowly, “But why does it look a bit like that monster from before?”

Before the discussion could even begin, the girl's raised face abruptly interrupted their thoughts. Everyone instinctively raised their guns, but then slowly lowered them, not daring to let their guard down.

Lofan tried to relax as much as possible and slowly moved closer. 416 immediately whispered a reminder: "Be careful, Commander. This guy's background is unknown. We don't know if he has any connection with Umbrella."

The moment the word "Umbrella" was uttered, the girl immediately stood up from the ground and looked at the three with great hostility, but her physical weakness, which could not be concealed, made her appear strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

“Don’t worry, we’re not Umbrella’s people,” Lovan tried to communicate with her, hoping that if she still had her senses, she could use them to accuse Umbrella: “You’re safe now, okay?”

"...?"

Factor 706

Bringing back this only living and conscious "human" might be of great help in the subsequent charges, since they have everything now except a living victim.

“It’s alright, we’re safe now…” Luo Fan put away his gun, while simultaneously gesturing to 416 to draw a dagger and hide it behind his back: “Umbrella isn’t here, we’re here to help… uh!”

When he got closer, Luo Fan realized that this seemingly harmless girl was staring straight at him, her eyes...

It is exactly the same as the dark gold patch that has recently appeared in my iris, but it is more complete and regular, presenting a harmonious arrangement in the pupil.

And considering the information Rosalia provided earlier...

Reverse Kabbalah factor...

The moment this thought crossed their minds, they seemed to realize something at the same time. The girl lowered her arm, which she had been using to protect herself, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

......

416 and 45 had no idea what had happened, but they watched as the two of them suddenly relaxed their guard and slowly closed the distance between them, as if they had known each other for a long time.

"Did the Commander seduce some innocent and naive little girl again a long time ago?"

Although she was used to it, 45 still wanted to complain, since someone always needed to notice and hint at the displeasure on 416's face.

But for Luo Fan, this actually held even greater significance: someone who was very likely to share his plight, and perhaps even the key to solving that problem...

"You know what I have, right?"

Luo Fan extended his hand to her, trying to show his friendliness. After a moment's hesitation, the girl also placed her hand on his.

It's a bit cold, a bit rough, and...

......!

"What's up with her?"

45 leaned down, watching the girl's expression. The inexplicable shock and disbelief on her face were puzzling, including to Luo Fan himself. The girl's hand seemed to be gradually tightening its grip. What was she trying to do?

"I don't know either... Huh?!"

Suddenly, the girl grabbed Luo Fan's hand and led him away from the cafeteria, running deeper into the laboratory.

45 hurriedly shouted, "Hurry up and follow!"

The girl knew the routes in the facility like the back of her hand and ran towards an area they had never planned to explore before, with a clear purpose. Luo Fan was being led by the hand and tried to break free, but found that their strength was not even in the same league.

She was as strong as any girl, and... where was she trying to go?

The darkness did not limit the girl; she led the man behind her as they ran wildly through the dark corridors, as if summoned by some unseen force, eager to find it.

But vigilance quickly overwhelmed curiosity. Chewing sounds came from the corridor ahead again, and Luo Fan immediately informed them through his earpiece: "45, 416, there may be more enemies ahead, be careful!"

"You should try to stop her first. Where is she going? Damn it...!"

416 gritted his teeth and, using his night vision goggles, saw the same monster in the corridor as he had seen in the dormitory earlier, but its mutation was much more severe. Black substances were even spreading from its body, severely tearing its skin.

But it's still clear that these monsters were originally white-haired girls...

As the distance closed to a dangerous level, Luo Fan assumed that the reckless girl was completely unaware of the danger before her and began to try to break free.

"Hey, don't run forward! It's dangerous ahead!"

Unexpectedly, just as the monster noticed their movement and raised its head, the girl quickly closed in and launched a flying kick...

Pfft!

They kicked the monster's head right off the bat...

what?

One kick and it was done? Even AA12 couldn't take it down so easily. Is this the benefit of the reverse Kabbalah factor?

"I have a feeling we're about to retire?" 45 couldn't help but joke, "It seems like someone can somehow become stronger than us."

"Then I'll become stronger than them later..."

416 left with just that one sentence and then followed after them again.

That's so typical of you...

All they could do was sigh, realizing how different this world was from their original one.

But 416 never jokes about personal abilities, so who would have thought that she would actually put it into practice one day?

......

But the truly amazing parts aren't over yet...

The girl led the three to an iron gate. Through the specially made glass curtain wall, it appeared to be a place for storing some kind of equipment or gear.

So you plan to...

【boom】

"..."

The girl kicked open a perfectly intact metal electronic door and rushed into the room, rummaging through the three people's eyes.

"Come on, maybe Gray is actually a bit inferior to Umbrella. They can create monsters of this caliber."

45 leaned against the wall with a wry smile, the girl in front of her, whom she had always considered human, once again refreshed her understanding of what it meant to be human.

Luo Fan was still pondering how much this was related to the reverse Kabbalah factor, and why he didn't feel that he possessed this level of power.

Is it because there wasn't enough time, or is it a problem with the purity of the factor? Rosalia seemed to have said before that the one in her body was "diluted".

The word "dilution" is emphasized. Does it mean that the purity has been significantly reduced, or does it have some other meaning?

A short while later, the girl returned to the three of them from the room, dragging two black rectangular boxes, her eyes suddenly turning cold.

Luo Fan noticed her expression and asked softly, "Can we go now?"

The girl did not answer, but nodded in agreement.

Alright then...

"Go back and find Anjie and the others; it's time to prepare to leave."

We've already taken longer than planned...

......

"It's still some experimental data and information, things that we and the military have seen before, so it's not very meaningful, but... there's a list of participants."

AK12 found some data on the computer, and Anjie immediately nodded: "Yes, that can be saved, the personnel list."

The metrology officer immediately complied, saving the selected documents, while AK-12 continued its search. The military's intentions regarding this location were very strong; there were likely still valuable items left behind, which Umbrella hadn't yet processed...

Hard work pays off...

"We found...an experimental report that refers to...the Inverse Kabbalah Factor. Isn't this what the Commander and Gray have been needing and researching recently?"

"Then open it and see what it says."

AK12 opened the document as ordered, and thousands of words immediately appeared on the screen. The document actually described a human experiment...

707 Hilde

Experimental subject number: Valk-001 Siegfried.Hilde

Siegfried Hilde

Valkyrie Project Product Zero

Height: 164cm

Age: 21 (?)

Reverse Kabbalah Factor Adaptability: Perfect

Vital signs: Normal

Psychological state: Unstable and somewhat aggressive.

This experimental subject is the only surviving product of the "Valkyrie Project" and has developed an extremely strong adaptability to the reverse Kabbalah factor. The department in charge of the project is currently unable to determine the source of its perfect adaptability, but related experiments are still ongoing.

Initially, the factor affected its physical strength and self-healing ability to an extreme degree. In order to test its strength limits, we tried to conduct hand-to-hand combat experiments with the Tyrant T-103 model.

The experimental results are...shocking...

The experimental subject, Hilde, intercepted the Tyrant's punch with only one hand and, before she could control the Tyrant T-103's reaction, quickly climbed onto the Tyrant T-103's body and smashed the Tyrant's head with a simple punch. The Tyrant died completely before the straitjacket was released.

It's hard to imagine that a 164cm tall girl could kill the Tyrant T-103 so easily.

Therefore, we had to strengthen the restraints on the experimental subjects and the thickness of the culture chamber to prevent the subjects from breaking through the restraints during unstable processes.

We attempted to communicate with the experimental subject, but the subject expressed extreme disgust and aggression towards all researchers. During the dialogue numbered CVER0-289, three researchers participating in the communication experiment were killed on the spot by the subject. Therefore, the communication experiment with the subject had to be temporarily terminated and indefinitely extended.