Sangvis's massive artillery and overwhelming numbers
put Griffin's secret base in grave danger.
AR Team attacks the enemy's base to stop the assault.
Trust? It's been a long time since I've heard that word.
Oh, Commander Gentiane!
Welcome to Griffin's Top Secret base.
This is M4A1!
Commander, come in!
Get down, everyone!
Stop their offensive and secure the base.
Give me permission to send all dolls outside
to find and destroy the Sangvis base!
Do this your way then, rookie!
AR Team, I'm changing your priorities.
Devote your full efforts to finding and destroying the Sangvis base!
But Commander!
M4! I'm counting on you.
Not this again.
Quiet! Watch your surroundings!
No unusual signals.
Clear.
Look at the footsteps.
The Ringleader here probably just retreated.
Three minutes ago, to be exact.
I am the Sangvis Ferri T-Doll, Destroyer!
It's an honor to meet you.
Is that the right thing to say?
On a long-range transmission, I mean.
I'm surprised, though!
You got here faster than I thought!
I was planning on taking advantage of the chaos to make my next move!
But you even found my coordinates!
Griffin's not as useless as I thought!
I'll give you credit for that.
What was that for? I was still talking!
Nothing.
Continue.
Whatever.
It's just one small base. I don't care if I lose it.
What are you planning?
Your little rust-bucket heads could never figure it out!
You stupid Griffin dolls!
Just stay there and watch!
You can't do anything anyway.
She left the channel.
Can you follow?
She's not far.
That moron didn't know we were tracking her.
She just left. We should still be able to catch up.
No, we should fall back.
They're already monitoring our movements.
If she calls reinforcements and we're surrounded, we'll be finished.
AR15, you're awfully calm this mission.
I'm a realist. Always.
Is something wrong with that?
Let's hurry. There's no time.
It's the Commander!
Hooray! I'm back!
SOPII, you're bothering the commander!
Welcome back.
Did the mission go well?
Yes. We destroyed their forward base and are tracking their Ringleader.
All that's left is for you to give the order.
I see.
Good work.
You seem to have established a good relationship with M4A1,
Commander Gentiane.
Glad to see it's going well.
But right now, I need to talk to you.
AR Team will stand by at a distance then, commander.
No, it's fine.
She's a special T-Doll.
Take good care of her, and eventually she'll reveal her true worth.
Special dolls have a special influence on those around them.
It's impossible to say whether that influence
will bring us luck or disaster, though.
Our meeting here was top secret.
As was the location of this base.
The reason they were able to launch a pinpoint attack
was probably that someone told them about it.
I will now make an important announcement.
Our investigations showed
a doll generating serious errors when transmitting and receiving data.
It is an AR Team T-Doll,
AR15!
We discovered you were generating serious errors during data upload.
Thus, we will now shut down your communication module
and take you to the interrogation room for questioning.
Raise your hands above your head and come with us.
That's impossible!
It must be a mistake!
Shut up, SOPII.
This isn't your problem.
No matter how much you whine, we can't disobey orders.
But...
AR15!
Don't screw up the mission just 'cause I'm not there.
What are we looking at, Commander Gentiane?
What happened?
So one of the dolls revealed the base's location?
Of course not!
We wouldn't leak information!
Commander Shi Jun, if that doll's mind was really taken over by the Sangvis,
we wouldn't be alive right now to talk about it.
I know.
I didn't really mean it.
They definitely know where the base is, though.
The intel teams won't be getting any sleep for a while.
Commander, we made contact with the Sangvis Ringleader when we hit the base.
SOPII is sending you her signal. It should be useful.
That's right!
Well done!
Give Helian the information. And the top brass, too.
They should be able to analyze the Sangvis' movements.
There'll be another mission, I think.
So rest while you can.
Okay!
She's just under suspicion right now.
It's not a sure thing yet.
There's no point in worrying.
And we have a job to do right now.
AR15 wouldn't want us worrying about her forever.
Why did it turn out this way?
We've discovered the identity of the Sangvis Ringleader
that attacked this base, everyone.
Her name is Destroyer.
She's a new type that has long-range artillery capability.
Command has designated her a high-priority target.
Commander Franklin, share with them what we know.
You're alive?
You weren't here when the Sangvis attacked, were you?
I thought you were dead.
Coward.
Who do you think made that resin you used?
I'm an engineer! I don't fight on the front lines!
Anyway, look at the map.
This is the Sangvis base AR Team took out an hour ago.
Our tracking data says that Destroyer should still be in the area.
That's a lot of ground to cover.
Yes.
So we'll take another step to narrow it down.
We'll send the dolls here to gather Sangvis comms signatures.
That will tell us the Ringleader's precise location.
High-altitude drones can't do it?
The Sangvis in this area are well-defended.
They shot down all the drones we sent up.
Can we pull up the geographic data for the zone?
We can.
Take out any areas with an incline of 70 degrees or more.
Okay.
That's 60 percent.
Now, then... this place can be our Luxembourg.
Sangvis planted an intrusion program in AR15 before she returned to base.
Her Zener Protocol's been cut, so she can't exchange data with the outside.
We're also checking her feature code and attempting a thorough virus removal.
Given her value, we're not going to be disarming her.
But we need to find out where the virus came from and stop it from coming back.
Anyway, until she comes back, don't worry and focus on your mission.
This mission is an extremely dangerous one. Take backups of your minds, everyone.
Right!
Hey, Dreamer!
How long am I supposed to stay here?
Hmm... I recommend staying until nightfall.
Your dumb ass would stand out so much during the day,
that an average doll off the street could find you.
I'm ready to fight...
And don't call me a dumbass!
The only survivors you have are our standard defense lines.
You used up all the extra forces I gave you.
If I hadn't ordered you to move, you'd be full of bullets right now.
Those useless Griffin dolls couldn't hurt me.
You'll know if that's true real soon.
What?
Griffin's coming from the northeast.
What?!
This is Javelin Team!
We've wiped out a Sangvis patrol!
We're gathering comms signatures now!
Well done!
There are multiple pieces of useful data here!
I'll send the codes to be cross-validated immediately!
Get me more data!
Javelin Team, forward!
Right!
This is Harpoon Team.
Sangvis has appeared to our front.
We have engaged the enemy.
Longsword has entered combat.
We're encountering more enemies.
The Ringleader on their side is getting ready for a fight.
There's nowhere for her to run.
She'll show up sooner or later.
We just need the chicken to watch and make sure she doesn't get away.
I'm watching! I'm watching!
And I'm not a chicken!
Don't worry.
Even if Franklin misses her, we'll catch her.
Fishing Net, you link up?
Unit 794 will be there soon.
Yes. We've already reached the target point.
We're waiting for their arrival
Cheer up, SOPII.
You're a doll, right?
If I'm a doll, that means I shouldn't feel affected. So why do I?
We're just tools to send on missions.
Why were we given pseudo-emotion modules?
Our only job is to aim for the enemy's head and pull the trigger.
Maybe the person who created us wanted us to do more than just pull the trigger.
SOPII, you okay?
I don't know.
We were finally all together again.
They're here, everyone.
Y-You're...
Gutentag.
The 794 support unit has arrived.
G43...
I thought AR team had four members.
Where's the other one?
Um, well...
Let's carry out the mission first.
Right now, the other units are attacking from all directions.
If the Ringleader's going to run, she'll likely use this route.
I see!
Then we'll provide fire support.
Being sentimental won't change a thing.
Nothing in the database matches this signal pattern.
This is as deep inside her neural cloud as we can go.
We'll need 16LAB's permission to go deeper.
Fine. We'll call it a day.
Cut her Zener Protocol and send her back to the interrogation room.
Longsword has finished combat.
Javelin has cleared its area of enemies!
Roger. Fishing Net, advancing!
Okay, keep up the pace!
All units, swap out and advance!
Hey, Dreamer!
Griffin's dolls are getting closer!
Do something!
She's not there?
Shit! Not now!
I lost all my Jaegers.
And I only have a few Rippers left.
I can't take this anymore!
I'm leaving!
A strong Sangvis signal!
It's her!
Just like the commander said, she came out when it got dark!
Vector M33X7.
She's hiding near the river.
Prepare the flares.
Roger!
Griffin dolls? What are you doing here?
Your little rust-bucket head could never figure it out!
You stupid Sangvis doll!
You're fighting one doll with these numbers?
You should be ashamed!
Scatter!
Watch for her shells!
Go to hell!
Emergency transmission to all Griffin dolls and teams.
AR Team's T-Doll, AR15,
escaped the interrogation room five minutes ago.
This T-Doll may be infected with a Sangvis virus, and is extremely dangerous.
What's wrong? Why are you just standing there?
Also, her Zener Protocol has been turned off, so she can't be tracked.
What are you doing?
Watch out!
You okay?
Report to command if you find her,
and apprehend her immediately.
If needed, you are permitted to attack or destroy her.
You really are stupid if you're spacing out in the middle of a fight!
You maggot!
Now. Escape.
Dreamer?
Damn it!
Where's Destroyer?
She escaped the encirclement!
No...
What was that?
I don't know.
But that attack cut off our communications with the outside!
Why? And at a time like this...
You lost your command system, too?
Is it a coincidence...
...that it happened right when that doll tried to make a run for it?
M4, what do we do now?
I want to go looking for AR15.
But we're in the middle of a mission.
Destroyer got away, but there are still lots of Sangvis.
Which means we should start by following Destroyer.
What good would that do at this point?
Calm down, M4.
Do you really think AR15 is being controlled?
If she fled of her own will, instead of being controlled by Sangvis,
she must have had something she had to do.
You mean AR15 realized Sangvis's deeper objective?
But... But if she really did find something, why didn't she report it?
Or even tell us?
M4, I know more about AR15 than you do.
Or should I say I know more about AR Team?
If that was her decision, then there must be a reason.
All we can do is believe in her.
And for that, we have to carry out our mission.
M16 is right!
But we can't contact our commander right now.
With no one to command us...
I lost the memories of when we fought together last,
but M4, you know what we can do.
We can handle the Sangvis here by ourselves.
Go, AR Team.
Your comrade believes in you, too. I know it.
Thank you, G43.
You're right. She's a treasured companion to us.
AR Team, let's follow Destroyer!
Dreamer...! Dreamer!
Hey... Dreamer!
What? What's wrong?
Griffin was way faster than we thought!
Use your firepower to slow them down!
Huh? Why do I need to do that?
You promised that when the mission was complete, you'd support my retreat!
So, is the mission complete?
I failed to assassinate Kryuger.
But the program I loaded into AR15 worked fine!
I found the data on Safehouse 3 inside her neural cloud, too!
We have the data we need for Parapluie now!
So help me!
If the mission's complete, there's no need for you anymore, right?
We're dolls.
And dolls are expendable, right?
There's no reason to waste resources going to pick up a piece of garbage, right?
Do you really think you can get away with this?
You can revive as soon as you're killed, anyway.
You'll lose your memories of what's happening now, too.
And when that happens,
you'll be like a little puppy that does whatever I tell her to!
That's... not true!
You're lying!
You think so?
My adorable little moron...
You don't think this is the first time, do you?
Episode 10: "The Kindling 03."