Part 109: Mission #41: Sudden Death Overtime!

Mission #41: Sudden Death Overtime!



It's the last Tianlei mission. I'll always remember them for being so lacking in dialogue that I could do an update in a half-hour.



: You'll have to direct things from here.
: Okay, get out of your wanzer, Kazuki. There's a control panel, but only a human can operate it.
: All right, I got it. Okay, I'm at the control panel.
:: Adjust the controls in the following sequence.
: Okay, shoot.
: First, press the left red button and set the right lever to max.
: Done.
: Turn the center dial full right, the press the yellow button.
: I'm done. This is going to blow up the base, right?
: Yes... most likely.
: What do you mean, "most likely?"
Christ, we can't even blow things up with fucking up somehow.



ALL STAFF PLEASE EVACUATE
....Good?



Not good.
: What!? 25 minutes!? It should be more! My estimate was closer to 40.
: Argh! Let's get moving!
: Get to the primary floor from there.
: Okay.



The fact the game is making us go through the corridors instead of skipping to the exterior is not a good sign.



: What!? Not now!
20 MINUTES UNTIL CRITICAL
: You better get out before this place blows.
: I will fulfill my responsibility to this base and the RRF. I did a little handiwork on this place just for your plan.
: Then you're the one responsible for it?
: I expected you to overload the base. Now you will die with it.
Seems like if you knew we were going to try to self-destruct the base, it might have been a better idea to prevent it rather than help facilitate a faster destruction, but I appreciate the effort, nonetheless.
: This is definitely looking bad for us... Let's go.



Kazuki, Ryogo, Emma and Linny are once again the team. The enemy is four Wude 3s with needles. Not particularly threatening, but there's a complication.



We only have 11 turns to kill them all before the base explodes with us still on it. Now, as a practical matter, that's probably about twice as much time as I really need, still, there is something inherently worrying about being under the gun like this.



Emma force-ejects...



...Ryogo kills the pilot. One turn, one dead Wude. See? Easy.



Linny activates RoF III, which almost makes him worthwhile.



Activating it twice, though, makes him borderline useful, which is probably the best Linny can hope for.



Linny has effectively fired four times his usual attack, and it's still kind of disappointing. Fun fact: A end-game computer filled with RoF Is can allow a wanzer to make 6.5 attacks if they all combo.



Two down, although Ryogo doesn't have much health. As always, a wanzer with two-weapons and no shield is going to be vulnerable to melee and missile wanzers, a fact that never dissuades you guys from using the lowest-HP body units you can find.



And so Ryogo dies for your sins.



Kazuki kills Jiu after several turns of wearing him down.
: Remember...this country needs leaders like Jie...
Given that every time we've helped rebels overthrow a government in this game, it's ended in disaster, I'm inclined to agree, although, for plot reasons, there's not much I can do to change our course.



Linny ends the mission by forcing the last Wude 3 to surrender. I ended up capturing three out of the four enemy wanzers. I just wish there weren't Wudes...



Hard to argue with that. MVP goes to Kazuki, if only because he gave the most solid performance.



: Sorry.
: Someone will have to stay behind and operate the elevator.
: I'll do it.
: Do you have a plan?
: I'll jump as soon as I start the operation.
: Kazuki, hurry.
: Okay, I'm going!



It's time to get off this land-boat!



NOW PASSING THE CRITICAL POINT
: Get away from the fortress! You don't want to get caught!
And Tianlei begins to blow apart as our party jumps at the last possible moment. Will they survive?

Next Time: The party survives