Part 43: Tragedy

Good... Still no sign of anyone. If we could find a phone or a computer somewhere...
Doctor, look! On the table...
...A satellite phone! Good eye, Angie! We should be able to contact the police with this!

No guards whatsoever? Wow, Delphi is even more incompetent that NB terrorists who lock us with a toy.



If we've truly located the leader of Delphi, this operation cannot fail, under any circumstances.
Yes... I've been fully briefed on the situation.
Then, why the hesitation? The Hands of Asclepius is far more competent than Caduceus. And there really is no other option, considering their ace surgeon himself is a prisoner.
True, but Dr. Stiles risked his life to contact us... Shouldn't--
That's exactly why you need to ensure he is rescued, by bringing us.
...Very well. I'll allow the HOA to accompany us. We'll be infiltrating the complex as soon as we arrive, so there won't be a moment to lose. Please keep that in mind.
Understood, Detective. I'll inform Caduceus. They should know what' going on. I can't stress enough how critical this operation is.



We now know where we are!

Now, we just have to wait for them to get here.
But, Doctor... You really think we should go back to that cell? Shouldn't we run away?
If they find out we've escaped, they'll definitely be on the alert... Even worse, Heinrich might take precautions and leave this place. Don't worry. I can unlock that door again, if we have to. It'll be much safer for everyone involved if we just stay put.

That's...actually a pretty smart idea

...I see. Let's go back, then. I'll... be OK, as long as I'm with you, Doctor.
Angie... Alright, let's hurry.



Good. Have we learned the location of the room where Dr. Stiles and Nurse Thompson are being held?
Yes, sir. Both the satellite image and the thermal sensors have confirmed where they're held.

...How did you use a satellite image to locate the prison in this huge manor? How would that even work?

Captain, I know you're fully aware of this, but those two must be saved at all costs.
We understand, Detective. Men, securing the hostages is our number one priority. However, if you get a visual on von Raitenau, confirm his position and neutralize him. Seal off all exits! We can't let him escape!
Yes, sir!
Alright, move in!

*Gunshots*



It must be them!

*More gunshots*



I hope they're alright...
Dr. Stiles has managed to survive through many dangerous situations. This isn't his first battle against Delphi, and his stay in Costigar was also quite volatile. I don't think he's the type to let a situation like this get the best of him.
...... Huh!? Isn't that him!? Doctor, over here! Stay low!



Almost there, Angie!
...I'll... *gasp* make it.

We're safe!

Dr. Stiles!
Ah... You're safe.
... *gasp* ... Detective Buckley... And... Chief Mercer? Adel!?
Are you two alright!? Are you wounded!?
No... *pant* We're... fine.
Dr. Tulba, now that the hostages have been secured...



Understood. We'll do everything we can to help apprehend Heinrich.
...!? You're going inside, Adel!?
I'm sure you're exhausted, Dr. Stiles. Please leave the rest to us. Everyone, we're going in!
...Yes, sir.
...Bring me a standard issue protection kit!
You're coming? ...I don't think that would be wise, Doctor.
Yes, don't be rash, Dr. Stiles. You just got away from them!
They have something in there we don't know about yet... If you're going, then I am too!
Fine, suit yourself. This will be the end of Delphi!

Get it? Suit yourself? As in "go wear the protective suit?"

I'll join you, Doctor! You may need me if something happens!
Angie... Thank you.
Here's the kit for you and Nurse Thompson. Make sure you come back in one piece... Both of you.
Delphi may be on its last legs... But don't let your guard down.



No sign of primary target! We are currently on the basement level, and we're detecting a high-level chiral reaction from a locked room down here. Your orders, Captain?
I copy, Alpha Team. Our target is most likely in that room. Hold your position while I send in the medical unit. Proceed at will once they have arrived!
Roger!
Doctors, we'd like you to head over to the basement. Are you ready?
Yes, of course.
Let's go, Angie!
Right!



Doctor! Over here!
No... How could they...!?



...Wer sind Sie?

Translated to "Who are you?"

......
Doctor... Wh-What are they!?
They're living incubators... Their bodies are being used to cultivate GUILT! Heinrich, you...!
Doctor, look out!
Freeze! Don't move!



But... it's still not too late.
Nobody go near him! ...He may be armed with GUILT.
I underestimated you, Dr. Stiles. But I have learned from the past. I will not be taken as easily as my grandfather.
What have you learned!? Look at these children! You're repeating the same mistakes all over again!
They are no ordinary Sinners. This is Karl, and this is Christine. My son and daughter. The Prince and Princess of a new dawn for mankind!



Hmph, talk about delusions of grandeur.
The bloodline of Adam must live on... His genetic legacy is the salvation for humanity. We alone can end the world's suffering! It is a sacred mission my family has been blessed with!
You call that a blessing? It's nothing but a curse, Heinrich. You've got to free yourself from this so-called destiny! Don't you understand? GUILT will never bring people joy!
...Ha. You will eventually discover how wrong you are, Dr. Stiles. We live in a world where only the elite receive medical attention, and the mass fade away... GUILT is the great equalizer! It decides who lives or dies, without regard for social class.

Add unaffordable healthcare to the list of issues UtK2 brings up and then sweeps under the rug.

So you thought to control the future. Too bad your ambitions will never come to fruition.
Oh, but they will. Now... let me show you the power of my bloodline.
...You have GUILT in your system...! What are you planning!?
My life will end once... And long after I've been declared dead in the eyes of medicine, my blood will once again circulate... The world itself will be vastly changed by that time.

What would you do if you're buried deep under the ground? Or locked in some morgue? Or incinerated?



Because that worked out so well for Adam...

What the-- Gas!
It may be GUILT! Get your hazard gear on!
This is... *cough* a tranquilizer!
Ha... Hahahaha!
*cough cough* You won't get your way! You think you can just escape from reality!? Think again! This serum will put an end to your crazed ambition, once and for all! *injects the serum*
Wh-What did you-- Ngh!
...Ugh!
...Aaah!
Adel! What have you done!? They're different from any GUILT patients we've ever treated before! They were stable! We could have performed the operations after transporting them out!
The necrosis serum has been perfected by the HOA! The sooner the treatment, the better!
Treat my GUILT? Imposs-- Urgh...!
The serum has begun to fatally alter the GUILT. It does no harm to the human body. You shouldn't feel any--
...Aaaaagh! My stomach...!
...What's going on!?
...Vater... Vater!
Aua! ...Ich habe Magenschmerzen!

Translated into "...Father... Father!" and "Ouch! ...I have a stomachache!" Spoiler: Christine has GUILT in her lung, not stomach. So either the translation is incorrect or the second person is Karl.

In any case... Good job, Adel!

...They're all in serious pain!
The GUILT in their body must be reacting violently to the serum!
Th-That can't be...! Our... Our serum! We've got no choice then. We need to operate... I... need... to... operate... My head... I-I can't see straight! I must... calm down... Nngh!
Dr. Tulba!? ...Doctor! He's in no condition to operate!
Angie, get ready to perform the procedure! There's no time to lose! We have to do all three of them in a row, but hang in there!
Yes, Dr. Stiles.
No... I'll operate... Ungh...

Operation Video


Let's stay focused and come up with the best plan, so we can save them all although we can only rely on their current condition since we don't know their medical history.

Because relying on medical history worked out so well for us...

From the chiral reactions and the coma scale, Heinrich seems to be in most danger.
I see. We should start with him, then. I want you to keep your eyes on the children.
I will, Doctor. Now... here's an update on Heinrich. The GUILT "Tetarti" is invading his liver as we speak.
It won't take time for his liver to be completely covered with poisonous polyps.
Our objective for this operation is:

• Eliminate Tetarti.

...... This Tetarti is most likely the mutated version, Doctor. It may have evolved even more than the one we faced before.
It's quite possible. Tje Acropolis serum will probably be ineffective, but let's save him!
Yes, Doctor!





We're going to be treating Tetarti in this operation, Doctor. Let's get started.



Fun fact: the initial diverticula are fixed. And they're guaranteed to be the colors of Tetarti's first wave.



Tetarti will move very quickly by the end of this operation. The key here is knowing that you only need about a quarter vial to inject Tetarti. Otherwise, you won't have time to inject them all before they resubmerge.



You might get plenty of Misses, but it's still very easy to survive if you know that trick.

Heinrich's treatment is finished. Let's move onto his son... Karl!
Based on the chiral reaction, the GUILT present inside Karl's body should be Kyriaki. Let's perform the treatment before the lacerations spread any further.



Yeah, we're going to deal with all three returning GUILT in this operation.



Both waves have two Kyriaki each. Unlike our previous encounter, these Kyriaki requires 3 laser taps instead of 2. It's not a big change, really.



Seems like all these returning GUILT dies with a sparkle. I don't remember any sparkle on Nous, though



Queen Kyriaki creates 2 pupas on the first wave and 3 on the rest.



If you raise the vitals after removing the pupas but before lasering the queen, Kyriaki shouldn't be an issue.

Karl's operation is finished. He's going to be OK now. Our last patient is... Christine. According to the chiral reaction, her GUILT type should be Pempti. After we save her, we're done, Doctor!



Pempti is by far the hardest GUILT in this operation. It's a battle of reflex and attrition.



If you can't keep up with Pempti, you'd lose really quickly and have to start over from Heinrich. It's much harder than it sounds and harder than how I made it look.

As with other games, you'd want Pempti to do its gray attack. And you really don't want Pempti to do the blue attack.



Anyway, since I got lucky and managed to get to the end with max vitals, I decided to show off how bad red Pempti can be.



I lost 20 vitals on the best case scenario. Just imagine how much worse it'd be if you didn't alternate the attacks...

Chiral reaction has disappeared! The treatment of Pempti is complete. We're done treating all of them! Please treat the remaining affected areas!



I rank this operation as hard as SO's 6-7 (Fallen Heroes). Both of which are not as hard as NB's 7-2 (Strike Force). I can't even finish that latter one





Yeah... This is finally the end of GUILT terrorism, and Delphi.



I must apologize for Dr. Tulba. I thought he'd hold up better under stress...
What's done is done.
Yes, and in the end, Delphi has been eliminated. It couldn't have been accomplished without you. Thank you. Are you sure you won't reconsider joining the Hands of Asclepius? With you on our staff, we could--
...I'm sorry. My heart is with Caduceus.
I figured you'd say as much. It's really too bad, but I guess it can't be helped... The police will take von Raitenau into custody, and we'll take care of any follow-up operations. He'll most likely end up being tried as an international criminal.
Heinrich truly believed that GUILT could bring people happiness. I wasn't able to convince him otherwise. But, maybe having time to dwell on his own tragedies will make him realize the truth.
...... Ah, by the way, the back-up team fro mCaduceus should be arriving here shortly. You should probably go outside and let them know you're safe.
...Shall we get going then, Doctor?
Yeah, let's go.

Don't you feel GUILTy for plagiarism?

Well, since this operation is these returning GUILT's last appearance, might as well talk about the plagiarism here, right?



UtK/SO's Kyriaki has no queen or pupa, but it has more of them appearing at once. There's even the possibility of a small Kyriaki appearing along with a big one.

The suturing jank with UtK also makes Kyriaki harder than it needs to be. Regardless, it's still not that hard; operating on 5 patients within 10 minutes is certainly possible.



SO's Kyriaki is almost an absolute joke. It's much harder to see the shadow from a distance (since you're playing on a Wii), but it's much easier to suture. Not to mention that it's extremely easy to locate the big one after it dives.



UtK's Tetarti is an absolute joke. The speed is intimidating, but it's nothing you can't handle. Just like in this game, Tetarti only needs a quarter vial.



SO's Tetarti, on the other hand, is actually threatening. It moves much faster, won't show their colors, and continuously spew toxic. We have to discern their colors from their toxic gas. Even if they don't resubmerge, we can't just take our time. The injected ones will still keep moving, and eventually the effect will wear off.

Yeah, I had plenty of trouble with this. In fact, this Tetarti mutation is so threatening that it manages to infect Derek with GUILT. Maybe if Delphi used this mutation in addition to the 2 new colors Operation Hades wouldn't fail



Speaking of Pempti, the UtK's version is also very hard. The initial shadow is much harder to see, and it can create up to 10 pink cores at once. Suturing the lacerations caused by those pink cores is an automatic Bad, but there's no combo in UtK so it doesn't really matter.

At least there's only one main core and the gray cores can be burned before they do any real damage. The blue attack is also less threatening since there's less of them and burning the small tumors won't drop any vitals if you use spread the gel beforehand.



Once again SO's version is the easiest. Take away all the issues I mentioned above while keeping the redeeming values and you have the SO operation.

In addition to that, the laser hitbox is extremely generous; it's possible to laser two of the blue cores at the same time. And letting the fluid hit the intact small tumors take away vitals so low that it's better to just let that happen if you don't care about the score.

In fact, SO's Pempti is so easy that I managed to beat X5 on my first try . It took me dozens of tries for UtK's X5 and I still haven't beaten Pempti's X mission in this game to this day