Before Chapter 133, I would like to wish all my fans a happy new year, and hope that 2019 is a great year. I would also like to thank you for becoming my fans and for your support, and would like to recommend ghostdominion6 who has written Neptunia fanfics and has done some unique stories with them, including setting it in a different universe.
Chapter 133: Battle for the leadership
Note: Readers please listen to Time Crisis 2 Arcade Street Fight while reading this:
As the object is moving towards me after being thrown what I suspect to be a grenade, which will kill me when it reaches me because I have no doubt that the rotten CPU has cooked it such that it would, I am pleased. This is because that despite being previously in pain and agony before meeting with Neptune, I am able to not just quickly unholster my revolver, which considering the speed of the projectory would I be able to react with enough speed, but with one shot from my revolver, be able to shoot the grenade in the air. This quick move of mine would have been ever so difficult considering the size of the target and how it isn't just moving but quickly and in a curved direction towards me.
It's quite a relief as that grenade would have made me lose this nightmare for certain to say the very least, and I hate the idea of going through all that brainwashing, only for me to be defeated by a grenade, at the very first moment of the action all kicking off. I only hope that Noire is alright, as she's probably waiting for me outside, though I worry now once again about the troops there, who speaking of which I must not let them use the brainwashing machine, which will severely hinder my abilities and that is a complete understatement.
Annoyingly before I can even make a quick decision as to whether to get my sub machine gun out despite it being in a case which will take time to open, or whether to stick to my revolver and wait for a better opportunity even though it'll have less bullets, range and fire power, the brainwashing hits me again. ARGH, OWWWW, OOOOOH, not again.
"ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The brainwashing voice says to me once again, over and over.
I don't think I can take this, not even for a fraction of the time I've already had, considering how although I would love to resist for eternity even though I'm no masochist, my own body has its limits and I feel it might have already reached them from before, and it will certainly take some time before my body can recover and take this potential level of punishment once again for a significant amount of time.
I fear that if I look for the person operating the machine and shoot them, I'll be shot and so I can only shoot through the wall and hope that with one of my 5 remaining shots I can hit them and stop the brainwashing, otherwise I'll have to get the case open and get the SMG, but with the brainwashing affecting my coordination and vision to such an extent, will I be able to stop them?
If only I had my magnetic vision because then I would have been able to shoot through the wall and hit the target, and then the machine, but with it being one of Neptune's deadly nightmares, I can only make my best guess and to just shoot where I believe it is considering where it is. It's not easy doing this with my brain hurting like who knows what, but I do my best, argh, oooh, ungh.
"ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDEEEEEEEEEEEEEMM" The brainwash voice says to me, only for it to stop abruptly.
Yes! I manage to somehow stop it after firing my last shot, that was close because I don't think I would have managed to get the case out quickly enough after being brainwashed, and if the brainwashing didn't kill me then the enemy guards would have certainly.
Now I need to destroy the machine, find my female companion, my wife, my goddess and get to her and give chase to the vile purpled haired nemesis, and I need to do it quickly, because already by now she'll have driven off and will be at her destination before we know it, but to do the first thing necessary and destroy the machine, I need to open the case and I worry that even without the brainwashing, it could be fiddly and require it to be opened in a special way, all while they will rush in activate the brainwashing machine and get me again but I can only try, hope that it's easy to open and if not I can still do it.
Come on case, don't be a difficult so and so, I mean business people will need easy access to avoid embarrassment, and to get deals done as quickly as possible so that money can be raised as quickly as possible. Yes I get the case open with a bit of trouble, as I try out the different methods to get it open, and I reach for the Sterling sub machine gun, but at the same time the brainwashing affects me once again, though at least I have a submachine gun, and I am determined to do my very best and not let it break me down.
"ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEE" The brainwashing voice says to me again, only for it to end even more suddenly than before.
I'm out of bullets but at least the brainwashing has stopped, as I walk towards the door to the room where the machine is, while putting in a fresh clip, and cocking my gun so that it's ready to fire its barrage once again. By the time I get to the door, I am able to shoot, and I peak round only to find a few guards with MP5 sub machine guns who I quickly mow down before destroying the machine by shooting at it, which relieves me very much to know that I won't have to hear that agonising annoying voice in my head anymore which gets on my nerves to say the very least.
I have no time to wait or lose however as I need to get to my female partner in so many ways, but there are lots of guards here, and I don't know if I have enough bullets to deal with them, as I find myself having to reload again, and while I can escape through the cloakroom that my nemesis has, will it be well guarded to cover her escape?
It will probably be the case, but I have no choice if I am to catch up with her, which I fear I won't because of her speed as no doubt she's already in a car by now, and have left to do her moronic monstrous mission, while Miss Lastation unless she's giving pursuit in which I'll be on my own and probably die, will be waiting for me to help ensure we can fight together and to hopefully succeed together.
When I make it to the cloakroom in little time, concerned that there'll be guards pursuing me, I notice a window there which is where Neptune must have jumped out, but then I notice more stuff, as through the window which I carefully look through to prevent myself being spotted, on the pavement is a trail of blood. While there are also a few guards looking at the window and at the shop, I managed to notice the pathetic Planeptune CPU with an ankle covered in blood, being supported by a couple of guards to their car, which is a Lincoln Continental Mark 4, with this one being in a bright purple.
This pleases me as I could finish her off, but then my HUD tells me I have to chase her, not kill her, nuts but maybe there's a reason for this, no doubt that I need her to get to Cody Geass, who I haven't had time to think about the significance of him or indeed this nightmare, but at least I'm able to give chase if I can get through these guards somehow and commandeer a car and pursue her.
Fortunately and conveniently I just happen to notice such a car from directly opposite the window by the pavement, and this car is a Ford Capri Mk 1, though this one is black, and I could just see Noire's indistinguishable shiny long hair, as she's hiding in the passenger seat of the car, which makes me wonder how she got it but I have no time to wonder, and I realise does it matter as long as she has it, who knows maybe she'll explain at a later time.
And with this in mind it pleases me to not just see her, a friendly face once again, but to know that I can just jump down, get in the car and pursue that Planeptune CPewwww, who Noire Black Heart has clearly wounded in the ankle no doubt as she's fallen, to make it look like she landed wrong, and by the time they notice the blood they won't know who shot her, and as we pursue her we can then form a plan, and put an end to her nightmares and save this great nation of ours.
The trouble is how to get her to acknowledge that she's seen me or for me to acknowledge that I've seen her. Mmmm I need to find a way and quickly, since there'll be more guards coming, in fact I look behind me to see if there are any more guards coming to avoid them shooting my back, and I am very much relieved that although there were a few in the doorway of the cloak room, I was able to mow the lot of them before they could register my presence. Despite this though I fear there'll be more coming and if anything I'll have alerted the guards on the ground, and I suspect they'll have their guns pointed to the window, ready to shoot if, no when I jump down through the window, since I have no choice due to the fact that there's too many if I go through the building, and it'll take too long.
Thankfully, I then hear what must be the guards coughing a lot, gasping for air and I can see thick smoke rising up to the window, next to Noire's car, this is my chance, but it won't be a long one, because it will be really soon before they find out who threw that smoke, and so I rush to the window, and jump through, being glad that the smoke is covering my descent. Yet I have a feeling that they know where it came from, it's just that they are unable to attack the car because there are cars driving past frantically, desperately trying to avoid the carnage, and the smoke will cause them to choke and disorient them making it hard for them to be able to fight.
Annoyingly though it affects me too, as my vision is blurry, and I'm gasping for air, as I worry that I'll become unconscious really soon. Even more of a pain is that despite it being from a friendly and friendly fire being impossible, it's a nightmare and these rules don't apply, though despite the frustration of being at risk from death and defeat using a method which is supposed to cut the risk of me being killed and defeated, as they won't see me coming, I have no hatred whatsoever to Noire for this. I'd do the same since it's better to have a chance of death than a certainty of death, and this agony won't last for long whichever way it goes.
Besides which once I get in the car and I'm confident I will, I'll be united with my extremely loved one and we can fight together once again just like old times, and vanquish our enemies and make things prosperous for our allies.
The thing is, despite the symptoms from the gas getting worse and worse for me, I know that I have reached the floor with my feet, and then hearing the sound of a door being opened, I then need to at my best judgement to take the appropriate steps towards the car and then dive in it, before she drives away, and then when I recover which hopefully won't take too long, we can pursue that rotten Neptune, and put a stop to her maniacal madness.
After what feels like forever, after doing what I needed to do, I could feel the car seat on my front after diving on it, as the car then speeds away, while I fold my legs back, only for me to hear the door being shut just vaguely by Miss Lastation herself.
I really like how my vision is improving, and I'm no longer gasping for air, as the portion of gas that came into the car escapes from the window.
"Are you alright?" The CPU of Lastation asks me while briefly stroking my head as if to soothe it from the pain I had, sounding ever so sexy and genuinely concerned for my wellbeing.
"Yeah I'm fine thanks for that, you saved me back there." I say to her with much love and compassion.
I sigh in my head as I find myself thinking if only this weren't a nightmare, because I have no doubt that this could have been romantic for my head to be next to hers while we're driving, and I could imagine her putting my head on her lap while she drives, and massages it as well. Oh well, maybe another time since right now, we have a job to do and that is to save this great nation of ours, and with this in mind I manage to with much energy thanks to her inspiring me on, reminding me why I must not give up, to roll over and to put my legs to where they should be beneath the glove compartment, and to pull myself up so I'm sat normally.
"You're welcome, anytime, you deserve it, you've saved me and our nations, and friends and family, loads of times. And now thanks to you, enduring all that she can throw at you with that nasty brainwashing of hers, we can save this great nation of ours again, as we know of her end game, all thanks to her boasting about it to you, not knowing that it was all recorded in the suitcase, and transmitted to all the nation's forces in the area.
When we wake up, I'll have to give you something special from all of us, for the great work that you've not just done but continue to do, and celebrate our victories against the Planeptune CPEwwww, as we show her what happens when she messes with our nation, and has the audacity to try and become the prime minister and do the worst job ever such that she'll harm the people and the country in such unimaginable sadistic ways, ever possible, completely destroying not just the people, but the heritage, the culture, the prosperity and the pride of it, to such depths that it'll be the worst in the world by a massive extent, and will be difficult if not impossible to fix." My lovely Lastation CPU says with much passion and pride as she then unbuttons her coat to reveal a jumper which resembles a flag.
This flags consists of a royal blue background, a red chunky cross in the centre and a red saltire, a diagonal cross, which reaches the sides in which next to the red part on all the sides are white thinner lines, and next to them are yellow even thinner lines, and in the middle is a shield, a heater shield which is in black, in which in the shield is a lion on the left and on the right is a green snake. Surrounding the shield is a yellow border and another border with the 3 corners jutting out into spikes, and on top is a semi-circle in yellow with the symbol of a gold crown with purple fabric, and on the top two corners is some green leaves, probably wreaths, and next to each side of the curved part of the shield is two white ribbons with a red border.
This flag does intrigue me as it looks like a famous flag of a country from the place we used to be and have vague memories of; in fact I wonder if it's the flag of here and where I was born. Yet at the same time it also looks like the flag of a faction in a certain horrible anime which I hated so much, even though I don't have much memories of it, perhaps this nightmare may explain more about why I hated the anime. One reason I know I hated it though is that it was because it vilified who I happened to be, and just like Neptunia they criticise who I support like Lastation and Lowee, for past actions when they are ones to talk, as well as being worse, much much worse, and yet they make themselves to be a victim, like they've done no wrong which is nonsense, and they have no understanding that it is was a competition.
A competition, as to who could sell the most consoles, who was the best gamer, and who was the most popular, it's a lot like in history, where that was one big competition for security, prosperity, in the form of resources, ways of life and land, and because of that desire to survive they were wars and conquests, and eventually there would be people who wished to rule large amounts of land so that there was peace, and to rule it with the desire to reduce conflicts, and with this peace, comes progress both in technological advancements, and moral advancements especially from this land, and others like this one.
It is tragic how history seems to result in vilification for the rest of time, and for there to be hatred and punishment because of it, especially when I ask the question were our past enemies any better, and that is no. Why can't there be co-operation between people, to be proud of who they are and their accomplishments, and to improve as individuals, and to have appreciation for others. That will be what will make the world a better place, rather than this guilt, this shaming, this paying for past mistakes, because where does it stop, since it never ends as conflict due to the need for survival or prosperity has gone on for a long time.
The principal doesn't even work since how much would be enough or is it unlimited in which case what would the point be, and surely cooperation would be better as it means they are helped and gaining prosperity more than the principal, could ever hope for, and the wrong people would pay and would the people it's meant for wouldn't even receive it. And why isn't good things taken into consideration since nations have helped others out in different ways, and why does it only seems to be nations like this that gets this treatment, but not others.
Yes it's true that bad things still happen like what Neptune is doing, but I only wish for her elimination, Planeptune I merely wish for them to stop the war and the harm, and for them to reform, I do not wish to shame them, to charge them money, for them to be sad forever because of bad things, not all of them are bad anyway they're just following orders and have no choice, and just deserve better, and with us they will get better.
That's all anyone can do is just focus on what's happening now, to reform what's happening now, and to seek to continue making the world better, it's a part of our evolution and to criticise, shame and charge a nation of people for past mistakes, when the people back then are different and were done with different morals, technology, etc. is nonsense. Of course people of the past aren't as ideal as now, that's evolution and is like bashing an older console for not being as good as a more modern version, well of course, but that's due to the technology available at the time.
Besides which, I wish good luck to that nasty purple haired evil villain in her plan, because the people won't stand for it, that I know, because they don't believe in paying for their ancestor's supposed mistakes, or to feel sad and depressed while others don't, why should they when they don't? And isn't joint happiness and cooperation better rather than conflict and sadness? For we are proud nation, a proud country with a wonderful long history, with much accomplishments, that I do know, and we will not have you take it away, so once again you can try your stupid propaganda nonsense about how bad we are, when you should look in the mirror.
And I and Noire, Uni and all our allies, have absolute confidence, that if we all do our normal duty, and use our skills, tactics, strength, passion and our way of life, we will of course prove once more to be able to defend this island home of ours, as we've done throughout the worlds, to last this war, and to outlast the menace of the tyrannies of our enemies, if need be for years, and if need be alone with limited resources. And we won't just try but we will succeed, it is our resolve of our government, and the will of us all who believe in our nations, our technologies, our prosperity and our morals.
Lastation, Lowee or whatever this place is called due to my amnesia, and all of our allies are linked together with a common need, a problem and enemy, and will defend to the death this native soil, helping each other like we've been best friends for a long time, or married considering the marriages between the people of all the good factions and nations here.
And while yes large tracts of the word we inhibit when awake, and no doubt this world we're in now, have fallen into the grip of Plutia and her sadists, and sadistic methods, we shall not fail or fall. We shall indeed go on to the end, whatever the outcome; we shall fight in Lowee, in the nightmares, thrown by the nasty Neptune. We shall fight in the seas and oceans, we shall fight with increasing confidence and strength in the skies or wherever, and we shall defend whatever, in this case our island whatever the cost it happens to be. We shall fight in our beaches, landing grounds, and we will fight in the streets and the fields, and the hills, and surrendering is something we will never ever do.
And even if conquest were to happen, this island was to fall which is a big no chance, then our allies whatever remains will carry on the struggle, until this place, this place we came from is to be liberated, and remains liberated for the rest of time.
And it is with this in my own mind, as I inspire myself to carry on, that I then reveal a t shirt which has exactly the same flag, which I intend to show to these morons with pride, because I know it will freak them senseless, that I stand by my country and am prepared to defend it and not let brain-dead idiots like them take it from me, and like every other nation I have a right to be proud of my identity, to embrace it, and to be proud of its accomplishments while continuing to better myself as an individual.
"I look forward to that Noire. Just as I look forward to showing the pathetic Planeptune CPewwwws and her puny fools who happily support her, that her efforts in trying to break us will be futile, maybe after her defeat we could see the nation welcome you as Prime Minister. I'm sure you'll be a brilliant one, I know your manifesto will be a complete contrast to what Neptune's is." I say to her with much pride, as I make sure my weapons are reloaded, only to find that there are other weapons in the car as well like an FN FAL semi-automatic rifle with suppressor, a Stakeout Pump Action shot gun, and an MP5 submachine gun with suppressor, along with a significant number of clips for each of these weapons, and I only hope it'll be enough for this fire fight, or that back up can come and soon.
As if on cue though to reassure me, I hear an announcement on the radio in the car, which sounds distinctive, it's female and it reminds me of the police in Need For Speed.
"Attention all units, attention all units, our number one most wanted Neptune Purple Heart is in a Purple Lincoln Continental Mark 4, we have reason to believe she intends to go to our government building in the capital city, and thanks to the bug by Lady Black Heart, intends to overthrow our democratically elected government, and replace it with a tyrannical dictatorship with such insane policies that will cause irreparable damage to our great nation and its people.
Cody Gears will be meeting up with Neptune there, and he's our number two most wanted, wanted for serious crimes including inciting terror, revolts and undermining the memberships of organisations, he has been forcing people to pay him money for the ridiculous purpose of paying reparations, and the money is limitless, in fact until they're bankrupt. While those that refuse and those that are patriotic to their nation, he has them, their family and friends killed in unpleasant manners to say the least, and he's mostly killed Britannian civilians and he targets them especially for reparations.
These two and the people that work for them must be stopped at any cost, and must be defeated for good, for even if they fail, they will continue to attack our people with propaganda, and to replace our way of life with theirs, of guilt and of shame, of subjugation and of never ending payment, humiliation and suffering to them, and to attack our roots, and if we don't have roots, we have nothing as a people, no reason to defend, no reason to exist, and it'll be even harder to win, if not impossible, for how can we if we don't have the will, the passion, the belief, in ourselves and our nation.
For the sake of our Britannian nation and our allies from around the world, who have chosen to join our organisation, and to trade, and to promote our values, and to compete in our games, and for the sake of the free world, we must not lose to them, and we must put a stop to their ways forever.
Our Lady Black Heart is in pursuit, and she needs our assistance, and finally there have been reports after hacking into their communications, along with bugging them and watching them under surveillance, that there are a few people who don't believe in Cody Gear's cause, and would wish to defect and fight on our side in defiance and show they respect other nations, and their right to be proud of who they are. If we can find these people and rescue them, this may encourage others who have doubts to do the same, and will bring an excellent message to the world of peace and cooperation and prosperity. Hail Britannia." The announcer on the radio speaks with passion.
Hail Britannia indeed, and anyone who doesn't like it, oh well, and any of those people that work for Gears wishes to kill me, for saying those two words with pride, good luck to them, and they'll need it since they'll die by me first.
As I was thinking, only to then listen to the announcement on the radio, I armed myself with the FN FAL, while I passed Noire the MP5 after telling me by body language that she would like this weapon which she holds with one hand, waiting for us to get close to Neptune, as at this point she was quite far away but we did manage to catch up, but not before a couple of purple cars of the same make as our nemesis arrives in front, and the passengers in the cars on each side then lean out of their cars and begin shooting with those to the left of the car using Browning Hp pistols, while those on the right using ak47s.
We then had to hide with me under the glove compartment, and Noire under the wheel, due to the gunfire being intense, completely destroying the glass of the front windscreen, that was lucky, really lucky that we avoided their shots, and if they intend to be wild and expose themselves like that, they can choose so, but we'll still defeat them. And that is a thing we do as we manage to return fire against both passengers of the back of one car, and we even manage to shoot in that car and kill the passenger in the front and the driver, in which as a result the car then swerves and crashes into a parked Ford Cortina which was bronze.
This pleases me, to have taken out one car, and there's just one more left, but I have no doubt that it is just for now, and that they'll be even more difficult, I can only hope we can handle it because while I'm sure there is backup available and they'll be happy to assist, if they don't need to be here, then they can assist our allies at the capital fighting their way through the forces. And while I would have thought we'd have more troops than them, with it being Neptune's nightmare, I have a feeling there's more of them, or even that our troops are forced to deal with other threats no doubt by her, which are just as deadly.
It is then just as I expected that things are getting more difficult, as the passengers second car now try to throw grenades at us, and trying to avoid them isn't easy when we're in a car, but luckily the both of us manage to shoot the grenades and then each one of them, though it was a bit precarious since we were quite low on rounds in our clips and didn't want to have to resort to reloading our weapons because of the time constraints, and my ally Miss Lastation had to swerve the car quite a lot. It's just as well that despite the parked cars on the street we're currently driving on, no one but us and Neptune's goons are driving right now, since weaving through traffic in the middle of a car chase with guns and other weapons will have been hard in this nightmare.
With the two cars gone, the pair of us can breathe a sigh of relief as we reload our weapons as quickly as we can, ready for another fire fight. I do wish we had more firepower or even more allies right here, especially since I have no doubt this is not the last of them, not by a long shot. And it's lucky we did reload our weapons, as along with Neptune's car being there in the distance, there are more of her goons, only this time rather than driving in the same direction like before, they are now driving in the opposite direction, in fact one of them intends to ram us completely, which will mean we don't just lose our suspect Neptune, but they will come out and then kill us.
If only I can slow down time like in Need for Speed Most Wanted, but alas because of it being a nightmare, I cannot, I can only hope to stop it in time, but what's the best method to help my attractive benevolent female Lastation CPU in avoiding a collision with this incoming vehicle? I could shoot the driver but she has hidden herself from view while putting the foot down, occasionally looking to see if the enemy female driver is going to hit us, I could shoot the car but where to cause the most damage? There are only the tyres but will I be able to hit them from where we are, as it swerves a bit, and even if so, will it stop or swerve out of our way?
Although the goddess empress of Lastation does her best to swerve out of the way from the incoming car, the car somehow manages to keep travelling towards our direction, and while I do my best to fire at the tyres, the fact that we're both moving makes it harder, and the fact that the passenger is firing his sub machine gun, means that we're forced to duck again. And while Noire returns fire with her own sub machine gun, my lack of visions because of the nightmares means I don't know if it's having any effect whatsoever, in fact that would have been a useful ability to have, because then I can shoot from behind cover, but at least the enemy gunfire has stopped, but is it due to dying or needing to reload, I don't know but nevertheless I have a window of opportunity.
Despite my ammo in my clip being low, I do my best to fire at the tyres and with my last bullet in this clip I amazingly manage to shoot one of the tyres, and thankfully it spins to my left and crashes into a parked car on the left hand side of the road. I can't believe how close that was, and it's such a relief, but as I should suspect, we didn't have time to rest because there's another car, but weirdly enough all the passengers are standing on top of the car, with one on the boot, one on the bonnet, and another on the roof of the car, we have no doubt of their intentions.
Although I have more clips for my FN FAL, I haven't got time to reload if I am to ensure they don't get on this car and cause havoc, and stop our pursuit dead in its tracks, it's a good thing the shot gun is nearby, and so I pick it up and use it to shoot one of them, who's on the bonnet, and I manage to shoot him despite my slow rate of fire. But as I finish pumping the gun due to the design of it, the one on the roof has made their daring jump already, yet while I manage to kill him just before he lands, the third one has already jumped and landed on our bonnet.
This is no good, and so I quickly pump my shotgun and turn around and fire a shot at the third one behind me, though while it knocks him over, he's still on the car and he's still alive, so I pump and hit him again, to make sure he's dead, but I daren't spend any more time to check his death, because I need to see what's in front and ensure I don't get shot. I'm really glad I do this as I manage to avoid getting hit, as there's gunfire coming our way, and this is from a roadblock in the distance who I'm certain is covering Neptune's escape, and is hoping that even if they can't stop us they can stall us so that we lose them which may cause us to fail in this nightmare, at the very least we won't be able to lead our forces in their fight against that nasty Planeptune prime minister wannabe.
As we reload our weapons as quickly as we can before peeking, we quickly realise what they are trying to do as they shoot in our direction, and with the peek providing us with all of the information we need in which with the road block which is the width of a car thick, being parked back to back, and there being soldiers behind the roadblock using it for cover, and a group of them in front of the roadblock shooting at us, as well as different soldiers on the pavements of both sides of the street shooting at our car, we know what to do.
First we deal with the enemies in front while Noire does the best she can to steer her car so that the tyres don't get shot, since this is what they're aiming for, and we'll then be pinned down and have absolutely no chance in getting out, and getting another car, let alone pursuing Neptune. At least as some small relief despite taking too many shots to do so, the enemies in front are killed one by one, thanks to them standing there intending to keep firing at the tyres.
Next, I decide to switch to my sub machine gun and use it against those on the pavement, since I have no doubt they intend to shoot the side doors in hope their bullets can penetrate through such that we get shot and die, while Miss Lastation does the same while steering the car in a slalom motion without being able to see due to hiding, hoping that this maneuverer can make it too difficult for them to shoot at us.
Because of me being hidden, I have no idea of have many of the enemy pedestrians did we kill, I only hope it's enough, as now we're getting close to the roadblock, and with this knowledge Noire changes her method for driving, and this is just drive as quickly as possible, she daren't peek to steer so that we hit the correct part of the roadblock, she just hopes that we can push through it, as do I.
All we can do is to just simply spray and pray, both at the front and the sides, such that even if none of them die at least it forces them into cover, and allow us to ram into the roadblock successfully, but even then I don't know if that will work since it'll be hard to cover a wide area, and we don't have the guns that have the firepower to hold them off, covering that wide an area. We can only hope that we can survive, and that we can push through the boot of the car, where there's less weight and less resistance.
It's quite tragic that even if we do get through, we cannot be relieved and relax and share a moment of passion for accomplishing that challenge, as we both know that there'll be more enemies and the challenges will be even more difficult. It certainly feels as though our nemesis is out to get us, and yet there's no one to help us right now, due to us not feeling able to ask for their help due to the greatest need.
All we can do is to keep going, and we need to keep going forward together to victory, it's the only acceptable outcome, for the land's sake, for all our land's sake, and while the nasty purple haired moron, tries to change up the challenges, from it being physical with the immense pain from fighting the warriors, to mental pain from the brainwashing, to both with avoiding getting shot and using our tactics to defeat them, she, nor Cody Gears will not stop us. Come Neptune victory is our only policy and we will achieve it, whereas your policy will bring nothing but toil, tears and sweat but for no gain.