"What about the present actions of the Reunion Movement?"
"My biggest disagreement with Our Lord and Savior is his persistent effort to protect the Infected collective."
FrostNova attempted to mimic the old stubborn man's tone, repeating his past words: "No matter the direction the Reunion Movement takes, we cannot directly destroy it. The collapse of Reunion would make the Infected lose hope, the confidence in their struggle."
"—That's how this old man talks, and he deeply believes it."
Good heavens, these pauses... they sound like something is stuck in his throat?
"Why do you speak intermittently?"
The prompt precisely voiced everyone's question, and Mo Zhi clicked without hesitation.
"That's just how he talks, I'm merely... cough, cough... recreating his tone."
FrostNova looked directly into the Doctor's eyes and asked earnestly, "Dr. Mo Zhi, do you know why Rhodes Island is an unknown pharmaceutical company?"
"Because you cannot step into the light. The moment you step into the public eye, you will become like the Reunion Movement."
"You will walk this path."
FrostNova's words deeply pierced everyone's heart.
Every young Doctor might feel that Rhodes Island is fundamentally different from the Reunion Movement.
Rhodes Island is like a righteous crusader standing in the light, while the Reunion Movement is the evil side. In reality, they are not so different.
At least in the eyes of ordinary people, they are the same.
Thinking of Lungmen's director Wei Yenwu's attitude, he merely used Rhodes Island as a pawn against the Reunion Movement.
Even if they were unwilling to admit it, Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement would not have vastly different fates if they swapped places.
Even their operator configurations are not that different.
It would be perfectly plausible to create another game with the Reunion Movement as the protagonist without any sense of dissonance.
As for why FrostNova sees things so clearly?
It is, of course, inseparable from that woman.
Speaking of her,
FrostNova's eyes were filled with a deep, complex emotion. "Imagine meeting in an old ruin that had become a battlefield, she was alone, carrying nothing but a roster and a list of names."
"Even her words seemed ridiculously impractical to me."
"Yet she told us to come with her."
"She fought alongside us, carrying various ideas and strength, becoming our friend. We left the snowfield together and headed towards the cities of Ursus."
"Whether in her contemplation or when she sparred with me, the strength she carried was sincere and profound."
"When healing soldiers, she was there. When explaining strategies and her theories to the Infected, she was there. When fighting against Ursus's eradication squads, she was there."
"We could even dine with ordinary people; she didn't care about status, and her gaze was never false."
"The team grew, friendships deepened, and the people she contacted were all capable and good-hearted."
Mo Zhi listened very attentively, but her brows were furrowed into an "eight" shape.
Is this Talulah?
Mo Zhi was certain that the "she" FrostNova spoke of was Talulah, but she seemed like a different person from the Talulah encountered in Theresa's Catastrophe.
However, apart from Talulah, Mo Zhi couldn't think of any other character who would fit FrostNova's description of "she."
And it was absolutely impossible to speak of a character who hadn't appeared yet; it would completely confuse the players.
Therefore,
No matter how she deduced it, it was Talulah. But why did this Talulah sound so kind, somewhat like an upgraded version of Amiya, possessing noble ideals and pursuits.
Both were fighting for the Infected.
No wonder FrostNova said Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement were no different.
At least the early stages of the Reunion Movement were indeed aligned with Rhodes Island's cause and goals. As for the latter half, it visibly deviated.
What happened to them later?
Mo Zhi continued to look at FrostNova, who went on to say, "Back then, I considered her my friend. She silently helped me make these sweets, even though her skills were poor, and the results looked terrible."
"When she ate them, her expression was very strange, yet she tried hard to give me a smile."
"That expression was truly peculiar; she was forcing herself, and I knew it, so even I couldn't help but laugh out loud."
Then, the smile on FrostNova's face dimmed, and her voice gradually grew low, "Everything has changed now."
"As you can see, Chernobog was destroyed by a Catastrophe. Most ordinary people either died or became new Infected."
"In their eyes, I couldn't see even the slightest desire to live."
"If this is what she wanted, then we wouldn't have followed her from the very beginning."
"If you don't know, let me tell you a secret... Now, she is preparing to seize Lungmen. It is said that this time the outcome will be different from Chernobog; the Infected will gain their own city, not a vast ruin."
"Would you believe such a person?"
FrostNova posed the question, as if interrogating every Doctor. If the Amiya you knew had, at some point, gone to an extreme, leading Rhodes Island to ruin.
But the unforgettable moments they had experienced together were not false, they were real experiences. What would you do now? Would you still trust Amiya?
These words stunned Mo Zhi. FrostNova was currently experiencing such a dark moment; she was lost, and it was believed that anyone in FrostNova's position would be lost at this time.
Should she kill Amiya?
Or continue to follow her down the wrong path?
'Talulah has changed, it's too heartbreaking. If Amiya becomes the current Talulah, I might collapse...'
'What happened? Why did Talulah change?'
'This question is too cruel. I really can't answer it.'
'I can understand FrostNova's situation now, and I can understand why the Reunion Movement has always been so fragmented.'
'I remember in Faust's memory, Mephisto wasn't so bloodthirsty at first; he only became that way after meeting Talulah...'
......
The greatest mystery in the game, what happened to Talulah that caused her personality to change so drastically?
Or had she been deliberately disguising herself all along?
The audience was completely dumbfounded. This designer had a lot more up their sleeve.
This interrogation made them completely unable to calm down.
Stepping into FrostNova's shoes, they could only feel endless despair and confusion, leaving them with only bewilderment and powerlessness.
"It's so suffocating."
Mo Zhi commented softly, and then looked back at FrostNova.
Compared to them, the outsiders, only FrostNova was truly despairing and powerless.
A flicker of determination flashed in her eyes. Her once trusted friend had, at some unknown time, become a stranger.
"If this is acting, then this kind of acting would fool anyone on this earth."
"I have a thought that has never left my mind."
"If I were to confront her directly, what are my chances of winning?"
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