Summary Ichiyanagi enters a cave under the temple and detects the flag’s signal. He’s then sent updated data on the interior and begins his infiltration. He spots mines and uses his Gatling gun to destroy them. Insurgents open fire outside, so Aqbal swoops and fires at them. In Subasci, a house explodes in front of Akagi after a fighter jet drops a bomb. In the aftermath of the explosion, he gets photos of the former Kufura comforting someone. Ichiyanagi fires smoke grenades due to insurgents being up ahead in the cave, and as a result they flee. He then fires […]
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