NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 246 Infernal Affairs

Abandoned building rooftop

A2 placed her hand on Pod 042's small mechanical arm.

The assistant took her and floated down to the roof.

She planned to go into the White Tower to take a look.

……

"Huh!? Look!"

Out of the corner of his eye he noticed a dark shadow in the sky, and 22B opened his mouth wide, pointing at a figure floating down from a tall building not far away.

The people standing in the ruins followed the direction 22B was pointing to and saw A2, which was slowly landing with the help of auxiliary machine 042.

"It's Miss A2." 11B called out.

"What is she going to do? Which direction..." 22B asked confusedly.

"Oh no! Damn it!... She's going into the tower! Go stop her." 64B jumped out from behind the low wall where he was hiding and ran straight to the landing site.

"Hey! Wait for me." 11B also caught up, followed by 8B and 22B.

……

A2 was looking for an area to land when he suddenly saw several figures jumping out of the ruins and heading straight for him. He looked closely and saw

acquaintance!

She landed steadily in front of everyone, and the four sisters came over to greet her.

"Why... are you here?" She straightened her clothes and asked puzzledly.

11B walked up to her, held her hand, and asked with concern: "Miss A2, you came here, are you... going to enter the tower?"

Seeing 11B's concerned look, she smiled bitterly and nodded.

"No!" 64B stepped forward and shouted, "You can't go in!"

She raised her head and scanned the crowd, reading everyone's unanimous thoughts, and couldn't help but say: "Thank you for your kindness, but I have decided...

I hope...you won't stop me..."

She gently pushed 11B away, preparing to jump down the pit and head towards the white tower.

Seeing her expression, 8B smiled calmly: "Ms. A2, I think you misunderstood."

Then he turned his gaze to 22B: "You go tell Miss A2."

22B understood and learned from her last experience. This time, she was straightforward.

She said without hesitation, "There was a guy pretending to be Mr. 9M, driving a HO fighter into the White Tower."

"what!?"

She was stunned for a moment when she heard 22B's brief words.

“What what what?

She asked quickly."

64B gently stroked 22B's short red hair and continued, "A 9M aircraft drove a HO fighter into the white tower. After our analysis...

...I came to the following conclusion: This 9M unit is here to execute us."

After hearing 64B's well-reasoned analysis, she fell silent.

How to do?

"How about we try to talk to him directly?" 22B suggested.

"No, he is now an empty shell. Moreover, based on past experience,

The other party must be well prepared and have implanted a pre-set termination program, so they will not listen to us. 64B rejects this suggestion. "

"so what should I do now?"

"Is there no other choice but to kill him?" A2 closed her eyes in despair. She thought she couldn't bring herself to do it.

21O, who was standing aside and listening carefully to their conversation, walked forward slowly, followed by Pod 153.

"Are you sure that what you detected was the characteristic signal of the 9M black box?"

21O continued to speak calmly, but her voice was trembling slightly.

"Hey! Miss 21O, when did you come?" 11B walked up to her and held her hand.

21O smiled at 11B.

64B said firmly, "It is definitely the black box signature signal of 9M. There is no mistake about it."

21O fell into deep thought,

[If it is confirmed that the black box was made based on 9M's data, then if it is stimulated by the outside world, it will evolve first, and then, for unknown reasons, 9M will develop consciousness.]

[And this consciousness, for the same body, will not change. Just like the human soul, finding a home in the body. Maybe...]

"I have an idea. We need to first try to make him let down his guard, and then 11S... 11S in my system will hack into his space and help him evolve." 11O gave such a suggestion.

"Is this feasible?" 64B asked doubtfully, "Will the evolved personality still be him?"

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, 21O nodded.

She had witnessed the death of Unit 9 too many times. No matter how she erased her memory,

9S is always the same 9S.

Similarly, 9M is still 9M.

Although, the process of 9M's emotional consciousness is too strange and incredible.

But no matter what, every time he regains consciousness, his feelings towards everyone remain the same.

Everyone's hearts were greatly encouraged and a glimmer of hope arose.

"Then how can we make him let down his guard?" 22B stroked his chin and thought.

"He won't listen to us. We'll probably start fighting as soon as we meet." 11B said.

"Uh... soft tactics don't work, how about we use hard tactics and beat him into submission." 64B clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

8B shook his head. “Well…”

11B gave him a disdainful look and said, "If you can do it, go ahead!"

22B: "That's right! Even the Leshan Giant Buddha has to make room for you!"

"Uh...this..."

Everyone lowered their heads helplessly. Since someone dared to send him, they must have made sufficient preparations.

Looking at the depressed crowd, 21O smiled meaningfully. She took out a launch device from her backpack and showed it to everyone:

"Look!"

what! ?

Everyone looked at the thing that 21O took out in confusion. It didn't look like a gun or a cannon, and it didn't have a laser launching prism.

"What is this?" A2 felt a glimmer of hope in her heart. She knew that 21O would not do anything without a purpose.

"Small EMP launcher."

21O said calmly: In order to avoid affecting friendly forces, we changed to directional launch. The materials were insufficient, so the design was rather crude, and the range was limited to only 10 meters.

"That's enough!" 11B said excitedly.

"Then, let's get ready to go." 8B ordered: "Change the annihilation operation to capture. Make sure to control him."

21O looked at everyone with a hint of worry. Her eyes fell on 8B. "Captain 8B, please come with me. There are things in the car."

8B understood and walked towards 21O, saying, "Everyone wait here for a moment."

"Captain, I'll go too." 64B said eagerly.

"No, you stay here." 8B refused 64B who followed him.

Watching 8B and 21O gradually disappearing around the corner, A2 seemed to have sensed something. She found an excuse and quietly followed them.

…………

"It won't be that easy!" 8B shook her head at 21O worriedly.

"Yeah." 21O sighed. "If we fail, none of us will survive."

"If so many people rush in at the same time, it won't do much good." 8B said slowly.

"I'm worried that Miss A2 might not be able to do it." 21O analyzed.

"Will not!"

A2, who was hiding nearby, came out from behind the low wall.

The two looked at A2 who was walking forward in surprise.

Seeing Pod 042 following behind her, 21O gave Pod 153 a fierce look.

"I understand that hurting him is also to get him back. I won't hesitate." A2 looked into 21O's eyes and spoke firmly.

8B looked at the two people staring at each other and smiled slightly, "Miss A2 is decisive, no problem. Come with us."

"Then let the girls stay." 21O shook her head and made this decision: "They shouldn't have died here."

The three people and two machines whispered and decided on an action plan.

"I'll go call them over." 8B turned and left.

A8 and 2O looked at each other and nodded as they watched 21B walk away.

"We shouldn't have brought them into this." A2 said indifferently.

"Yes... we have to let them live well."

After a while,

"Captain, what's going on?"

Not far away came 64B's bold voice.

Soon, the four met up with the two and came to a secret building.

"Captain? What are we doing here?" 22B asked confusedly.

The three of them didn't notice the actions of 21O and auxiliary machines 042 and 153 at all, as they had already circled behind them.

Zizzizi~~~

Three electric current sounds passed through, and 64B and 22B showed disbelief in their eyes. They fell down unwillingly and slowly closed their eyes.

A2 and 8B took advantage of the situation and supported the two of them, placing them gently on the ground and putting them in a comfortable position.

"Captain, you guys!!!"

11B jumped and avoided 21O's attack.

She steadied herself, opened her eyes wide, stared at the three people in front of her in disbelief, and said, "I've noticed something's wrong with you."

"11B, don't go!" 8B looked at 11B firmly.

"No, Captain, I can't hide behind!" 11B twisted and turned, constantly dodging 8B who was trying to subdue him.

"Listen, this trip is dangerous and you have to survive." 8B chased 11B and advised.

A2 and 21O looked at each other and moved towards 11B, quickly cornering her.

"no!"

11B shouted loudly: "You can't do this."

Keng~

She drew out her sword and waved it wildly to prevent people from getting close.

"Be obedient, 11B." 8B patiently tried to calm the crazy girl in front of him.

shuh~

She placed the sword across her neck and said resolutely: "If you don't let me go, I will die here."

21O and A2 exchanged glances, then looked back at Pod 042.

"Report: According to analysis, 11B is determined to die. Suggestion: don't force her." Assist 042 said.

The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

A2 was moved: "Come with us, 11B."

"Girl, you are really..."

Helpless 8B slowly walked towards 11B. Before he could finish his words, he felt a current running through his body.

In a flash, she realized something and turned around slowly.

With eyes wide open, he stared at 21O and A2 behind him.

The closest to her was the black auxiliary machine 153, and the electric current just now was released by her.

She reluctantly stretched out her hand and tried to point at the two of them: "You..."

Then, the body fell downwards.

Seeing the sudden scene in front of her, 11B was filled with shock. She dropped her sword, quickly supported the fallen 8B, and then put her together with the two sisters who were sleeping on the ground.

"You guys have discussed this a long time ago, right?" After putting 8B in a comfortable position, 11B looked at 21O and A2 meaningfully.

21O gave an awkward smile: "I don't want to involve you."

After hearing what 21O said, 11B smiled with determination: "Don't be so polite. If you want to save him, why fear death?"