NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 175 Tuberculosis Machine 042

In a trance,

Anxious female voices came one after another.

"So... So the Commander has already...!?"

"You go, number two! Leave this to me..."

"No... Number Four...!!"

……

The commercial district was in ruins and in a mess, with broken walls and broken bricks and tiles all over the ground.

In the ruins, a broken figure slowly opened her sleepy eyes. She had short white hair and her eyes were deep and cold.

The sound just now echoed in her ears like a nightmare.

Just then, a white box floated towards her. It was the auxiliary machine 042.

He said in a steady male electronic voice: "Confirm identification number A2 activated."

"Good morning, YoRHa A2." Pod 042 greeted A2 politely.

A2 rubbed his eyes, stood up from the broken wall, looked at the auxiliary machine 042 in front of him, and asked in confusion: "What are you?"

"I am the accompanying support device 'Assist 042', responsible for supporting the shooting of YoRHa unit A2." Assist 042 replied.

"I haven't asked you to do anything like that." A2 replied stiffly, then slowly stood up and walked forward.

Pod 042 followed calmly and explained, "Confirmed: No request from A2. According to the records, this action was ordered by the former accompanying unit 2B."

"There's no need for that..." A2 responded coldly, without stopping.

Pod 042: "YorHa Unit A2 does not have the authority to make such a judgment."

A2 stopped, looked back at Assist 042, and said helplessly: "It's up to you..." Then he continued to move forward.

Suddenly, she stood there, looking quietly at the cable bridge in front of her that had been restored to its original state.

After a brief silence, she turned her gaze to the giant white building that stood above the entire city and reached the sky.

Murmured: "What on earth is this huge thing..."

Pod 042: "Unknown."

"What a useless box," she said with undisguised sarcasm.

Then she stepped across the rope bridge and walked slowly towards the south.

042: "Suggestion: YoRHa Unit A2, please announce the purpose of your operation immediately."

"Why should I tell you!" She refused without hesitation.

"This machine has determined that this is necessary information," the auxiliary machine insisted.

"I have no reason to tell you." She remained stubborn and continued to move forward resolutely, with the white box following closely behind her.

About thirty seconds later, the auxiliary machine issued another reminder: "Suggestion: Immediately disclose the purpose of the operation."

A2 could no longer suppress his inner irritation and shouted, "Didn't I tell you not to tell you!!"

However, the pod did not give up. It calmly responded: "If the target machine has not yet disclosed the purpose of the operation, this pod will automatically execute the requested procedure every 30 seconds."

"what!?"

Hearing this, A2 couldn't help feeling speechless and sighed helplessly.

"Suggestion: Immediately disclose the purpose of the operation." The auxiliary machine paused, "This machine believes that repeating meaningless conversations will waste energy."

"It was you who insisted on making the request!" She was already impatient.

The atmosphere fell into a strange silence.

She walks, it chases.

She wanders, it follows.

"30 seconds have passed. Recommendation: disclose the purpose of the operation immediately."

"Damn it!!! Okay, okay, I'm scared of you," A2 waved his hands, looked at the follower that he couldn't shake off, and said, "Kill the mechanical lifeforms, got it?"

"Understood." Pod 042 replied, "Scanning. Large mechanical life forms have been detected in the desert area. They have been displayed on the map. Recommendation: destroy the large mechanical life forms."

"Don't order me!"

"Negative: This is not an order, but information supporting the operational purpose of Unit A2 of YoRHa..." The pod continued, "Suggestion: If you are not satisfied with the current goal, please update the operational purpose. This pod can..."

"Shut up!!"

"Negative: This support device is operating in accordance with YoRHa 2B's final order. YoRHa A2 does not have command authority."

"Do whatever you want, just don't bother me." She waved her hand.

"learn."

The whole world is finally quiet.

She walked towards the target point reported by the auxiliary machine.

The boundless desert is a sea of yellow sand as far as the eye can see. The scorching sun hangs high in the sky, scorching this barren land.

A2 and 042 were standing in a field of yellow sand, surrounded by three fallen 10-meter-tall large mechanical life forms. They were lying in a pool of black oil and looked lifeless.

A2 swung the sword in his hand easily, chopped down the last large mechanical life form, wiped the sword blade and sneered.

"That's it? You said large-scale, I thought it was a very powerful enemy... It doesn't have any special abilities!"

She turned around and gave 042 a mocking smile, her eyes flashing with contempt, "What a useless box."

However, at this moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

A2's expression changed, and he quickly jumped away, looking around vigilantly.

"Negative. Intelligence shows that the enemy's giant mechanical life form signal still exists."

A cold mechanical voice came from 042's auxiliary machine, with a hint of ridicule and doubt in the voice.

"Question: Is the judgment system of YoRHa A2 normal?"

"No way!" A2's eyes became sharp and he cursed in a low voice.

A crack appeared in the sand.

A2 was stunned by the scene before her and had no time to pay attention to the argument with the pod.

There was smoke and dust flying all over the sky, and a huge mechanical centipede broke out from the sand, then took off into the air and circled above their heads.

“What… is this…!?”

A2 couldn't help but exclaim.

This mechanical centipede is composed of nine spherical mechanical devices with a diameter of nearly 5 meters. Each sphere has a sinister gun muzzle and laser launch device.

The circular chainsaw on the surface of the sphere makes a piercing sound, which is creepy.

These spheres are connected end to end to form a mechanical centipede that is tens of meters long.

Warning: Mechanical Lifeforms - Hegel

"It is speculated that it is a mechanical life form that has evolved in the desert. Suggestion: destroy the enemy's mechanical life form." Assist 042 reported.

"No need for your nonsense!!"

A2 dodged a mechanical centipede that was charging at him, and dodged the centipede's tail again. He swung his sword and slashed at the enemy's thick armor, leaving only a white mark.

"Damn... it's so strong!"

A sound of charging,

Chi~

Countless red lasers shot out from the flying mechanical centipede, launching indiscriminate attacks.

It hovered in the air, looking extremely ferocious.

A2, standing on the ground, could only stare blankly and dodge the laser shooting in panic.

It seems that this is not a solution.

"Assistive device!"

A2 ducked his head to dodge several laser attacks and hurriedly asked the auxiliary machine for help.

"Understood." The chassis of auxiliary machine 042 opened, revealing six black gun muzzles.

The machine gun spewed flames, mercilessly pouring plasma towards Hegel.

"Now!"

A2 shouted, and took advantage of the moment when the mechanical centipede deployed its plasma shield to place his hand on the small mechanical arm of Assist 042.

042 simultaneously ejected a high-energy pulse downwards. The powerful reaction force lifted the man and the machine off the ground, and rushed towards the ferocious Hegel like a rocket.

A2 seized the opportunity, flashed, and performed a somersault in the air, and the long sword in his hand slashed towards the enemy's golden movement center.

Boom~

A sharp explosion sounded, and the mechanical centipede instantly disintegrated into nine spherical devices.

They fell to the ground one after another, raising a lot of smoke and dust.