NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 147 Ambiguous Ice Rain

At this moment, the body in 2B's arms suddenly stood up with a start.

His eyes instantly revealed a sharp light. Taking advantage of the moment when the girl and the boy were stunned, he quickly sipped some water on their faces, which scared them.

He opened his mouth and laughed heartily: "I was just kidding you, haha, let's see who is not crying."

After saying this, he pretended to look around, as if he was looking for something.

Then he said to himself in disappointment:

"Oh, everyone is crying. It's ok then. I'll hang up now!"

As he spoke, he winked at Pod 154.

Then his neck twisted and he died on the spot.

However, this time, his consciousness did not appear in the consciousness space as usual.

On the contrary, it gradually became turbid, as if being swallowed by an invisible force.

“9M!!”

9S rushed to Ye Feng, tears welling in his eyes, and said incoherently:

"Why are you always like this...bitch..."

He stared at the cold body in 2B's arms, his heart filled with grief and despair.

However, in his sad mood, he couldn't help but smile and gently kicked Ye Feng's body:

"You, you still can't change your bad habit of making jokes at this time. If you have the guts, stand up and play a joke on us again...

Hahahaha uh uh ah~~~"

9S laughed loudly, but suddenly, his laughter turned into a scream of pain.

He supported his neck with both hands and fell heavily to the ground.

“9S!!”

Immersed in the grief of her friend's departure, 2B noticed something strange about 9S and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

She looked up in panic.

9S, who was sitting on the ground, slowly raised his head, and his eyes emitted a red light.

At the same time, his left arm began to crystallize.

9S notices his body's changes and gives a wry smile:

“Ha… I failed…”

At this moment, a heartbreaking music seemed to sound in the space - Ambiguous Hope/Ice Rain.

Anxious, 2B gently put down 9M's body, stood up with difficulty, and staggered towards 9S who was sitting on the ground.

It took her a long time to move the two steps distance.

9S murmured weakly:

"…when I was separated from Eve's network, it seemed to have been physically contaminated…"

"how so……"

“9S…9M…”

2B cried out helplessly, tears streaming down her face.

Having just lost a good friend, she was unwilling to accept such an outcome.

Suddenly, she thought of something and shouted nervously:

"Eve! Eve must have a way! Auxiliary machine!"

9S's face was filled with relief, and he shook his head helplessly:

"It's useless. It has already spread. Eve can't handle it~"

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked tenderly at the fragile girl in front of him:

"But don't worry, 2B. We can use the data in the bunker to restore it to its past state..."

"No! No! No!"

She screamed like crazy, as if trying to release all the pain and fear in her heart.

Tears blurred her vision, making it difficult for her to see clearly what was around her. She held 9S's hand tightly, as if it was her only support.

"If you do that, you will never come back now. No!!!"

"That's right... After all... we can't... upload contaminated data to... the bunker... ah~~~"

“9S!!!!”

The crystallization continued to spread across his body, gradually occupying his torso and rising to his neck.

"Ugh..."

He raised his head with all his strength and tried to move his arms, but he was unable to do so.

At the same time, the red light of the eyes should be more dazzling.

Can't you do it yourself?

Thinking of this, he looked at the girl kneeling in front of him, the girl who had already burst into tears:

“Please…2B. I’ve already…”

"Use your hands... to..."

"9M... said... that he was... too lonely... hehe..."

"This bastard, he won't let me go without him..."

She gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, and her hands clenched into fists.

Can’t escape the vortex of life and death?

She made up her mind, moved her weak body, slowly approached him, and stretched out her left hand to touch his face.

End his suffering! She tried to convince herself.

She slowly squatted on him, holding his familiar face in her hands, and the two looked into each other's eyes, gazing at each other with loving eyes.

The black tactical eyepiece had already slipped off during the battle.

Her trembling hands slowly moved down, across his jaw, and finally, placed on his neck.

The slender hands trembled as they grabbed his neck, gently pushed him to the ground, and began to exert force with both hands...

A scream of pain came from his mouth.

He hadn't meant to send it, he was worried about upsetting her.

He stretched out his trembling hands, trying his best to touch her face, but his arms felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

He tried his best to leave some warm memories at the end of his life with his last bit of strength.

However, his hand dropped weakly before it could touch her face.

Finally, the whole world went dark.

Her helpless crying seemed to fade away in my ears, and I fell into an endless whirlpool.

At that moment, he felt as if his soul was slowly leaving his body, and she in front of him gradually became blurred.

He heard her crying becoming weaker and weaker, as if she was leaving him. The world gradually sank into darkness and everything returned to peace.

Tears kept falling from her eyes and dripping onto his face, but he could no longer respond to her sadness.

The world gradually fell into darkness, and everything finally became silent.

She stood up in a daze, her eyes wandering around, full of despair and helplessness.

She slowly bent down, picked up the petite bodies of 9M and 9S with difficulty, and carefully placed them together.

Then she leaned down and pressed her body against theirs, trying to feel their last bit of warmth.

She lifted their heads with all her strength, hugged them tightly, and whispered softly:

"…You are always…like this…"

"...You are always... like this..."

“…You are still… like this…”

She smiled as if she was talking about something very happy.

Her smile was like a faint ray of sunshine, illuminating this sad moment.

Suddenly, her face became extremely distorted, as if the pain deep in her heart burst out in an instant.

She looked up to the sky and let out a long, sharp, piercing howl that echoed through the clouds.

Then she looked up to the sky and shouted again, her voice becoming more and more shrill.

She kept howling towards the sky, each howl filled with endless sorrow and indignation.

Finally, she exhausted all her strength and collapsed on the two people closest to her.

All sounds are silent, but the beauty's tears can be heard.

They looked at each other in silence for three days, and there were ninety-nine pearls in front of them.

……

bunker,

Command Room,

The huge explosion interrupted the signal and nothing could be seen on the big screen.

"Reporting to the commander, the signals from the enemy network center Adam and Eve have disappeared."

"Very good, it seems that their operation was successful." White, holding the folder, nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "According to the instructions of the human army, formulate the next step of the operation plan as soon as possible."

"Understood. Also, there is another piece of news."

Hearing the intelligence officer's words, White looked up and asked softly:

"what's up?"

"The black box signals of 9S and 9M have disappeared. No life signs exist anymore."

"Is that so?"

White murmured, his face solemn, and stood up.

"Reason for the report?"

"Intelligence shows that 9M was killed in the decisive battle with Eve, and 9S was contaminated when hacking into Eve's network and was subsequently executed by 2B." The intelligence officer reported.

"I see." The commander sighed, thought for a moment and asked, "Are there enough prosthetics?"

"There are still 9 indicators for the number of prosthetics for Unit 5."

"Okay, notify the technical department and make preparations for the resurrection of 9S and 9M a priority."

The intelligence officer stopped where he was and did not immediately pass on the message.

She paused, thought again and again, and spoke again:

"A message from the technical department..."

"It's okay, go ahead." White was full of doubts.

Did something bad happen?

"It's like this, Commander. This was not considered important information in the past. However, since the Commander has cancelled 2..2B's execution order against the two people, the Special Guards think it is necessary to tell you this news."

"Could it be?" The commander had a bad feeling.

"The last data backup date for 9S and 9M is..." the intelligence officer said hesitantly.

"Hurry up and tell me!!!"

"July 3th..."

When White heard the date, he was shocked. He took two steps back and held on to the table with his hands.

Although she knew nothing about technology as a commander, he understood what this news meant.

“March 3th…

December 3th...

On the day of the 243rd landing operation..."

"Are you okay, Commander?" The intelligence officer came forward and helped her sit down in a chair.

She was stunned for a long time and finally woke up from her trance.

She shook her head slightly and waved her hand:

"It's okay...just go down..."

The intelligence officer looked at White with concern, then turned and walked out of the office.

"and many more!"

"Commander?"

"Order: All YoRHa members, make sure to stay connected to the bunker server and synchronize data!!"