NieR: Whirlpool

"What was the point of your plan with N2? You tried everything to avoid interfering with the timeline in order to stop me from gaining power, thinking that if you could just hold out until the White Tower collapsed, you'd succeed! What about now?"

The shadow's voice echoed in the data space, with a twisted sense of pleasure.

He looked down at everything below him.

At the edge of the platform,

The consciousness of 041 and 154 knelt on the ground.

Their figures were illusory and almost transparent, and they had obviously reached their limit.

The body made of data is covered with cracks, as if it will collapse at any time.

Not far from them,

Ye Feng's consciousness was even more miserable.

He was covered in blood,

His once handsome face was now covered with scars.

One arm fell limply, while the other hand tightly grasped the broken pure white contract, and the sword was covered with gaps.

He barely supported his body and did not let himself fall.

A pair of eyes were fixed on the dark shadow in the center of the platform, with flames of anger burning in his eyes.

Around the platform, there is an endless stream of data.

Like a raging ocean, it constantly hits the edge of the platform.

In the turbulence, countless data puppets can be vaguely seen.

They have different shapes,

Some look like mechanical life forms, some look like androids, and some are indescribable monsters.

Their eyes are empty and lifeless.

Like a puppet being manipulated,

Wandering mechanically in the turbulent flow of data,

Ready to pounce on the three people on the platform at any time.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise,

Ye Feng's consciousness was knocked away by a punch from the black shadow and hit the edge of the platform hard.

"puff!"

Ye Feng spat out a mouthful of "blood" made of data.

His consciousness became more illusory.

"Sir!" 154 exclaimed, and tried to move forward, but fell to the ground.

She struggled to look up at Ye Feng's miserable condition, her heart aching.

"You fucking bastard!" 041's voice was hoarse, and his electronic eyes were flashing with anxiety.

"It's useless. No matter how powerful an ant is, it's still just an ant. No matter how hard it struggles, it can't escape from my palm!"

The shadow laughed triumphantly, his voice full of sarcasm.

"Ye Feng, aren't you very powerful? Didn't you want to stop me? What about now? What else can you use to fight me?"

Ye Feng struggled to stand up, but his body had reached its limit and he couldn't move at all.

“Today is just like the past.”

"Ye Feng, you and I have fought three times, and you lost every time."

"This fourth time will be no exception!"

Listening to the mockery of the shadow,

Ye Feng stared at the black shadow with hatred and said with gnashing teeth:

"You look so proud... just like a satisfied sow in our village when she's in heat... after being favored by all the boars in the village..."

"Hahaha, you're still stubborn even when you're about to die!" The black shadow sneered disdainfully.

"I want to see how long you can keep being stubborn!"

He raised his hand,

A ball of black data energy condensed in his hand.

It exudes a heart-stopping aura.

"Go to hell, Ye Feng!" The black shadow grinned and threw the black energy ball in his hand towards Ye Feng.

"Sir!" 154 and 041 exclaimed at the same time, their eyes filled with despair.

[Is this the end...?]

Ye Feng smiled bitterly.

At this critical moment,

A golden light suddenly burst out from Ye Feng's body, enveloping him completely.

"This is……"

The shadow's smile froze on his face as he felt a familiar yet unfamiliar power.

The golden light became brighter and brighter.

Eventually a huge orange ball of light was formed.

Hovering above Ye Feng and the other two,

Gradually, the three of them were wrapped up.

“Illusionary light…?”

041 muttered to himself, his electronic eyes flickering with doubt.

"But... isn't the illusion light in the real world?"

"What...is this..."

The shadow's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

"How do you still have energy!?"

In the ball of light, Ye Feng's consciousness was undergoing drastic changes. His body became dimmer and flickering.

"I... I haven't lost yet..." Ye Feng's voice came out from the ball of light.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" The black shadow roared madly. He kept attacking the light ball, but all his attacks were absorbed by the light ball and could not cause any harm to Ye Feng.

The ball of light became particularly dazzling.

In an instant,

Countless golden rays shot out like sharp arrows, instantly dispersing the violent data turbulence around the platform.

These rays of light accurately penetrated into the bodies of the data puppets of various shapes.

The puppets were originally empty and lifeless.

The body begins to undergo drastic changes.

The originally stiff movements became smooth, and the hollow light in the eyes gradually dissipated.

Instead, there is a lively glow, as if it has regained life.

“This…this…what is going on?!”

The shadow's voice was filled with fear.

He looked at everything that happened in front of him in disbelief.

Those puppets that were originally controlled by him actually shone under the golden light.

One by one they escaped from his control.

"You...what did you do?!"

The shadow screamed hysterically.

He frantically urged the energy in his body,

Tried to regain control of the puppet, but all was in vain.

Those rays seemed to possess some mysterious power, completely cutting off the connection between him and the puppet.

"I said... I haven't lost yet..."

Ye Feng's weak voice came from the light ball again.

With a hint of tiredness, but also with a hint of determination.

"Impossible! This is impossible! How can you control them?!"

The shadow's voice was trembling. He couldn't understand what was happening before his eyes.

These puppets were clearly built by him using the character's data, how could they be controlled by Ye Feng?

"Sir...these puppets..."

154's voice was trembling slightly.

Ye Feng did not answer.

The light in the light ball gradually converged,

The puppets illuminated by the golden light were quietly suspended around the platform.

Ye Feng, 154 and 041 were protected in the middle, forming a solid barrier.

Then, they all drew their weapons and headed straight for the black shadow.

"I hope this will have some effect..."

Ye Feng squeezed out a few words with difficulty and put away the orange particles that symbolized evolutionary energy.

His body tilted and he fell backwards.

Suddenly, I felt someone supporting me.

Soft and powerful.

Ye Feng was surprised and turned around with difficulty.

Only a wisp of black skirt came into view.

“You…you guys!???”