NieR: Whirlpool

Tom Parker watched Zegna disappear at the end of the corridor and turned back to the command room.

"commander?"

Tom Parker noticed something different in Prime's eyes.

The tension of the past disappeared.

Deep in the eyes,

There seemed to be a hint of relief and a hint of regret.

After a long time, Prime's voice slowly sounded.

"Tom."

Tom Parker walked quickly forward and stood respectfully beside Prime.

Prime picked up an electronic device from the table and handed it to Tom Parker.

It was a silver-gray metal box.

The size of a palm, the surface is covered with fine lines,

The edge is inlaid with a circle of blue indicator lights.

It flickers with a faint light, exuding a cold texture of high-tech.

Tom Parker took it with both hands and looked at Prime with some confusion.

"The future of our human army is in your hands!"

Prime's voice was soft, but it carried an unquestionable determination.

"commander!?"

Tom Parker was startled.

Raised his head suddenly,

He took a step forward and grasped Prime's arm tightly.

This action,

Under normal circumstances, this would be a great offense to the commander-in-chief;

But at this moment, Prem felt a little warm in his heart.

"Commander, I can plead with them, you don't have to..."

Tom Parker's voice trembled and his eyes were red.

"It's no use, Tom..."

Prem laughed, and there was a sense of sadness and relief in his laughter.

He spread out his palm, and a ball of black data energy lay quietly in his palm.

Like a faint flame, swaying in the cold wind.

"I deserve this."

Time goes back half an hour.

Prem and Zegna talked for a long time in the office.

During this time, his mood kept changing.

Sometimes angry, sometimes confused, sometimes struggling.

finally,

He connected the hotline to the Tokyo base.

White's vivid face appeared on the screen.

Seeing that once familiar face, Prim was filled with mixed emotions.

"Come back! Commander-in-Chief! The human army needs you."

Listening to White's plea,

Prem didn't say much.

He just waved his hand and signaled Zegna to leave.

He specifically asked to speak to Ye Feng.

And sent White away.

On the screen, Ye Feng's face replaced White's.

"9M... or should I call you General Ye Feng?"

Prem smiled self-deprecatingly.

"These are some records of Peter the Great of the Bear Kingdom and South and Southeast Asia. I believe you will be interested."

Prem transfers a file.

"Also, this is the distribution of the [Bai Yang] nuclear missile bases that my boys have discovered."

He transferred another file.

What did Ye Feng say on the other side of the screen?

Prem didn't hear clearly.

His core program gave an analysis of this person - foolish kindness.

Sent away Tom Parker,

Prime adjusted his uniform and walked to the viewing window.

Outside the window is a virtual starry sky.

Just like what he could observe from Satellite Base No. 1,

Against the inky background, a deep blue planet is floating quietly.

He spread out his palms.

The black data energy seemed to have sensed something.

Becoming restless,

Like a wild beast trapped in a cage, struggling desperately.

"Prime, what are you doing!?"

The shadow's voice sounded in Prime's mind, with a hint of fear and anger.

Prem smiled calmly.

"The tragedy of mechanical life forms?"

The black shadow seemed to sense something was wrong.

"Of course! The future is a world without mechanical life forms."

There was a hint of madness in the shadow's voice.

Prem asked,

"Then...what about us androids?"

The shadow was speechless, and he also noticed that something was wrong with Prime's condition.

And now the shadow

Only this trace of energy, or a wisp of clone, remains.

Once it disappears, it will truly disappear from this world.

The shadow was a little flustered.

"I can help you. As long as..."

In the sea of ​​consciousness,

Prime just looked at the shadow quietly.

There was a playful expression on his face, as if he was looking at a funny clown.

The shadow noticed.

Roaring unwillingly,

"Now you and I are one body, if you kill me, you will also perish!"

Prem just replied calmly.

"So what……"

"I am the commander-in-chief of the human army. I have already made up my mind."

Prime clenched his fists.

The ball of black data energy kept struggling, twisting, and deforming in his palm.

"No~"

With a shrill wail,

The black energy was completely shattered, turning into countless tiny fragments and dissipating into the air.

at the same time,

Prem's body was shaking violently.

Electric sparks flashed across his body, he staggered a few steps, and fell heavily to the ground.

The corners of Prime's mouth rose slightly, revealing a relieved smile.

This smile is very light, very gentle,

But it was as if a heavy burden had been lifted off my shoulders, and I felt a sense of relief and satisfaction.

"Human...humanity..." Prime used up his last bit of strength to utter two unclear words.

His voice was very low and light, but it seemed to penetrate time and space and echo throughout the universe.

"May the glory of mankind last forever!"

Everything returned to calm, leaving only the blue planet, still floating quietly outside the window, emitting soft light.

No one noticed.

The scattered black energy seemed to have used up its last bit of strength.

A crack was torn in space, which disappeared in a flash.

The black energy was completely annihilated.