NieR: Whirlpool

Several people walked forward slowly, their steps steady and firm, their target pointed directly to the north of the city.

The city remains as desolate and dead silent as before, as if forgotten by time.

Many reckless mechanical life forms rushed forward, but they were all easily dealt with by these people without exception.

He became a victim on the way to the West to meet the Mechanical Buddha.

Of course, there were also some smart mechanical life forms who, after seeing the three murderous people, ran away without hesitation.

There were even a very small number of mechanical life forms that showed unusual enthusiasm and took the initiative to greet the three people, making the people present feel both amused and helpless.

For the few people who are no longer surprised by this kind of situation, they can only helplessly and politely chat with them and discuss their ideals for life.

However, beyond that, they did not obtain any useful clues.

"This world is so crazy! So many machine life forms actually have self-awareness. How can we fight?" 9S seemed to have thought of something, and his mood became increasingly heavy and pessimistic.

9B thought about what 2S said, then gently touched his shoulder and said to him in a gentle and soothing tone:

“Don’t worry about the details, Nizu.

By the way, did you notice one thing? "

"What is it?" 9S asked in surprise.

"It seems that most self-aware machine life forms have strong anti-war sentiments," 2B said seriously.

"It is very likely that there may be some kind of contradiction or disagreement within the mechanical life form."

"2B is right. At least for now, most of them are like this." Ye Feng added, and then he changed the subject.

"It is also possible that even if they are born with intelligence, there are still oil-loving bastards who like to kill. But they are a minority after all."

2B nodded in agreement and continued:

"We need to collect intelligence carefully, maybe the method to defeat the enemy lies in it."

"I see." 9S nodded and said, "It's great to have you guys."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't we a family?" 2B scolded and gently slapped 9S on the head.

“Yeah, that’s right. Hehe!” 9S said with a sly smile.

Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something and looked at 2B mysteriously.

"Huh? 2B, I found something..."

"What's going on?" 2B asked in confusion.

"2B, you just called me 'Natsu'." 9S laughed.

"You heard it wrong!" 2B said angrily, turned her head to the side, and strode forward.

"9M, you heard it too, right?" 9S then looked at Ye Feng, waiting for his answer.

"Ah...what did you hear...I don't know..." Ye Feng looked at 2B who turned her head and denied it.

"Just now..." 9S said anxiously.

"Lang ge li ge lang..." Ye Feng hummed a little tune and skipped to follow 2B's footsteps.

"You guys! Hey..."

2S shook his head helplessly as he watched 9B and Ye Feng walk away, but a smile appeared on his face.

"These two guys...are really cute."

He thought to himself, then quickened his pace and followed.

Along the way, the three of them talked and laughed, as if they had forgotten all their worries.

The sunlight shines on them, creating a beautiful and warm picture.

Perhaps, in this world full of wars and crises, they are each other's most solid support.

No matter what difficulties and challenges they will encounter in the future, as long as they have each other's company, they will be able to move forward bravely and embrace their own bright future.

"Family..."

Ye Feng looked at the scene in front of him, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. He muttered this word to himself.

His eyes became extremely deep, as if they could penetrate time and space and see those people who had once been close to him.

At this moment, his thoughts gradually drifted away and returned to the past days.

At that time, their family sat around the dining table, with laughter and joy rising and falling;

At that time, his adoptive parents always supported him silently and gave him endless love and care;

At that time, his sister and brother-in-law were always by his side, spending happy and carefree time together...

However, as time goes by, everything has changed quietly.

My adoptive parents have already passed away.

As for my sister and brother-in-law, I may never see them again.

Now, he is alone in this strange world, far away from his hometown and relatives...

Just then, a crisp shout interrupted Ye Feng's thoughts.

"9M! Follow me!"

2B's voice came over.

She seemed to notice Ye Feng's silence, turned around and waved at him vigorously.

Ye Feng suddenly came back to his senses, a bright smile appeared on his face, and then he followed with big strides.

"Come on, come on!"

He responded loudly, his voice revealing a firmness and optimism.

It wasn't long before they reached the heart of the city.

There, an extremely tall and majestic figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone - it was one of the Engels super-large combat weapons that had lost its function.

"This Engels seems to be alive." 9S analyzed calmly and gave the order.

"Assistive device, check whether there is life in the other Engels..."

“No thanks, 9S.”

However, before he can finish his words, he is interrupted by 2B.

"Why?" 9S asked, confused.

Ye Feng added: "As for that one, the three of us worked together and blew up its core."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed. Everyone looked in the direction of his finger.

A few kilometers away, I saw another huge head of Engels, its core area had been blown beyond recognition.

Needless to say, it's death!

Everyone turned their attention back to the big machine in front of them.

"Let's try to repair this one, maybe we can get some useful information from it... Hmm, it seems to be missing some parts..." 9S muttered to himself as he carefully examined the machine.

After a busy period,

9S clapped his hands and said with satisfaction:

"It should be fine!"

He looked at Engels in front of him with expectation.

However, disappointingly, Engels still did not react and stood there motionless.

"How...how could this happen?"

9S couldn't help but frown, confused.

He thought hard for a while, and suddenly it dawned on him.

"Oh, I see, there's still something missing!

9M help me..."

So, several people returned to the maintenance work.

For a while, the only sound was the sound of clanging and banging.

After a lot of trouble,

Finally, a miracle happened - Engels' eyes suddenly flashed a green light, and then he actually started to speak!

"I am Engels combat...weapon...manufacture number 110-B..."

Its sound is like a loud bell, making people's ears buzz and even hurt.

"Uh, finally speaking?" 2B said in surprise.

“Wow, this guy is actually conscious.” 9S showed a look of joy on his face.

Engels continued, "It was manufactured in February of the Gregorian calendar year and first launched in August of the same year. What is its current status?"

"...You have been defeated by us and are now disarmed and unable to move. Just hand over the information you know." 9S said.

"Okay." Engels said without hesitation.

"Ah, you agreed so readily?" 2B couldn't help but look puzzled.

"The mission of this machine has been completed, and it has not received any new orders." Engels explained, "nor has it received any instructions to protect confidentiality.

However, as a combat weapon, this machine does not have much information.

The following is all the information I know, and I am providing it to you now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of data was emitted from Engels' head and transmitted to 9S's terminal.

"Assist unit, open the information," 9S gave the order without hesitation.

"Understood!" Assist 153 responded quickly.

The three of them came closer at the same time, staring intently at the auxiliary machine, carefully checking the important information passed on by Engels.

as follows:

Summary: Engels type fortress destruction combined variable infantry.....

Total kills: people...

Combat experience: ...

Current status: ...

Diary 1:

I couldn't move, so I had a lot of free time and decided to record something.

Diary 2:

Where do mechanical creatures come from? We replicate and repair ourselves over and over again. Am I a life? Or is the whole a life?

Diary 3:

Our creator aliens are beings that devour countless planets. Their behavior is extremely simple, they have the same goals, and they never conflict with each other. So... what about us mechanical life forms?

Diary 4:

It was raining, and a bird landed on my shoulder. I never get tired of watching the creatures on this planet. I record the birds as important intelligence to protect them from being lost...

............

Finally, the three of them finished reading the intelligence and looked at each other.

"Thank you for saving me," said Engels.

"Can you take the initiative to disconnect the mechanical life form network?" Ye Feng asked curiously.

"The device that receives the control signal has been destroyed." Engels said, and he couldn't help but let out a mechanical laugh, which sounded very funny.

"I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

"It seems you have also gained consciousness..." 9S said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "Brother, you have a great vision!"

"Of course! What's the point of fighting and killing? It's better to play with birds!" Engels smiled foolishly with a proud look on his face.

“Fuck!

Six! "

Hearing his words, Ye Feng looked strange.

He suppressed his laughter, looked at a certain part of Engels, and couldn't help but praise him:

"Can play!"

"Hehehe!" Engels laughed like a tractor.

Then, he asked:

"By the way, I have some data from the human server stored in my body.

I want to ask you, what is night?"

"At night?" 2B seemed a little confused.

"Oh, this is an environmental change that happened a long time ago. It's described in the records." 9S thought for a moment and continued.

"Although the sun is shining brightly now, it was dark for half of the past 24 hours.

Like, the view from space.”

"And, you can see the stars!" Ye Feng added.

"I see." 2B said softly with an expectant look on her face.

"One day... I want to go see the stars..." A hint of expectation also flashed in Engels' eyes, and then, its huge head looked at the three people.

"Well, goodbye, android. Please come and chat with me sometime."

"Why?" 9S asked curiously.

"Because I'm very free."