NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 225 Making a Wish

White lighted mechanical room interior,

"Hmph! Did you get what you needed?"

"I'm sorry, my friend."

"I knew it! You stupid guy."

"…Don't worry. Even if we don't have the specific data of Unit 9, we still have other ways. Also, thank you for sharing the permissions you gave me."

"You are so shameless. Now, I have been completely expelled, and the server storing my data has suffered a devastating blow... Damn it! I hope your method works."

"Oh... is that so... hehe... I'm sure that person must have been badly injured..."

"of course!!!"

"I understand, my friend..."

"Then next, find a way to kill Unit 9 and the other me."

"There is a saying in Dragon Country: While the mantis stalks the cicada, the fisherman reaps the benefits. I will make him die in despair and pain."

"You are so terrible..."

……

A2 walked into the medical room with mixed feelings.

"9M, what are you doing now..."

Where are the people! ?

The medical room was empty.

Where did you go?

A2 walked into the room thoughtfully. The thin white bed sheet was pushed randomly to the head of the bed and hung to the ground.

"What a careless fellow."

She muttered to herself as she picked up the bed sheet, folded it carefully, and placed it gently on the head of the bed.

She sat quietly on the bed.

She looks like a beautiful girl from a small family.

The book on the bedside table was still open, so she picked it up and flipped through it casually.

[The most precious thing in life is life. Everyone has only one life. A person's life should be spent like this:

When he looks back on the past, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of his mediocrity.

When he was dying, he could say: "I have devoted my life and all my energy to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind."

Liberation cause!

Is this him?

Tomorrow is the day of action, where is he now?

The girl sat up from the bed.

He left the room muttering words from Ostrovsky's work.

suddenly,

Her heart seemed to be tugged by something, and she felt a sudden palpitation for no reason.

"Assist, search for 9M's location."

"Report: 9M's location has not been found." Assist 042 reported.

"Huh? Is the communication being disrupted?"

"Negative: The communication signal is normal. Hypothesis: YoRHa 9M has hidden the black box signal."

Ding~

A2 seemed to realize that something was wrong, and she carefully considered the man's every move.

Doing nothing...

Wasting time...

Could it be! ! !

Her usually calm face suddenly tensed up.

His determined eyes were filled with anxiety, and his usually swift and graceful steps became disorganized.

"don't want……"

At the same time, she noticed the auroras rising in the western sky.

"Report: According to the intelligence from the auxiliary machine networks in various locations, a fusion weapon strike has been detected. The coordinates..." Auxiliary machine 042 reported at the right time.

"9...M..."

……

"Warning: Nuclear fusion strike detected en route, coordinates..."

"What!?"

A2 was driving quickly towards the White Tower. Hearing the report from the auxiliary machine, he looked to the west.

I saw a dark green missile with a long orange-yellow tail flame slowly rising into the sky, and soon it plunged into the clouds.

“Report: Based on previous intelligence, it is determined that the ballistic missile was launched under the command of 9M.

Judgment: The nuclear warhead has a TNT equivalent of 100 million tons.

Predicted target point coordinates: Nagasaki."

"Report again: According to the top-secret information shared by 9M, there are core servers of machine lifeforms underground in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki areas..."

"9M..."

A2, who was concentrating on driving, had a frown on his face. The car sped forward along the dilapidated road, and in the blink of an eye, it ran hundreds of meters.

"Hurry up!!!"

…………

"what is that!?"

At that moment, many of the remaining personnel in the resistance camp put down their work and saluted the missiles in the sky.

"Captain~~~"

64B led 11B and 22B to quickly run towards 8B who was looking up at the sky.

"That is……

meteor! ?

I want to make a wish!"

22B said this and began to pray towards the shooting star.

64 slapped her on the back of the head and cursed:

"Idiot! That's an ICBM!!!"

64B showed fear:

"It's so scary. I can almost feel the murderous intent from that missile..."

8B looked at the orange-yellow meteor that shot into the clouds, then turned to look at his three team members.

Is something big going to happen?

"Captain!!! Mr. 9M is missing..."

"Hmm..." 8B was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth to ask.

"Besides, someone just saw Miss A2 hijack a resistance truck and go out."

"what!!!"

8B froze, and as he was about to speak, his mouth opened wide, a bad feeling came to his mind.

"Follow me, Captain."

Without further ado, 64B dragged the stunned 8B towards the parking area outside the resistance camp.

There were several trucks parked in the crude parking lot, and two resistance fighters were talking and gesticulating.

One of the male resistance fighters, wearing a dark shirt, rubbed his head, as if he had been hit.

"Huh!? You guys are here!"

The male resistance soldier was facing the direction where the four people were walking towards, and greeted them when he saw them coming.

"What happened just now?" 8B asked the man puzzledly.

"Among the members of the YoRHa team that came with you, a woman in black clothes ran out of the camp quickly. When she saw me, she ran towards me quickly...

I was sitting in the car, wondering if she wanted to talk to me about something...

Unexpectedly, she opened the car door and pulled me out...

Ouch……"

The man touched his hit head as he spoke, and was very angry.

At this time, 21O hurriedly walked out of the camp and walked towards the crowd at a quick pace.

8B left the man behind and walked towards 21O.

After a conversation, 21O frowned and looked at 8B and the other three unwillingly.

Finally making a decision, 21O walked back to the camp in disappointment.

The four of them looked at each other in confusion.

I walked towards the man standing by the car again.

"I'm really sorry for what happened just now." 8B bowed deeply to the man in front of him.

hey~~~

"No, no, there's no need to apologize like that. Just explain what's going on. As long as we get Chief Annie's permission..."

The man spoke to himself and reached out to help 8B up.

The 64B, 11B and 22B next to them got into the car next to them in tacit understanding.

"need……"

8B smiled slightly.

Before she finished her words, she suddenly jumped up and placed the sword across the man's neck.

"Huh!?"

The man looked at 8B in confusion.

When he turned around, he saw three girls in the car looking at him with smiles on their faces.

22B sat in the passenger seat, with her hands clasped on her chin, her big, shining eyes.

Looking at him expectantly.

"You guys~~~"

8B looked apologetic: "We don't want to make things difficult for you..."

The man shook his head helplessly.

He took out the car keys and handed them to 64B who was sitting in the driver's seat, then turned around and gave 8B a knowing smile.

"Four members of YoRHa hijacked a truck and escaped from the resistance camp. I'll report it like this," the man began.

8B put away his sword, grabbed the handrail on the back of the truck, jumped deep, landed steadily behind the truck, and said:

"It happened so suddenly, I'm really sorry..."

64B started the engine and prepared to set off.

"Captain 8B~~~"

The man called again.

"Um...anything else?" 8B looked at the resistance man standing next to the car in confusion.

"The vehicle is carrying weapons..."

“Huh!?” 8B’s eyes froze for a moment, then he looked at the smiling man in disbelief.

The man's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke again in a low voice: "I respect Mr. 9M very much... Take care..."