NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 163 Mutation

"Commander, the androids... the androids are killing each other. They are suspected to be infected with the wide-area virus." The messenger rushed in and reported excitedly.

Hearing this good news, the commander breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did the technical department succeed..." he muttered to himself, his heart full of expectation and hope.

Just then, a deafening roar interrupted his thoughts.

There was a strong vibration, as if the whole world was shaking.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely strong shock wave quickly spread to the factory area, raising a cloud of dust.

In the distance, a small mushroom cloud slowly rose, covering half of the sky.

The commander looked at the scene in astonishment, unable to believe his eyes.

"This means that all the enemies have been wiped out?" he asked in disbelief, with a tremor in his voice.

After escaping death, he felt weak all over, his legs were weak, and he could hardly stand. His body was shaking uncontrollably, and sweat soaked his forehead.

At this moment, he truly realized the fragility and preciousness of life.

"Quick, go check out the situation!"

……

what!

what's the situation?

Ye Feng opened his eyes and saw that the black box in front of him, which was flashing with golden light, had no response at all.

"What's going on?" 2B and 9S, who were pinned to the ground, looked terrified.

How to do?

Horse riding!

Ye Feng didn't have time to think about it, and called urgently.

"Robert! DF-11, nuclear missile, quick, coordinates..."

"Sir? These coordinates are your current location." Oppenheimer looked at the coordinates in confusion.

"No time to explain. I'm afraid of pain. Fire, fire, fire!"

"learn!"

Before he could finish his words, Ye Feng was thrown to the ground by Red-Eyed Ji Ye. Without the black box, his life was slowly fading away.

He tried to struggle, but couldn't muster any strength.

"Hurry up!!!"

These few minutes seemed so long.

Doubt, grief, fear, and despair spread over Ye Feng's heart.

He tried to call the system, but there was no response.

"How did things turn out like this?"

Hearing the painful whimpers of 2B and 9S, Ye Feng felt the parts of his machine being torn and dismantled one by one.

He looked at 2B and 9S struggling in despair, and felt the damage done to his body.

The mind gradually becomes numb, and the body gradually becomes numb...

In the distance, a meteor with an orange-yellow flame is approaching rapidly...

……

bunker,

In the 9M room, Ye Feng on the bed quickly opened his eyes and woke up from the preset 9M body.

My brain is working fast, I quickly organize my thoughts.

He had to meet up with 9S and 2B immediately, and a sense of urgency drove him.

Suppressing his inner uneasiness, Ye Feng quickly reunited with 2B and 9S who had also been reborn.

The three of them rushed into the empty command hall, their footsteps echoing in the silence.

"Commander!"

The YoRHa garrison and communications officers in the hall turned their heads to see 2B, 9S, and Ye Feng not take the elevator, but instead jump down from the third floor and head straight for Commander White.

"9S, aren't you guys on the battlefield?"

White said seriously, full of doubts,

"You are deserting the army."

2B gasped, "It's too late to explain. Virus! All the YoRHa members on the ground have been infected with the Wide Area Virus and have gone out of control. They have started killing each other and are attacking us crazily."

"There is a backdoor in the bunker server, and a virus has been released by the machine lifeforms." 9S shouted in panic.

"The people left behind must have been infected with the virus as well. Let's clean them up immediately while there's still time." Ye Feng stepped forward.

White glanced at Ye Feng, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then he asked in an unquestionable tone:

"My data shows that the battle is still going on, and there are no abnormalities reported in the communications."

"How could this happen?" 9S stared at the image on the command screen, which clearly showed that all combat troops were carrying out their tasks in an orderly manner.

Every unit was acting according to the predetermined plan, and everything seemed so normal, without any chaos or abnormalities.

"This is impossible……"

"That's a cyber deception by a mechanical life form!!!"

Ye Feng on the side roared, his voice full of anger and regret.

He realized that he had made a huge mistake, thinking everything was too simple and not realizing the enemy's trick.

"It should be you three who are infected with the virus."

Commander White drew out his sword, pointed the tip of the sword straight at Ye Feng, and shouted, "Arrest them!"

Following her order, the soldiers of the garrison drew their swords in unison, while the communications officers in the communications area were at a loss.

"Wait, there must be some misunderstanding here." Communications officer 6O shouted anxiously. She opened her arms in front of Ye Feng, trying to stop the soldiers from approaching.

"Get out of the way, 6O. Do you want to betray YoRHa too?" White asked sternly, with a hint of disappointment and suspicion in his eyes.

At this moment, a burst of urgent communication sound came from 6O's communication device.

"This is 2B calling the bunker. The mechanical life forms in the combat area have been cleared and key facilities have been occupied." A report from '2B' came over the communication.

what happened?

A strange atmosphere filled the hall, and everyone had an expression of disbelief on their faces.

Immediately afterwards, the control room was illuminated by an intense red light, and a large red warning appeared on the screen.

"Virus invasion detected." The warning echoed in the hall.

Suddenly, all the YoYa garrison troops and the communications officers in the hall showed painful expressions on their faces, hugged their heads tightly, and began to twitch all over.

"Ruined!"

In an instant, all members of YoRHa stopped their strange movements at the same time, and turned to look at the five people in the middle, their eyes shining red.

“Ahahahahahahaha…”

"We are...hahaha...mechanical life forms..."

"May the glory of mankind... last forever."

For a moment, the eyes of all the YoRHa members flashed scarlet light, and they made strange noises and approached the crowd step by step.

"So fast!?" Ye Feng widened his eyes in shock and couldn't help but exclaim.

9S, who was standing by, had a gloomy expression on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "This is a logic virus! Damn it!"

White also looked at what was happening in front of him in disbelief, with a tremor in his voice: "How could this happen!"

At this moment, 6O, who had been standing quietly, suddenly moved. She slowly turned her head and looked at the three people with her scarlet eyes, muttering:

"2B-san..."

Seeing 6O being infected by the virus, Ye Feng made a prompt decision and quickly stretched out a hand and placed it on 6O's shoulder.

"Hack in!"

He is closest to 6O.

"Loading antivirus program ver3.0."

"Cut off the key circuit and stop the spread of the virus."

"Try to repair the 6O firewall."

"Restore the functions of the 6O core area."