NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 260 Chase

10H walked to the hatch room according to the coordinates.

This is the only passage connecting the inside of the facility with the outside world and is only used when transporting supplies.

There are two layers of space inside and outside the hatch area. After all, it is 10,000 meters under the sea. In order to prevent seawater from pouring in when entering and exiting, a two-layer design would be safer.

The door into Area 1 was locked.

Even as the manager here, 10H needs to authenticate the passcode and black box signal before he can open it.

"so troublesome……"

The door was opened smoothly, and all the lights in the first area were instantly lit up.

As expected, everything I saw was white.

Blindingly white.

[Question: Is there any problem here? ]

I heard the sound of the auxiliary machine from behind, I don't know when it came.

"Nothing, just a little curious."

She walked through the huge first area and headed straight into the depths, where was the door leading to the second area.

"This place is so big and too empty. It's such a waste of space."

[Answer: Sufficient area is required to adjust the water pressure when entering from the outside.]

She stretched out her slender hand towards the door, and the encrypted coordinates were right in front of her.

【Suggestion: Stop. No entry to the second area.】

She ignored the aux's warning and opened the second door.

Just like in the first area, the lights come on and a pure white space comes into view.

"Still nothing...?"

So what is the significance of the coordinates just obtained?

Looking at the empty space, there was not even a single piece of debris.

As she thought about it, her curiosity was poured down with a bucket of cold water.

【Warning: Danger ahead. 】

"Don't worry, it's the bottom of the sea outside, I will definitely not open it."

She responded to the auxiliary machine and walked slowly towards the depths of the second area.

The third door is different from the first two and has a rotating handle.

Don't dare open this door easily.

There is an ocean on the other side of the door. If it is opened without adjusting the water pressure, seawater will flow back and cause a disaster.

10H couldn’t imagine how terrible the water pressure would be at such a depth, but she knew that the destructive force was enough to crush her and the auxiliary machine.

【Warning: Go back quickly. 】

"Don't worry, it will be immediate."

Huh?

The originally pure white door now had a black mark on the rotary handle used to open the door.

It looks like something was burned, leaving traces.

Strange……

She wanted to walk over to take a closer look, but suddenly she saw stars.

She felt a clear pain at the back of her head; she was hit by auxiliary machine 006.

"Ouch, it hurts!"

10H turned her head away resentfully, but her eyes immediately widened.

She saw the casing of auxiliary machine 006 opened from the middle, revealing the muzzle of a plasma gun.

"Wait a moment!"

bang~~~

An orange light flashed, and she felt a sharp pain in her upper arm.

The bright red liquid dripped onto the pure white floor and slowly spread out.

Then, light gathered from the muzzle again.

Without thinking too much, she quickly took off the shoes with magnets installed.

There was nowhere to hide in the spacious room and he could only keep running.

She kicked the floor lightly, instantly jumped to a height of 4 meters, kicked the wall again, slowly landed on the ground, and rolled to avoid the second bullet.

"Hey! If you have something to say, talk to me nicely!"

No sound was heard, and the third bullet responded to her.

She rushed out, the auxiliary machine was faster.

"Ouch……"

She groaned in pain as the arm of the auxiliary machine hit her back.

This can't go on...

I'm not the fighting type...

She gradually became mad in her heart, and the threat of death was approaching.

She thought of a solution quickly.

The fourth bullet hit her left foot, and the pain was clear again.

The pod was still chasing her.

With...

Her injured left foot was in terrible pain, and her speed gradually slowed down. The auxiliary machine behind her also caught up.

She stretched out her left hand and grabbed the muzzle of the auxiliary machine, pinching it hard with her fingers.

The sensor felt a burning sensation and the muzzle was crushed.

She freed her right hand again and slapped the main body of the auxiliary machine.

The fiery red auxiliary machine flew out like a gyroscope, hit the wall, and an explosion was heard.

"How could such a ridiculous thing happen? What happened?"

She curled up on the ground and slowly stood up. Her body was covered with wounds and she couldn't tell where it hurt.

Suddenly, a red alarm sounded in the facility.

This is the alarm that the second area has been invaded.

Aren't there just me and the pod in zone 2?

wrong!

This alarm is used to alert other auxiliary machines. Hundreds of auxiliary machines 006 share one self.

So……

I am the intruder!

Without thinking too much, she rushed to the door connecting areas one and two and locked it.

Then he stretched out his finger and pressed the touch panel.

Hiss~~

The panel goes black instantly.

There was a violent banging sound coming from behind the locked door, which sounded very harsh. It was probably the auxiliary machine trying to open the door.

Can not go back……

Either I'll be burned to death by the auxiliary machine's plasma, or...

I don't want to die...

Oh, right, coordinates!

The coordinates show the location behind the door.

What would be there?

10H hunched over, holding down his pierced left arm, and walked towards the gate leading to the deep sea in the second area.

The aux was hiding something from me, and it started attacking me as soon as I approached the door.

Since I am destined to die, I also want to know what secrets the auxiliary machine is hiding?

The moment she reached out and grasped the rotating door handle, the simulated hairs on her palm instantly stood up.

There was a slight explosion.

has a problem! ?

She looked at her fingers that were burnt by the high voltage electricity, and her whole body couldn't help but spasm.

They actually installed such a mechanism on the inside of the door.

Who is it used to protect against?

If it is to defend against enemy invasion, shouldn't it be installed on the outside?

Sure enough, haha...

She felt like a fool, being in a scam without realizing it.

She hardened her heart and put her hand on the door handle again, trying to turn it open.

The extremely high electric current spread through her hands to her entire body, causing her to spasm and twitch constantly, and her vision gradually became blurred.

The door handle was successfully unscrewed, and the hand was burned black by the high voltage electricity, leaving black marks near the door handle again.

This time,

She knew who left the black marks she had seen before.

Someone must have tried to open this door before, turning the handle under high voltage.

That's what leaves traces.

There was no time to think about it, the door to the second area was about to be opened.

Next, just press the button and the door will open.

She knew exactly what was behind the door.

She gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, pressed the button, and prepared to feel crushed.

What was expected did not happen.

The door just opened a crack.

suddenly,

The powerful force coming from behind hit 10H hard against the crack of the door.

As the gap in the door gradually widened, she was thrown outside by a force.

I seemed to hear the sound of wind just now, and then it immediately returned to silence.

A lot of dust was raised. She endured the pain and looked forward with a frown.

dust?

stone?

My own voice sounded slurred and the sight before me was totally unclear.

10H looked up at the black sky.

This……

Isn't it the seabed...

A blue planet is floating in the black space.

That's Earth.

I was on the—the moon?

She opened her mouth and tried to say something, but her words were unclear.

There is not a breath of air here.

Remodeled shoes,

'on the air', no access to the broadcasting room,

Plates, cups, chess pieces with magnets...

What is managed here is not the data backup server, but the Lunar Human Conference itself.

This is the secret that the auxiliary machine is guarding.

Then, the lunar human meeting consisted of only a few hundred 006s and one of themselves.

Humanity has long been extinct... Is that right?

It should be like this.

She sat in a daze on the uneven ground, and the dust slowly dissipated.

She didn't feel any pain in her body, but the pain in her heart almost made her collapse.

For the auxiliary machines here, the B-type combat power is too high, and the D-type has strong defense, so it will be very difficult to fight a defensive battle. The scanning S-type will quickly discover the truth.

Therefore,

The facility's managers treat themselves to this H-type treatment.

She felt the movement of the auxiliary machine, dozens of 006s were approaching.

They surrounded her.

She felt no fear.

Perhaps, having one's memory erased and returning to one's previous life is also a kind of relief.

In this way, the devastating emotions that come with learning the truth about human extinction will disappear without a trace.

She did not resist at all, and the auxiliary machine could not hear what she said.

She closed her eyes and allowed the auxiliary machine to restrain her and send her to the facility.

As her consciousness gradually faded into darkness, 10H heard the conversation on the pod.

【Question: What happened to her? 】

【Answer: She discovered the truth. 】

【Response: Poor kid.】

【Suggestion: Let her go.】

[Report: This is the fiftieth time.]

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