NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 159: The End of Mechanical Life

In the dawn, the prelude to war quietly began.

The sky was divided into two battlefields: chaos on the ground and the cold tranquility of space.

The satellites hanging high in the sky suddenly shone with dazzling light, focusing the energy of the sun into beams of destruction. These beams, like the wrath of gods, penetrated the clouds and hit the ground, leaving behind charred marks.

On the ground, the army of mechanical lifeforms appeared in the flames of the explosion. They were the embodiment of iron and fire, with tongues of fire spitting out from their muzzles, and every roar was accompanied by the trembling of the earth.

Following the order, the robot humans in space launched small tactical nuclear missiles. These missiles cut through the sky, screaming with death, and rushed towards the enemies on the ground. The mechanical life forms on the ground were not to be outdone, and their land-based satellite laser particle weapons began to fight back, filling the sky with intertwined energy beams and exploding fireballs.

In this war, there is also an invisible battle going on. Electronic information weapons are wreaking havoc in the digital world, and cyber warriors are fighting in the ocean of code. Every attack may paralyze the opponent's command system.

Every corner of the battlefield is shrouded in the shadow of war. The old chemical and kinetic weapons seem particularly primitive on this high-tech battlefield, but their roar and destructive power should not be underestimated. The artillery fire is continuous, bullets are like rain, and the entire battlefield is filled with gunpowder smoke.

On some battlefields, the battle returned to its original form. Elite soldiers of mechanical lifeforms wielded cold weapons and engaged in close combat with the artificial ground forces. The sound of metal colliding echoed on the battlefield, and sword lights and war hammers intertwined in the air, sparking sparks with every collision.

The sky was covered by smoke and dust, and the sun could not penetrate this thick curtain. The buildings on the ground collapsed in the explosion, and the mechanical life withered in the flames of war.

Shinjuku area.

This place has been destroyed beyond recognition by the war, with mechanical life form parts piled up like mountains and engine oil flowing like rivers.

Team 4B originally had 8 members, but they were unable to withstand the continuous flow of mechanical life forms coming to support them.

At this moment, three people who arrived in time jumped down from a high place, holding sharp blades, and quickly joined the battle.

Their arrival instantly reversed the tense battle situation, but a large number of mechanical life forms still poured in from all directions like a tide.

Ye Feng raised the sword in his hand without hesitation and chopped it down fiercely.

Every swing of the sword was accompanied by the sound of metal clashing and sparks flying.

He had no skills, he simply repeated the action. Swinging the sword hundreds of times meant hundreds of enemies fell. The attacks of the mechanical creatures became unusually slow in his eyes, and even dodging their attacks was effortless.

However, every time he killed a mechanical creature, ten more would immediately surround him.

He had to wander around, but he could not find the end of the mechanical creatures.

"This is fucking crazy! I can't kill them all even if I die of exhaustion!"

Ye Feng muttered to himself. At this moment,

Kakakka~

A wisp of green smoke came out of the muzzle of auxiliary machine 154, and it was jammed.

Ye Feng knocked another enemy to the ground with his sword, and his face became extremely angry.

What a pointless fight!

What do those guys in the human army do for a living?

Do you think of us as machines?

Well...that's right...

But, as an elite force, are we going to fight a positional war and a war of attrition with mechanical creatures?

Ye Feng cursed in his heart, reminding him of his days on the assembly line.

Extremely upset, he opened the communication.

"Robert!"

"Sir!" Oppenheimer on the opposite side responded.

"Do you have bombers or long-range rocket launchers? Cruise missiles will also be fine?" Ye Feng roared.

"No, sir, only short-range ballistic missiles. Current recommendation: DF-11B. They will rust if not used again."

It would be great if we could have long-range artillery or heavy artillery cluster support. Manpower! Manpower! What we lack is manpower!

Ye Feng cursed in his heart.

At worst, the D132 satellite strike group will be consumed.

"Alright! Robert, DF-11, thermobaric warhead, ten-round salvo, coordinates transmitted, fire!"

"Steady!"

One minute after the words fell, ten meteors rose from the ground in the mountains hundreds of kilometers away and flew into the clouds with a roar.

It gradually changed its posture in the air, made a turning maneuver, gradually aimed at the center of the mechanical life form army, and began to dive.

2B cuts down a machine lifeform and looks up when she hears a noise. She sees several meteors falling straight towards the machine lifeforms.

"Everyone get out of the way!"

Ye Feng shouted, and everyone who heard the news saw the incoming missiles and hurriedly dodged the shock wave.

With ten deafening bangs, the thermobaric bomb exploded on the ground.

The moment it descended, it released its deadly power.

First, there was a rapid and violent oxygen-free explosion. Almost in an instant, the high-energy fuel inside the missile body mixed with the air, producing a high-temperature and high-pressure shock wave.

This force swept around at lightning speed, with unparalleled destructiveness, squeezing the surrounding air into a vacuum and swallowing up all the oxygen.

Then, an oxygen-free combustion reaction follows, where the special fuel particles in the projectile continue to burn without an external oxygen supply, releasing a second wave of lethality.

These tiny fuel particles turned into a thick fog of death, quickly spreading to every corner. They greedily sought out any combustible material, devouring everything mercilessly.

Finally, when oxygen from the surrounding air is drawn into the burning feast, the aerobic combustion reaction begins.

This was a more spectacular and deadly process. A huge fireball formed at the center of the explosion. High-pressure shock waves and blazing flames swept across the entire battlefield, forming a vortex of death that devoured all life and matter.

The temperature around the fireball suddenly rose to thousands of degrees, and any living creature or object was instantly reduced to ashes in this heat wave.

At the same time, the shock wave generated by the explosion spread out like a tidal wave, destroying buildings and tearing the earth apart.

In the central area of the explosion range, all signs of life were completely wiped out.

The high temperature and high pressure environment causes mechanical organisms and equipment to evaporate or melt instantly.

A little further away, the shock wave threw aircraft into the air or tore solid fortifications into pieces.

Farther away, people could only feel a heat wave and vibration, followed by dead silence. Only the burning ruins and rising smoke proved what had happened here.

The entire explosion area was shrouded in a thick layer of smoke, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur and burning.

2B looked at Ye Feng and quietly gave him a thumbs up.

"Where did the missile come from?" 4B asked in confusion.

"I'm not sure, maybe it's support from the headquarters!" 9S said nonsense.

"Thank you. Please leave the remaining mechanical life forms to us."

"Let's go support the next battlefield." 9S said.

"You go ahead. After we deal with these remaining mechanical life forms, we will also go to support other troops."

……

Ding ding,

"This is 8B of the attack force Omega. We have suppressed the area in charge. We will go to other areas to provide support."

8B?

Ye Feng was confused. Is this possible?

It is possible that the headquarters mistakenly believed that the traitorous 8B was dead, and as the war was approaching, 8B was resurrected.

What if we meet in the future?

Ding ding,

"This is Captain 3B of the Theta Force. The number of mechanical life forms is increasing and it is difficult to deal with them."

The three of them immediately headed to area 3B.

"9M, cooperate with 9S to search for densely populated enemy areas and launch long-range strikes." 2B shouted, "I will support the land operations."

"2B, be careful." Ye Feng said worriedly.

"It's okay." 2B got off the boar and rushed to provide support.

"Senior, please help me search the area where the enemy life forms react strongly." Ye Feng said to 9S.

"learn!"

The two of them worked together, and Ye Feng frantically called Oppenheimer to the auxiliary machine.

"Robert! DF-11, three bursts, coordinates..."

"Robert! DF-11, fifteen rounds rapid fire, coordinates..."

"Sir, that's artillery terminology..."

"What nonsense! The Second Artillery is also a cannon. Fire at me!"

"DF-11, nine bursts, coordinates..."

Huge explosions sounded one after another in the city, and the whole city was filled with smoke. The army of mechanical lifeforms suffered heavy losses, and parts and cores flew everywhere...

Ding ding,

"This is Captain 7B of the previous attacking force Delta. The mechanical creatures we are currently engaging are out of control and difficult to repel."

"This is Guerrilla Force 2B, go over and provide support now."

"Understood. Thank you very much."

"Robert! Coordinates..., DF-11, six rounds, fire, fire, fire!!!"

"Sir, there are none left. Suggestion: Use small tactical nuclear missiles."

"They're gone so quickly. Where are the 100 pieces you promised us?"

"Sir, I have prepared 300 thermobaric warheads... because these things will expire if they are not used... but still..." Oppenheimer seemed speechless.

"Can't you make more!"

"Sir, that's not what you said originally..."

"No more nonsense, tactical nuclear missiles, please recommend them."

"Uh... I suggest using the extended-range DF-15, but that model needs to be launched from another base."

“Does it take a long time to prepare?”

"It's ready, please go ahead."

"You guy!"

Ding ding,

"This is Annie Morning, leader of the resistance, coming to support us."

"This is Omega Team Captain 8B. We are being attacked from both sides by mechanical life forms. Miss Annie, thank you very much."

"Far Fire Battalion, support Omega Team, two bases, coordinates..."