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"Pascal, what's going on!?"
"I, I don't know, some villagers suddenly got out of control and attacked other villagers!"
"... It's the same situation as in the previous "Yoba Troop"."
"Is it really N2? Miss 2B, what should I do now?!"
"All in all, let me hack in first and see if there is a solution! Miss A2, 2B, please subdue the villagers with Pascal and feed those small pills!"
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Strangers become acquaintances through contact, and acquaintances become friends through contact—even between artificial humans and mechanical lifeforms, there is no escape from this rule.
The younger sister was trapped in the desert in order to help her sister find repair parts; family disputes, the son ran away from home and was attacked by the mechanical beings in the ruined city; the child was pestering for toys, but there were not enough parts to make toys; the ruined factory There are strange cult organizations in the house; there are technical nerds in the house who set up electronic locks, and they can't go out; a philosopher who thinks nothing makes sense and is inexplicably admired; the village is suddenly invaded by a ferocious mechanical lifeform... Listening to Leeds In the process of arranging the [investigation of the pacifist village], A2, 2B, and 9S intervened in the above incidents intentionally or unintentionally. Long Pascal.
Of course, it would be too much to say that "the machine lifeform has changed", it's just that "the machine lifeform in this village is different".
When N2 convened the army to invade the ruined city, I didn't know whether it was to avoid this village from following suit, and an "evolutionary body" popped up suddenly, or it was just a matter of convenience, thinking that there was no need to deliberately let the fire of war avoid this village. , and also made a ruthless shot at this village.
Pascal, who is not good at fighting, can only ask A2, 2B, and 9S for help. The three of them made it to the village all the way, but found that some villagers in the village were attacking other villagers, and even eating corpses. The scene is like purgatory on earth. generally-
"Damn it!" 9S gritted his teeth, waved his right hand, slashed the arms of the crazy mechanical lifeform in front of him with a Japanese sword, kicked it to the ground again, and shouted loudly, "2B, Pascal! How's it going?"
"The pills you gave me really worked, and the villagers regained their senses at once! It's just..." Pascal in the distance, who should have been pleasantly surprised, suddenly changed his tone, looking worried.
2B, who was also doing hand-cutting work to subdue the crazy villagers, took over the words and added to Pascal: "...Some of the villagers infected by the virus have no mouths."
"Uh..." 9S looked down, okay, the one in front of him was the type without a mouth.
Many mechanical lifeforms draw an arc under their big round heads, and then install a sound system inside to meet the "speaking" function. This is considered a "mouth". Anyway, they don't need to eat. Totally plausible.
The problem now is that Leeds' "Anti Poison Pill" has to be thrown into the mouth to take effect!
"9S, can you help them remove the virus from the system?" 2B asked, she knew that 9S was working on this before, and now what is needed is a conclusion.
9S replied helplessly: "It's very difficult, at least it's not a job that can be completed in an hour and a half."
The intelligent systems of artificial humans and mechanical lifeforms are different. If the artificial human is infected with the virus 9S, it will know how to complete the removal work in a short time, but if it is replaced by mechanical lifeforms, it will be another matter. He is good at hacking into the intelligent systems of mechanical lifeforms, short-circuiting their internal circuits, and even causing them to self-destruct, but "destruction is easier than construction", there is still a small difference.
"Really... You can only make them powerless first, and then find a way."
"...Is there no other way?" Watching the mad mechanical lifeform rolling around on the ground, unable to get up because of the loss of his arms, 9S pondered other possibilities.
"—Get out of the way!" A voice came from above.
"?!" 9S almost didn't react, but thanks to the built-in dodge system of the android, he was able to complete the dodge action.
(Crack!) A Japanese sword flew out from where 9S was standing, and stabbed into the head of the mad mechanical lifeform on the ground.
"Wh... Miss A2, what are you doing!?" The Japanese sword flew back with the unique power of the android. As soon as 9S turned his head, he saw A2 who had caught his weapon and couldn't help asking loudly.
The villagers in this small village left him with a very good impression. Even in the current situation, he still wanted to kill if he could.
A2 glanced at him and said coldly, "Mouth."
"Huh?" It took 9S a while to react, and he turned his head to look. Sure enough, A2's Japanese sword just pierced the head shell of the mechanical lifeform on the ground just right, and the position happened to be the arc representing the "mouth".
"Anyway, it's unlikely...?" 9S dubiously took out the "Anti-Drug Pill" from his pocket, walked over and put it through the gap.
"...I, I didn't mean to..." The red light in the mad villager's eyes faded.
"It's actually useful?!"
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In this incident, the rebels were just lying, but because they fought against mechanical lifeforms for many years, it was normal for them to be attacked by mechanical lifeforms. They didn't think they were being affected by Chiyu at all.
It's just that they are not idiots, and the abnormal places can be seen at a glance—
"How is it possible, there are so many super-large mechanical lifeforms?! Is there anything important here?" The resistance army is just a few people, not yet a member of the "Yoba Troop" with powerful individual combat capabilities, and there is no powerful flying device. With assistance, you don't need such a heavy army to destroy them. This is something everyone knows.
"The most important thing... Only Lord Leeds, right?" Scar, the mad scientist, shook his head and said, "But it is impossible, Lord Leeds, he left with such a large weapon, N2 will definitely know. ."
"Actually, the resistance forces in other areas have already witnessed information that Lord Leeds and others fought with mechanical lifeforms," the commander nodded, not thinking that this matter has anything to do with Leeds' human identity, "As for "Yoba Troop" other People, it is not difficult to confirm their departure."
"What the hell is going on...?" No matter how smart Ska was, he would never have thought that he was tricked by Adam and the others.
"This is all right! What can I do with this?" Seeing the enemy with a height of 100 meters waving a huge saw wheel to destroy the building, the subordinates panicked in their hearts, and even put aside the etiquette to the superiors .
The commander withdrew his gaze and calmly ordered, "... Retreat to the coastline, it is impossible to gain control of this area."
"But? The coast...?" There is no means of evacuation there? … Although it is not reliable to run on land with both legs.
"Before the "Yoba Force" left, an aircraft carrier was left in the nearby waters, and it remained on the coast."