The Dimensional Book of Collapse

"grown ups?"

"Well, the Commander doesn't know either?"

"I don't know, but please be careful. A2 is a very dangerous special individual. If there is any problem, retreat immediately. Your safety is more important. If possible, please investigate what happened to that adult and contact the headquarters immediately."

"learn."

After the call ended, 9S said to 2B, "I have contacted the commander. Go meet him."

"Ah."

The two followed A2 through the forest, and it was obvious that A2 was leading them somewhere.

Then they saw...

here it is……

Village? No, although there are tree houses and some unknown facilities, it is obvious that there are very few people living here.

After all, there was only one tree house on top of the huge towering tree, and under the tree, there was a person sitting on a white plastic chair with his back to them.

Although the chairs looked cheap, the two men inexplicably felt that there seemed to be a strong aura coming from each other.

At this time, A2 was standing next to that being, as if reporting.

"A2! Is your escape finally over? It's time to tell your so-called truth."

Following 9S' words, the figure sitting on the chair stood up and turned to look at them.

"If you want to know the truth, you need to explore it yourself, right?"

The auxiliary machine floating nearby suddenly made a sound.

"The existence in front of us is not a man-made human or a mechanical life form. It has biological reaction characteristics."

"Speculation: Its race is - human."

The auxiliary machine suddenly spoke and revealed its identity, which immediately ruined Qin Mo's original preparation.

"Humans!? Aren't humans all on the moon? How come they are here? Pod, did you make a wrong judgment?"

9S asked the pod in shock.

"Negative, 153's conjecture is correct. The characteristics of this life form are unique to the subject, human."

2B's pod nearby also made a sound.

“How could this be, 2B…”

9S then realized that 2B had a very serious expression on her face. Although the upper half of her face was covered, it was clear from just half of her face that her emotions were very complicated.

Surprised? Nervous? Amazed? Some of these.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Mo. I am indeed what you call a human."

"Qin Mo...why are you here? Shouldn't the human meeting be held on the moon?"

Hearing 9S's question, Qin Mo chuckled: "The moon? Can humans really survive there?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean……"

"and many more!"

At this moment, 2B suddenly interrupted Qin Mo.

"Oh, I almost forgot about you, 2B. No, Ms. 2E. Since you already know the truth, you don't need my answer. So please don't talk for now, okay?"

"What do you mean...2B!"

9S didn't understand what Qin Mo said. Just as he was about to ask for clarification, he saw Qin Mo had appeared in front of 2B in an instant, and pierced through the two auxiliary machines and 2B at the same time with a black and red sword in his hand.

“POD!2B! Aaaaaah! What have you done?!”

The weapon behind 9S instantly appeared in his hand, and just when he was about to rush forward, A2 stood in front of him.

"Why! Why are you doing this!"

9S couldn't understand why Qin Mo did this. He met the human being that had always made him curious, and he also wanted to know the so-called truth. This was able to satisfy his curiosity. These were obviously two things worth being happy about, so why did it turn out like this?

"If you want to know the truth, 9S, then go and see for yourself."

Qin Mo said to A2 who was carrying him on his back: "A2, release the system defense and let 9S view the data."

"Yes, Master Qin Mo."

"Go ahead, 9S. Use your best hacking skills."

Chapter 2: Resurrection of "B"

S-type androids mean reconnaissance androids. They are good at reconnaissance, gathering intelligence, and...hacking.

Unlike human hackers, android hacking is more like entering the inner world of another machine. They can "physically" break into its firewall to obtain intelligence, destroy data, or even cause it to self-destruct.

After receiving Qin Mo's order, A2 unfolded its internal information to 9S.

This was probably the easiest time for 9S to hack into a computer, because the other party had not set up any defenses against his data.

Then 9S saw...

A2's past, betrayed by the headquarters, all team members sacrificed, escaped, started hunting machine life forms alone, and... the latest truth about humans, and the reason why the YoRHa unit was established.

"Is not likely to……"

"We were born to destroy? What is the meaning of the YoRHa unit's existence?!"

9S said in disbelief as he looked at the information in front of him.

"Master Qin Mo said that the reason why the androids of the YoRHa unit that went to Earth to explore wore eye patches was to symbolize not seeing things that should not be seen, and the reason why the communicators wore veils was to symbolize not saying things that should not be said."

A2's voice sounded from behind 9S.

"How will you be here."

9S looked at A2 in surprise.

"This is inside my body, why wouldn't I be here?"

A2 looked at 9S in confusion.

But 9S knows that this is a memory space. Unless the hacker does it on purpose, or the hacked person has sufficient hacking capabilities, what appears here are only afterimages of the original person's memories.

The old model A2 obviously does not have such capability, and A2 does not even have a long-range attack module.

But what he didn't know was that after being transformed by Jizo's soul, the power of erosion remained in A2's body. Although A2 herself could not use it, this power gave her the means to fight back when she was eroded.

"Never mind all that, A2, are these all true?!"

"You saw it all, didn't you? These are my memories."

Yes, memories cannot be faked. Even if these are fake, at least A2 feels that they are real.

"A2, tell me, what should I do? What is the meaning of our YoRHa unit's existence? Humanity has perished, so what are we androids fighting for?"

"That depends on your own choice. The humans in this world are extinct, but humans still exist in other worlds."

"Other worlds...what do you mean?"

A2 looked at 9S and said, "Master Qin Mo is also a human, but he is not from our world. He comes from another world that was invaded by an invader called Honkai. I choose to follow Master Qin Mo's footsteps and go to that world."

"There are no humans in this world anymore. It has nothing to do with me. 9S, what will you choose after you witness the truth?"

9S looked at A2 in surprise.

"Other worlds... But the humans in other worlds are not our creators, and are not the humans we originally wanted to protect."

"That depends on your choice. Do you want to die with the humans in this world that have already perished, or do you want to leave this destroyed world?"

"I……"

A2 interrupted 9S and said, "You don't have to tell me. Master Qin Mo is still waiting for your reply outside. I hope you can make the right choice, 9S."

After saying this, A2 disappeared.

9S felt a powerful force suddenly hit him, knocking him out of this memory space in an instant.

As soon as he opened his eyes, 9S saw Qin Mo and the auxiliary machine and 2B under his feet, which were pierced by a katana.

"2B...POD..."

2B had no reaction at all, and the same was true for POD. The sword completely pierced through the cores of all three.

"Now, give me your answer, 9S. What are you going to do when faced with a world that is about to be destroyed and you are no longer needed by this world?"

"I……"

9S never thought that he would need to make such an important decision himself. He had always obeyed the orders of the headquarters or the command of 2B. But now that the POD has been destroyed, he can no longer communicate with the headquarters, and 2B is dead.

"I……"

He felt his lips extremely dry. He wanted to avenge 2B, but protecting humanity was his underlying logic.

"9S, you have great potential. I will not kill you, but the fate of this world has already been determined. Destroy or protect... Make your choice, 9S."

Qin Mo looked at 9S, who had been silent for a long time, and helped him clarify two paths. It's not that there is no third way, but 9S now may not have that kind of creativity.

9S understood what Qin Mo meant, and he slowly knelt on the ground.

"I'm sorry, 2B."

He wanted revenge, but his underlying logic and reason told him that this was a wrong choice.

Because the person in front of him might be the only salvation for the YoRHa troops.

"I choose to protect..."

Those five short words seemed to drain 9S of his strength, and the eyepatch covering the upper half of his face was soaked with tears.

It is right, but his feelings will not disappear just because it is the right thing.

"I'm glad you made the right choice, 9S."

Pull out the Jizo Soul from 2B's body.

“2B!”

9S watched Qin Mo leave 2B and quickly rushed over, hugged 2B's body, buried his head in 2B and burst into tears.

"9S, emotions are not allowed in the YoRHa unit."

Familiar words rang in 9S's ears. 9S looked up in surprise and saw 2B, who was supposed to be dead, smiling at him.

"Negative. 2B's mission has been reset. The restriction that prohibits the existence of emotions has expired."

Pod 042 floated into the air and made a noise of dismantling.

"Negative, 9S has not been reset and must still follow the orders of the YoRHa unit."

9S looked at his companion in astonishment, thinking that he had been destroyed.

"How could you..."

2B smiled and explained to 9S: "My underlying logic and mission have been changed. The attack just now was a hack by Qin Mo to change my underlying logic for me."

"What……"

9S has never heard of anyone being able to change the underlying logic. You know, even a logic virus can only mess up a human's logical judgment and make them judge their companions as enemies, but it cannot change the underlying logic.

"9S, I can now tell you about my past missions."

2B said to 9S.

She took off the blindfold on her face. When the missions in her system were cleared, she no longer had to follow the orders of the former YoRHa unit.

Looking at 2B's blue eyes, 9S realized that 2B and A2 looked exactly the same.

"My real code name is 2E, Executioner. I am an S-type robot that specializes in executing people who discover the truth."

2B向着9S开始讲述起了自己曾经的任务，这也是秦墨一上来就捅了2B的原因，为了防止2B突然攻击9S，也正好试一试9S这小子有没有反骨。

Qin Mo still remembers that at the end of the game, 9S went completely crazy and even wanted to embrace everyone and perish together, but that was also because he had suffered a huge blow.