𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚'𝒔 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕

𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬

Currently, I was sheltered inside a nearby building, curled into a ball in one corner of a second-floor room. Sure, I was terrified that the building might collapse on me, but reasonably that would be a better demise than being ripped into by machines.

I could overhear 1X and Luciel's fight the most. It was One against Luciel and a gathering of about twenty machines. Most of those machines were the small ones, but there were larger ones as well like the worm-type machine or those super tall and giant ones.

As for 2X and 7O, I could hear them a little as well. Turns out Luciel had set more machines on to the other openings, on to our only other exits. Though, what bothered me was how they noticed the ambushing machines and that 1X and I didn't.

No, no, the most logical thing that could have happened is that 1X was concentrated on me. I was... terrified. He probably thought I was going to have some heart attack or─

"(Y/n)! There you are," a voice that I've heard once or twice before chimed which frightened me out of my thoughts. When I glimpsed up, I saw the familiar purple-hair and reddish-eyed android. It was 6S, a unit I saw from time to time when she stopped by the camp. "Oh, sorry for scaring you. I noticed a huge surge of activity going on in the area and when I got here I saw that all your escorts were separated."

"Oh... how is everything down there?" I sought, reacquiring my composure. I could only hear what was transpiring, could only envision what was physically going on.

"I managed to help 2X and 7O finish off the machines that were preventing them from assisting 1X. Currently, they'll all focus on Luciel," she responded.

As she said that, we heard the overly common noise of a walking machine growing closer. In acknowledgement, she took out her spear and when that machine came into view, she ran her weapon through it.

Jesus, what is up with everyone having spears? It's almost like the weapons that 2X, 7O, 10B, and... 9S use are rare around here... oh god, how is he? It's felt like ages since I last saw him.

Now that I thought about it, I've been so overwhelmed by everything that I haven't truly had time to think of anything else. Sure, Nines has crossed my mind─I mean, how could he not? He was the person─well android─that I loved. But, with everything that has happened, I felt like so many things had left my mind involuntarily.

"Six, do you know how Nines is doing?" I babbled, my gaze reverting to hers.

"From the last that I heard, he's up and moving again. But currently, he's still on the Bunker." the purple-haired android answered.

Hmm, so he still hasn't come down from the Bunker?

Before I could ask anything else, the building's structure began to sway because of some alien force which prompted 6S to scope me up in her arms and make a run for it. We just made it out, colliding into 1X, as the interior of the building collapsed.

Once the dust cleared, I could finally see again and recover my surroundings. 2X was seated on Luciel's back as 7O stood, towering over the both of them. 1X... well, he was currently on the ground under me as 6S was half on me herself.

"Are you two okay?" 1X required as 6S shoved herself up from our pile.

"Yeah, we barely got out though. What happened?"

I was just about to get up when One picked me up himself and resumed his tightly gentle grip on me from before. "Heh... sorry, that was my fault."

Wait, what does he mean by that?

"1X slammed Luciel in the buildings' side without thinking," 7O remarked which drew a grumble from the male in question.