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[orchestral music]

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[record skipping]

[Aimer's "escalate"]

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- ♪ Who sings this song about us pain and sorrow ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ The weight of my sins nails me down ♪

[singing in Japanese]

♪ Is it the future falling ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Despair of all ♪

♪ Emptiness follows you here ♪

♪ This never-ending war ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Escalate ♪

[singing in Japanese]

♪ Escalate ♪

[singing in Japanese]

♪ I need someone to ♪

[singing in Japanese]

♪ Pray in my name ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Again and again and again ♪

[singing in Japanese]

♪ One thing ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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[hogs squealing]

[distant howling]

- This isn't just machine life-forms going berserk?

[beeping] [grunts]

- 2B, hostile machine life-forms have been detected in

the city ruins.

YoRHa units are to intercept them.

You now have permission to use additional weapons, 2B.

I'll transfer the data to your Pod.

But please, be careful out there, okay?

- Roger.

[beeping] [grunting]

- This is the 12C north defense headquarters.

If anyone can hear this broadcast,

my name is 42S and I'm in charge of PR!

Our defense facility has been surrounded

by multiple hostile machine life-forms!

At this rate, I--

[hissing]

- The Council of Humanity bears a message

for all our brave androids fighting on the surface.

Currently the combat against machine--

[static hissing]

[whirring down]

- We need to raise the weapon grid already!

That way we can-- - We can't.

I fear it could further the enemy's evolution,

putting us in a stalemate.

- But at the rate we're going now--

- And what about the other camps?

- We've yet to receive any contact,

but I'm willing to bet they're in the same boat we are.

- We have a report from the scouts!

The second wave has 200,000 units!

- Seriously?

- We're in no position to deal

with that many enemies right now!

- Just when we thought the first wave finished.

[booming]

Jackass, are you able to hold them off on your end?

- No can do.

It's never-ending. We have to pull back.

- There's no end in sight to these things!

We can't hold out any longer here!

- [groans]

After all the effort I went through

to get that.

- Both of you try and fall back

to somewhere safe for now.

[grunts] - At the rate we're going,

Lily, we'll be--

- Lily, our ammo's running low.

- Well then we should retreat.

- But where are we supposed to run to?

The machine life-forms have us surrounded.

[all groaning]

- Lily! [all gasping]

- 2B!

You came for us!

[all gasping]

- Hey, you're that YoRHa soldier, right?

- Your status? [all groaning]

- Not good. They're quickly overwhelming us.

- At first we seemed to be holding our own

but there was one unit that

was much stronger than the others.

In order to defeat it, we...

- We had to sacrifice half our troops.

- A unit stronger than the others.

- What about YoRHa's other units?

- I don't know.

The entire city is under attack,

and we have orders to intercept the enemy.

That's all I've been told.

- The entire city is--

- So what do we do? - Hey, Pod,

is the weapon you downloaded earlier ready

for use yet?

- Report: ready for use.

- [gasps] - Amazing.

- I have an idea.

Lily, gather everybody here.

- Even YoRHa soldiers have-- have limits to what you can do.

You don't have to waste your time here with us.

- Hey, Pod, prepare laser relay.

- Affirmative.

- YoRHa soldiers to the south have encountered

and entered combat against

multiple hostile machine life-forms.

[all speaking at once]

- Commander, if I'm not mistaken,

you have already submitted 18 requests for this project.

Surely someone of your position understands

what this means for you.

- I am the commander of the YoRHa soldiers.

If it means aiding my YoRHa units,

I believe my objection here is in line with my duties.

- Even that has limits.

And as such we are rejecting your request

to use satellite lasers.

- Why, though?

If we don't act, it will be too late.

Our soldiers will be wiped out along with this project.

- We of the Council of Humanity are to decide the significance

of this project. - [gasps]

- Remember your place.

As I'm sure you're fully aware,

you're not allowed to rest until we obtain God

through means of Process 11.

Don't lose sight of your role in this project

and its significance to us.

That is all we have to say.

As you were. Glory to mankind.

- Understood. Glory to mankind.

I see.

So the cycle continues.

[whirring]

- Lily, they'll arrive at the target line shortly.

- Roger that.

Hold back and rendezvous with us.

[grunts]

- [gasps]

Now!

- All units, deploy EMP cancelers!

[quiet beeping]

[clicks]

- Success!

The enemy's functions have been jammed!

[all cheering]

[both gasping]

[all gasping]

- 9S! - Oh, boy.

Looks like I made it here just in time, 2B.

- Thank you for coming, 9S.

- Both of you from YoRHa,

on behalf of the resistance, I thank you.

It would have been dangerous without you.

- I'm just returning the favor

for sending my body back to the bunker.

- You saved us a lot of trouble.

Our next move is to finish cleaning up

the remaining machine life-forms.

[thunder rolling] [gasps]

Rain?

[mechanical whirring]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- Alert: special hostile unit signal detected.

- Special unit? - Ah! Look!

Beyond the building!

[choir singing]

- What is that?

[gasping]

[all stammering]

The unit from the other day?

- It's too big to be a machine life-form, right?

- [roars]

- Special unit or not,

this is crazy.

- [laughs]

Well, I guess I won't be collecting his data.

- Crap!

- Hey! What are you--

- [groaning]

[booming]

[all gasping] - [laughs]

Look at that! All bark and no bite.

- Report: mass change of the special unit detected.

- It's still alive?

[booming]

[snarling]

- Proposal: immediate retreat. [all gasping]

- Retreat?

How are we supposed to run from something like that?

- Is it evolving? [gasps]

2B, look!

- So, we meet again, boy.

How lucky.

- It's him!

- [gasps]

- Before, I fostered a keen interest in humanity.

As I unraveled the records of their existence,

I found myself swept away by their complexities.

But I finally understand that records

and knowledge without others of your kind to share them with

are meaningless, just like this world.

Why? Why?

Yes, everything in my path must be destroyed!

[shouting]

- It's gone berserk!

How are we supposed to fight it?

- [groans] 2B!

What in the world is that?

- A core unit!

It's a special unit that manages

the machine life-form network.

YoRHa wants it destroyed.

- So if we manage to destroy that huge thing,

the others will cease to function?

- Theoretically, yes, it should.

But how?

Getting any kind of backup from the bunker may

be difficult given the situation.

- Weapons trader, let's use it.

- [gasps] Hold on!

You wanna use that thing we found during

the descent operation?

I mean, I did repair it,

but I can't guarantee I'll be able to land a hit with--

- It's the ace up our sleeve, isn't it?

And we'll set things up so it does hit.

- Set things up so that it hits? - [grunts]

I'll need all the info you have on that weapon.

- Thank you.

If there's a chance of pulling this off,

we're going to need your help.

Everyone, listen up! [all chattering]

That machine life-form is our target!

I need everyone who can still fight.

If we act in cooperation with YoRHa,

we might be able to end this battle once and for all.

But I can't force you to do this.

Not when it's a gamble.

Not when your lives are the ones on the line.

But we can give meaning to our fallen--

- Of course we'll do it!

- Let's knock those tin cans into next week!

- Resistance is all about struggling!

- Humanity's counting on us to blow that thing sky high!

- Ooh, if we've got gunpowder, then we've gotta fight!

- C'mon, let's hurry up and calibrate that thing,

supply trader! - [laughing]

Looks like business is booming!

- Thank you. Now let's move.

all: Yes, ma'am!

[all cheering]

It's high time we show those folks on

the moon how we do things!

If you can move, follow me!

all: Yeah!

Miss Lily, continue as planned!

- Understood.

Standing by for you to lure it to the spot.

- Over here!

It's more brutal than expected.

- Alert: massive energy signal detected.

It appears to be coming from a large number

of linked machine life-forms.

- No way! - [roaring]

- [grunts]

- 2B! It seems to be absorbing the life force

of whatever's left on the network.

I'll try hacking in to stop the energy supply

then lure it over.

- Roger!

[tires squealing] - [grunts]

Don't worry about us here!

Head to the rendezvous poi-- [grunts]

Watch out!

[robotic shouting]

- [grunts]

What kind of unit is that?

- Careful! - [gasps]

- It's the same kind that took out half our camp!

His movements aren't like anything I've seen!

- Understood.

Leave this one to me.

Continue as planned without me.

- Counting on you, 2B.

Let's hurry!

[tires squealing, engine revving]

- Hacking in now!

Its shield is a lot tougher than I imagined.

Hacking like this won't work.

[grunts]

[shouting]

[gasps]

Pascal!

[mechanical whirring]

Thank you, Pascal.

Is your village all right?

- Our village is severed from the network

so we didn't go haywire.

Thank goodness for that!

- I see. - Hmm?

- Alert: the equipping of fortification connectors

by type S models requires an authorization request.

- This isn't the time to be worried about that.

[mechanical whirring]

[grunting]

[electric hissing]

Pascal, I have a favor to ask.

- Okay.

[robotic yelling]

- So fast.

[grunts]

[gasps]

[gasping]

[robotic chattering]

- Avenging my family.

- [grunts]

[grunting]

Pod! Program A100!

- Affirmative.

[mechanical whirring]

- [shouts]

[booming]

I hope he's okay.

- Pascal, after you drop me off, evacuate to a safe location.

- Understood!

- Now, Pod. - Affirmative.

[growling]

- [shouting]

I'm not finished yet!

[shouting]

Hacking in!

What is this place?

- [giggling] - [gasps]

- [giggling] - [gasps]

- Hello.

[slicing]

- What is it this time?

[gasps]

- Eve.

Why?

- Him again.

[slicing]

This is humanity's...

[gasps]

- Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

- His self consciousness data is collapsing?

Not good.

I have to execute the program before it's all gone.

Just 30% left.

Almost there.

[doors hissing]

A little longer and the program will execute.

[gasps]

- Hey. Big brother.

I don't wanna see you get hurt out there.

I dunno what I'd do if I lost you.

I would be all alone.

We should go somewhere safe together.

- [gasps]

When did he...

- Why?

[blow lands]

- Looks like it's not finished!

It's coming this way!

- We made it just in time!

This is Lily.

As planned, the the target is advancing.

As soon as preparations are complete,

retreat to safety.

We will end this battle by our own hands!

[all grunting]

- Target has arrived at the designated location.

- Direction, range, and angle accounted for.

- Fire!

[roaring]

Jackass! - About time!

[roaring]

- Now!

[roaring]

[all gasping]

[all cheering]

[beeping] - [gasps]

9S!

- Whew, I guess we made it.

And in the nick of time.

I thought we were toast.

- I see you're as reckless as ever, Nines.

- Hold on.

Am I going crazy, or did you call me Nines?

You said it, didn't you?

- Terminate communication. - Aww, wait!

Come on, 2B! Just admit it!

- Communications have been severed

as a result of the blast.

- Search for YoRHa soldiers on the ground

and set up a rescue squad. - Wait.

Communications are back online.

[all gasping]

- What the...

- It's still alive?

- We can't deflect something with that kind of mass.

[electric sparking] [gasps]

- Charged particle signals.

Quick, run for cover!

[amazarash's "Antinomy"]

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- [singing in Japanese]

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[buzzing]

[percussive music]

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- Report: pleasant sensation.

- Report: gratitude.

- Performance at regular intervals appreciated.

- Report: satisfied.

- There, there. Good Pod.

- Your affinity with this Pod has risen.

- There, there. Good Pod.

- Proposal: continue to provide care for this Pod.

[beeping]

[typewriter dings]