My cyberpsychosis is a task prompt

Chapter 231: Resting in Death

Gino: 3! 2! 1!

The countdown started in the team chat.

The sound of dripping water came from the sluice gate of the abandoned ditch.

The municipal electronic valves were destroyed by Gino's magic puppet, and a massive flow of water rushed out of the floodgates.

"Fake!"

"what--"

The wailing continued through the rain.

A large amount of seawater flooded the ditch, "scooping up" the ghoul's armored truck.

Hey, hey, hey.

The lights on both sides of the dam lit up in turn.

Gino blew up the electrical control system of the ditch!
The leaking neon conduit was pulled into the water, electrocuting the ghouls on the truck until they were numb all over. Before they could regain their balance, they were pushed out of the ditch by the water flow, which directly triggered an even more powerful explosion!

"Wasn't that a bit too loud?"

John chuckled and asked in return.

Silver Rider 577 was extremely fast, and before the floodwaters could reach it, it was the first to rush off the slope and back onto the normal road.

The supercar landed smoothly.

John, however, looked very unwell.

"Fuck, that's what I'm worried about..."

hum-

The explosion alerted police patrol drones.

Two red and blue streaks crossed the sky above the city.

Gino: Damn, this is bad luck, the cops have caught wind of me!

The sound of sirens came from three blocks away.

Not only that.

The ghouls that were killed were just those that were nearby. These madmen haven't given up on their revenge, and more ghouls are pouring out from the dark corners of Sakura Crossroads.

A number of vehicles with flamboyant paint schemes have appeared on the streets of Sakura Crossroads.

"There are too many bedbugs! This is going to be a tough day."

John could hear the sounds of screeching brakes coming from all directions.

[Gino: Perfect opportunity to find some work for the ECPD!]

A new set of puppets was released in cyberspace.

The meticulously compiled code spreads through the vehicle system, jumping wildly through the municipal network.

Silver Knight 577's "crime signal" was copied and projected onto the ghoul's vehicle.

The ECPD's police communication channels were instantly flooded with a series of wanted coordinates. The dispatcher called for backup from half the city and began to surround the ghouls!

[Warning, hacking detected/rejected]

"Wow~"

John was deeply moved.

Hackers' tricks are like magic tricks.

However, before he could even utter a few words of praise, a powerful virtual signal burst into the local area network.

The special operations team's hovercar tore through the rain, accompanied by a massive red holographic projection that swept over them.

"Fuck, this is going to be difficult!"

John braked sharply and drifted, spinning on the city's viaduct, hiding his supercar beneath the road surface in seconds.
.

boom--

A bolt of lightning pierced the air and struck the road.

The special operations team's hovercraft was equipped with a sniper whose heavy electromagnetic sniper rifle pierced through several tens of centimeters of concrete railing.

John's drift was nearing its limit.

Silver Knight's tail fin was still chipped in half.

He had seen how those killing gods worked; if they got entangled, with ground support and air firepower coming together, he could really be killed on the road.

The roar of the vector engine echoed over the city.

The hovercraft lowered its altitude, and heavy artillery began to bombard the ground. Concrete railings and metal utility poles were all torn to shreds like pieces of paper, and vending machines and neon signs exploded one after another!

"These lunatics are really ruthless!"

John gritted his teeth, his smile somewhat ferocious, yet he felt a long-lost sense of comfort amidst his increasingly rapid heartbeat.

For a moment.

He really regretted not driving the Jurassic Park out; he wished he could take out heavy weapons from the back seat of the armored vehicle and fight the SAT right there at Sakura Crossroads!
Gino: Give me ten seconds!

Gino shouted into the channel.

She ended her deep-sea dive, unplugged the data cable, and connected the terminal to the vehicle's control panel, seemingly preparing something extraordinary.

"Open the windows, get ready to run! Step on the gas!"

Click.

The passenger window was unlocked.

Gino threw the terminal with the flashing red light in his hand into the air!

The silver rider roared and charged out in a cloud of water mist.

boom!
The bright lights illuminated the entire street.

SAT's scanner became a cacophony of noise due to EMP pulse interference. Countless puppets were released into the municipal network.

The holographic projections on the skyscrapers began to flicker and showed a tendency to spread, eventually covering half of the commercial street's advertisements with the virus!

A lively melody filled the cherry blossom crossroads.

The sound grew louder and louder, polluting almost all electronic speakers and spreading to other neighborhoods.

【ごめんね片(がめん)から出(で)られないの. 】

[(Japanese: Sorry, I can't get out of the screen~)]

【private（わたし）は2dimensional（にじげん）の女（おんな）の子（こ）

[(Japanese: I'm a girl who loves anime and manga~)]

A playful female voice rang out across the sky.

Street signs, fountain advertisements, building holographic projections—every remotely controlled screen was switched to a video of a catgirl dancing.

The voice was lively and agile, blowing away the martial law gloom that shrouded the city.

Laughter and cheers echoed through the streets as many people tried to take videos to commemorate the occasion, while the congested traffic blocked the ECPD's patrol vehicles.

"Fuck! What the hell is going on?!"

John asked, gazing at the dazzling rearview mirror.

Gino sat down in the passenger seat with a sigh of relief and turned his head to look at the urn in the back.

"The chain of puppets made of sisal rope, as well as some network vulnerabilities recorded on the terminal, were all secretly planted in the municipal network by him."

Gino smiled.

"He used to brag a lot, saying he would teach this shitty city a lesson sooner or later, but he never did it before he died."

Chaos spread throughout the city.

John started the crystal car cover.

A ripple of polygonal fragments spread across the surface of the supercar, changing to a deep purple-red color that blended in with the pale pink catgirls dancing on the street.

EMP temporarily disabled the police tracking system.

John discreetly crossed the blockade along the riverbank path, turned onto the overpass, and headed northwest of the city.

Away from the cherry blossom crossroads, the city became peaceful.

The two people in the car also fell silent.

The advertisements continued incessantly, and the roar of industrial equipment raged day and night. On the dark gray highway, it seemed that only the rain and the wailing of sirens remained.

Eden City - Jean-Grandot

At night, there were only a few homeless people in the cemetery.

John called the number on the coupon and asked for a grave plot near the core area.

That's right, grid pattern.

Centered around a memorial sculpture, the area radiates outwards in concentric circles, with each wall, varying in size, featuring sealed metal grids.

Sisal rope was lucky.

His ashes are located near the core area, on a high floor, requiring an electric elevator to reach them, thus reducing the probability of them being vandalized.

John flipped through the cemetery contract and looked up to remind him.

"You can even leave electronic messages, don't waste it, we paid for it."

"uh-huh."

Gino taps on the virtual screen.

【/--マ】

"what is this?"

"Cat, can't you tell?"

"..."

"Heh, that's fine then."

Gino stepped down from the elevator, looked up at his work,

John stood beside her, took out his cigarette case, and shared the last two cigarettes with her.

The mist drifted in the cool night breeze.

That's it for now.

This city completed the entire process from cannibalism to digestion.

A body.

A soul.

Completely reduced to a fleeting shadow amidst the dazzling neon lights.

Dissipated by the wind.

"I'll give you something."

Gino handed over a mini terminal in the darkness, which looked a lot like the one that had been blown up, but was only the size of a palm.

[Collectible: Black Box Plugin [Semi-finished Product]]

[Description: A cyberspace weapon created by hacker "Sisal Rope" to defend against and counter data attacks by roaming AI. The main code is complete, but details still need improvement. Forced use carries the risk of destroying the network access module.]

"Let's go."

Gino stomped on his cigarette butt, hugged his cold arm, turned and left, opened the door to Issenberg's car and got in.

Side Quest: What Happens After Death (Completed)

[Reward: Black Box Plugin [Semi-finished], Medicine - Tranquilizer (Blue).]

(End of this chapter)