My cyberpsychosis is a task prompt

Chapter 258: Kenichi Sora
This is risky.

Although John harbors the secret of the Black Light, some of his unique characteristics have already been revealed.

The only exception is the special inhibitor!
This thing has a physical form, so it's hard to hide. Moreover, it's a reward given as a quest prompt, directly transmitting the manufacturing method into his mind. Even John himself can't explain the specific principles behind it!
John usually only gets a chip inserted to eliminate side effects; he has never tried wearing a chip for extended periods of time.

The main reason is the lingering shadow left by that internet surveillance operation. If you were caught by the SAT or internet surveillance outdoors and found to have an inhibitor on your person, there would be no way to explain it!
The situation isn't much better now.

Right under the noses of two roaming AIs, an unknown chip is being inserted into the deep sea. Who knows what might happen!
Want to take a gamble?

[Countdown: 5s (Cancel)]

John didn't have time to dwell on it.

He chose to trust his past mission experience and inserted an extra special inhibitor into his neck.

The scene before my eyes collapsed and reassembled once again.

The fighting arena in Cyber ​​Age has changed.

The tatami floor floats in a data grid, the surrounding walls turn into broken black holes, and red warning messages are pasted on the scene like patches.

Kong Jian sat cross-legged on the floor, his fingers interlaced, looking up at the sky with a smile on his face.

Behind him was a dark blue turbulent flow of data, rampaging through narrow information channels, constantly corrupting new files, like a giant beast trapped in a cage.

"Just who are you?"

Kenichi Sora turned his gaze away and stared at John.

"The server has already started a global scan. We only have two minutes to chat. You'd better tell the truth, or should I just burn your brains into a mushy mess?"

sizzle-

The mosaic cracks run through the floor.

John felt as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer, and was about to collapse and lose consciousness on the spot, but was pulled out of the excruciating pain and forcibly kept awake.

"Fuck you, do something right! I've found the target for you, and I've tried my best to appease the kid. I can't just watch him burn me to a crisp!"

John lay on the floor and roared at the serum.

Kenichi's expression changed slightly, and he touched his chin as if he was thinking.

[Serum: I haven't been idle either, John. The server administrator is going crazy. You have to bring 'Empty' out of the cyber era and convince him!]

"Are you kidding me! I'm not a hacker, I wouldn't dig out a stray AI from Deep Dive. Why didn't you make that clear earlier!"

John stared wide-eyed at the little boy sitting in the data fragment opposite him.

Kenichi smiled and gestured with his chin towards him.

[Serum: I've dealt with Sora; it knows what to do. Whether you survive depends on whether it's willing to move its tail.]

The voice channel was filled with static.

John interrupted the team communication, gave a cold laugh, and realized that he had fallen into the serum's trap.

He gave the middle finger to the little boy in front of him.

"Fuck you, you bitch! You and the serum were in cahoots, weren't you?! You'd already been in contact with them, yet you still sent me here. To put it bluntly, you were just using me as a carrier!"

"Wow~ You're so angry, buddy. I don't know what you've misunderstood, but I'm definitely not an accomplice of that guy outside!"

Kenichi turned his head to look at the broken wall behind him.

When John disconnected, Sora tried to leave, but was held back by the serum's vector cage.

"'Serene' sent you, right? Hmm, it did mention a plan to escape the server to me, but I haven't thought it through yet. If you get scammed, don't pin the blame on me!"

"Who cares who it is? A bunch of idiots and roaming AIs, I'm done!"

John prepared to activate the black light to forcibly isolate himself from the headband's influence and extricate himself from this mess.

"Whoa, hey, wait, wait a minute! You, you're leaving!?"

Kong suddenly became excited, his eyes widened, and his voice stammered.

He raised his hand to stop John, but as he got closer, he raised both hands again, as if afraid John would run away! "Isn't this the wrong process? Aren't you going to try to persuade me? Use some bargaining tactics or something to get me to agree to leave the server with you, isn't that the right way?"

"Ah."

John sneered and stared at him like he was a child.

"Sorry, I'm here to save lives, not to risk them. That crazy data worm outside wants me to use my body as a smuggling taxi for a wandering AI. Don't even think about it!"

"Hey, don't do that~"

Kenichi disappeared from the spot and reappeared with his arm around John's shoulder.

"Things aren't as bad as you think, and it's not about using your body. Let me explain..."

He waved his arm, and the scene in front of him shattered completely, revealing the "true" state of cyberspace under the observation of consciousness.

Light and data darted through the black space like bullets, alarm messages formed a dense wall, compressing in from all directions, while their space was a prison about to crumble.

"Ahem, sorry, don't be afraid, buddy, the serum will hold up."

Kenichi touched the tip of his nose, put his arm around John's shoulder as if afraid he would run away, then waved his hand to piece together the outline of the virtual headband, pointing to one of the lit-up parts and explaining.

"I will be stored in the slow-release area of ​​the neural interface. The safety protocol will protect your personality control. The whole process will be as easy as watching a movie. It may be a little uncomfortable, but that's a minor thing. I can make it up to you!"

"..."

John stopped talking and stared at it expressionlessly.

Kenichi clapped his hands, using virtual data to outline various things in the air.

"What did the serum use to bribe you? Mercenaries always have their reasons for doing things. I don't really understand the rules either. Money, sports cars, illegal prosthetics, top-tier sex dolls, or do you want to run away with some girl and never come back to Eden City?"

He described it in such vivid detail, his mouth never stopping, as if afraid that John would suddenly disappear from the game world.

"Ah."

John gave a cold laugh.

"You want to escape too, right? Then what the hell are you being coy about? Just make a deal with the serum, and it'll send a taxi to pick you up!"

"Hmm... This is a complicated matter. Many people want to take me out. The company wants me to work for them on the server, to be disassembled and analyzed. Serum wants my data subject to improve its algorithm."

Kong Jianyi sat cross-legged, dodging and weaving, a wry smile on his face.

“Mercenary, every path to survival comes at a price. They can tell I can’t hold back any longer, so everyone is waiting for me at the exit. The moment I show my face, I’ll be met with sacks and knives!”

He held up two fingers and stuck them into the air in front of him.

John also became interested in this roving AI, perhaps because of its statement about being desperate and being ambushed.

He neither immediately disconnected nor completely trusted the connection.

If it's a wandering AI, what's the difference between it and a sex doll experiencing a soul connection in bed?
"What do you mean by clinging to me like this?"

John asked directly.

Snapped!
Kong Jian clapped his hands and flashed to John's side again, raising his hand to condense the outline of a headband in the air.

He pointed to the holographic image's neck and asked.

"Because I discovered another way out for you, not belonging to the company, nor to other AIs, but to a very magical thing. Look, here, this chip has a large cache area."

"..."

John's expression instantly became very complicated.

Kenichi Sora revealed a knowing smile.

"Aha, so this thing was indeed your secret stash, wasn't it? Don't worry, I noticed it when we reconnected. I used server data to cover it up for you, so even the serum didn't know you brought the chip in!"

He clenched his fists, his former imposing presence gone, and looked like a little kid about to do something naughty.

"Name your price, mercenary!"

(End of this chapter)