Cyberpunk: I didn't cheat.

Little Chap skipped into the elevator like a little kid, a waste of Brad Pitt's handsome face.

Are you ready?

"We're all ready. We'll meet at Sapphire Blue after this mission is completed. You and Cha go first. I've already arranged the passes. Once you get there, try to stay in the hotel as much as possible and don't go out."

"Okay, be careful."

"I will. Come on, let me help you down."

"No need, I can walk, but I get tired easily."

After seeing Li Ying and Xiao Cha off, Vito didn't waste any time and headed straight for the Wild Kids.

He has prepared everything.

Vito named his new Evangelion a single-soldier exoskeleton. It was heavily armed, had a short-range jetpack, and included a built-in single-soldier jetpack. Vito could eventually use this thing to cosplay as Phantom Thief Kid.

The weapons, besides the machine gun that the exoskeleton will carry, also include the revolver Vito made—the New Punishment.

It was destroyed by Adam's Hammer last time and ended up in Yoshitaka Sato's eye socket.

A bomb launcher that fires anti-personnel bombs and high-temperature fusion bombs, specifically designed to target Arasaka's alloy door. He needs to use this to penetrate Arasaka Tower and kill Rintaro.

A serrated alloy chain sword, this thing is huge, inspired by Vito's experience in the Pacific Rim. An exoskeleton used for melee combat, a little romance for machine enthusiasts.

Finally, there's a specially made box with a square head printed on it. This box can be attached to the back of the exoskeleton armor, which is also the most important part of this mission.

After putting on the armor and stepping out of the room, Vito called the magician over. He leaned back in the truck bed, and the exoskeleton precisely engaged with the electromagnetic rails. The armor disengaged, the rails retracted, and the exoskeleton armor entered the modified truck bed.

"The password? People would laugh if they knew! Driving a pickup truck into Arasaka Tower, even Johnny used to fly there!"

Vito applied a simple camouflage to the truck bed, then grumbled as he sat in the driver's seat and put on his newly made facial disguise.

"I was thinking of changing my identity, but since you like this one, Uncle Vito will stick to being blockhead and worry about your lives."

Vito smiled as he looked at the C7 explosives piled up in the passenger seat.

"They're becoming more and more like extremists. I wonder if the Arasaka family is in the tower. Let's give them a little surprise, Arahu Akbar!"

The magician started up and headed towards the company square in the adjacent central area. Tonight, the wind was gentle and the moon was bright, perfect for setting off a few fireworks to lighten the lives of the Night City residents.

Vito sent Valerie an encrypted message.

[You can issue a warning, stating that there will be a physical attack on Arasaka Tower in half an hour; it will be a major attack. You can request that the security department prepare accordingly.]

[? ]

[After you've read this, delete our records. I believe you're an excellent hacker who leaves no trace.]

[Who wants to attack Arasaka Tower?]

[Of course it's me! Could it be Ip Man?!]

Are you out of your mind?

[I don't know, I'm too lazy to worry about it. I'm almost there, you should apply now. I'm logging off, bye.]

Valerie's mind was blank. An extremely crazy person was coming to attack Aragaka Tower, and had even given her, the second-in-command of the counterintelligence department, advance notice.

So arrogant?

Valerie didn't think Vito would lie to her. Although she hadn't known this man for very long, he gave her a sense of reliability.

Valerie calmed herself down.

She understood what Vito meant. If the counterintelligence department was seen as incompetent last time, this time the security department was thoroughly humiliated.

If I had given a warning before everyone else, I would have gained a lot of face. Moreover, since the counterintelligence department and the security department are currently locked in a life-or-death struggle, my warning is unlikely to be taken seriously.

At that time, I can pin a big accusation on the security department and then use the information I have to turn the tide.

But all of this came at the cost of Vito's life.

In Valerie's view, Vito was courting death, and she couldn't understand where Vito got such a strong self-destructive tendency from.

However, with the die hanging in the balance, Valerie immediately issued a warning and quickly combined past materials with information from the security department's subnet to fabricate a non-existent informant.

She quickly accessed the security department's network via the hacker's connection, mixed the informant's warning materials into some unimportant files, and simultaneously faked them as read and overwritten. If Vito really attacked half an hour later, this file would be the bomb that Arasaka Nessatsu detonated.

Ten minutes later.

beep~ beep~

"Hey, V!"

"What's wrong, Jenkins?"

"Are you out of your mind? At this critical moment, what the hell are you trying to do by reporting the warning information to your superiors without authorization?!"

"Trust me, Jenkins! This message is highly credible!"

Valerie chuckled as she said this, wondering why she had believed Vito and done so much in just a few minutes.

"Highly credible? Damn it, this is Arasaka Tower! What kind of extremist would come here to commit suicide! Are you fucking bribed by Abernathy...?"

"Jenkins! Jenkins!"

"Someone attacked Arasaka Tower! V, you fucking god!"

Valerie glanced at her watch subconsciously.

25 minutes.

?

Vito wouldn't do something like that...

Valerie plugged in the hacking plug and saw the scene in the company square through the company's security cameras.

A young man equipped with a military-grade prosthetic body is at the top of Arasaka Tower.

Two mercenaries are engaged in a fierce battle with Arasaka Company soldiers in the company square.

"Not Vito? Who are these guys?"

At that moment, Vito was on his way.

"Holy crap! What's going on? Is raiding the Sakata Tower part of Night City's team-building project? How come there's a collision today?"

Vito was unaware that the hated Arasaka Tower had suffered quite a few minor attacks.

Vito sped up. No matter who was fighting Arasaka, he, Vito, was determined to help them out today. As he spoke, he inserted a prosthetic capacity chip into his brain.

Wow, that's powerful!

Vito set the magician to autopilot and then cast a full-power dash on the puppet. At that moment, he received a message, but he ignored it and went to put on his armor first.

"Get ready to work, Vito, conquer your anxiety!"

The blocky head's unpleasant voice rang out again.

Vito nimbly jumped out of the window, grabbed the side of the truck, spun halfway around, and landed on the bed. He then lifted the tattered cloak that had been hastily covering the truck.

"Armor Combination!"

Chapter 120 The Lotus Blossoms Behind Me

Faraday set up a trap. He kidnapped Lucy, then had David kidnap Arasaka's Cybernetic Gorilla, and used military technology personnel to test the Cybernetic Gorilla's effectiveness. Finally, he offered Lucy, who had once been company property, and David, whose cybernetic body was highly compatible, to Arasaka.

David had previously shown early signs of cyberbullying due to having too many old prosthetics installed, and he had been suppressing his symptoms.

Because he wanted to become stronger, to protect Gloria and Lucy.

David and Lucy are arguing about his prosthetic body, and he doesn't have much time left.

Faraday's trap was set; thanks to the mole Qiwei's manipulation, the group successfully entered the Xiujianmen equipped with prosthetic bodies.

At the last moment, Faraday used Lucy's call to get David to have a prosthetic body implanted.

Although Lucy tried her best to stop it all, it seemed to be too late.

In this trap, David takes care of all the military technology people and finally decides to rescue Lucy, who has been captured by Faraday. Falco and Rebecca think David is a crazy idiot, but they still choose to go straight to hell with David.

Before leaving, he tried to call Gloria one last time, but he couldn't get through.

He ultimately failed to keep his promise.

"I'm sorry, Mom."

……

Ta-da-da-da-da!

"Hey! Why are we going to Arasaka?"

"Go save Lucy! Faraday said he's going to hand Lucy over to Arasaka!"

"Ugh! These tagalongs are so noisy!"

Rebecca stuck her head out of the speeding car, brandishing her iron fist at the military-tech pursuers behind her.

As the last car exploded, Rebecca breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Tch! I should have bought more bullets from Vito-chan!"

No one responded. She turned her head and saw that David had fallen asleep again.

"It's happening again? Damn it, the medicine is getting weaker and weaker!"

She patted David's face helplessly.

"Another round of military technology reinforcements has arrived!"

Falco, who was driving, yelled.

David needs to take a five-minute nap.

"A five-minute break? Did we come here for tea? Oh well, I'll have to buy myself some time!"

Falco gripped the steering wheel and sped forward. Just then, a military-tech vehicle in front of them opened its door, and taxi soldiers inside opened fire on their vehicle.

Falco snapped a picture of the launch button on the vehicle, and the vehicle-mounted harpoon was fired.

The harpoon caught the car, slowed it down, and caused a collision!

The military truck in front instantly flew into the air, smashing the pursuers behind it to pieces.

"Well done, Big Beard! Ahahahahaha!"

Rebecca laughed wildly and fired backwards, the explosions and gunshots blending into the most beautiful symphony.

In a trance.

David was hallucinating.

He returned to that afternoon in Santo Domingo, where Gloria had just told him he would definitely reach the top of the Arasaka Tower, only for their car to be caught in a gang shootout, the vehicle going out of control, and the trauma squad ignoring the injured civilians.

Then, a group of shadowy figures snatched Gloria away. He drew his gun and shot one shadowy figure after another, but could only watch helplessly as Gloria was taken away.

He had run out of bullets, and his face was covered in blood.

"Mom, I... I didn't do anything..."

He squatted in the sun, his hands covering his head.

"Did you get into a fight? You look all dirty. Go wash up first before you go in, so your mother won't worry."

"Vito?"

David looked up and saw a shadowy figure standing in front of him, but he could sense that it was Vito.

"We don't know our own fate, so why fight against it? Let nature take its course, at least we're together today."

“Vito, I… I’m at the edge of the cliff, I…”

"It's still early, David, it's still early. Take Gloria and Lucy and leave Night City."

"Go, David, go."

David!

David!