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On the screen, the dim yellow light shone on David's pale face.

Empty inhibitor tubes were scattered all over the ground.

David leaned against the corner of the sofa, his pupils occasionally trembling violently—a sign that his nervous system was about to break down.

The noise on his retina flickered wildly like snowflakes, and the world seemed to be falling apart in his eyes.

"Hey, you idiot David."

Rebecca, with a lollipop in her mouth and a shotgun bigger than herself in her hand, sat casually on the table next to David, swinging her legs.

"Don't look like you're about to die, it looks awful."

Although she had a sharp tongue, her pale purple eyes were fixed on David, her finger tightly gripping the trigger, alert to any movement around her.

"With Lucy gone, if those corporate bastards who want you dead dare to come, I'll smash their skulls one by one."

"I'll always protect you, and I mean it."

This scene instantly broke the hearts of viewers who were still heartbroken for David's current situation.

The screen was densely covered with bullet comments.

[Waaaaah, it has to be Rebecca! She really wanted to save David!]

[Staying together through thick and thin during times like these—that's true love!]

[You old scoundrel Su, look carefully! Such a good girl, if you dare to kill her off, I'll fight you to the death!]

Rebecca was the last ray of light in this despairing world; she was the only one trying to pull David back from the brink.

However, the audience's emotions didn't last more than three minutes.

The plot took a sudden turn.

The communication channel was suddenly forcibly accessed.

Faraday's repulsive face appeared in the holographic projection.

With a mocking smile, like a cat playing with a mouse, he tossed a surveillance video in front of David.

The image shows Lucy.

She was strapped to the electric chair, her eyes glazed over, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

"That's what your girlfriend has been doing all along."

Faraday's voice was cold and piercing.

Then, a series of data streams were decrypted.

The audience stared wide-eyed.

One by one, the deleted files appeared.

It's all experimental data from Arasaka Corporation on David.

It turns out that Lucy's estrangement and disappearance over the past few months were not because she disliked David's appearance.

Instead, she was in the shadows, tirelessly hunting down every Arasaka hacker who attempted to obtain David's data.

In order to prevent David from becoming a guinea pig in the Arasaka Corporation's experiments.

She carried it all on her own, dealing with the behemoth that was the Arasaka Corporation.

"I want to go to the moon..."

A flashback was inserted at an opportune moment.

That wasn't just her dream.

She wants you to live!

boom!

At that moment, it felt as if the brains of the entire online audience had been struck hard by a sledgehammer.

Those viewers who were complaining about Lucy in the comments section felt a burning pain on their cheeks, followed by an overwhelming sense of sorrow.

[Holy crap? So that's how it is? She's been protecting David all along?]

I'm so pissed off! I was just yelling at Lucy!

This isn't estrangement; this is risking one's life for David's!

[One desperately implanted a prosthetic body to protect the other, the other desperately deleted data to protect the other—these two idiots! Why do they hide their love from each other when they clearly love each other?!]

[You heartless scoundrel Su! This misunderstanding is worse than death for me!]

Healing Animation Company.

Seeing the sudden surge in the depression level in the background, a hint of pleasure flashed in Su Bai's eyes.

The knife is sharpest when the misunderstanding is cleared up.

On the screen.

David looked at the data, and his previously numb pupils instantly contracted.

He did not show any signs of hysteria.

Rather, it was a deep-seated mix of extreme anger and heartache.

This gave him an air of deathly calmness.

Faraday's voice continued, carrying a chilling malice.

"Want her to live? Then come to Arasaka Tower. Oh, and remember to wear that big thing. Military-grade exoskeleton armor, cybernetic body."

That's your only chance to save her.

Screen switch.

The cargo box of a heavy truck is open.

A terrifying war machine, as large as a small mountain, has been revealed.

It was a steel monster that defied human ergonomics, with densely packed neural interfaces hanging down. Just looking at it, you could feel a suffocating sense of oppression.

The prosthetic doctor, Victor, looked at the machine, his voice trembling.

"David, you can't wear this. Your body has reached its limit. If this thing is connected, your nervous system will completely collapse within five minutes!"

"This is suicide!"

All the audience members heard the warning.

The anxiety expressed by viewers in the live chat reached its peak at this moment.

On one side is the lover she must save, and on the other is the weapon that means certain death.

Don't go, David! Going there is suicide!

But Lucy is in their hands! Are we just going to watch her die?

Please, is there a third option? Call the police? Ask Rebecca for help?

[Don't be naive, upstairs! This is Night City! This is a hell with no way out!]

David, please don't wear it! Think of another way! As long as you're alive, there's hope!

Viewers were so anxious they were scratching their heads in front of the screen, and some even covered their eyes because they couldn't bear to watch what was going to happen next.

They both wanted David to save the beauty like a hero, yet they couldn't accept the inevitable cost of destruction.

This extreme entanglement and tension is precisely the plot that Su Bai meticulously designed.

on the screen.

David remained silent for two seconds.

He looked up at the steel monster that was capable of devouring his life.

Images flashed through his mind: his mother dying on the operating table, and the flames of Mann's self-destruction in a fit of madness.

Finally, the image freezes on Lucy's poignant glance back in the virtual image of the moon.

"Victor."

David spoke, his voice eerily calm, as if discussing what to have for dinner.

"Put it on for me."

"But......"

"Put it on for me!"

David turned his head sharply, his eyes filled with realization.

"I have nothing left to lose."

"Since this damn world won't let us live, then let's smash this world to pieces!"

That spirit of facing death to live instantly pierced through the screen.

The previously arguing comments suddenly fell silent for a moment.

What followed was an even more frenzied outburst!

Go, David! If you're a man, go!

Even if it's hell, I'll bring Lucy back!

[Even though I know I'm going to die, why am I so fired up?]

This is cyberpunk! This is the true edge-walker! Burn to the ground, David!

[You old bastard Su, if you dare let David die in vain, I'll smash your windows tonight!]

Accompanied by a roaring sound.

The massive mechanical spine pierced David's back.

David let out a painful groan, his veins bulging all over his body.

It felt as if countless knives were cutting into his nerves.

But he persevered.

As the system startup notification sounded, the massive cybernetic robot slowly rose up, enveloping David's tiny body in its center.

Anti-gravity engine activated.

David hovered in mid-air, looking down at the Night City that had devoured countless lives.

Rebecca's anxious shouts came through the communicator.

"David! Are you crazy? Where are you? I'm coming to help you!"

David gazed at the towering spire of the Araban Tower in the distance, a sinister yet tender smile spreading across his lips.

"Rebecca, don't come."

"This is my final request."

After he finished speaking, the thrusters emitted a blinding blue light.

A massive sonic boom cloud exploded over the city.

Like a shooting star going against the current, he rushed headlong towards the inevitable end.

At the end of this chapter, Su Bai cleverly avoided directly showing the battle.

The screen went black.

Holy crap!!!

[It ends here? You old scoundrel Su, are you even human?!]

[I want to kill someone! I've never been this anxious even when reading a Western novel!]

[Update soon! I'll watch it even if it's a paid unlock! I want to see David destroy Arasaka Tower!]

That night, the entire internet was sleepless.

Countless viewers sat in front of their screens, their eyes red and their teeth clenched, waiting for what would happen next.