2077: V really knows how awesome he is

"I said, I'll buy you some time!" David roared. "Stop asking so many questions! If you want to live, run! Run! Don't look back!"

The crowd froze for a few seconds before one of the security guards snapped back to reality and shouted, "Vehicles that are already fully loaded, evacuate immediately! The rest of you, continue organizing the residents to board the vehicles!"

The scene came alive once again, faster, quieter, and with even greater unity of purpose.

As the floodwaters drew ever closer, David kept repeating to himself, "I am different, I am different." These words seemed to possess a magical power, calming him down.

As the cybernetic body moved forward, everyone else fled in the opposite direction of the flood, except for David Martinez, who went against the flow.

The floodwaters were getting closer; David could even smell the earthy odor mixed with the moisture, and his heart began to pound.

"David, what are you doing!" Lucy's communicator suddenly came through: "Run! Please run!!!"

David glanced at the people boarding the bus behind him and said apologetically, "Sorry, Lucy, I can't go shopping with you this weekend."

"David!!!"

Lucy screamed desperately, but David had already hung up.

The raging floodwaters were almost upon them, but David Martinez roared in a way that was even more deafening than the flood itself!

"Close safety locks, lift all restrictions, suspend life monitoring system, and block danger warnings!" David Martinez shouted, stretching out his hands towards the floodwaters, "Activate the anti-gravity cannon!!!"

With a low hum, the crystals on the prosthetic arm emitted a green glow, and an unseen force descended from the sky, like an invisible giant hand, forcefully splitting the flood in two!

People were stunned, for they were witnessing a miracle, a divine intervention that turned the impossible into the possible!

The floodwaters flowed from both sides, protecting everyone inside. Even though the floodwaters would close again if David relaxed his guard even slightly, he continued to unleash the gravity cannon without stopping for a moment.

Blood gushed from his mouth and nose, and his blood pressure was so high it felt like he was going to explode, but it didn't matter. The cybernetic body would automatically inject stabilizers, allowing the pilot to continue fighting.

This time, the enemy is not one of his own kind, but nature itself. Just like his ancestors tens of thousands of years ago who wielded stones and clubs, David Martinez is now battling nature with the pinnacle of human technology!

Buzz!

The gravity cannon kept firing.

Chi Chi Chi!

Stabilizers were also injected continuously.

David Martinez should have fallen long ago, but he didn't. As long as he has his compatriots to protect, he will never fall!

The spirit is placed above the body, and the will is merged with the machine. There are selfish and wicked people among humanity, as well as righteous people who sacrifice themselves for others.

“Aa ...

Even if I can no longer pilot the cybernetic body, it doesn't matter. Even if I die, it doesn't matter. I want to protect everyone. I want to protect our Night City!!!

David Martinez burst into hysterical laughter, just as a bolt of lightning struck down from the dark clouds in the sky.

The electric light illuminated the young man's face, and he smiled like a brave and fearless child.

"Life in the mortal world must come to an end, so what does it matter if I die and return to the underworld! Let my broken body become raging flames, so that humanity—may never perish!"

"Captain Martinez, evacuation complete. Please leave as soon as possible!"

An excited voice came through the communication. David Martinez, who had been incredibly handsome just moments before, was swallowed up by the receding floodwaters without even a hint of resistance.

Humans cannot fight against nature; they couldn't in the past, and they can't now.

But "people" can.

A grappling hook descended from the sky, accurately grabbing the massive body of the cybernetic robot and pulling David out of the murky floodwaters.

As the lights shone down, a new large U.S. transport aircraft appeared above the flood, followed by more transport aircraft, airships, and helicopters.

Some came from the new America, some from major corporations, and some even from civilians. These aircraft flew densely in the clouds and lightning, scattered in all directions of Night City.

The New America military transport plane opened its belly hatch, extended its robotic arm, and took in the prosthetic body, David. Medical personnel immediately rushed forward to treat the unconscious David.

"Stabilizer overdose, severe neurological damage, respiratory arrest, weak heartbeat, quick, start emergency treatment immediately!"

Upon learning that David had been rescued, V breathed a sigh of relief. However, the current flood was just an early leak; the real catastrophe would come when the dam collapsed.

Is there really no other way? Are we just supposed to watch Night City be completely washed away by the flood?

V was pondering when he suddenly swayed and sat down in the chair.

In a space devoid of up, down, left, and right, V saw the giant jellyfish once again.

“V, I have a way to save Night City.”

"any solution?"

V opened her eyes again and saw Sasha's worried gaze.

"V, are you alright?"

"No, I'm just a little dizzy, probably from not sleeping well lately. It'll only last a few seconds, don't worry."

"A few seconds?" Sasha looked surprised. "You were just spacing out for a full two minutes?"

2 minutes?!

V was taken aback. She glanced at the time and realized that two minutes had indeed passed, even though she had only said one sentence to the giant jellyfish.

In the end what happened?

What happened in those two minutes, and what happened to me?

Before V could figure it out, the Minister of Engineering exclaimed in surprise again.

"The nanobots in Laguna Bay are going on a rampage; they are multiplying rapidly, already exceeding the programmed 20 generations!"

Did CN-07 already have control over these nanobots?

V quickly asked, "Are they damaging the dam?"

"No, they're repairing the dam!" the Minister of Engineering exclaimed excitedly. "The nanorobots are transforming themselves into adhesive and are repairing the damage to the dam! The dam's integrity is slowly increasing: 42%...43%...44%..."

Although they didn't know what had happened, everyone in the control room cheered, and even V breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this period of progress was short-lived. When the dam's integrity reached 49%, the progress stopped increasing.

"What happened?" V asked.

The Minister of Engineering was in a panic: "I don't know."

"That's right." Nakamura Kayo quickly replied through the communicator, "The new nanobots need ultraviolet light to power their self-replication. Their stored electrical energy has been depleted, and they need more sunlight!"

Sunlight?

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw that dark clouds were gathering and heavy rain was pouring down.

Where is the sunshine in this awful weather? Is the sky going to destroy Night City?

V stood up.

She didn't care whether the heavens intended to destroy Night City; all she knew was that she was determined to protect Night City!

"The sky is blocking the sunlight? Then I'll shatter that sky!"

Chapter 87 Breaking Through the Storm

"I don't understand what's going on, but those new nanobots seem to be repairing the dam. By the way, everyone, this is Julian Jordan, and I'm doing a live broadcast from above the Badlands Dam."

"See that blue liquid? It's made up of countless new nanobots that fill in every crack that appears in the dam. I don't know what that means; theoretically, they were just designed to remove water pollution. But now they seem to be using themselves as adhesive to repair the dam."

"Our beautiful dam is almost completely covered in these blue lines. Artists may find it ugly, but I say it's the most beautiful painting ever made! Maybe the dam won't collapse, maybe the flood won't break out. Go for it, new nanobot! Even though your name is incredibly hard to pronounce, if you really save Night City, I'll vote for you to be the next mayor!"

The star anchor of News Channel 54 arrived at the scene in a hovercar and let out a hysterical shout in the wind and rain.

Everyone in the city at night was watching the live stream, cheering on the new nanobots just like her.

"Go, little guys!"

Go, nanobots!

People don't know the complex technological principles; they only know that tiny nanobots are saving Night City.

This city has endured so much suffering and has finally started to recover; it shouldn't be destroyed now!

God, please open your eyes! We just want to live, we just want to live an ordinary life!

Unfortunately, fate is blind.

Summers in Night City are usually dry with little rain, but today the sky is overcast and the rain is pouring down.

The new nanorobots could not get enough sunlight, so their proliferation rate naturally slowed down. People watching the live stream quickly noticed this and kept asking online what was going on.

The official account of "Good Car Middleman" answered this question.

"It's sunlight. The new nanorobots rely on absorbing ultraviolet light to convert it into electrical energy, and then combine it with decomposition products to reproduce themselves. There's definitely no shortage of decomposition products in Laguna Bay. The fact that the reproduction rate has suddenly slowed down can only be due to a lack of sunlight."

This answer was reasonable and well-founded, and people began to recall that press conference.

Yes, the new nanorobots do need sunlight as an energy source, but now...

Everyone looked up at the sky and felt a wave of despair.

The city of Night was shrouded in dark clouds, as if it were encased in a pitch-black bowl, devoid of any sunlight.

Is it finished?

Is that all?

Is this city, which survived the Arasaka invasion and was protected by countless warriors with their lives, a city that we painstakingly rebuilt with our own hands, going to exit in such an absurd manner?

Not reconciled!

I am extremely unwilling to accept this!

But what can you do if you're unwilling to accept it?

Humans cannot defy nature, nor can they defy the will of Heaven.

Everyone fell silent, watching the live stream quietly, waiting for that moment to arrive.

But what followed was a deafening roar that echoed throughout Night City, jolting everyone out of despair.

"What's going on? The sound is coming from... Watson Industrial Zone?"

The news anchor on Channel 54 was initially puzzled, but then became extremely excited. She shouted at the top of her lungs, even cracking her voice in a very unprofessional way.

"It's an isomer! The isomer has taken off! It's flying at high speed! V is soaring into the sky!!!"

As the camera pans, the scene unfolds before the people of Night City.

The isomer was surrounded by white air currents, which looked like a gauze skirt wrapped around its waist. It rushed into the sky at an extremely high speed, rushing towards the dark clouds. Even the rain was swept up by this powerful speed and reversed upwards, like a sharp divine sword, fiercely piercing the sky!

We didn't give up!

Night City hasn't given up yet!

V hasn't given up yet!!!

A surge of excitement rushed to everyone's heads, driving them to rush towards the roof despite the wind and rain.

On the top of skyscrapers, on transport planes, and on aircraft carrier decks, countless people craned their necks in anticipation and shouted their hopes!

The isomer is accelerating, accelerating continuously.

V circled Night City again and again, reaching an astonishing speed of Mach 6. This was already the design limit of the isomer, but it wasn't enough; it needed to go even faster!

Release the safety lock, ignore system warnings, overload the engine, overload the energy battery, overload my body, and overload my mind!

Even if the isomer is rendered useless, even if I can no longer fight.

I will protect this city of night, and I will shatter this sky!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

V roared, placing his spirit above his body.

The isomer's armor shell turned bright red from high-speed friction with the air, as if its entire body was engulfed in flames.

7马赫……8马赫……9马赫……10马赫……11马赫……最终达到了惊人的12马赫！

Flames and rain intertwined, will and steel joined forces.

The isomer, like a bright red spark, crashed into the clouds with a "poof." A second later, the dark clouds dispersed with a whoosh, and the sky was opened up with the point of impact as the center!

The sunlight shone down, illuminating the bay of Laguna Lake.