2077: V really knows how awesome he is

She forgot about the techniques, but once the numbers reach a certain level, techniques don't actually matter.

There's no escaping it!

Vincent made a quick judgment; the punch was too fast, and he didn't even have a chance to activate Sianwistan. He could only raise his arms to block.

Bang!

Vincent's arms were smashed to pieces, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Vera still grinned maliciously and punched him in the abdomen again. His lower body shattered with a loud crash, leaving only his head and half of his chest flying away.

V and Adam Hammer were dumbfounded.

In their view, Vera first punched through the building, then broke Vincent's arms with another punch, and finally smashed Vincent's body with a final punch—simple and even somewhat hasty.

Three punches shattered the Demon King's dream, Vera is awesome!

Vera didn't care about how powerful she was; she just wanted to kill Vincent.

As Vincent's head flew off, Vera raised her foot to chase after him, but after taking only one step, she suddenly convulsed and collapsed to her knees, trembling like a fish out of water, with blood continuously seeping from her eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

"What's going on?" Adam Hammer exclaimed in surprise.

Claptrap sent a message: "The hyper-cyber psychotic state has severely damaged Vera's main control system. Her life support programs are in complete disarray, and the functions of all her prosthetic organs are disordered. My computing power is insufficient to repair this damage. President V, now only you can save Vera!"

Without saying a word, V immediately ran over and inserted his personal data cable into Vera's neural slot. He was immediately startled by the girl's chaotic main system. To put it simply, even the massive orgies held in the Cloud Peak were not as chaotic as Vera's current main system. Her survival was entirely due to the external nanobots repairing her damage at any cost.

Unfortunately, these nanobots aren't for medical use. Their so-called repairs are just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Vera's artificial organs aren't working, so they help deliver nutrients when there's a lack of oxygen, and they help break down waste. But this is only a temporary fix. If Vera had just stayed in bed, that would have been fine, but she just shattered the Demon King's Dream with three powerful punches, which put a lot of strain on her body. The balance that the nanobots had painstakingly maintained collapsed like dominoes, resulting in Vera being banned after only one round of fun.

There's no way around it. After all, there's never been a precedent for hyper-cyber psychopaths before, and the prosthetics and artificial organs haven't been optimized or adjusted for this. It's like trying to run a Pentium 3 processor with a 5090 graphics card—even if the CPU burns out, it still won't work.

However, with current technology, physical shortcomings are actually the easiest to solve. With just a few upgrades, these problems will no longer be problems.

Of course, that's all in the future. Right now, we need to save Vera first. If V doesn't step in, Vera's account won't just be banned, it will be deleted.

V's eyes lit up with blue light as he began to reorganize Vala's disordered systems, prioritizing the proper functioning of the artificial organs, while putting combat plug-ins aside for the time being.

Vera slowly opened her eyes and said weakly, "V, I feel... I think I've been infected with a virus."

V asked, "Are you experiencing a splitting headache, nausea, and an allergy to bright light?"

“Damn…” Vera managed a weak laugh: “Don’t try to fool me with… Old Vera’s lines.”

"Not bad, you can tell I'm lying to you. Looks like you've saved your precious Intelligence 3."

"What's wrong with me?"

"You entered a hyper-cyber psychotic state, but your body couldn't take it and you almost died."

“Oh, right, I remember now,” Vera asked. “Where’s Vincent? Is that bastard dead?”

"You beat him to only half his original size, but he's probably not dead yet. He's highly cybernetic, after all. The advantage is that it gives humans unprecedented vitality, but the downside is that it makes the main villains particularly difficult to kill."

"Damn it." Vera tried to get up, but V held her down.

"what are you doing?"

"Go kill Vincent, I learned how to finish off enemies when I was 3 years old."

"Adam Hammer has already gone after him. You almost died. The best thing to do is to lie here obediently and receive my treatment."

Vera shouted, "I'm fine! I may have suffered a minor injury, but I'm as strong as an ox now. I can definitely fight Vincent for another three hundred rounds!"

V sighed: "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely certain!"

V unplugged her personal data cable. Vera was initially overjoyed, but then her expression changed drastically. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and struggled to reach out to V, pleading, "If you're going to die, save me!"

V plugged the personal data cable back in.

Vera's expression softened, and she let out a long sigh of relief.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Hypercyber psychosis destroyed your main system, including your life support program. You completely lost connection with your artificial organs. I've temporarily created a simplified life support program and connected your artificial organs to it so you can breathe and metabolize normally. If you were disconnected from me, you wouldn't even be able to clench your anus, let alone kill Vincent."

Vera asked nervously, "Won't I end up like Vera here, spending the rest of my life in a wheelchair?"

“Not necessarily.” V shrugged. “But a major overhaul is definitely unavoidable, from software to hardware, everything will have to be replaced.”

"Let's change him, as long as he doesn't need a wheelchair." Vera breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Can Adam Hammer take down Vincent?"

"It should be fine. After all, Vincent was reduced to just a head by you. Besides, he was using the Dragon God Armor left behind by Xu Ling, and we've both experienced its power. Although it's a bit hard to accept emotionally, Adam Hammer in this world is indeed a top-tier expert. He should be able to easily defeat a Vincent who's only left with a sliver of health..."

Before V could finish speaking, a burst of fire and a loud bang came from the distant sky, and then Adam Hammer fell from the sky like a shooting star, crashing down not far from V and Vera.

Vera: "You call this a master?"

V's lips twitched: "I think I understand why Xu Ling always gets her finger spiraled downwards in the robot fighting competition."

This Dragon Machine God is terrible!

"What's going on?" V asked Adam Hammer. "Does Vincent still have the strength to fight?"

“That’s right, he’s starting to get serious,” Adam Hammer said, standing up.

"Wasn't he serious before?"

Instead of answering, Adam Hammer asked, "Do you know how Vincent became the third president of the SUPP?"

V and Vera shook their heads together.

"His technological prowess is unparalleled. He upgraded nanobots, improved warp modules and time technology, and participated in the design and manufacture of various large mechs. Among them, the most outstanding work is..."

V spoke the answer for him, because a pitch-black exoskeleton armor had already flown above the three of them. Its familiar shape made V blurt out its name: "Heteromorph!"

"The accurate term is Heterogeneous Type IX, a high-tech creation that Vincent upgraded nine times based on the prototype. It is also his biggest trump card and killer weapon." Adam Hammer said solemnly.

"So we've forced him into his second phase? He's planning to kill us all here?"

"That's part of the reason, but the more important purpose is to survive?"

"Survive?"

"That's right. The Heteromorph IX has the most advanced life support system. It can even keep the pilot safe while flying close to the sun. For Vincent, who only has a head left, the Heteromorph IX is the best shelter and hospital."

V understood: "He's...?"

"He was already unconscious. He must have pre-programmed it so that the Type 9 isomer would activate automatically if he became critically ill. When I arrived, the Type 9 isomer had already absorbed Vincent into its body, and now it's the automatic defense program of this single-soldier mech."

V glanced at the menacing Heterogeneous Type 9 in the sky. The mere mention of "capable of near-term flight" clearly demonstrated just how robust this single-soldier mech would be. This was the power of technology; they were now not defeating Vincent alone, but the accumulated wisdom and expertise of countless individuals over the past millennium.

“Do you have a chance of winning?” V asked Adam Hammer.

Adam Hammer glanced at Vera and asked, "Can she still transform into Super Saiyan?"

Super Saiyan? Short for Super Cyber ​​Mental Illness? It's starting to sound like an old-school comic.

However, V didn't have time to complain at this moment. He shook his head and said, "No, her body is a mess. She can't even fight a normal battle, let alone transform into a Super Saiyan."

Adam Hammer then asked, "And you, can you achieve full AI integration?"

V shook his head again: "I cracked the Blackwall gateway, but Vincent also took the opportunity to clear the permissions I wrote in the nanonet."

"Can't it be written again?"

"Yes, but it's difficult. Simply put, Vincent has blacklisted my digital signature, and it will take a lot of time to bypass the blacklist restrictions."

“Alright,” Adam Hammer sighed, “You ask me if I have a chance of winning? My answer is, no!”

V was about to discuss tactics again when the isomorphic type IX in the sky did not give it that chance.

Just like in the movie Mewtwo, they let you say a few words for the sake of the plot, but if you keep talking, then the villain won't be a villain, but an idiot.

A blue light flashed on the visor of the Type 9 isomer, followed by a monotonous synthesized electronic voice: "Attacker detected. To prevent secondary damage to administrator users, initiating the cleanup process."

As it spoke, the Heterogeneous Type 9 stretched out its arms, and its hands quickly opened and closed, transforming into a huge cannon barrel, which fired a plasma cannon at the three of them.

V and Vera were shocked. Adam Hammer moved sideways to block them, pried open his chest armor with both hands to reveal the cannon below, and fired a particle cannon shot as well.

The ion cannon of the isomer type 9 is blue, while Adam Hammer's particle cannon is red. The two beams of light collided in mid-air, locked in a stalemate, neither gaining the upper hand, stirring up a gale and causing the blinding light to sweep across the street.

Seeing Adam Hammer's red particle beam being pushed back bit by bit, V broke out in a cold sweat: "Hey, it looks like you're going to lose. Was your positioning bad? You should have attacked from the right!"

"Forget about all that now!" Adam Hammer shouted. "I'll hold it off, you guys run!"

"Damn, with it following us in the sky, where can we run to!"

The one who answered V was not Adam Hammer, but Michiko.

Her voice came through the communicator: "V, Adam Hammer should have already told you my plan, right? I've made all the preparations, and now I'm just waiting for your decision."

Chapter 188 The Birth of the Strongest

V carried Vera back into the sewers.

The children hid in a corner, waiting for their final fate to be sealed.

V had no time to comfort her and went straight to Michiko's room.

Although Michiko made her make the decision, she had actually made that decision long ago.

“Let’s merge,” V and Vera said simultaneously.

Michiko didn't say much: "Come with me."

The lights became their guide, and V and Vera entered a laboratory.

In the jar in the center of the room, there is another "V" soaking in the water; she is the genetic clone of V and Vera in this world.

"A woman? Isn't the V in this world a man? I thought I'd get to experience what it's like to have an extra piece of flesh." Vera said with some regret.

Michiko explained, "Our V is indeed male, but because he suddenly disappeared, the genetic data he left behind is very limited. This body was mainly created based on Lady Vera's genes, which is why it presents a female form."

V glanced at the replica in the jar, which was exactly the same as Vera, meaning it was also exactly like her. She marveled at the strange coincidence for a moment, then completely put it out of her mind.

"This isn't the time to worry about these things," V asked. "What should we do?"

"Lie down over there and connect the data cable." The lights on the two medical beds on either side of the jar came on.

V first placed Vera on the bed, then lay down on the other side herself. Luckily, her data cable was long enough, otherwise Vera would have been in serious trouble if the cable had been unplugged.

Michiko started operating the system, and a progress bar popped up. A chibi version of her hopped and skipped adorably on the progress bar, which read, "Girl praying..."

V was a little speechless and asked, "How long will it take?"

"57 minutes."

"An hour is a bit long."

"Adam Hammer will help us buy time."

"Can we turn back into our original form after we merge?"

“I don’t know. Our limited resources prevent us from conducting further research on restoration, but theoretically speaking, the possibility of restoration is slim,” Michiko said regretfully. “The human brain is extremely complex. Your knowledge and memories will merge together, like a drop of water and a drop of ink. It’s almost impossible to separate them again.”

"Adam Hammer said that one can choose the subject of consciousness."

"It is possible, but it will only be a change in the style of doing things. After you merge, you will eventually become a completely new individual, not one person devouring another."

“Understood.” V nodded: “Based on Vera’s consciousness…”

“Let’s focus on V’s consciousness.” Vera suddenly interrupted V: “If I’m the main body, I’ll probably turn into a Super Saiyan madman again. You don’t want to fight Vincent and then have to fight me, do you? So it’s better to focus on V’s consciousness and retain some rationality.”

Michiko agreed to the plan.

But V disagreed: "You're better at fighting."

“You are also me, and it turns out that your combat talent is no less than mine. If Vincent hadn’t ambushed you with the Black Wall, your fully AI-powered form would have been able to take him down just as well.”

V frowned.

Vera laughed again: "Don't make that face. I'm not dead. Besides, I'm all alone, so it wouldn't matter if I died."

V shook his head: "You're no longer alone."

“You’re the same,” Vera asked. “I know you want revenge for Michiko in this world, but have you ever thought about how heartbroken Sasha, Michiko, and Ciri in our world would be without you?”

"And what about you?" V countered. "Selene will be very sad without you."

Vera was taken aback, then gave a bitter smile: "It's better for one person to be sad than for three to be sad. Time will heal all wounds."

V wanted to say more, but Michiko interrupted them.

“I’m sorry, V, I have to do as Vera says.”