2077: V really knows how awesome he is

"asshole!"

Abernathy stared intently at V, and V stared back at Abernathy.

After a brief silence, the two gave the order simultaneously.

"David/Adam Hammer, take her down!"

David activated his cybernetic body with all his might and leaped into the air, while an equally massive figure charged down from behind Abernathy.

Bang!

Steel clashed against steel, sparks flew and sparks flew.

The shockwave spread out, scattering everything around it.

David stared in astonishment at the person in front of him, whose entire body was replaced by prosthetics, leaving only half a head.

The man also grinned at David, seemingly quite pleased with David as an opponent similar to himself.

David's eyes sharpened as he snapped out of his surprise.

No matter who the enemy is, he will not back down.

The gravity field was activated, and the enemy's right shoulder prosthetic body twisted slightly. However, before the gravity weapon could take full effect, the enemy quickly moved out of the attack range and fired shots as he moved.

David dodged quickly, but a bullet still grazed his waist, causing blood to flow.

The two confronted each other again.

"Kill this troublesome kid, then take down V!" Abernathy shouted excitedly.

V remained calm: "Be careful, this is Adam Hammer, 96% cybernetically modified, the only living legend in Night City. David, hold on for three minutes, and I'll be done with my work."

David was taken aback, then smirked: "Even if it only lasts for three minutes, it wouldn't hurt to kill this Adam Hammer, would it?"

"Heh heh heh." Adam Hammer let out a synthesized electronic laugh: "I've been hoping someone would kill me, but these days, there are very few who can even make me feel pain. Kid, bring it on if you can!"

As soon as the word "ba" fell, David launched a surprise attack, landing a punch on Adam Hammer.

With a deafening roar, the living legend was sent flying like a cannonball. A punch from the cybernetic superhuman could even shatter a military-grade armored dog, let alone a person weighing only 5 tons.

Having succeeded in his first strike, David pressed his advantage and immediately launched an even more ferocious pursuit.

He first fired two gravity fields at the spot where Adam Hammer had fallen, causing the entire Arasaka Tower to tremble. Then, with a click, he opened the miniature missile launchers mounted on the arms of the cybernetic body and began a saturation attack.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

David roared as he launched miniature missiles, the explosions and shouts echoing each other, infusing his will into the attack.

After a 22-second bombardment, David ran out of ammunition. He was panting heavily as he activated his optical scanner to confirm the results.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a tall figure emerged.

“This is impossible!” David’s voice trembled as Adam Hammer emerged from the dust.

With each step he took, a piece of his exoskeleton armor fell off. These were the very things that had protected him during the explosions, and now that he had removed them, Adam Hammer had gained even greater mobility.

"Not bad, I can feel a slight sting, like a mosquito bite." Adam Hammer grinned maliciously. "In return, I'll personally crush you into dust, you ant!"

Adam Hammer appeared in front of David in an instant, as if he had transcended time and space. David had no time to react and was sent flying by a powerful punch.

Abernathy laughed triumphantly: "I have more than one Sinweistein in my possession."

"Whoa!" David coughed up a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

With a thud, he fell heavily to the ground. Before he could get up, the heavy hammer was already in front of him, and punches were being pounded down on him one after another.

"Think you're different just because you have a cybernetic body? Idiot, you've never been unique!"

"I will not lose, I will not be defeated, I will kill you, I will protect everyone!"

David managed to throw a punch, but Adam Hammer easily dodged it and then delivered a knee strike to David's stomach.

"Whoa!" The young man spat out another mouthful of blood.

Adam Hammer wore a satisfied expression as he slowly said, punching David in the face:

"Ah, how nostalgic. You remind me of the dog I killed when I was eight. Even though it was on a leash, it kept barking and trying to bite me. So I chopped up its puppies in front of me, cooked them, chopped them up, and ate them. It was so angry that it vomited blood and lunged at me again and again, until... it was strangled to death by the leash."

"You scum, you beast, I'm going to kill you!"

David roared, and his cybernetic body unleashed a powerful surge of electricity, forcing Adam Hammer back. But just as he stood up, Adam Hammer kicked him again, sending him flying backward with a groan. He crashed through two walls and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

“Kid, I admit you’ve pleased me,” Adam Hammer said, squatting down beside David. “You have potential, but not enough. You want to save your friends, don’t you? Then abandon everything. Reason, morality, conscience, humanity—abandon them all and pursue true strength.”

David struggled to lift his head: "You want to turn me into a cyber psychopath?"

“That’s right, in that case, you probably have a 1% chance of beating me. Think about it, untie your dog leash, I’m really thinking of you.”

David paused for a moment, then gave his answer: "I refuse."

“Wrong answer.” Adam Hammer stood up and stomped David into the ground with a loud thud.

The young boy tried desperately to wake himself up, but his consciousness was like cotton soaked in water, sinking deeper and deeper.

In the end, I still couldn't accomplish anything.

I'm sorry, mom.

I'm sorry, Mann.

I'm sorry, Lucy.

I'm sorry, Vice Minister V.

I am a complete and utter failure, I have let you down.

No one is useless. If you feel powerless, then find a way to become stronger.

David's consciousness flickered; that voice... was it Vice-Minister V?!

David, open your eyes and see clearly, I'm here to teach you what real fighting is!

David opened his eyes and saw his body moving.

It wasn't driven by his own consciousness, but rather by another consciousness that entered his body!

Adam Hammer walked towards V, who watched silently, his eyes glowing blue. Adam Hammer activated his self-ICE, preparing for an anti-intrusion attack, but strangely, he wasn't subjected to any cyberattacks.

"Clang, crack."

The sound of metal scraping came from behind him. Adam Hammer turned around and was surprised to find that "David" had stood up.

"His willpower is commendable, but what does a defeated opponent want to do?"

David's eyes narrowed, and his arms emitted red light as he activated several gravity fields in succession.

Adam Hammer sneered and activated Sianwistan to easily dodge the attacks.

Just as he was about to launch his attack, he was surprised to find that "David" had been waiting for him at his spot for a long time, as if he had anticipated his movements.

Coincidence? Accident?

This kid is too inexperienced; he couldn't possibly have such a fighting spirit.

The cybernetic robot suddenly threw a punch, and Adam Hammer raised his arms to block. During the stalemate, "David" grinned and said, "Seanwistan, are you out of commission yet?"

Adam Hammer's electronic eye snapped shut.

"Drink!"

"David!" David shouted. Adam Hammer increased the force of his arms to prepare for the impact, but it was all a feint. David did not move his hands, but kicked Adam Hammer in the leg. Faced with the powerful force of the prosthetic body, Adam Hammer inevitably lost his balance and fell forward. At this moment, David exerted his strength and slammed Adam Hammer hard to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"Boom!"

The floor slab shattered, and Adam Hammer was knocked down from the 66th floor to the 65th floor.

"Hold!"

The living legend couldn't believe he'd been outmaneuvered by a mere brat. He cursed under his breath, but before he could utter another word, "David" descended from the sky, raising his prosthetic leg to stomp on his body.

The cybernetic body weighed a full 74 tons. Even Adam Hammer dared not take the kick head-on. He quickly rolled away to dodge, but "David" seemed to have anticipated this. He changed his stomp to a kick, sending Adam Hammer flying like a ball with a loud thud.

"Boom! Boom!" With two loud crashes, Adam Hammer smashed through two walls before finally stopping, the part that had been kicked earlier completely destroyed, sparks flying. At this point, his ferocity was ignited, and taking advantage of the distance created by being kicked away, he immediately launched a ranged attack.

With miniature missile launchers on his shoulders, arms, chest, and legs all open, each launcher carrying 20-40 high-explosive missiles, the prosthetic body was enormous and had an extremely strong energy response. Adam Hammer easily locked onto the target and fired all the missiles in one go.

More than a hundred missiles were densely packed throughout the space, but "David" just sneered and remained calm.

With a whoosh, Krenzikov started up, and the whole world slowed down drastically.

David skillfully maneuvered the cybernetic body of the robot through a dense hail of missiles, displaying unparalleled ease and control.

"Da da da!"

Adam Hammer's machine gun spat fire, and "David's" Krenzikov had gone into cooldown.

Bullets rained down, and Adam Hammer knew David couldn't dodge them, just as David knew Adam Hammer knew he couldn't dodge them either.

Since you can't hide, then don't hide!

David let out a hearty laugh and charged forward. There was no need to worry about the prosthetic body; his physical body began to radiate electricity.

The bullet hit David and then bounced off with a series of thuds.

Adam Hammer's eyes widened.

Subcutaneous armor overload? Krenzikov's protection?

You even included this in your calculations?

As David's punch came flying, Adam Hammer instinctively tried to activate Sianwistan, only to find that the powerful prosthetic was still cooling down.

He began to regret his initial carelessness, wishing he hadn't used S.A.W.S. so hastily.

David threw a punch, and he raised his hand to block it, but David's attack was a feint; his real killing move was his left hand, which had been gathering power for a long time.

With a loud bang, metal flew everywhere, and parts scattered in all directions.

Adam Hammer's defenses were forcibly breached.

He gritted his teeth and threw a punch to force the enemy back, but David skillfully blocked it, neutralized the force, and then used the force against him to launch a counterattack, tearing Adam Hammer's right arm off.

They were so skilled, as if they had done it thousands of times before.

Then came the fierce attack.

The cybernetic body swung its arms and attacked wildly. Adam Hammer tried to block but couldn't stop it at all. The punches were too shrewd and solid, like those of a seasoned veteran who had been through countless trials. It was impossible for them to come from the hands of a student.

"Who the hell are you?!"

David pulled a thick steel bar out of the wall: "Who am I?"

The steel bars were thrown out, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack.

Adam Charge's proud steel body soared into the sky, gears, steel, and parts all torn to shreds by his indomitable will!

David roared like thunder: "I am the famous David!"

With both fists exerting maximum force and the thrusters at full power, all resentment and pain converged at this moment, and the cybernetic body soared into the sky, bearing the Adam Hammer as it continued to ascend.

66层……67层……68……69……70、71、72、73、80、90、98、99，直到……

The 100th floor!!

With a deafening crash, David shattered the roof and sent Adam Hammer flying into the sky, where it crashed to the top of the Arasaka Tower.

Countless news aerial vehicles and drones in the sky pointed their cameras at him, and people on the ground looked up at him.

At this very moment, the entire city of Night witnessed an unknown nobody ascend to the top of Arasaka Tower!

Meredith Stock and the others watching were completely stunned: "Adam Hammer was defeated? By some brat? Damn, I want all of this kid's information within three minutes!"

All the bigwigs from various factions focused their attention on David, while inside the Arasaka Tower, the blue light in V's eyes gradually faded, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Remote control requires too much computing power; even she could only barely complete it by overclocking her brain.

However, she did not regret it. She was not a saint, but she was not so bad as to watch a good person die.

Wiping away the blood and shaking his hands were familiar actions.

Last time it was a relic malfunction, this time it's brain overload. I really am good at fighting when I'm seriously injured.

V chuckled self-deprecatingly, glanced at the terrified Abernathy, and kindly reminded him, "Aren't you going to run?"

Abernathy snapped out of his daze, pulled out his pistol, and began firing at V.

V didn't dodge because Abernathy's hands were shaking too much.