From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

With his superior cheat code, Leo successfully emerged victorious after seven attempts, staging a classic underdog story.

The post-meal digestion exercise lasted for more than two hours, ending with V slapping the floor in defeat.

After the battle, the two were too lazy to get dressed, so they just lay on the sofa holding hands.

*Smack*—*Pfft*

"Gulp gulp... Ah~~"

Afterwards, a bottle of ice-cold Coke left Leo feeling completely refreshed and satisfied!

V drinks sports drinks to quickly replenish the nutrients lost during exercise.

The two nestled together quietly for a while, then V suddenly asked softly, "Are you leaving again?"

Leo glanced at the time travel countdown—[1 day, 16:05:11]

"I didn't adjust my time this time. My next time travel will be on April 7th, between 1 pm and 3 pm. I'll have lunch at home before leaving."

V quickly did the math, then her mood plummeted again: "Only a day and a half left..."

Leo reached out and flicked her nose, teasing her: "Don't make it sound like I'm never coming back. It's only for a week. Be a good girl and wait for me at home."

Hearing this, V felt no joy at all. Instead, she sighed deeply, "I feel so useless. I can't satisfy you, I can't help you, and I can't even be there for you..."

Leo dared not let her emotions fluctuate so drastically any longer, and quickly pulled her into a tight embrace: "How could that be? I'm counting on you to help me conquer the world and be my super bodyguard!"

"What use is a bodyguard who's weaker than the employer? You could just snap your fingers and everything would be fine..."

Leo chuckled nonchalantly, took out Deep Blue, and waved it in front of V: ​​"Have you forgotten that while the Mother Box is good, it comes with its own location? In another world, if I openly use the Mother Box, it might attract enemies that we can't deal with yet."

V's expression turned serious: "Then what are you going to do? If you can't use the Mother Box, won't your combat power be greatly reduced?"

"It's not just a discount, it's like being brought back to square one."

Leo smiled and sighed.

"That's why I'm in a hurry to find super metal to make equipment and arm you all. When I come back this time, the warp will have been upgraded, and I will try my best to upgrade it in terms of 'being able to carry living beings'. Then I can take you with me and you won't have to fight alone."

Hearing that he could travel with him, V's mood finally brightened: "Looks like you still can't do without me! Oh well, then I'll prepare myself and travel with you next time. I've been wanting to beat up that Batman for ages!"

"Great minds think alike! Batman definitely deserves to be beaten up. Next time, you help me beat him up badly! He's good at challenging others to fights, but weak in close combat. I'll get you a vibranium suit, and I'll definitely be able to pound him to the ground!"

There's also a magical plant in the Marvel universe called the Heart-Shaped Grass. When made into a potion, it can grant the user superhuman abilities and heightened senses. I plan to get some and study it carefully!

"Be careful, the better the thing, the stronger the guardian it will be."

V looked at him affectionately, her words carrying a double meaning.

Leo pulled her close and kissed her several times: "Don't worry, I still have video materials about the origin of vibranium and heart-shaped grass, but I think that movie is ridiculous, so I didn't watch it yesterday. Now that we've decided to go, let's watch the movie first."

He was about to play Marvel Studios' "masterpiece" Black Panther when Pure White abruptly stopped him.

Wait a minute, you've received a formal invitation. It would be best to take a few minutes to reply.

Invitation?

Leo paused for a moment, told V the news, and then casually opened his email.

There is indeed an unread email, delivered two hours ago.

From: President's Office, Arasaka Corporation.

Ok?

The email was several hundred words long, mostly filled with polite remarks, and ended by inviting Leo to attend the "Peace Summit" to be held at Arasaka Tower the following day.

Um?

Seeing the increasingly strange expression on Leo's face, V asked curiously, "What's wrong? Which company sent the invitation?"

Leo's expression was a half-smile: "It's the Arasaka Company that invited me to tomorrow's 'Peace Summit,' and they even specifically mentioned that Saburo Arasaka is the host. Look at the mess this has made!"

"Ah this..."

V's expression became equally strange.

Inviting warmongers to a peace summit—what a dark joke…

Leo chuckled a few times, then suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead: "Oh right, I almost forgot about bombing Arasaka Academy. I'll be right back. Make me some late-night snacks at home, and when I get back, we'll watch a Hollywood blockbuster together!"

"Okay! I'll go find you some clothes!"

While waiting, Leo replied to Arasaka, promising to keep the appointment on time.

A moment later, he casually changed into a set of sportswear, activated his complete invisibility mode, and instantly disappeared from the room.

V casually tied on an apron, walked into the kitchen, and pondered what to make for a late-night snack.

*

Arakasaka Academy.

Third floor, classroom for class 1-A.

An unobservable ghost has quietly appeared.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar classroom, a children's song came to mind.

The sun shines brightly, the flowers smile at me, the birds chirp "Good morning, good morning," but why are you carrying a bomb on your back?

I went to bomb the school. The principal didn't know. He pulled the pin, and I ran. Boom! The school was gone!

No, this isn't in the mind, it's in the mind-to-mind connection!

【Pure White, what are you doing! I'm doing something serious, don't make me laugh!】

[You're just overthinking things; I'm just singing out your inner thoughts!]

Go away, stop causing trouble!

After driving away the pure white, Leo floated in the air, ignoring the numerous defensive devices and patrol robots, and flew all the way to the top floor.

Having located the Internet data center, Deep Blue and Pure White joined forces to attack, leaving the teacher AI and main control AI of Arasaka Academy powerless to resist and bowing down in submission!

Praise be to God the Father! Praise be to God the Mother!

"You two are really great! From now on, you'll be called Beta and Gamma. Get along well with your sister!"

Chunbai is overjoyed to have two new daughters, and Leo doesn't mind her silly antics.

With AI in hand, the next step is to steal... no! To forcibly seize data!

"Pure White, first copy all the teaching materials from Arasaka Academy. Once that's done, the rest of you work together to force your way into Arasaka Tower's dedicated server room and plunder the entire Arasaka Corporation's database."

Such a blatant attack will surely attract Arasaka's rapid reaction force. Then I'll blow them all up, to hype up the upcoming arrival of Mr. Saburo Arasaka!

"Understood, Deep Blue, get to work!"

"Work, work!"

The Blue Diamond phone flew out on its own, conjuring a data cable to connect to the data terminal.

Leo wasn't idle either; he disassembled the AI's motherboard and key processor and took them away to prepare for the next step!

Chapter 439 The Sword of Judgment from Beyond the Heavens!

At 10 p.m., the Arasaka Tower was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

All departments are operating efficiently, doing their utmost to welcome the arrival of "Emperor Arasaka".

In the conference room on the top floor, the senior executives were still having a meeting, which occasionally erupted into heated arguments as they shifted blame and refused to take responsibility.

The stock was shorted, the entire leadership of the counterintelligence department defected, classified information was leaked, the military base was bombed, and the prototype of the cybernetic body was suspected of being stolen.

Each and every one of these incidents constitutes a grave mistake, enough to cost any one of you here your head.

The scope of the impact was even more exaggerated, affecting everyone from vice presidents to department directors; no one dared to say they had absolutely nothing to do with these things.

The counterintelligence department, which was originally the most suitable scapegoat, has already fled. So, among the remaining people, someone has to step forward and take all the blame.

Using methods that result in losing one's head...

Susan Abernathy.

Looking at the Special Operations Director, whose eyes were bloodshot and who exuded a deathly aura, yet was still presiding over the meeting, the senior executives reached a tacit understanding in silence.

Since someone has to die, let her go. Let her bear the blame for the upheaval in the eastern suburbs and take all the mistakes to her grave.

In this way, even if others are punished, they will not lose their lives.

Abernathy was well aware of her colleagues' sinister intentions. She had slept less than three hours in the past two days, using the time she saved to find a way to survive.

But... the chances of survival are slim.

Her biggest backer, Hanako Arasaka, couldn't withstand the pressure from Saburo Arasaka at all, and stopped replying to her private messages after the attack on the military base.

She has been...abandoned...

Her thoughts were fragmented, causing her words to lose their usual coherence.

The senior executives at the meeting exchanged glances, not only refraining from reprimanding her but also turning a blind eye, as if she were the backbone of the Americas headquarters and made all the decisions.

These cowards are even worse than Jenkins...

As he sensed his life was about to end, Abernathy suddenly missed his old rival, who, though rough in his ways, possessed extraordinary courage.

Back in Osaka...

Just as memories of the past flashed before her eyes again, a sudden change occurred!

[Buzz—Buzz—]

The alarm suddenly went off, sharp and piercing, like a roar from hell, making people's eardrums ache.

The conference room lights suddenly turned red, enveloping the entire space in an ominous, blood-red glow.

[Warning! Warning! Malicious cyberattack detected; data fortress rapidly breached. Pre-computing power exceeds 1M NQ; AI cluster intervention detected. Please provide instructions within three seconds, or emergency mode will be activated!]

"What!?"

Several gasps of surprise were heard from the attendees.

Even His Majesty Saburo Arasaka appealed to all parties to remain calm on television, so how could anyone dare to defy the call and commit such a crime?!

They've used AI clusters… Is this another big company trying to pull a hard line?

All eyes turned to Abernathy, unwilling to be the one to "give instructions."

Abernathy, who was "highly regarded," let out a long breath, then suddenly smiled, a smile that was bitter yet resolute: "This is never going to end, is it... You've even brought out the AI ​​cluster, fine, let me see who the enemy is!"

"Activate the highest defense protocol, seal off Arasaka Tower, and conduct a full investigation into the source of the intrusion!"

[Instructions received, execute immediately!]

The alarm blared louder and louder, and all Arasaka employees within the Night City area received instructions to assemble urgently.

Apart from those who are carrying out classified missions or are undercover agents in other companies, other agents must report to their respective supervisors immediately.

The main AI collaborated with the Arasaka hacker team and quickly traced the source of the attack.

The source of the intrusion has been identified as the Arasaka Academy Internet Data Center.

"..."

Quiet.

silence.

Inside the meeting room, everyone seemed frozen in place, even their eyes were fixed in a daze.

After a long silence, Abernathy asked softly, "Arasaka Academy?"

The controlling AI, devoid of human emotions, remained calm: "Yes, Arasaka Academy. We suspect an enemy has infiltrated the academy and is attempting to hack into Arasaka Tower's data storage center via a connected private network."

"Is Arasaka Academy's internal security system still operational? Has the surveillance system collected any enemy intelligence?"

Unable to contact the personnel stationed at Arasaka Academy; all outgoing messages were intercepted, and data from their location could not be obtained.

This was not unexpected, after all, the other side had used an AI cluster and had the advantage of going first, while Arasaka was in a very passive position.

"How's the battle going?"

The situation is not optimistic. The enemy's offensive is too fierce, and we are at a disadvantage in cyber warfare.

What if the attacked server is physically disconnected?

The data will be preserved, but if the enemy turns their attack on Arasaka Tower's main defense system, it could expose all personnel inside to the enemy's attack range.