Pain and inability to move, this was Jack's first feeling after waking up from his coma, although he was conscious, it was still dark in front of him.

"How's the renovation going?" Jack vaguely heard two men talking.

"The adaptation of the receptors to the modification is very good, and there is no rejection."

"Good, then run the system."

With the energy input, Jack felt that he could control his limbs again, and when he opened his eyes, or rather opened his visual system, Jack found himself in a room full of various instruments, and in front of him stood two "people" in red robes

Crimson robes enveloped the entire body, several mechanical appendages protruded from the back, the skin on the face was dry as if it were attached to it, and even half of the face was all-metal. This strange appearance made Jack feel sick and frightened.

"Looks like you're still in your sanity, Jack." One of the robed men said.

"I, what's wrong with me?" As soon as he spoke, Jack was horrified to find that his voice had also changed to a ruthless mechanical voice.

"By the time you're brought in, you've lost 70 percent of your blood, you've lost multiple organs, you've injured your spine. That's why we decided to give you a mechanical makeover. ”

"Transformation!" Jack hurriedly raised a hand, still in its original shape, and then looked at his abdomen, which had been completely filled with various machinery, and a whole set of organs, including the vocal cords, had been replaced with an unknown model of prosthesis.

"! What have you done to me? "Jack has a belly of dirty words that he wants to squirt out right now.

"To keep you alive, we carry out a comprehensive inspection and replacement of your internal organs." The mechanical priest replied bluntly.

Reluctantly standing up, Jack asked, "What about V?" It's the girl I'm with. ”

"She's already on the road to legend." The room was opened, and a warrior in purple-gold armor entered.

The person who came was Lieutenant Solomon, who was in charge of the operation, "I'm Solomon, I'm the person in charge here. ”

Jack looked at the pattern of the double-headed talon holding the flames on the wall and asked, "You guys are from the Ash Company, why did you save me?" ”

"Your friend, that V, she has a stake in the future of humanity on this planet. So the company decides to save you to make sure she's under control. ”

"You want to use me against her!" Jack was even more vigilant.

"Strictly speaking, we just want you to keep her calm," Solomon explained.

Despite saving Jack Wilson, Horus doesn't intend to let him meet with V, who was originally a plot to rebel against the AI.

The AIs hiding in the desert server want to use Johnny's silver hand as a tool to invade Arasaka's Mikoshi system and take control of the entire human race. In this whole conspiracy, both V and the Silver Hand were used.

The purpose of the Ash Expeditionary Force is very clear, that is, to insert into this conspiracy, use the advantage of the enemy to set traps, and wipe out all the rebel AIs at the moment when the conspiracy is completed.

In order not to startle the snake, the whole trap must be carefully arranged, and the plan must be ensured to go smoothly in the middle of the AI conspiracy, and then it is necessary to ensure that V does not become an enemy of the Ash Expeditionary Force, after all, the strength of Cyber V Megatron is too strong.

"So, we were all calculated to steal that damn chip?" When Solomon explained the inside story of what had happened before, Jack couldn't believe it.

"Everything was planned, and now V should be at your friend Victor. The Relic chip she inserted had been activated and began to channel Johnny Silverhand's personality imprint into V's brain, and her time was running out. ”

"How could this be" Jack now regrets taking Dexter's job, they have been trapped in the web of intrigue woven by the AI and cannot break free.

Solomon walked up to Jack and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, as long as our plans unfold properly, the moment when those intelligence-hating plots are completed will be their time of death." And we will guarantee your brother's life. ”

It was only at this time that Jack realized that talking to himself was not an ordinary person.

"Oh my God, how many pieces have you installed, and it looks taller than Adam's hammer." Jack looked up at Solomon and muttered.

"Not a single one, Jack, don't say such non-nutritious words, the point is whether you want to join us and cooperate with our plan." Solomon stared at Jack.

"I wonder why, why are you doing this?" Jack was still skeptical.

"For nothing, the future of humanity can only belong to humanity, and all non-humans who want to control humanity should be reduced to ashes." Solomon replied firmly.

This is our purpose, this is our mission, we are guns, we are walls, and it is the mission of us Astarte to protect humanity, Solomon meditated in his heart.

"I opt in." After a moment of hesitation, Jack made a decision, he had been "dead" because of the conspiracy of abomination of intelligence, and his iron rod was directly manipulated by the conspiracy. The Rebel AI is his mortal enemy.

Hearing that Jack was willing to participate in the plan, Solomon nodded, took the plasma rifle from the mechanical priest next to him, and handed the plasma rifle to Jack.

"Get used to your new gear, and when that day comes, I'll let you send the people who hurt you to the sky with your own hands."

Jack took the ion gun and the photonic fuel cell, and the moment the gun was connected to him, he realized that the two so-called mechanical priests were not ordinary goods.

The current Jack is very different from the previous Jack, the only problem is that he now has to change the battery and recharge. Otherwise, as soon as the mechanical parts of the body run out of power, he will send it.

Just as Jack ushered in her new self, at Victor's clinic, V also ushered in her biggest change, she met the Night City saga of 2023 for the first time, the Johnny Silver Hand who detonated a nuclear bomb on the Arasaka Tower.

With the intervention of the Ember Expeditionary Force, the future of Night City, and indeed the entire cyberpunk world, has changed dramatically. Everything will be reborn, except for the Abominable Intelligences, who Horus and the Expeditionary Force will send to hell with their own hands