Shirahoshi opened his eyes, and there was a sheer white color around him.

"Where am I......"

"Shhh...... My head hurts......"

He stood up with his head covered, and looked at the pure white space he was in, which seemed to have no boundaries, and was blank as far as the eye could see.

Just then, a bright light appeared.

It might seem strange to see a brighter light in a completely white space, but Shirahoshi did see him.

The streamer slowly flew and landed in front of the white star with the surrounding stars.

The light faded, and a figure appeared in Shirahoshi's eyes.

The figure's face is almost identical to that of the white star, and the skin is dotted with magnificent stars against a dark blue background.

His body is strong and powerful, and the perfect lines of his muscles show unrivaled strength, but the warmth of his white armor is neutralized and bursts into the best wonderful harmony.

In those fists, the power of the stars converged here, and mysterious and mysterious runes were engraved on the back of the fingers.

The lines of the runes stretched out like meteors in the night sky, flying from the ten guides to the back of the hand, and then flying out from the larger nodes on the back of the hand, all the way through the arms, shoulders and chest, and finally condensed into a silver cluster at the exposed chest.

"Are you...... Who is it? Shirahoshi asked suspiciously.

“……”

He looked at Shirahoshi quietly, not saying a word.

"Can't you speak?"

“……”

Shirahoshi was about to say something more, when a sharp pain hit his head.

"Uhh......hh

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When Shirahoshi opened his eyes again, he saw a clean ceiling.

"Hmm......"

Although he still had a splitting headache, Shirahoshi still propped up his upper body to look at the situation around him.

"I'm ...... Is the hospital ......? ”

Shirahoshi, who woke up, subconsciously stretched, he felt that he had slept for a long time, and he seemed to have strange dreams.

I have a little impression but I can't remember the scene in my dream at all.

When stretching his waist, Shirahoshi's hand accidentally hit something hard.

"Oops!"

He looked to his hand and saw a sleeping Rebecca lying there.

With such a cold slap on her little head, Rebecca suddenly screamed in pain and woke up holding on to the place where she had been knocked.

"White Star! You're awake! ”

Rebecca looked at the awakened Shirahoshi and shouted out with a look of surprise.

"Rebecca, how long have I been asleep?" Shirahoshi asked.

"Three whole days!" Rebecca said, "Three days like a dead man!" ”

"Have you been sleeping in this ward for the past three days?"

"yes—that's weird! We work shifts, and everybody has come to see you. ”

"yes, by the way, everyone's okay, right?"

"Don't worry, the others will be fine for a long time."

Rebecca suddenly thought of something, clapped her hands and said, "Oh yes! I need to tell them you're awake! ”

Shirahoshi looked at Rebecca, who hurriedly called Mann and them, and couldn't help but laugh.

Not long after the call ended, the door to the hospital room suddenly opened.

As soon as Mann rushed in, he shouted in his loud and excited voice, "Shirahoshi! You're finally awake, boy! ”

"Big Brother White!" He was followed by David.

"You guys, be careful, isn't this in the hospital?" Although Shirahoshi was asking rhetorically, there was uncontrollable joy in his tone and eyes.

"Don't be so pretentious at this time." Mann smiled, and subconsciously reached out his big hand and patted Shirahoshi on the back.

But who knows, this shot has made a difference.

"Ahem!"

A fishy sweetness surged into Shirahoshi's throat, and he quickly picked up the paper on the bedside table and covered his mouth.

The white paper was quickly stained red.

After coughing up a mouthful of blood, Bai Xing also felt a lot smoother, he threw away the paper in his hand, and looked up to find that everyone was looking at him with a solemn face.

"What are you doing here, is this expression necessary? I'm just not healed from my internal injuries, and I'm not suffering from a terminal illness......"

Looking at everyone's increasingly ugly faces, Bai Xing suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"No......"

"White Star ......" Mann pulled a chair and sat down, he sighed and said, "That train, on that damn train—"

"It's fucking bioweapons being shipped."

"Biochemical ...... Weapons? Shirahoshi instantly remembered the big tin can he saw that day.

"That's right, a colorless and odorless gas, with strong adhesion and viscosity, will accumulate in the lungs and slowly decay people's lungs, even the prosthetic lungs can't hold it."

"And it's extremely hidden, and after it spreads to the whole body and the symptoms come out, the person will be hopeless."

“……”

"But fortunately, we were treated with systemic treatment when we were taken to the hospital, so we were detected early, and we were able to get a new prosthetic lung before the virus took root completely."

"Shirahoshi, I remember what you said, for some reason you insisted on not pretending to be prosthetic."

"Although I don't know the specific reason, I still want to persuade you, it's better to let go of your insistence first and go to install a prosthetic lung."

"As for money, although we have spent most of our savings for this, we can still make up enough money with a little bit of each."

"No, it's not about money." Shirahoshi shook his head.

Mann continued: "Nothing is more important than life, don't be so stubborn in the face of death, and pretend to be a prosthetic lung while you are still saved." ”

For Shirahoshi, it's a trade-off between power and life.

This doesn't seem to be a problem, after all, how many crazy people in this world can abandon everything in pursuit of power?

But what Shirahoshi is weighing in his mind now is: if the next desperate situation arises, will this missing part of the power still be able to save the whole situation?

"If you don't install it first, how long will it last?" He asked tentatively.

"Six months." Mann's expression was serious, and he looked at Shirahoshi seriously, "When six months come, it's too late to get a new lung." ”

Six months is not a long time, but it is not a short time.

After six months, Night City will enter a new chapter, because the famous Megatron is coming.

"Since there's still time, let's wait." So Shirahoshi is no longer entangled in this.

"Maybe we'll find a better way in the meantime?" Shirahoshi touched his chin in contemplation.

"Since this thing was created by biotechnology, maybe we can go to the biotech people? Whether it's coercion or inducement, the so-called bell must be tied to the bell-"

"It's not an option." Mann nodded, then shook his head, "Biotech isn't having a good time right now, and someone didn't know who stabbed the train out of the matter. ”

"Now that the whole world is talking about biotechnology, especially the big companies, isn't that a good reason for a crackdown...... Even to the end......"

"If biotechnology is really rushed, maybe the fifth corporate war is coming......

"Well, anyway—"

Mann shifted the subject and stood up with a thigh on his face, saying, "It's all up to you, and we all respect your choice." ”

"Well, thank you." Shirahoshi nodded and said.

"And I promise you, Mann, that if there's really no better way, I'll go for the prosthetics."