"Boom—"

A series of loud noises kept echoing in my ears.

Old E, who felt his body constantly falling, even knew that he was playing a game, and his hormones were soaring in an instant.

It's like incarnating a special effects actor, jumping from a high-rise building that shatters glass.

Overhead, there was the frantic strafing of high-altitude fighters, and the shattered glass, which reflected the red light of the siren in the heavy rain.

"Bang!"

Eventually, two muffled sounds.

Old E and Jack landed inside the building, and the images in front of them flickered wildly, flickering on and off like a broken monitor, with a blurred screen and distortion.

Anyone can feel the impact violently.

"He's meowing, this sense of substitution is too strong, I thought I was going to be thrown to death."

Old E struggled to get up from the ground, and felt that the character control had become much more difficult, and I didn't know if the prosthetic body had been broken.

This sense of realism, as well as the ups and downs of the plot just now, made the audience can't stop exclaiming.

"It's blowing up! This section is directly a god! ”

"The first-person experience is handsome!"

"Good TM stimulation!"

"A blockbuster sense of déjà vu."

"It makes me nervous."

"It should be cool to play on the virtual side, right?"

"I bought this game!"

From the moment you infiltrate the hotel, the plot of the whole game has been high-energy, with various reversals.

Layer by layer to the end, it is directly Wang Bang, inserted into this tense and exciting high-altitude escape plot.

Regardless of the expressiveness of the picture or the collocation of BGM, it can be called top-notch, and I can't find any fault!

[Jack: Oh! Lao Tzu was shot! 】

[V: Jack, you're bleeding!] 】

[Jack: I'll take care of it later, see how the chip goes...... Biochip integrity, 94%, this TM is falling! 】

During a fall from a building, not only Jack was shot, but even the box containing the biochip was damaged, and the integrity was constantly falling.

It can be said that this operation really lost his wife and his troops.

Ultimately.

Old E contacts another outside line, Aveline.

It was learned that the chip could not be exposed, and could only be plugged into the data slot on one of them.

You know, that's the most critical part of their body, which is equivalent to the existence of a data center.

If something goes wrong, it's like a virus in your computer, and you'll be paralyzed.

[V: What's your idea?] 】

[Aveline: Chips cannot be isolated from the outside world alone, they must be kept in a safe environment!] 】

[Jack: Forget it, someone has to do it.] 】

As soon as the words were finished.

Jack opened the box directly, inserted the chip into the data slot around his neck, and shook violently against his back against the wall.

"Shhh...... Good brothers! ”

Seeing that Jack did not hesitate to risk his life, Old E couldn't help but be moved.

Although this brother has only been together in the game for half a year, he really dares to go on something, and he is directly in front.

It is precisely because of him who has been by his side to cooperate that Lao E will be so relieved every time he acts, just like the guiding brother who has just entered the Night City.

[Jack...?] Are you okay? 】

Looking at Jack, whose body was shaking, Old E chose the dialogue option of asking about the situation.

[I don't know... Probably... I didn't feel the difference. 】

Jack staggered to his feet while covering his wounds, and radioed the artificial intelligence in the car.

[Open for rent, we'll come out right away, ready, understand? 】

With that, he turned and walked out of the passage.

They had to get out of here as soon as possible.

Old E didn't think much of it, got up and followed his footsteps, and used hacking techniques to hack the camera while solving enemies along the way.

Finally, after several rounds of gunfights and assassinations, he managed to enter the elevator and went downstairs and fled the scene in an armored car.

[Artificial Intelligence: An enemy floating car has locked onto us.] 】

[V: Leave it to me!] 】

"It's endless, isn't it?"

Old E scolded, stuck his head out of the window again, and strafed the hovercar chasing behind, staging a desperate chase.

Finally.

After crossing a few streets.

Only then did they blow up all the hovercars and put them back inside the car.

But at this moment, he found Jack leaning on the back of the seat, holding his abdomen with one hand in great pain.

[V: Why is your face so white, Jack?] 】

[Jack: Look... I'll just say we... Can't die...]

Jack looked up and forced a smile.

Originally, Lao E and the audience were relieved when they heard this.

As a result, the artificial intelligence on the car suddenly sounded.

[According to the medical diagnosis, Mr. Wells is in critical condition, and I recommend that you keep Mr. Wells awake.] 】

Hold the grass?

What's going on?

Everyone's faces suddenly changed.

They thought it was just an ordinary injury, not fatal.

After all, Night City is so technologically advanced, and it is equipped with prosthetic limbs, so it will not die so easily.

But why does it look a little bad?

Just thinking about it.

Three dialogue options pop up in front of Old E.

He didn't hesitate to choose the second one.

[V: Drive faster!] 】

[Artificial Intelligence: I've done my best.] 】

[V: You have to hold me up, Jack, do you hear that?!] 】

can clearly feel that the voice of the male protagonist V is also a little panicked, and he helped Jack to lie down on the backrest.

As soon as Jack looked up, he saw the blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and the sloppy eyes.

[Jack: I... Belch... Heard...]

[V: Think about it, we can do big business in the future, don't sleep over!] Hear me, Jack?! 】

[Jack: yes, you're going to make a fortune, brother, I have a hunch...]

[V: No, Jack, it's us going rich—it's you and me!] 】

Looking at Jack, whose chest was heaving and coughing violently, V's voice became more urgent, with a hint of trembling.

Jack didn't answer right away.

Instead, he leaned back in his seat for a while, and then turned his head to look at him as if he had returned to the light.

[Jack: This biochip...... Take it well, just think it's for me, and you must become a big man......]

As the words fell, he struggled to raise his arm, pulled out the biochip around his neck, and put it in V's data slot.

Old E only felt that the picture in front of him took a moment.

By the time he could react, Jack was still in place, his eyes fixed on him.

The scenery outside the window kept striking.

Jack, on the other hand, kept his movements just now, completely silent.

Spectator:???

He's dead?

Just dead?

The audience in the live broadcast room exploded suddenly.

A tidal wave of barrage is frantically emerging.

"No, wait."

"Why did you die?"

"It's too sudden, isn't it!?"

"Nope! I can't accept it! ”

"What the hell is this plot??"

"It was fine just now."

Oh, yes.

It was fine just now.

What do you say, after making a lot of money this time, you will go to the afterlife club to have a dash.

Say something that will one day become a legend of Night City, with a resounding fame and endless riches.

But now.

Everything is gone.

Dissipated completely with Jack's death.

When Old E came back to his senses, he suddenly woke up.

This partner who has always acted with him, likes to laugh and laugh and has a bad mouth, and has such a happy life every day, is gone......

This sudden departure did not have much impact on him, but he felt that there was a big stone blocking his chest.

Remember before you go.

They had drunk together in the afterlife.

The wine there is so special that it will be named after the regular, provided that the regular is dead.

At that time, Jack joked that he would name it after himself and say his favorite recipe.

A vodka, on the rocks, lemon juice, ginger beer, and a little more love.

Outcome.

It all came true so quickly.

[V: You're the real big guy, Jack.] 】

Looking at Jack from a deep sleep, the protagonist utters a sentence in a deep voice.

This moment.

The entire live broadcast room was silent.

There is an indescribable mixture of emotions.

There is no anger when Rebecca is killed in CG, nor is there the crying when other important characters in the game are stabbed.

Or rather.

Start by stepping into the Night City.

They have long realized that they have stepped into a road of no return, and death is only a matter of time.

Or or.

Because he's just a game character?

Old E couldn't say clearly.

The other players who played here couldn't tell.

With a heavy heart, they continue to advance the plot.

Being betrayed by his employer, escaping from death, being hunted down by a company in the wilderness, and taking all kinds of smuggled goods to make money, everything seems to have not changed, and it has returned to the way it was before.

This makes a lot of people wonder.

Is it because he is too cold-blooded?

Or has the character plot of Honghuang become worse?

Until.

An analysis post appears on the forum.

finally made them completely wake up.

"What I lost was both a partner and the last warmth in Night City. 》

"I don't know if you feel this way, but the days when you were in Night City with Jack had a wonderful feeling, you knew the city was dirty and dark, but you were able to face it with an unstoppable passion, and it was a really good time."

"Then Jack died, and everything was different."

"Without this humorous and optimistic companion by your side, you will find that it is difficult to find that passion in this city, as if a part of Night City also died with Jack."

"We still have a long way to go after Jack's death, and we will meet many people in this city, but you will find that all the other people you meet are more or less negative about life, such as contempt, anger, and helplessness, and you will never meet someone like Jack who has a strong passion for life again."

"So in your eyes, the city has changed, like removing the fig leaf, revealing all the disgusting things."

"But it's such a city, Jack still maintains his love of optimism and hope, and happily lives every day, yes, you are the real big man, brother."

The word brother ends.

All those who watched it were silent.

At the same time, I suddenly realized why I always felt that something was missing when I played the game later, it turned out to be because of this.

Jack's death.

It's not as vigorous as other games.

But it will quietly affect everything in your future days, casting another shadow on this night city.

It's like going through the newbie guidance period, having to face the budding of a sinister society alone, and finally truly seeing the indifference of Night City.

"This ...... It's the real role-playing. ”

Players couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

I was amazed by the deep kernel of this game.

This cosplay is not quite the same as all the cosplays they have played before.

Other role-playing is mainly the growth of personal attributes and abilities.

But 2077 is the growth of the mental journey.

Through step-by-step guidance, you can understand this ugly world, get in touch with it, and adapt to it.

Just like Jack.

Live every day with optimism.

"This game design is really good!"

"The world background of the flood is too strong!"

"The more I look at it now, the more it looks like the real world."

"It's no comparison, other competitors and 2077 don't belong to the same dimension at all."

"Isn't this a full-level boss slaughtering novice village?"

"It's a masterpiece of the ninth art!"

After playing this game, players can't be calmer anymore, and instantly enshrine it as a treasure.

Coupled with the game pictures that are like epic blockbusters, many players are shocked and attracted by this game.

And this time.

Sales have increased even faster than when the game first came out.

In just one week, it broke the sales data of more than 9 million of Suo Ni's "Automata", and it went straight to 10 million!

As soon as this news came out.

Major manufacturers were in an uproar.

(End of chapter)