Kabuki district slums.

Jotaro has died in the H8 skyscraper, and is behind bars with NCPD Deputy Director Jerry Folter.

Westbrook's remaining Tigerclaw Gang also trembled under the terrifying Burger King's obscenity, and reined in their claws in the green industry.

At least now no one goes to the streets to arrest ordinary people to shoot Black Mewtwo or force good people to become prostitutes.

But in the whole chain, there is one more person who has not pleaded guilty: Lee Jae-hyun of the scavenger.

Countless people come to Night City to chase their dreams and come to the big cities in search of a new beginning, and many of them have nowhere else to go, abandoned, unsociable, and ostracized.

These social outcasts became fat sheep in his eyes.

Jae-hyun kidnaps them and asks the scavengers to retrieve their biometrics and other prosthetics, and the victims are stripped of their identities and end up as the "property" of scumbags like Jotaro.

And no one cares about the disappearance of these people, and even if someone cares, if they want to find a non-existent person in Night City, where do they start?

He is Jotaro's stable supplier, and he is also a loyal little brother, relying on Jotaro's business in the NCPD, he has made the human trafficking business prosperous.

He can handle a living person, a person who has not been dead for a long time, and even a fresh organ that has been dead for a long time.

[From: Regina]

[Regina: Burger King has cut off the most ferocious head of the Hydra, and now we're going to deal with the little heads. 】

[Regina: Jaehyun is in the slums. 】

[Regina: David, do a good job, this is your battle to make a name for yourself.] 】

David moved his arm, feeling the newly dressed military tenderloin.

Norio Evilhara's Sanwestein has all been transplanted to him.

[Prosthetic: Dinaras Anwistan Type 3]

[Description: 50% time-stop effect.] 】

[A better component, equipped with Dinara's patented synaptic emission technology, which increases the sensing detection effect.] 】

[More efficient performance in a combat environment]

David checked his pistol freedom and pulled the case to load.

Mann and Dolio flanked David and they would break into the group as a front.

Mann glanced at David and patted him on the shoulder: "Now you are the best prosthetic body we have here, don't drop the chain at the critical moment." ”

"Hey!" Rebecca in the communication channel was dissatisfied, "It's putting pressure on your teammates at this time, right?" ”

"I'm just going to talk about it..."

David shook his head: "Mann is right, Thiago, do I have anything to pay attention to?" ”

"Absolutely."

Thiago, the veteran who fought with Norio Evilhara, sits in the van as a backup.

In other words, as a coach, he was rewarded for imparting his extraordinary combat experience.

The houses here are built from recycled metal sheets, broken wood and other discarded building materials, and even tarps sewn from plastic and rags are placed on top to protect them from the rain.

The three of them walked side by side in three parallel alleyways, cautiously keeping an eye on everything around them.

The smell of garbage and decay filled the air.

Soon, David's cochlear prosthetic came with the guidance of the "seniors".

“... The first time you use Silvistein, you'll feel weird. ”

"The pace of pedestrians, falling raindrops, and even bullets in flight can slow down."

"As the world slows down, your senses are amplified, from sight to hearing, every detail, whether it's the flickering of a billboard in the distance, the echo of footsteps behind you..."

"It's going to be incredibly clear."

"You can feel your heart racing and your blood rushing through your body, powering the movement that is about to go beyond the limits - "

"So keep your attention in check, because some newbies are going to focus all their attention on the senses."

"In that case, you might react quickly, fast enough to see the bullet, but you'll freeze in place."

"Your body will forget to move, react quickly but your body will be slow, and such a fool will die at any time on the battlefield."

David calmed down, just as someone in the house on the left opened the plank, and the muzzle of the gun moved up--

only to find that it was an ordinary person, who retreated in horror after seeing David.

David motioned with his gun to go back...

Bang!

Gunshots rang out!

The sound of footsteps, the falling raindrops, slowed down before his eyes, and then...

Bullets that slash quickly in this slow world!

His senses were suddenly magnified to the limit, watching a bullet slash through the still world!

The rapid bullets became extremely slow, and David found that his speed was even slower!

He was so focused on the trajectory of the bullet that his rapidly rising reaction speed gave him the illusion that he could be as fast as a bullet...

But that's not possible!

Bang!

The bullet pierced through the plank and into the house next to him, and David sank down and moved his body, but the world was also a lot faster--

He turned his head to look in the direction where the bullet had come and smashed the plank with a punch, and the man who fired the shot only had time to change his expression...

Bang!

A backhand shot, blood splattered the hut.

He thought he was going to be fast, but almost at the same time, gunshots rang out in his ears!

During the communication, Thiago shouted at a very fast pace: "This is the battlefield! It's not that if you have a prosthetic body, you will always be one step ahead!

Recruits, grab your weapons, concentrate and take out every enemy cleanly, that's the only thing you have to think about!

Draw your gun, shoot it!

Move it! Are you deaf! Move it! ”

David looked up, and two scavengers burst out of the alley, and the muzzle of the gun in David's hand turned around, and he activated Ann Weistein again--

Bang bang!

The gunshot rang out, and at the same time he heard a sound on his right, aiming his backhand at his side...

I saw a barrel of a gun coming out of the garbage heap on the ground, but the ambushed scavenger had just pulled the trigger when David put the muzzle of the gun against his head!

Bang!

Ambushes are useful, but Sänwistan is just too strong!

In the slow world, David sees the weak walls of the slum being smashed open by scavengers and shotgun bullets being fired.

Through the shattered walls, he saw a barrel behind the roaring Mann!

Stomping on his feet, before the enemy pulls the trigger, David leaps up and pulls the trigger at the enemy in the shadows!

Rumble!

Time returned to normal, bullets flew all over the pauper, and Mann was in a trance to see David smash in front of him, and a bullet grazed his cheek...

Bang.

He turned around and saw a scavenger smashing to the ground, his brain punched out.

David got to his feet, and Mann gave him a thumbs up and continued to push forward with his gun in hand.

In the van, listening to the constant sound of gunfire, Thiago stopped roaring.

He knew that the battle was already in full swing, and whether or not that kid could adapt to Sianweistein was entirely up to his own talent.

But it sounds like no problem.

In the driver's seat, Lucy severed the link, and the two gunners who had just reached the high position fell to their knees with their eyes covered, and then collapsed by Pyra and Rebecca.

It really doesn't look like there's any suspense.

......

"How did it feel to use Snwestein for the first time?"

"It's weird."

Thiago took out a pneumatic injection and handed it to David: "The first use will cause blood pressure to skyrocket, and some capillaries will rupture and bleed, use this to stabilize it." ”

David was also very obedient to the persuasion and gave himself a needle, thinking about what happened today...

He killed 6 scavengers alone!!

Although I was shot because of an occasional distraction, I was still very awesome!

He didn't even dare to think about what if he had more enhanced prosthetics, such as... Norio Evil Hara is like that.

Thinking of this, David suddenly asked, "Norio Evil Hara, that Tiger Claw Gang is also equipped with optical camouflage, why didn't he use that thing when he fought us?" ”

Thiago looked at David as if he had seen through his inner thoughts: "Still thinking about that feeling? Be careful, cyber psychosis all starts here.

The prosthetic body makes you feel omnipotent, but in this world..."

At this point, Thiago's expression faded.

But the prosthetic body is certainly not omnipotent.

In order to overcome the pressure of reality, people choose prosthetic, simply to beg for food.

Prosthetics make you feel stronger, but you don't.

No matter how fast Sianweistan is, there is a regret that he can't catch up.

He didn't want to go on, but look at David again, look at the way the boy looks at the girl, and the relationship between them...

He decided to say more.

"You asked me why that Tiger Claw didn't use prosthetics, that's the wrong question, you should be concerned about why he has so many prosthetics.

There is always a reason for prosthetic transformation, and when those reasons are gone...

You become strong for the sake of your loved ones, lovers, friends, and dreams, and turn yourself into a lump of iron.

But when you look back and see that all these things are gone, and life has been stirred into a mud, what do you have left?

Only the battle prosthetic body full of body remains, and only the killing instinct remains.

Norio Evil Hara, maybe he just forgot, or he didn't want to use it, in short, at that time, he was no longer a normal person.

Just a cyberpsycho who can do anything. ”

When human beings lose all their meaning and return to their instincts, their instincts are only eroded by scattered prosthetic bodies to the point that there is only one way to kill.

This is cyber psychosis.

David looked at Thiago, and a feeling of discomfort suddenly appeared in his heart, because he thought of the information he had seen from Regina, combined with Thiago's current appearance, he suddenly brought in this tired middle-aged man.

A civilian boy born on the street, after decades of muddy life, he has his first daughter, his first light.

In order for his daughter to be able to go to a good school and live a rich life, unlike him who is covered with blood, he does not hesitate to get more blood and work hard for military science and technology to fight a war.

As a result, when she returned, her daughter was reduced to pieces and there was nothing left.

Thinking about what Jotaro's gang did...

No one can keep their sanity.

It's just a small story of Night City, and it's the end for the vast majority of people.

That's why people are excited about the stories of those who saved their loved ones and call them legends.

The car stopped, and Thiago patted David on the shoulder: "The first time you use Swystein, your side effects have just begun."

Although it was a little embarrassing, it was not surprising that the first time I used Sianweistein, it was a minority of the few.

Remember why you put on the prosthesis. ”

Thiago stepped out of the car and walked to his apartment building.

There, the little girl they rescued waited for him with open arms, and Thiago hugged the little girl and waved goodbye to David.

David looked at the father and daughter, and then looked at Lucy on the side, only to find that Lucy was also looking at him!

“... What to see, drive. ”

David smiled innocently: "Have you watched the news recently?" About the Moon, say yes..."

"Look! You know more than you know, and when you go back, you'd better go to a prosthetic doctor for an overhaul, don't become cyberpsychotic. ”

"How is that possible! I'm so motivated right now! I'm not the kind of one in a million, but I'm not bad! ”

"Well, you really look like a fool... You're bleeding! ”

David laughed and had a nosebleed, and in his exclamation, he hurried to find medicine, but his brain became dizzy--

Is this a side effect?

It's hard to imagine what Thiago's mouth looks like for those who kill all sides with a neuroprosthetic for the first time.

......

"Hatch!"

V sneezed.

Next to the slums of Kabuki, Jack and V sit at a stall eating noodles.

[Regina: David completed the task normally, and your little brother is quite talented. 】

V spread his hands: "The fun is gone." ”

"It's gone, it's gone, what's the matter with you and Lille? He didn't say anything? ”

"How do I know, I looked up some tutorials, tried a little, and his reaction was... Do you know what the tutorial says? ”

"How?"

"The tutorial says this could be an android!"

"Poof!" Jack squirted a mouthful of noodles.

V added depressedly, "No, will the scavenger gouge out the kidneys from the androids?" ”

"What kind of brain circuit are you, I think he's a normal person!"

"That's—" V looked at Jack with suspicion, "then he did to you..."

Jack crossed his hands and said righteously: "Absolutely not!" ”

"Alas... Let's see. V stirred the noodles with chopsticks in a state of disinterest.

"Why don't you just order it?"

"Then I can't be in a state where I can't see the situation at all, can I?

If it's not so embarrassing, you and Misty are coming directly? ”

"Uh... That's right, too. ”

Jack scratched his head, he and Misty were even more ambiguous, but it was a girl who played the occult, and it was normal.

But Lille...

Never mind.

Let's give V a headache for himself.

"By the way, Misty said, it's about to be the New Year in some mysterious ancient calendar in the East, do you have any New Year's wishes?"

"What kind of mysterious calendar..."V thought for a moment and put his hand on his chin, "If you want to say a wish, in fact, I made it when I was still in Atlanta at the beginning of the year. ”

"Tell me about it?"

"Of course it's a lot of money, but what else can it be?"

"Haha, really, V."

Of course, there must have been a bit of a change now.

V leaned back and looked at the night sky:

Can you get Lille to get out of the way?