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Chapter 487 Undercurrent
Oh no, I'm being watched...

David felt the presence behind him, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

He could then sense a faint, aggressive current trying to silently connect to his personal port.

Like an invisible electronic mosquito, buzzing around, but undetected by his personal firewall.

It's that girl!
She really is a hacker!
Almost instinctively, the strange power that had just subsided was stirred up again.

Nourishes...

A faint electric current surged up my spine and spread instantly.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only an invisible barrier quietly forming around him.

The current that tried to penetrate was like hitting an invisible wall, instantly bounced off and dissipated.

The girl paused noticeably, a fleeting hint of surprise crossing her face.

She raised her head, and her bright eyes, no longer indifferent, now held a hint of inquiry as she looked directly at David.

Feeling the electric current surge again...

David twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a helpless, bitter smile.

He turned his head, met the girl's gaze, and shrugged.

"Don't bother trying, I'm not rich."

His voice wasn't loud, just enough to drown out the noise in the carriage.

"Ok?"

Lucy tilted her head slightly, raising her beautiful eyebrows. Had she actually been discovered?
The defense mode we just saw... is not the standard ICE (Intrusion Prevention Electronic Measures) protocol.

That feeling... was more like some kind of physical interference rather than software-level interference?

But is such a device available on the market?

She looked at the boy in front of her, who was wearing the Arasaka Academy school uniform jacket, with great interest.

Only then did I notice that the school uniform had faded a bit from washing, and I was taken aback.

"how did you do that?"

Coming to her senses, the girl asked with a hint of curiosity and a playful tone.

These clothes suggest that this kid comes from a poor family, yet he managed to crack her hacking in an unbelievable way. It's really intriguing!

"Uh……"

David was stumped, unsure how to explain this ability for a moment.

You can't exactly say he just mentally created an electromagnetic shield, can you?

Who would believe that? I'd probably be treated like a lunatic and sent straight to a brain control center for dissection and research.

He could only continue to shrug, his expression even more helpless.

"secret."

Lucy burst out laughing at his expression.

The crisp laughter sounded particularly pleasant in the noisy carriage.

She didn't ask any more questions.

In Night City, who doesn't have a few secrets?

She reached out, her movement as swift as a white lightning bolt, and grabbed David's wrist.

"gone!"

"what?"

Before David could react, an irresistible force came from his wrist.

The girl wasn't very strong, but her timing was perfect.

In the instant he lost his balance, she pulled him and made him stumble a few steps.

laugh--

The subway doors opened just then, and she was pulled out of the carriage along with them, stumbling and falling onto the platform.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

David regained his footing and, somewhat annoyed, shook off her hand.

Lucy simply turned around, winked at him playfully, a sly smile playing on her lips, and then disappeared into the crowd on the platform in a few flashes.

David was left standing there, completely bewildered, watching the train doors close and the subway train restart and drive away. What on earth happened...?

……

at the same time.

Arasaka Tower, top floor area.

In an office with a minimalist design, yet exuding a cold, high-tech feel.

A middle-aged man in an expensive suit, with an overweight build, is watching a video displayed on a floating screen in front of him.

The video was shot from a first-person perspective, with the boy on the other side named David Martinez.

The user of this perspective launched an attack, and the next moment, electricity erupted from David's body, and he threw a punch that hit the user's advanced prosthetic arm.

The data next to the video is updated in real time; this data comes from sensors inside the prosthetic arm.

The value started from zero, quickly climbed to an incredible number, and finally became ERRO.

"The Kui-bi 400... destroyed by bare hands?"

Tanaka Ken's eyelids twitched, and he tapped his fingertips lightly on the table.

The video was made by his son, and the person who did it was his son's classmate.

His son had only intended to complain to him, but he keenly sensed something unusual about what followed.

This doesn't make sense.

Although the Kuibi 400 series is not a military prosthetic body, it is considered a high-end product among civilian prosthetic bodies.

Putting everything else aside, its strength is absolutely not an issue...

He pulled up all the information about David Martinez.

Family background: Downtown, single mother, Gloria Martinez.

School record: Excellent academic performance, but with disciplinary issues and conflicts.

Implant record: None.

"interesting."

Tanaka's eyes sharpened, because David was a student at Arasaka Academy, and this information was definitely true.

In other words, that kid didn't have an implant...

He quickly connected it to another report.

Regarding the conflict that occurred yesterday outside an unlicensed clinic.

The on-site investigation report showed signs of a struggle and the bodies of several scavengers, but no direct surveillance video captured the incident.

But he found Gloria Martinez's hospital admission records...

More importantly, the record shows that Gloria Martinez was in critical condition, or even possibly dead, after being involved in a serious gang fight.

But she went to work the next morning, all energetic and lively? And even went to the school to deal with her son's affairs?

This is really too bizarre.

In addition, David displayed extraordinary strength today...

Tanaka retrieved Gloria's detailed information.

Emergency medical technicians earn meager incomes but have to pay exorbitant tuition fees at Arasaka Academy.

Driven by greed, this woman even went so far as to operate in the gray area, collecting and reselling implants from people who had "died accidentally."

"What a...great mother."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Tanaka's lips, but his eyes were devoid of any warmth.

A mother who would do anything for her son.

A son who possesses some unknown power, which seems to only erupt under extreme emotions.

Combining these two factors...

"What if...something 'accident' happens to this great mother?"

Tanaka looked at Gloria's photo, a calculating glint in his eyes.

That kid named David will probably unleash that interesting power again, right?
He really wanted to see for himself what it was.

Perhaps... it's something undiscovered, something of value...

(End of this chapter)