2077: V really knows how awesome he is

"Your opponent is me, Heavy Hammer!"

"Perfect timing, I also want to avenge my previous humiliation!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two launched their attack simultaneously.

The cybernetic body's gravity field slammed down, and Adam Hammer activated S.A.S ...

The two dodged each other's attacks and charged at each other simultaneously. Hammer pulled out an electric baton from his leg and smashed the prosthetic body's arms twice, causing oil and sparks to spray out.

Adam roared, "Who do you think you are, daring to challenge me? Without the anti-gravity cane, you can't even stand up!"

But the next second, David, who had lost the anti-gravity modules in both arms, leaped high into the air and slammed his knees into Adam's chest.

Metal flew, sparks flew, and one piece of steel crashed into another, sending it flying into the sky.

With a loud crash, Adam Hammer landed heavily on the ground, his metal body smashed in two by the cybernetic body.

Adam Hammer looked up with difficulty and said, "You... guy?!"

David roared, "Remember this! I am the famous David!"

Adam Hammer's red dot disappeared.

"The enemy's high-level combat force has been eliminated."

"We have regained the advantage."

"Win rate has increased, it's now 37%!"

"Warning! High-energy reaction detected on the sea surface. It's Shokaku!"

As the words fell, everyone saw the dazzling blue light on the Shokaku once again.

"The electromagnetic railgun is charging!"

"Stop it!"

"That's too late!"

Xu Ling shouted into the communication channel: "Chimera!"

With a few loud clangs, the Chimera's six walking legs slammed into the ground, and the PAN-12 laser cannon began to rapidly charge, emitting a crimson glow.

The next second, the Mach 28 electromagnetic cannon shot out, and a powerful high-energy plasma beam also burst forth!

Azure and scarlet clashed in mid-air, a clash of kinetic and energy weapons.

A tremendous roar exploded overhead, the clouds in the sky were swept away in an instant, and the two beams of light clashed, interfered, and intertwined before finally deflecting and shooting into the sky.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the Chimera hissed and spewed out scorching steam, even melting the muzzle of the PAN-12 burst laser cannon into molten steel droplets.

That attack was the result of this main battle tank overclocking and overloading at any cost. Now its circuits are severely damaged, its weapon systems are all offline, and it can no longer fight.

But the price Shoukaku paid was only one electromagnetic cannon.

This auspicious creature once again activated the ship's 160 vertical launch systems, as if it were spreading its wings once more.

Missiles rained down on people, but Chimera leaped high into the air, spreading its six legs and stretching its body as far as possible before releasing heat-induced missiles. With its steel body, it intercepted 83% of the missiles!

With a deafening roar, burning parts fell to the ground.

Despite being an AI, despite being made of steel, it is gentler than some cold-blooded humans.

Keep the sorrow in your hearts, and pay tribute to the heroes with victory.

Too many people have sacrificed their lives today; those who survive must move towards the future!

"Move the White Whales! Destroy the Shoukaku at all costs!"

"Woo!!!"

The electronic siren sounded again, like a bugle call to avenge their fallen comrades.

The Shirai hit Shokaku's port side with a shot and was about to fire a second shot when it was stopped by Shokaku's escort ship.

Three frigates and two destroyers swarmed in like sharks. At this point, the weakness of the Moby-Whale, being a lone commander, became apparent. Although it was a supercarrier, it could not escape the characteristic of being thin-skinned and heavily armed. Once entangled, it could only stop and begin to defend, using close-in weapon systems and medium-range missiles to fight the enemy.

At the same time, the blue light on Xianghe shone for the third time. After AI analysis, the target was determined to be the company square!

With the Chimera destroyed and the Beluga whale entangled, no one can stop Shokaku.

Are we going to lose? That's what Rogge and the other middlemen were thinking.

Are we going to lose? That's what Meredith Stock and Joanne Koch, watching the battlefield from the other side of the world, are thinking.

Are we going to lose? That's what viewers around the world are thinking as they watch the live television broadcast.

Are we going to lose? That's what the people of Night City, hiding in their shelters and bomb-raid bunkers, are thinking.

Are we going to lose? That's what the bigwigs at the company who've been watching the battle closely are thinking.

However, Xu Ling curled the corners of her mouth.

She said, "It's done!"

What happened?

The tactic worked!

With all the escort ships heading to intercept the White Whale, Shoukaku was left all alone.

The Shokaku, also an aircraft carrier, shares the same weakness as the Beluga. Everything before was just bait that led to the current situation!

"You've been checked, Saburo Arakawa!"

With a loud bang, the isomer soared into the sky from the Watson Industrial Zone.

Kayo Nakamura shouted, "President V, please bring the future down from the heavens to earth!"

A deafening roar of air friction echoed across Night City, and everyone looked up at the figure in the sky.

"Isomer? What a lousy name. I'd call it Bushido Number Three!" Johnny scoffed, then strummed the strings again: "Next song, 'Never Gone'!!!"

The morale was high, and the battle reached its climax.

The isoform automatically injected V with the second-generation nano-neural repair fluid, and she decided to take another gamble!

With a whoosh, the isomer accelerated to an astonishing Mach 5 once again, speeding toward the Xianghe on the sea surface.

Six close-in weapon systems, each firing 12000 rounds per minute, spewed flames, but V, with its powerful computing capabilities, determined the trajectory of each bullet, skillfully maneuvering in the air, passing through the thick barrage, and crashing into the charging electromagnetic cannon with a deafening roar!

Steel flew, and electricity surged!

A thunderous cheer erupted in Night City!

V's attack didn't end there; she turned and rammed back, leaving a huge hole in Shoukaku each time, eliciting cheers and excitement from the crowd. After several such attacks, Shoukaku was riddled with holes and billowing thick black smoke.

Reports kept coming in from the command center.

“敌舰完整度92%……83%……75%……62%……55%……”

“我方胜率39%……41%……43%……44%……47%……”

As V detonated Shoukaku's ammunition depot, a deafening explosion rang out, and the entire stern of the ship was blasted into the air. The once invincible mythical beast let out a pitiful cry and drowned in the ocean that had lifted it up.

"Shōkaku sunk!"

"Our win rate is 59%! We have the advantage, we have the advantage for the first time!!!"

Countless people in the command center wept with joy, but V's attack was not over yet.

She changed direction and flew towards the Beluga.

Despite their desperate counterattacks, the V easily breached their defenses, either directing them to their ammunition depots or destroying their power cores, causing them to explode and sink one after another.

"Win rate 73%!"

"Win rate 91%!"

"100% win rate!!!"

"We won! We won!!!"

The entire fleet was wiped out, and the Arasaka troops who had already landed all sent out surrender signals. The entire Night City was overjoyed. Some soldiers wanted to share this good news with their comrades, but were surprised to find that they were the only ones left in their squad.

The area around the memorial park was littered with corpses, some of the enemy's, some of our own.

Johnny saw his cigarette pack on a body that had been blown in two, and his lighter on a body next to it whose head had been blown off.

An unnamed sense of suffocation pressed against his chest.

Night City won, but is that the end?

What else can we do if we don't finish it? That's what everyone thinks.

But V gave them a completely different answer.

"It's not over yet!" V's hacking into WNS's news network made his voice resound throughout the world: "Arasaka Yoriyuki made a bet with me, saying he would destroy everything I have. Now he has lost, so I will go to Tokyo to collect my wager. That's right, I will also destroy everything Arasaka Yoriyuki has—his company, his reputation, his Arasaka Tower, his body and spirit—I will destroy them all without leaving a trace!"

"Night City is not a pushover. This is a standard act of retaliation. Those who do not wish to be implicated should leave as soon as possible. I will not harm the innocent. Those who wish to stop me are welcome to come and go. I will make you shatter to pieces amidst your cries of agony."

"Finally!" V roared, "Arasaka Yorinobu, you're fucking dead! I'll personally turn your tower into your grave!"

After saying that, the isomer sped off to the west.

With a speed of Mach 3, V arrived in Tokyo in just 2 hours and reached the top of Arasaka Tower.

Countless news hovercrafts were positioned around the area, and media outlets worldwide were broadcasting the scene.

The isomer crashed through the glass and rushed into the 100th-floor room. The news aerial vehicle's camera pointed in that direction, and Arasaka Yorinobu was sitting inside.

V walked toward him, but a throwing knife shot out from the shadows. V dodged it, but a samurai sword slashed down from another direction, sparking as it struck the isomer.

This swordsmanship?!

Looking at the unfamiliar face in front of her, V already knew the answer in her heart.

In that moment of distraction, a figure wearing optical camouflage attacked from behind, sticking a patch to the isomer's waist.

V instantly sent the two flying, but Arasaka Yorinobu pressed a button on the remote control in his hand, and his body crackled with electricity, and then... nothing happened.

"Trying to paralyze this armor with EMP?" V sneered: "The self-repairing liquid metal shell forms a natural electromagnetic shielding layer through the free electrons between metal atoms, which can reflect or absorb most high-frequency electromagnetic pulses."

Arakawa Yoriyuki—or rather, Arakawa Saburo—had a grim expression: "This is Arakawa's technology!"

“That’s right. I’ll use your technology to defeat you. I told you I would destroy everything you have, including your pride.” V said, then suddenly opened the Heterogeneous Sphere and stepped out.

Saburo Arasaka was slightly taken aback: "You?"

V looked at the three people around him: "Kenichi Saburo, Takemura Goro, Oda Santayu, these are also consciousnesses you copied beforehand, right? You resurrected them, using them as your last trump card? Fine, I said I would destroy everything you have, so I will kill them with my own hands and destroy your confidence!"

"Arrogant!" Saburo Arasaka roared. "Each of them is a genius capable of taking on ten thousand men single-handedly!"

"What bullshit geniuses! Every single one of them is a defeated opponent of mine!" V sneered. "Come on, I've already come out of the isomorph. Come at me all at once. If you're still too scared, I can give you a handicap."

"Baga!"

Kenichi Saburo, arrogant and proud, launched the first attack, throwing a flying knife. Instead of retreating, V advanced, lowering her stance slightly, allowing the knife to pierce her shoulder. She then suddenly lunged in front of Kenichi Saburo. This move greatly surprised the three. Kenichi Saburo tried to retaliate, but V grabbed his neck, her powerful grip instantly crushing his throat, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, Goro Takemura had already raised his katana and slashed down at V from behind. V did not dodge, but simply pulled Kenichi Saburo back and crashed into Goro Takemura's arms. The katana flashed coldly and struck V's shoulder, but was blocked and stuck in the reconstructed skeleton.

V jerked his head back, slamming it into Takemura Goro, causing his mouth to fill with blood. V seized the opportunity to grab his collar and yank him hard, causing Takemura Goro to stagger forward. V then raised his knee and slammed it into Takemura Goro's face, resulting in a loud cracking sound as his skull dented and metal twisted.

Electronic noise rang out two meters to his side. V snorted and pulled the throwing knife from his shoulder, flicking it towards the sound. Blood splattered all over Oda Santao's face. Before he could shake off the blood, the throwing knife accurately struck his carotid artery.

Almost instantly, the three masters suffered fatal injuries.

But being potentially fatal doesn't mean it will actually be fatal. V reached out and gathered the three of them together, then shouted and rammed his elbow into them. The three of them were sent flying like bowling balls.

Thump! Crack! Splash!

The three people dispersed in mid-air, flying off in different directions.

Kenichi Saburo crashed into the wall, Oda Santayu smashed the glass coffee table, and Takemura Goro, who was at the front, was hit so hard that his chest caved in, and he died as soon as he landed through the paper door.

The other two tried to get up, but V sneered, pulled out the katana from her shoulder and threw it, piercing Kenichi Saburo's heart and pinning him to the ground with a thud. As for Oda Santayu, she simply raised her right hand and delivered a plasma missile.

With a loud bang, Oda Santayu was scattered everywhere, and a few drops of blood splattered on Arasaka Saburo's face, making his face twitch.

V grabbed an expensive painting from the wall and wiped the blood off his face. He grinned maliciously at Saburo Arasaka and asked, "What are you standing there for? Struggle! Let me see the magnanimity of a great man, let the whole world see how amazing a great man is!"

Enraged, Saburo Arasaka drew his katana from Kenichi Saburo's chest and slashed at V with a shout.

V dodged to the side, then punched Saburo Arasaka in the face, causing the arrogant big shot to lie on the ground screaming like a child, clutching his face.

"A big shot?" V spat out: "To hell with big shots!"

The news aerial vehicle outside Tokyo's Arasaka Tower faithfully records everything, projecting images to every household and every individual.