Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

"It's raining heavily..."

Standing on the giant's head, the man muttered softly, looking coldly at the dimly lit city below him.

Whether it was a bustling commercial street or a dilapidated slum, they were all submerged by nature in this mighty mist and rain.

Only a few towering steel giants still stood tall, letting the violent storm vent their boundless rage on them.

"Mr. Paul, do you want to continue tonight? It's raining too hard... Even the most advanced aerial vehicle cannot ensure 100% safety."

"I thought you wanted me to leave?"

"How could it be?...Mr. Paul misunderstood..."

Zhang Xian'an lowered his head cautiously, not daring to show the slightest hint of disrespect.

"No matter what you think..." Paul shook his head, "Continue with the previous topic."

"Yes, Mr. Paul." After Zhang Xian'an diligently opened the seat for him, he trotted back to his seat.

"How is the CPH-4 experiment going?" Paul placed his palm on the solid wood table and tapped the table three times with his fingertips.

"Judging from the data of multiple experimental subjects..." Zhang Xian'an took out the information he had prepared and carefully reported the results of his hard work over the past few days. "The efficacy and side effects of the medicine are both outstanding..."

"Keep talking..."

"Yes..." Zhang Xian paused and took a sip of the warm water cup at hand, "After injecting the drug into several experimental subjects diagnosed with cyberpsychosis, the effect was achieved within just twenty-four hours. , the mental level has almost returned to a state no different from that of a normal person.”

"Not bad, what about the side effects?"

"Side effects..." Zhang Xian'an flipped through a few pages and selected the key points to report, "First, after the drug's effect wears off, it will aggravate the degree of cyberpsychosis; second, the drug itself is addictive; third, the drug causes experimental subjects to Some strange phenomena will occur after death; fourth..."

"Wait...a strange phenomenon?" Paul tapped the table twice hastily, "Show me the record."

"Okay, Mr. Paul." Zhang Xian'an was not surprised by his reaction. He took out the data chip that had been prepared, inserted it into the slot of the desktop computer, and projected it on the huge screen behind him.

Then, the noisy sound of rain began to play in the soundproof office.

That rainy night just crossed time and space and invaded the present world.

Paul opened and closed his mouth, but stopped talking.

In the picture, two figures running wildly in the rain swallowed up the words he wanted to say together with the raindrops without a trace.

This is the vicious figure of two speedsters fighting to the death.

Like two scarred lions, glaring at each other, head on head, teeth against teeth, muscles all over the body as tight as rocks, both wanting to be the first to bite the other's throat.

"Which one is the experimental subject?" Paul asked softly, his blue eyes fixed on the screen.

"To be precise... both." Zhang Xian'an chuckled and clicked on a certain location on the computer.

As a result, the sinister fighting scene like a dancing knife tip was slowed down countless times.

It becomes like a soothing and elegant tango to the death.

Paul frowned and said nothing more.

Two men, one tall and one short, were fighting back and forth. Even if the fierce collision between the mantis knives was slowed down countless times, it still revealed the beauty of murderous intent and surging power.

Even though the playback speed was artificially controlled and the progress was prolonged, the fierce battle eventually came to an end.

Zhang Xian'an clicked on the computer again, and the playback speed of the screen returned to normal.

"I don't like commitments. Neither commitments themselves nor making commitments to people."

The man's deep voice was amplified by the high-end surround sound and easily drowned out the thunder roaring outside the window.

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"Sent them home safely." Yahweh closed the door, blocking out the cold and moist air that was chasing behind him.

"I'll reward you with a kiss, thank you for your hard work!" Xi Da stood on tiptoe slightly and pressed his lips lightly.

"Hey, I'm still here!" Lucy held her chin up and looked at the two of them making love in front of her with an unhappy expression.

"Hehe..." Xi Da smiled provocatively at Lucy and made a pig-like face.

"So, why don't you find one too?"

"It doesn't hurt to stand and talk, right? How can it be so easy?" Lucy snorted coldly, not bothering to argue with a little princess in a fairy tale.

"A little bit..." Xi Da stuck out his tongue playfully, ran to Lucy with a smile, and squeezed in on the sofa next to her.

"Aren't you going back tonight?" Yahweh asked in concern out of politeness.

"Xida was afraid that I would be alone, so she insisted on dragging me to stay..." Lucy shook her head, directly exposing someone's thoughts.

"Obviously it was Lucy who pitifully said that she was bored alone, and was afraid of the dark and thunder, so she insisted on staying..." Xida gently nudged Lucy with her head and argued loudly, trying to confuse right and wrong.

"Who believes what you say?" Lucy sneered, stretched out her arms, and gently hugged Xi Da's fair neck.

"Uh ah... I'm dead again!" Xi Da screamed miserably, sticking out her tongue, and collapsed in Lucy's arms.

"Why do you say 'again'?" Lucy asked softly while combing her fingertips and slowly combing Xi Da's soft, slightly raised hair, tilting her head.

Yawei, who had been watching silently, couldn't hold it in anymore, so he explained: "She was playing a game on the computer before, and then the game character died..."

"Xida, you little childish devil..." Lucy cursed with a smile, and gently touched the girl's head back and forth with her warm palms.

"Why is Lucy talking so old-fashioned? Are you trying to take advantage of me?" Xi Da was silent for a while, then calmed down the sudden surge of emotions and changed the subject.

"Yeah..." Lucy responded perfunctorily, turned to look at Yawei who was sitting next to him, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry to disturb the lives of you two again tonight..."

"I don't care..." Yahweh shook his head, "I'm just afraid that she will suddenly do something to you at night, so you should be mentally prepared in advance."

"Hey! How can you say bad things about me in front of me!"

"Ha..." Lucy chuckled, and helped the girl lying in her arms to sit up, "Thank you, Xi Da."

"Huh, don't, don't think wrong, I'm not here for you..."

"Ugh..." Lucy vomited in disgust, feeling a little nauseous in her stomach.

"Don't I know how to learn? Aren't the movies very popular recently, Yahweh! You judge!" Xida wrinkled his nose and turned to look at her boyfriend.

"Where are the people?"

"He just ran to the toilet..." Lucy pointed to the toilet with one finger, covering her mouth with one hand, her whole body shaking with laughter.

I still have some fever, my condition is not good, and my writing is not satisfactory.