Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 381 143 Crazy

Chapter 381 143. Psycho
Carl met a person on the street who had a high-risk prosthesis installed. This prosthesis would cause the person to become a cyberpsychopath with a high probability. What should Carl do?
The answer is, nothing will be done.

Carl is not a terrorist task force or the NCPD. If he really encounters a cyberpsychopath, he wouldn't mind getting rid of him for the bounty. However, if someone does not have any symptoms of cyberpsychosis, or does not show any symptoms of cyberpsychosis in front of him, and is just passing by with a high-risk prosthesis, there is no need for Carl to care so much.

The Vs in the team only do such troublesome things after accepting the job.

Carl continued to walk, but his previous pause made the woman equipped with the Higurashi Mantis Blade look over at him.

She noticed the gazes of people passing by.

Her senses were quite sharp, and she noticed that the other person's gaze was not on her face, nor on any of her physiological parts, but on her arm.

It only stayed for a moment, but the gaze, which was as penetrating as a sharp sword, still made the woman feel that her hand was seen through.

Did he notice the prosthetic body he installed?
No, the feeling of sight is
He recognized it.

The mantis knife I installed was a model that had been discontinued in 69. I noticed and recognized it at a glance.

Could it be that they are in the same industry?

The woman fixed her eyes on Karl, and there was a hint of confusion in her originally gentle eyes. Then, she stopped her steps that were about to move forward, turned slightly, and when Karl had walked out for about five steps, she stepped onto the path that Karl had passed.

She controlled her pace very accurately, and the sound of her turning her step coincided with Carl's footsteps. At a time when people were constantly passing by on the street, it was difficult for anyone to notice this slight incongruity in such a mess of footsteps - but Carl noticed it.

Carl was walking without pausing for a moment, not even the slightest hesitation in his body. He continued to move forward, but a smile appeared on his face.

Carl wasn't looking for trouble, but if something came to him and could relieve his boredom, he didn't mind taking it.

He noticed the overlapping of footsteps behind him, and from the weight of the tone of the footsteps, he identified the person.

Comparing the footsteps with the ones I remembered, it was the woman who had the Higurashi Mantis Sword installed.

Was it a coincidence that the car turned in that direction? Was it a coincidence that the sound of my footsteps coincided with that of my own?
After taking a few steps out, Carl was sure.

There is no such thing as coincidence.

The opponent's pace was very steady.

she was.

Targeting myself.

Because of what?
'I didn't notice any signs of artificial eye scanning or data intrusion, which means that the implanted facial disguise chip was not discovered. I only used Gaius's face when I was a student, and I dropped out of school halfway. Not many people have seen this face, and no student's age and appearance match hers, which means that she is most likely not here for this face.'

So are there any other reasons?
The glance that I glanced over when I paused just now?
Carl guessed the possible reason.

If that's true, then her senses are incredibly sharp. However, I only took a glance to recognize her prosthetic body, and she followed me. Why?
After all, Higurashi's Mantis Blade is an old model, and is the type that can easily induce cyberpsychosis. The price of a second-hand product on the market is not expensive. It shouldn't be that he suspects that I am a scavenger and has his eyes on her Mantis Blade, and is planning to come and investigate. So what possible reason could it have for its existence?
It can't be that she is a latent cyberpsychopath who is planning to come find me just because I recognized her cybernetics?

That would be interesting if that were the case.

It is certainly not a good thing for an ordinary person to be targeted by a cyberpsychopath, but fortunately, Carl is not an ordinary person.

Carl: Andy, interested in taking a credit?

Andy: I'm working overtime. Have you done anything again, Carl? Are the scavengers, or the people from the Whirlpool Gang or the Tiger Claw Gang being cleaned out?

Carl: It's not clear yet, but it could be a cyberpsychopath. Andy: Cyberpsychopath? Carl, be careful, I'll be right over.

Carl: I’ve sent you the location, remember to come early.

After sending the message, Karl stopped in the middle of an alley in Watson District.

“Thanks to the backwardness of the Watson area, there are alleys everywhere, and you can find them whenever you want.”

Karl turned around and looked at the woman standing at the entrance of the alley, blocking the alley, and smiled brightly: "Can I ask your name?"

"Flirting? Even though I don't eat this, it doesn't matter if I tell you."

After observing Karl’s face, the woman gave her name: “Melissa Rory.”

Melissa-Rory?

This name was obviously quite unfamiliar, but when Carl heard the woman say the name, his eyes were fixed on her face because she spoke. He was more concerned about the prosthesis than before and glanced at it hurriedly. Now, after looking at it a few more times, Carl felt that the woman's appearance was more familiar.

"I have a feeling that I have seen this woman named Melissa Rory somewhere before, but where exactly?"

Just as Carl was flipping through his memories, the upper part of Melissa Rory's arm opened, and a sharp mantis knife popped out, which looked extremely ferocious in the shadows.

Looking at Melissa Rory, who looked like a female praying mantis preparing to attack, Carl sensed the source of this familiarity.

Yes, yes, it will be much more familiar after the Mantis Blade pops out.

Carl knew Melissa Rory. Before he came to Night City, he had seen a trailer showing her with a mantis blade. At that time, she was kneeling on the street, with blood all over her mantis blade. There were bodies lying on the ground beside her, and the person who was responsible for handling her was...
Terrorist Mobile Team.

"Cyberpsychosis, it seems that it can be confirmed."

Facing Melissa Rory who popped out the mantis knife and walked slowly forward, Carl still asked a question.

"I don't have any grudge against you, do I?"

"not at all."

Melissa-Rory walked calmly.

"Then why do you want to?"

"When I see colleagues in the same field, I always want to try my hand at it."

There was a flash of madness in Melissa Rory's eyes that could no longer be suppressed.

"I can see that your hands are also covered in blood."

"I don't deny this, but why do you want to take action just for this inexplicable reason?"

Carl sighed.

"are you crazy."