Please call me Cyber ​​Demon King

Vee's technical skills and comprehension are naturally top-notch; he can fully understand every step of Kanao Akihiro's operation.

Tsukiyama Shuu's kagune, Kamishiro Rize's rinkaka, Itori Itori's yukata, and Niko's weikata—the four kagune were quickly improved by Old Wei. Unlike the surgery performed on the Anju sisters, Ke Ling directly asked Old Wei to fully unlock the power of the kagune.

The human body is fragile and needs to gradually open up and adapt, as well as be restrained from going berserk, but Ke Ling doesn't need any of that.

He can directly unleash the maximum power level. His body doesn't have any adaptation issues. Even if he is completely overloaded and becomes irreversibly ghoul, it won't matter to Ke Ling, since he can't eat normal food anyway.

Of course, Ke Ling would never do that. The reason he wanted Kanou Akihiro to improve the "half-ghoul surgery" was that he didn't want to add unnecessary burdens to himself.

Don't let it be that after finally optimizing the [Demon Transformation] to the point where the character can eat normal food, they can't eat it again because of the Ghoul Transformation.

Old Wei operated quickly; the surgery wasn't difficult for him, as he had already figured out how to transplant it.

Although the video only showed the transplantation method for the Rinkaku kagune, Ke Ling's explanation helped him understand where the Feather Kagune, Koukaku, and Ookaku should be transplanted to. These four kagune have fixed growth locations, and ghouls' kagune are naturally grown in those places.

"Transplantation complete."

Soon, Old Wei completed the transplant of the Herba. He looked at the screen with great surprise. It's no wonder he suspected that Ke Ling had gone to upgrade the industry. Ke Ling's body had undergone significant changes again.

Ke Ling returned from this trip with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Not only had he made significant progress, but he also brought back some "high-end technologies" that Lao Wei had never seen before.

Ke Ling got off the operating table and could feel the Herba taking effect in his body. The Herba and his body had established a connection, and Rc cells began to flow into his limbs and bones.

[Special ability "Rc cells" detected.]

[Rc cells have been detected causing a mutation in the body's constitution.]

The "cells" are merging into the "rock" and "demonizing."

Cells influence "demonization," and as the level of "demonization" increases, the state of physical mutation changes.

Cells influence "Rock," and "Rock" levels up.

【Demon Transformation Lv7: A special physique formed by the fusion of the blood of the Demon King and Rc cells. Strength, Agility, and Constitution +11, Charisma -7. Gains Blood Demon Arts and Physique Abnormality.

Changes in physical constitution:

Ghoul: Can only eat humans, ghouls, demons, and coffee.

New physical mutation state added:

Kelp: A product of imagination, a representation of Rc cells.

Currently possesses the following kagune: Koukaku, Rinkaku, Okaku, and Ukaku.

[Rock Solid Lv3: The body is protected by Rc cells, making it difficult to harm with ordinary weapons.]

[Ability fusion, can be renamed, do you want to rename it?]

The system also popped up a notification at the right time, and a series of notification sounds caught Ke Ling off guard.

The "cell" ability has been integrated into the existing abilities, and both "Demonization" and "Rock" have been enhanced and can be renamed.

After thinking for a moment, Ke Ling realized that calling the fused ability "Demonization" or "Rock" was not appropriate, so he decided to give it a new name.

"Let's call the demon form the ultimate life form. As for the rock, how about calling it a thick-skinned creature? That doesn't seem quite right, since the rock isn't just thick-skinned."

Ke Ling hesitated for a moment, then finally named "Demonization" "Ultimate Life Form" and "Rock" "Absolute Territory Force Field," emphasizing a name that sounded promising for the future.

"Ultimate Life Form" is Ke Ling's ultimate goal in "Demonization," there's not much to say about that.

The "Absolute Territory Field" is naturally Ke Ling's expectation for "Rock Solid". Of course, the protection of the body by Rc cells is also somewhat like the ultimate basic version of the "AT Field".

[Naming complete. "Demonization" changed to "Ultimate Lifeform," and "Rock" changed to "Absolute Territory Field."]

One by one, the system pop-ups disappeared. Ke Ling reverted to his "demon form" in Lao Wei's clinic and immediately activated his kagune.

The demon goat grew horns, opened three eyes on its forehead, and its body became incredibly large and powerful.

A blue, spiraling armor blade extends from Ke Ling's shoulder blade and attaches to her right arm; it serves as both armor and a weapon.

Purple Rc cells spewed out, forming a pair of broad, fallen angel wings on his back. The wings spread out, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Four red kagune tentacles extend from the waist, baring their fangs and claws, while a tail kagune extends from the tailbone, resembling a demon's tail.

"You"

Old Wei watched from the side, finding it all incredibly exaggerated, but he didn't say aloud what he was saying.

"Is he becoming less and less human?"

Ke Ling chuckled as he added to Lao Wei's description, saying that Lao Wei's current appearance was practically a "reverse pentagram flag of hell," and even Satan would have to call it "authentic," referring to the land of hell.

"A little bit indeed."

Looking at Ke Ling's appearance, Lao Wei couldn't bring himself to say anything against his conscience. How should he put it? There was a kind of cybernetically over-modified beauty to it.

"As long as it works."

Ke Ling moved his kagune around a bit and replied casually. After experiencing the feeling of controlling the kagune, he withdrew it and returned to his "human form".

It's quite useful, but the only awkward thing is that your clothes get ripped off every time you use these kagune abilities.

At this point, his shirt had ripped open on the right shoulder, upper back, and lower waist, and even his pants had a rip above the tailbone. Fortunately, Nick's tail was rather long and thin, otherwise his entire buttocks would probably be exposed by now.

"Looking at you now, you don't need to worry about being recognized."

Seeing that Ke Ling had returned to normal, Old Wei commented that Ke Ling in his "humanoid form" would be inconspicuous in Night City, and no one would associate him with the "undying demon" Davo Collins who was wanted throughout the city.

"What undead demon Davo Collins? Are all the people in Night City this chuunibyou (delusional)?"

Ke Ling felt like his expression had turned into a sweaty soybean; anyone who didn't know better would think Night City was Tokyo, with such a strong neon vibe.

The nickname given by the news.

Old Wei chuckled and said, "You know what, WNS really is sponsored by Japanese capital."

"I am truly grateful to their ancestors for eighteen generations."

Ke Ling rolled her eyes, but this was actually a good thing. Since Davo Collins was famous for his demonic appearance with goat horns and three eyes, he could perfectly avoid it by always attacking in human form. It was better to have a little bit of that.

Tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve, so I'm sending my New Year's greetings in advance!

I'll most likely take leave (whispering)

happy new year's eve

~

I need to take a day off.

Wishing all my fellow book lovers good health and a prosperous Year of the Dragon!

It was so much fun watching the police cars chasing each other and setting off fireworks from upstairs!

Chapter 127 My Friends (Happy New Year!)

"?! You're finally back?!"

After receiving the message from Ke Ling, Sasha replied to Ke Ling immediately, her words revealing her excitement.

"Yes, I just returned to Night City."

Ke Ling sent a message saying that he was making coffee in his rented apartment, coffee he brought from the world of Tokyo Ghoul.

Of course, there is coffee in the cyberpunk world, and there are even coffee shops in the streets and alleys of Night City.

But like most foods, coffee is synthetically produced with questionable ingredients, and Ke Ling would probably find it hard to drink. She would still prefer to drink the proper coffee brought from the real world.

Do you have time? Is now a convenient time?

Upon hearing Ke Ling's reply, Sasha immediately sent a message, expressing her desire to see Ke Ling, as she had been worried about him these past few days.

"Of course, do you want to come and play?"

Ke Ling sent the message to Sasha, then to Jack and V, and also let Lucy know she was safe.

Lucy had messaged him before, but it was just a vague "So you are too."

If Ke Ling didn't know the plot, if he hadn't seen Cyberpunk: The Edge Walker, he would definitely be confused by this sentence.

But Ke Ling, who knew about Lucy's background, could obviously understand the meaning of her words and the emotion expressed by the phrase "So you are too."

"It seems that my identity as a test subject for the biotechnology company has been completely confirmed and has been deeply ingrained in people's minds."

Ke Ling smiled. No matter how much the biotechnology company denied it, no one would believe it. Obviously, even Lucy had already accepted this.

Lucy is Arasaka's personal "old network mining girl" whom he has been raised since childhood, while Ke Ling is an experimental subject cultivated by a biotechnology company. This is the meaning of "So you are one too".

Clearly, Lucy deeply empathized with Ke Ling's plight, and in comparison, she found that Ke Ling's experience seemed even more tragic than her own.

Bartmouth caused a massive internet crash, unleashing and awakening AI, which then waged war against humans online, even suppressing human hackers for a time.

It wasn't until the "Black Wall" was created that humanity finally had a relatively stable new network domain, but that great war also caused a large amount of technology to be lost to the "old network".

Recruiting highly skilled hackers from outside to search for lost technologies on the "old web" is obviously unlikely, as skilled hackers are all quite arrogant.

Therefore, major companies began to look for talented children and brainwash them from a young age to train them as "mining girls." Lucy is one such "mining girl" who grew up in the Arasaka facility.

After they are trained, they will be sent to the "Old Web" to dig for treasure. Everyone knows how dangerous the "Old Web" is. If you are not careful, you will be "brain-burned" by the AI.

A "mining team" can sometimes be wiped out entirely; the powerful AI outside the "black wall" is no joke.

"What? Me too? I'm back in Night City."

This was a message Ke Ling sent to Lucy; he didn't use his status to build relationships.

The reason is simple: Ke Ling's background is fake, but Lucy's background is real.

Ke Ling doesn't have the habit of exchanging lies for sincerity. Lucy's misunderstanding is her own business, and Ke Ling will never admit it.

"Okay, I'll be there right away!"

Sasha replied immediately. She knew where Ke Ling lived. Actually, she and Ke Ling didn't live too far apart. Sasha lived in a more upscale place. She had some money and wouldn't compromise on her accommodation.

"Bang bang bang!"

Ke Ling had just finished reading Sasha's message when there was a knock on the door, and the person at the door smelled familiar.

Ke Ling opened the door, and V's red hair immediately came into view. Before Ke Ling could say anything, V spoke first.