But... he has been dead for more than 50 years. Could it be that this cat also has the same "super long standby" talent as the Queen of England?

Putting aside all the messy thoughts, Leo suddenly realized that this cat was much more commemorative than Bartomos's body.

Good cat, it's mine!

"V, grab it!"

Hearing his urging, V expressed a different opinion: "I think there is no need to catch it deliberately. It is trying to get closer to us."

The prosthetic eye automatically zoomed, and Leo's every move of the cyber black cat came into view.

Indeed, just as V said, the cat was approaching them at a slow but steady pace, and it would stop every few steps, tilting its head back and sniffing the air.

It seemed to be attracted by some smell, could it be... the beef jerky in V's pocket?

Leo's guess seemed to be correct, the cat walked straight towards V.

When the distance between the two sides was about three meters, V slowly squatted down and stretched out a hand towards it.

For cats and dogs, this is a very friendly action, which actively reduces the size of humans and indirectly reduces the deterrent effect.

Deathwish approached gracefully, craning his neck to sniff her hand.

Then he let out a purring sound that represented happiness.

V touched it and seeing that it had no objection, he immediately stretched out his hands and boldly picked it up.

"I had a strong sense of déjà vu from the beginning. Its movements and postures are so similar to those of the little one. They are simply cast from the same mold!"

"Little one?" Leo didn't expect to hear his cat's name here.

"Yes, it feels like the little one... No, it should be the little one who looks like it. Let's try it."

V said this and took two steps towards Leo holding the cat.

Leo suddenly understood that this so-called "test" was to allow him to come into contact with the legendary cat.

He was quite interested, but the cat was very alert, would it work?

He steeled himself and stretched out a hand, reaching for the black cat's head as it stared at him in death.

Death Wish twisted uncomfortably in V's arms, then suddenly raised his head and sniffed, his tense nerves instantly relaxing.

V grinned. "Sure enough, it was our scent that calmed it down. If anyone else had come, they might have been attacked by it."

"Smell?" Sasha perked up. "I hugged a cat today, too. I smell like a cat, right?"

Her guess was correct. Not only her, but all the members of the Immortal Team often had dinner at Leo's house. They all had some of the little one's scent on them and were able to get along well with the black cat.

"Death Wish?"

V called the cat's name.

The black cat raised its head and meowed, wagging the tip of its tail leisurely.

"Since he's reacting to the name, maybe he really is that legendary cat!"

Sasha was very excited and made meowing sounds to tease the cat.

V turned to look at Leo: "I didn't expect there really is a 'legend' living in a garbage dump. How did you know it was here?"

Leo turned his head speechlessly and looked at the freezer: "I didn't know it was here. The legend I was talking about is lying in the freezer over there..."

"what?"

Everyone was a little surprised.

So you didn’t come here for Cyber Black Cat?

"In the freezer?" Sasha thought of something and his eyes suddenly lit up. "Bartmos's cat is guarding the freezer, so what's inside?!"

She didn't voice her guess because it was too far-fetched.

Legendary hacker, no, Batmos is not just a legend, he is the "God of Hackers"!

Forums with a large number of hackers are often filled with information about Batmos's life and rumors that are difficult to distinguish between true and false.

There are also anonymous people who are spreading "that" book about him and Spider Murphy everywhere.

It can be said that most hackers know the legendary story of Batmos, including this cyber pet cat.

It is said that he is the last line of defense of Batmos and is stationed in his main control room all year round.

Since it's guarding here, could this suspicious freezer contain...

The fire of gossip was burning fiercely in everyone's heart.

V held onto his death wish and signaled Jack with his eyes to open the freezer.

While Jack was taking action, Deathwish struggled a few times, but V stuffed a handful of beef jerky into his mouth, distracting him briefly.

Click.

The old freezer had no power to resist Jack's gorilla arms and was opened by him with brute force.

A cold, rotten odor spread, and even Leo could smell it several meters away.

Jack remained unmoved and just focused on checking the situation in the freezer.

"Dios mío (Oh my god), there's a big brother in the freezer that's frozen into a popsicle, could it be Patmos?"

Seeing that there was no other danger, everyone swarmed over.

As an experienced hacker, Sasha took the initiative to take on the identification work.

Her eyes lit up with fluorescence as she scanned the man repeatedly, focusing on scanning his facial features.

"What the hell—"

After the scan was completed and compared with the information in his mind, Sasha couldn't close his mouth.

"This…this is Ricky Buttermoss!"

"Oh my God, it is said that he refused to reveal his hiding place to anyone, and the building he was in was completely destroyed by orbital weapons. How did his body end up in the garbage mountain outside Night City? Is this body real? No, Death Wish is guarding it here, so it should be real, right?"

Sasha held her head, her mind in confusion.

Except for Leo who had known about it a long time ago, the others were not much better.

This is a true legend—the hacker god who single-handedly destroyed the first Internet and brought changes to the world!

Corporate agents and hackers from all over the world wanted to find him, but they didn't expect his body to be left alone in the garbage mountain.

Damn the black humor, it's too cyberpunk...

"Make way, make way, let me take a photo!"

Sasha had a unique way of thinking. He took out his smartphone and took a photo with Batmos in the freezer - he even made the V-sign for taking photos!

Leo's scalp was numb, and he quickly reminded: "Don't spread this photo around. Chunbai, protect her well."

A pure white voice sounded from Sasha's phone: "Don't worry, I'm watching."

Sasha didn't care and was still immersed in the excitement of taking a photo with her "idol".

Fortunately, she was the only hacker in the team, and the others were not interested in Batmos's body. They cared more about the things next to the body.

Jack leaned over and carefully felt Batmos's body, only to find an old model of network access pod.

This device is huge, like a brick.

"Oh my god, this is something that the God of Hackers always carries with him. If it's not broken, it must be priceless!"

"Too bad this is all he had on him. Besides that he only had a hacker jumpsuit from that era."

Jack looked through it several more times unwillingly, but still found nothing else of value.

In addition to the corpse frozen into an ice sculpture in the freezer, there were only a large amount of ice cubes and ice water, emitting an unpleasant smell unique to frozen meat.

"Ah... why is this all you have?" Jack shook the ice water off his hand irritably, "Give me a gun! If I can get Bartmos's gun, I can brag about it for the rest of my life!"

"Alright, alright, if you get any more violent, Death Wish will reach out. After all, he's a legend who stood up to a big company, so give him a little more respect."

V hugged the black cat tightly, not letting it break free.

Jack nodded. "I know. I was very gentle because I was afraid of damaging his body. Brother Bartmos... well, according to age, he should be the grandfather. Don't mind. I'll leave these belongings to future generations.

If you can find something good, we might even be able to help you become famous!"

As he said this, he made the sign of the cross in front of Bartmos and said "Amen".

After everyone's excitement wore off, Jack closed Bartmos's coffin and patted it twice considerately.

"It's really sad that a legendary figure ended up like this..."

V also found it a bit ironic. She had always aspired to "become a legend", but she didn't expect that the God of Hackers would have such a tragic ending.

"What's next?"

Hearing her words, everyone looked at Leo.

Leo turned his head and looked at the roofs of the two cars, and a plan came to mind: "Jack, tie the freezer to the roof of the Type 66, drive steadily, and we will pack up Bartmos and take him away."

"Ah..." Jack almost couldn't hold it in, "What do you want his body for?"

Leo smiled strangely: "To be precise, this is just the 'body' of Bartmos. His consciousness may have been uploaded to the Internet a long time ago, and he continues to live in the form of a conscious body. I want to use cloning technology to clone one of his bodies to lure the 'old guys' of their time.

Maybe we'll get a chance to see Spider Murphy, Ott Cunningham, or Morgan Blackhand in the future!"

"You really know how to play... lure Morgan Blackhand out and see if he will hit you..."

V shook his head and suddenly helped him to urge Jack.

"Hurry up, it would be great to have a fight with the 'Lone Wolf among Lone Wolves'!"

Jack was also impressed by this lawless thief. He stretched his body, bent down, and hugged the freezer. The gorilla used his arms to lift the freezer filled with "fillers" easily.

"Make way, the God of Hackers is coming!"

Sasha was waving his arms rhythmically, cheering for the hacker gods!

In the end, the freezer was fixed on the roof of the Type 66 bulletproof vehicle, and the next stop was decided to be Vera's garage. Leo planned to put the body of the legendary hacker there first.

When everyone was about to get in the car to leave, the Death Wish in V's arms suddenly struggled, as if trying to get off the ground.

"What's wrong with you? Come home with us!"

Leo hurriedly tried to persuade the cat, not caring that the cat couldn't understand human language.

But it still struggled and made anxious meows.

"It's okay, let's see what it's going to do. It can't run away as long as I'm here."

V relaxed his arm and let it jump.

Death Wish landed lightly on the ground and slowly walked away.

Leo clearly saw V's eyes narrowed, revealing a look of displeasure.

There is no doubt that if the cat dares to take another step forward, Swanwestin's V will forcibly catch the cat.

Just then, Deathwish stopped, turned around and called out.

"It seems to want us to follow..."

V intuitively determined Black Cat's intention and took a step forward excitedly.

The others were also curious and followed quickly.

After following Death Wish through the garbage mountain for a few dozen meters, they saw a cat bed made of old mattresses and various towels and sheets.

Sasha had sharp eyes and saw the support under the cat bed at a glance.

"Fuck!" She couldn't help but swear, "It's an electronic device!"

She rushed over to remove the covering and found a large number of old electronic devices under the cat's bed.

"Console, switch, router, data server, and mainframe computer!?"

Sasha gasped and recognized the model of the equipment.

"This is... the most advanced control room equipment from the 20s. Although it is outdated now, could this be something that Bartmos used?!"

Hearing that this might be Bartmos's "legacy", everyone rushed forward and quickly dug out various devices.

Most of the equipment looked a little damaged, but who cares? Just move them all back. Who knows, you might be able to get some precious "treasures" from them!

After clearing out the equipment under the cat's nest, Death Wish took the initiative to get into the trunk of the car and continued to stay with the equipment.

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