Does this work too?

David was now clutching his neck, gasping for breath.

His pupils trembled violently; he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He even thought that the person being killed was himself, and that it was his own mother who had killed him.

"Mom...how could this be..."

After finally calming down, David felt cold, trembled, and the air was filled with the smell of fear.

“What the hell is going on!!”

He couldn't believe his mother had turned into that kind of monster, but given what had happened before and the current state of Mewtwo, he had to accept this reality.

only……

"What should I do...?"

He hugged his knees, still shaken, feeling uneasy.

I don't know when I fell asleep in bed.

When David opened his eyes, it was already the next day, and he was immediately startled.

"Oh no! We have to clean this up right away!"

He quickly got up and cleaned up the Mewtwo device on the ground, but his eyes were filled with resentment.

After leaving the room, he found Gloria asleep on the sofa in the living room.

For a fleeting moment, fear filled David's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

"Mother……"

He recalled the whole incident, and sadness appeared on his face.

Although I don't know what happened, something like that is definitely not a simple matter.

David walked up to her, his heart filled with sorrow. Looking at Gloria sleeping soundly, he felt utterly powerless.

"Mom...tuck me in..."

He slowly pulled the blanket back over Gloria, his eyes filled with grief.

Mom... I am studying hard.

So... please rest assured.

The sudden influx of money, the sudden change in his mother, her inhuman demeanor, and her terrifying methods—all of this made David realize that this was definitely not a simple matter.

But right now, he can't do anything but study hard as his mother asks.

He needs to study hard! And then, step by step, he'll reach the top!

Achieve the highest standard!

Only in this way could he be qualified to access the secrets of the higher-ups, and only in this way could he have the opportunity to save his mother and find out what she had gone through!

"Mom, I'm going to school."

David made up his mind with a soft voice, then slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed towards Arakawa Academy.

……

On his way to school, David took the light rail towards Arasaka Academy.

Just then, he suddenly saw a white-haired girl. The girl's face was full of aloofness, but it was very attractive to David.

This girl is Lucy.

After a week of scavenging, she had a lot of money and now planned to go to the rich area to buy some things, since the things in the slums were mostly low-end or dirty, and there were very few truly good things.

But it's different in wealthy areas; if you have enough money, you can find many good things there.

Now she happens to run into David.

Lucy noticed the gaze and turned to look. The moment she saw David, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

She knew David; after all, Gloria's insistence was on him.

So she walked up to him in a few steps, looking at David with a smile.

“You’re David Martinez, right?” Lucy asked kindly.

"You know me?" David was taken aback, never expecting that Lucy would recognize him.

At the same time, it was also strange how she knew about him, since he had almost no friends and was ostracized at school.

"Yeah, I think I know. After all, your mother was in the same regiment as me, and she's doing really well now. Don't let your mother down; she's been working so hard for you." Lucy looked at David seriously, sensing the childishness in him, and felt that they weren't the same kind of people.

"Do you know what my mother is doing?! Can you tell me?!" David was immediately startled upon hearing this and excitedly asked Lucy loudly.

The loud noise drew the attention of those around them, and Lucy frowned at the attention she was receiving.

"Keep your voice down."

She grabbed David, pinned him against the wall, and whispered:

“It seems your mother didn’t tell you. That makes sense; if outsiders knew what she did, she would probably die.” As she spoke, Lucy’s eyes flashed red.

"What...are you doing?" David was completely out of his element, pinned down by Lucy.

“Let me see what interesting things you’ve installed…” Lucy hacked directly into David’s personal terminal, then frowned.

"Hmm? A backdoor program?"

Lucy, being a hacker herself, immediately noticed the problem with David's terminal.

"Damn it, what have you been doing all this time? Don't you know that if information about your mother is leaked, she'll die!"

Realizing something was wrong, Lucy immediately got angry and yelled at David, even grabbing his clothes.

She didn't know how terrifying things were inside genetic organisms, but Leng Mo's aura and attitude suggested he was definitely not a good person.

She couldn't even imagine what Leng Mo would do if the company's internal information were leaked.

Even if Leng Mo protects him, what about the young lady behind him?

Those rich girls in those companies have no humanity; they only treat their mercenaries as expendable commodities, and life and death are just a matter of a word for them!

Moreover, Lucy's attendant, Kivy, had a favorite saying: "Don't trust anyone."

Therefore, Lucy didn't trust Leng Mo; she just thought that having money was enough.

However, Lucy wanted to help Gloria, but she was forced to say nothing due to Leng Mo's pressure.

They could only take care of her privately, and Mann and Dorio also took good care of Gloria.

"What...does that mean?!" David felt frightened upon hearing this. He knew this was no simple matter. He had originally planned to keep it a secret from everyone, but now it turned out there was a backdoor in his terminal!

Suddenly, he felt an unprecedented fear. Had he exposed his mother's secret?!

Damn it! When?!

David's face was filled with terror for a moment.

But at that moment, Lucy's eyes widened in surprise; she had traced the source.

"Wait! Arakawa?! Could it be... you're coming with me!"

When Lucy discovered that the source was Arasaka, her pupils immediately contracted.

In other words, Arakasaka has already noticed that something is wrong with David and Gloria, which is a troublesome matter that needs to be dealt with!

As they spoke, Lucy dragged Lucy outside.

"We're getting off at the next stop."

"Hey! Wait... what is this...?"

"Just follow me, or you'll die."

"Um?!"

David's pupils contracted instantly, sensing that something was amiss.

Meanwhile, at Arakasaka Academy.

Principal's office.

"We've been discovered? Well, good. Let's take action and see if we can drag out the guys behind it." Principal Tanaka gave the order expressionlessly, because Gloria's identity had been exposed these past few days as she began recruiting.

Furthermore, Arasaka is interested in the recently popular Tekkadan, after all, Arasaka did not miss a single scene of that cyber madman being killed by Gloria.

In other words... Gloria possesses entirely new technology, which is very likely another kind of technology.

Tekkadan is just the outward representative, but there's definitely something else going on behind the scenes that hasn't surfaced yet.

……

hum!hum!

The Tiger Claw Gang, covered in tattoos, sped along the highway, with a light rail station in front of them.

"Yay!"

With the roar of motorcycles, they ignored their surroundings and rushed into the parking lot.

"Did you find it?!"

"Found it! It's there!!"

The next second, the Tiger Claw gang members immediately showed surprise, only to see Lucy pulling David and running away into the distance.

"Fire! Stop them!"

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

The Tiger Claw gang members showed no mercy as they unleashed a barrage of machine gun fire at the front.

puff!

puff!

Innocent passersby were instantly shot and fell to the ground covered in blood; no one expected this to happen so suddenly.

When Lucy and David realized what was happening, Lucy quickly grabbed David's head and ran towards the nearby cover.

In a moment of desperation, she even grabbed David and lunged forward, rushing into cover as quickly as possible.

The Tiger Claw gang members, seeing this, grinned triumphantly and unleashed a barrage of fire at Lucy and David's cover, suppressing their firepower to prevent them from showing themselves or escaping.

"That's how it is. Only in this way can we call for help and get reinforcements from the other side."

The Tiger Claw gang wasn't after Lucy and David; they wanted to lure out the person behind them.

Of course, Lucy and David wouldn't sit idly by and wait for their fate; they seized the opportunity to escape.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! What's going on?!" David had never experienced anything like this before and was so frightened that he shouted in alarm.

"What happened? We've been exposed. Arasaka has been in charge of you for a while now. It seems they didn't know anything about your mother's situation, which is why they didn't make a move. Now that I've found out, they've acted immediately... I'm very sorry."

Lucy immediately understood the situation, apologized to David, and put on an innocent expression.

"Now is not the time to apologize, what do we do!? How can we escape!?"

Under the suppressive fire, David covered his head and huddled behind cover, loudly questioning the situation.

"I've already called for reinforcements! Damn it, the commander isn't here at this time!"

With Leng Mo absent, the Tekka Group's fighting strength dropped significantly, leaving them with no choice but to rely on Mann and the others.

"Lucy, what's up?"

"I've been exposed! I'm with Gloria's son right now, and Arasaka has made his move against us! We'll talk about the details later. Can I even get here from my current position?"

"What?! Fuck Araka! Immediately!"

Mann was startled and quickly called to the people around him to rush towards Lucy's direction.

After finishing her conversation with Mann, Lucy was nearly hit by a stray bullet and flinched in fright.

"Is it here?" David asked in alarm.

"On the way..." Lucy said helplessly, after all, it would take more than ten minutes for Mann to come over.

You have to figure out a way to get through these ten or so minutes on your own.

She frowned and dialed Rebecca's number.

"Lucy, what's wrong?"