A gentle voice sounded in Lucy's ears.
At the same time, a strong palm pressed on Lucy's shoulder, and the warmth from it made Lucy calm down a little.
Lucy turned to see Rocky sitting next to her, and as she looked around, the surrounding scene came into view.
It is a prosthetics clinic, and the chair under him is not a hacker chair, but a surgical chair.
After noticing that she was not captured by Arasaka and being comforted by Rocky's words, Lucy's tense nerves relaxed slightly.
But Lucy's eyes were still a little dazed, as if the nightmare just now was still lingering in her mind.
Just when Rocky was still thinking about how to comfort Lucy, Lucy suddenly turned around and hugged Rocky.
The sudden hug caused Rocky's brain to short-circuit for a moment, and even his body unconsciously stopped moving.
"Don't move, let me hold you for a while, just a while." Lucy's soft voice sounded in Rocky's ear.
Lucy's personality did not allow her to show such emotions, but the nightmare just now became the last straw that broke the camel's back. She really needed a warm support at this moment, just for a while.
Since she took on this commission, she has experienced too many emotional ups and downs, from the hesitation and fear of invading the Arasaka network, to the horror when she was discovered, and now to the relief that everything is over.
Lucy has too many emotions to vent. She always appears to be very strong, but deep down inside, she is also confused and afraid.
But there is no one she can confide in, and no one can understand her. In Night City, who is worthy of her trust?
Maybe this time, she can only continue to smoke silently in the corner and bear the heavy past.
Feeling the burning heat coming from Rocky's body, the cold feeling in the dream seemed to be blown away, and Lucy's panicked and helpless heart gradually calmed down.
Hearing Lucy's words, Rocky relaxed, stretched out his arms and hugged Lucy.
"Lucy, it's all over. The target has been eliminated, we've successfully evacuated, and the hacker who invaded us has also been eliminated. Now no one knows it was us, we're completely safe.
You can hold me for as long as you want, and feel free to express your emotions. There is no one else here, and I will listen carefully to what you have to say."
Rocky's gentle words rang in Lucy's ears, and Lucy's heart trembled.
This seemed to be the first time someone told her that she was safe and he could tell her everything without restraint.
The solid body that embraced her seemed to give her a sense of security she had never experienced before.
But Lucy still shook her head, just hugged him a little tighter and whispered.
"That's all, thank you, L."
"Okay, it's okay, I'm always here."
Rocky placed his hand on Lucy's back and patted her gently, comforting her.
...
After a long time.
Lucy let go of Rocky and her expression returned to normal, as if the emotional outburst just now was just an illusion, and the old Lucy was back.
"Thank you, L. I'm much better now. I'm sorry for doing that just now. I hope you don't mind."
There was no embarrassment on Lucy's face. A smile appeared on her lips again. She straightened her messy hair and spoke to Rocky.
"I don't mind. In fact, it's my fault. I dragged you into this. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to endure this."
Hearing Rocky's words, Lucy shook her head.
"No, this is my own decision. I was too weak. It's none of your business.
By the way, can you tell me what happened next?"
The last scene before Lucy fell into a coma was that she was attacked by hackers in cyberspace, and when she opened her eyes, she came here.
Although Rocky said that the matter was over, she still wanted to know what exactly happened.
"Later, after you passed out, Jack and I found the hacker's location. We broke into the network center of the Ganbi Building and took out the hacker.
I used the network center's authority to destroy all our records and traces, and finally fled the Blue Bi Building in my car." Rocky simply recounted what happened.
"...It's hard to imagine how you managed to do this under such circumstances." Lucy showed a surprised expression when she heard Rocky's casual words.
Rocky didn't go into specific details, just what they did.
Anyone who doesn't know the truth would be shocked to hear such words.
Two mercenaries who did not have network access pods installed and were not hackers were able to locate the Arasaka hackers at home in the Blue Abyss Building.
Then he broke through the layers of security blockade and broke into the network center, killed the hacker, deleted the data under Arasaka's nose, and finally broke through the siege and successfully drove away.
If what Rocky said was true, then if such a deed were to reach the ears of the cyberpunks in Night City, they would probably have called it a legend.
But in fact, what Rocky said is true, it's just not the version that most people imagine.
With the help of Ash's skills and Droso, he accomplished all of this very easily, without much fighting at all.
"Um... this may not be what you imagined. There aren't so many twists and turns in between. But it's hard for me to explain it clearly. You'll understand when the time comes."
Rocky didn't intend to explain too much about this. Many things were not as convincing as seeing them with one's own eyes. When the time came, Lucy would naturally understand after experiencing De Rosso's flight mode and phase cracks.
But at this time, De Rosso was driven away by Jack, and the phase blade was not fully charged, so Rocky could only do this for now.
"learn."
After hearing Rocky's words, Lucy didn't ask any more questions and stood up from the operating chair.
"By the way, Lucy, there are some things I want to talk to you about."
Seeing that Lucy was not seriously injured, Rocky said to her while packing up his equipment.
"What's the matter?" Lucy asked confusedly.
"I don't think this is a suitable place to chat. Can we find a suitable place to talk first?" Rocky looked at the clinic full of medical equipment and expressed his thoughts.
"That's right. I'll take you to a place. Follow me."
"where?"
"You'll know when you come."
Lucy had a smile on her face and looked in a good mood, as if she was looking forward to something.
...
After cleaning up the clinic, Lucy took Rocky to the rooftop of her apartment.
The view here is very open. There is a river in front, so there is no tall buildings blocking the view, and a large area of sky is displayed in the field of vision.
It was already night, and a bright full moon hung there quietly.
The buildings on the opposite bank are brightly lit, exuding the unique charm of Night City. In the distance, you can even see rockets taking off from the satellite launch base.
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