Starting from Night City

He blocked the Katana slashing from the right.

Facing the Katana chopping from the left, Su Xiao had no blade, nor did he need one.

Instead, he simply extended his left hand.

Using the Power Gauntlet on his left hand, he tightly gripped the blade.

The Ripper, who hadn't expected things to turn out this way, looked on in horror.

He tried to exert force.

But no matter how hard he strained, he couldn't pull the blade from the Power Gauntlet's palm.

The two sides wrestled, locked in a stalemate.

Now it was a matter of who would run out of strength first.

And be dismembered.

Then he saw Su Xiao, up close, suddenly flash him a smile.

What followed was a headbutt, slamming into him forcefully.

The Ripper was dazed and disoriented.

Su Xiao released the Katana and pressed the groggy Ripper to the ground.

He raised the Power Gauntlet on his right hand, which, under the cold rain, resembled a cross symbolizing judgment.

He brought it down heavily on the Ripper's head.

The Ripper's head was smashed into the ground, the earth cracking like a spiderweb.

The splattered blood stained the ground and the Power Gauntlet, then was washed away by the falling rain.

Su Xiao, like a pile driver, repeatedly punched the Ripper's head.

By the time Su Xiao stopped, the Ripper's head was gone.

The corpse lay like a lump of rotten flesh, utterly lifeless.

People hiding in nearby shops and buildings, who had witnessed the scene, were stunned into silence.

Even the captain and the female medic, whom Su Xiao had saved, found their throats dry and their faces full of shock.

A shop owner, trembling in fear inside his store, had just called the NCPD.

Upon seeing Su Xiao turn the Ripper into Ripper paste, he stammered and changed his tune.

"If you're busy, you don't have to come over."

Seeing Su Xiao about to leave, the captain, finally snapping out of his shock, hurried after him.

"Uh, please wait a moment."

"Is there something else?"

Su Xiao turned to look at the captain.

The captain flinched involuntarily, a shiver running through him.

Even though he knew Su Xiao had saved his life, he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread.

"You saved us, I want to repay you."

With that, the captain transferred several thousand Eurodollars.

"I know it's not much, but it's all I can manage."

After confirming the transfer, Su Xiao nodded and left without further delay.

He departed amidst the shocked gazes of the captain, the female medic, and the people hiding in the nearby buildings.

Chapter 47: I'll Show You Something Big

In front of Lucy's apartment.

"Then I'll be going."

"Wait," Lucy's voice called from behind, "You're soaked. Why don't you come in and take a shower?"

In 2077, colds and fevers hadn't been completely eradicated yet.

The poor, who couldn't even afford Trauma Team's cheapest package, could die from a common pneumonia.

Su Xiao thought for a moment and didn't refuse Lucy's kind offer.

While Su Xiao was showering, Lucy went out again to buy him some clothes.

After all, the clothes Su Xiao was wearing were soaked from the rain.

He couldn't possibly put them back on after showering.

Lucy returned quickly; there was a clothing store not far downstairs.

"I put your clothes outside."

"Thanks."

After showering and changing into the clothes Lucy bought for him, Su Xiao walked out of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel.

"I have a hairdryer."

"No need, I think a towel can dry it. Men's hair isn't that long anyway."

Lucy, who had already found the hairdryer, came over and grabbed Su Xiao's hand. "Sit down."

Su Xiao stopped resisting and obediently sat on the chair.

He let Lucy dry his hair.

Unable to move while sitting, Su Xiao instinctively looked around Lucy's apartment.

The layout was roughly the same as his last visit.

However, there was a bathtub filled with ice in the corner, and an old poster was stuck to the wall.

He remembered there wasn't one when he first rented the place.

This meant that the faded poster was something Lucy had brought herself.

Noticing his gaze, Lucy pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "What do you think?"

"This poster must have been released when they were developing the Moon colony, calling for laborers to move bricks on the Moon. It's been quite some time ago."

"Yes, that's right. So?"

"You want to go to the Moon?"

"Uh-huh."

Lucy didn't deny it.

She had a secret hidden deep within her heart.

Ever since escaping Arasaka's facilities, she had been afraid of being found by Arasaka for years.

Arasaka's eyes and ears were everywhere.

So she never dared to stay in one place for too long.

To Lucy, who had suffered so much from being displaced, nowhere on Earth could provide her with a sense of security.

Perhaps only on the Moon could she achieve true freedom.

"That's great."

Lucy's lips curved slightly.

Even if he said it just to make her happy, Lucy felt happy inside.

However, she still said, "If you're just saying that to make a girl happy, I won't be happy."

"It's not insincere, I really think so."

Living in space?

Come on, that's awesome.

Su Xiao wasn't just trying to fool her.

He genuinely loved space and the cosmos.

Before his transmigration, Su Xiao had even participated in the crowdfunding for Star Citizen and pre-ordered Bethesda's Starfield.

In this era where game developers were gradually slacking off, who would crowdfund or pre-order if they didn't genuinely like it?

Unfortunately, even if these two games were really fun, he would never get to play them in this lifetime.

"There, all done."

After drying his hair, Lucy put down the hairdryer and walked over to the refrigerator. "Want something to drink? Still cola?"

"Yes, thanks."

Lucy took a bottle of cola and a bottle of beer from the refrigerator.

In the past, Lucy's refrigerator would only contain beer.

But this time, she had prepared several bottles of cola.

She handed the cola to Su Xiao.

The two sat together, drinking their beverages in silence.

The drinks in their cups gradually emptied, and Lucy suddenly stood up.

"I'll show you something good."

She took out something that looked like a pair of sports earphones.

"Have you used this before?"

"Isn't this a Braindance Headset? Don't underestimate me. In Night City, it's rare for people not to have used one." Su Xiao glanced at the item in her hand and asked curiously, "What are you going to show me?"

"You'll know in a moment."

Lucy grinned slyly and placed the Braindance Headset into Su Xiao's hand.

Then she had Su Xiao lie down on the bed.

Next, she took out a pink packet that looked like a small umbrella.

She tore it open.

She inserted the chip inside into the Braindance Headset Su Xiao was wearing.

She also took a Braindance Headset, put it on, and then lay down beside Su Xiao.

"There are a few things that need editing, just a moment... Let me see. For someone entering Braindance for the first time, these parameters might need to be turned down, and these..."

"Let's keep this one, it won't affect much and can even enhance the immersion..."

Su Xiao looked at the profile of the white-haired girl.

Compared to Lucy's face, the colorful night scenery outside the window seemed to dim.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Noticing Su Xiao's gaze, Lucy turned her head curiously.

"No, nothing."

After some adjustments, Lucy finally finished. "Ready?"

Su Xiao nodded.