Players Invade Cyberpunk

"Boohoo, they're a perfect match, born for each other. What right do us monsters have to object?"

Tutu exclaimed at the doorway: "Whoa, the shut-in was totally defeated by the normie!"

Jianxue shook his head: "No, I think it's a case of a stronger shut-in beating another. Falling in love with an NPC, I never even considered such a thing. What's it called? Zeratustian romance?"

Tutu: "It's Platonic, dumbass!"

Some latecomer players were still clueless.

"Who's that girl? What romance? Are players meeting up in real life?"

After understanding the backstory, many were quite shocked.

"Whoa! This is the new era of online dating!"

The entire entrance to the medical area was surrounded by layers of people, many players drawn by the game's reputation were amazed by its openness.

Compared to that, the tasks in their hands seemed dull.

And there was envy, lots of envy!!!

But the person being envied wasn't happy at all.

Street Punk helped Yoshida sit up from the hospital bed, but Yoshida Saki's eyes occasionally streamed large amounts of data, causing her body to temporarily freeze in place, unable to speak or be conscious, ranging from a few seconds to minutes, after which she returned to normal without memory of the incident.

"Resident, what's wrong with her? Did a rogue AI leave some virus or control software?"

"Strange... her vital signs are perfectly fine, and her cybernetics are well-adapted. Why is this happening?"

The Resident was nearly scratching his head out trying to figure what this condition was, with no records even online, it was a rare mystery among mysteries.

"I think it's likely related to the experiments Zeta Technology conducted on her brain, though the impact of a rogue AI can't be ruled out... but we need time for a detailed diagnosis."

"Agent..."

Yoshida nervously clutched Street Punk's sleeve, refusing to let go, the overwhelming scent of romance nearly made the Resident roll his eyes.

The noisy medical area suddenly quieted down, a white-haired girl walked through the crowd into the medical area, she glanced at Yoshida Saki and said to the Resident

"Let me take a look."

Street Punk was quite surprised.

"Lucy Mentor, why are you here?"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with a mentor coming to see a student's patient friend?"

How could she not come?

Such a big incident happened in the player community that Lin Miao couldn't ignore it, despite all calculations he never anticipated this move, love sometimes doesn't follow logic, it just happens.

It's like how thousands of people might fall in love with a stone post, who could predict such things?

But now that it's happened, what can Lin Miao do, forcibly erase their memory and pull them apart?

What's the difference from a villain in a movie, he's not Master Extinction, and who knows if this will happen again in future, he can't keep watch on everyone, can he?

He can only pray those players' parents or spouses don't visit the forum, or Lin Miao might permanently bid farewell to a player.

"Relax."

Lucy's voice seemed to have a calming effect, Yoshida Saki's anxious demeanor instantly eased.

Once the data cable connected the two, golden streams of data appeared in both Lucy's and Yoshida Saki's eyes, after only two or three minutes, Lucy unplugged the cable and said to the few people in the room

"Her body is fine, the problem is with her brain's consciousness.

Zeta Technology likely used some kind of hacking technique to digitally replace some human brain computing with a centralized computation center, it's somewhat similar to the legendary Demonic Puppet Soul Killer, but not at that level.

But this hacking technique coupled with brain modification compressed the human consciousness into quite a small environment, and even now freed, she can't immediately control those digitalized consciousness realms...."

The Resident raised a hand to ask.

"Lucy Mentor, do you mean... she's now half AI, half human?"

"No, she's purely human now, if left untreated.... that digital half might eventually birth an AI and start fighting for control of the body, until fully replacing her own consciousness."

Ever since she engaged with the Black Wall and dealt with numerous rogue AIs, Lucy's understanding of this area deepened, and she better comprehended the source of those cyber disorders that were long concealed by major corporations, including Song Zhaomei's experiences.

Street Punk immediately panicked.

"Lucy Mentor, can the bio-modification pod fix her brain?"

Exactly, if the bio-modification pod could fix her brain, Yoshida Saki could become a normal human.

Lucy did not directly agree to Street Punk's request, although the cost of treating someone was negligible to Lin Miao, she thought for a moment and said

"Rather than treatment, I have a better proposal, but the choice is yours."

"Her semi-AI condition is quite rare, with significant developmental potential, though little room for growth, if she can control the digital realm herself, she'd be able to freely enter Cyberspace, or control intelligent devices for aid."

Though unfeeling, a healed Yoshida Saki would indeed be very weak to players.

The crucial thing is that both Lin Miao and Lucy are concerned about those words Erebos spoke before self-deletion.

If captured AIs still hold the possibility of rebellion, then assigning all devices to AI control undoubtedly bears great risk.

Yoshida Saki's emergence offers Lin Miao another possibility.

A possibility described as the third party between AI and humans.