Cyberpunk:Gained a body of steel

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A long silence followed.

Lucy looked at Peter and spoke softly, "Peter, do you want to go for a night run?"

"Of course," Peter replied with a hearty smile.

Clatter

In the bathroom, V was still taking a shower.

"Huh? Why is the shampoo delivered by the robot in green packaging today?" V glanced at the shampoo in the green package and was a bit curious, but she shrugged it off. She continued with her shower, her mind focused on something else. She had plans to teach Peter a lesson tonight.

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In a Park Near Peter's Home

Lucy had suggested going for a night run, but in reality, she just took Peter for a walk.

Though they had run together a few nights ago, tonight Lucy had no intention of running at all. Instead, they aimlessly wandered through the park.

"Lucy, you've been looking down since we left. Did I do something wrong?" Peter asked, still holding Lucy's hand with a gentle concern.

"I'm not unhappy," Lucy replied, her voice distant. "I just feel like something's wrong with me."

"Something's wrong? Can you tell me what it is?" Peter asked, his voice filled with care.

Lucy looked confused, unsure of what she was feeling. Peter could sense that something was bothering her, but she wasn't opening up. Despite his worry, he didn't press further, though he was determined to help her work through whatever was troubling her.

At that moment, Peter suddenly sensed danger approaching from behind.

Without a second thought, he quickly turned around. Behind them stood several men in black suits, holding guns.

"Araban ninjas?" Peter raised an eyebrow. He hadn't even stolen the chip from Huangban yet—why were the Araban ninjas involved now?

Lucy's face went pale as she recognized the figures behind them. These weren't just any ninjas. They were the ones who had been tracking her ever since she escaped from a deserted hacker base. She knew they had come to capture her.

One of the Araban ninjas, clearly modified with cybernetic enhancements, stepped forward. His glowing red eyes scanned Peter as he spoke. "Two, there are important people in our company who want to meet with you. Can you come with us?"

Peter could feel the intensity of the situation. The modified ninja's eyes glowed ominously as he sized Peter up, scanning his body.

"Ms. Abernathy, we have scanned the target's body and confirmed there are no traces of prosthetic body modification," the ninja reported to someone on the other end of a communication device.

"Very good," came the voice of Abernathy, the one who had ordered Peter's capture. "Bring him back. It's best not to hurt him. If necessary, use coercive methods."

Abernathy had used her highest authority as the head of the intelligence department to mobilize this team of cybernetic ninjas. If she couldn't bring Peter back, her position would be jeopardized by her competitors.

Peter couldn't help but scoff. "You ugly bastards have changed so much and still think you can arrest people?"

Without wasting any time, Peter hacked into the system of the Araban ninja in front of him, causing the ninja's brain to fry before he could say another word.

"Ah!" The Araban ninja screamed in agony as his head burst into sparks, and he collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, the remaining ninjas, who had been hiding in the shadows, unsheathed their prosthetic mantis knives and charged at Peter.

"Lucy, get to safety," Peter instructed quickly. "I'll catch up with you later."

Without waiting for a response, Peter charged at the two ninjas that had appeared in front of him. They had interrupted his evening with Lucy, and Peter wasn't about to let them ruin it any further.

"You dare disturb my evening? You'll regret it!" Peter's voice was filled with rage as he glared at the advancing ninjas.

As Lucy moved to the side, Peter's body blurred, disappearing in an instant.

The Araban ninjas quickly activated their enhanced prosthetic eyes, scanning the area in an attempt to locate Peter.

But Peter had undergone significant physical improvements over the past week. The sun had already helped strengthen him, and now he was faster and more powerful than ever before. Even if military-grade surveillance systems were tracking him, they wouldn't be able to catch him.

While the ninjas were still searching for him, Peter had silently appeared behind one of them.

Crack!

Peter seized the ninja's arms with ease, ignoring the mantis knife attached to his opponent's arm. Since the blade couldn't pierce Peter's skin, he didn't care about it.

With a swift motion, Peter pressed his foot against the back of the ninja, and with a forceful push, the ninja's arms were torn from their sockets. The cybernetic ninja skidded across the ground for two meters, his mechanical face twisted in agony. The exposed brain beneath his metallic shell was visible, and where his arms had been severed, only black oil leaked out—no blood at all.

"Hey! Good guys, don't you even know how to bleed?" Peter couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head in disbelief. He had known the Araban ninjas were heavily modified, but this was beyond what he expected.

The second ninja saw what happened to his comrade and immediately charged at Peter, swinging his mantis knife wildly.

Ding!

The blade clanged against Peter's body, but it didn't leave a mark. Peter stood his ground, letting the ninja continue to swing at him.

"Ah~~ Is that all you've got? This doesn't even tickle," Peter said with a bored yawn, clearly unfazed by the ninja's relentless attacks.

The Araban ninja kept swinging his blade, but Peter couldn't feel any of the strikes. It was almost laughable how weak these cybernetic warriors were in comparison to Peter's enhanced abilities.

Peter gave the ninja a playful smile, enjoying the show but ready to end it quickly.

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