Kei's vision flickered between reality and the digital overlay of the prison. The residual energy from his previous fights was finally manifesting. He clenched his fists as strange symbols glowed faintly across his arm. A system notification blinked before his eyes:
[System Fragment Detected: Neuromancer - 62% Activated]
The faceless man stood atop a crumbling platform, watching him with unreadable intent. Kei staggered, feeling an unusual awareness surge through his mind. The mechanical doors, the electronic security fields, even the data streaming within the prison's infrastructure—he could sense them. Not completely, not yet, but enough to realize what was happening.
His mind was beginning to interface with the prison itself.
A warning shot rang out. The prison's automated turrets swiveled toward Kei. Instead of dodging, instinct guided him. He lifted his hand, and in that instant, something clicked. The bullets veered off course mid-air, their trajectory rewriting itself as if time had distorted slightly.
[Neuromancer Ability Unstable: Partial Control Over Digital Constructs & Time Fragments Achieved]
Kei grinned. The game had changed. The prison was no longer just a cage—it was a system. And now, he was starting to learn how to rewrite its code.
Thefacelessman's stance shifted ever so slightly. For the first time, it almost seemed like he was… intrigued.
"Come at me then," Kei muttered, his eyes glowing faintly. "Let's see how deep this rabbit hole goes."