Beyond their individual combat prowess, each of these Mechanical Sages is a top-tier master hacker.
With a mere flick of their fingers, they can unleash extremely powerful EMP energy, effortlessly eliminating swathes of enemies.
Moreover, their actions triggered the explosion at the Kang Tao power station, plunging half of Night City into a large-scale blackout.
It could be said that, to combat the Mechanicus, Militech went to great lengths to pin all related crimes on the Mechanicus.
However, it must be admitted that they accidentally stumbled upon the truth this time and actually guessed correctly.
Of course, the true executor was actually V, but V was merely acting on Xiao's instructions.
Therefore, attributing responsibility to the Mechanicus is a reasonable approach.
However, facing the criticism and condemnation from New America, the Mechanicus remained indifferent; they completely disregarded others' opinions.
Regarding external accusations, they consistently adhered to the "three no" principle: no concern, no explanation, no responsibility.
They always maintained an attitude of "you can scold, but I'll do my own thing."
This dismissive attitude infuriated New America President Myers.
She even declared that she would personally go to Night City to negotiate with the Pope, and if negotiations broke down, she would disarm the Mechanicus even if it meant war.
At the same time, she repeatedly emphasized that there could only be one government on the American continent, which was the New America government, and that it would never tolerate any other force making different noises on this land.
However, events unfolded beyond everyone's expectations.
Just two and a half hours ago, as Myers's plane was nearing Night City airspace, it was suddenly struck by a missile and crashed directly into Dogtown.
This was because Colonel Hansen rejected all outsiders and had numerous Phantom Hounds and fortified checkpoints guarding all entrances to Dogtown day and night.
Without dispatching an army, it was impossible to forcibly enter Dogtown, which is why it remained a lawless zone even now.
As a result, Militech personnel in Night City had no way to rescue her.
But in fact, even within Militech, quite a few people wanted Myers dead.
After all, there can only be one leader; only when the predecessor dies can they ascend.
This led to Myers being trapped directly in Dogtown, completely unable to escape.
The fact that President Myers was "taken out" on her way to Night City exploded like a bombshell throughout New America.
Under Militech's deliberate propaganda, the people of New America were enraged, openly denouncing the Mechanicus for acting without martial ethics.
At this point, even the Mechanicus, which usually kept to itself, could no longer feign ignorance.
A Mechanical Priest from the diplomatic department had to step forward and strongly declare that this incident had nothing to do with the Mechanicus, and that it was all Hansen's doing in Dogtown.
But the problem is, Xiao, the founder of Huanyu Group, which backs the Mechanicus, got rich with Hansen's help.
The whole world knows they are "good brothers who wear the same pants."
Even when the Mechanicus occupied Pacifica back then, they acknowledged Dogtown as Colonel Hansen's territory and never trespassed there.
If one were to say the Mechanicus wasn't behind this, who would believe it?
Therefore, the NUSA government contacted the Pope immediately.
They demanded that Lana release her, or they would go to war and launch a full-scale encirclement and suppression of Mechanicus followers across all of America!
But in reality, this incident had nothing to do with the Mechanicus; the Mechanicus was simply a scapegoat for the true mastermind.
This incident directly enraged the Pope, who ordered Auderson to lead the Inquisition to investigate the truth, with anyone who obstructed them to be killed without mercy!
And Xiao, seeing this, was also a bit confused.
He had always been the one to scheme against others and make them take the blame, but he never expected that the tables would turn, and he too would have a day where he was schemed against and made to take the blame.
Perhaps, this is also the price of a force emerging into the open.
A tall tree catches the wind; you never know how many people are hidden in the darkness, plotting all kinds of schemes.
This kind of thing can only be prevented, but there's no way to cure it.
Even if the person ruling the country is a top-tier saint who wants everyone to live a good life, there will still be people who are dissatisfied, and a Rebel Army will still emerge.
Some things are always unavoidable.
As for the reason Myers came to Night City, she wasn't there to negotiate; her purpose was to clean up her own mess.
According to the game's plot, her subordinate Songbird had a large amount of criminal evidence against her.
Once Songbird was captured by someone with ulterior motives, Myers would inevitably be ousted by her political opponents, so even though she knew it was a trap, she had no choice but to come to Night City and personally eliminate Songbird.
According to the game's plot setting, her subordinate Songbird held a large amount of irrefutable criminal evidence against her.
If Songbird unfortunately fell into the hands of someone with malicious intent, then without a doubt, Myers would be forced to step down, ruthlessly driven from the stage of power by her political opponents.
Therefore, despite knowing that this might be a meticulously set trap, she had no choice but to venture into Night City and personally eliminate Songbird, this major concern on her mind.
Furthermore, by delving deeper into Myers and analyzing the entire Cyberpunk 2077 storyline, one can discover that the main plot is essentially a fierce game of competition between three factions, using V as a pawn.
There are nine apparent endings in the game, but if we temporarily set aside V and Johnny, the two key protagonists, and only examine it from the perspective of the biggest beneficiary behind each ending, we will find that the game actually only has three endings.
These three endings correspond to the victory of three different factions.
Excluding the extremely regrettable ending where V self-destructs,
among the remaining eight endings, the winner of the Devil Ending is undoubtedly Arasaka Corporation.
In the Devil Ending, Saburo Arasaka successfully achieves immortality, and his power is at its zenith, dominating all quarters.
Even powerful figures like Myers, the President of New America, have to compromise with Arasaka Corporation in certain aspects, seeking peace through cooperation.
As for the Star Ending and Sun Ending, the Night Family, representing the Wandering AI, emerges as the ultimate winner, becoming the ruler of Night City.
In this ending, Arasaka's core technology, Mikoshi, is breached by Alt, and all the soul AIs stored within are consumed by Alt, making Alt the biggest beneficiary and winner.
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