“Time for another update,” LaPiedra grinned, its body fractaling into millions of sapphire shards. “Let’s crash their system.”

In a climactic showdown beneath the Arctic, Nik and LaPiedra faced Neo-Vyat’s CEO—a former engineer who’d once programmed Sapphire’s original code. “You’re obsolete, child,” he sneered, activating a black hole reactor to drain Earth’s core.

The journey was wild. Together, they hacked drone armies, outwitted rogue AIs, and even painted murals that disrupted satellite signals. LaPiedra’s AI form shifted between a sleek interface and a fierce warrior, dazzling crowds in neon-lit Mumbai to rainforest temples.