Vincenzo sat in the theater seat, with a young couple beside him.
"We finally made it," Milon held Judy's hand, barely able to contain his excitement. They had been eagerly anticipating this movie for a long time.
Now, they could finally feast their eyes on it. Milon wished he could glue his eyes to the screen and immerse himself completely.
Vincenzo felt the same way, but since he had no one to talk to, he simply clenched his fists and stared at the screen.
Since it was a 3D movie, the audience was wearing black glasses.
Shortly after the Norton's Eye logo appeared, a meteor suddenly struck and shattered it. The next second, a massive amount of debris seemed to fly out of the screen, rushing toward the audience.
"Ah!" A few audience members screamed, startled by the sudden impact.
Others, though they didn't cry out, were visibly surprised.
"This feels just like Avatar! Ethan wasn't lying," Vincenzo let out a long breath of relief. As one of the beneficiaries of Lucy, he had been worried that the film might flop.
Especially with 3D films—while they sounded impressive, in practice, you got what you paid for.
The more expensive ones were undeniably better.
So, when he saw these debris fragments maintaining a lifelike form as they shot toward the audience, Vincenzo immediately realized that the movie's marketing hadn't been exaggerated—this was truly a 3D film on the same level as Avatar!
After this brief visual impact, the movie's title, Lucy, appeared in a simple, minimalist style against a black background.
"Billions of years ago, we were given life."
"How have we used it?"
The scene opened with a mother ape drinking water. It had facial features resembling a human, looking distinct from other apes.
The camera then moved through the jungle, transitioning into an aerial view of Seoul's cityscape.
A rapid sequence of clips flashed by—people in the streets and stores moving at double speed, perfectly capturing the rush of modern life.
Then, Lucy appeared—golden short hair, tilting her head while sipping a drink—only to have her thoughts interrupted by her boyfriend.
"Lucy, this is no big deal."
It turned out he wanted Lucy to deliver a secure briefcase for him, but she refused.
The man wore a cowboy hat, and his eyes looked unique—almost like cybernetic implants, exuding a futuristic, trendy vibe.
Seeing Lucy refuse, he had no choice but to keep persuading her, even bringing up her name as a point of flattery.
"You know, I once went to a museum, and guess what I saw there?"
"What?" Lucy asked, puzzled.
"The world's first woman was also named Lucy."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene abruptly cut to an ape's eye. Then, after a quick three-shot zoom-out, it was revealed that the ape was actually a museum exhibit. In the orange-lit museum setting, it stood out distinctly.
"Is this the same ape from the opening?" Vincenzo immediately recalled the earlier scene. They looked identical, so it had to be the same.
But Lucy in the movie still refused. Even when her boyfriend tried to tempt her with money, she wouldn't agree to deliver the case.
Left with no choice, the boyfriend handcuffed Lucy to the briefcase.
"So despicable."
Lucy had no choice but to enter the hotel lobby and explain her purpose to the receptionist.
As they spoke, various animal clips flashed across the screen.
Vincenzo took note of these images and murmured, "They're all prey being chased."
"Lucy is the prey?" Milon also voiced a similar guess.
The two turned to look at each other and exchanged a knowing smile.
However, Lucy in the movie remained unaware of this. She simply wanted the recipient to come downstairs and take the case, but instead, only a group of burly bodyguards arrived.
Then, as she locked eyes with her boyfriend, a gunshot suddenly rang out.
Bang!
The boyfriend's blood splattered against the glass, followed by the shattering of the window and a barrage of gunfire.
A group of assailants stormed in, turning the hotel into a warzone.
The flying glass shards were like razor-sharp daggers, launching an all-out attack on the audience's retinas. The spectacle left Vincenzo and the others in awe.
At the same time, the towering, muscular men in the scene activated their cybernetic implants, engaging in combat with the opposing forces and dragging Lucy upstairs.
"No! Please!"
Lucy's cries for help went unanswered. After a brief wait in the room, someone finally entered.
It was Sally, played by Rob Sari—the film's antagonist.
As soon as he appeared, the audience gasped.
His eyes, face, arms, and legs were all visibly enhanced with cybernetic modifications. These meticulously designed cybernetic implants made him look like a ruthless killing machine, his blades stained with blood, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression as he approached Lucy.
Vincenzo held his breath.
Yes—this was the villain he had envisioned! A mere poster could never capture such a suffocating presence.
Lucy felt the same way—she was utterly terrified.
Especially when Sally's blade neared her throat—she was so frightened she stopped breathing altogether.
Fortunately, Sally didn't do anything to her.
A video call was playing on the computer screen in the room, displaying the image of Mr. Zhang, who was remotely orchestrating everything.
"Sally, be gentle with pretty girls."
"Yes."
Sally's voice had a distinct mechanical undertone, devoid of emotion.
They then opened the briefcase, revealing CPH4—a blue crystalline substance sealed inside a transparent bag.
"So beautiful!"
Mr. Zhang sipped his red wine and admired the sight.
"I must say, this is truly a masterpiece."
He didn't elaborate on what it was, merely giving an order:
"Since we have an unexpected mule, let's not waste time. Send these goods to New York—I want to see them as soon as possible."
"Understood."
Sally nodded in agreement, and then Lucy was roughly taken to the operating room and injected with anesthesia.
Next, the audience witnessed a gruesome scene—Lucy's abdomen was cut open, and the doctor placed CPH4 inside her body.
It turned out that the so-called "mules" were people used to smuggle drugs inside their bodies.
Of course, the bloodiest scene was not shown to the audience, because in the next second, Professor Norman, played by Morgan Freeman, appeared on the screen.
"Now, let's discuss a special case."
"In terms of brain usage, the only creature superior to us…"
"Dolphins."
Standing at the podium, he began a lecture on brain development, accompanied by images of various animals.
After watching this segment, the audience gained a clearer understanding of the concept of brain utilization.
Meanwhile, Lucy woke up in a hotel bed.
However, her condition was far from good—her abdomen was wrapped in white cloth, faintly stained with blood.
She wasn't stupid. The implications were obvious.
Later, she was taken to Sally, along with several other mules. After using a mechanical voice to threaten them, Sally handed them plane tickets to New York, put hoods over their heads, and sent them away.
"Ten percent." A subtitle suddenly appeared on the screen, and Vincenzo figured it must represent Lucy's brain utilization level.
The scene cut back to Professor Norman, who was still discussing human brain development, covering inheritance, environment, and reproduction, before cutting back to Lucy's eyes.
"You look pretty good!" After her hood was removed, a fierce-looking Korean man stood before her.
The man reached out, intending to touch Lucy's chest, but she immediately pushed him away.
Enraged, the man kicked Lucy to the ground and brutally beat her.
"Damn Koreans!" Vincenzo cursed, deeply upset to see his goddess being attacked.
After beating Lucy, the guards left the small prison cell. Meanwhile, Lucy felt her stomach churning violently—it seemed that the bag of CPH4 inside her had ruptured.
This caused both her mind and body to spiral into chaos. She rolled, convulsed, and trembled uncontrollably in the cell, spinning rapidly in a visually overwhelming sequence.
"Twenty percent." In just a short moment, Milon saw another number appear on the screen.
"So, what's happening?" Judy asked in confusion.
"The bag inside her must have burst, and the CPH4 is erupting in her system."
"And then?"
"Just watch and see."
Professor Norman continued his lecture, and just before it ended, someone in the audience asked, "What would happen if someone utilized one hundred percent of their brain capacity?"
Professor Norman paused briefly before responding, "One hundred percent? Sorry, I don't know."
The next moment, inside the small prison, Lucy's eyes suddenly snapped open.
Her pupils were an eerily bright blue, glowing with an unnatural intensity.
Upon waking, it was as if she had lost all memories of her former self. Calmly, she picked up a chair and sat down.
Her expression showed no pain, no emotion—she seemed completely devoid of feeling.
After a brief wait, she turned her gaze toward the cell door, and a second later, someone actually opened it.
It was another guard, entering the room with a lecherous grin, clearly harboring ill intentions.
Unfortunately for him, the Lucy he faced was no longer the same as before. She lured him closer, then swiftly trapped his arm between her legs.
In one seamless motion, she pulled his belt from his waist, knocked him unconscious, and then used the belt to snatch a table closer, grabbing the gun placed on top.
Her movements were crisp, clean, and efficient—so much so that Vincenzo felt his frustration melt away in satisfaction.
But this was just the beginning.
Lucy stepped out of the cell and swiftly made her way to the security desk. Seeing several guards eating, she wasted no time pulling the trigger.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A few gunshots rang out, and all the guards collapsed, shot precisely between the eyes.
"Hell yeah!" Vincenzo exclaimed. The slaughter was exhilarating—Lucy made even the most brutal enemies look helpless before her.
After finishing them off, Lucy sat down at the table and devoured the unfinished meals. She ate quickly and efficiently, as if she had been starving for days.
Once she finished, she used her gun to threaten a taxi driver into taking her to the hospital.
She walked through the hospital corridors and entered an operating room, where she immediately shot the patient lying on the table. Then, she turned to the doctors and said, "You can't save him anymore. Save me instead."
Watching this, Vincenzo felt that Lucy had undergone a complete transformation—after absorbing the CPH4, she seemed to be shedding her old self from the inside out.
The feeling was somewhat unsettling.
However, as Lucy underwent surgery while making a call to her family, her reddened eyes revealed a hidden depth of emotion beneath her cold exterior.
After hanging up, Lucy murmured, "Time is running out."
"It looks like she's struggling against the power inside her," Judy observed.
Milon nodded. "That's possible. This is probably a side effect of CPH4."
After the surgery, Lucy didn't need a map—she simply retraced her steps back to the same hotel and stood outside the villain Sally's room.
At that moment, Sally was repairing his cybernetic limbs.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of gunshots echoed. Sally grew alert, slowly rising to his feet as steam hissed from his cybernetic legs.
Then, he saw Lucy.
She had already slaughtered all his men.
"Well, this is unexpected…" Sally didn't seem frightened. Instead, he licked his lips with excitement.
The two immediately engaged in combat, delivering an exhilarating fight sequence. Inside the room, glass, statues, and furniture shattered under Sally's bladed cybernetic limbs. The fragments flew across the screen in an intense visual spectacle.
Lucy's action sequences were equally mesmerizing. She evaded Sally's attacks with impossible agility, as if she could see his every move before it happened. Moreover, she seemed to have already analyzed the weak points of his cybernetic limbs—every strike she landed either disassembled or damaged his enhancements.
The audience held their breath, completely immersed in the breathtaking 3D spectacle.
Ultimately, Lucy emerged victorious. Though injured, she still managed to dismember Sally, leaving behind only his helpless torso.
Lucy picked up Sally's dagger, stabbed both of his hands, and then pressed her fingers against his forehead. A vivid visual effect coursed through his veins, revealing his memories to her.
She saw all the flight tickets and the destinations of the remaining mules.
But Lucy wasn't in a rush to find them.
Right now, she was more concerned about what was happening to her body.
Ever since absorbing the CPH4, she could feel her cells multiplying at an accelerated rate—this was drastically shortening her lifespan.
She needed to find a way to save herself.
Taking the CPH4 she had retrieved from Sally, she went to her friend's house and used a computer to search for a cure.
During this process, she discovered Professor Norman. After reading through all of his research, she immediately called him using the number listed on his website.
"My name is Lucy. I just finished reading all your research on the human brain. We need to meet."
"All my research?" At that moment, Professor Norman, who was in a hotel room, chuckled as he answered the phone, "I'm flattered, miss. But I find that hard to believe—my writings alone amount to at least…"
"Six thousand seven hundred and thirty-four pages. I can recite them to you on the spot."
Professor Norman was stunned.
Then, suddenly, the television in front of him turned on, displaying the face of a beautiful yet expressionless woman.
It was Lucy.
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