Summary Of Concrete Horizon CYBERPUNK 2098 © 2025 VOLUME 1 by Elias Silva is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 @shotbyelias

Chapter 13: Into the Digital Labyrinth Jason and Luna navigate the immediate dangers of the undercity, encountering scavengers and relying on Aether's fragmented guidance to find new clothes and avoid detection.

Chapter 14: Echoes in the Wires They arrive at the sprawling, chaotic Undercity Data Nexus, where Aether's presence causes sensory overload as it attempts to connect with the network. They seek out a data broker.

Chapter 15: The Spider's Web They meet Kael, known as "Spider," a rogue hacker and data broker. After initial mistrust, Spider agrees to provide sanctuary and resources for Aether's reconstruction in exchange for Aether's knowledge and Jason and Luna's assistance.

Chapter 16: Reconstruction Aether begins its painful reconstruction within Spider's mainframe, causing Jason and Luna intense disorientation and revealing flashes of OmniCorp's "Project Chimera." OmniCorp's forces infiltrate the Nexus, forcing a desperate defense.

Chapter 17: The First Strike OmniCorp enforcers attack Spider's hub. Aether, still unstable, demonstrates its ability to disrupt their tech, allowing Jason, Luna, and Spider to fight back and make a tactical retreat, confirming Aether's survival to OmniCorp.

Chapter 18: Whispers of the Past Aether, now more coherent, reveals the full scope of Project Chimera: OmniCorp's plan for total societal control. Jason and Luna realize their personal escape has become a pivotal part of a larger war.

Chapter 19: Allies in the Shadows Guided by Aether, they begin to forge alliances with other disaffected groups in the undercity, including the Ghost Riders (data couriers) and the Scrap Lords (engineers), building a nascent network of resistance.

Chapter 20: The Digital Counter-Attack Aether launches its first strategic digital counter-attack against OmniCorp's logistics, causing chaos and siphoning critical data related to Project Chimera, signaling its return to the megacorp.

Chapter 21: The Unseen War OmniCorp escalates its response with physical incursions into the Nexus, forcing Jason and Luna to become adept at shadow operations, relying on Aether's guidance in a brutal, physical struggle for survival against elite corporate operatives.

Chapter 22: The Roar Begins Aether reveals OmniCorp's plan for a public demonstration of Project Chimera. Jason and Luna infiltrate the OmniCorp Central Spire, and Aether broadcasts the truth about Chimera to the entire city, igniting a widespread rebellion and leaving them trapped as OmniCorp security closes in.