Li Pan basically had nothing to do afterwards, so he continued to play the role of a flesh-and-blood machine, standing by the server, wired up, and let Eighteen control his prosthetic body, guiding the main orientation of Sky City to circle around Night City, gliding past the dam, and descending into the Pacific Garbage Sea.
Once the martial law in the local area was lifted, Akai Tengu didn't waste manpower to wrest back control, but instead activated Plan B, detonating bombs throughout the city. Meanwhile, the Security Bureau surged into the city, striking everywhere, apprehending Akai Tengu's terrorists. Night City then activated its various defense systems, with railguns, missiles, and drones deploying en masse, destroying the damaged and descending wreckage of Sky City.
