The Monarch returns! In a meeting with the mysterious RECLUSE, the team learns a secret that could save Night City from the RABIDS virus. Their only hope lies with Jerax's lost brother, trapped in a server in the heart the Hot Zone. But before they can seek out the key to the Blackwall, they must stop the Iron Lotus from detonating an EMP and destroying their last chance. Rocket launcher? Check. Grenades? Check. Biotoxin? Check. With the Monarch back in action, the team breaks into an abandoned steel foundry to confront the sins of the past. They've saved Night City from the Arasaka device once before--can they do it again?