Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 211 Death! Saburo Arasaka! He has passed away in glory!

Do you remember one of Lu Mingfei's initial goals when he came to Night City?

Exploring the relationship between Cyberpunk 2077 and the world of Dragon Raja

Because he sees this world as a branch of history built upon the foundation of the dragon race, he needs to understand the specifics.

However, this goal has not yet been achieved.

Because nobody knows.

The mercenaries were all bewildered, and even Rogue, who was from the same era as Johnny Silverhand, was completely unaware of what was happening. In her view, this world had long been destined to become a cyberpunk world.

In Lu Mingfei's universe, there are no corporate wars, and certainly no European Space Agency or Crystal Palace that started in the 1990s.

Something must have changed.

Moreover, this turning point must have occurred in the 20th century, before Lu Mingfei was born—or even earlier.

Finding out what happened before that was impossible by simply searching online, so Lu Mingfei had no choice but to ask "that person" for help.

That is probably the longest-living and most powerful person in the world today.
【Arasaka Saburo】

Even if Arasaka Yoriyuki tells Lu Mingfei that the part of Cyberpunk 2077 he sees is just a 'mask' and the truth is in the palace in the sky, the Crystal Palace.

However, Saburo, as the supreme ruler on Earth, could not possibly be completely unaware of this.

Even Lai Xuan had a lot of information he hadn't had time to tell Lu Mingfei, but he thought it wouldn't hurt for Lu Mingfei to ask Sanlang about it.

Back in Japan, the man sent Saburo's relic over.

And a week later, which is now.

It refers to the time of harvest.

Your package

"Ah."

Lu Mingfei thought he would receive the goods like a secret rendezvous, but to his surprise, the Relic was actually just sent to him in an envelope-like mail.

Indeed, the more complicated and troublesome it is, the more attention it will attract, and the more unusual events it will cause.

As Lu Mingfei opened the envelope, his thoughts drifted back to his first encounter with Lu Mingze a long, long time ago.

Back then, it was also an envelope from 'parents', and a relic inside.

But now
Lu Mingfei sent a text message to all his acquaintances, informing them of what he was going to do next, before finally settling back into the hacker-specific cryogenic chamber.

Next, he will use Relic to revive Saburo Arasaka.

Theoretically speaking, Relic is an erosion of the soul. If Lu Mingfei were to connect Saburo Arasaka's Relic into his head, he would be devoured by Saburo.

But that's just theory.

In fact, if you know in advance that you are going to face a relic, you can use hacking programs to shut down some processes in your brain beforehand and then counter it.

With sufficient preparation, hackers can turn the tables on Relic—just like Barthes did back in the day.

Lu Mingfei's current [Intelligence] is also [20].

Of course, there are also some risks.

After all, this is a battle between souls, and although Saburo Arasaka's physical body is that of an ordinary old man, he is, after all, at the pinnacle of power on Earth. His soul may be corrupt, but it must be powerful.

But Lu Mingfei was confident.

Taking a break from his busy schedule, Lu Mingfei lay down in the freezer and inserted the relic chip.

Consciousness falls into darkness.
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【Ka La.】

In the gray and white space of the data desert, code falls like fine snowflakes.

Lu Mingfei's virtual image retains the appearance of an eighteen-year-old boy. He is dressed simply, in his usual black sweatshirt.

And standing before him was the old man he had met once before.

Saburo Arasaka was dressed in a Japanese kimono, and just like the first time I met him, his expression was indifferent and unfathomable.

But after entering this cyberspace, he still looked around curiously.

"So that's how it is. Is this the world of Relic?"

"You resurrected me because Arakawa won, and Hanako won? — No, it doesn't seem like that."

Sanlang withdrew his gaze and looked at Lu Mingfei.

"This isn't a normal Relic process. I'm not successfully swallowing it. You're hindering Relic's progress."

"So that's how it is. The winner isn't Arasaka, but you."

"Now you want to devour my soul, obtain all the secrets hidden by Arasaka, and completely take control of my company?"

"As expected of the former emperor of the world's outermost circle," Lu Mingfei shrugged. "You can continue guessing."

"...Regardless, your goal is my memories. If it's not Arakawa, then it is."

Sanlang looked at Lu Mingfei, his eyes flickering.

"Did Lai Xuan tell you all that?"

"hehe."

The old man shook his head, then put his hands behind his back and walked to a more distant spot.

He was hunched over, but he didn't seem to have the pitiful state of someone about to die.

wrong.

even.
“Young people these days always overestimate their own appetites.” Saburo’s pupils were perfectly calm. “If you maintain your current advantage, then the situation might become a bit tricky.”

"However, you have chosen to compete with me in a battle of wits."

"Let me tell you some good news, young man."

Sanlang took two steady steps forward and came to stand in front of Lu Mingfei.

"I think you should now know the basic concepts of Word Power and hybrids, and also know why Arasaka can stand at the top of the world. Because as Japanese hybrids, we are born with spiritual attributes that surpass those of others."

"The so-called Relic is a new technology that uses the dragons' mastery of Word of Power to interpret its rules and replicate it."

"However, you may not know this, but Relic is different from the Soul Killers that Barthes devoured before." "If the Soul Killers of the past could be attacked and countered using hacking programs, and were compared based on [soul], then Relic's current technology determines the superiority of the two sides based on the strength of [spirit].

“The spirit is different from the body and soul. There is no inherent superiority or inferiority between them. They are attributes that can be completely compensated for through acquired experiences. As time goes by and experiences increase, the spirit will naturally expand.”

After saying that, the old man suddenly stopped.

He looked at the boy and couldn't help but sneer, mocking the young man's audacious way of thinking.

"And in front of you—is a mixed-race person who has lived for 150 years."

The data within the cyberspace seemed to be manipulated by the old man. The ground shook, the air heated up, and vision swayed and distorted due to the drastic change in the environment, surging into a long, purplish-red pillar like 'magic' in a fantasy world!
Between Lu Mingfei and the old man, there was a golden scale.

One end is tilting towards Saburo.

Inside the cyberspace, Lu Mingfei watched that scene unfold.

There are no additional facial expressions.

In the cyberspace, his body also emitted specks of starlight as it floated upwards. Looking at the unusually imposing Arasaka Saburo, Lu Mingfei's silent demeanor was truly suspicious.

He frowned, and then there was a irritating clicking sound.

"."

what happens.

Saburo looked at the scales, and one end was starting to shift towards Lu Mingfei's direction.

“Old man, you just said that if you maintain your current advantage, the situation might become a bit tricky, right?”

Lu Mingfei spoke up at that very moment.

But that calm demeanor made Saburo feel uneasy no matter how he looked at it.

"I should be the one saying that. After all, if Relic technology can really replicate a person, then I have to consider how many Saburos in the world are waiting to be resurrected."

"It would be pointless to just kill you or resurrect you and control you, which is why I am now trying to devour your memories directly."

"Put each other's spirits on the scales."

".What's the meaning?"

Saburo said hoarsely.

"You should have noticed it by now."

The boy remained unmoved in the face of the old man's questioning.

He glanced sideways at Tianping. "I am different from what you imagine. Well, although I can't be sure, I have made some guesses."

"Just like you said, spirit is the depth of time."

"My existence as a 'spirit' does not seem to represent only me."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Sanlang asked in a deep voice.

"In other words, in this spiritual world, your enemy is not just me."

Lu Mingfei pointed to his head.

"A 150-year-old mixed-race person, huh?"

"Then, old man, standing before you is—"

Lu Mingfei raised his eyes and looked straight ahead.

But what rose behind him was something far more intense and heavy than what the old man in front of him had been, spreading out from Lu Mingfei as the center, engulfing both of them like a storm!
If we were to use the 'magic' mentioned earlier as a metaphor...

If Saburo Arasaka is likened to a long pillar reaching to the sky, then Lu Mingfei is even more robust and powerful, like a hurricane that is impossible to look away from, a natural calamity.

"It's a demon that has lived for who knows how many thousands of years."

Click.

The scales tipped over completely and then fell helplessly to the ground.

Lu Mingfei didn't say much, he just gave a simple command.

"Take your own life, Saburo."

impossible.
Saburo raised his hand with trembling hands. Whether he was calm and collected or strategizing, all of that vanished in the face of this sudden shock.

He can see.

In this spiritual world, one can see the demon behind Lu Mingfei.

That small figure, that boy in a black suit, with golden eyes that never go out, whose gender was hard to discern.

That is
you----

I... actually
He placed his hands on his neck, then his veins bulged, and the blood vessels on his decaying skin rose, pouring all his strength into it. Saburo's head quickly turned red, then began to turn bluish-purple, and his eyeballs began to rise and fall erratically.

"Ahhh."

Although it was a mental space, dizziness soon followed, breathing became difficult, and blood foam gushed from the throat.

Finally, breaking through the limitations of the physical body, he crushed that fragile neck with his palm.

Click.

His bloodshot eyes could only catch a glimpse of the boy who was looking at him indifferently at the very end.

All vision was completely lost in darkness.

Saburo Arasaka.

He ruled the City of Night for 150 years.

The former emperor of the human empire.

Withering away.

And it was at this very moment.

Lu Mingfei gained all of his memories.

(End of this chapter)