Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 113 When the Building Collapses (Part 2)

Click.

Rebecca's robotic arm manipulated the safety of the [Arasaka TKI-20 Shingen], and with the bolt pulled back, this intelligent weapon was now ready to fire at any moment.

[Smart Link - Success]

A smart weapon sight appeared in Rebecca's prosthetic eye. She raised the gun, aimed it at the wall, and said, "OK~"

Mann put his arm around Dorio's shoulder. "Arasaka's smart weapons are still quite reliable."

Meanwhile, the controllable time-delay solid bomb in Pila's hand was tossed up by his slender prosthetic arm and then fell back down.

Sasha emerged from the small restroom in the private room, wearing a pink jacket over a complete hacker-style bodysuit. The proportions of black and pink were just right, accentuating the girl's stunning figure with its graceful curves.

She smoothed her hair, her hand resting on the [Lizhi Technical Pistol] on the coffee table for a long time without picking it up.

This cat-like girl had a keen intuition; she felt a little uneasy tonight, wondering if it was because she hadn't been getting enough rest lately.

"what happened?"

Dorio, with a cigarette between her fingers, stared at Sasha, whose expression was inscrutable. "Is there something you're worried about?"

Mann rubbed his large hand. "How about we make Kiwi, the woman who applied to the team before, a substitute? Wouldn't it be a bit too much for you to do it alone?"

Sasha shook his head.

Rebecca, clutching her gun, muttered discontentedly, "Sasha's the youngest and best hacker around here. She can use cyberpsychosis to crack things quickly, and she's even independently breached a biotechnology data fortress—that old woman might not be of much help, and she'll want a cut..."

Sasha nodded with a smile. "The backup hacker's abilities are limited when I'm hacking alone, but I have a request for Mann."

Mann exhaled a deep puff of smoke and gestured for Sasha to speak.

Sasha stroked the pink pistol in her hand. "If all goes well... I'm ready to leave the squad."

Everyone was silent.

The atmosphere in the private room was somewhat somber. After a long while, Dorio said, "With your skills, you really can't be a criminal in this muddy mess... I heard your sister has already passed the test and joined the NCPD?"

Sasha snorted softly, "I don't want Stella to worry anymore. I think... I should find a safe job and use the commission money we've earned recently to open a technology workshop or something."

Mann grinned, "Then I bet you're the most awesome plugin vendor in Japan!"

Rebecca opened her mouth, looking somewhat lonely, "I'm so envious. I don't even know what I want to do?"

Sasha brandished the pink pistol in her hand. "You like this, right?"

Rebecca nodded, suppressing her excitement. Sasha tucked the pistol into the holster on Rebecca's waist and zipped it up for her. "Promise me, no matter what dangers come tonight, you must send out the data and the inhibitor prototype first, okay?"

"Hey Hey hey."

Rebecca's face fell. "Why are you saying such discouraging things? We're a top-tier team that fought our way out of Dogtown!"

Pila chuckled, "Sis. If that idiot Lin Yue hadn't used the black wall as a backup plan, we guys would have been buried long ago."

Rebecca clenched her fist and yelled at her brother, "Fuck you, Pila!"

The somber atmosphere in the private room gradually relaxed.

"Then what will you use?"

Mann looked at Sasha with some curiosity, not expecting that the hacker would casually pick up a weapon case next to the coffee table. Inside, a jet-black pistol lay quietly—it was the Nue from Tsunami Military Industry.

It was the same gun Lin Yue used in Dogtown.

Sasha checked the magazine, confirmed the readings in her prosthetic eye were normal, and put the gun into the small bag beside her. Rebecca, apart from carrying a smart weapon, had her petite body hidden under a large jacket. The two of them looked like cute girls going out for a stroll...

Who would have thought that these two girls would be breaking into the heavily guarded dens in the company square tonight to steal something their enemies needed?

Just then, a phone rang in everyone's prosthetic eyes.

[Caller: Faraday]

The man on the other end of the phone remained calm. "Ladies and gentlemen, the party is about to start. Would you like me to send a car to take the ladies in?"

Sasha refused, "The next place isn't far from the company square, and Rebecca and I will be there on time."

When the call ended, Faraday didn't even offer a simple "I wish you success."

Pila tossed the bag at Rebecca's feet. "Don't embarrass our dad, you know? If Kako says we're not cut out for this, then we'll show her the truth with biotechnology—get it, sis?!"

Rebecca picked up the bomb at her feet, and unusually, she didn't retort to her older brother.

"You bastard, you should say it."

Pila took a drag on his cigarette, gave a cold laugh, and waved his hand. "I wasn't planning on coming, but I heard you volunteered to do this, so I'll tough it out. I'm off!"

After saying that, Pila left the private room of Laisheng with his hands behind his back and a nonchalant attitude.

Rebecca gritted her teeth, stubbornly picked up the bag, and said, "Let's go, Sasha."

Mann waved his large hand and said, "Be careful."

Dorio looked at the two girls with encouraging eyes, saying, "Take care of yourselves."

At this moment, it seems there's something wrong with the playlist for the next life.

This disco, usually filled with rock and metal music, suddenly started playing a classic love song from Body Temperature Radio: I really want to stay at your house.
You know you didn't lose your self-control.

Let's start at the rainbow.

……

Rebecca was very familiar with the streets and alleys of Night City.

Rebecca, who grew up on the streets with Pila, knows every little detail of what happened here. After losing her father's protection, Pila started from scrap and built things from scratch, growing up in this city swallowing humiliation and tears...

Surrounded by Tiger Claw Gang assassins, they stubbornly gazed at Wakako, becoming the most likely fringe figures in the city to become story material.

Mann and Dorio appeared at that moment.

Different circumstances lead to different feelings when viewing scenery.

Rebecca now only has a burning love for this city. She cannot see the darkness; she only knows that running will always lead to a good outcome!
Sasha looked at the streets of Night City, Judy's somewhat devastated expression, her sister's worried eyes, her mother's reluctant gaze, all intertwined with the city's lights, inseparable from each other.

Perhaps it's time for her to take responsibility for others. No one will give two girls struggling to survive in the city an explanation for what happened to their mother, and she is willing to become a marginalized traveler because she wants to know why her mother suddenly passed away.

She went to great lengths to attack the NCPD's database and the company's data fortress, but all her efforts ended in failure.

Even if they knew their mother shouldn't have died so young, what could they do in this world?

Perhaps at this very moment, some unlucky soul will die under the gun in a dark alley. In this city, just surviving is considered lucky; who cares about the manner of death?
Perhaps Sasha had no better option than to forget.

【Cherry Blossom Market…】

Sasha twirled lightly, reaching her hand gently towards the sky. Pink holographic petals fell onto her hand, and she adjusted the strap of her backpack.

Rebecca slid down the high steps laughing, "Whoosh!"

The sky was filled with virtual flower petals as if preparing for the New Year, and even the vendors who usually make a living here couldn't help but come out from under the awnings of their stalls.

The pink glow of the holographic petals was reflected in everyone's eyes. Rebecca tilted her head back, her mouth slightly open.

Rebecca asked, "Sasha, what is New Year?"

Sasha's hand, which was trying to catch the petals, fell. "The New Year is a new day."

Rebecca: "A new day? Tomorrow?"

Sasha shook her head. "The year 2075 will become the year 2076 in the prosthetic eye."

Rebecca muttered, "There are still a few days left..."

Sasha smiled and said, "The New Year used to be a very important day, as it represented the start of a new phase."

Rebecca thought about it carefully, but still didn't quite understand the meaning of such days. "Oh..."

[Riverside in the Japanese Town...]

Rebecca ran quickly towards the high concrete platform in the street, its surface covered in gang graffiti. She swung her legs rapidly, shouting, "Sasha! Look! There's a missile!"

Sasha tilted her head back, shielding her eyes from the dazzling neon lights, as a space shuttle streaked towards the round moon, its trail of flames trailing behind it.

She patiently explained to Rebecca, "That's an orbital spacecraft, darling."

Rebecca raised her fist and yelled, "I fucking want to sit too!"

Sasha covered her mouth and chuckled softly, while the crowds coming and going on the street stared at this crazy girl.

Two girls, one tall and one short, walked side by side, talking about all the novel things in the city.

Where they walked, they left behind a trail of light footsteps and a faint scent of perfume.

[Company Plaza...]

Sasha and Rebecca gazed at the towering skyscrapers, their neon lights flashing and casting a cold, aloof light upon them.

Two enormous holographic goldfish swooped down from the sky and swam around the two "strangers".

Their relaxed expressions gradually turned serious.

Rebecca took out a smart gun from behind her back. A green seedling logo was lit up on a building near the Arasaka Tower.

That is biotechnology.

At this time, there were few lights in the building. The biotechnology company had strict working hours in the company square. They were very "humane". It was rumored in the city that working at the biotechnology company was the easiest job.

Just avoid the protein farms outside Night City, because they stay up all night, constantly supplying the city with substandard nutrients.

[Caller: Mann]

Mann's image appeared; the blond, mature man's expression was unusually serious at this moment.

“We can get closer. Faraday said the gate is open. Let’s act quickly.”

"Be careful."

The two girls exchanged a glance and made their way to the main entrance of the biotechnology office building in the darkness of Night City, where no light could reach.

Behind that glass door lay an impenetrable darkness and silence.

……
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The streamlined sports car sped from Night City onto the main road of the company square, flooring the accelerator as it raced towards the roundabout.

The light reflected from the colorful neon lights above flowed quickly across the car body.

"Nice car, boss."

Suzuki had loaded Arasaka Kenshin's gun. The young man in the driver's seat had a rugged profile, and his black hair swayed in the wind that rushed in from outside the car.

Have you ever done this kind of job before?

Lin Yue tapped his fingers on the steering wheel and asked.

Suzuki's features are more like those of people from Europe and America. He has a strong physique, which is especially striking when paired with the bulletproof vest worn by Arasaka's field team.

"During my training in Hokkaido, infiltration was a fundamental skill that I had to learn. As Saburo-sama once said... what Arakawa needs are ninjas."

Lin Yue chuckled, a laugh that sounded like a cold laugh or a polite, agreeable laugh to lighten the mood.

"Excuse my bluntness... but you shouldn't have done it yourself. I could have done it all by myself." Suzuki, a loyal subordinate, almost believed that his superior was of noble birth and could not personally do such high-risk work or face the battlefield amidst gunfire.

The training methods employed by Shintaro Takayama and Saburo Kenichi are indeed effective; the soldiers trained by Arasaka are as loyal as meticulously crafted machines.

Lin Yue hummed in agreement. "The head of the security department is just a high-ranking henchman of Arasaka. Ms. V from the counterintelligence department is of the same rank as me. There are some things I have to do."

"Yes, excuse me."

The car suddenly swerved, and Suzuki coughed softly, his hand subtly gripping the handrail.

I always feel that my boss has no concept of braking when driving. He basically goes into corners at high speed without caring about the car's bearings at all.

[Incoming caller ID: V]

"how's it going?"

Lin Yue glanced at the time. "We'll start in ten minutes. The operation is scheduled for 11:50. We've circled Night City several times, so there shouldn't be any problems."

V nodded. "Be extra careful."

The call ended, and the car crashed right into the biotechnology company's underground parking lot.

After Suzuki got out of the car, he raised his gun and began to stand guard. Lin Yue opened the trunk, which was filled with a dazzling array of weapons and equipment.

This V... it's practically turned its trunk into an armory.

Lin Yue found a pistol and tucked it behind his waist, while a black samurai sword lay quietly in the corner.

Lin Yue held it in his hand, weighed it in his hand, and then tucked it behind his back.

Lin Yue stood quietly in front of the elevator, while Suzuki behind him stepped back, raising his gun to face behind him.

Lin Yue spoke up, "Two biotech security guards will come down from the elevator in Sector C-18 in a bit. The one on your left, the one on my right. The elevator access will be given to us by Arasaka's agents."

ding dong~
The old elevator in front of me made a slight scraping sound, and I could hear people talking inside. The elevator doors slowly opened.

The biotechnology security personnel were still laughing and joking while holding their guns when suddenly one of them froze. He turned his head to look outside, but before he could even open his mouth, a dark figure rushed in and smashed his head open with a heavy punch.

squeak~
The elevator camera has started scanning.

Before the camera could even react, Lin Yue looked at the device, his eyes flashing with the unique crimson light of the Desolate Moon's invasion. As the invasion ended, the camera, overloaded, exploded with intense sparks—

"Holy crap!" Another security guard watched this horrifying scene.

*Snap!* *Whoosh!*
The silenced pistol in Suzuki's hand fired three shots in quick succession, piercing the head and chest of another security guard.

He entered the elevator with a standard stealth attack stance.

The thud of a security guard falling to the ground was heard. Lin Yue turned around and gestured with his chin to Suzuki to press the elevator button.

Suzuki glanced at the sticky bloodstains on Lin Yue's hands—and the headless corpse behind him, which was already dead but was still sitting on the floor against the elevator wall—and swallowed hard.

What kind of speed is that, Rin?

S.A.W.S....

He was of course unaware that Lin Yue's reaction score had reached 13 points, a level of ability that is almost impossible for humans to achieve in terms of motor nerve activation.

Lin Yue shook the blood off his hands and silently stared at the elevator floor indicator.

After Suzuki pressed the elevator button, he reached out and pulled off the security token hanging around the security guard's neck, keeping the bloodstained one for himself and handing the clean one to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue smiled slightly, "Thank you."

Suzuki nodded respectfully and said, "The agent's message has arrived. It seems that the biotechnology security procedures are under maintenance today. There are no patrol logs from automated robots near the data office, so... we can go directly into the office to copy them."

Lin Yue shrugged, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Perhaps it was the fact that the infiltration of the company building didn't involve any real offensive action that made him very unhappy.

The 34th floor, dedicated to biotechnology, is where the data office is located.

The two leaned against the wall and slowly walked towards the room in the middle of the passage.

Suzuki slowed his pace and gestured for them to stop.

But they discovered that their boss, Rin, was already staring at the armed robot with its back to them around the corner.

Lin Yue gestured, indicating that he would handle it.

Suzuki took a step back, and Lin Yue drew his knife from behind his back. His eyes lit up with the entry for quick decryption. The most troublesome thing about the robot was that the damage from synaptic melting was very small. The only solution was to malfunction the prosthetic body and then cut it with physical means.

The robot trembled violently, and a burst of intense electric arcs erupted from its body. The words that Lin Yue was tracking began to appear in his eyes.

Once a device within a subnet is compromised, reverse tracing is inevitable.

Once all the devices in the nearby nodes are resolved, reverse tracing will automatically fail due to the lack of a carrier.

His large hand was pressed against the robot's chest, where two processors were located, one on its head and one on its chest.

The sharp weapon severed the robot's neck, and his hand plunged into the robot's chest, pulling out the core that was still crackling and sparking.

Before the tracking text was removed, Suzuki had already spotted the location of another robot before Lin Yue could give the order.

He stepped on the robot's hind leg, fired a few shots, and then used the human-computer interface in his hand to insert it, destroying the core.

Standard procedure.

A ticking sound rang in my head, signaling the end of the automatic tracking progress.

Two corporate dogs from Arasaka entered the data office one after the other.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the enchanting night view of Night City stretched out. Suzuki locked the door, while Lin Yue plopped down in front of the computer.

After the data cable was inserted, Lin Yue quickly deactivated the ICE using the black wall without hesitation. The highly polluting AI's defense against this data fortress was almost a dimensional reduction attack, and the automatic ICE's calculation and defense methods were basically unable to calculate the data process of the black wall.

The concept of a child playing against a master is like this: the child can't keep up with the speed at which the black wall is broken.

At this point, even a mediocre hacker needs to be prepared for the consequences.

Lin Yue ignored the strange murmurs in his head, and the data fortress was exposed before him like a scavenger's black workshop.

[BIOTECHNICR (Biotechnology) - Confidential]

【Category: Security】

[Reports regarding Safety Ling and its potential side effects (database) are not publicly available.]

[Serious: This drug may cause progressive neurodegeneration; Milder: Liver dysfunction and kidney failure have a higher risk of death.]

[Permissions requested approved.]

[Recommendations: 1. Side effects should not be disclosed to the public; 2. Products must not be withdrawn from the market without permission; 3. Properly handle the aftermath for relevant personnel, with the biosafety department responsible; 4. Eliminate negative public opinion, strictly prohibit internal leaks without permission, and intervene promptly in any potential leaks based on employee evaluations.]

[Experimental data (animals), (humans)]

【…】

A dark golden light flashed in Lin Yue's eyes, as if he were downloading data. Suzuki listened nervously to the door, ready for any possible noise.

The data downloaded quickly, as expected.

Lin Yue glanced at the standard time inside the prosthetic body; there was still one minute until 12:00.

Or should we destroy this database?
Lin Yue abandoned the idea. The progress was going smoothly, and there was no need to create unnecessary trouble. It would be counterproductive if it caused a backlash from other databases like ICE.

He pulled out the string. "Let's go, Suzuki."

The subordinate gently opened the door, confirmed that there was no problem with the corridor, and walked down the other passage in the opposite direction from where they had come from.

Suzuki scanned the elevator with the security personnel's card, and after loading, the elevator authentication panel lit up in red.
[Unauthorized]!
Lin Yue frowned. "Suzuki, contact the special agents."

As he spoke, he tested the security token in his hand and realized that the situation was somewhat delicate…

how come? !

The elevator kept displaying the word "unauthorized," and Suzuki quickly received a reply from a lurking agent within the biotechnology company.

"The entire security system was blocked; he didn't do it."

"Depend on…"

A chip, resembling the structure of a biotechnology building, was inserted into the back of Suzuki's neck. "Boss..."

The situation is self-evident; the two are currently locked up in the biotechnology building.

Lin Yue remained calm and turned to ask, "Ask the agents how long the blocking time is, and who granted them the access?"

They replied quickly.

This is access to the biotechnology company's internal security system, and the program used to block it is strange. Even though the agent infiltrating the biotechnology company is a senior cyber expert, he still can't crack the program—but there's good news: the agent managed to find the program's running time in its logs. "About ten minutes?"

Lin Yue frowned, feeling that something was amiss.

Suzuki used his security clearance to open the door to an office behind him, and the two of them slipped in through the crack, planning to find a way to leave after the blocking time ended.

Lin Yue's eyes shone brightly in the darkness as he quietly waited for time to pass.

……

Two lithe figures slipped into the corridor from the direction Lin Yue had come from.

The short guy, holding Arasaka's smart weapon, said, "Hurry up, Sasha, the jammer has started working."

Sasha's eyes gleamed with the light of the call, while Mann's voice on the other end was heavy as he instructed, "Just take the financial records of Alcohol 2 and the prototype of the immunosuppressant. Don't be greedy for anything else, understand?"

Sasha looked at the door to the data office. This level of smart lock was naturally no problem for her. She gently touched it, and the smart lock clicked open. The door, which was strong enough to withstand a small explosion, opened.

Mann: "Eight minutes left."

Sasha nodded, gesturing for Rebecca, who was on guard behind her, to come in, and the door closed behind her.

Sasha nodded, placed the small server she was using for auxiliary calculations on the ground, and plugged it into the mainframe in the biotechnology data office—when performing tasks, Sasha would wear pink holographic glasses to analyze the data, which would display the data movement and various logs.

Of course, cute little emoticons expressing her feelings will also appear on it.

Rebecca, having put away her gun, threw the bags full of bombs on the ground behind her, set a timer, and they would explode immediately after they evacuated.

Sasha sat in the soft chair in the office, her whole body slightly turned, her eyes very serious.

Pink neon lettering appeared on the glasses: "HI~"

This means she has started using her online alias "Cat" to carry out related intrusion work. This is her first time intruding into the data fortress within the biotechnology subnet offline, which is quite a challenge.

[CHOOH2 related financial data and reports]

[Authorization in progress...]

Sasha entered the cyberspace and sighed to herself: This ICE is of such a high level!
Completely naked within cyberspace, Sasha navigated the data flawlessly. When encountering difficulties, she would put her finger to her lips to ponder the situation, and then decisively select a node to infiltrate. The spiderweb-like ICE network quickly crumbled under Sasha's clicks.

However, Sasha noticed something unusual.

Deep within ICE, red and black data codes were floating around. "The Black Wall's coding mode?"

But now is not the time to think about this issue. The most important thing is to get the data and evacuate as soon as possible.

[Permissions granted...]

Sasha was very clever; she decoded the entire data fortress.

Using her own search tool, she immediately extracted the financial records of Alcohol 2, without missing a single code.

Mann's tone began to sound worried. "Hurry up, little girl, the jammer seems to be running out of steam. The biotechnology network experts have broken through it, and Faraday has made a call."

"Okay, don't worry about Mann." Sasha operated methodically.

[Related documents describing the 0.091 immunosuppressive formulation and prototype characteristics]

Sasha copied the prototype file of the inhibitor twice, and after downloading it, she sent all the data to Mann almost without hesitation.

Sasha blinked. "Mann, the prototype of the immunosuppressant I copied is in the third folder. You can give it to the one before Faraday. I also made an extra prototype. You'll definitely like it."

Mann flashed his white teeth. "Awesome, we can leave now."

Sasha is starting to prepare to leave Data Fortress...

A line of text suddenly appeared before my eyes!

Rebecca gritted her teeth and glanced at the time. "Sasha! Hurry up, there are only five minutes left. Ugh... this place is making me so uncomfortable."

Sasha: "Right away!"

[BIOTECHNICR (Biotechnology) - Confidential]

【Category: Security】

……

Sasha clicked on the file, and her expression instantly froze on her face.

“Sasha…” Rebecca watched the time tick by, while her team’s hacker sat motionless in his chair.

Sasha seemed to wake up from a dream and said, "Rebecca, you get out of here first. I'm being held by ICE for now—don't worry, I'll be quick. You go first."

Mann's tone also turned serious: "What did you say?"

Rebecca muttered a curse under her breath: "Damn biotechnology, Sasha, I'm waiting for you!"

Sasha's tone was unusual; she suddenly growled in a low voice, "Rebecca, obey my orders!"

Rebecca's expression froze on her face.

Mann was silent for a moment in the voice channel. "Rebecca, listen to Sasha, get out first. Hurry up, Sasha."

Rebecca's expression shifted rapidly as she quickly slipped out the door, gun in hand.

Their retreat route was exactly the same as the one planned by Lin Yue and his team.

Buzz!
The sound of machinery coming from the corner made Rebecca immediately lean against the wall—

what happened? !
How could there be biotechnology security robots along the evacuation route?
Rebecca, gun in hand, had no choice but to retreat in the direction she had come from.

……

Meanwhile, in the office, Sasha stared blankly at the side effects related to the safety product, her mind filled with the image of her gentle mother holding a toy, looking at her with loving eyes...

"Damn company..."

Almost instantly, Sasha made up her mind and began downloading the files, then started accessing the news channel 54's whistleblower hotline on the website.

At this moment, "Cat's" fingers were rapidly typing on the keyboard, and a drop of crystal-clear liquid slid out from under her holographic glasses.

Even with the most optimistic estimate, it would still take five minutes. Sasha, hiding under the desk with the human-computer interaction lines connected to the main unit, began to look serious.

Perhaps I have already boarded a train heading towards death, with no brakes in sight, just rushing headlong along.

Her eyes were lowered, a happy smile on her face. At least she had given the Liz pistol to Rebecca, who loved it the most. Rebecca really wanted the gun—it would surely make her incredibly happy.

Mann shouted into the voice channel, "Sasha! The jammer is about to fail! Hurry, it's dangerous!"

This was the first time Mann had panicked.

Sasha's eyes lit up. She closed Mann's call interface and sent him a final text message:

【sorry】

Boom boom boom!
The sound of hurried footsteps began to echo outside the door.

Sasha shuddered and leaned tightly against the wooden board under the desk. She had long been determined to fight this to the end!

Outside, nimble robots stepped forward and affixed fixed bombs to the door. As emotionless war machines, they were remarkably efficient.

As the robots retreated in unison, a flash of fire appeared instantly!
Buzz—Boom!

Before the smoke and dust had cleared, the first robots to rush in quickly located the only place in the office where someone could hide: the desk.

A barrage of bullets began to leave the barrel, the spent cartridges clattering and falling to the ground.

A grenade flew out from behind the desk!

In an instant, the entire room became as bright as day, and all the robots' optical prosthetic eye components were affected!
Swish!
A dark figure darted out from behind the table!

Sasha's human-computer interaction cable was plugged into the computer, limiting her to a ten-meter radius around the desk. The way Sasha suddenly leaped up from behind the desk was just like an aggressive leopard cat hunting in the dark!
The robots swiftly and uniformly raised their guns overhead. Sasha used the wall for leverage and suddenly extended her [Cat Claw (Military Technology Prosthetic Hand - Ripper)]!
The sharp steel claws pierced into the robot's chest, forcefully pulling out a large pile of parts with arcing electricity!
"You have violated company law. Please cease your resistance!"

The robot's aim was quite good; Sasha was practically paralyzed because she still had to connect to the main unit to transmit the device to News Channel 54.

Bullets whizzed past her ears, and the rapidly progressing UI interface appeared before her eyes:

[Cyberpsychosis, uploading...]

The robot's red prosthetic eye, indicating an attack, began to flash briefly, and it raised its gun to aim at its partner who was still firing.

Chaos has broken out!

"Sasha!"

A deep-cutting grenade flew over the heads of these robots!
A red, high-powered laser suddenly appeared from the grenade!
Rows of lasers cut the robots into more than a dozen pieces, like surgical scalpels.

"Rebecca?! Damn it! Why are you still here?!"

Sasha landed, bracing herself on the ground with her hands. The cat scratched a mark on the floor, and her expression instantly turned anxious.

The smart submachine gun in Rebecca's hand suddenly flashed with fire, and the robots that were still trying to stand up were blown up one after another.

"What are you doing, Sasha! We're surrounded."

Rebecca kicked over a cabinet, intending to use it as cover.

She also took the opportunity to deactivate the time bomb that Pila had prepared.

"This is none of your business, Rebecca...why did you come back?!"

Sasha didn't cry when she saw the Spirit of Safety, but she cried when she saw Rebecca return after letting go of everything.

She regretted agreeing to let Rebecca join her when she went on the mission.

Rebecca, carrying the smart weapon, glanced at the computer desktop, her expression a mixture of anxiety and shock. "News Channel 54?! What on earth is going on?"

Sasha clutched the bullet wound on her shoulder, tears streaming down her face, her expression breaking. "My mother's medicine, biotechnology knows it can kill people! They sold it to us! They sold it to my mother... Rebecca... What am I supposed to do?"

Rebecca leaned down and placed her hands on Sasha's shoulders. "Hey, I'm still here!"

Her expression was very gentle.

Sasha hugged Rebecca's shoulders. Rebecca paused for a moment, then gently placed her hand on Sasha's hair, soothingly saying, "It's okay...it's okay, darling."

[Caller: Mann]

Rebecca hung up the phone, took Sasha's hand, and said with an unusually calm expression, "You have to live, you know? Do what you're supposed to do."

Sasha murmured, "What are you going to do..."

The young hacker saw a motherly warmth in Rebecca's face.

Rebecca's expression suddenly turned ferocious. She stood up, gun in hand, and said, "I'll draw their fire. Don't you know who we're taking revenge on? You and your sister will be very happy—"

"Rebecca!"

Footsteps sounded from outside the door.

"Come on, you bastard!"

Rebecca suddenly rushed out, and at the end of the road she had come from, many security robots appeared.

She walked slowly forward and threw a solid bomb behind her!
boom!
The wall collapsed instantly, and the floor above also loosened, causing tables, chairs, and other debris to fall down, completely blocking Rebecca's escape route.

More than a dozen gun barrels were fixed on Rebecca, the bullets compressing the air and flying rapidly toward Rebecca, who was holding a gun.

Rebecca dropped the gun from her hand.

"I'm sorry, brother, I've let you down."

Ding!
The bullet that was heading towards Rebecca was deflected by a black blade!

Rebecca opened her eyes, and a tall figure blocked her way. A familiar tobacco scent filled her nostrils.

Lin Yue moved almost instantly.

The cigarette butt fell from their mouths, sparks flying, and the robots' gun barrels swayed wildly, trying to lock onto the humanoid monster with flowing black hair and terrifying red eyes in the corridor!

[This character's storyline has changed, and this character's influence over "Sasha" has increased to 50%.]

The numbers suddenly jumped!

100%

Lin Yue pursed his lips; he finally understood what Rebecca meant by the sentence on the panel!

This girl only leaves the hope of survival to others. Perhaps Pira is right: Rebecca was never a qualified outcast...

The bullets struck Lin Yue's clothes, only producing sparks and the sound of them bouncing off.

The blade in his hand suddenly pierced into the robot's chest!
With his hands free, he stretched out the gorilla arm modified by Arasaka and pressed it against the robot's exposed body, a sinister smile on his lips, and suddenly exerted force!
Arcs and debris flew everywhere!
He then bent low and spun around, kicking another robot that was holding a gun and trying to shoot Lin Yue against the wall.

The blade was pulled from the robot's convulsing body, and Lin Yue's gaze grew even colder.

As more and more robots approach, the signal strength inside the prosthetic eye, which is connected to the biotechnology map, begins to increase dramatically.

Lin Yue took a deep breath and ordered Suzuki in the call channel, "Knock that female hacker unconscious and take her away, and deactivate the file sent to 54."

The data on the black wall crashed down the moment the words were spoken!

Lin Yue gripped the knife tightly, his hand clenched. "A bunch of trash!"

The whispers of those guys echoed in my mind: "You've finally decided to use us."

Lin Yue managed to squeeze out two words, "Don't make a sound."

Piles of red and black data emerged from every piece of equipment in the biotechnology building and rushed directly into the bodies of these security robots, making the passageway seem like it was setting off fireworks!
Lin Yue is currently using low-level, rapid cracking techniques, and has stacked the [Black Wall Protocol] behind these puppets!
He charged swiftly into the robots, knife in hand!

Swish!
The blade pierced his body, and the momentum hadn't stopped yet!
The robots collided with each other, and Lin Yue practically tore them apart.

Within minutes, the entire corridor was piled high with the robot's remains...

A robot rapidly split in two from a diagonal cut at its chest, uttering the words: "Threat level too high."

Lin Yue, who had been bending low to complete his slash in front of it, stood up and slowly sheathed his sword on his back.

Click.

His emotionless eyes locked onto Rebecca, who stood frozen in place.

In Rebecca's eyes, the man exuding a terrifying aura walked step by step towards her.

The girl looked at the "strange" man and subconsciously took a step back.

Lin Yue suddenly reached out and slammed his hand down on Rebecca's neck—

The girl quickly became dizzy, and Lin Yue quickly reached out and put his arm around Rebecca's waist, pulling her into his arms.

The obstacles that Rebecca had blown up could not stop Lin Yue. With a powerful punch, he blasted the floor slabs apart.

Suzuki, carrying Sasha, glanced at Lin Yue and said, "Boss, it's resolved. The file wasn't sent to Unit 54. She... was injured by my ICE because she resisted."

Lin Yue glanced down at Rebecca, who appeared to be asleep, and a hint of struggle seemed to appear in her scarlet eyes.

"The agents have cracked the access code for District 18; we're retreating from there—"

"Let's go."

Suzuki bowed his head. "Yes."

……

The entire company plaza was in chaos, and military-grade security forces began entering the biotechnology building to investigate potential threats floor by floor.

Just as major media outlets were reporting on the attack on the biotechnology building, an explosion occurred from the building, and a pink handgun was pushed out by the blast wave and landed on a car.

The company employee, who was on the phone in his car, heard a loud bang. He quickly jumped out of the car, and a lump of metal fell onto his newly bought car and then onto the road.

That's a... pistol?!

"Fuck you! My car!"

The company employee, holding his phone, stood by the roadside and started calling the insurance company. While he was constantly "outsmarting" the insurance company's intelligent robot, a big man stood by the car.

He stared blankly at the pink pistol at his feet, his hand clenched into a fist, trembling slightly.

……

Outside an alley behind the company building, Lin Yue lowered his head and lit a cigarette.

Suzuki, who emerged from the darkness behind him, said, "Everything's fine. The hacker is almost awake. We can go now, boss."

Lin Yue took a step, and a rustling sound came from behind him.

Suzuki pulled out his gun and pressed it against the head of the girl who was leaning against the wall.

"Should I call you... Rin, or Lin Yue?" Sasha looked at the man's tall back with a pained expression.

Lin Yue turned his head and said, "Forget about this, and don't let it get involved with the company, okay?"

Sasha couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to her knees. "You're so cruel... Why did you cut off the data I was sending to News 54? Why..."

Lin Yue sighed, turned around, and squatted down in front of Sasha. He grabbed her hair, looking directly into the stubborn girl's eyes. "Guess who keeps News Channel 54?"

"Stop dreaming... It's terrifyingly naive."

Sasha gasped for breath, feeling as if something more painful than death had befallen her.

“Tell her, Suzuki.”

Suzuki's voice was like sharp knives carving into Sasha's heart, "News Channel 54's Night City branch, with Aokang Film & Television holding a 21% stake, and the shareholder behind it is Military Technology; Whole Foods, a subsidiary of Biotechnology, holds an 18% stake..."

Sasha's ears were ringing.

"Sending this to WNS might be more useful than this," Lin Yue sneered, tossing Sasha's hair aside and straightening up.

His leather shoes stubbed out the cigarette butt, seemingly extinguishing Sasha's hopes along with it.

Sasha stared blankly at the black ash on the ground as raindrops pattered against it.

Lin Yue knew this was cruel, but that's how the world is. Who cares about the truth? And who will take responsibility for a woman's death?

"Don't go-"

Lin Yue ignored Sasha's pleas and instead gestured for Suzuki to get in the car and drive off first.

"I want to join Arasaka."

Sasha's voice came through.

Lin Yue stopped in his tracks. "You're not good enough. You're not suited for Arasaka."

Sasha's eyes burned like an inextinguishable fire. She took a step forward. "You want to touch the Black Wall, right? It's not pleasant to be corrupted by it without understanding anything, is it? I can help you touch the Black Wall… teach you about hacking, let you understand the Black Wall, and teach you many things—"

"I just want to join Arakawa!"

Lin Yue shook his head. "Serving the company is not a good choice. Arasaka will not let you complete your revenge."

Sasha, almost straining with all her might, croaked, "I can give up everything!"

Lin Yue did not respond, and the car door made a sound as it closed.

Sasha lay on the ground, as if dead, her eyes lifeless as the cold rain beat down on her body.

The car windows were rolled down after the car was started.

Lin Yue's icy voice came through: "Find a way to get Rebecca back safely. Come to Arasaka tomorrow."

……

　[Don't embarrass your father]: Pila and Rebecca's father is a well-known outcast known as "Sunrise Daddy." The siblings received help from Wakako after their father disappeared.
　　Shintaro Takayama is a powerful lone wolf with a purely physical body. He is believed to be a descendant of ninjas and serves as the security director of the Arasaka family compound and the Arasaka family's private martial arts instructor.
　　[Kenichi Saburo]: A top-tier lone wolf of Arasaka, on par with Morgan Blackhand, and even Adam Hammer dared not act recklessly in front of him. He trained many high-quality lone wolves and ninjas for Arasaka. When Arasaka failed in Night City, he was sent to protect Arasaka Michiko.

　　【Safety Ling】: A pain reliever with severe side effects due to biotechnology.

　　[0.091 Immunosuppressant]: The name of the inhibitor that Sasha was responsible for stealing.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)