Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 159 The Edge Traveler (22) (Third Update)
The piercing sirens of police cars mingled together in the distance.

A hail of bullets came along with the curses of the NCPD officers on the other side!
Oh shit!

Dorio and Lucy fought back with great difficulty, taking down one cop after another who tried to approach from their blind spots.

Mann kept his head down, the blood on the ground just wouldn't dissolve.

Is this fate?
Mann felt that the people he cared about and cherished the most were always out of his reach, which made him feel very frustrated.

Dorio... It seems that this is where I have to go for today.

Sometimes, he has a lot of faith in his subconscious.

When he kissed Dorio and tossed the two million euros into her pocket, Mann knew he was doomed... the end of his long marathon.

In his sight, the reassuring woman was fighting with a gun.

I really want to…

She punched him in the face again.

He uttered "I love you" in a voice only he could hear, and then the S.A.W.S.S.S. suddenly activated!
Dorio heard the voice of Mann's new prosthetic body amidst the almost deafening gunfire—

"No no no..."

Mann somehow obtained a handgun, and as the prosthetic power was turned to maximum—the NCPD officers who were cursing began to speak in a deep voice, and the time-stop state suddenly appeared!

The gun muzzle was still slowly exploding with flames, the bullets were flying through the air, the officers' eyes were filled with fear and anger, and the spittle was spraying from their mouths...

So realistic.

Without further hesitation, Mann began to walk around the twenty cars one by one!
[WARNING: Automatic control system malfunction! Prosthetic body power exceeded! Administrator, please reduce frequency!]

I seemed to hear some music.

It was the frenetic rock music that came to my head that day when I was lying on the rooftop of Misty, daydreaming.

The drumbeats and the electric guitar strings were getting faster and faster. Mann's Swansea Stein, being an experimental version, had its automatic control system burned out long ago.

Fierce, ear-piercing, it begins its frenzied charge!
Mann doesn't want to look back!

The last remaining line of defense has finally been breached.

At this moment, his expression suddenly turned ferocious, his pupils rolled white, and he shouted loudly!
The phantom image in his head began to spread rapidly, and his cyberpsychosis completely erupted!
All twenty bullets were aimed at the car's fuel tank. Mann even blew the heads off several NCPD officers on the road!
hum!
All the noise came crashing in like waves!
Time stop ended…

Mann bent down and stood in the middle between Dorio and the NCPD.

Buzz~Bang!
A huge burst of light appeared!
To everyone's horror, Mann shot open the car's fuel tank, and the extremely hot alcohol 2 instantly devoured countless lives!

As the heatwave hit, Mann's favorite high-collar cybernetic vest began to burn.

finally…

He found the desert of his dreams in the real world.

Whoops!

Those lives that did not have time to say goodbye died in a painful way, and there were dismembered limbs everywhere. A car that had been blown up landed violently at this moment!

With a deafening roar, many NCPDs engulfed in flames were knocked down—the aftershocks swept across an area of ​​a kilometer in radius!
Pila, still fiddling with the bomb, poked her head out of the car and exclaimed, "Holy crap..."

The cigarette stuck in Qiwei's mask also fell to the ground.

It’s over.

It's all over!

Dorio, who was being held down by Lucy, struggled to get up and tried to grab Mann, who was not far away.

However, Mann raised his hand, signaling her to stop...

suddenly!

The viaduct, shrouded in thick, gloomy clouds, was suddenly illuminated by a dazzling red ring!

The Terrorist Squad... is here!
That rectangular circle looked as if it had been branded by the Grim Reaper.

Mann still remembered the cyber psychopath he saw in the Japanese street that day. He had seen him through the flames, and that guy, just like himself, looked up and calmly accepted his fate.

【warn! 】

The dark door of the airship opens!

A ring of fully armed, cybernetically-minded police officers with pale green prosthetic eyes surrounded Mann...

These guys, whose main job is hunting down cyberpsychotics, have purple-blue glowing lights on their arms and are armed with the company's top-of-the-line standard weapons!
"Heh...it really is the prosthetic body that the company bitch was talking about."

The leader's facial features were indiscernible, but a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Dorothy wanted to rush forward and die alongside her lover—

Lucy's eyes lit up, while the team's leader could only lie on the ground, enduring the pain of her prosthetic body malfunctioning.

hum!hum!hum!
The alarms of the Terrorist Mobile Squadron's airborne vehicles sounded like the drumbeats of death; these guys, who never said a word, suddenly opened fire!
Mann's smile was cruel.

Sinweistein restarted in a very short time!
It is impossible for them to surrender without resistance.

This is Mann's life principle.

However, just as he paused time, the members of the terrorist mobile unit continued firing as if unaffected, without even showing the slowed-down expression that occurred during the time stop—

Mann knew he had lost.

Half of his body began to be "eaten" clean by bullets. Powerless, he could only kneel down and watch helplessly as a large-caliber gun was thrust in front of his head!
Ugh…

Why? I've tried so hard, but I still can't do it.

Why? Won't they go crazy? Is it because they're not special enough?
Dorothy's hands were almost scratched raw on the rough road. Just as Mann was waiting for the bullet to pierce his head, the ear-piercing roar of an engine exploded in his ears!

The terrorist mobile unit in front of them reacted first, and they all opened fire in the direction of the oncoming vehicle!
A man with black hair, wearing a shirt stained with blood, kicked open the car door of the thugs!
His powerful, dark prosthetic hand gripped the car door as it was about to fly off—

Suddenly, it swung!

Lin Yue's prosthetic body wasn't the silver one in Mann's vision; it was a reassuring black.

We can reach any distance of 250 miles or more in no time.

The terrorist squad scattered, one of them with a contemptuous smile, as S.A.S. allowed him to easily dodge the car door!

What other options do these squads have as backup plans? They can only do one thing—

next second.

The guy who dared to jump out of the 250-mile car instantly rushed in front of the S.A.S. terrorist mobile unit that was being activated!
"Hey guys? Having fun?"

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yue, with his highly cybernetic prowess, slammed into the terrorist squad member like a cannonball, his knee strike causing the member to bend rapidly at the waist—

He then changed his posture, sliding down the road as if kneeling and pressing down hard on the struggling members of the terrorist mobile unit, sliding along the rough road.

The equipment on the backs of the members of the Terrorist Mobile Unit sparked a string of sparks on the asphalt road.

With a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing scraping sound, Lin Yue's katana slammed into the ground, carving a deep trench!

The terrorist mobile team behind him, almost mangled and bloodied, still tried to stand up. Lin Yue slowly rose and slit his throat with a single blow!

Under the watchful eyes of these cyber lunatics, he smiled casually, twisted the blade slightly, and the defeated man at his feet, his bloodied hands gripping the blade, fell limply to his sides.

The scene was eerily quiet, save for the sound of alarms…

Lin Yue twirled his blade, resting it on his shoulder. "Tsk, why didn't you call me?"

"Seanwistan, right? Do you guys know how to use it?"

Mann lowered his head, heard the familiar voice, and gave a dry laugh.

How come this kid is always so strong?
Lucy frowned as she looked at the stranger. Her intuition told her that this guy named Lin Yue was just as dangerous as Rin.

Few dare to take action to kill the terrorist mobile team, because what follows is an endless killing spree!

Suddenly, a black and red light emanated from one of Lin Yue's eyes—

Lucy and Qiwei both froze!

Lin Yue muttered, "Although someone took some of the data, I only have enough for my body. Old buddy, let's get to work!"

Swish!
Lin Yue's body vanished from the spot like a phantom, and then reappeared in front of one of the members of the Violent Terrorist Mobile Team who was trying to find Lin Yue's location, as if by magic!
He slashed his blade fiercely at the man's body, sending a burst of electricity flying—

He then clenched his dark fist and slammed it into the abdomen of the terrorist squad member. The immense force even caused a momentary stagnation!
immediately--

The guy bent over like a shrimp and rolled several meters like a paper doll!
The cigarette butt in Lin Yue's mouth glowed and dimmed. He lit it on a whim with the help of AI. He didn't feel anything when he didn't smoke it, but he just liked it.

"Pira, isn't that thing going to explode yet?"

Pira then realized what was happening and signaled everyone to back off. Dorio was also pulled up by Pira, "Let's go! The kid's here, aren't you worried?!"

The Terrorist SWAT team doesn't care whether things explode or not.

In their eyes, there was only this man in front of them, even more ferocious than a gambling madman.

At this moment, a guy who was preparing to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack wanted to kill Mann, but unexpectedly, a red light flashed in Lin Yue's eyes, and the guy's body quickly burst out with a light of red and black electric arcs!
The Black Wall protocol stacked on the prosthetic body malfunction.

It must taste amazing.

Lin Yue sneered, "Try getting closer to him again?"

The blade pointed directly at the crowd, slowly slicing past each person. "You must have been insane before and been cured—that's why I'm speaking to you with normal thinking. Now, clench your butts and get out of here right now, don't come riding in your bunch of stupid floating cars."

"Bring on a few, I'll kill them all. There are more than I can kill—"

His tone was chilling.

"Arasaka will kill for me!"

There was silence.

The Terrorist Mobile Unit, which usually prefers to attack without hesitation, unusually formed a defensive formation.

Lin Yue watched all of this silently, seemingly giving them time.

At that moment, someone from the Terrorist Mobile Squad whispered, "Get Captain Melissa here! Quickly!"

Lin Yue shook his head.

Why are there so many idiots in Night City?

The instant the transport vehicle exploded, Lin Yue immediately activated the Black Wall. Since a large portion of his data had been taken away, the Black Wall wouldn't be purging his humanity at the same high speed as before, as long as he wanted it.

Of course, the physical body is just like that, dead.

But what's the point of playing if you can't even use cheats?
Why feel sorry for yourself when everything is beyond saving?

Lin Yue felt he couldn't do it.

Moved.

The running members of Mann's squad heard the horrific screams of Katon and the sounds of violent impacts behind them.

They dared not look back—

Especially the two female hackers.

They knew very well what that red and black light was!
Black wall!

A minute later, Lin Yue twisted the blade in his hand, and the blade was firmly planted in the ground.

Before me lay endless corpses.

"Mann!"

Lin Yue braced himself against the muscular man's body. "Holy crap... wait, I've increased the price for the trauma team! Trust me, a platinum member's service will be here to pick you up in just three minutes!"

He recklessly shoved all the Arasaka potions he carried into Mann's mouth.

Mann chuckled, his voice choked with blood, "I'm sorry..."

Lin Yue didn't hear clearly, so he leaned closer and asked, "What?"

Mann: "I...I told Rin that you might...you might be a dog from New America."

"I shouldn't have trusted...those inhuman people—"

Lin Yue pressed the medicine onto Mann's mouth.

"Damn it, what the hell are you saying? I can't hear you, and I don't understand either. Open your eyes and hold on, okay? When you and Dorio are doing things, you can't finish in three minutes, can you?"

Mann struggled to raise his large hand and slapped Lin Yue on the shoulder.

"Go...go to hell."

The two men looked at each other silently.

Mann swallowed hard.

“Dorio… my family, Pira and the like, let… them go.”

Lin Yue nodded, "Don't worry, he's bleeding from his mouth. Everything's arranged. First class on the railroad, not a single one left out. Get out of here, you're not even half as quick as me—"

Mann smiled.

Lin Yue, whom we haven't seen in a long time, still has the same personality as before.

Lin Yue frowned, looking at the time in the prosthetic eye. He pulled out the soft thread from his arm and examined the data on Mann's body, which was practically equivalent to death.

[Three minutes to save your life, or your money back.]

Lin Yue didn't want Mann's refund; he only hoped that the trauma team's cryotherapy system could save Mann.

Just then, two floating vehicles, one black and one white, suddenly appeared in the sky!

Lin Yue patted Mann on the shoulder.

"I'll go hold off the terrorist mobile unit. Trauma team, you need to cooperate. Trust me."

The guy in front of me, whose face was much younger than mine, was surprisingly reassuring.

Mann swayed and suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Lin Yue's shirt billowed in the wind from the hovercar. To prevent the terrorist squad from landing on Mann's head, he bent down, picked up an unidentified metal plate from the vehicle's container, and then made a throwing motion with it—

call!
As the discus spun rapidly and flew toward the engine of the terrorist mobile unit's airborne vehicle, sparks flew everywhere.

The rapid landing trauma team was truly doing their job, even after scanning Mann's information. They didn't fire their guns, but after glancing at the man blocking the Terrorist Mobile Team's hovercar that had crashed to the ground, they signaled for a quick retreat!
Lin Yue glanced at the floating vehicle that had taken off behind him, a relieved smile appearing on his lips.

The feeling he had after Sasha's incident almost made his conscience uneasy; the fact that Mann was fine eased some of his guilt.

just now.

"Melissa?"

Lin Yue, sword in hand, gazed at the open hatch of the hovercar in the distance and murmured, "What a familiar name."

"never mind."

A light shone in his eyes as he made the call.

“V… This is a big problem. Quickly find a way to negotiate with the head of the Terrorist Mobile Unit. I… am a bit too weak to fight anymore.”

V rubbed his temples.

A curse I made against Lin Yue months ago has come true.

She felt that Lin Yue, in a moment of emotional instability, casually asked, "Am I your mother?"

Now, this even more troublesome guy has targeted the Terrorist Mobile Unit—

That's fucking...

V's face was icy cold. "I'll inform Jenkins right away. Wait for me."

Lin Yue replied seriously, "Hmm."

He then added, "Hurry!"

V's astonished expression darkened further, and he immediately hung up the phone.

Lin Yue shrugged.

Being a corporate employee... that's how it is.

He looked defiantly at the woman who had extended mantis blades from her arms, "Your friends attacked Arasaka, do you want that too?"

Unexpectedly, the woman sneered upon hearing this.

"You stupid company dog! Who the hell do you think you are?"

Lin Yue sighed.

real…

How about a vacation?
……

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　　I'm the author who updates like crazy on Sundays. Thank you for your support. Goodnight, and I wish everyone can be like Lin Yue in life, leaving no regrets!
　　(づ￣ 3￣)づ

　　
　
(End of this chapter)