Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 182 Judgment of Fate (Part 3)

[NCPD Dispatcher]: Attention all units, target is [Omega class]. To reiterate, target is Omega class—requesting intervention from the Terrorist Mobile Unit.

[NCPD Dispatcher]: 120 seconds until the Terrorist Mobile Unit intervenes. Please prepare.

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[Ghosthound Dispatcher]: All units! All units! The Terrorist Mobile Squad has arrived on the scene. Retreat! I repeat, retreat... Cease all offensive actions.

[Dispatcher]: All units report casualty information. Call ended!

Amidst the cacophony of various dispatchers' voices within the channel…

[NCPD Dispatcher]: A vehicle suspected of carrying a target is in operation... Intelligence identification is underway.

[NCPD Dispatcher]: Confirmed, it's the first vehicle—the target is escaping. I repeat, the target is escaping.

[NCPD Dispatcher]: Terrorist Mobile Unit is in position, target in view... Unidentified armed group is controlling or holding the target hostage.

[NCPD Dispatcher]: The enemy has opened fire. You are authorized to return fire!

The wheel churned up a puff of blue smoke as it scraped against the asphalt road, followed by a high-pitched roar…

V let out a cold laugh, "Suzuki, take down these idiots!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the windows of the cars behind all rolled down in unison, and the special forces of the security department, obeying orders, immediately raised their guns and opened fire on the three terrorist mobile unit hovercraft that were following the convoy!
The convoy snaked along the mountain road, and beside the gradually opening hatches, the Terrorist Mobile Squad members slowly raised their precision-guided rifles, the Achilles.

The bullets struck the gunman's cheeks, leaving metallic-looking scratches!
"These cyber-psychotic cops!"

Suzuki glanced down at the soldier in the passenger seat exchanging fire with the enemy. Noticing the sparks flying from the man's face, Suzuki sensed something was wrong and instinctively turned the steering wheel. Sure enough—

Three consecutive energy bullets from a technological weapon hurtled directly toward the windshield.

The co-pilot, Arasaka, was a little too late to dodge…

The third bullet was aimed straight at his most vulnerable neck. Even though he was a member of the company's special forces, he still didn't have as many cybernetic bodies as these controlled cyber lunatics...

He was immediately shot and had half of his neck bitten off.

"Kuso!"

Suzuki pulled the soldier's body inside—

The soldier's eyes under the helmet were unimportant to this cold-blooded warrior. He pressed the medicine into the soldier's mouth with one hand, and the soldier's hand limply covered the mutilated part of his neck. The bright red liquid instantly spread all over his body.

"Be careful, the Terrorist Mobile Unit is a sharpshooter!"

V's words had barely rang out in the channel when two mournful groans were heard. The two soldiers who were retaliating were hit by the Terrorist Mobile Squad's large-caliber weapons.

Suzuki said in a deep voice, "Ms. V, let's switch positions at the spa ahead. You take Rin and charge down there! I'll organize a counterattack from here!"

Unexpectedly, a woman's soft voice came from the communication system.

"Stop the car inside the tunnel and have the Terrorist Mobile Unit come down to block this group."

Such an order took even a loyal samurai like Suzuki somewhat by surprise, but he still obeyed.

"Yes!"

now.

One of the members of the Terrorist SWAT team had his gun locked onto the driver's seat of the Suzuki car, and the man with only half his face visible under his helmet was showing a cruel smile.

However, before he could pull the trigger, the vehicle crashed into a building below that blocked his view across the road...

The hovercraft blocking the way was counting the seconds it would take for the vehicle to emerge from the tunnel.

He didn't put away his gun, but waited to snipe from the other side, and the hovercar suddenly rose up.

Those cars probably wanted to exchange positions below.

These teams, who frequently confront dangerous elements, are naturally very familiar with this kind of operation.

However, the Terrorist Mobile Squad didn't understand why the Cyber ​​Madman that Dogtown kept talking about still had people following him. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any survivors near such an out-of-control Omega-level being.

However, according to the information from Dogtown, this guy named Rin's killing process of the Ghost Hounds perfectly matches the characteristics of a high-risk target, and the Terrorist Mobile Unit is also very familiar with him.

That's the guy from the border area between Pacific Island and Haywood...

The Terrorist SWAT team had never suffered a loss in Night City, and now that they had a chance to get revenge, they were naturally extremely happy.

The NCPD dispatcher and squad dispatcher reported the final situation over the headset: the convoy below had not moved out and seemed to have stopped.

Prey eventually gets tired of running, and the terrorist mobile unit was just hoping for that to happen, so the order to attack was immediately given.

"Requesting landing, Melissa."

The superiors in the headset granted the request of these terrorist mobile team hovercraft. The vehicles began to slowly approach the road. When they were three or four meters away, the cyber madmen agents with glowing stripes on their bodies jumped down like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

The first to jump was the guy who tried to snipe Suzuki. Once he had a foothold, he saw the Ghost Hound's vehicles lying across the road in his light green field of vision, one of which was still running.

The sensitive recognition system immediately locked the red frame representing the enemy's hiding place onto a beautiful figure in the middle of the vehicle.

The lead member of the terrorist mobile unit raised a hand, and a voice with a slightly electronic interference tone sounded.

"Unidentified person, suspected to be a company employee."

With access to the NCPD's highest-level database, they quickly obtained all the information about the person who had come from the other side:

[Code name: V; Name: Encrypted]

[Company Employee - Arasaka]

[Prosthetic Body Information: Encrypted]

Beside the woman was a sniper rifle, a weapon banned in Night City. Besides that, what puzzled the Terrorist Mobile Squad was that the woman's cybernetic information was completely unreadable.

There are many hackers in Night City, some of whom are very strong rebellious cyberwalkers, but clients can only rely on luck. If they are novices, they can only accept their bad luck. However, if a corporate hacker takes on freelance work, then the probability that he is skilled is much higher than that of a self-taught hacker.

"Company employees, please abide by the Night City Act, lay down your weapons, and cooperate with the Terrorist SWAT team in law enforcement!"

The appearance of high-level corporate dogs in cases involving cyber lunatics is the last thing the Terrorist SWAT team wants to see.

Everyone knows that a few civilians will die when these legally insane people deal with problems. Ordinary company employees affected at the scene will at most suffer some financial losses, while higher-ranking company employees cannot be easily targeted by the terrorist mobile unit...

After all, they are funded by the company, and the company provides them with advanced prosthetic bodies.

Mutual benefit inevitably involves the fear of harming the innocent.

Their intuition told them that the fact that company employees dared to show up in such a manner indicated that something bad was about to happen.

As they drew closer, the guy called V's expression grew increasingly hostile.

The woman, who appeared lonely and forlorn, possessed a heroic spirit that did not belong to the category of gentleness. Her casually tied high ponytail was extremely aggressive, and her seemingly delicate and slender hand was carrying a rather heavy sniper rifle.

Terrorist Squad: "Where's that cyber lunatic? Hope you know what's good for you, V."

Looking at this group of well-equipped, legally madmen, V raised her chin, her indifferent tone belying her image.

"Aren't you...?"

Immediately afterwards, the sound of being locked onto by a smart weapon rang out in the Terrorist Mobile Unit's IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) system!

Several team members' prosthetic synaptic accelerators were instantly activated—and they uttered a drawn-out sentence:
"This...bitch...is...crazy!"

The barrage of bullets came without warning!

A member of the Terrorist Mobile Squad, noticeably taller and larger, was still in a daze, silently watching the woman slowly raise the cat demon...

Wow!
Bullets flew everywhere, relentlessly pouring from the muzzle of the [Arasaka TKI-20 Shingen]!
Even knowing they were facing a terrorist mobile unit, these Arasaka soldiers did not back down in the slightest…

With a flick of her slender hand, she instantly transformed into a standing sniper!
For someone without any acceleration prosthetics, this action might seem like making her a sitting duck, but V knew very well that only in this way could she draw the attention of the Terrorist Mobile Squad to herself.

During this process, veteran agent V from Arasaka also activated her brain-computer interface overclocking. In her eyes, the movements of these people would freeze in place as the rapid decryption panel appeared. This was because the powerful computing power activated the brain's activity to the extreme!
[Prosthetic Body Malfunction - Uploaded]!
[Rebooting the Prosthetic Eye - Uploaded!]
[Weapon Malfunction - Uploaded]!
Through V's prosthetic eye, above the heads of those targets were rows of small squares that were loading...

Skilled hackers use these rapid, near-small-scale cracks to create space for other combat methods when facing overwhelming enemy numbers.

at the same time!

The members of the Terrorist Mobile Squad, now in a state of synaptic accelerator activation, have no scruples. According to the initial agreement with the company, if the company intervenes in the Terrorist Mobile Squad's killing or capture of the Cyber ​​Madman, these personnel will be removed from the protection list...

This is exactly what these cyber lunatics want!
"Get lost, you bitch!"

A cruel smile curled at the corner of the team member's mouth. In his eyes, he was only two steps away from the woman!

bass!
A buzzing sound!
The mantis knife instantly sprang from the man's arm!

Such a beautiful face must look stunning when severed from the neck; he loves seeing the innocent and bewildered expressions on the faces of the dead.

Upload complete!
The man's expression showed a moment of surprise, and his eyes began to flash wildly!

Depend on…

When did she hack into her own ICE?
As a few arcs of electricity flashed on the helmet's optical components, the woman, who seemed to be in a daze, had actually already predicted the actions of the terrorist mobile team—V had actually used the powerful observation function of brain-computer interface overclocking to calculate the enemy's tendency to move.

Immediately, as the team member instinctively covered his face and shook his body, his head suddenly felt as if it had been pressed against something hard.

V's lips opened and closed slightly.

"Bong——"

Inside the cat-shaped gun barrel, the tungsten bullet, accelerated to its maximum speed, instantly emerged!
In a burst of blue light, the head of this reckless cyber madman, who was desperate to take the first human life, was torn apart!
The man's body was propelled backward by the powerful kinetic energy, and the woman's ponytail was also swung by the force.

Beep beep!

Upload complete at this moment!
Suzuki's weapon struck precisely the team members whose movements had been temporarily slowed by the controlled rapid-fire attack.

The weapon in his hand, while rapidly striking his opponent, also unleashed bursts of electricity that disrupted their movements, accompanied by a continuous, muffled rumbling sound...

The Terrorist SWAT team hadn't expected this squad to be the company's elite.

They were caught completely off guard!

"Well played, Suzuki."

V sneered, his eyes as cold as ice, and instantly turned his gun on the tall, bewildered member of the Terrorist Mobile Squad who had been standing at the back since the beginning.

However, the terrorist squad member next to that person immediately noticed the problem and kicked his companion in the waist!
Immediately afterwards——

Boom boom boom!
The distinctive sound of S.A.S.S. starting up was accompanied by the heavy footsteps of the Terrorist Mobile Squad.

He darted left and right and in the blink of an eye appeared in front of V!
However, V seemed oblivious—

[RAM: Restored]

As the RAM value in his field of vision was overclocked back up by the brain-computer interface, V's bullets were unhesitatingly fired at the pre-selected target.

V remained in a shooting stance as the two mantis blades fell from the sky to the ground.

It was almost predictable that the woman would be stabbed through the head with this knife.

But the loyal subordinate sent from Hokkaido by headquarters was no pushover; a sharp samurai sword was placed in front of V!
Suzuki's body suddenly sank, and the sharp sound of the blades rubbing against each other was enough to make one's teeth ache.

"You brat, that kind of thing that makes your arm unstable... doesn't count as a knife."

The Terrorist SWAT team members instinctively glanced at the scar near Suzuki's eye. "What?!"

V raised his military boot and stomped hard on the crotch of the terrorist mobile team!
Suzuki swung his blade, unleashing a torrential barrage of slashes in response to the guy who dared to challenge his superior.

The clanging of knives forced the terrorist squad to retreat repeatedly.

Suzuki slightly tilted his head to dodge the incoming bullet, the tip of his knife pointing at the guy who had almost taken him down with a single shot. A smirk played on his lips. "Ahouka (idiot)..."

"Too slow. Your partner is far from being a madman... Do you really think Arasaka is someone you guys can just mess with?"

The blade instantly pierced the opponent's abdomen!

Suzuki charged forward, his body bent low, as the opponent lunged forward!

V put down the cat-shaped gun in his hand. It seemed to be malfunctioning, probably due to his own bad habits.

"Rin...have you had enough of the show? I've left everyone here for you, it's time to go."

The last car started moving instantly, with a trace of red and black stains still on half of the door. The guy inside had gained the time his colleagues had bought him and confirmed that all the pursuers had been attracted.

Rin's voice was heard in the voice channel.

"thank you all…"

V coldly replied, "Think about how you're going to end this, you idiot..."

Suzuki drew his sword, and the blood on the blade splattered onto the ground, staining it.

He glanced at Rin's car out of the corner of his eye and lowered his head slightly, like a samurai seeing off his lord.

"It is my honor, Lord Rin."

Having said that, he positioned his not-so-robust body in front of the terrorist squad, holding his knife horizontally in front of him—

"Keep going, you bastards."

The Terrorist Mobile Unit began issuing orders at this moment.

"The third squad is to go after them."

"We'll handle it—"

V, whose brain-computer interface had already overclocked, felt a strong gust of air emanating from the back of her neck lift her ponytail, and her eyes began to glow red.

call…

After taking a deep breath, she stared intently at the group of guys, her voice not loud but incredibly intimidating.

[Note: Component temperature is too high; administrator privileges required – already granted]

Brain-computer interface overclocking has been restarted.

"Deal with? When did you hear... me tell you to leave?"

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(End of this chapter)