Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 274 Slaughter All (Part 2) [5.3K]

The Arasaka Ninjas have always been the most mysterious group within the Arasaka Corporation.

The feudal era's obsolete professions of spying, assassination, reconnaissance, or harassment for the monarch have preserved the dregs of their spirit and absolute loyalty within the Arasaka clan.

They were all outstanding soldiers selected from the entire violent organization of Arasaka, and the only things known to others were their military rank and brain-computer serial number.

Generally speaking, there are not many Arasaka ninjas in a branch like Night City. Most of the operation authorizations require authorization from Arasaka's three major departments: Special Operations, Counterintelligence, and Security. As the former Security Minister of Arasaka, Lin Yue knows very well how many Arasaka ninjas there are in this organization.

However, the ninjas appearing here now are not elite soldiers, which is obviously something that V's intelligence did not mention.

Swords have always been the most effective means for ninjas to achieve kills. This profession, once considered obsolete, has seen a resurgence thanks to advancements in cybernetic technology. Humans now possess a much stronger ability to mobilize and recruit energy through the nervous system, and firearms are largely countered by a range of bulletproof cybernetic devices.

For a time, small-caliber firearms even became an inefficient means of killing!
The ninjas trained by Arasaka became a nightmare for those who wanted to compete with them for the company's upper management. They were omnipresent and insidious, and their most distinctive characteristic was their ability to strike with deadly precision.

The specially made ICE, Sianwistan, is equipped with various nervous systems needed for swords, a high-precision prosthetic eye for locking onto enemies, and lynx claws on its legs, making it a formidable weapon.

However, with Ultraman pushing Lin Yue's computing power to such a high level, he could easily handle about 70% of the time stop in Sianwistan.

Almost instantly, he determined the direction he needed to attack. Ultraman couldn't keep pushing in computing power continuously; he had to find a way to wipe out these headquarters ninjas who posed a threat to NID Logistics and its personnel.

Of course, this is not the end.

His intention was to make the Arasaka Yoru no Shiro branch understand the consequences, and naturally, he wanted the instigator who had brought all of this to the forefront to pay the price as well.

Hanako? Nitta? Or was it the old samurai Kenichi Saburo's own decision?
Forget it, no need to think that far ahead...

Once the knife had pierced Kenichi Saburo's teeth, Lin Yue was confident he could get him to say a few words of "acceptance speech".

Like ninjas taking flight from raptors, their highly precise prosthetic eyes are fixed on the motionless figure below. Their prosthetic eyes can be shared and their movements can be predicted and analyzed uniformly by the brain-computer interface. So, one ninja is not the most terrifying. When a group of Arasaka ninjas are targeting you, you'd better think carefully about how many words to write in your will.

This is a direct quote that Lin Yue saw in the Arasaka file.

However, it's unknown which of these ninjas wrote a will.
Are they about to succeed?

The ninjas, who landed instantly, surrounded each other with blades that resembled flower stamens blooming with a cold, metallic luster. Just then, the final countdown of the second stage of computing power that Ultraman had given Lin Yue began.

Experience counts. Kenichi Saburo, clutching his prosthetic chest that Lin Yue had nearly kicked into a hole, immediately sensed subtle signals that his opponent was about to attack.

"First on the left!"

call!
Seemingly sensing an opportunity at hand, or perhaps emboldened by the confidence of his companions, Lin Yue, gripping the ninja's blade, gritted his teeth, attempting to launch an attack before creating distance. However, as if frozen in time, Lin Yue delivered a single-handed side slash, instantly revealing his face to the ninja.

So fast…

Swords clashed!
The ninja's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily. Looking at the man's slightly swaying hair and his eyes, so distinctly different in color and shimmering with light, a sense of overwhelming fear instantly engulfed him…

What about S.A.S.A.?

Why?
I have the best combat firmware, optimized connectivity, and brain-computer interfaces—

These are all huge investments by Arasaka. How did he manage to do this, given that his prosthetic body was identified as a burden that could not be solved even by rewriting the program?

Because it was so fast, the Arasaka ninja facing the sword didn't notice the slight lag in Lin Yue's arm. Only someone of Adam Hammer's caliber could see that this patchwork prosthetic body had huge flaws and defects...

When the will to fight is lost, one can only accept defeat.

The training in Hokkaido taught the ninjas to forget their fear, but someone brought them back to their instincts.

Sparks flew as the blades rubbed together. Lin Yue turned slightly, and a ninja blade suddenly appeared behind him, slicing across half of his prosthetic shoulder. At the same time, more blades rained down. Before the ninjas could even understand what was happening, their vision blurred.

Lin Yue, who had withstood several blows with his prosthetic body while his flesh was also grazed by the blades, had already charged out!
The Arasaka ninja facing him head-on was like a cannonball, his waist arching forward in a terrifying arc. Lin Yue knocked the weapon out of his hand and used the blade to shove the enemy who was about to die in a second. Kenichi Saburo, who had just gotten up, had no idea that Lin Yue's target was still him even under these circumstances.

If Kenichi Saburo had understood the style of this humanoid weapon in front of him, he should have left the battlefield much earlier.

Once Lin Yue has identified someone as his primary target, he will do everything in his power to make that person pay the price.

A sense of horror washed over Kenichi Saburo. If this group of ninjas were to suddenly launch an attack on Adam Hammer, they could hold him off for a while!

But now?

The well-organized grappling battle was broken by one side's unilateral violence, and they even wanted to eliminate themselves first.

"What a joke!"

Kenichi Saburo brandished his blade. Sitting idly by would only expose more weaknesses. Only by attacking could he regroup with the remaining ninjas.

Lin Yue's cold eyes flashed with several rapid cracks. The ninjas behind him, running forward with the same posture as Lin Yue, all saw dense red lines emanating from Lin Yue in their prosthetic eyes. These were the characteristics of a hacking operation in progress.

If something is affected, it will naturally slow down.

However, Lin Yue had a sudden thought. The movements of those ninjas were extremely similar to the quick dash in his own talent panel. It seemed that the golden skill tree was like a chip reading, feeding the techniques that these ninjas were familiar with into his brain and motor nerves.

In other words—

Muscle memory acquired in an extremely short time!

pity…

Lin Yue wished he had a shoulder cannon like Adam Hammer, so he wouldn't have to be distracted by attacks from behind.

The ninja squad may not be able to effectively destroy machines, but... once they engage in direct combat with the lone wolf, they have a very high chance of dragging the opponent into a rhythm of battle.

I can't think about it anymore!

Time was running out. The body data flowing through Lin Yueyi's eyes indicated that his brain temperature was quite high at the moment, and Ultraman's voice came at just the right time.

"A vacuum period is an opportunity for a decisive strike."

Lin Yue's eyes were just like those of the animal that the armed departments within Arasaka recognized as being cunning, cold, determined, and filled with murderous intent!
Kenichi Saburo also roared. His fine Arasaka-style uniform made the signs of age on his face even more pronounced, but he showed no signs of aging. He could still see the powerful and invincible demeanor he had in his youth. This was a born samurai.

The corpse in front of Lin Yue was suddenly flicked by the blade, and the crescent-shaped blade cut split the ninja, who had long since stopped breathing and was now just an empty shell, in half.

Amidst a cloud of blood and the stench of decay, Lin Yue held a knife in both hands, aiming it directly at Kenichi Saburo's vital points.

"asshole!"

Seeing that they were about to lose, the other ninjas abandoned their teammates who were being distracted by the quick counterattack and squeezed out from the gap, trying to turn Lin Yue into a beehive before he could achieve his goal!
A sudden drop in speed?

In the instant he met the attack, Kenichi Saburo seemed to see his movements begin to slow down, even becoming as slow as his injured body...?
"はり、おまえはじぶんだけのひみつをもっているやじゅうなんだ. (As expected, you are a beast with a secret)"

Kenichi Saburo muttered to himself.

His gaze instantly sharpened, and despite his injury, his eyes held only a snow-like tranquility and coldness.

No wonder he was the guy who could warn the hammer when he was young...

Lin Yue increasingly didn't want such old guys to be alive anymore. Whether it was Saburo Arasaka or this kind of old samurai who had experienced corporate wars, they all had this kind of stubbornness that was almost like abandoning everything!

Seeing the "beast" whose eyes had lost their luster, Kenichi Saburo was pushed back wildly. The speed at which both of them drew their swords was like that of guns spewing flames from their muzzles, an attack speed that was almost impossible for humans to achieve.

One is weakening, the other is being severely injured.

But Lin Yue wasn't about to let this favorable situation slip away. He roared like a wolf, one hand gripping the back of his knife tightly—seemingly unwilling to accept defeat…

finally?

The old warrior sensed an opportunity.

Even though Kenichi Saburo's physique was half that of Lin Yue, the S.A.S.S. with the Arasaka software loaded on his back was still functioning normally.

"Your power will be traced back to its source by the experts in Arasaka."

Lin Yue knew that this experienced samurai had noticed that his computing power had disappeared, and now he was full of flaws due to Kenichi Saburo's reaction.

"Old fogey, you should thank Arasaka for taking advantage of my weakness and keeping me locked in combat for so long..."

Amidst the ear-piercing sound of blades scraping together, Kenichi Saburo heard that guy's chilling voice!
Beneath Lin Yue's gleaming eyes, his lips barely touched the ground as he uttered the last words, almost through gritted teeth, "Didn't anyone tell you... not to stand within a hacker's line of sight?"

After saying that, he raised an eyebrow slightly, as if asking a question.

Kenichi Saburo felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his heart, and the feeling that made his hair stand on end made him immediately draw his knife and stab!
With his brain numb, Lin Yue squeezed out his last bit of computing power!

"Die!"

Lin Yue's roar rang out along with the final burst of computing power that broke through the black wall and the thud of a blade piercing his heart!
Kenichi Saburo had cut through a lot of flesh, and his blade was invincible in the body made up of cells, but Kenichi Saburo swore that he had not stabbed in the wrong place, this was definitely the left chest!
Lin Yue's eyes flashed with the 14-point value of his physical body, which was already above the level of muscle density of human strength athletes.

"Falco!"

The roar of engines filled the air, and Kenichi Saburo's first reaction was to order an attack!
Lin Yue suddenly pushed Kenichi Saburo towards the bottom of the elevated ring road. At that moment, a car that was rapidly approaching sped up!
"Do you mean to..."

Kenichi Saburo felt a chill run down his spine. He noticed that Lin Yue, despite the pain of the blade piercing his flesh, had gripped his operating system with his dark palm!

This… Lin Yue’s combat methods have always been so brutal; he wants to make the opponent’s operating system cybernetics shut down first!
Kenichi Saburo, who was trying to break free, watched helplessly as the ninja charged behind him. However, the guy's prosthetic body was as solid as a tank made of high-strength alloy. Kenichi Saburo felt his body lighten and he and the guy were lifted into the air!
Half of his gaze was fixed on the ninja charging forward with a ferocious expression beneath the mask, while the other half was on the blood-stained, gleaming white teeth revealed when Rin smiled.

boom!
The speed of the fall was extremely fast. Lin Yue held Kenichi Saburo tightly. The moment they hit the ground, spider web-like cracks appeared on the road.

"cough!"

The fall of about ten meters was not fatal to Kenichi Saburo, but it caused him to cough up blood suddenly, and liquid and fragments from his prosthetic body splattered behind him.

Lin Yue reached out and grabbed the door handle inside the car—

With a cigar in his mouth, Falco just kept revving the engine.

The second time!

The Arasaka ninja instantly realized that this was not an encirclement operation at all, but rather that he had been completely outmaneuvered by the enemy!

After getting on the bus, Lin Yue, who had pinned Kenichi Saburo firmly under his knees, stared at him coldly. The person in front of him, Falco, only glanced at him. He didn't intend to say anything irrelevant; everything was part of Lin Yue's normal plan.

"Are you okay?"

Perfect. Although it has a few minor flaws, it's enough to bury the power of Night City's Aragaka here. He has to hurry to the place where the "feast begins".

Lin Yue nodded and gripped the hilt of the knife stuck in his chest with both hands.

Looking in the rearview mirror, Falco felt a chill run down his spine…

Even he wanted to ask what kind of thing Rin was.

Lin Yue slowly exerted force with his hand, and the blade was pulled out, leaving Kenichi Saburo with eyes full of despair.

Why is an enemy so calm? He doesn't seem like a rogue soldier trained to loot and burn in this dog town, but a warrior that Hokkaido could only dream of training!

What if this guy's prosthetic body is repaired?

Adam's Hammer...

Is he really a worthy opponent?

However, since things had already come to this point, Kenichi Saburo, a veteran of corporate warfare, naturally knew what Lin Yue wanted to do. Struggling for a breath of fresh air under Lin Yue's knees, he endured the tearing pain in his back and growled in Japanese, "You will get nothing."

However, the only response he received was Lin Yue's calm gaze.

Just as Kenichi Saburo was taken aback, the devilish creature whispered, "Hanako Arakawa, or... Michiko?"

"Arasaka used to be my shackles, so I let her go. You'd better pray she never comes back to this city—"

Lin Yue had no inclination to torture or interrogate, but simply lowered his head and continued to add in the man's ear, "Otherwise, I would have made her die like Abernathy."

Kenichi Saburo coughed violently for a moment, and Lin Yue raised an eyebrow, thinking, "This is promising."

The old samurai finally understood the meaning behind the young lady's expression in the Tokyo mansion. Thought, courage, strength, and resolute determination—all these could be seen in this woman.

What exactly drives him to work so hard?

Kenichi Saburo knew that an enemy had been established; he was simply curious.

"What exactly are you after?"

Lin Yue seemed to have given this question some thought.

No one would kill without a qualm because the city is mostly made up of criminals or because they are in their way. Everyone has their own role to play, but the sacrifices made to achieve their goals have led to this.

He revered Lai Xuan's ideals and had observed them from afar.

But when you get close to your ideal, it's an ivory tower covered in thorns; to climb it, you have to pay any price.

Rest, a quiet place where you won't die from stray bullets in Dogtown or the streets, where gangs won't harvest your kidneys while you sleep, and where you can feel the warmth of a familiar body...

These are all reasons.

then…

Lin Yue's answer was quite unexpected to Kenichi Saburo.

He mocked himself in the tone of a young person and also explained his thoughts.

"If I dumped you among those bastards in Dogtown, you'd know that corporate life at least looks human on the surface—do you really have to wait until a knife is hanging over your head to fight?"

"As long as Arasaka gets hurt, I will be safe. As long as Night City doesn't withdraw its agreement, I will also be safe."

Kenichi Saburo was surprised that this young man didn't talk about any grand visions, but rather about a simple life and a powerful person.

Even so, Lin Yue couldn't shake the thought of Lai Xuan's true intentions...

But none of that matters anymore. At least we've secured a future, and that's enough.

Kenichi Saburo felt the vibrations of the moving car, stared at the ceiling, and sighed, "The young lady was right to stop me..."

Lin Yue listened silently, while at the same time sending a message to Pila, who was preparing a "grand gift" for the pursuers behind him—

"I regret not discovering you sooner. This is what they mean by 'letting a wolf into the house'?"

Lin Yue's eyes widened, his expression somewhat surprised.

He inhaled a mouthful of medicine, injected the clotting agent he bought from Lao Wei, and gave the wound a simple treatment. "Hmm, not bad. If you can still move, I'll introduce you to work at Kangtao?"

Kenichi Saburo gasped for breath, "It's not Michiko; she doesn't have that much say."

Even though all explanations would be futile in the face of this god of death, Kenichi Saburo still spoke.

This is the only person he wants to defend.

Lin Yue frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something unspoken.

He hoped to see a look of astonishment or anger on the guy's face, but he simply raised his fist quietly and then suddenly exerted force, completely shattering the connection point of Kenichi Saburo's shoulder prosthetic coupling.

Pain is nothing to Kenichi Saburo anymore.

Torture and forced confessions from superiors are an inevitable path for every ninja.

Kenichi Saburo murmured, "Everything is under your control. You're like that young hawk in Arasaka. Ah... I understand, it's that woman from the counterintelligence department!"

Lin Yue shook his head.

He didn't want V to be suspected in front of a dying man, so he naturally changed the subject.

"Just settle accounts with Nitta Kazuya, Arasaka Hanako, and Arasaka Michiko one by one."

Kenichi Saburo said again, "Kill me."

Lin Yue refused, looking at the scenery rushing past behind the car.

"If you live, those ninjas will keep chasing us. I'll leave none alive."

My heart is pounding nonstop—

What makes you feel uneasy?
He waited patiently for the medication to take effect, then urged calmly, "Hurry up, Falco."

The car's speed increased slightly again, reaching its limit.

Just then, a phone rang, making Lin Yue tense up. Seeing the V-style profile picture, he quickly answered the call.

"Rin, the heavy hammer is still there..."

Lin Yue didn't think this was news, because he had calculated that there were spare prosthetic bodies for dragon riders on the ship at Arasaka Wharf...

However, V's next words caused the feeling of unease in his heart to rise to the extreme!
"It's...the squad."

"quick!"

Lin Yue stared blankly at the winding road leading from Night City to the outside world, a small prompt box appearing in his prosthetic eye.

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