Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 411 Destruction and Rebirth [5.2K]

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"On behalf of the dreamers, I thank you."

The assassin who killed Saburo Arasaka is standing right behind Morgan Blackhand.

His tone was calm and unhurried, like a narrative, but to someone else it sounded more like a curse from the Grim Reaper.

The mastermind merely twitched the corner of his mouth—

After taking a deep breath, he said, "You're late."

"Yes, I... know."

The young man's eyes swept towards the girl lying on the ground in the distance, his eyes, which were filled with a gleaming light, burning with hatred and sorrow like wildfire from hell.

Oda Santao wanted to try to remove the relic from the girl's bloodied and mangled neck...

But he gave up.

The chip is in extremely poor condition; if it were removed, it would likely be unusable.

At this moment, his eyes beneath the Prajna mask were fixed on the newly appeared face on this floor, and those belonging to Oda began to quickly gather around him.

"That's the murderer who killed Lord Arasaka?"

"Hold…"

"It's that monster!"

How can it be? !
At this moment, the most shocked person was none other than Oda.

He felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, a chill running through him from head to toe, as if his soul had left his body…

Oda even suspects that he himself has fallen into cyberpsychosis…

Unfortunately, all of this couldn't be more real.

He would recognize that young man even if he were reduced to ashes!

At the underground shrine interface of Night City, this young man's eyes were full of arrogance, ruthlessly trampling the dignity of the doves under his feet.

This young man buried Adam Hammer, the city's strongest lone wolf and most inhuman guy, in the wasteland outside the city ring road!

at the same time…

He even fought his way out of the enemy camp in this barren land and became the company's arch-enemy all by himself!

How could it be alive?!

Xiao Tian's lips trembled.

You should know that those old monsters from the Arasaka Tokyo Mansion were the ones who went to besiege him!
Xiao Tian subconsciously took a step back.

Even though Rin was staring calmly at the girl's corpse at his feet, he could still feel the hostility that made him stiffen up...

Caught off guard!
That guy's gaze fell on Oda Santayu...

"You killed him... didn't you?"

No one could reconcile that gentle voice with the guy who was practically the company's public enemy in Night City...

Oda Santayu's muscles were taut, and he gripped the Chintamaru tightly in his hand, the blade pointed at the guy who was still far away.

This tension was palpable.

"Damn it!"

Xiaotian could only mutter curses to mask his panic.

He was trying to figure out when the other side would make their move. He had to be completely focused in this battle to have even the slightest chance of survival.

The reason Rin didn't make a move...

That's because the seemingly calm person hasn't actually accepted the reality that Rebecca is lying on the ground, staring blankly at him.

Lin Yue's heart felt like it was being torn apart bit by bit.

Even the proud samurai Suzuki, now utterly exhausted, could only kneel on the ground, his shoulder a gruesome sight, yet he still managed to desperately protect Sasha beside him with one hand—

And Pira…

He sat on the ground blankly, as if he had lost his soul, with the same calm expression as when Rin looked at Rebecca's corpse.

"I knew you'd die... you stupid woman."

Pila muttered those words to herself.

Jack was being held hostage by two of Oda's soldiers; it seemed he was being held hostage temporarily. If Lin Yue had arrived any later, he probably would have been executed as well.

Lin Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hands gradually clenched.

Why did things still happen this way?

He just wanted to ask this simple question.

In fact, Lin Yue has always wondered if there is really only one predetermined path for the world.
I've put in so much effort!
Even with the panel's enhancements, why did this situation and the resulting sacrifices still occur?

Didn't we agree that Rebecca should have a brand new life?
Damn.

His breathing was erratic.

Besides his wildly beating heart, all that remained in his chest was endless regret…

Especially seeing the girl's wide eyes, as if blaming herself for arriving too late—

Lin Yue placed his hand on his waist and drew the same blade as Oda's...

Although it was a simple action, it caused a commotion and panic!

"Everyone on alert!"

Oda adopted a completely defensive stance and raised his voice to shout.

Terrified, the soldiers and ninjas all raised their weapons. Jack, lifted up on tiptoe by the tense soldiers, stared at the blade that could fall at any moment at his neck…

"Hahaha! Those Arakawa-sans are done for!"

"They're all fucking dead! Damn it!"

"cold!"

Jack shouted, as if making a declaration of his will.

Looking at the congealed blood and the blade on his hand, Lin Yue simply lowered his head and murmured a sentence:

"Today, no one else will sacrifice their lives..."

boom!
Just then!

Lightning flashed behind them!
Oda was stunned...

The scene seemed to freeze in that instant!
It was as if some irrational being was grasping at something from a distance with one hand!

It's like a smooth video suddenly dropping frames and being moved to the next frame.

Then...

The four or five gunmen behind Oda suddenly disintegrated...

The ground is neatly concave in an arc!
Several living people, still wearing Arasaka's most robust bulletproof vests and armor, were turned into dust as easily as pieces of meat thrown into a meat grinder!

Then it splashed out instantly.

It had a strange, fishy stench that made you want to vomit.

"Ah?"

Oda felt the warmth on his cheek and the sensation of the flesh hitting him, and his body involuntarily trembled...

"Don't rush, don't rush..."

"I'll be fine soon."

The guy's red and blue glowing eyes, hidden in the darkness, were fixed on Oda.

It wasn't until the torrential rain of flesh stopped that the enemies realized what was happening.

His expression was as ugly and terrifying as candy melting in the heat…

His throat was filled with whimpers of terror.

One of the guys suddenly went crazy!
"attack!"

The terrified soldiers reacted instinctively to the reckless shout.

They had no choice but to resist!

moment!

All the Arasaka ninjas took to the air!

Rin, standing on the opposite side, simply held her sword in one hand and watched quietly... seemingly not intending to make any move to retaliate.

As everyone watched nervously the scene unfold, resembling a pack of wolves pouncing on their prey…

Lin Yue gently closed his eyes...

Immediately afterwards, a series of afterimages began to materialize behind Lin Yue.

"Stop it, all of you!"

Oda tried to stop his subordinates' reckless attack, but it was too late.

The instant Rin opened his eyes... four or five shadows began to materialize along with Sianwistan's afterimage!
Lin Yue is like the only variable in a still frame, pausing briefly in front of each enemy.

When his speed slowed down slightly, he could only utter in a hoarse voice, "Ultraman—"

"Add more for me!"

Meanwhile, the AI ​​entities in cyberspace seemed to sigh, as their computing power climbed higher and higher!
Soon they arrived at the terrifying computing power Lin Yue displayed when fighting against AI…

Under this terrifying influence, every ninja, without even moving, felt the warmth of Lin Yue's blade on their necks.

Lin Yue completed the entire process in just one or two seconds; at that speed, no one could possibly see anything clearly.

Draw the sword, move, land.

Simple and efficient...

call…

Lin Yue let out a deep breath.

hum!
As the compressed sound waves are emitted simultaneously, creating a strange, distorted noise...

Time stop ended!

The ninjas who had been lifted into the air plummeted like dumplings, one after another, their heads and the skin on the back of their necks barely holding them together...

Some were even chopped into several pieces!
"Ah!"

Oda stumbled, staring blankly at the terrifying scene, his body feeling as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant.

The reflection in the eyeballs showed one after another mutilated and heavy bodies falling to the ground...

That sound sent chills down my spine.

Thump... Thump... Thump...

As Oda's steps were accompanied by this eerie and terrifying music, he slowly retreated.

Amidst the corpses and splattered blood, the man switched to wielding knives in both hands, the blades seemingly stained with hatred as he pointed them at Oda, who was unconsciously retreating.

"Oda!"

That guy's voice wasn't loud, but it was extremely penetrating!

"I…"

Oda Santao's mind went completely blank!
Their steps also came to an instant.

I actually lost my composure...

The contempt in that man's eyes gradually transformed Oda's fear into an unquenchable hatred and rage—

His expression suddenly changed. "Kill that Haywood guy!"

however…

No one responded to his orders.

Just as Xiaotian turned around to see what was going on, two torrents of blood-red data suddenly appeared!

Like a curse from hell, the attack struck the two soldiers restraining Jack, instantly dragging them into an abyss of black data, their consciousness leaving their miserable bodies amidst charred brain matter…

"Ah—ah—ah—"

Before they died, the soldiers were all reaching out to Oda for help, their throats emitting the choked, agonizing screams unique to the collapse of life within the black walls. "Damn it!"

Finally, Oda gripped the trembling hilt of the knife tightly and let out a roar like a trapped beast.

As he spoke, his steps became unsteady, and he took several steps back, breathing rapidly. If it weren't for the mask, Lin Yue might have been able to see how a loyal warrior who supposedly guarded honor lost his will to fight.

"come!"

Lin Yue looked at the terrified guy and moved instantly without any hesitation!
Oda's angry expression froze instantly, his body trembled violently, he hunched over, and his feet lifted slightly...

"Uh…"

Oda, his facial muscles twitching several times, stared in disbelief as his ninja armor was pierced, the long blade stained with a thin layer of blood…

one move!
The outcome is decided...

Time seemed to stand still.

For a full half minute, Lin Yue frowned slightly and stared quietly at Xiao Tian's strangely patterned holographic mask, as if trying to see through the material to Xiao Tian's appearance.

"I bet your expression must have been terrible, right?"

call!
Oda suddenly raised his hot-cutting mantis knife and swung it downwards!

collapse!
Lin Yue used only one hand to exert force, and the high-strength material of the Mantis Blade was easily broken, the blade hitting the ground with a series of crisp sounds...

"Your honor is worthless."

As he spoke, Lin Yue slowly rotated the knife in his hand, stirring Xiao Tian's internal organs and listening to the terrifying whimpering sound coming from the guy's throat, thus quelling his uncontrollable rage.

Oda kept retreating until he was pushed against the wall.

"You can never... beat... Lord Arasaka..."

Oda might be about to die.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Yue's shoulder, while Lin Yue stared at the mechanical prosthetic arm...

"What a pity, you're no different from Adam. You thought Hua Zi would remember you? Don't even think about it... Do you know what they're doing here fighting to the death?"

Xiaotian tightened the grip on her shoulder.

"They're trying to use you to attract attention, make a deal with the Europeans, and get their hands on the extraterrestrial Ara-saka."

"What a poor dog..."

Oda felt his life force slowly draining away. Even though he kept saying "This is impossible," the serene master Arakawa Hanako in his memory had transformed into a ruthless demon who would devour anyone.

Kill people and kill your heart.

Nothing more.

Xiaotian eventually slid down the wall, remaining kneeling as he left this world.

The sword returned to its sheath.

V, who was staggering towards them from afar, finally stopped in his tracks...

She watched as Rin picked up the petite girl from the ground, seemingly not wanting to waste a single moment.

Or rather.

He wasted too much time.

"I'm going to find Old Wei."

V ultimately couldn't bring herself to say those words; everyone knew Rebecca was beyond saving... she could only shake her head slightly.

In the Azure layer, only Lin Yue's team members and V survived...

"Retreat."

"The warships at sea are about to attack."

bay.

This iconic building, symbolizing Arasaka's resurgence in Night City, was razed to the ground by a giant cannon despite Night City's warnings...

The entire Glamour Tower real estate area is like a model of world destruction—

It took shape under the watchful eyes of the City of Night!

……
-
"cold?!"

A jolt and rapid breathing followed as someone reached out and took the person from someone else's arms.

A voice, tinged with a sense of vicissitude yet also conveying urgency, rang out.

"How did it become like this?"

……

A scene flashed by.

Old Wei, with a detection device inserted into his chest, was covered in sweat, his face showing an unprecedentedly serious expression…

"Too much blood loss... the entire righteous system is a complete mess—"

"You should check it too."

The slightly younger voice was very hoarse, and the tone seemed to be pleading, "Old Vie, don't worry about me, check on her first... Delaman Taxi told me she still has vital signs."

The world has turned gray again…

……

滴…

滴…

The rhythmic instruments began to become impatient, and the image reappeared.

Old Wei cradled the viewer's head with both hands, rapidly treating the wound with a suturing instrument. "Internal organ rupture, skull contusion, some damage to brain function..."

The young man, with a full head of black hair, stood blankly to the side.

It's rare to see Rin so out of control...

"Well."

"The blood transfusions can't stop, so we can only try replacing her with a prosthetic body, but her condition makes it unlikely she'll be able to hold on..."

"Prosthetic body replacement should be carried out under conditions that the body can withstand."

A blur...

"Forget it! Never mind, I'll just have to give it a try."

Old Wei was fiddling with his things in a blind spot, while the young figure beside him paced back and forth, occasionally clenching his fist and bowing his head, and sometimes rubbing his hand lightly below his nose, as if in prayer.

The rhythmic beeping of the instrument seemed to have a hypnotic effect…

The person in the video feed fell into a deep sleep once again.

……

"This is the only way. I've done everything I can, but one area of ​​the brain hasn't been responding very well..."

Old Wei leaned on the edge of the operating table, his expression extremely serious, but his eyes revealed a deep weariness, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.

"Where's the chip?"

Lin Yue's voice rang out.

Old Wei sighed deeply…

“Child, you need to be mentally prepared. I don’t know what the surface of that thing is. I can only see with the help of instruments that it is shrinking. The surface layer looks like some kind of stem cell coating, and it is still multiplying wildly.”

"Hmm... what exactly is the company up to?"

Lin Yue fell silent for a moment.

After the ticking sound of the instrument stopped.

Lin Yue said in a deep voice, "That thing contains a personality..."

"Well."

"Well... that thing will eventually live in place of the host, taking over her personality and consciousness, and in the end, she won't be Rebecca anymore."

Old Wei just stared straight at Lin, his eyes filled with undisguised shock.

……

"Oh no, it's just as you said."

"Such severe injuries shouldn't be enough to make him survive..."

Old Wei's tone was extremely low.

Lin Yue sat dejectedly beside the operating chair for a long time.

"actually--"

"My lower limb atrophy was saved by an outstanding doctor in Dogtown using a Relic experimental core. That thing can even revive people who have been shot in the head with bullets, so it's not surprising."

The viewpoint flickers between light and darkness…

"Uh?"

The girl's hoarse voice uttered a single syllable.

Two people, one on the left and one on the right, stood up at the same time.

Can you hear me, Rebecca?

The perspective shifted slightly.

Lin Yue frowned slightly, his lips moved as if to speak, but he swallowed back all the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"How is the child?"

Old Wei asked softly.

"I…"

"IM so tired."

After listening to the body's owner's reply, Old Wei nodded knowingly.

Don't think about anything.

"Close your eyes and get a good night's sleep... You're fine now, you just need a little rest."

The camera panned again, plunging into darkness—

boom!
A violent explosion, almost piercing eardrums, rang out.

Rebecca stared blankly at the azure sky blackened by the black smoke, as the intense heat, like a scorching summer in a bad place, swept over her. She couldn't tell whether the heat was from the residual heat of burning ammunition or if this was just how it was here.

Desolate, miserable...

Soldiers' corpses were everywhere; even those fitted with exoskeletons couldn't survive the average number of soldiers in ideal combat scenarios in modern warfare…

"Fuck your mother Robert!"

What are you standing there for?!

Rebecca felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face. Just as she was about to yell and curse, the soil beside her suddenly bulged up!
As her body was thrown through the air, Rebecca watched helplessly as the burly man who had slapped her was turned into pieces of "parts"...

This is…

war?!
Rebecca, who was familiar with various video games, immediately realized what was going on based on her own knowledge.

"I'm fucking dead, aren't I?"

Rebecca shook the sand off her head; her mind was completely blank…

and many more!

The dead man just now called me...Robert?

Rebecca's little brain couldn't process that quickly. She hurriedly ducked, trying to avoid the gunfire while searching for any information that might give her a clue.

however--

The moment she looked down, she saw that her hands were clearly not the color scheme of the gorilla arm she was familiar with.

Instead, she saw two striped, tattooed, hairy, muscular arms, and a dog tag dangling in front of her black bulletproof vest that was particularly eye-catching, the words on it stinging Rebecca's eyes...

Robert Johnny Lind

……

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(End of this chapter)