Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 504 Chaotic Order
Perhaps due to the backlighting, the group of guys walking out of the bar reminded Lin Yue of an inappropriate adjective…

Shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

The group of people, varying in height and build, were all dressed in the epitome of punk style. In the middle was a guy who looked almost like a child, with a striking golden mohawk hairstyle.

As the neon lights of the bustling street illuminated the faces of these people, Lin Yue finally got a closer look.

It turns out he wasn't a child after all.

Perhaps it was dwarfism or something, but the middle-aged man's face and body proportions were completely disproportionate, though the onlookers around him began to whisper among themselves.

"When did the mad dwarf start hanging out with this group?"

"Isn't Sam just one step away from digging up each other's parents' ashes?"

Most people seem to have no idea about this combination.

Lin Yue naturally noticed...

However, he wasn't in the mood to figure out the power distribution in Warsaw's underground streets. Right now, the most precious thing for him was time. Lin Yue needed to find a way to target Arasaka in Warsaw as soon as possible, so killing them all at once was the best option.

"What do you know?"

Lin Yue and his group heard a voice answering that question.

"The mad dwarf can't handle that batch of goods by himself, and Makarov just happens to be a big idiot... so several companies share the spoils, those who need intelligence give intelligence, those who need manpower give manpower... one of the bosses even has a hacker under his command, so wouldn't that be a great opportunity to do something big?"

"Besides, Maklov is still alive and kicking, which proves this deal is lucrative, right? It seems... that guy with three hackers is here to steal a piece of the pie—"

"Damn it, how come I've never heard of this guy in District D?"

Having gleaned some information, Lin Yue patiently waited, fiddling with the chip in his hand. Because Maklov's information was incomplete, Lin Yue still hoped to learn more from these guys.

"No wonder the dice rolls kept going wrong today; looks like a new boss has come to Warsaw..."

The short man's voice made Lin Yue think that the person on the other end was an old man in his seventies or eighties. If he had closed his eyes and listened, Lin Yue might have gone up to help the man so that he wouldn't fall or get hurt.

"I just don't know why this guy would be interested in my little bit of profit. A bunch of out-of-towners found Mama's Bar so quickly... I'm really surprised."

The crowd outside the bar was waiting for the mysterious man's response.

However, after this guy with three hackers spoke, the surrounding air became quite quiet.

"It's not about taking a share of the pie."

Lin Yue pointed behind him, "I want to... take them all."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three hackers who followed him tensed up and entered a fighting state.

The mad dwarf stared at the mysterious figure with suspicion and uncertainty through his fluorescent green prosthetic eyes, before finally letting out a cold laugh...

"So even corporate hustlers like to sneak into our lives and make a quick buck off us lowly folks?"

The reactions of corporate employees in Warsaw's underclass were no different from those in Night City, and perhaps even more intense.

You should know that the lower levels of Night City are faced with many vicious wolves. It's true that wolves bite people... but they will also tear each other apart for meat.

And what about Warsaw?

The Arasaka Warsaw branch has unquestionable control over this area, which makes the lower levels of Warsaw a no-go zone for company employees.

There are always fearless individuals who disregard the company's retaliation and try to prove they are true cyberpunks by massacring company employees.

"Damn it... I knew it! We couldn't possibly not know about such a big shot in District D! What are these bastards doing?!"

"How about we kill them?"

"Let's deal with them together, we can't handle those three bitches!"

Lin Yue and his companions were completely unresponsive, as if surrounded by a pack of wolves. Sasha, who had been all smiles just moments before, began to develop a faint, oily black sheen on her arm.

Qiwei whispered, "Protect him well; his body cannot have even the slightest problem."

Lucy watched the crowd slowly approaching and saw the sullen, triumphant smile on the short man's face. She seemed surprised by the reaction of these guys whose brains had been eroded by heavy metals and chemicals.

"uh-huh…"

"This cesspool in District D has remained unchanged for many years."

Lucy's singleton tugs on the ground, sending chunks of cement flying and temporarily halting the crowd. At this critical juncture, if someone is the first to step forward, things will get messy.

Killing them all isn't necessarily a bad thing...

"So you're planning to wait for this cute little dwarf to test our strength, and if he loses, he'll lie on the ground and continue following me, and if he wins, he'll trample me to death, right?"

Lin Yue's laughter, accompanied by a mocking smile, elicited a reaction from the few men behind the mad dwarf who appeared to be middlemen or leaders.

The mad dwarf also looked behind him with ill intent.

"You didn't eat Makarov's money? You damned bunch..."

The mad dwarf hadn't finished cursing.

However, when Lucy looked at one of the people behind the mad dwarf, her expression first showed uncertainty and doubt, then she clenched her teeth and smiled with a rather venomous look.

"Red Skull, you still look the same after all these years... I thought you were living a life of luxury by selling people to Arasaka Hayashi."

Lucy's calm voice silenced the mad dwarf's curses.

A pair of green eyes darted around. "Red Skull, hehe... Red Skull. I haven't heard that idiot's name in years. What's going on, Novak? Is he your lover?"

Lin Yue was also taken aback when he heard Lucy speak. He then remembered that the information V had given Lucy mentioned that she had been hiding in Warsaw for a period of time. It seemed that D District was Lucy's hiding place.

This doesn't sound like a greeting from an old friend reuniting.

Under Lin Yue's divisive words and Lucy's questioning, the tall man's face, illuminated by the dark blue neon lights, looked somewhat terrifying. His face, with its cheap plastic-like prosthetic markings and pink skull-like inlays, stared silently at the colorful-haired girl surrounded by the crowd.

a long time--

"Damn it, you're that Takeda guy..."

The surname and the given name behind it were never pronounced.

"Ah, it's been a long time... I didn't recognize you just now. So, did you get your wish after selling me to Arasaka and making me live like a dog?"

"I thought the company would treat you like a human being... Turns out you got stepped on by a short guy."

Lin Yue nodded to himself.

Lucy returned to Poland with a grudge, and her verbal skills were truly masterful.

With just a few words, the already fragile alliance in District D has run into trouble.

Anyway, Lin Yue is quick to act decisively, and Lucy can help him save effort, which is exactly what we need... The probability of them taking a few bites first is not high, but it would be better if they did.

"Damn it, how are you still alive? You clearly..."

Novak had kept this name buried in his heart for almost ten years, looking as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

"Whether my boss has any connection to the company or not is another matter, but your D district has a senior business partner, how come... you don't know that?"

This left the guys at the door of Mommy completely bewildered.

"Boss, this is Warsaw... there are no arms control treaties here, you need to be careful."

Qi Wei's icy voice whispered behind Lin Yue's back, but looking at the crowd at the door, whose atmosphere had been strained by Lucy's words, he merely chuckled—

"I know, of course I know..."

Qiwei glanced at the man's back in astonishment and then fell silent.

The three hackers were indeed formidable, but if these wild dogs pounced on him like madmen, Lin Yue's body, which originated from Ye's Technology, wouldn't be able to withstand any physical impact, and reconnecting would take a very long time.

"So...he knows your name and your past?"

In the midst of the chaos, Lin Yue looked at Lucy and asked. Seeing her nod, Lin Yue no longer cared whether these people would start fighting. Since there was trouble... he might as well kill them all and be done with it.

Shifting his mindset, Lin Yue needs to work with V to put pressure on the Arasaka branch in Warsaw as soon as possible.

"Gentlemen, how did the discussion go? Have you found the person with shady dealings with the company?"

Seeing Lin Yue's provocative question, the dwarf spat. "Sector D isn't something you can take in one bite... I admit, it's good that you have hacker resources, but be careful not to overdo it—want to know the details of that operation? Why don't you come into the bar, just the two of us, and we can talk without bringing anyone else?"

Lin Yue knew the time was right. "I have nothing to talk about with those who are just standing by. But you... if you agree to a 90/10 split, I think I can agree to this proposal."

The mad dwarf chuckled.

As expected, the other party didn't want too many people eating at the same time. He glanced greedily at the substance on Sasha's body behind Lin Yue, "I can only give you five percent of the profit."

Lin Yue chuckled to himself.

Even now, this guy still thinks it's 90% his.

"I think you misunderstood."

Lin Yue took a few steps forward. "I'm the number nine, and you're the number one..."

Red Skull's gaze remained fixed on Lucy the entire time. He was the only one present who knew the girl's background. Over the years, he felt a chill whenever he thought about the relationship between this woman and the guy in the highest position in the city.

His steps had already begun to retreat.

"The mad dwarf has a detailed data list of the Arasaka product server."

Just as Red Skull was about to leave, another boss at Mama's Bar next to him spoke up and made the matter public.

As soon as he finished speaking, the mad dwarf pointed his gun at the guy.

However, the man with the narrow face seemed oblivious to the gun at his feet, staring straight ahead at the man in front of him. "The thing is somewhere I don't know, but my hackers are the ones who transport data, so... that's all I can tell you."

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised that there was a smart person here.

"You fucking-"

Red Skull wanted to curse, but his eyes unconsciously drifted to his right.

Lin Yue asked, "What about you? What are you planning to do?"

The long-faced man's eyes lit up. "The mad dwarf doesn't dare kill me. He's afraid I'll tip off Arasaka. How about this... let me live with all my limbs intact, and then give me one million euros. That way, I can handle this for you without the mad dwarf's help."

"Oh?"

The mad dwarf's eyes were almost murderous.

Clearly, Lin Yue and Lucy's conversation revealed more information, so Lucy looked at Lin Yue as if asking him what he planned to do.

However, his boss's slight step back explained everything.

Her gaze darkened. Perhaps he wasted time at the beginning just to quickly gather some information. His ultimate goal was to completely wipe out the leaders of District D and make them the sole power!
"A very good suggestion."

Lin Yue spread his hands, lit a cigarette with an old-fashioned lighter from his pocket, squinted and exhaled a puff of smoke, "But I'm not interested. You can find things on a dead body. Let's do it."

The leaders of Zone D had no idea that the other party was toying with them.

At this moment, even the thought of internal strife has vanished; everyone is focused on avoiding the other side's attack.

"Where are you going?"

Lucy's voice pierced Red Skull's ears and marrow like a poisonous insect. He opened his mouth wide, wanting to scream that she was Arasaka Takeda's only daughter, but no one gave him the chance.

The esophageal prosthetic body, which was normally installed to make eating more enjoyable, had now become a deadly thing. The Red Skull members in the crowd rushed towards Lin Yue immediately, as if their leader's life or death was of no concern at all.

Red Skull gritted his teeth menacingly, unable to utter a sound.

After covering her mouth, Lucy sighed at her luck. There were many troubles in District D, and now that Red Skull was dead, no one would know about the [past events].

The monomolecular wire dismantled the opponent's body, and the falling blood droplets above her opened the second act of Lucy's charge.

Lin Yue simply watched the crowd surging towards him like a tide.

He has to stand here.

For District D to be quickly taken over, he had to show himself and let these people know that the disordered Warsaw Underground would never exist again.

Many bullets were aimed at Lin Yue's vital points, but they were all blocked by a black arm.

The angry girl's body seemed to crawl with life, and she instantly transformed into a tall, slender warrior, completely black as if wearing some kind of advanced cybernetic body. The tubes were filled with biological fluid made from the cybernetic body.

With the bullet in his hand and Sasha's body in front of him, the bullet felt like a tickle.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Sensing something was wrong, the crowd attempted to attack from the side—

However, like a ghost, Qiwei simply crossed her arms and looked around. The infection caused a large number of people's subpar prosthetic bodies to become ineffective. Sasha, whose speed was no different from that of a high-level S'anwestan, was a scythe that reaped lives.

Lin Yue simply squinted and quietly smoked as he watched them handle the problem.

Occasionally, when a prosthetic hand is about to reach out to her, Qiwei will grab the guy and throw him aside to finish him off quickly. Lin Yue, who is untouchable, has become the most terrifying presence among the ferocious crowd in District D.

"no…"

Lucy watched helplessly as her RAM was about to run out, unable to complete any more rapid cracks. She used monomolecular wires to create a monomolecular cutting wall that would kill anyone who touched it. However, before this defense could be built for long, heavy weapons appeared!

Is this all the Red Skull is looking at?

Several heavy machine guns on the garbage mountain made up of abandoned vehicles on the side of Mama's Bar forced Lucy to abandon her defensive position. She nimbly and quickly retreated, but as she rolled, a bullet as thick as a thumb grazed her shoulder and was knocked to the ground by the inertia.

"Wow--"

Lucy, kneeling on the ground in front of Lin Yue, subconsciously glanced behind her.

"Feel sorry…"

Only Sasha's voice remained beside Lin Yue, "I'll take care of it!"

Sasha, relying on ACPA, rushed to the automatic machine guns almost instantly...

Lin Yue sighed softly. It seemed that this team, which came from Night City, still had a lot to learn.

Tune the tiger away from the mountain.

Suddenly, a terrifying roar of an engine filled his ears. Armored weapons that would never appear on the streets of Night City, covered in fluorescent paint, and machine guns with calibers approaching those of a large ACPA, instantly locked onto Lin Yue!

Is it on the scale of the "Demon Lizard"?
Sasha, having dealt with the machine gun with her blade, suddenly turned around. When she saw that the armored vehicle required a RAM value of 3000 to hack, it seemed too late.

"Step back, boss!"

Lucy tried to rush out, but Lin Yue suddenly pressed his hand on her shoulder.

Qi Wei was also stopped.

"Kill this bastard!"

The mad dwarf's shouts mingled with the frenzied roars of the crowd, and the cannon barrels faintly glowed with light—

However, Lin Yue's reaction at this moment puzzled everyone. He simply looked up as if there was nothing but air in front of him.

"David."

Lucy, whose shoulders were being held down, heard Lin Yue's voice, "Indiscriminate attack, do as I say."

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(End of this chapter)