Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 505 Radical Strategy

David? Is he here?
While Lucy was in a daze.

The airspace above Area D, nestled among a complex network of towering buildings, was pitch black. With a sudden distortion of the air, the Arasaka military hovercraft, illuminated by optical camouflage, slowly emerged…

Seemingly intentionally signaling Arasaka's arrival to the D area below, behind the first hovercar that appeared, a dense swarm of Octant drones, resembling an insect swarm, emitted a series of heart-pounding engine roars!

"That is…"

The loud noise naturally attracted the swarms of maggots from Sector D below, who were preparing to attack, including, of course, the armored vehicle ready to fire.

"Prepare for the impact!"

The Dreamers' training taught these hackers to use short and effective commands in combat.

Like a black bullet, Sasha gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and rushed towards Lin Yue. Her expression on her helmet was extremely urgent; the displays made her face appear bright, and red warning lights flashed rapidly incessantly…

hum…

The ball of light condensing at the muzzle of the armored vehicle was completed in an instant, leaving no room for ordinary soldiers to react.

Because the target was Lin Yue, some of the lunatics in District D were still in the line of fire. They turned their heads, their faces filled with terror as they were illuminated by the artillery fire.

"I your mother!"

call out--

Boom! ! !
A trench was quickly carved into the ground, and the straight trail trail behind the ball of light swiftly cut through the entrance of Mama's Bar. The ever-growing ball of light seemed to be reflected in Lin Yue's bright eyes!

Having issued the anti-impact order, Qiwei took the lead in using hacking techniques to attack the components of the infantry fighting vehicle that might be compromised, hoping to disrupt its accuracy in the slightest. At the same time, she grabbed Lin Yue's arm without hesitation, trying to pull him and Lucy behind her...

“Qiwei…”

Lucy's expression was slightly blank as she looked at the gaunt woman's cold eyes. No one expected that this thing would be fired before Arasaka even made a move.

However, in those few breaths, Lin Yue seemed to be able to see everything around him in slow motion. Perhaps this body didn't have much offensive power... but the massive data set connected to the internet could analyze any information, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the most powerful brain in this land.

He remained as steady as a mountain because…

Sasha has arrived.

The extra 20% of computing power enabled Lin Yue to see through the movements of all enemies, including his teammates.

Also... this is also a good opportunity to test the combat capabilities that the Arasaka Space Ninja didn't manage to test with this ACPA.

Just as Qi Wei was shielding her forehead with her elbow and was about to be swallowed by the ball of light, a dark stream of light flashed in front of her. At the same time, the mecha device on her arm quickly deformed into a semi-transparent shield large enough to block the body of a normal adult.

The attack came suddenly and fiercely!

boom! ! ! !

Sasha was pushed so hard by the immense force of the armored vehicle's cannon that his feet scraped against the ground. The dilapidated concrete road began to crack, pushing the shield backward. The stream of light from the explosion almost traced the arc of the shield, illuminating the uninvited guests from Sector D.

The gale clung Lin Yue's suit to his body, and the cigarette butt between his fingers was also blown into sparks by the wind. He squinted slightly as he looked at the poor creatures in front of him who were being swept up and shredded by the machine gun fire. His gaze was somewhat complicated.

The meaning of death in this world is too extreme. Some people die silently and without dignity, like reptiles, while others die spectacularly.

He thought... maybe the street urchins of Night City weren't actually looking to die—

I'm just afraid it's meaningless.

Fortunately, Lin Yue believes that what he did was meaningful.

The shield was quickly retracted the moment the shockwave subsided. Sasha staggered back several steps, her arms throbbing. In stark contrast to her formidable armor and decisive fighting style, a smiling cat cartoon appeared on the personalized screen inside ACPA…

"Bingo! I did it!"

Lin Yue looked at that cold, aloof figure with a hint of a smile on his lips.

Break through Zone D, that's enough.

Next, it's time for the guys above us to exert their power.

The wind speed at high altitude was not low. The young man, whose hair was flying wildly, looked down at the dense buildings below. He adjusted his prosthetic eye and saw the high-intensity artillery fire.

"Martinez's assistant, do we need to investigate...?"

The Arasaka operator, wearing a partially concealed helmet, distributed drone data through a computing server.

The Arasaka Warsaw branch received information that some intelligence had been leaked in the lower D district of Warsaw, which could lead to a planned attack on Arasaka assets by mercenaries or terrorism elements. According to the assistant to the head of the security department who came all the way from the North American branch, this was a tip from an informant.

Even with all the noise, David naturally heard the operator's questions, and of course, Mr. Rin's as well.

Does Mr. Rin want him to fire indiscriminately...?

But if the operator were to verify Lucy's identity, and her face were captured, David couldn't afford the consequences of any problems that might arise during the database comparison.

Fortunately, Mr. Rin had already made a complete plan, and even David's own reaction was a pre-rehearsed one.

David's hesitation and nervousness vanished, and he turned to look at the cautious drone operator, who was startled by David's gaze.

"Once the bottom layer of garbage is used up, would you spare its life? Wait for it to keep demanding more and more... or..."

The operator was clearly surprised that this guy, who looked no different from a college student, could say such vicious things. Also hearing David's words were the senior operatives at Warsaw headquarters, who were also clearly shocked by the kid's words.

A woman with a ponytail and milky white eyes looked down in surprise and sneered, "Those from headquarters are really a bunch of... scum."

The male operative gestured to her with his elbow to discourage her from being so direct.

Seeing the drone operator still stunned, David was about to feign a fit of anger when the senior male operative said coldly, "You heard what Martinez's assistant said?"

"Yes Yes!"

The drone operator hurriedly skipped the screening step, and the drone swooped down like a swarm of wasps!
It's worth noting that the Octagon drones are quite large, let alone dozens of them... Martinez felt the swaying caused by the drone swarm flying past the side of the hovercraft and wondered to himself... Is it really necessary to use so many Octagons for such a small battle?
Aside from the incident at the Azure Mansion, it seems like this has already exceeded the limits of combat, hasn't it?
Just then, the hovercraft's AI system emitted a piercing warning sound—

"Attention! You're being targeted! Attention! You're being targeted!"

"Please hold on tight to avoid unnecessary injury caused by taking an evasive action."

aim?

David glanced down and was horrified to see that as the drones swooped down, cyberpunks were wielding anti-aircraft weapons and attempting to attack Arasaka's drone swarm from within the building structures that the drones couldn't clear. One of them, a Stinger missile, had already locked onto their hovercar!
Are these the street kids I remember?
First, armored vehicles, then surface-to-air weapons—these guys might even pull out an ACPA (Anti-Aircraft Probe).

"Martinez's assistant!"

The male operative stood up and patted David on the shoulder. “This isn’t like Night City or Japan, where everyone is ‘peace-loving’ and it’s no big deal to use guns and high-tech weapons—but this is Warsaw, and these bastards are pretty accurate. I suggest you buckle up like we are.”

David hurriedly sat back down in his chair, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Inside the cabin, a constant beeping sound alerted that the vehicle was being tracked. Outside, the wind grew increasingly fierce, and the entire car began to spin 360 degrees, with the glow of some decoy flares clearly visible to Martinez.

boom!
The shockwave from the nearby explosion swept into the hatch, and Martinez felt like he was suffocating. He forced himself to keep from shouting, but the two senior operatives in the opposite seats exchanged a glance. "Mr. Martinez, let's go first. The drones will take care of everything for us."

"These scum can't be killed off completely. Whoever has the intelligence can die—I think President Takeda will appreciate your performance. Night City and Japan have finally been able to send a decent assistant after so many years. Thanks to Ms. V, you are worthy of being an offline assistant."

David's smile was hardly attractive.

But in the eyes of the two seasoned veterans, this was tantamount to Lai Xuan's headquarters having almost no people left. Although this young man was "ruthless" enough, his experience was still very immature!

below.

Lin Yue looked up at the firefight in the sky, which resembled dazzling fireworks, and thought to himself about the strength of the resistance against the company in this place. He was also astonished by the chaos in Europe without the protection of a ceasefire treaty...

The company is like a sturdy but flawed dam; the suppressed floodwaters accumulate unfathomable and terrifying power.

"Damn it—what is that thing?!"

The shrewd, discerning man's eyes were practically red with desire; he really wanted to rip that dark thing off the woman's body and keep it for himself.

It can even block cannon fire, is it some kind of ACPA?

I doubt ACPAs are that small.
"Boss, the higher-ups say Arasaka has gone mad, and the drones can't stop him!"

Crazy Dwarf was already used to Arasaka's tendency to meddle in anything that happened in District D, but seeing his subordinate's mournful expression, and then looking at the composed Lin Yue across from him—

A feeling of being schemed against and completely suppressed welled up inside me.

Could it be... that they are from Arasaka?
But this speculation didn't last long, because the drones that were emitting deathly howls above were targeting that mysterious guy and his hackers!

This…

Just as the madman was about to shout, the drone's bullets whistled through the air, instantly turning his subordinates who couldn't dodge in time into mincemeat. He himself hurriedly ducked and ran toward the armored vehicle.

"You fucking dare to cause trouble in District D? Arakazak will kill you, you son of a bitch!"

The whistling bullets around Lin Yue were all stopped by the hackers. These octagons were incredibly powerful, equipped with intelligent weapons, which was a devastating blow to the street mercenaries.

Lin Yue was both amused and exasperated, not expecting David to be so honest. Seeing that District D had been affected by Arasaka, he realized there was still one thing he hadn't finished—

"Go and kill that crazy dwarf."

He said this to Qiwei.

Qi Wei hesitated for a moment before saying, "You..."

Lin Yue said seriously, "I'm fine. Don't let Mad Dwarf go back and gather new men. Only when Mad Dwarf and those guys who came out of the bar are dead will we have a chance to bring order to District D! We don't have time to waste like this in Europe."

Upon hearing this, Qiwei no longer hesitated and ran at an extremely fast speed through the chaotic crowd and gunfire, her eyes fixed on the mad dwarf who was trying to crawl into the armored vehicle.

"You filthy bitch!"

The dwarf was relieved that there were enough people around to make it difficult for the hacker to attack. He glared resentfully at the young man not far away, "I'll get you sooner or later!"

Perhaps Arasaka thought smart weapons were enough to crush the streets, completely ignoring hackers. However, for advanced hackers like Kivi, Lucy, or Sasha, electromagnetic interference was the simplest and quickest way to break through their defenses. Many octants noticed Kivi moving around, but…

Whenever these drones tried to lock onto Qiwei, their attacks were quickly deciphered, temporarily slowing down their speed. As a result, when the intelligent control system behind these drones realized that locking onto Qiwei was more costly than clearing out these chaotic crawlers, the drones naturally gave up chasing Qiwei.

This is also why Lin Yue was able to stand firm amidst the gunfire.

He wanted to see this battlefield completely wiped out with his own eyes!

A burly man, torn to pieces, swayed violently in front of Qi Wei and crashed down on her in an instant. At the same time, a metal structure that had been broken by drone fire was also collapsing on the other side!

As she dodged and weaved, Qi Wei cursed under her breath, for she could almost see the smug, resentful smile on the mad dwarf's face.

Getting closer…

Qiwei's eyes were filled with the receptors for rapid decryption, and she paid no attention to anyone else, only staring intently at the sliver of opportunity for rapid decryption that might appear on the mad dwarf at any moment!

"Go and block them!"

The mad dwarf kicked the guy hiding in the cover. The guy staggered a few steps and before he could react, Qi Wei's slender figure had already stepped over his side. At the same time, the guy who was blocked by the mad dwarf had his head engulfed in flames!
In the firelight, the silvery-white head with its metallic structure seemed clearly visible.

Synaptic melting?!
How can it be so powerful?!

Where the hell did those three hackers come from?

A series of questions swirled in the mad dwarf's mind. If Qiwei could see into the mad dwarf's heart, she would probably find endless fear that didn't match the smile on his face...

Qiwei watched as the guy, covered in sweat, rubbed against the armored vehicle, and the quick-break box suddenly appeared at that moment!
snort…

Qi Wei's cold eyes were filled with murderous intent.

tick...

Qiwei was taken aback.

Along the way, she faced too many drones and mercenaries blocking her path, which caused her RAM to temporarily run out. Looking at the three RAM points she had left, Qiwei did not panic, but instead turned her attention to the small hatch that was open on the armored vehicle.

Soon!

The door, so close yet so far, looked more beautiful than the sex dolls in the bar; the crazy dwarf wished he could climb inside.

However, just as he reached out with hopeful eyes to rush inside, the hatch suddenly closed!

RAM0!

Qiwei stopped walking, her breath coming in slightly ragged gasps beneath her mask.

The dazed, crazy dwarf mechanically turned his head, and Qiwei, illuminated by the drone's barrage, looked like a vengeful ghost...

"I'll hand over the intelligence, just let me go—"

Qiwei's large-caliber pistol emitted blue smoke. Before the mad dwarf could finish speaking, a large, dark hole appeared in his chest. His shattered ribs and blood splattered on the armored vehicle as he slowly and unwillingly collapsed.

The woman turned her head and looked back excitedly.

I am no longer that lowly reptile in the sex doll factory who had to endure being beaten senseless and swallow the humiliation.

Lin Yue nodded slightly. At this moment, two hackers beside him also cleaned up Maklov's online presence.

"retreat."

"Clean territory...we've got it."

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(End of this chapter)