Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 53 The Sniper's Powerful Punch Forward [Please Read Further]

"Let the colonel do the cleaning."

V's smile is "kind"... but it's just a little creepy.

Lin Yue was embarrassed, but he nodded through gritted teeth and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

He's now wondering if his ICE can withstand V's attacks.

Agent Arasaka, who had finished his investigation at the Sliding Puppet Workshop, rushed out upon hearing the commotion. Both of them looked somewhat unnatural, glancing occasionally at Lin Yue sitting on the rock and then at V, who had just slaughtered a large number of people.

"Sir, we haven't found any valuable information... no survivors, uh, none... they've all been executed by this guy."

Agent Arasaka also went on many missions, and it was the first time they had seen Voodoo Gang members die in droves... especially those Voodoo Gang defectors who were wiped out by large-caliber sniper rifles. It was torture for the agents to search the pockets of their headless corpses.

V said calmly, "He is your superior now. Except when you are working for the internal audit and special operations teams, you should all call him 'sir'."

Lin Yue didn't care about that. "It's nothing—everyone can go home now. My body aches all over. I need to get my prosthetic body repaired."

The two Arasaka agents quickly bowed to Lin Yue, following the standard etiquette of Arasaka's private soldiers.

These professional company soldiers from Japan would only obey orders from their superiors completely.

“I paid for Dr. Victor’s medical expenses in Little Chinatown to repair his prosthetic body. As for Dogtown… In short, you can completely trust Dr. Victor’s skills.” As V spoke, he pressed his warm hand against Lin Yue’s neck, pulled a soft thread from his palm, and a blue light flashed in his eyes. The location programs in Lin Yue’s personal system were also deleted.

"You can now freely enter and exit Arasaka Tower with this digital identity. If you're not comfortable with it, you can find a hacker to check it out for you."

Lin Yue waited patiently like a good boy for V to complete the series of operations for upgrading permissions.

After V finished, he pointed to the car and asked, "Want to come along?"

Lin Yue was still concerned about his reputation, so of course he wouldn't go with her.

"I still have to deal with things in Dogtown. I'll go see Dr. Victor later."

V doesn't insist.

Just as she was about to get into the car, Lin Yue said, "The supplier who met with Hansen is Barreto."

V paused for a moment as he got into the car, his handsome brows furrowing slightly.

"understood."

Lin Yue watched as Ara Saka's car gradually drove away, and let out a long sigh of relief. His hint could only go this far.

The chip had Barreto's name on it, and Lin Yue was certain that V also knew that Barreto was the one who profited from both sides, but Lin Yue still wanted to repeat himself—that's the art of speaking in Xia Kingdom.

Hopefully, Miss Valerie will understand the unspoken message.

At this point, Lin Yue had already abandoned his gamer mentality. Some things couldn't be changed just by speaking up. If V and the higher-ups insisted on investigating Arasaka, then this matter was no longer within Lin Yue's concern.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

If things develop as he knows—V in 2077 will become a master of counterintelligence—then this matter might never even trace back to Arasaka Yorinobu.

But regardless of whether the story unfolds the same way as before, or whether it changes or deviates due to my own uncertainties... so what?

Lin Yue knew that his own life was the most important thing.

This high-stakes gamble allowed him to temporarily escape the constraints of being a lowly employee at the company, and also provided him with the significant advantage of the behavioral characteristic faceboard. No matter what the outcome, Lin Yue could always blend into the crowd in the vast Dog Town.

Fortune is found in danger, but there's another saying that goes, "It can also be lost in danger."

Lin Yue thought to himself: "One in ten times you seek help, nine in ten times you lose it."

Listen carefully to everything. Lin Yue knew he had gotten one out of ten, but such a risky move could no longer be his first choice. He glanced back at the puppet workshop with the slider, his stern face having clouded his judgment, leading him to impulsively rush in.

Thanks to the points and perks given by the reward panel, otherwise my cybernetic body would have had a hard time getting here.

Some choices made impulsively often lead to endless fear afterwards...

Thank goodness God protected me. Damn, I really can't be so impulsive next time.

Lin Yue scanned the surroundings with his prosthetic eye, but being suspicious, he wouldn't immediately pull his face out of the weeds; he'd have to wait until V and the others were a bit further away.

By the way, I wonder how much this reaction skill will improve my abilities?

With that in mind, Lin Yue opened the specialty skill tree.

The so-called reaction specialty affects assault rifles, submachine guns, and swords on the left and right sides, while the skill tree in the middle affects muscle endurance.

Lin Yue suddenly had an idea: what if he used the feat points he got from V to upgrade his physical or technical feat points? That way, he could excel in a particular feat and improve his self-defense capabilities.

He acted immediately, but a few minutes later, Lin Yue's expression turned somewhat grim, and he sighed dejectedly.

It seems that these specialization points can only correspond to a certain attribute... Lin Yue suddenly felt that he was being severely restrained.

If things proceed as planned, Lin Yue should soon be able to surpass most mercenaries in the city in certain attributes, becoming "Lin Zhentian".

pity--

However, any reward is a good thing, so Lin Yue spent four points in a row to click: [Unpredictable] +1, [Muscle Memory] +1, and [Quick Advance] +2.

As points were gained in the skill tree, the module turned pale gold, and the system data in Lin Yueyi's eyes began to scroll.

My mind seemed much lighter; this power felt like a release of my potential.

【Unpredictable】: Grants Lin Yue greater agility, making it more difficult for enemies to aim at this nimble mercenary.

[Rapid Advance]: Lin Yue took a step and tried to sprint forward. This step was not a big deal. Lin Yue found that the distance was no longer the stride of an adult male soldier. This was even under the condition of injury. With the gorilla's arm close to his face, the speed was even faster!

As for muscle memory, it gives Lin Yue more reaction speed, such as being able to quickly reload when sliding on his back.

Lin Yue's wound was aching from the exercise, and he gasped for breath before limping to the prosthetic box and picking it up in his hand.

He glanced with satisfaction at the sniper rifle Cat behind him. Regardless of whether his sniping skills would be limited in future battles, the gorilla arm would be a good choice in any close-quarters combat.

In future complex combat situations where the enemy is either restrained or unafraid of sniper rifles, Lin Yue also has some "slight" knowledge of hand-to-hand combat.

He was confident that if Mann tried to get close to him again, Lin Yue would really teach him a lesson he wouldn't forget.

The nights in Dogtown are actually quite like the peaceful countryside of my childhood. Sitting in the yard, enjoying the cool air and gazing at the starry sky, apart from the faint sounds of gunfire echoing throughout Dogtown, it's a beautiful starry night...

Lin Yue's tense nerves gradually relaxed.

The days of licking blood from the edge of a knife and being accompanied by flying bullets felt like a dream, yet were terrifyingly real... Actually, he was a little homesick; the world he had to face was too dangerous... Just like now, there were corpses everywhere less than a hundred meters away from him.

But he was numb, without the slightest fear, as if life here could only be described as fragile.

But those eyes, which had momentarily lost focus, slowly hardened against the backdrop of the starry sea—

The lone mercenary, carrying his spoils, slowly stepped over the corpses of the Voodoo Gang members and strolled into the neon lights of Dogtown.

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(Reaction specialty chart below~)

(End of this chapter)