Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 535 The Frenzy! [6.3K]

"Can it still move?!"

A gust of wind rushed into the car. To make it easier to retaliate, V held a small knife in his hand, ready to attack any pursuers behind him who might bypass the Dreamers and Arasaka's blocking force.

Rebecca nestled in the passenger seat, supporting herself with her metal brace. Though her eyes were unfocused beneath her swollen eyelids, she still nodded.

"These bastards!"

“You’re the primary target of those ACPAs. Get closer before you strike, make sure their skin material exceeds its tolerance limit—understand?”

Looking at the fierce battle in the rearview mirror, V couldn't help but worry about Suzuki, who was facing off against those strange ninjas. Clearly, this woman didn't seem to find anything strange about the ACPA's technology, which surpassed that of the surface world…

Rebecca nodded, gritting her teeth and forcing herself to stay awake.

Rin is waiting ahead, and she doesn't want to mess things up at this crucial moment.

V held a vial of emergency medicine from Arasaka and plunged it into Rebecca's collarbone.

"Ho!"

Rebecca's weak heart began to pound violently under the stimulation of the drug, and a rare moment of clarity appeared in her muddled head. She even felt a little dizzy, as if a nearsighted person had put on glasses for the first time and had a clear vision.

"Those things are actually ACPA?"

The needle, still spraying green medicine, was thrown away by V. Hearing Rebecca's question, she nodded emphatically, "That thing is probably a product of Arasaka Technology sealed in orbital space. The struggle between Lai Xuan and Hua Zi allowed them to take over and turn it into a combat tool over the years."

"The compatibility is excellent. You wouldn't know about this in New America... Sasha is already using it and survived a Hammer attack that was reinforced with prosthetics."

A heavy hammer?!
Rebecca's expression was strange—

"That guy..."

V's face was filled with intense disgust, as if a lump of dead flesh was constantly being resurrected, as if mentioning this guy could bring to mind the smell of steel and formaldehyde.

"Hua Zicai can't bear to see such a monster die. He's in Warsaw right now, and we've temporarily put aside our European affairs for your sake."

In fact, the inspiration for this unique ACPA design comes from the grasshopper ACPA used by the company during wartime to crush individual soldiers on the battlefield. It's lightweight and resembles the exoskeleton technology of Iron Man in science fiction movies.

nano technology.

To the naked eye, the operator piloting this ACPA might appear to be covered in a layer of black, metallic liquid that looks like it's alive, but if you look through high-precision optical components, you'll see the ingenuity behind this ACPA.

Hearing V say that, Rebecca's anger intensified as her nerves were stimulated by the drugs. "Miles is a damn bastard!"

V didn't want to waste her emotions on things that already had problems or couldn't be undone. All she knew was that she had to hold onto this crucial key that held the key to Saburo's resurrection tightly. If she lost it, Arasaka in Europe would be thrown into chaos upon hearing the news of Saburo's resurrection. At that point, forget about destroying the company; even keeping Yoriyuki as an ally would become difficult...

Fortunately, everyone was prepared to go to war.

Lai Xuan was no exception—

“We need to lure these guys to a city fifty miles away, where the electricity and equipment are sufficient for Lin to wipe out the pursuing forces.”

Seeing Rebecca's hesitant and surprised expression—

“He’s furious right now, and we have to get revenge. Miles won’t stop until she pays a price.”

"Furthermore, Arasaka and the Dreamers have infiltrated the Federal State, which can be considered a war... I just don't know how many years it will last."

As they spoke, V had already left the battlefield far behind. Above them, missiles flew like fish, and below, explosions thundered across the plains!

“Rebecca, someone has risked their future for you and the chip around your neck, including me.”

V gripped the steering wheel and reached out to pull Rebecca's seatbelt out of her seatbelt. "Hold on tight!"

coming!

A blinding light appeared in the rearview mirror, and V's eyes instantly turned red. The ninjas racing across the wasteland and the technologically advanced motorcycles were heading towards a misty city that looked like a glowing eggshell under the night sky.

What's the name of this city again?

Who cares... Rebecca only knows that it will be the graveyard of all villains!

hum!
The rearview mirror was shattered by a bullet coming from behind in a split second!

The Wing Loong drones roaring overhead emitted a deathly sound, representing the pursuers of the new America!

The two pursuing forces surprisingly showed a brief period of harmony; instead of attacking each other, they all stared intently at the vehicle ahead.

buzz-

The drone swarms were no different from locusts passing through the country, appearing suddenly in front of the headlights in a dense, irregular, and clustered manner.

Rebecca bared her fine teeth, her nose wrinkled, and her eyes widened in fury!

"come!"

With each freeze-frame in V's eyes, the control panel would upload the "Friendly Mode" to the unfortunate drones in the swarm. As the indicator light and optical components on the front of the Wing Loong drone turned green, the drone swarm detected the traitor and began to attack itself.

However, with such a densely packed group, any inward firing would inevitably result in friendly fire—

Sure enough, Rebecca's Ironclad Blade knocked away fragments of charred electronic components, while V tore several large gashes through the swarm of drones!
Rumble!
A cybernetic ninja with its upturned head, streamlined body, and bright blue glowing wheels appeared beside the car, now fully revving the engine.

"Ok?"

The ninjas clearly have a database of Arasaka employees and a special program.

There was a rush just now, and after running in parallel for a while—

The moment the woman's name and official title appeared, both ninjas were momentarily stunned!
[V - Arasaka - Director of Special Operations Division (NC)]

[Authorization code...]

This is a big fish!
The position of the director of the special operations department in the Night City branch, which is almost equivalent to that of the headquarters, is no different from getting a big piece of gold when hunting prey.
It should be noted that orders had already been issued from space that assassinating any high-ranking member of the Hua Zi faction on the surface of Arasaka was the most routine task.

The woman's knife sent a chill down the ninja's spine in an instant.

Where did the strength come from?
The ninjas never believed that such high-ranking individuals would possess powerful combat prosthetics, given that their security teams were armed to the teeth.

Just as the knife tip pierced the ninja's neck, the man's arm suddenly deformed and grabbed the knife.

V's expression darkened.

The blade, which should have been automatically recalled, has now lost its signal.

Without further ado, V immediately displayed a chaotic, distorted image of the prosthetic body exceeding its limits in his eyes, and his brain-computer interface overclocked to transmit a series of rapid decryptions to the guy's head.

The most insidious of these is the overheating of the prosthetic body.

This thing is not as resistant to high temperatures as you might imagine. When heat dissipation is poor, it will automatically expose the gap in the prosthetic body responsible for heat dissipation. V specifically targeted this weakness.

Rebecca was focused on dealing with another ninja outside the car who was trying to approach with a knife in one hand. When she forced him back with two Iron Bullets, she turned her head and saw the ninja chasing V on the other side riding a motorcycle and starting to enter the Death Sway, with muffled roars coming from under his helmet...

Like... cakes and bread struggling in the oven.

V's bright red lips curled into a detached smile, while his blood-red eyes were even more striking!

The car began to sway more violently. V lost his grip on the steering wheel, and a soft wire was pulled from his pale wrist beneath his suit and inserted into the super off-road vehicle's infotainment system.

She had already completed this series of complex maneuvers just as the car was about to go out of control.

"Wow!"

A powerful slash struck the carriage. The Emperor's heavy bulletproof armor bought him some time. Rebecca reacted and fired at close range. The black muzzle of the colorful gun was aimed at the ninja's helmet and fired. But this time, Rebecca was dumbfounded.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

The ninja's neck and body seemed to freeze instantly, not only dodging the loose bullets aimed at his vital parts, but also adjusting his posture to lean back on the motorcycle and neutralize the attack.

V's actions were simple and efficient. Using the Emperor's Car Machine, she controlled the braking system of the motorcycle next to her, which was already in a death sway, so that the thing could not adjust its posture on its own and the front of the motorcycle swayed more and more violently!

With a loud bang!
The ninja's hand, which had slammed into the car door, suddenly transformed into a claw and dug deep into the steel.

With a sinister smile, V tossed out something that looked like an iron can.

The man was engulfed in a rapidly escalating fire. He let out a miserable howl and turned into a human torch. He fell off the vehicle, rolled continuously, and quickly disappeared into the dust cloud at the rear of the car.

Seeing that V had dealt with his superior, the enraged ninja grabbed the roof railing of the vehicle with one hand, and with a flick of his wrist, his arm transformed into a sharp mantis blade, and he stood on top of that blade.

The blade, made of a special material, pierced the car door as easily as if it were cardboard, sending it flying. Inside, Rebecca, trying to stay huddled up, quickly reloaded her weapon. For a moment, the two were racing against each other.

"V!"

In desperation, Rebecca shouted.

When the ninja looked up and saw the woman's gaze, he was inexplicably startled. The various LCD instruments on the car began to malfunction, and only the power system was still working normally. The steering wheel, which required manual operation on the uneven ground, was now discarded by her. Using her hacking skills, she controlled the vehicle and chose to engage in close combat with this guy in the confined space!
V immediately pressed down on the back of the mantis knife. The ninja, still marveling at the hacker's strength, hadn't even had a chance to pull away when he found his prosthetic eye plunged into darkness. Fortunately, the ACPA's assistive vision system prevented him from being blind for too long, but even so, V still managed to grab him by the uneven texture of his prosthetic neck—

"madman!"

V's body lay sideways in the cockpit, her slender frame able to stretch out comfortably in the spacious SUV like the Emperor. The ninja tried desperately to break free, only to discover that besides the cold-faced, madwoman, there was also this twin-tailed, crazy little girl.

At such close range, Rebecca seemed completely unfazed that the Iron Coil might explode!

"Let go of V!"

Flames flashed inside the car, and the black liquid metal on the ninja's body began to surge to neutralize the terrifying force of the bullets. At the same time, V shook off the ninja's blade and hand, and simultaneously hooked the steering wheel to the right with his toe!
Just as the sudden sway of the vehicle made Rebecca uneasy, a weathered rock wall appeared on the side of the vehicle in the dark wasteland—sparks began to emerge from the ninja's body. The heavy company military vehicle kept striking rocks, causing sparks to fly. The ACPA on the ninja, sandwiched in the middle, could only be used to withstand external force, which made him look like bacon covered by a sandwich, sizzling and smoking in a frying pan…

The ninja roared!
V's eyes turned red, instantly destroying the prosthetic arm under the Ninja ACPA. Without a word, he grabbed the Ironclad from Rebecca's arms, shoved the large gun into the exposed mouth under the Ninja helmet, and amidst a deafening roar and splashing of warm liquid, someone lost their head from the neck...

With a swift, powerful V-shaped movement, he pulled himself back into the driver's seat. The ninja, trapped between them and beyond dead, fell to the ground like a jumbled mess of a broken robot, scattering prosthetic parts everywhere. The Emperor, whose side had undergone a horrifying deformation, swayed away from the cliff edge and headed toward the increasingly clear neon light sphere.

“Ms. V, we’re retreating… everything depends on you now.”

The earpiece carried Suzuki's exhausted voice. He was no longer at the point of engagement. They had been forced to the flank by the heavily armed forces with advanced military technology, but even so, they managed to hold off the federal state police and military for ten minutes with a nearly 30 to 1 ratio.

The ragged Suzuki carefully sheathed his knife, gazing down at the burning and exploding armored vehicles below, where pursuers were surging towards a small dot of light like waves at the far end!
He slowly sat cross-legged on the ground; this protrusion on the wasteland would be the best vantage point to watch the dawn break.

A resounding slap that will be etched in the memory of the new America is about to arrive…

"That's awesome, V!"

Johnny, sitting in the back seat with his feet up as if nothing had happened, was naturally admiring the girl who was more to his liking.

He smacked his lips. "If the chip were implanted in this woman, we lunatics could turn the world upside down—of course, your boss would be even better, but... just who is that guy?"

Johnny was clearly still shaken by Rin's earlier intrusion.

At this moment, Rebecca had no time for joking around with Johnny. Instead, she stuck her head out to look at the increasingly fast-moving pursuers and asked, "Do you know anything about those ninjas?"

She was really afraid that a few more monsters would appear.

Rebecca, who has always been absolutely confident in her prosthetic body, has to admit that in the face of technology, power seems to be something that can be obtained at will, and humans are far too insignificant.

"Apart from the research team that Rin took from Arasaka and analyzed this thing, we did not share any technology or science with each other."

“Our ability to obtain intelligence and successfully intercept these people’s airship plan all came from a close confidant of Saburo Arasaka…” V said, his grip on the steering wheel tightening. “That’s right, you probably guessed it… Rin asked me to spare his life.”

"Damn it, I didn't know... That guy seems to be able to see into a person's future, you know, Rebecca?"

Goro Takemura.

When the name was mentioned, Rebecca had a vague recollection of it.

The defense force analysis report during the battle for the Relic chip at the Konpaku Building included information about this company's lone wolf bodyguard, a loyal samurai who was brought by Saburo from a polluted, low-lying city in Japan to the upper echelons of Arasaka... Has he really betrayed them?

"There's no time to talk about that now."

V looked at the various vehicle warning lights on the dashboard, his gaze fixed on the tallest building in that bizarre and dazzling city.

We were so close! We absolutely had to lure them there!
When new US military vehicles start appearing on the left and right flanks, attempting to encircle the vehicle with a pocket-like encirclement, V will modify the vehicle's computer to push the engine to its absolute limits. Whether the vehicle can even reach the building is entirely up to fate.

Impatient pursuers will almost never hesitate once they are within firing range.

Just as the two men breathed a sigh of relief and sped up to avoid being surrounded, the heavy machine gun on the tank behind them suddenly opened fire.

The two men simultaneously crouched down, listening to the clanging and clattering sounds passing over the ceiling; the uneven marks were the effect of shooting from the furthest distance.

From behind, combat hovercraft roared in, swooping down from low altitude.

V looked at the city, which was still some distance away. At that moment, along with the sound of the wind, a faint alarm, the kind of sirens that only sound during times of war, entered the cabin...

"I'll take care of that machine gun."

The V-shaped steering wheel perfectly executed a 180-degree turn without tipping over. The internal structure of the engine, the gears, and the temperature of the alcohol combustion reached their peak. The car reversed wildly, exposing a machine gunner wearing a military-grade bulletproof vest who was firing wildly into view.

In that instant, flames erupted continuously from the front of the pursuing troops, which surged like ocean waves, making the Emperor SUV, the target of everyone's attacks, appear so small and pitiful.

After quickly infiltrating and assessing the situation to eliminate the most threatening heavy machine guns, V suddenly turned and charged forward amidst a cacophony of explosions.

Rebecca was also firing back, but unfortunately, Ironclad couldn't do much at that distance.

How to do?
Rin needs the city's electricity to complete the annihilation, but what about the remaining few kilometers...?

Without a word, V in the driver's seat ripped off the rearview mirror and accelerated again to Rebecca's astonishment. The hail of bullets behind them seemed to be bidding farewell to the car. The moment the rear tire went flat, the car began to sway, but V still held the steering wheel with one hand and stretched out the hand that was holding the rearview mirror. At a slightly angled angle, she observed and calculated the floating car behind her.

As expected, the hovercraft will likely attempt to attack what's in front of it to force itself to slow down, which is standard procedure for the company's armed forces.

And V is the one who makes the final push.

"Look there!"

Rebecca adjusted her prosthetic eye to focus her gaze. On the backlit building, below the phantom of the neon diva, stood a blurry figure pointing ahead, her eyes filled with a mixture of panic and hope.

Only at this moment did she resemble a young girl rather than a street thug—

V pursed his lips, his rather aggressive eyes narrowed slightly, clearly he was making serious calculations!
Let's give it our all!
V told herself this.

An invisible, phantom red line appeared ahead; that was the attack zone that Rin had transmitted to all allies…

One hundred meters…

Fifty meters…

The wheel, groaning under the strain, had reached its limit...

And the hovercar in the sky, its fire control system had already locked onto the direction of its movement…

"Launch permission granted!"

The operator yelled!
Almost the instant the weapon ports of the hovercraft lit up, V's eyes narrowed sharply!
With a roar as the car tore through the rims, it suddenly accelerated to the front of the attack zone. The operator broke out in a cold sweat, which meant that the Relic chip would be destroyed!

however--

Flames erupting from the rear of the car, accompanied by a giant wave, instantly sent the Emperor flying!
Ten meters…

One meter...

The two people, tightly secured by their seatbelts inside the car, looked down at the red warning line that was flashing by, and a gentle smile finally appeared on V's lips.

Wow!
The car, like a discarded piece of scrap metal, screeched against the asphalt road in the heat, leaving streaks of sparks. Meanwhile, the sound of brakes came from the direction of the pursuers, and the red matrix frame of the hovercar locked onto the overturned vehicle below, which was emitting wisps of smoke.

At that moment, V, hanging upside down in the car with her cigarette half-open, cut the seatbelt and crashed onto the roof. Ignoring the pain, she carefully caught the already unconscious Rebecca and carefully moved her out of the car little by little.

The spotlight was now shining on this side, and V's black hair danced like a wild elf amidst the swirling waves of the hovercar's engine, even the patterns on his prosthetic body shimmering...

"The target is in stable condition; we can attempt to arrest him."

"Scalpel Team, take note: The enemy is a highly skilled hacker. Please employ encirclement tactics and inspect ICE..."

"The target is still under surveillance!"

The hovering airships were filled with the sounds of military-grade communication.

V, looking at Rebecca's decent stats, staggered toward the building. At this moment, most of the neon-lit streets in the city were empty, with only the piercing air raid sirens blaring.

call out!
A sniper's bullet struck near V's feet.

This is a warning, and also the last chance.

V silently stopped and looked up.

The newly arrived American soldiers, guns in hand, also curiously raised their rifles to look at the skyscraper that belonged to an internet company.

"Thank you for your hard work, V."

Someone was speaking softly in my earpiece.

As the hovercar zoomed in and used its searchlight to look at the top floor, a robust man with a bare upper body, half-covered in black cybernetic armor, and eyes that shone with a wild, unrestrained red and blue light, stood silently at the edge of the building. All the devices still connected to the network began frantically comparing information about this man…

This time, however, all the devices received only a string of garbled code and question marks upon initial reading.

"Based on the prosthetic body and risk assessment, the other party is tentatively classified as Omega-level, I repeat—"

However, the hovercar seemed to be observing too closely and unknowingly approached the man standing on the edge. The man suddenly looked up, and on the hovercar operator's screen, his face appeared to be affected by some kind of prosthetic, showing only a mosaic-like blur.

One hand slowly rose.

To the bewilderment of the hovercraft operator, red data lights and currents suddenly began to surge on the top-level equipment of the network company.

Wow!

The hovercar was instantly pierced by red and black data that appeared from some unknown dimension in the sky!
Dramatic changes occurred!

The hovercar, billowing smoke, plummeted from the building, while simultaneously, the man, without hesitation and seemingly unafraid of death, jumped from the top floor. It's worth noting that, aside from a certain cybernetic psychopath (Adam) who once worked for Arasaka, no one else would dare jump from such a height…

A blood-red data stream, a frantically falling speed, a strange, pitch-black arm spewing out heat, and surging with wisps of electricity…

The man stared intently at the two wounded men with eyes filled with rage; blood debts must be repaid in blood.

A frenzy swept in!

……

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(End of this chapter)