Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 86 Obstacles [Seeking First Subscription of 35]

The city of Night is bustling at night.

Lin Yue drove with one hand, the radio playing "Never Fade Away," and the bizarre world on both sides rushed past.

With no rush, he rested his hand on the car door, a cigarette between his fingers, staring blankly at the cage of technology and neon lights before him.

"But I know a thing of beauty."

"Will never fade away~"

A motorcycle's furious roar interrupted Lin Yue's reverie, drowning out his beautiful singing.

Lin Yue frowned and glanced discreetly to the side. There was a modified Kusanagi motorcycle with its rear end raised high. The rider was a blue-haired member of the Tiger Claw Gang with Japanese tattoos in the style of ukiyo-e on his arm. Behind him sat a pink-haired woman with a prosthetic eye, carrying a samurai sword on her shoulder. Her figure was... well, she was quite curvaceous, and her style was avant-garde and bold.

Damn it, what kind of energetic young man is this?

Lin Yue quietly smoked his cigarette. Another motorcycle appeared on the other side. The guy was wearing sunglasses and covering his forehead with his hand, seemingly trying to see how many people were in Lin Yue's motorcycle. He was making strange noises while peeking at him.

The cars waiting at the red light around them began to slowly move to the sides; no one wanted to have anything to do with those bastards from the Tiger Claw Gang.

Lin Yue's phone rang.

V's voice came softly, "Be careful."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yue curled his lips into a cold laugh.

Night City, oh Night City... you're still the same.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette and sprang out the window. Sparks flew as the bullet hit the motorcycle, eliciting a burst of harsh Japanese curses from the Tiger Claw gang members.

"Hot girl, wanna come with me?"

Lin Yue honked the horn while pressing the steering wheel, teasing the Tiger Claw Gang woman in the back seat with a playful expression. As the roar of motorcycles grew louder, Lin Yue realized that he was basically surrounded by Tiger Claw Gang members behind him.

Upon hearing Lin Yue's provocative words, the Tiger Claw Gang members' expressions turned hostile.

Tsk tsk tsk, who is this? Thinking so highly of themselves? They just reported to Arasaka and already being targeted by the Tiger Claw Gang?
See you up ahead.

Lin Yue waved goodbye to them and then slammed his foot on the gas pedal!

With a whoosh, all the Tiger Claw Gang members drew their gleaming samurai swords.

Lin Yue's Hera sped across the zebra crossing like a wild horse, and all the Tiger Claw Gang members on their motorcycles roared in unison as they began to chase after Lin Yue.

Boom!
The passenger on the back of a motorcycle that pulled up slashed at Lin Yue's car with a samurai sword!

Lin Yue reached into his pocket, lit a cigarette with one hand, threw away the lighter, and then suddenly turned the steering wheel, slamming it against the guy's car!

Bang!
The motorcyclist had lost control of the Death Sway; the front of the motorcycle wobbled and crashed into the concrete dividing wall of the road, splattering debris and blood everywhere.

Wow!

Lin Yue suddenly lowered his head, and a bullet pierced the windshield behind him, making a muffled sound like hail hitting a car.

The car was now traveling at 100 km/h (according to foreign mileage meters, this speed is estimated to be 160 km/h). A Tiger Claw gang member, who was slowly catching up, was holding a gun. The guy had a full head of fluorescent green hair and a cruel smile.

Lin Yue deliberately moved closer to the guy, and rolled down the car window—

Whoosh! A bullet struck Lin Yue squarely in the face.

What? He's alright?
The man's smile vanished, and his expression suddenly froze.

Beneath Lin Yue's cold smile lay an endless stream of curses: Ouch, that fucking hurts!
Because of Lin Yue's subcutaneous armor, the bullet only caused his head to tilt slightly, but this pain only fueled Lin Yue's ferocity.

Lin Yue bit down hard on the cigarette butt, keeping his hand steady on the steering wheel, while his other hand shot out. The guy couldn't brake in time—

The Tiger Claw Gang member felt a tremendous force gripping his neck. Lin Yue lifted him up, surrounded by the Tiger Claw Gang member's gasping and the sound of wind as he struggled to breathe. He began to violently pull the guy towards his car!
Nourishing~
The poor thing's leg scraped against the road, emitting a painful scream, and soon only the exposed steel of his prosthetic body remained. Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lin Yue stared expressionlessly at the road ahead, repeatedly slamming the guy against his car door until it was deformed, and the guy gradually fell silent...

He tossed the Tiger Claw Gang member, who was already dead, aside like trash. In the rearview mirror, the man rolled on the ground until he disappeared.

Upon discovering that the Tiger Claw Gang was still reluctantly following, Lin Yue simply slammed on the brakes and swerved, his car blocking the road amidst a cloud of burning tires and smoke.

That was the city area, which would have caused some trouble if the NCPD came. So he deliberately moved a distance away from the border of Taiping Island, which was the best place to work.

The car door was deformed from the impact and couldn't be opened. Lin Yue, with his gorilla arm, smashed the door open with a powerful punch. Sparks flew as the steel scraped against the ground. In the distance, members of the Tiger Claw Gang roared over, their accelerators slammed shut, their speed undiminished. They brandished samurai swords, intending to dismember Lin Yue!
Lin Yue yanked his shirt collar and suddenly sped up, sprinting towards the Tiger Claw Gang!
The lead motorcycle was getting closer and closer. In that instant, Lin Yue could see the dandruff on the guy's colorful, greasy hair, and his own reflection on the blade of the female Tiger Claw Gang member behind him who was holding a knife in one hand!

Lin Yue clenched his hand into a claw shape and suddenly dodged the slash!
The motorcyclist was intercepted by Lin Yue. The powerful kinetic energy forced Lin Yue back a few steps, and the Tiger Claw Gang member in his hand had his neck instantly explode as he crashed into his hand!

Lin Yue tossed aside the corpse in his hand, and the motorcycle behind him, now driverless, plunged into the underpass. The terrified screams of the female Tiger Claw Gang members still echoed in his ears.

The other motorcycles that rushed over noticed something was wrong and stopped one by one a short distance away.

Lin Yue stood alone on the overpass at midnight, like a spear, the fierce wind of the night city sharing with him the bitter smell of cigarettes.

"Kill this Arasaka dog!"

The leader of the Tiger Claw Gang gave a greeting.

The samurai swords of those guys scraped against the ground, making a harsh, screeching sound.

Lin Yue wasn't even planning to draw his gun. He figured it was a good opportunity to test his reflexes and physical abilities. Why not?

Moved!

The radio in the car behind him continued playing post-punk music. Lin Yue suddenly lunged forward and, amidst the frenzied rhythm, smashed a hapless man's head with a powerful punch.

The samurai sword that had been spinning in the air after being released was caught steadily by Lin Yue. With the blade in hand, Lin Yue charged into the Tiger Claw Gang's crowd the next second!

Lin Yue grabbed a guy by the collar and delivered a powerful knee strike, rendering the guy completely unable to resist. Then, with a twist of his hand, the blade sank steadily into the enemy's abdomen.

hula-

The blade that attacked from behind made a loud slicing sound as it cut through the air, but before it could strike, Lin Yue suddenly slumped down and twisted to dodge it.

Lin Yue struck the man's abdomen with the hilt of his knife, and while the man was bent over like a shrimp, Lin Yue slashed his head and sent it to Takamagahara to meet their divine kingdom.

"Let's continue."

Lin Yue revealed his white teeth, blood dripping from the knife in his hand, and slowly walked forward.

Even the notoriously ruthless Tiger Claw Gang of Night City had never seen such a madman before, and for a moment they involuntarily took a step back.

But I only chickened out for a second.

The Tiger Claw gang members, their minds clouded by drugs, roared and swarmed forward again.

……

ten minutes later.

The man in the black jacket shook the sticky liquid off his hands, cursed, and showed several bloodstains on his face, which was bathed in the neon light, but his expression remained calm.

At this moment, the elevated bridge under the cover of night was shrouded in an aura of death.

He lit a cigarette and leaned against the car, the ground around his feet covered in dark, raised lumps and a spreading layer of liquid...

His eyes lit up, and he spoke:
"Sorry, V, I damaged your car."

(End of this chapter)