Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 154 Destroying the Arasaka Tower (Sixth Update)

The convoy continued forward, encountering increasingly stronger resistance.

Arakazam deployed more armed airships and ground troops in an attempt to establish a defensive line on the main road leading to the city center.

However, faced with overwhelming firepower and technological superiority, these defenses were as flimsy as paper.

Sasha and Qiwei didn't even leave the vehicle.

When encountering enemy drone swarms or when their forces attempt to lock onto them using electronic warfare superiority, the two simply close their eyes slightly, and an invisible, powerful electronic warfare domain instantly expands around them.

Enemy drones within range fell like puppets with their strings cut, billowing black smoke; the security personnel's prosthetic eyes were instantly filled with static, their communication channels were filled with harsh noise, and the smell of burning implants due to overload began to permeate the air.

The tone of the news media also began to change: "...My God! Ladies and gentlemen, what have we just witnessed? These militants...they possess electronic warfare capabilities that we cannot comprehend!"
Arasaka's security system was utterly useless against them! Were they...were they really just ordinary street mercenaries? This seemed more like a...military operation!

Mann fired a shot that blew the entire second floor of a building used as a sniper position off the ground. He calmly said in the channel, "Don't get distracted. Let the media say what they want. Falco, turn left at the next intersection and avoid the heavily guarded area on the main road."

"Understood." Falco's voice remained steady as the vehicle executed a near-perfect drift, shaking off the pursuing fire.

The closer you get to the city center, the wider the streets become, but the density and intensity of the fighting increase exponentially.

The massive outline of Arasaka Tower was already close at hand, like a dark cloud looming over the city.

The Arasaka North American branch was clearly going all in, deploying almost all of its available armed forces on this last line of defense.

The streets were cut off by metal barricades and makeshift fortifications, snipers were positioned high above, heavy armored vehicles blocked key intersections, and armed airships hovered at low altitudes, attempting to strangle the small team with a crossfire.

However, all of this seemed futile and fragile in the face of the overwhelming firepower of Mann's squad.

Rebecca's bomb gun became the first choice for breaking through the defenses.

Standing on the roof of the vehicle, a heavy explosive rifle mounted on her reinforced shoulder armor, facing a sturdy barricade and a dense security force behind it, she simply grinned excitedly and pulled the trigger.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The .75 caliber explosive rounds were like invitations from the Grim Reaper. With each shot, flames shot into the sky and metal, concrete, and human remains flew everywhere.

So-called solid bunkers are as fragile as paper in the face of explosives, and people and objects are torn to shreds and flattened.

An Arasaka armored vehicle attempted to ram their vehicle from the side.

Without even moving a step, Mann raised his left arm, and the blue light from the muzzle of the precision plasma cannon converged. After a brief charge, a dazzling plasma sphere was silently fired out.

The ball of light hit the hood of the armored vehicle, but there was no explosion, only a muffled hum that seemed to tear space apart.

The front half of the armored vehicle was instantly vaporized by the high temperature, leaving a huge gap with red-hot, molten edges. The rear half rolled forward due to inertia, disintegrated, and burst into flames.

Dorio's fighting style is more direct and violent.

When enemies hold out against buildings, she charges out like a cannonball, her enhanced body and protective armor ignoring the stray small-caliber bullets hitting her. Upon closing in, she doesn't even need to throw a punch; a simple shoulder ram or side strike activates her built-in shock generator, causing the entire load-bearing wall to crack and collapse with a low rumble, burying the enemies inside alive or exposing them to subsequent fire.

Heavy soldiers who try to get close to stop her will be lifted up by her with one hand, armor and all, and smashed into their comrades.

Mowell's figure appeared and disappeared unpredictably on the battlefield.

The S.A.S. system made her appear as an elusive, unseen figure to ordinary people.

She specifically targets high-value targets carrying rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, and other weapons.

The trajectory of the sonic blade is almost invisible; only a faint hum remains in the air, along with the precisely sliced ​​throat, spine, or weapon.

Wherever she went, the enemy's heavy firepower points would fall silent one after another, leaving only bewildered corpses lying in the ground.

Pira's flamethrowers are responsible for battlefield cleanup and area containment.

When the enemy attempts to pour out from narrow alleys or underground passages, or to put up a stubborn resistance by relying on complex terrain, the viscous, dark blue promethium flames will sweep across like a hellish tide.

Flames not only devour lives, but can also ignite everything, creating large burning zones that effectively block enemy reinforcements and retreat routes, forcing enemies hiding behind cover out, or burning them to a crisp.

The news media reports have completely changed their tune, shifting from initial shock to a near-collapse-like panic: "...They are not human! They are monsters! Arasaka's defenses are like sandcastles in front of them!"

That woman's gun... one shot could destroy half a city block! The blue light shooting from that man's arm... could vaporize an armored vehicle!

And that shadow so fast it was almost invisible… God, what are we reporting? This isn't a battle, this is… extermination!

On the channel, Rebecca laughed as she changed her drum kit: "Did you hear that? They said we're monsters!"

Mann's voice remained calm, coming through the mask: "Ignore the noise! ​​Falco, the main road ahead is blocked, find a way through."

“Leave it to me,” Falco replied, and the vehicle swerved into a side road under his control, shaking off the dense fire from the front. At the same time, he accurately reported the next threat: “Building on the right, three floors, two sniper teams. Mowell.”

“Cleared.” Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Mowell’s calm voice rang out in the channel.

Like a red-hot knife cutting through butter, they carved a path of destruction through the heart of Night City, leading to the Arasaka Tower.

The news broadcast cameras frantically followed the one-sided massacre, the narration filled with panic and disbelief: "...They've broken through! They've broken through the last line of defense! They're heading straight for Arasaka Tower! This isn't a challenge...this is destruction!"
These... these aren't ordinary cyberpsychotics, they're walking calamities! Night City is witnessing history! A... dark history written by thugs!

"Did you hear that? 'Walking Calamity'! That's a cool name!" Rebecca shouted excitedly amidst the deafening gunfire.

Mann ignored him, his gaze fixed on the approaching Arasaka Tower. He pressed the communication button: "Everyone, final check of equipment! We're almost there."

(End of this chapter)