Like Night City, the commercial district also has another side, hidden during the day and only visible at night.
Dark alleys, shady corners, and filthy hotels are where thugs from all over the city gather to seek pleasure. Drug trafficking and illegal activities are rampant, and even the city center is not immune to these vices.
"That bastard really wanted to kill me!"
The robber was panting, his heart still pounding. He was so close to dying!
"Damn it! These bastards! How could they play me like this!"
This was a pre-arranged robbery; he was actually an employee of Jianli.
Under the company's arrangement, he found a group of dim-witted guys and then armed them.
He told each of them that Jianli only kills half of the people, and he made everyone believe that they were the half that wouldn't be killed.
However, Jianli not only sent him to mess with these guys, but also messed with him!
Jianli wants to kill him, just like all the other unfortunate employees in the store.
Come to think of it, what is he to Jianli? To reduce potential risks, they definitely need to eliminate him, the informed planner.
If he hadn't also installed a reaction enhancement device and narrowly dodged that blow, he would definitely be lying there decapitated by now.
“Mr. Hinton, you shouldn’t have run away. You knew perfectly well that you couldn’t escape.”
The robber stopped in his tracks because a man holding a samurai sword was standing in the alley in front of him.
Unlike the previous red-armored samurai, this man did not wear such exaggerated samurai armor. Instead, he wore a black night-clothes that concealed his face, resembling a classic Japanese ninja.
"Just die there honestly, and the company will provide compensation to your family."
The ninja carrying a katana walked forward slowly, as if he were stepping on the very ground of death.
"The company will provide compensation? Bullshit."
Hinton gritted his teeth, pulled a power sword from his bag, and then threw the bag down.
Who's so fast?
At the corner, Ke Ling, V, and Jack Wells saw the robber confronting a man in black, but they did not make any rash moves.
They followed the robber into the alley, but before they could make a move, someone intercepted the robber first.
That's normal, since many people saw the robber run away with the bag and figured they weren't the only ones who could find a gift from nature.
"Bang Bang Bang!!!"
Gunshots rang out in the alley. Although he knew it was useless, Hinton still fired a burst of bullets at the man in black.
The man in black swayed as he strode forward through the bullets, none of them hitting him. In an instant, he was in front of Hinton, wielding a sharp blade.
"Grass!"
Hinton cursed, tossed the gun aside, and picked up the power sword in his hand.
The man in black's knife slashed down rapidly, but in Hinton's eyes it slowed down little by little as he swung his power sword to parry.
"Qiang!"
The sound of clashing swords rang out, and the attack of the man in black was blocked. He was slightly surprised, but quickly regained his composure.
"No wonder he was able to escape; he had Krenzikov on his person."
The man in black swung his knife again, the blade aimed straight for Hinton's neck, his speed clearly a level faster than Hinton's.
"Unfortunately, the quality is too low."
As the man in black finished speaking, the blade severed his neck, and Hinton's head flew off, crashing into the wall, his face still bearing resentment and fear.
""
Around the corner, Ke Ling and his two companions watched the entire battle unfold. They exchanged glances, and Jack Wells already showed signs of wanting to back down; it really wasn't worth it.
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However, leaving wasn't so easy, because the black-clad ninja had already discovered them.
The man in black rushed over quickly, seemingly with no intention of exchanging a word with them.
"Grass!"
V cursed, looking utterly dejected, and without hesitation, she opened fire, Ajax bullets raining down.
The man in black parried with his knife, dodging and weaving, but he was noticeably slower than before, and several bullets hit him.
"Seanwistan certainly wouldn't dare use him too much!"
Jack Wells immediately understood that the man in black clearly wanted to use S.A. Wells for his own purposes.
Sianwistan's work puts a tremendous strain on the body, and even with his advanced physical modifications, he dares not use it recklessly.
"You guys retreat and provide cover, I'll test his mettle."
Ke Ling drew his sword and charged forward, the blood-red blade brimming with a strong aura of blood.
"Qiang!"
When they met on a narrow path, there was no fancy stuff; Ke Ling and the man in black clashed head-on with a single sword strike.
The man in black stumbled back a few steps, looking rather disheveled. He was utterly astonished, clearly not expecting this outcome at all.
Ke Ling also paused, because he could clearly feel that the knife in his hand was giving him a feeling of being overwhelmed.
With just one strike, a lot was revealed. First and foremost, there was indeed a difference in weaponry.
Secondly, this man in black clearly possesses physical qualities that ordinary people do not have, or rather, the quality of his prosthetic body.
He was struck head-on, yet he only managed to retreat a few steps; an ordinary human body could never achieve such a feat.
Although it's not visible from the outside, one can imagine that many parts of the black-clad man's body have been cybernetically replaced.
Ke Ling continued to press forward with his knife, focusing on bravery, his knife slashing rapidly like a surging tide.
"Water Breathing - Fourth Form - Tide of Strike!"
Ke Ling was somewhat excited. This guy was a good opponent, and he could use him to test his combat abilities.
Although his sword was inferior to his opponent's, it shouldn't have been cut in just a few blows. Besides, even if it were cut, he could immediately regenerate it.
"Be careful!"
V called out, her voice filled with worry, but neither she nor Jack Wells dared to push forward.
Rushing in will not only be unhelpful, but may even cause more trouble. It is better to leverage their strengths and provide remote support.
"We really need to add more prosthetic bodies."
V gritted her teeth and made up her mind. Her cybernetics were not actually severe; at least she didn't have too many heavy prosthetics.
But she felt bad that Ke Ling was always the one charging ahead. If they wore subcutaneous armor, they could withstand some damage.
"This guy's subcutaneous armor is of pretty good quality!"
Jack Wells' armor-piercing bullet hit the man in black, but it didn't have much of an effect.
Clearly, the black-clad man's subcutaneous armor was of much higher quality than the thugs they had encountered before, and it was not so easy to penetrate.
"Shoot in the eye! It's time to show off your sharpshooting skills!"
V glanced at it again and again. At this moment, she felt that compared to a prosthetic body, perhaps a technological weapon like Tsunami Nekoyo would be more useful.
If she had the Tsunami Cat Demon in her hand, that man in black would definitely not dare to charge around in front of her. She could have just shot his head off with one shot!
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"
The man in black then retreated several steps to block Ke Ling's attack.
"A muscle-modified human from the Animal Gang?"
According to the scan results from his prosthetic eye, the big guy in front of him clearly didn't have any prosthetic body, but his strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, obviously because he had undergone biological modification.
He felt that his prosthetic arm was being challenged, with the nanofiber muscles and bionic joints under considerable pressure.
Not only that, this behemoth is also very fast and not at all clumsy, like some kind of natural predator.
He could tell that the big guy's breathing rhythm was unusual; a large amount of oxygen was being inhaled into his body, his heart was beating rapidly, and his blood was flowing quickly.
It's just an adrenaline injection, right? It's not like anyone can't get one!
"call!"
The man in black activated the adrenaline booster; his breathing quickened, his heartbeat and blood circulation accelerated, his pupils dilated, and he became excited.
"Buzz!"
The man in black activated Sianwistan, and the world around him slowed down instantly in his eyes; even the swift-moving giant slowed down.
"The reaction enhancement component is not installed."
The man in black breathed a sigh of relief; he had thought he had encountered some tough opponent.
Ke Ling's vision blurred as the man in black rushed towards him at an incredible speed, leaving him no time to react.
"Shadow Wolf!"
Ke Ling immediately realized that the other party had launched the Sianweistein attack, and the shadow beneath his feet quickly darted out to protect him.
"Pfft!"
The man in black's blade struck the Shadow Wolf, which was sliced in two before it could even fully materialize.
However, cutting through the Shadow Wolf had exhausted the power of the blade. The blade struck Ke Ling's body, but it was unable to cut through the subcutaneous armor.
"what?!"
The man in black was stunned and didn't react for a moment. He felt as if he had just slashed into a quagmire and barely managed to break free.
"Qiang!"
Ke Ling swiftly swung his sword backhand, slashing at the man in black who had suddenly appeared beside him.
"boom!"
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