From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

"Aside from a few novelties, I really don't like Night City. Damn it, you guys are using synthetic meat for hot pot!!!"

The sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the city of night.

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Chapter 234: The Year of Unparalleled

what happened?

The man in the suit from Arasaka felt his mind was a mess.

Because it was a party held by Arasaka Yoshinobu, the Arasaka security force was the elite among the elite within the Dark Matter Club, and it should have been easy for them to capture a guy who looked like just a rich young man.

But the moment the Far Eastern-style vase-like female companion beside the other party made her move, the smell of burnt electronic components melting into flesh and blood filled the entire corridor.

Four Arasaka security personnel who realized something was wrong and wanted to shoot became the first targets of Nian's attack.

The extremely advanced powered exoskeletons on their bodies became their coffins. The melted composite material flowed down their bodies, burning through their synthetic skin and subcutaneous armor, and burning their remaining flesh and body fluids into steam.

The top-notch combat prostheses on his body also quickly broke down and spontaneously combusted due to the sudden heating of the electronic components and alloy structure, burning the owner who installed them from the inside out into an indescribable pool of matter.

"Tsk, I used too much force... It's a bit disgusting."

Although Nian knew that her power would be very useful after knowing that people in this world had various prosthetic bodies installed in their bodies, she did not expect that she would create such a disgusting scene with just a little effort. The four living people were directly melted into a mass of black ash and metal impurities.

Beep! Bang!!!

Before the shrill alarm could even sound, Lucy, who saw a turning point in the situation, decisively hacked into the Dark Matter Club's circuits, risking her brain overheating and paralyzing its power supply circuits.

"Hurry up, I can't interrupt the power supply for long."

Lucy kicked the frightened man in a suit in front of her to the ground, and wanted to call Rebecca and others to escape together. Although she couldn't understand how Nian could directly melt four living people, with such fighting power, it would not be a big problem for her to fight her way out even when facing the top security of the Dark Matter Club.

No one around her responded to Lucy's words. She turned her head and saw Si Ye still looking indifferent, as if he didn't take the trouble that might come from making a scene in the Dark Matter Club seriously at all. Nian Ze kept clenching and unclenching his fists, as if he was measuring the amount of effort he was putting in.

"you!"

Lucy stomped her feet, but did not dare to take the opportunity to escape. Without Nian's fighting power, the only result for a little hacker like her to rush out now would be being shot into a sieve by Dark Matter's security drones and the Arasaka combat team's large-caliber weapons. If she stayed with Nian and Si Ye, at least she could have someone to take care of her.

As for Rebecca, this hot-tempered lolita who hangs out on the streets obviously has a unique view on the current situation. She doesn't think that a wealthy tycoon like Si Ye would seek death for no reason. In addition, Nian is now in great power, and it is obvious that the other party really has the confidence to go against Arasaka.

Being able to see this kind of top-notch battle is worth the price of admission even if you die! .jpg

Thanks to the fact that Crown Prince Arasaka Yorinobu was in the box on this floor, Arasaka's support arrived quickly.

Unmanned armed mechas and the Arasaka combat team smashed through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The dazzling searchlights illuminated the Dark Matter Club, which had been in a dim state due to power outages. In order to ensure that the threat was quickly resolved, the overwhelming rain of bullets indiscriminately swept towards everyone in the corridor.

"Damn!!!"

Lucy curled up her body and wanted to take the risk of running into the box amidst the hail of bullets. After all, there were too few things in the corridor that could serve as cover.

Rebecca suddenly grabbed Lucy and said, "Lucy, don't go out!"

"Varied…"

A torrent of bullets swept past, and being beaten into a pulp was a good outcome. Lucy didn't understand why Rebecca held her back, but when she turned around to look in the direction of Si Ye and Nian, her open mouth could no longer be closed.

A layer of copper-colored grid rose in front of Nian, and a red and yellow halo flowed between the grids, magnificent and ancient. The torrent of bullets from the Arasaka Group crashed into the grid, splashing only pieces of red-hot metal debris. The bullets melted the moment they hit the grid.

Shield?

Shield???

Whose Zenithian are you?

This was the thought that popped into the minds of everyone present.

Subcutaneous armor and charged armor plates are a type of prosthetic body that everyone from street security to corporate security is familiar with. After all, without them, a stray bullet could make you lose your combat effectiveness and make you vulnerable to others.

But no one had ever heard of a company that could develop a shield, let alone an energy shield, something that only existed in science fiction. The fighters in the club and the executives behind the cameras fell silent.

What have you been doing? Is this still Night City?

"Have you had enough? It's my turn."

The molten metal on the metal grid gathered in Nian's hands as if it had life, and after melting and forging, a large sword with an ancient style appeared in Nian's hands.

"Cold weapons, close combat team close combat..."

The tactical analyst of the Arasaka combat team quickly analyzed the situation on the scene. Seeing Nian take out a melee weapon, he quickly deduced that the opponent's shield might be a two-way block, so he used melee weapons. Then, breaking through with the same melee weapon might be a good decision.

But before the tactical analyst's order was completed, the young man swung his sword lightly, and a golden crescent flew out from the sword, neatly cutting the Arasaka fighters in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and the hovercraft behind them into two halves.

“…I must be dreaming.”

If the shield could still be traced, the energy attack launched that year would be no different from a fairy tale. Unlike Rebecca who just kept sighing about the country, Lucy, who had seen more, had already wondered if she had been infected with the virus and was in a state of hallucination.

"There must be someone important in this box, since they're so crowded."

Nian, holding up the shield, looked at the Arasaka team that continued to fight and asked Si Ye.

"Then take a look."

Si Ye walked towards the door of the box which had been locked in security mode, his body twisting in a way that was imperceptible to the naked eye. Unlike Nian's hard shield that could melt bullets, the bullets shot at Si Ye would be swallowed up into the void and then appear precisely at the temple of the owner of the bullet. It looked like the newly rushed in Arasaka team had committed collective suicide.

Arasaka's tactical director has stopped the combat team from adding fuel. Lai Xuan is in this box, and they dare not use explosives. Ordinary firepower is completely useless against Si Ye and Nian. Facing such a strange existence, it is obviously meaningless to continue sending people to die.

The tactical director put the hovercraft on standby. He placed his hopes on Yoriyuki's personal security in the box, hoping that these people could defeat or delay the attack, thus buying time for the evacuation of Arasaka Yoriyuki.

"Just like the blind box, I wonder if I can get the famous V."

Although Huifeng could open the locked door of the box, Siye chose a more direct method.

He kicked up, and the two alloy doors were shattered by Si Ye's kick. The broken metal fragments smashed the trembling Arasaka executives behind the door into pieces.

"Arasaka Yorinobu... and Adam Hammer?"

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Chapter 235 Adam Hammer

The broken alloy door fragments flew towards the silent middle-aged man with slicked-back hair sitting in the main seat. He was the youngest and only surviving son of Arasaka Saburo, the current CEO of Arasaka Corporation, the Arasaka Prince: Arasaka Yorinobu.

Standing in front of Arasaka Yorinobu, eight Arasaka demons, whose entire bodies had undergone prosthetic transformation, swung their thermal energy samurai swords at high speed, chopping the fragments away.

A cyborg with only half a head and artificial skin, nearly three meters tall, stood silently in the shadow of the box. His iconic bald head made it easy to guess his identity.

Legendary Mercenary: Adam Hammer

Si Ye's eyes quickly swept over the Arasaka executives around him who were trying hard to aim their guns or trembling like quails. Not seeing the figure he wanted to see, he shook his head in disappointment.

And Arasaka Yorinobu was also quickly looking at Si Ye and Nian who broke in, thinking about the origins of the attackers.

In order to prevent hacker attacks, once the box enters security mode, an isolation layer will be raised to block the photoelectric signal, so Lai Xuan has no idea what is happening outside.

Because the attackers had already rushed into the box, he only knew that the Dark Matter Club had been attacked and the Arasaka security team outside the door had been killed. He knew nothing about other astonishing shields and energy slashes.

"Military technology? Kang Tao? Trouble..."

Lai Xuan, who was sitting on the sofa, shook his head and gave up the idea of ​​guessing the identity of the attacker.

Just like Dio won't remember how many slices of bread he has eaten, Arasaka won't remember how many people he has offended or killed.

"Red alert, Lord Rai Xuan."

As the door of the box was destroyed, internal and external communications were restored, and the eight people surrounding Lai Xuan quickly changed their expressions.

Red alert, which means that Arasaka has suffered heavy losses and is still unable to control the situation. Their mission quickly changes from defeating the attackers to covering Yorimoto's retreat.

"... "

Lai Xuan didn't move. Si Ye's gaze on him made him feel creepy and he didn't dare to move.

"It seems that I can stretch my muscles."

A flash of red light passed by, and the artificial eye of Adam Hammer, who had been silent all this time, lit up red. In order to give Lai Xuan a chance to evacuate, the Arasaka tactical officer gave Adam Hammer the power to move freely.

"Si Ye...what are they trying to achieve by transforming people into this?"

The appearance of Adam's hammer was so unflattering that it made Nian frown.

"This is too ugly, and it doesn't look that strong..."

Hey! ! !

As Adam Chongchui's words came out of Nian Ruiping's mouth, a rapid sound like an electric shock suddenly rang out in the air.

Adam Hammer doesn't care about being evaluated on his appearance, but being told that he is not strong enough touches the few remaining brain nerves of Adam Hammer. After all, after being transformed into his current appearance by Arasaka, the few remaining desires he has are killing and becoming the strongest.

Sian Westin, an active chimeric central nervous system prosthesis, greatly increases the speed of nerve reactions, allowing the user to achieve a disguised "time slowing down" effect. When used with some prostheses that enhance physical fitness, it can often allow the user to perform attack movements that are like teleportation in the eyes of ordinary people.

"I'm going to grind you into mud!!!"

When Adam's hammer was hit by Nian, he immediately activated the Arasaka experimental model of Sian Westin on his body, and with his huge and heavy body that was more than 95% cybernetic, he directly crashed into Nian.

A heavy punch hit Nian's head. Without the equal of Sian Westin to speed up, the average person would not be able to detect the attack coming.

boom!

The slender red arm withstood the attack of Adam's hammer. Within Sian Westin's 'time slowdown', Nian caught his attack at a speed even faster than Adam's hammer, without even breaking a nail.

"The force is too weak. Didn't you eat?"

As Adam's heavy hammer was retracted and released, the driving structure of his legs made a strange noise due to the heavy load, accompanied by electric sparks caused by the overload. He was pushed out by Nian and smashed the Arasaka executive who was still in "time slowdown" in the distance and was delighted when he saw Adam's heavy hammer attack into pieces.

Sian Westin's speed exceeded the capture range of ordinary prosthetic eyes. For Rebecca and Lucy who were peeking at the door, they only saw the legendary mercenary Adam Hammer disappear from his original position in anger, and then fell to the ground with electric sparks in the next second, killing a group of Arasaka executives.

"what!!!"

The Arasaka demons who originally wanted to use Sian Westin to pull Rai Xuan away stopped their actions. Their top military prostheses allowed them to see some scenes of the battle between Adam's hammer and Nian in an accelerated state.

It was obvious that the woman opposite with the useless dragon horn and dragon tail prosthesis had an acceleration ability that was even more outrageous than the overloaded experimental version of Sian Westin on Adam's hammer.

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

Adam Hammer ignored the Arasaka executive whose arms and legs were crushed by his weight. He brushed away the broken flesh beside him, and activated the portable missile rack on his shoulder and the projectile launcher in his hand at the same time, without caring about the risk of the explosion affecting Arasaka Yorinobu, and fired at full power.

The flames of the explosion surged in the box, and there was a sudden wailing.

"Hahaha, dead, dead..."