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In addition to miscellaneous soldiers, there are also "hero units" inside their company building. Some powerful mercenaries in Night City have joined the maintenance line, and basically each of them has his own title.

If nothing unexpected happens, most of them are at the silver level, with a few being bronze-specialized.

Guarding is just one of the means. There are many other similar defensive measures, such as turrets and gun towers, and alloy doors that can be closed instantly when necessary to block progress.

It is basically difficult to break out by rushing into the maintenance line alone. What Lu Yan should do is to sneak in and secretly copy the program. If he is exposed when he comes out, he can break through by brute force. Everything will be easy if the people are not gathered.

After Xiao La sorted out all the information, she constructed a three-dimensional image of the Maintenance Line Company building through projection, allowing Lu Yan to more clearly understand the characteristics of each route and intersection.

Two hours later, the robot returned to the rental house and looked at the three-dimensional building thoughtfully: "What is your plan?"

"It's simple. You provide me with remote support and hack or disable the company's various protective measures. I will... and my people will go to the location where the Eye of Prescience is stored."

Originally wanting to go in alone, Lu Yan raised his hand and pressed his chest, thinking of a way to sneak in that could be combined with Imba's spatial skill [Soul Chasing].

"Yes, I can probably completely cut off the power to the Sustaining Line Company for ten minutes. I wonder if that's enough."

"Ten minutes... that's enough. When will we start the action?"

"Let's do it tomorrow. I'll be off tomorrow, so it's just the right time to start the operation. I can go set up the scene tonight."

After learning that they would raid the company tomorrow, Lu Yan looked at his gauntlet and asked, "Xiao La, have you found the "Eye in the Sky"?"

"Found him. He's currently attending a party in a casino. The attendees include executives from various companies and most of the middlemen."

Rubbing his fingers subconsciously, Lu Yan estimated that by the time he stole the predictive program, Fan Shengdu would definitely be unable to stay. In that case, it would be no big deal to disrupt a high-end party and offend everyone.

In the largest casino in Fansheng City, Las Vegas, the VIP area is full of middle and high-level personnel in this city. Money is just a number to them, and it doesn't matter if they spend it.

Shares, land, and military force are the most important. These capitalists can be called "future landlords", while the employees are "future cattle and horses".

Tianyan seemed absent-minded. He had already lost all the chips in front of him in the gambling game and was waiting for the bunny girl to bring him more chips.

"What's the matter, Lemonta? You're so absent-minded. If you keep up this, you'll have to go back home naked."

The other middleman raised his glass, and Tianyan responded, "Nothing. I just had a particularly troublesome mercenary that I didn't have time to deal with."

When none of the people from the company behind Sky Eye returned, he realized that something was wrong. He immediately ordered people to keep a close eye on the mercenaries who had returned and captured and tortured them all.

They were not quite sure what had happened. The only thing they knew was that the native Lu Yan stayed behind to block the employees sent by the company behind Tianyan.

The news did not leak to the maintenance line. They had just found the missing armored vehicle, and there seemed to be something extremely precious inside, which allowed them to directly issue the highest reward. Anyone with information could get a generous reward.

Tianyan concealed the news and, together with the company behind it, issued a wanted notice for Lu Yan, but unfortunately he has not been found yet.

There was no trace of his DNA at the scene. He either ran away or went into hiding, which was very dangerous for Sky Eye.

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Chapter 122: Kill first and then complete the mission.

At midnight.

The lights in the company building of Maintenance Line are still on, and no one dares to relax, for fear that they will be fired by the company's artificial intelligence due to a moment of slackness.

In the cyberpunk worldview, the saying "If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will" is almost a truth. In addition to people competing for jobs, machines will also compete with people for jobs.

Apart from scientific research, most jobs can be replaced by machines, even the work of scientific research assistants. The only thing most machines lack is the ability to innovate.

The reason why humans are still being used until now is actually thanks to national wars and the emergence of mechanical rebellions.

But if you think about it carefully, if humans in the mechanical world continue to develop normally without experiencing setbacks, it is not certain what the final outcome will be.

But this is destined to be a luxury, after all, there are so-called "aliens" out there.

"Oh, that native man named Lu Yan, right? Mercenaries are like that, but there's nothing to be afraid of. He's just a native man. He can't break into a casino or your house and kill you."

Tianyan's friend seemed very disdainful. Not knowing what had happened, he naturally wouldn't be afraid of Lu Yan. When he thought he was a weak native, he almost said, "If he could come in, I would eat this table on the spot."

The comfort from the middleman in front of him had some effect. Tianyan actually felt the same way. As long as he was careful and didn't get left alone, Lu Yan wouldn't be able to kill him.

As soon as the thought flashed through my mind, retribution came.

boom!

The sudden explosion scared everyone. It has to be said that the people of Fanshengdu are indeed simple and honest. Everyone reacted very quickly, hiding under the table, running towards the emergency exit, and lifting the table as a shield.

As for why they didn't take guns? That's because guns are not allowed in this casino, and their weapons and offensive prosthetics are all placed in a safe.

The casino bodyguards immediately rushed into the smoke and dust, trying to protect the guests behind them with their bodies, but an extremely agile figure instantly passed the bodyguards.

Pupils twinkling with starlight swept across the crowd. Lu Yan rushed into the casino and locked onto the Sky Eye hiding behind the table. The plasma core rotated, leaving an afterimage formed by [Water Moon] on the spot, and the main body sprinted in front of the middleman.

"Lü Yan!"

Tianyan was shocked and furious. He raised his hands to try to block Lu Yan's attack, and his metal arms burst out with powerful force.

He thought he could block it, but Lu Yan clenched his fist and hit him hard. His power arm was destroyed by the punch, and his head was blown up at the same time as he looked at him in disbelief.

Lu Yan, who suddenly attacked and killed someone, turned around and left through the gap he had blasted out. All the bullets hit the energy shield, only making its color a little dimmer.

As he fled, the casino guards chased after him. The gamblers and some high-ranking officials were still frightened. Their first reaction was not to blame Lu Yan, but to hold the casino accountable.

The casino said that the security was foolproof, so they dared to put the weapons in the safe. But now someone broke into the casino and killed people in public, and the guards were useless.

If you call it safe, then the slums are also safe.

Since the top executives couldn't catch Lu Yan, they naturally went to look for the people in the casino. As for Lu Yan, he had already successfully escaped from the pursuit with the help of Xiao La and Roland and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Did you copy the information?"

“Yes, although you quickly blew up the middleman’s head, I successfully copied the data before his brain computer was damaged.

The company behind him also had ideas about maintaining the connection, and had Sky Eye collect a lot of intelligence about the company building, supplementing the information that AB400 did not mention.

After Xiao La finished speaking, Roland's voice came through the glasses' audio system: "Alright, we're going to the Maintenance Line Building tomorrow. Get some rest and don't come to my place. Some detection methods are hard to defend against. If someone discovers your relationship with me, it will be disastrous."

Compared to Lu Yan who ran away after completing this task, Roland still needs to continue lurking in Fansheng City. It is best for the two of them not to have too much contact.

Hiding in an abandoned area full of radiation to avoid the guards' pursuit, until midnight the next day, Lu Yan and Roland officially began their infiltration plan.

So what are your plans?

"Don't worry about that. Help me turn off the security on the maintenance line."

Wait for me for half an hour.

Lu Yan did not tell her his plan. He tapped his chest, took out a card, and summoned a shadow assassin.

The assassin squatted down and saluted him. Lu Yan took out a butterfly he had just caught, carefully picked up the butterfly and cut its body ten times with a knife, then handed it to the assassin. He then asked Lamia to open the map and explained to her in detail the process of entering the underground laboratory in the building.

Let the shadow assassin take the butterfly to find the Eye of Destiny. He then uses the butterfly to transfer into the laboratory, uses a mechanical construct to steal the program of the Eye of Destiny, and then transfers it out through another injured lizard placed nearby in advance.

Simple, easy and safe, the [Eye of Destiny] was placed in the deepest basement with extremely tight security, but for an assassin who could operate in the shadows, it was nothing at all. If he was careful enough, he would not be discovered.

As for why the Shadow Assassin was not allowed to bring the mechanical construct in, and why she and Xiaola were allowed to directly copy the program, it was mainly because the assassin's intelligence was a bit low and she was unable to handle such a complicated process.

After giving instructions to the assassin, the masked girl nodded and waited for Lu Yan to give orders.

[Okay, I'll start counting down now, five...]

The magnificent company building suddenly lost power and fell into darkness. The hidden backup power supply started up, maintaining power supply to the most important areas. Seeing the lights dim, Lu Yan decisively gave an order.

The assassin's body liquefied and merged into the shadow, flowing past Lu Yan and easily passing through the defense line. No one noticed the abnormal flow of shadow.

Closing his eyes and using [Telepathy], he was able to find out where the assassin was through his description. A range of 200 meters was enough, and the company's basement was meters underground.

With most areas pitch dark, it only took 5 minutes for the Shadow Assassin to reach the Eye of Destiny unhindered.

Everything was going well, but then came the dangerous moment.

There are scientific researchers and security personnel in the area where the Eye of Destiny is located. As it is an important area, it must be powered on, so he has to be careful.

Summoning Fengxi, Lu Yan handed the lizard to her, raised his hand and patted it lightly, launching the Soul-Chasing Technique, and the scene directly changed into a high-tech metal laboratory.

Lu Yan suddenly appeared, and the guards and even the experimenters showed absolute competence. The researchers stood aside, two of them turned on their shields and rushed forward directly, while the others drew their guns and fired at him wildly in an attempt to suppress him.

But none of them dared to use high-powered weapons. The Eye of Destiny was right next to Lu Yan. If they used high-powered weapons to destroy the machine, they would not be able to afford a part of the Eye of Destiny even if they worked for ten lifetimes.

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Chapter 123 The wind is strong and the situation is getting worse.

He threw out the Prism Elf, and the shield pushed everyone away, including Lu Yan and the Eye of Destiny. Taking this opportunity, he put his hand on the Eye of Destiny. Xiao La immediately began to try to break through the firewall and copy all its programs.

"I'm only here for the Eye of Destiny program. I'll leave after I get it."

After making a statement in advance, Lu Yan, who was not in disguise, stood there motionless. Xiao La needed to use all her computing power to break through the Eye of Destiny and could not help him disguise himself.

Since the camera has captured him, there is no need for him to disguise himself. Even if he wears a mask or thick clothes, the disguiser can still be identified through the analysis program. Ordinary disguise is useless.

The guard turned a deaf ear and launched a high-intensity attack on the shield. However, the Prism Elf's shield could block Lamia's rays below a certain power. Such a small attack had no effect on the energy shield and only caused a lot of ripples.

"The Eye of Destiny area is requesting support. The Eye of Destiny area is requesting support. Someone is stealing the Eye of Destiny program. Repeat, requesting support!"

Seeing that his attack could not stop the invader, the guard hurriedly called for reinforcements from guards in other areas. Lu Yan turned around and saw that Xiao La had broken through the firewall of the Eye of Destiny and the program had been downloaded to 57%.

There were still 10 minutes left before Roland could cause a 7-minute power outage, which was enough time for it to completely load the program.

The researcher sitting casually on the control panel looked angry and scolded Lu Yan for daring to sit on the sacred Eye of Destiny. He raised his eyebrows and had the urge to spit on the control panel.

The door was opened with a bang. The leading guard was carrying heavy weapons. The degree of modification on his body was at least 85%. Except for his head and some tissues, everything was made of steel.

"Interesting! You're stealing things right under my nose! You're courting death!"

He should be a famous mercenary who has changed his job. At least the other personnel were obviously relieved when they saw him coming.

The heavily armored cyborg didn't care whether the Eye of Destiny would be destroyed. His immediate superior had already said that the Eye of Destiny could be rebuilt, but the program must never be leaked.

The artillery roared, and the multi-barreled machine gun rotated to release a large number of energy bullets, and concentrated the attack on one point. The Prism Elf's body flashed slightly, but it was still able to withstand his output.

When the three minutes were up, Xiao La finally finished downloading the data. Lu Yan slowly retracted the data cable, put his hand close to the Prism Elf, retracted the assassin hidden in the shadows, and glanced at the extremely excited warrior outside.

"I've downloaded the program, can you take it out, huh?!"

The warriors shouted loudly, feeling that they had won. The network in the area of the Eye of Destiny had been completely blocked. Even if the natives wanted to sacrifice themselves to transmit the data, it would be impossible.

Lu Yan smiled mysteriously: "Really? Anyway, goodbye."

The elf was turned into a card, and energy bullets were shot at Lu Yan. Something that puzzled everyone happened at this time. The thief's figure began to flicker, and disappeared in front of everyone in the next second.

The bullet hit the Eye of Destiny behind him, half-destroying this extremely expensive device.

Appearing outside the company, Lu Yan took back Fengxi and asked Xiao La to send a message to Roland.

"Now that I have the things, I'll give them to you or you can go out of town and find me."

[You leave the city first and wait for me in this area the day after tomorrow. I will come to get the data.]

Without any intention of talking nonsense, Lu Yan took a look at the map and message she sent, then immediately got on his motorcycle and drove towards the border checkpoint with the lizards that were still alive in the box, breaking basically every possible traffic rule.

After running through a red light and speeding for nearly a kilometer, sirens blared from behind, to the side, and in front, and a police car shouted with a loudspeaker:

"Native Lu Yan, you are suspected of stealing company secrets and killing ordinary people. Surrender immediately or I will kill you!"

The pursuit that was supposed to come finally came. The police station was established mainly to protect the company's property. Their purpose was not to protect the people, but to protect the company's property. Protecting the people was only incidental.

The handlebars had already been turned all the way, and Lu Yan tapped his gauntlet to wake up the AI: "Xiao La, can you make the motorcycle go faster?"

"Please wait a moment. I'm here to release its boundary blockade."

The data cable was inserted into the locomotive. The data blockade that was set up to prevent the vehicle from exceeding its limit and causing excessive damage to the body was easily released, and the locomotive suddenly flew out.

The strong feeling of being pushed on the back did not affect Lu Yan. After adjusting his thinking speed and dynamic vision, he was still able to see the surrounding environment and scenery clearly.

While fleeing, Lu Yan saw the anti-car spikes set up in front of him, and decisively made a sharp turn to let Xiao La reposition her route. He raised his legs and stomped on the ground, using his body as a support point to turn the motorcycle, entered the alley and sped in it, and left from the other side.

The sky roared, and he looked up at the sky. Helicopters, drones, and fighter jets were all dispatched, launching a crazy strafing attack on Lu Yan, hitting the shield and making it shake.

As they got closer to the border, the road turned into a wilderness and the route was extremely bumpy. Lu Yan chose to continue accelerating. The motorcycle he had stolen from the gangsters was overwhelmed. The whole car made strange noises and was about to fall apart due to severe damage to the body.

"Can the motorcycle hold out until I get close to the border checkpoint?"

The defense line between Fansheng City and the wild has been revealed, with only a little distance left.

[Okay, I'll start the countdown now. When the countdown ends, the locomotive will be dismantled.]

The vehicle shook off the police cars and helicopters behind it like an angry beast. The drones and fighter jets were still strafing and entered the open area. The fighter jets even started launching missiles, blasting many holes in the ground, which were avoided one by one by Lu Yan.

[Five...Four...]

The countdown began. The road where Lu Yan was passing was filled with guards and vehicles forming a wall. He also saw a group of people who were quite familiar with him before. He estimated the distance, grabbed the box in his hand, aimed at the distance and threw it out.

The box containing the lizard was spinning in the air. The border commander thought it was a bomb and quickly asked everyone to lie down. However, the box flew over the checkpoint and landed outside.