2077: V really knows how awesome he is

“I know a junior member of the animal gang named Angelica Veran. She doesn’t take hormones or eat protein powder, and she’s very slim.”

"There are animals in the animal gang that don't use hormones?" Gustavo exclaimed in surprise. "What's the difference between that and going out without underwear?"

“Exceptions are often the privilege of the strong. It seems this Angelica is quite something.” Maeda Maiko asked, “How did you get in touch with her?”

“An old acquaintance gave me a mission: to help a boxer named Aaron break free from the control of the Animal Gang. Angie is a high-ranking member of the Animal Gang who controls Aaron.”

"Shouldn't you two be enemies?"

“We were originally enemies, but Angie told me that the Animal Gang controlled Aaron to fix matches and make money, and they also invested a lot in installing advanced prosthetics on Aaron. Although they installed an inner ear jammer in Aaron's brain, Aaron, that coward, always chose to lie down on his own. Angie never activated the jammer. Later, Angie gave me a large sum of money, so I betrayed them and sold Aaron out.”

Everyone chimed in, "Why didn't you just say the last sentence?"

Vera retorted, "I'm just trying to help you understand the whole story!"

“We already know the whole story. You’ll do anything for money!” Maeda Maiko said helplessly. “I have no doubt that if the company gave you enough money, you would even beat us up, tie us up with ribbons, and send us to Arasaka Yorinobu!”

“No way!” Vera said firmly. “Beat you up is one thing, tying you up and handing you over to the company is another. If you want me to do that, Arasaka Yorinobu will have to pay double!”

The group thanked Devila for her loyalty, then kicked her out the door and told her to hurry up and deal with the animal gang.

Vera rubbed her backside and grumbled as she left, returning shortly after with Angie.

When everyone saw this member of the animal gang who didn't use hormones, they were indeed impressed by his slender figure and went up to greet him in a friendly manner.

Gustavo asked curiously, "Does Vera really have that much influence? He got the Animal Gang to choose us with just a few words?"

Angie answered frankly, "It's not the entire Animal Gang, it's just my lineage, about half of the group. The other half of the idiots insist on following the cannon to the bitter end, and I can't persuade those damned devils with kind words. I can only wish them well."

"Vera has quite the influence, don't you? Are you that close to her, just because of what happened with Aaron?"

"Aaron? Oh, that little boxer? He's just a nobody. My decision has nothing to do with him."

"Then why did you choose to join Vera and come with us?"

"It's simple. Vera took down the Wild Man King, the leader of the Animal Gang. I know how powerful she is, so of course I'll follow her."

Everyone was shocked by the truth revealed by Angie: "The Wild King was killed by Vera? Wasn't it said that the Animal Gang was attacked at the Great Empire Mall a while ago, and more than two hundred of their best members died, including the Wild King?"

Angie was taken aback: "Huh? Don't you guys know this very well?"

The others countered, "Everyone in the underworld says the Animal Gang offended the company and was subsequently besieged by a large force. Isn't that true?"

“No,” Angie replied, “it was Vera who single-handedly slaughtered us, and then with a katana she turned the Savage King into the Riyu King.”

Just then, Vera walked over with a cigarette in one hand and a bottle of liquor in the other, and asked, "Does anyone have a light?"

Doom quickly removed his middle finger and used the lighter below to light Vera's cigarette.

"Thanks." Vera took a deep drag, and noticing everyone staring at her, she pulled a crumpled pack of cigarettes from her pocket and asked, "Want one too?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"You're the ones who didn't want them, so don't call me stingy later."

Everyone nodded in unison.

"How inexplicable..." Vera muttered to herself as she walked away, looking on in bewilderment at the stares of everyone.

Looking at Vera in the distance, who was chatting and bragging with the neighbors with a cigarette in her left hand and a bottle of wine in her right, everyone suddenly felt a strong sense of security.

"Get ready, everyone." Nolan revealed a burly smile: "Take the strong as your role models, and let those high and mighty figures see clearly that real gangs are not dogs, but wolves!"

"Oh!!!"

At the same time, Arasaka Tower.

"Lord Lai Xuan, the gang is ready and has decided to launch an attack on Haywood in three days."

"Okay, inform the new mayor and ask him to give the NCPD officers a few days off so as not to disturb the friendly gathering of enthusiastic citizens."

"Yes!"

"Are the weapons to be supplied to the gangs ready?"

"It's better now, but..."

What are you trying to say?

“Lord Lai Xuan, it’s not surprising that the company’s weapons are being used to support street gangs, but such large-scale support could potentially harm the company’s interests.”

"It's okay. The more we give, the greater the reward. This is not only to suppress those who rebel against the company, but also to show our strength to the future people. As long as we continue to hold the banner of 'rebel against the future people,' other companies will help us pay for any losses."

"I see. Indeed, Lord Lai Xuan is farsighted. I was overthinking it."

"Don't belittle yourself. Your consideration for the company shows great loyalty. Keep up the good work, and a bright future awaits you!"

"Yes, Lord Yoriyuki, I will serve Arasaka to the utmost, even unto death!"

"Very good, go to work."

Afterwards, Jiang Ping, with a flirtatious look, came to find Lai Xuan, who warmly welcomed her.

She clung to Lai Xuan like a boneless snake, biting Emperor Arasaka's ear and saying, "Our propaganda strategy is progressing well. Now the entire Night City sees the people from the future as invaders."

Arasaka Yoriyuki sneered inwardly, but instead of exposing him, he encouraged him greatly: "You did a great job. Only someone as talented as you can lead Kangtao to even greater glory."

Jiang Ping was overjoyed and clung even tighter to Arasaka Yorihiro: "So how are you going to reward me?"

What do you want?

"The medicine last time was quite good, do you have any left?"

"Yes, it's in the drawer by my bedside."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"Maybe we should choose a romantic song..."

"Come on, this is great!"

Jiang Ping grabbed his tie and pulled Arasaka Yorihiro towards the large bed.

While the two company tycoons were locked in a fierce battle, Vera and her tanking alliance were also embroiled in one.

They raided an old warehouse in Watson District and found a large quantity of Arasaka-style standard equipment inside.

"Holy crap, this really is Arasaka's secret warehouse." Vera exclaimed in surprise.

“Of course!” Nika said proudly, “My informant is a high-ranking executive in the company.”

Knowing even about Arasaka's secret storeroom, they certainly deserve to be called high-ranking members.

Maeda Maiko asked curiously, "What exactly is their position?"

"I don't know. We only communicate online, and all transactions are conducted under the name of frozen beef. We've never met in person."

Such caution is a bit of an exaggeration, but any careless mole would have been caught and sunk to Coronado Bay long ago.

Since Nika had this connection, Vera simply assigned the Scavengers to specialize in intelligence work. After all, they had accumulated rich experience in reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance during their long period of being universally hated, so why not make good use of it?

Meanwhile, the cleaners fully leveraged their advantages, contacting long-term clients within various companies and using their spending records as leverage to obtain intelligence, taking the "rat's ways" to the extreme.

By the time the gang showdown was three days later, Vera and the Rotten Alliance had already raided seventeen Arasaka warehouses, hijacked nine military convoys, robbed four biotechnology protein farms, and hacked two Comtau cargo ships.

With the support of Arasaka Yoriyuki on the surface and several of Miles's 500,000 followers in secret, Will Cannon has become the leader of the Anti-Grandiose Alliance. He has gathered gangs of all sizes, including the Vortex Gang, and appointed Patricia as the vice leader. The total number of people is 12,000, but they claim to be 50,000. They gather at the Red Clay Bar in the Santo Domingo district, cross the sea bridge, and march in a grand procession toward the Wild Wolf Bar in the Haywood district.

He thought that with his superior equipment, he would surely be able to crush the Tankers and make them flee in disarray. However, as soon as he arrived at Haywood, he was met with a fierce counterattack from the Tankers. Whether it was a high-rise building or a low house or a low wall, there were shooting positions everywhere. All kinds of advanced firearms appeared one after another, making the more than 10,000 gang members cry for their parents and feel dizzy and disoriented.

The artilleryman was dumbfounded. He couldn't understand where such strong firepower came from. Was this still the tanking alliance? Or were they openly tanking while secretly working hard, hoping to make a name for themselves and amaze everyone?

Insidious, so incredibly insidious!

Artillery felt deeply betrayed and was furious. Seeing his men in complete disarray, he even drew his gun, ready to charge himself. Luckily, Patricia reacted quickly and pulled him back, advising, "Are you stupid? Run!"

With this way out, the cannon put away its guns and cursed angrily, "Damn the tanking alliance, damn Vera! I will definitely get my revenge someday!"

Patricia rolled her eyes in the car: "If you don't get in the car soon, I'm leaving by myself."

"Wait, wait for me!" Artillery quickly climbed into the car, and Patricia started the engine before he could even sit down, and the car sped off in a flash.

They faced various ambushes and blockades along the way, especially Nolan and Doom Doom, who relentlessly pursued them like they were on steroids, fully expressing their reluctance to part with their former comrade. Fortunately, Patricia was quite skilled, using various drifting maneuvers and navigating sewer bends to escape from the encirclement.

"Alright, once we're on the cross-sea bridge, those bastards won't be able to catch up!" Patricia had just breathed a sigh of relief when Cannon suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I laugh at that short-sighted and foolish Tanking Alliance. If they had set up an ambush on this bridge, wouldn't we have been trapped with no way to escape?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Vera appeared in the middle of the bridge, hands in his pockets, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, swaggering with an invincible air.

"Sorry, this road is not..."

Before the word "connect" could be uttered, the car sped past Vera.

"Damn!" Vera exclaimed in surprise and quickly turned around to chase after him.

"She's an idiot," Patricia said disdainfully. "Can two legs outrun four wheels?"

This time, as soon as she finished speaking, Vera landed on the hood of the car with a loud thud.

"What the hell is this monster?!" Patricia was so scared that two drops of engine oil leaked out. She hurriedly turned the steering wheel to try to throw Vera off, but Vera's left hand was stuck into the metal body of the car, more stable than a fucking anal plug.

Seeing this, the gunner immediately drew his pistol and fired at Vera, but Vera swung her katana and accurately deflected all the bullets at Patricia.

The Sixth Street gang leader fired a burst of bullets, and Vera was completely unharmed, but Patricia was left covered in blood.

"Finished? Now it's my turn!" Vera grinned maliciously. "Cannons, huh? Nolanto, I'll give you my regards!"

The next second, a flash of light appeared, followed by a thunderous roar!

Patricia's car was instantly split in two, flying off with a loud crash before exploding with a deafening roar.

When Gustavo and his men arrived, they saw Vera leaning against the railing of the bridge, a cigarette dangling from his lips, leisurely enjoying the scenery.

"What about the artillery and Patricia?"

“It’s everywhere.” Vera stood up. “Call the police and get the NCPD to come and clean it up. This huge pile of wreckage on the bridge is obstructing the residents’ movement. By the way, does anyone have a fire?”

And so, the largest gang war in Night City's history came to an end, lasting 24 minutes, with the Tank Alliance emerging victorious!

"What? Night City, except for the municipal center, has fallen and all surrendered to the future people?" Jiang Ping was shocked when she finally received the truth. After smashing seventeen desks in one go, she ordered fiercely, "Mobilize Kang Tao's troops. I want to personally crush those scum into dust!"

Chapter 155 Absolute Justice

After the great battle, the "Retreating Alliance" suddenly became busy. If you ask what they were busy with, they were busy taking over new territories and new industries.

Whether it was Gustavo or Nolan, Doom Doom or Nika, they were not the true leaders of their respective gangs, and their resources were limited. However, with this epic victory, the proper leaders were all chopped into mincemeat by the Vera, and these traitors smoothly took over.

Land, houses, shops, factories—the "Robbery Alliance" became rich overnight, going from rags to riches, prompting Vera to exclaim, "Robbery really is the fastest way to make money."

Selene rolled her eyes at her: "After attending so many classes with that little brat, can't you speak a little more politely?"

"It's robbery, how can you be polite?"

You should say—criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons!

Vera's eyes lit up: "Great! You intellectuals are the ones with the most wicked schemes in your heads."

Selene rolled her eyes at Vera again, and finally sighed helplessly, because Vera was genuinely praising her, even though the words she used sounded like an insult.

Forget it, we can't argue too much with an intelligence level of 3.

Selene asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

"Just keep playing it safe, what else can we do?" Vera seemed to be addicted to giving up.

"Don't you plan to overthrow the system, overthrow the company?"

"What's the use? They overthrew the old and built the new. All those days of classes I've attended weren't for nothing. They know we're still too weak compared to the oligarchs, and we won't be stupid enough to go and die."

"That's good." Selene nodded. "Now I can leave with peace of mind."

Vera was startled: "Leave? The time traveler is leaving?"

“Of course not, I’m leaving Earth for a few days to report to the flagship.” Selene waved her hand: “You know that President V’s mission for us is to promote the nanonetwork and increase computing power in 2077. In her plan, we will first take the upper-level route, and if that doesn’t work, we will conquer by force and take control of 2077 as quickly as possible.”

Vera's lips twitched slightly: "V called me a beast, but she's no better!"

Vera dared to say this, but Selene dared not respond, pretending not to hear: "Chairman V wants to cut the Gordian knot, but I am also a young man in my forties. I can't stand seeing people in this world living in a daze, being manipulated by the various brainwashing policies of the oligarchs, being kneaded and molded like mud. So I temporarily changed the plan and asked you to unite the gang forces to awaken the masses."

Vera asked curiously, "Is there a problem?"

“This is a huge problem!” Selene said gravely. “First of all, it’s been taking too long. In Chairman V’s plan, conquering 2077 should only take two months at most, but we haven’t even taken Night City yet. Although I’ve been trying to cover things up to my superiors and have contacted some classmates and friends to help me cover it up, the Commander-in-Chief is still suspicious.”

Vera frowned: "I remember the Commander-in-Chief is your father, can't you make an exception?"

"Impossible. You don't know my dad. He's a die-hard supporter of Chairman V and a real old fogey. He can't possibly understand the passion of young people. His primary task right now is to oversee the construction of the time machine, so he's not focused on Earth. If he finds out that I'm not following the plan, he'll definitely get involved himself. At that time, with a massive army mobilized, it'll probably take the oligarchs to their knees in less than three days and bring the entire 2077 world under his control."