Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 7 Cat and Mouse Game [Reset Chapter]

"ended."

Sasha stepped out of the bathtub filled with ice, while Mann, the rough-looking man in the house, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, seemingly unfazed.

Pila isn't here; she's probably tinkering with those junk things in her workshop again.

Dorio draped a coat over her shoulders; everyone was waiting for Sasha's good news.

Sinking into cyberspace is indeed an effective way to track down clues. Similarly, hackers also use cyberspace to provide assistance or warnings to their partners in operations.

The premise is that you don't get caught by the other party's hackers. If you're caught off guard, the company's hackers will not hesitate to roast your brain.

Rebecca, who had been singled out by Lin Yue, the "ghost dog idiot," was not in much interest. She lay on the smooth bay window sill of Sasha's house with her hands behind her head and closed her eyes to rest.

"Dogtown's internet is as dilapidated as the town itself. But I know that guy's name: Lin Yue."

It has to be said, this guy is really something—he has a hacker protecting his information the whole time.

Sasha likes to squint when she smiles, and with the prosthetic decorations on her cheeks that resemble cat whiskers, she looks just like a lazy and content little cat.

"I don't know any Lin Yue. Could it really be that the Ghost Hound has our eyes on us?" Rebecca shouted as she moved closer to Sasha's face, prompting Mann to lift her up and place her on the bedside like a figurine.

Rebecca crossed her arms and buried her face in the collar of her oversized coat, sulking to herself.

Sasha shrugged and continued:
"It doesn't seem like it. The Ghost Hound doesn't have any logs or activity records for this, but what's strange is that this guy got kicked."

"The entire squad he was part of should have been dealt with by Hansen, including his gambling and drinking buddies."

"As for the rest of the transportation security, we took care of that."

Hansen's style was to deal with the remnants of the security team afterward, but he deliberately let this man named Lin Yue go, which left Mann somewhat puzzled.

In any case, this is business. The cyberpunk team takes the job, and everything proceeds according to plan.

But what he feared was that this venomous snake, Colonel Hansen, would retaliate. Hansen was no conservative; and right now, this man named Lin Yue was still alive—

Does this mean that Lin Yue knew something, which is why he was given a second chance at life?

Mann looked up and found that everyone in the room had the same ugly expression.

Is Dogtown easy to get into?

Mann's words sealed the deal. He didn't know what Hansen was thinking, but he knew that the fact that this "former Netherhound" named Lin Yue was still alive was a big problem.

"Find a middleman; there's a chance to get in through the outer wall, but it'll take some time." Dorio understood Mann's plan.

Rebecca clenched her fist and slammed it into her palm. "We have to solve this problem ourselves."

Sasha also agreed with the proposal, saying, "I have no problem with it and can cooperate at any time."
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Five hundred euros, a full five hundred euros!
Lin Yue's heart was bleeding; so many bullets for fifty technical sniper rifles had been used up!

He managed to negotiate a 50 euro discount with the gun shop owner at the stadium black market after a lot of effort.

However, the sniper rifle wrapped in a cloth bag on his back gave him some comfort.

Since I can visualize my own abilities, does that mean I can use the abilities on the skill tree?

So he tried it out, but it didn't seem to work; points could only be used to add points to a few attributes—but he had one question.

According to the game settings before his transmigration, there is a limit to the number of skill points. This means that Lin Yue must choose a school of thought to enhance his abilities. Swords, hacking, rifles, and pistols all require skill points.

However, in order to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the game, Lin Yue himself did activate the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, with the aim of experiencing the various playstyles.

However, it's futile to think about it now, as the points given by the [Development Reward Panel] are all fixed for a certain attribute, and Lin Yue can't interfere with them.

Name: Lin Yue

[Physical]: 9
【Reaction】：6
【Technical capability】: 2
[Intelligence]: 4
【Calmness】：5
Lin Yue was curious as to why he had one more physical point.
Was it from Mr. Hansen's favorability rating? No, it should be—

He then shook his head, feeling a little empty. He remembered the bloodstained military gloves, which were still in the washing machine; they were the ones Seno had given him.

Having no time to reminisce about these "friends," Lin Yue walked up the road leading from the Dogtown checkpoint to the mountaintop.

Lin Yue still hadn't been able to get through to the hacker Mr. Hans mentioned, and wondered what he was up to. Passing by some unfriendly members of the Animal Gang and drunkards along the way, and having also watched a boxing match, Lin Yue arrived at his destination at the agreed time—a seemingly abandoned motel.

"Di-"

A muffled, distorted doorbell rang.

The hacker, whom Hanz called "Hamster," was very cautious. By the time Lin Yue reached the door, the camera's scanning beam had already locked onto him.

He looked up at the security camera, and then a man's hoarse voice rang in the doorbell.

"Hey?"

"Mr. Hanz sent me."

The door opened, revealing a corridor piled high with garbage. The tables that used to be in the restaurant were now stacked together, replaced by several sentry gun emplacements.

From the moment Lin Yue entered, those cannons, capable of blasting a large hole in his body, were locked onto him.

The hamster's voice seemed to be everywhere.

"Go through the third door on the left, turn right, there's an underground manhole cover in front of you, lift it up, and then crawl in. Remember to close the door."

The tone wasn't very friendly; it sounded like the hamster was doing this job rather unwillingly.

The underground tunnel was lit only by emergency lights, the eerie green glow resembling a path to hell. The further Lin Yue went in, the hotter it felt.

After jumping out of the pipe, Lin Yue stepped on the dense network of pipes on the ground and saw the man lying on the hacker chair in the middle of a large number of servers, still in cyberspace.

"What a pity. If I could install a hacker's operating system (prosthetic body), I might be able to enter cyberspace someday."

Lin Yue thought to himself.

"Did Hanz tell you what you were going to do?"

Lin Yue took out his gun. "Let me stop the cyberpunk squad that's coming to find us."

The hamster was overjoyed. "You make it sound so easy, like it's as simple as going to the Genting Club to 'play games'."

"..."

To be honest, because of his intelligence score of 4, Lin Yue, who was being mocked, felt like an idiot for a moment.

What can I do when the cyberpunk team comes crashing down on me?

In fact, Lin Yue's expression has been quite interesting so far. Anyone with a brain knows that the team Hans mentioned is Mann's team.

Lin Yue gave himself a small warning: he should run fast, or he would be chased and bitten by the mercenaries on the street.

"The hacker in that team is very smart; she knows exactly where to find you—I can see it all clearly. But she's only interested in you. Hansen's hideout is being watched by those former military tech hackers, so they can't mess with Hansen."

And my friend, you've really had a bad run of luck, being pushed out by Hans to be an ICE agent. (Note: To avoid complicated interpretations, just think of ICE as a firewall.)
Lin Yue nodded. "So, you should train me—for example, what should I say to the cyberpunk squad that's trying to kill you so they'll put their guns away and go back happily? And maybe grab a lunch at the Westbrook synthetic meat truck while we're at it."

Lin Yue swore that he said that just to provoke the hamster.

"Hahaha, you idiot."

The hamster laughed at Lin Yue's antics and then said, "Alright, stop complaining. I'll communicate well with the hackers on the other side. Hanz is very concerned about this. I'll be in charge of uploading the fake data. If their action team wants to kill you, just hold on for a while. The Ghost Hound will come when it hears the commotion."

Lin Yue pointed to himself, "Hold on for a while? Could that person be me?"
"Is it really just me?"

The hamster spoke with certainty:

"What else? My friend, we're playing a cat-and-mouse game right now. Let the cat not catch you for now. Later, Hans will contact the prosthetic doctor at the stadium so you can have a minor facelift."

"The more people involved, the greater the risk."

"I'll take my money, you can get your plastic surgery, let's keep to ourselves."

(End of this chapter)