In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

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Finally, there was a normally dressed guy next to Zhao Yuan who displayed a calmness that was different from the others, and he gave a reminder.

It was Li Tang, sent by Shen Qin to help him.

"The alarm has been sounded, and the city's defensive artillery will be activated soon."

He instructed, "That's not something we can resist; we must take this pass before then."

"You don't need to tell me!"

Zhao Yuan snorted coldly, his voice sounding muffled through the mask.

As he spoke, he dropped his rifle and picked up a specially made rocket launcher. "Stop talking nonsense, if you want to be fast, let's all attack together!"

Seeing him recklessly join the battle, Li Tang didn't immediately follow, but sighed thoughtfully.

Although they were both "Forgotten Ones" and belonged to different factions, he was well aware that Zhao Yuan's men were all lunatics.

They don't seem like much on ordinary days, but when it comes to battle, these people are often the most difficult to deal with. They'll risk their lives to take a piece of your flesh. In the past, during internal struggles, they were the most troublesome group.

Therefore, he was not worried about Zhao Yuan and his men's fighting spirit. In fact, many of them had been injected with special stimulants before setting off, so they probably wouldn't even know what pain was if their heads were chopped off.

He was more impressed by the influence of Chief Shen's elder brother.

To be honest, he had always looked down on Shen He. After all, when they first met, the guy looked like a stray dog, ragged and disheveled, extremely pathetic. How could anyone respect him?

But after spending some time with him, he discovered that Shen He was indeed quite capable. At least he had the potential to be a leader. In less than a month, he had built good relationships with everyone in the "Forgotten Ones" who stayed outside the city. But that's not really an accurate description. It felt like there were probably more people secretly supporting him than supporting Zhao Yuan.

This is precisely why it became much easier to incite these people to attack Night Sin City. Otherwise, even if Zhao Yuan himself was dissatisfied with Night Sin City, he probably wouldn't have agreed so easily.

However, he knew perfectly well that although the scene looked grand, this was not the main battlefield as originally planned. It was more of a distraction, so that the remaining people could launch a riot in the city and keep them occupied.

After all, it wasn't just the city's defensive artillery; the garrison troops of the Inspection Bureau were no pushovers either...

Although no one said it outright, Li Tang had already mentally labeled them as cannon fodder.

So all he could do was protect himself, monitor the situation and report back regularly. How could he possibly charge into battle with them?

Just as he expected, within five minutes of the alarm sounding, a large number of inspectors had gathered near the city walls along the border—of course, there would be more than two guards in such a place; they were just unlucky.

Unlike the wildness of the "Forgotten Ones," the members of the Inspection Bureau who came to provide support were much more organized, wearing uniform protective suits and carrying brand-new equipment.

As for the person leading the team... it wasn't Tang Shuang, the director of the Inspection Bureau, but her adjutant, Yu Xingchuan.

"One warning. Step back now, and we will not pursue your unrest!"

The adjutant's voice came through the loudspeaker, "Otherwise, the Inspection Bureau will suppress you with firepower!"

Her well-intentioned attempts to dissuade her were ineffective; all she received in response was the whistling of bullets.

Upon closer inspection, these "forgotten ones" all had red eyes and were glaringly angry; they were completely oblivious to what was being said.

“…Fire!”

Seeing this, Yu Xingchuan understood the situation. "Maintain formation and intercept the enemy from all directions!"

At her command, the dark mass of inspectors instantly dispersed and took up their positions.

It really happened in the blink of an eye—the Bureau of Investigation recruited "promoted individuals," whose qualities were already extraordinary.

In addition, their tactical-grade enhancement chips make them move so fast that they are almost impossible to detect.

Under their offensive, the Forsaken's forces encountered great resistance and were unable to advance any further.

"...Don't panic, hold on!"

Zhao Yuan paused for a moment, clearly shocked by the scale of the inspection bureau's presence.

The weapons the other side carried were similar to theirs, and were not the standard firearms developed by Night City itself that they had seen before.

Instead, it was a firearm that incorporated the Rusty Mist technology of the Forsaken, but he could tell from just one exchange that it was of even better quality!

Impact force, accuracy, durability... it surpasses them in every aspect. Even the small combat drones hovering in the sky are firing high-concentration "rust fog" crystal bullets!

Moreover, it is an improved ammunition—the "Rusty Mist" crystal bullet differs from ordinary bullets in that it injects an excessive amount of "Rusty Mist" into the human body instantly, thereby triggering corrosive mutations and causing damage.

It may not be noticeable against ordinary people, but its effect becomes apparent when facing "Ascended" beings with high defense.

Just like those two unlucky guys, before they died, their bodies were corroded and changed color, and their bodies shrank into a ball, making their deaths quite tragic.

However, the ammunition provided by the inspection bureau is not limited to this. In addition, after the victim dies, the body will rapidly expand, and after a brief pause, it will explode, releasing a large amount of harmful gas after the impact!

This alone is enough to disrupt the Forsaken's formation, and their protective suits and masks are simply ineffective at filtering them!

On the contrary, their bullets were easily stopped by the protective suits of the inspectors—those must be force field armor? Holy crap…

Moreover, that's not all... The fact is that the clashes are not limited to long-range shooting exchanges; there are also close-quarters hand-to-hand combats. The frontline soldiers have already come into contact with each other, further escalating the chaos of the battle.

The level of gore has also risen to another level—whether it's speed or strength, the "Twin" enhancement chip amplifies everyone's abilities significantly, and those who know, know what close combat will be like.

Even the strongest punch is unlikely to kill someone, but a steel ball hurtling towards you at 120 yards per second would definitely kill you... that's roughly the idea.

But in close combat, the "Forgotten Ones" were also at a disadvantage... This puzzled Zhao Yuan greatly, because his men were not equipped with "twins," but with second-generation enhanced chips that had been smuggled out of the city not long ago.

This should be on par with the inspection bureau, right? They shouldn't be being suppressed...

While he was puzzled, he finally noticed a small detail.

The inspectors' protective suits seemed to have something attached to them—it looked like a syringe? And after injecting the drug inside, their abilities underwent a qualitative leap.

This is... a performance-enhancing drug?

Zhao Yuan didn't know what it was.

Of course he didn't know. The fact is, very few people knew about the "Prism's" development of "Sublimation." At least, these "Forgotten Ones" stationed outside the city had no way of obtaining such secret information...

He was even less aware that the people in the investigation bureau were only equipped with the first-generation "twin" chip, which was used in conjunction with the "sublimation" drug—the superiority of the second-generation drug over the second-generation chip was already quite evident.

But he knew that if things continued this way, he would face a crushing defeat!

So without hesitation, he gritted his teeth and turned the chip's power to its maximum, while simultaneously injecting three concentrated stimulants into his body.

"Roar--"

A beast-like roar suddenly echoed across the battlefield. Turning around, Zhao Yuan's face was contorted in pain.

Then his body began to swell, his muscles burst, and black spikes like ice crystals sprouted from his body.

In just a few breaths, he transformed from a burly man into a complete monster!

"Holy crap, what is this...?"

The ugly appearance clearly startled everyone present, especially the inspectors.

Before they could react, Zhao Yuan leaped off the front of the car, his claws flashing out and instantly breaking through the defenses, slicing them in half.

"monster!"

Even with the best mental fortitude, the officers of the inspection bureau couldn't help but feel intimidated by such a scene, and they fired at him haphazardly.

However, the bullets embedded in his body did not cause him any harm. Instead, the spikes on his body swelled up and shot out, instantly taking the lives of many more people.

Even the Forsaken were no exception—because they knew in their hearts that, as powerful as they were, their leader, now in this state, would not distinguish between friend and foe. He might be able to turn the tide of battle, but they would also suffer as a result…

The only one who remained relatively calm was Yu Xingchuan. She was familiar with Zhao Yuan's abilities, which were similar to Song Ziyou's "Gigantification" in Sin City, and were called "Beast Transformation." Once activated, one would become such a monster.

However, this seems to be even more exaggerated and destructive than what was recorded.

So she took a deep breath and then injected the "sublimation" from the protective suit into her body.

The next second, her eyes turned a deep blue, and her aura became dangerous.

She leaped up and rushed towards Zhao Yuan, the gun in her hand gradually disintegrating and turning into sharp blades attached to her arm.

Upgrade ability, "Metal Manipulation", rating A+.

"cut!"

The sharp blade sliced through Zhao Yuan's chest, and purple blood gushed out. The beast staggered back a few steps, letting out a mournful cry.

"What are you standing there for? Maintain formation, leave this to me!"

"……Yes!"

Seeing this, everyone regained their confidence and hurriedly agreed.

To be fair, compared to Director Tang Shuang, this adjutant's reputation in the Inspection Bureau is not very good.

On the one hand, they were overshadowed by Tang Shuang's aura, and on the other hand, it was because her conduct was not exactly upright—she had never been shy about taking bribes or demanding favors, not to mention abusing her power for personal gain...

But few people have considered this question: how could Director Tang, who is so picky, tolerate such a corrupt and depraved adjutant?

Because her personal abilities are truly remarkable.

Not only is she an A+ level "promoted person", but she is also very good at overall management. In fact, as the director, Tang Shuang cannot do everything herself, and most of the tasks are carried out by Xingchuan.

For example, training members of the inspection bureau... It turns out that her training was very effective. At least the array was in an indestructible state before Zhao Yuan went berserk, and there wasn't even a gap to be found.

Moreover, Lieutenant Yu also has a very admirable personality.

Despite her greed, she's truly capable when it comes to getting things done.

Such as now.

"You ugly monster, go to hell!"

Because of her, everyone will remember this minute.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 165 Wake up, the foreman wants you to go move bricks!

Outside the city, Yu Xingchuan and Zhao Yuan were locked in fierce combat.

Inside the city, Xu Shi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing quietly in that direction, lost in thought.

"...Okay, okay, do you want to try it now?"

A short while later, Gu Yi's voice came from behind him.

"Thank you for your hard work."