Cyberpunk, but urban

"That depends on your performance on the spot. When will the knocked-out enemy wake up? Will the enemy team that is taking over notice something is wrong? If they come directly here without any prior investigation like we did today, then it's best to kill them and complete your mission as quickly as possible."

"Oh."

Luna nodded as if she understood, and at the same time, her mental field captured several new creatures.

"What did I say? This is when we need to improvise."

Sharp claws popped out of the boxing gloves that looked like doll hands, and Ye Lan threw a powerful uppercut at the first thumb soldier who didn't notice anything unusual in the illusion.

At the same time, the small hammer produced by the Arras workshop in little Luna's hand hit the second soldier's knee at five times the speed.

Having suffered a loss during her first sneak attack on the enemy, she took advantage of the free time to put on the Namir Workshop gloves. These gloves were equipped with a small ball made by G Company's Singularity Technology that could control gravity.

With the help of this small ball, Luna can freely control the gravity of the gloves to increase the power of her attacks.

Therefore, this time, she used the accelerated blow from the Arras workshop hammer to make the soldier she chose as her target fall to the ground on the spot, and the leg that was hit at the knee disappeared from the knee position under the blow, without a trace.

Just before the soldier could scream, Ye Lan arrived and punched him, causing him to swallow all the sounds back into his stomach. He fell to the ground on the spot and turned into a pitiful corpse.

When the two of them killed the two thumb soldiers one after another, the two thumb soldiers who came up with the two men seemed to have no accidents. They talked with the guards who had died here long ago, changed shifts, and then stood at their respective posts.

From their perspective, everything was normal on the rooftop and there were no accidents.

So the next moment, the two soldiers who were standing on both sides of the stairwell door were killed by Ye Lan and Luna respectively.

"Luna, did you find out what went wrong with you just now?"

"I failed to kill the enemy directly... His screams would exceed the range of my ability to cover up the abnormality."

"That's right. But it has something to do with experience and your physical fitness. You haven't fully grown yet, so you can't do any strengthening surgery, but training and practicing combat skills can also help you learn how to kill the enemy silently."

Ye Lan imparted his experience to Luna and took her to clear the enemies from the roof all the way down. After Gloria, the index finger agent at the main gate, and her several ascetics attacked the main gate, Luna had more room to operate.

Keeping herself and Ye Lan hidden from other people's senses, Luna staged a scene in which Gloria single-handedly killed the thumb commander in front of the thumb soldiers.

Those soldiers who were wrapped in her spiritual field took this false illusion as reality without any resistance. The terrible consequence of their commander being killed before them made these people subconsciously want to escape, and they exposed their unconcealable weaknesses in front of Ye Lan and Luna.

"Ye Lan, Ye Lan, this is a good opportunity!"

There was a hint of naivety in Luna's words, but what she did was to cruelly slaughter the members of Thumb.

Sometimes Ye Lan couldn't stand her mentality, but after teaching her, he could only say to himself, "This child will not grow up to be a terrible devil."

To be honest, it's just self-consolation that's better than nothing. Whether it can really work depends on Ye Lan's future educational policy.

While Ye Lan and Luna used the advantage brought by the illusion to deal with all enemies that were not within the combat range of the index finger, the index finger agent named Gloria also used her prosthetic arms to wield five long swords at the same time, ruthlessly cutting into all resistance in the hall on the first floor.

At this point in the battle, the only ones still alive in the hotel were the Thumb Commander, who was the main target, and a few of his personal soldiers.

"Damn index finger... the thumb will return this humiliation to you in full!"

"Commander, is this your last words?"

Gloria asked the Thumb's commander, and he adhered to the Thumb's rules and did not say anything to the agent who was lower in status than himself.

"What a pity... Then you will die here~"

Gloria said this, but she did not do anything. Just as the commander of the thumb was wondering, his heart was stabbed from behind.

After signaling Luna to remove the cover of their two figures, Ye Lan was already standing behind the commander. Xiong Xiong's gloves with sharp claws were stained with blood, showing his ability to kill them in the same way at any time.

Ye Lan dispersed his ego, and walked over the corpses on the ground with Luna, and walked to the main entrance of the Thumb Station. Gloria had cut it open with her sword, and fragments of the door were scattered on the ground.

"What are you waiting for? Don't we have to kill another Thumb Commander?"

Ye Lan asked Gloria, and the Index Finger Agent nodded and called the ascetics to follow. Soon, the two cars they drove started on the streets of the L Nest ruins again, moving towards the next target point confirmed by the Index Finger.

The car was traveling through a thick fog that only Ye Lan could see through. From time to time, strange and eerie cries could be heard around them. Even the ascetic who had his eyes covered with a blindfold and had given everything to the command could not help but look towards the source of the sound.

Unfortunately, the thick fog obscured their vision, making everything in the fog hidden in the unknown.

Except Ye Lan.

In Ye Lan's eyes, the creatures making the noise were just strange-looking beasts, not even twisted or abnormal. If anything, they might have something in common with the deadly creatures.

Chapter 192. Rusty Chain and Sword Contract

Compared to the first thumb commander, this second thumb commander was even easier to kill. When Ye Lan and Luna were sent to the vicinity of the target location by Gloria and several of her ascetics, this commander happened to be gathering his thumb soldiers on the street outside the building.

Under the dense formation, these thumbs were instantly covered by Luna's spiritual field and completely lost the chance to discover Ye Lan and the others.

Afterwards, these thumb soldiers who had lost their correct five senses, along with their commander, were chopped down one after another from two directions by Ye Lan and Gloria like cut wheat.

Even these soldiers did not realize they were attacked from an unknown source until the blood of their comrades splattered on their bodies in their last moments of life.

"Then your Shizhi's commission is over. How will you pay me?"

Taking out the prepared water bottle from the dimensional bag, Ye Lan asked Gloria while washing the blood off his hands.

"Well, please allow me to invite you and your daughter to dine together. We can discuss the specific remuneration and payment method in the restaurant."

Gloria was also cleaning the blood off her body. The fully prosthetic index finger agent made a new proposal to Ye Lan.

"I think we can go back to Alley 12, find a suitable restaurant, order some food, and then slowly discuss this matter. Of course, the most important thing is to wait for the 11th Association to send a finisher to notarize it."

There was almost nothing wrong with her proposal, and every aspect of it was good for Ye Lan. But there was one problem that Gloria, the index finger agent, could not escape or cover up. As a cyborg, she could not eat, so her initiative to go to a restaurant became very suspicious.

"I think this is your second order, right?"

Ye Lan asked Gloria, but his tone was full of affirmation when he asked this question.

"...Yes, this is the second order I received today. The order requires me to invite you to go to Ham Bang Bang in Alley 12, have dinner there and stay until 12 o'clock in the morning."

There was no restriction in Gloria's instructions that prohibited her from informing Ye Lan of the specific contents of the instructions, so she honestly handed the text of the instructions to Ye Lan.

It has to be said that her instinctive way of treating things really suits Ye Lan's preferences. Compared to those communication methods that use riddles to hide information, Ye Lan really prefers a communication partner like Gloria who will directly hand you the original instructions to read when there is a disagreement.

"Since it's your order and it won't affect my business, then I'll accept your invitation and go to Ham Pumbaa with you for a meal."

Ye Lan said to Gloria: "However, since I respect your instructions, I hope you can also respect me and give me the due compensation after the notary closer of the 11th Association arrives."

"No problem. When there is no instruction involved, we never owe others anything."

After talking about these not-so-happy things, Ye Lan and Luna got into Shi Zhi's stretched car again. The convoy of two cars separated halfway and went in different directions this time.

The car carrying Ye Lan, Luna and Gloria herself will drive directly to Ham Bang Bang in Lane 12, while the other car will drive into the two notary offices opened by the Eleventh Association in L Nest and Lane 12 in turn to ask a notary to notarize their transaction with Ye Lan.

As for why they went there one by one, it was because the index fingers were not sure at which association notary office the eleven associations' finishing personnel were working.

Putting aside the Index Finger Ascetics who were looking for the final person of the Eleventh Association, Ye Lan and his group finally arrived outside Ham Bang Bang after driving for a little over an hour.

This super chain store has branches in back alleys and nests. Even the branch in Alley 12 near the collapsed L Nest still has many customers inside.

Several people got out of the car, and Gloria, who had the largest figure, took the lead, walked to the door and pushed open the door of Ham Bang Bang. Then, she was the first to walk in.

"Boss, are there any seats left? I need one that can accommodate a big guy like me, and also one that can accommodate four or five more people."

A mechanical arm emerged from beneath Gloria's cloak and knocked on the cash register by the door.

"Ah, yes, yes! Go inside and find the spot in the farthest corner on the left. It's spacious and undisturbed. It's definitely suitable for people like you to discuss business!"

As the boss of a chain store, knowing the logos of various gangs and agencies is the most important part of the training before taking up the job. As soon as Gloria entered the door, the boss could tell her identity from her cloak.

Following the boss's instructions, they walked towards the back of the restaurant. As they passed a table of guests, Gloria's huge body suddenly fell forward.

boom!

After a heavy sound, Ye Lan saw a chain piled on the ground where Gloria had been standing. The chain was covered with rusty barbs, and it was this chain that caused Gloria to trip in this not-so-spacious aisle.

"Hey, I'm so sorry to have tripped you."

On the side, a white-haired man with wounds all over his body and entangled in the chain apologized to Gloria with some embarrassment. If it was someone else who was tripped by him, he would definitely not be so humble.

But if the person he tripped was Index Finger's agent, then his reputation as the boss of the Rusty Chain Gang would be worthless.

"Aiya~ Fortunately, my whole body is made of iron lumps, so I can't feel any pain at all~"

Five prosthetic arms stretched out from under Gloria's cloak at the same time, lifted her up from the ground, and stood up again in the aisle.

This optimistic agent would not get angry over such a small matter, nor would he lose his temper in front of the guests specified in the instructions, thus making the guests feel unhappy.

Ye Lan took this opportunity to take a quick look at the people on both sides of the table. In addition to Kikan, the leader of the Rusty Chain Gang, and one of his followers, the person sitting opposite was a woman named Endu, who was wearing a gown with ancient Korean style and had her long black hair tied up with a red headband.

Or it has another name, cherry.

This is a disciple of Jin Li, the leader of the Sword Contract Group. It seems that she is discussing cooperation with the boss of the Rust Chain Gang to fight against the Black Cloud Society.

"Okay Gloria, get out of the way in the aisle."

Ye Lan spoke to Gloria, motioning her to go forward and find their dining table.

Chapter 193. Sitting in a sandwich shop until midnight, what kind of torture

Ham Pumbaa is a sandwich fast food chain, and the food you can order in their stores are naturally sandwiches.

Although they are delicious, if you ask Ye Lan to introduce their special features, even he would probably fall into silence for a while.

Because... that's a sandwich. Even though the ingredients are solid and fresh, and the sauce is Ham Bang Bang's homemade secret sauce, it's still a sandwich no matter how you turn it.

"How mysterious! Your index finger's instructions actually require you to treat me to a meal at a fast food restaurant until the early hours of the morning..."

Ye Lan swallowed the last bit of the chicken and ham sandwich with double mustard sauce, and said to Gloria, who was sitting opposite her and occupying the entire seat.

"Instructions are not something we can understand. As an agent, my only responsibility is to interpret and follow the instructions. Hehe~ Isn't it very Index Finger-like for me to say this?"

This optimistic big cyborg was talking and laughing, not caring at all that he couldn't eat anything and could only stand here and watch.

"Well, that's true..."

Although Ye Lan was still talking to Gloria, his attention was more focused on the table with Cherry and Kikan.

The cooperation that these two people are talking about now foreshadows the beginning of many things. If nothing unexpected happens, the library will soon face a series of new guests.

In this way, Ye Lan, Gloria and others spent two hours chatting and eating ham. The sun outside the window was about to set.

Cherry and Kikan spent a lot of time discussing the details of the cooperation between the Sword Contract Group and the Rust Chain Gang. However, no matter how many things needed to be discussed, two hours was enough for them to finish discussing everything.

"Mr. Kikan, do you have any other terms to discuss?"

"Well, now that we have said what needs to be said, we will have to rely on the members of the Sword Contract Group to fight against the Black Cloud Society with us."

After a final round of confirmation, Cherry and Kikan said goodbye to each other and left Ham Bang Bang. As they walked out of the store, a closer from the 11th Association with a violet flower pinned on his body walked in.

"I'm very sorry that I'm a little late... The association suddenly had a series of notarization requests today, so it was a little unexpectedly busy."

The notary walked all the way to the table where Ye Lan and the index fingers were standing, and expressed his apologies to both parties at the same time. He did not waste too much time after this opening speech, and immediately handed one of the three blank contracts to Gloria.

"Well, let me perform notarization for both parties now to ensure that the commission can be paid smoothly."

"Ah~ Then I'll trouble you, little brother."

Gloria held the contract on one of her prosthetic arms and began to write the details of the payment with her second arm while looking at it.

Then, they will discuss and modify this first compensation letter and adjust a final plan that both parties agree on.

This process consumed another two hours, and during this time, the various ritualistic actions performed by the notary finalizer of the Eleventh Association occupied most of the time.

After all the procedures were completed, Ye Lan and Gloria felt mentally exhausted. Little Luna even leaned on Ye Lan's shoulder early in the morning and drooled while sleeping.

"I'll be honest. Next time, I won't let the closer from the 11th Association do the notarization."

After the finisher left with the contract documents belonging to the notary, Ye Lan complained to Gloria: "Really, if he had deleted all those useless rituals, we could have sat in the store and continued to kill time an hour ago."

"Gloria has never experienced anything like this before...regrets."

The two sighed at the same time, but they still had to spend four hours in this ham bang bang. Boredom filled these four hours. The few people who had already talked about everything could sit in the store and could only pass the time by observing the pedestrians outside the store.

Finally, after Luna woke up and fell asleep, slept and woke up again, it was 12 o'clock in the morning. Whether it was Ye Lan and Luna, or Gloria and her ascetics, they could end this order and leave the Ham Peng Peng that was about to close.

"Then we will say goodbye. I hope that next time you come to our firm for a commission, you won't have to wait for me for so long."

Holding Luna in his arms, Ye Lan said goodbye to Gloria. The remuneration they had agreed on would be settled before noon tomorrow, so he didn't need to think about it any more.

After leaving Ham Bang Bang, Ye Lan walked on the city streets holding Luna. There were still more than three hours until late at night in the back alley, and there were almost no pedestrians on the streets of Alley 12.

But on such a quiet street, Ye Lan and Luna heard a group of people shouting aggressively at the same time.

It’s the Black Cloud Society and the Rusty Chain Gang.

Following the sound to the battlefield where the battle took place, Ye Lan and Luna looked at each other. Both of them could see a hint of curiosity in each other's eyes.

After all, they had just met the boss of the Rusty Chain Gang in the afternoon, but just a few hours later, he and his brothers were caught by the Black Cloud Gang.

"Ye Lan, Ye Lan, do we want to join in the fun?"

Little Luna suggested to Ye Lan that she was very energetic after sleeping in the Ham Bang Bang for quite some time and didn't want to go back to the office to sleep at all.

"Okay then, let's find a suitable rooftop to sit and watch."