The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Ordinary employees in the corridor looked terrified.

Arasaka soldiers dressed in red and black uniforms passed by them quickly.

Also running hurriedly in the corridor were people from the Counterintelligence Department.

Although they all bowed their heads and remained silent, judging from the light emitted by their artificial eyes, they were all in contact with someone or some people.

"Are you kidding me? We still haven't contacted NC-E01 base yet!?"

"What? There are reporters coming over to interview you at this time?"

"Give them a warning and tell them to go back!"

"Don't listen? Then shoot them all! If you let any of you go, I'll fucking kill you all and sink you bastards into the sea!"

It can be seen that the situation is unexpectedly serious.

With this atmosphere inside, "Fujioka Kaoru" strode towards the meeting room, accompanied by two tall and strong bodyguards with their faces painted white.

The two bodyguards used rough methods to push aside the person who was blocking the way in front of them, clearing a path for them.

"Sorry, I'm late."

He took off his sunglasses and walked into the door of the conference room. Having said that, there was no apology in his tone.

You can see that there is a long table in the middle of the spacious room with only a few seats on it, and some of the seats are already prepared.

He was not the first to arrive, but he was not the last either.

"No, you came at a perfect time, Mr. Fujioka."

The speaker was Arthur Jenkins, the top head of Arasaka's counterintelligence department in Night City.

He is the initiator and host of this conference.

Although he is also a senior executive, as he was sent from the Tokyo headquarters and is a genuine Japanese, Fujioka Kaoru's status is naturally higher than others.

But back to business.

The fact that the meeting was convened by the Counterintelligence Department is enough to illustrate the seriousness of the situation.

"What's going on, Jenkins? On the way here, people everywhere were talking about the NC-E01 base. What happened there?"

After Fujioka Kaoru took her seat, some of them seemed a little impatient waiting.

Jenkins looked around and nodded, "Well, it looks like most people have arrived, and it's too late to wait for the remaining ones."

At this time, we can’t care about the face of those who didn’t come.

A map of Night City was projected onto the long table, and then Jenkins spoke concisely:

"As you all heard on the way, just fifteen minutes ago, we suddenly lost contact with the military base in the east of Night City."

"Even the support team sent out for reconnaissance was declared wiped out."

"At the same time, due to strong electromagnetic interference, the cameras over there were all disabled, so it was difficult for us to figure out what happened for a while."

As the bad news came out one after another, the faces of everyone present became extremely ugly.

"Those bastards from Militech are attacking us?"

This is the most likely, and worst option.

There are not many forces that dare to launch a sneak attack on the Arasaka army in this place and succeed in the attack.

Military technology counts as one.

But if this is true, then what this incident represents is quite bad.

——The Fifth Corporate War.

The moment they realized this, the expressions of everyone present were obviously extremely bad.

After all, for them, if a war really breaks out, Night City, a city located on the border, will not be safe at all.

Fortunately, Jenkins immediately waved his hand and denied it: "It seems that it has nothing to do with military technology at present... at least it should have nothing to do with the base."

I left myself some wiggle room and didn't dare to be too definitive.

Then several photos appeared on the holographic projection in front of everyone.

"According to the clues obtained by our counterintelligence department, a meteorite fell and hit the top of the NC-E01 base."

"Meteorite?"

In response to this, the others showed puzzled expressions on their faces, and some even laughed out loud.

so funny.

This is even more ridiculous than using military technology to wage an all-out war against them.

Let’s not talk about whether such a coincidence really happens. Even if it does happen, this is not the era hundreds or thousands of years ago when humans would be superstitious and say that the falling of a meteorite was a bad omen.

Do you really think that cannons and missiles are just for fun?

Even if the NC-E01 base is really so unlucky that it happens to be located at the landing site of the meteorite.

But with the radar and interceptor missiles inside, it is enough to blow up the meteorite before it hits the ground.

So it stands to reason that this kind of thing should never happen.

——But on the other hand, it is impossible for Jenkins to gamble his future for an obviously lie...

In short, the truth of this matter remains to be discussed.

"Then what happened to the support team that lost contact? It can't be that two meteorites hit them at the same time, right?"

"What else could it be? It's probably the military technology side that's taking advantage of the situation."

"Oh, who else could it be but them? Biotech has been very resentful towards them these past two days."

Everyone present started criticizing the military technology, and even Fujioka Kaoru, who was controlled by Lin Qiao, joined in from time to time to add fuel to the fire.

But Jenkins shook his head: "I'm sorry, everyone, this may not be military technology."

As soon as the words fell, the scene became quiet instantly.

He also released a recording at the right time.

Due to electromagnetic interference, the recording was mixed with a lot of noise, and even after emergency repairs, there were still many distorted areas.

[......This is Lemur 11, calling headquarters....We have encountered a monster...Calling again, please support immediately.....We have encountered a monster...Aaaaaaaa! ]

The recording ended as screams and explosions were heard.

"What's going on?" a senior executive asked with a frown.

"Support? Monsters? Shouldn't it be military technology?"

Or did they create some weird weapon?

That's really not good news.

Arasaka's new prosthetic body is still under research. It would be terrible if military technology really overtook it.

"I'm afraid no one will know this before the investigation is thorough, and this is why everyone was called here."

"The second team has already set off on a hovercraft, and the subsequent heavy-armored troops will also gather and rush to the NC-E01 base."

The content displayed by the holographic projection suddenly changed to a desert area photographed from high altitude.

——That was the footage taken by Arasaka’s drone.

There are also several hovercrafts and attack drones at the edge of the screen.

The thick smoke billowing in the distance is naturally the NC-E01 base that was destroyed by the meteorite.

But as Jenkins commanded, the drone zoomed in - in the center of the crater, a box-like object was placed there.

At the same time, several humanoid monsters made entirely of metal were wandering around unconsciously.

—That’s the Slammer.

After discovering someone approaching this side, the flying fighters immediately launched an attack on the hovercraft.

Chapter 321 Arasaka and the Smasher's First Encounter

Seeing that the situation was not going well, several drones that had no attack power and were only responsible for reconnaissance and filming for Arasaka's top brass immediately retreated.

Seeing several flying fighters attacking them, the drivers of the four hovercrafts made prompt decisions.

He operated the heavy machine gun turret on the hovercraft and aimed at the flying attacker.

Da da da da da!

The muzzle spewed out flames at high speed, and the trajectory formed by the tracer bullet was clearly visible in the air.

For humans, this is a terrifying power that would turn the entire piece of flesh into a bloody paste if just touched.

And for the Flying Smashers, whose armor is relatively weak and whose defense is not strong, it is also quite threatening...

The prerequisite is to hit the target.

Several flying fighters flapped their metal wings, and their speed suddenly increased to a higher level.

With extremely agile and changeable flight trajectory, it avoided most of the bullets.

The remaining few metal bullets that landed on them did not cause any pain at all - this was natural, after all, their sense of pain had been eliminated.

Sparks flew from the gorgeous metal body, but even its flight trajectory could not be changed.

Although it was still quite a distance away from the hovercraft, it rushed to the face of the hovercraft at an extremely fast speed.

As it approached, a flash of light flashed across the wings of the Flying Smasher.

It's sizzling!

The heavy armor of the military hovercraft was torn apart in an instant, revealing the armed personnel inside the vehicle.

In fact, if the driver had not reacted quickly and dodged to the side in time, the entire hovercraft would have been cut in half.

"Shit! What the hell is that!?"

A group of senior executives who were far away in the Arasaka Tower conference room couldn't help but frown as they watched the images displayed on the holographic image.

When did military technology produce something like this?

Although it seems that the metal monster currently only has high mobility and close combat capabilities...but this is just an appearance.

However, the combat capability displayed is already quite strong.

Not to mention there are several other different types underneath.

If we can lower the manufacturing price and mass produce it...

Oh my god, I’m afraid I’m going to heaven.

It was obvious that the people present were not fools, and they thought of many things in their minds in just a few seconds.

Especially if this kind of mechanical monster were to be put on the market, the situation would probably be extremely unfavorable for Arasaka.

"Jenkins, tell the heavy troops to speed up, and tell them that they must capture at least one of them intact."

Fujioka Kaoru spoke.

And he also expressed the thoughts of the vast majority of people here...which is that it may not be enough.

Return your attention to the holographic projection.

Although the driver had tried his best to dodge before this, the situation was still not optimistic for them.

In terms of flexibility and speed, the hovercraft is far inferior to the flying slammer.

Moreover, in the previous fight, although they avoided being killed on the spot, the thrusters of two hovercrafts were still damaged.

If the driver wasn't so experienced, he would have difficulty maintaining balance at this moment.

too close!

This distance is too close!

Seeing the flying fighters turning around and preparing for another attack, several hovercraft drivers felt their scalps tingling.