The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Even though there was damage, the damaged metal body was repairing itself at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This also made the top executives of Arasaka more determined to get it.

But this is obviously not that easy -

Although they were caught off guard, after they recovered, the large number of Maulers immediately engaged in battle with the newly arrived Arasaka army.

It's okay for long-distance combat.

But once it becomes a medium or short-range battle, it will be difficult for humans to maintain their advantage.

The Smasher's unreasonable abilities really made Arasaka's soldiers miserable.

Having said that, anyone with a discerning eye can see that with the continued heavy firepower output, it is only a matter of time before Arasaka wins.

——But there is a saying: What you fear will come true.

Just as Arasaka's commandos were about to head straight for the black box in the crater, several bullets suddenly knocked them down.

A black car appeared next to the black box one step ahead.

After appearing, the person on the bus immediately got off the car and used some kind of tool similar to a large clamp to directly snatch the black box on the ground.

Then he left without looking back.

But before it disappeared, the black logo on the car body was extremely eye-catching among the Arasaka executives.

——"Militech"

"CNMD! Military technology!"

It seemed that success was on the verge of happening, but at the last moment, the old rival robbed him of the opportunity.

In the conference room of Arasaka Tower, everyone's blood pressure instantly rose!

However, even if they wanted to send people to chase, there was no one available at the scene because the overall combat power was dragged down by the Mauler.

The only thing I can bring out is a few drones...

It’s okay to hit someone, but it’s hard to say about taking a taxi.

"Send it out too! If you can't break it, smash it into pieces!"

Looking at the black car that raised a cloud of dust from the rear, their eyes became bloodshot and veins popped out on their foreheads.

Even though it is because of the role of licking dog attitude to manipulate emotions, this is also their true feelings at the moment.

——This is also the result that Lin Qiao wanted.

The plan went smoothly.

Chapter 323 There Will Always Be Someone to Stand Out

The thrilling chase...did not happen.

After all, the heavy-armored troops sent out were completely held up by the Maulers, and even if they wanted to send out a new commando team, the time it would take would be enough for the military technology people to run to a safe place.

At this point, Arasaka's top executives wanted to curse.

——They were obviously trying to steal the boxes, so why didn’t you stop those bastards from Militech?

You're bullying us because we have more people in Arasaka, right?

In short, despite all the drones being dispatched, they were shot down as expected.

After an observation drone lost its response, the hearts of Arasaka's top brass fell to the bottom.

Things were taking a turn for the worst.

They couldn't even imagine what would happen if military technology mastered the power of the box...even though they would do the same thing if they were in their shoes.

But unfortunately, they are not the ones who hold the initiative now.

This shouldn't be the case! Military Technology, you bastard, you came to steal someone else's things! Give the box back to me!

There was a roar like that of the Kalekale people.

However, just when Arasaka was planning to take action and snatch the things back before the military technology had mastered the secret of the box.

The black box that they had been missing for a long time automatically returned to Arasaka's arms half an hour later.

It's not the plot where a spirit creature chooses its master, which seems problematic even to think about it.

To be exact, it was sent back by someone.

"Sasha Yakovleva, 22 years old, a mercenary and cyber hacker, is also the culprit who caused the explosion in the biotechnology office building several days ago and leaked a large number of confidential documents to News Channel 54..."

Also in the meeting room of Arasaka Tower.

A member of the Counterintelligence Department is introducing intelligence about Sasha to the senior executives.

Including the process and reasons for its attack on biotechnology and the leak of data files to News Channel 54...but no one present cared about this.

You can take note of the negative information about biotechnology, maybe it will be useful in the future.

"Was she the one who sent the black box back?"

"Yes, as for the reason, it is because News 54 concealed the side effects of biotechnology products."

"News Channel 54? Ha, you deserve it, military technology."

Everyone present couldn't help but sneer at this.

After all, the relationship between News Channel 54 and military technology is well known.

——Now, retribution has come.

According to Sasha's own description, she was planning to escape from Night City, but by chance, she ran into a military-grade car...

Finally I couldn't help it.

He got so angry that he used his hacking abilities to kill everyone inside.

"But what's wrong with her body? Why is there no sign of prosthetic modification?"

At this time, one of them noticed something unusual about Sasha.

Sasha in the holographic projection is... so clean.

——The cleanliness mentioned here refers to the degree of transformation of the body.

Although cyber hackers are not like other mercenaries who engage in direct combat and would rather have their entire bodies equipped with combat prosthetics.

But the demand for prostheses is also not low.

Basic things like scanning prosthetic eyes, neural access ports and personal data cables for hands are still needed.

So no matter what, it is impossible for someone to be like Sasha, without even a trace of prosthetic implants on his body.

It's impossible to hack the Internet using mind power, right?

"Yes, according to our speculation, this may be the result of her touching the black box."

The counterintelligence member who was making the report changed the image displayed by the holographic projection.

It was a pile of perfectly removed prostheses.

Combining the previous information, it is not difficult to infer that the moment Sasha touched the black box, the black box directly repaired her body that had been transformed by the prosthesis.

"The Black Box has this ability? Won't it turn anyone it touches into a metal monster?"

Kaoru Fujioka was quite "shocked".

Not at all. In fact, someone took it apart by hand, and used the person involved as a teaching aid in the process, which left the white-haired loli with a psychological trauma.

"We are still experimenting with this, but for now, the black box has demonstrated a variety of abilities, and healing the body is just one of them."

"The most peculiar thing is that in the slot on the black box, there appears an object that looks like a bottle."

"When the black box gets close to the transformed metal monster, these bottles will automatically absorb it."

The holographic projection then showed a scene in which the blank bottle absorbed the attacker, which amazed everyone.

This behavior of absorbing humans as nutrients... is truly worthy of being the creation of an alien civilization.

Give me some more quickly.

"Moreover, the black box will also emit a special electromagnetic wave, which will completely disable communications within a certain range. This is probably the reason why the NC-E01 base was unable to sound the alarm before."

"Electromagnetic waves?"

And when it came to this, someone seemed to realize something.

"So, Militech may not have received the information about the black box?"

"We can't be sure, but we checked the communication information of the people on the car and found no records of them reporting to military technology, so this possibility is very high."

That’s great!

The top executives of Arasaka couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although they obtained the black box, their research has only just begun. Not to mention utilizing the power contained in it, they don't even have a clue yet.

It would be great if you could make a fortune quietly right now.

What they didn't know was that the military technology people were actually arranged by Lin Qiao in advance, and they just faked the scene a little bit.

It's all for the sake of putting on this show...but it's better to keep the truth secret until the end.

At least through Fujioka Kaoru's perspective, when Lin Qiao saw a group of elderly people who were obviously in their sixties or seventies but looked as young as thirty because of anti-aging drugs, with smiles as young as those of children, she was sincerely happy for them.

Well, let's just leave it at that.

"By the way, how is that cyber hacker doing now?"

"Yes, we have temporarily placed her in the reception room and arranged a team of soldiers to accompany her for 'protection'."

It's actually surveillance.

"What about her request? She would voluntarily hand this thing over to Arasaka. It can't be that she has no desire or request, right?"

"About this point..."

The member of the counterintelligence department first glanced at the faces of the bigwigs around him, and then continued: "She has two requests. One is that she hopes to obtain company immunity..."

"impossible!"

Before he could finish, someone spoke up and flatly refused.

Chapter 324 Go find that adult

"Giving company immunity to a mercenary? Are you kidding? Those wild dogs are not worth the company's efforts at all."

The one who voiced his opposition was Tanaka, the top product manager of Arasaka in Night City.

His fat body is relatively conspicuous among the crowd.

As he spoke, some people around him nodded in agreement.

Everyone present had been in the company for many years and they all knew what company immunity meant.

To put it nicely, the company is protecting people outside the system.

To put it bluntly, it means getting the benefits even at the cost of offending another company.

So the question is: Does Sasha have that value?

If the black box was still in her hands, then of course there would be one...but the black box has been handed over to Arasaka.

This means that even if Arasaka turns against her and doesn't recognize her anymore, it doesn't matter if she is fucked on the spot.

——Although they have already done so.

"That's true, and there is absolutely no need for us to offend biotechnology." Another person agreed.

If it is a small or medium-sized company, it would be fine.

But it is not worth it to offend a super company like biotechnology for the sake of a mercenary who has lost his usefulness.

"And then? What's the other request?"