The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Besides, turning into a vampire is much more reliable than a relic.

After all, the latter can only be said to be a super AI with its own memories and personality.

Not to mention that with the technology to create vampires, the losses caused by internal strife can be compensated by other aspects.

And she can indeed seize this opportunity as the other party said and become the controller of Arasaka forever.

Power, life span...

The most attractive material in the world is right in front of you.

"What about you? What do you get for all this effort?"

this is the key of the problem.

Hanako Arasaka didn't believe that the vampire in front of her had paid so much and even used the confidential technology in biotechnology for trading, just to watch a good show of fratricide.

If you make an effort, you will definitely get something in return.

Marshall grinned at this.

"Regarding this, I do not deny that there are other purposes, but that has nothing to do with you."

"Strictly speaking, you can understand it as a personal grudge between me and certain people."

Ever since the power plant on the outskirts of Night City was bombed by a nuclear bomb, Marshall realized that his opponent's control over Arasaka was even deeper than he expected.

Although he was not inferior to the opponent with the help of tens of thousands of resurrection coins and the Death Eyes, it was always a good choice to weaken the opponent's power.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, he decided to split Arasaka - and the target of his choice was Arasaka Hanako.

As for whether the biotechnology department would have any objections to handing over the technology of creating artificial vampires...that was none of his business.

Anyway, as long as he seizes the ancient blood, he can just pack up and leave this world to wander around. Who would care what the local natives think?

"Then give your choice, Miss Huazi."

He extended a hand and invited Arasaka Hanako who was still thinking about something.

After a brief silence, the latter nodded in agreement.

At least she had no reason to refuse.

Not to mention the conditions set by Marshall, just the fact that he could enter and leave her residence at will was enough for her to consider the consequences of refusing him.

But in any case, Marshall's goal has been achieved.

That's why he smiled particularly happily, and his two long and sharp canine teeth were revealed at the corners of his mouth.

"Very well, then let us..."

beep beep-

Just then, Marshall's cell phone rang.

Like Lin Qiao, as a vampire with extremely strong regenerative abilities, he is also unable to implant any prostheses.

It was Joanne from Biotech calling.

"what's up?"

His words revealed a sense of displeasure at being interrupted in the middle of a speech.

"We found the girl you wanted."

With just one sentence, all of Marshall's dissatisfaction disappeared.

His eyes glowed a strange red due to excessive excitement.

"where is she?"

"You turn on the TV and switch to WNS News."

"?"

Does it matter?

Marshall didn't react for a moment.

Just like the relationship between News Channel 54 and military technology.

WNS News is one of the media channels under Arasaka.

Arasaka Hanako, who was sitting on the side, didn't say anything, but silently used her hacking ability to turn on the TV in the room and switched to WNS News.

[…Arasaka Corporation’s permanent Mars colonization plan will begin today. According to Arasaka’s president, Mr. Arasaka Yorinobu, this will be a long-term plan that will benefit humanity as a whole.]

[And Cirilla Fiona Iren Rhiannon, hereinafter referred to as Miss Cirilla, Mr. Lai Xuan's newly adopted daughter, will become the actual and only executor of this plan. ]

[At 21:30 local time, Miss Ciri will leave our world forever and embark on her own journey alone. ]

【Let us all wish this beautiful lady a happy birthday in front of the screen. 】

As the host thanked him, the TV quickly switched to a photo of Ciri - he was dressed the same way as when he first came into this world.

She was dressed like a medieval swordswoman, but her smile was particularly bright... as if she was laughing at someone in front of the screen.

Then it was as if no one saw it.

WNS News and other TV channels that have reached a cooperation agreement with Arasaka also began to rebroadcast the news...

Click!

The next second, the goblet in Marshall's hand was pinched.

The glass fragments fell to the ground, but Marshall's mentality was also shattered into pieces.

Just like an angry lion, his expression was ferocious and terrifying, and he exuded a heart-pounding murderous intent.

——Ciri escaped!

The host's words "leave the world" instantly made Marshall lose all his composure.

He knew that this was a trap set by the other party, and he also knew that the news he spread was a bait...

But he had to step on it!

"Arrange a flight back to Night City for me immediately, as fast as possible!!!"

Chapter 393 On the Mutuality of Stealing Home

Going forward a little in time -

"Afterlife"

This is the place run by Rogge, the most famous middleman in Night City. Many big deals have been negotiated here, and a large number of legends have also emerged from this place.

However, today's "afterlife" is particularly deserted.

Except for one table with guests, everyone else left because the bar closed early.

"Ah~ As expected, the 'Silver Hand' here tastes the best!"

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Man Yin let out a sigh of relief.

"I don't think there is any difference. In fact, the charges here are much higher..."

David, who also ordered a glass of "Silver Hand", expressed a different opinion.

But before he could finish, Man Yin put his big hands around his neck and interrupted him.

"David, as a man you have to understand that sometimes the atmosphere is an important seasoning. Once the atmosphere is wrong, even the best wine is just like swill."

“…Is it that exaggerated?”

Holding the back of the once young boy who is now a well-known cyberpunk, Maine acted like a senior and began to teach.

Compared to the Iron Mountain who had been over-modified by prosthetics before, his body size at this time was only slightly stronger than a normal person.

On the contrary, David has transformed from a skinny little guy into a strong man - the body shapes of the two are now equal.

In fact, it’s no wonder that he would react this way.

Ever since they got involved in Tanaka's affairs last time and were forced to resign, Man Yin and his friends haven't been to this place for some time.

Although due to various reasons, with the officially authorized weapons store from Arasaka, plus Man's previous connections in the underworld, he made as much money as before.

But when I come to this place again, I always have the feeling of facing the sunset and reminiscing about my youth.

"——That's true. He really doesn't understand the word 'romance'... It's really a headache sometimes."

At this moment, another mature woman sitting next to David nodded.

Xiao Yao, the hacker under Okada Wakako - but that was the original.

Now she has jumped to David's side and is also David's...lover.

To use Pyrrha's words, this guy is a pure and innocent boy.

Naturally, I have no resistance to bad women like big sisters - and naturally I am easy to become their target.

"But then again, what I really didn't expect was that a certain black doctor who sold nearly expired goods on the roadside was actually the actual controller of Arasaka... Damn, has this world gone crazy!?"

Sitting cross-legged there, Rebecca made a kitten-like face, like a Chihuahua baring its teeth at people.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, so she just poked someone hard in the back...

Her words also made everyone present silent.

Except for Xiao Yao, who was a newcomer and was not familiar with Lin Qiao at all and looked a little confused and at a loss, everyone else had a conflicted look on their faces.

Including V and Jack, everyone's attention was focused on someone who was pretending to be innocent.

——Don’t trust anyone, otherwise if you are betrayed, it will be your own fault.

This is common sense in Night City... but it's still a bit too outrageous right now.

Anyway, this feeling is quite complicated...

Well, there are undeniable complaints about this, but that’s about it.

It was true that Lin Qiao had hidden a lot of things from them, but if the other party had not helped them, the people present would have either kidnapped Arasaka executives or stolen the belongings of Arasaka Crown Prince Yoshinobu, and would have died more than ten times.

Not to mention Mann's cyberpsychosis, Jack's near-death injuries, and V's relic...

So even though I wanted to beat him up, I couldn't really hate him.

——Anyway, this is the situation.

By the way, afterwards, V and Jack asked Lao Wei to see if this doctor was the mastermind behind military technology or other companies...

But Lao Wei glared back at him with a look that said "Are you two seriously ill?"

"So you gathered us all here, it's not just to apologize or to absorb us into Arasaka?"

Rebecca curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

The former is basically impossible given Lin Qiao's personality.

the latter……

Although I still hate the company, if he asks me seriously, I might consider it.

——Everyone is cursing the company dogs, but everyone wants to be a company dog... let alone the kind that has someone above them.

But the above is just talk.

"Well, I won't bother with the polite words. To be frank, I'm here to issue commissions to you... everyone."

Commission?

Maine, Dolio and David looked at each other and could see that they were confused by each other.

"I'm not saying that if you want to, you should get a lot of people to take orders in the name of Arasaka in a few minutes, right?"

"Besides, Dolio, Pyrrha, and I have been in retreat for a while, and our skills are much worse than before."

Not to mention that for the sake of confidentiality, "Next Life" has to close... It's really unnecessary.

After all, as a publishing venue for various commissions, "Laisheng" has existed for so many years and is so famous, so its confidentiality can naturally be trusted.

Although they didn't know, it was actually Rogge's own idea to close "Afterlife".

If you can find the Queen of Night City without being discovered or driven out by her, you will find that she is chatting with a large thermos in her room.

——Because a certain rock kid was too annoying and the new robot was not made well.