Infinity, progress from Arasaka

His face suddenly darkened.

It's not the gloom of hatred and alertness, but a kind of helplessness, the kind of expression that doesn't want to argue but has to accept it, very annoying and subtle.

Brakes sounded. The Mackinaw Charger spun around and came to a steady stop.

Click. The door opened, and two homeless people, their clothes covered with sand, came out of the car, carrying a couchette with a broken leg and blood on the lower body.

"Wal?"

Seeing that some of his family members were injured, Thor no longer cared about assigning tasks.

He jumped down from the hill with a few big steps, and while calling for the doctor in the team to come and save him, he asked in a hurried and stern tone: "Who is it? How did Wall get hurt?"

"It's all because of your stupid idea!"

Bang! There was a loud slam of the door, and the woman stepped down from the driver's seat of the Mackinaw Warhorse and confronted Thor.

Simple and practical jeans and a waist-baring jacket. She had hazel eyes, olive skin, some freckles on her nose and cheeks, and black curly hair that was like a roll of steel wool, piled up behind her head.

At first glance, words like fiery and wild instantly come to mind.

"Is this the paradise you promised to give everyone? Fuck you! Before coming to California, you promised to change Adecado. Is this how you want to change it? To be a dog for the company and the government?"

"Hey, Panam, please stop talking..."

Some people want to dissuade him.

"I'm going to say it!"

The brown-skinned hottie ripped him open.

"Mine clearance, what the hell is mine clearance? Do you know why those vampires sitting in luxurious coffins assigned this task to us? Minefield, this is mine clearance, the mess they left behind in the last war. They knew the danger and wanted to find a cheap scapegoat. As a result, you insisted on running all the way from Jackson Plains to the north of the city to clear mines for them. You guys are going to eat shit!"

Panam's face was full of resentment.

The minefields of the Badlands are relics of wars long past.

The mines there have not been completely cleared. There was a metal war six or seven years ago, and new mines have been added before the old mines are gone. It is a real no-man's land in the badlands, and only the most experienced smugglers know how to pass through safely.

Now, because Arasaka has reached a new land purchase agreement with the Night City government, the city area has expanded northward, and Arasaka and the city hall are carrying out the cleanup work on the minefields in the northern suburbs.

It was under Thor's promotion that this branch tribe of the Adekado State took on one of the outsourcing projects jointly announced to the public by Night City Hall and Arasaka, namely mine clearance.

As homeless people who had just moved to California and had nothing but a few tents on the sand, they could not get any big jobs from any company except clearing mines and serving as cheap labor.

"I know you are unhappy with my claims."

Thor ignored the sarcasm in Panam's words and asked, "But what's important now is that you tell me how Vol got hurt."

"I was injured by a landmine. Those bastards from the Luan Dao Society... I will skin them alive sooner or later."

Panam cursed softly, his teeth itching with hatred.

"They wanted to fight with you and had a conflict with us. When Wall was clearing mines, they provoked him and triggered an old anti-personnel mine. Damn! The company's bastards made the quality of the killing tools so good, even if they are antiques from half a century ago..."

The Luandao Society, which means wanderers among wanderers.

They are also the worst of the worst. They are expelled from their original family tribes because they violate the tribe's code of conduct, such as murdering or raping family members, poisoning drinking water, trafficking in human beings, betraying the tribe...

There is a name for this kind of wanderers in the underworld: the Luan Dao Society.

"I will settle accounts with those who broke their oaths..." Thor hesitated for a moment and said, "But for now, complete the commission first."

"Depend on."

Panam showed a look of extreme disappointment. "Are you an idiot or do you not understand what people are saying? You are still thinking about your damn company's commission. We should now..."

"What else?" Thor stared into Panam's eyes and said, "In the underworld, the most important thing is integrity. Once you receive a commission, you must complete it. Are you only doing one-time transactions?"

Under Panam's suddenly gloomy face, he stared at her and emphasized: "The most important thing is that I need it to feed our family... water, food, medicine, weapons, building materials, fuel..." As he spoke, Thor pointed to the south end.

Watson District in the northernmost part of Night City.

Over there, one could vaguely hear the bustling bustle, the noise of people, and the hum of heavy machinery.

The abandoned factories and unfinished buildings in the old industrial area that were included in the new district were flattened. The people from all walks of life gathered under the northern wall of Arasaka Beach were forcibly evacuated by the NCPD and Arasaka Sheriff. The settlements in the wilderness were flattened, the outer city was demolished, and the camps were driven away...

The sight of hundreds of giant bulldozers and rollers carrying out engineering work at the same time is spectacular.

"These are not things you can compare to the smuggling business of the so-called patriots of the Sixth Street Gang."

Thor pointed at it.

"Oh, the Six Street Gang has been defeated by the Nether Dogs of Taiping Island. Arasaka is also cleaning up the stragglers of the Six Street Gang in the Highwood Li scenic area. Even an old-fashioned person like me has heard about it. Don't say you don't know."

Saul was well aware that after he came to power, his actions of breaking the Wanderer family's smuggling tradition and trying to establish relationships with the company did not gain much support from the elders in the family.

But he had to do it.

Wandering the badlands, plundering scrapyards, looting oil depots, robbing and killing company transport convoys... It's not easy to make a living on the road. The family now can't stand the tossing. As long as a strategic mistake, the whole family will fall apart.

The only thing that can provide the family with a large amount of funds and materials is the work in the company.

Like Panam, he also had no good feelings towards the company, and did not want his family to become a tool of the company. However, it was also true that the company was powerful and wealthy, and his family tribe needed the company's money and supplies.

As long as you don't sell yourself and are completely trapped in it, and are eager to do this kind of life-threatening hard work, it doesn't matter if you are embarrassed and fawning a little.

"Panam... don't let prejudice destroy you. You need to learn to control your temper."

The wind and sand blew Thor's thick, messy hair and rough, worn work clothes.

"We can discuss our differences later. Now, let's complete the commission first. The work between Arasaka and the City Hall is at least fair and honest. It is done at the Arasaka checkpoint on the border. There are no middlemen to make a profit from the difference. As long as the Arasaka people can make sure that there are no remaining minefields in this area, the money earned will be enough to support the family for a long time..." he said earnestly.

"Fuck you."

Panam still looked furious.

"Thor, after this commission, you just wait and do it alone. I will continue smuggling to prove it to you. You are eating the company's charity. Humph, you have forgotten the original intention of establishing Adekado State. I'm telling you, if you rely on the company, the tribe will definitely be finished..."

She left in a huff.

After asking for the location of Mitch and Scorpion, he drove away. Although she disagreed verbally, this hot-tempered girl still loved her family in her heart. Despite the scolding, she was still willing to continue lying in the minefield.

Watching Panam go away, Thor sighed.

This girl is good in every way except that she is too stubborn.

Without much time to sigh, Thor quickly adjusted his mentality. Just as he was comforting the seriously injured Wall and asking the tribal doctor to take good care of him, without any warning, a series of violent explosions came from the 'death zone' covered by minefields.

"Who detonated it?"

He looked fierce and spoke sternly.

"Before the commission began, I repeatedly emphasized that large-scale minefield detonations must be announced in advance in the channel to prevent accidental bombings of companions..."

drip.

It's a communication channel.

【Mitch: Thor, something's happening! 】

[Scorpion: Shit, shit, Mitch, Saul, let us retreat temporarily. I'm sure it's the company's people. There's an abandoned city in the 'Death Zone'. Just now, five or six Arasaka hovercrafts flew over. They were military-grade surveyor A6s. Now... Damn, there are people inside. Damn it, there are missile vehicles...]

[Panam: Then why the hell are you still watching?! Are you trying to save your life? Damn, this is a mess for the company. If we see too much, we will definitely be silenced!]

[Mitch: Scorpion, stop looking at me, retreat!]

Information boxes about family members kept popping up in the channel.

Understanding the seriousness of the matter, Thor acted promptly.

"Mitch, Scorpion, withdraw yourselves. Guys, the commission is temporarily terminated." Making money is making money, but he would never gamble the company's kindness with his partner's life.

【Scorpion: Understood.】

As soon as he finished speaking, boom! boom! Several particularly fierce roars sounded from Scorpion's ID video microphone, and the communication bands of every member of the Adekadobang family became extremely noisy until Scorpion's almost distorted shout was transmitted back -

[Scorpion: Damn, it's Adam Hammer——! ]

Looking northeast from the hill where Thor was, at the other end of the undulating sandy and rocky mountain, thick smoke mixed with sand and dust rose from the ground like an elongated mushroom cloud.

His heart skipped a beat.

"Is this... an ammunition depot explosion?"

...

"Report, Director Russell, we have discovered that military technology is hidden in an outpost hideout in the northern Badlands. Adam Hammer has arrived with the Tyrant Force and has begun the annihilation mission."

Company Plaza, Arasaka Tower 109th floor war room.

rustle…

Lying on her back in the chair, Vera nodded slightly, her fingers gently stroking the tabletop, watching the live audio footage transmitted back from the perspectives of Surveyor A6, Cyborg Tyrant, and Adam Hammer:

Under the virtual restricted area outlined by the red neon scanning lines, the entire building collapsed in a circular shape.

To be more precise, it was crushed. There was not much building debris flying around. All of it was pressed into the ground by the red ground. The ground was like a solid foundation and sank at a faster speed. The blood mist and bone fragments sprayed out and flew more than ten meters away.

Gravity field manipulation device.

Accompanying this was the hammer's rough, heavy metal-like laughter.

"Hahaha... so cool, come on, come on, little darlings, twist your body, I'm going to fuck you into a meat paste!"

The explosions continued, the gunfire rained down, the rockets whistled, and the machine guns roared, but, hum——

Moving at high speed, the picture was like a stuttering frame, Adam Hammer activated [Sian Westin]. Wearing the "Cyborg 1.2 modified" with torso armor, he moved at high speed.

Under the inexplicable magnetic field, within a certain range, the guns in the hands of military technology agents and soldiers hidden in the buildings were sucked away, and even the heavy machine guns on the fixed turrets were forcibly pulled off, and the fixing frame made a teeth-grinding metallic groaning sound.

The next moment, the heavy hammer pulled the triggers of dozens of guns at the same time, and bullets of various calibers came like hail.

The entire image transmitted back was filled with flying body parts.

Magnetic generator.

And this was the damage done by just Adam Hammer alone.

Dang, dong! dong! dong! dong!

Four loud bangs like heavy hammers hitting the ground, and the four cyborg tyrants were activated. "Authorized by: Director Vera Adelheid Russell, the agreement has been passed...Execute the annihilation operation."

buzzing...

Multiply the gravity field by five.

A series of red scanning lines were outlined above the abandoned town buildings. In an instant, there was a loud noise that shook the earth and seemed to raze the entire area to the ground.

Tremor...Roar...

The picture is so beautiful.

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PS: Phew... This chapter is the storyline of the three main backgrounds that can be chosen in 2077, the corporate dog, the street kid, and the wanderer. The following is a reasonable interweaving of the ink.

Chapter 102: Surprise

An abandoned town in the badlands that seemed to have merged with the desert.

Blood and fire.

Dust and smoke.

Gunshots, explosions, and roaring engines.

Reinforced concrete debris flying in all directions, twisted and deformed vehicles and armored vehicles, and broken people...

Under the five terrifying shadows speeding by, the red warning scan lines flashed before the release of five gravity fields.

In an instant, there was a tremor that shook the earth and a circle of solid pits.

The walls exploded, and more than a dozen enemy soldiers hiding in the building were affected and exploded into blood mist. Several wasteland modified vehicles that were traveling at high speed were also thrown into the air, and their parts were scattered on the battlefield within a mile in radius along with fireballs, shattered into pieces.

...

Before I knew it, the ghostly sound of the wind howling in the wasteland once again filled the audio.