Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

A gunshot that melted into the water.

A rifle bullet hit the side of [Kurata-PV09]'s head, exploding a flower of electricity and blood there.

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boom.

The bullet exploded on the upper side of Kurata-PV09's brain, destroying his prosthetic eye, which was already non-functioning.

But the power is not particularly great.

He just shook it.

There are enemies.

--from--

where--

——Coming?

He turned back and tried to search - but couldn't find it -

He is searching.

"!"

A figure flashed past behind me.

He turned his head sharply.

The doll-like girl appeared again, right behind.

"--enemy--"

[Kurata-PV09] Close to there——

Snapped.

Another shot.

This time he was hit in the shoulder.

Where--

There was an attack.

There are also human figures.

But the two are not related to each other.

The momentum of the attack was not fierce.

All this made [Kurata-PV09] feel confused.

and.

He also heard singing.

【daa-mennus,daa-menn,philis-poliaa】

Sometimes far, sometimes near, sometimes there, sometimes not.

【taa-mennus,taa-menn,jealis-moliaa】

It was like someone was whispering in his ear.

A figure appeared and disappeared.

The attack hit his head and face, but he did not continue to pursue.

The singing voice rose and fell—becoming more and more strange—and the figure appeared and disappeared—

Whenever [Kurata-PV09] wanted to search for the person who fired the gun, the shadow of the puppet would appear in front of him. But when he tried to attack the puppet, he would be hit by the bullet again.

It seemed like I was being hit, but I couldn't see the enemy.

This made him unable to confirm whether this was reality or an illusion.

Is the building an illusion?

Is the singing an illusion?

Are the water and fish around me an illusion?

Is the black and red Gothic-clad doll that I saw an illusion?

Someone is shooting himself, is it an illusion?

He felt pain, fatigue, and his body was getting cold—

Are these also a kind of hallucination?

The singing seemed to be getting louder.

【daa-mennus,daa-menn——philis-poliaa,daa-la-la-daa-daa——】

[Kurata-PV09] He felt his head getting heavy. He felt dizzy——He saw the dolls walking past him——He felt a tired, numb anger——

The enemy was very close to him.

As long as you attack, you will know whether it is an illusion or not.

"what!!!"

he yelled—even his own voice was now drowned out by the music—

He rushed forward.

then.

next second.

boom.

There was an explosion beneath his feet.

The floor shook and collapsed.

For a moment, [Kurata-PV09] thought this was also an illusion—

Until he experienced the true weightlessness.

The floor beneath his feet actually collapsed.

"—"

His hands flung forward—he barely managed to grab the floor—

But his lower body was still hanging in the air.

……

Xiangzi put down his hands that were blocking the wind pressure and dust and looked forward.

In front of her, a cyberpsycho named [Kurata-PV09] fell into the huge gap between the second and first floors that had just exploded.

“…Ahh…Ahh…”

【Kurata-PV09】Only his hands and upper body were still up there. He grabbed the floor hard to support himself, but he couldn't pull himself up to the second floor no matter what.

Because he lost too much blood.

Xiangzi looked back at the way [Kurata-PV09] came.

The ground was covered with red.

It's all his blood.

Xiangzi pressed his brain-computer interface.

"Doloris, the target is secured," she said.

"Got it." Chu Hua replied from behind the last pillar at the end of the building.

Chuhua was holding a gun.

It was not the kinetic submachine gun [DS-1 Pulse] that she had used before.

But another one.

The slender, thick black gun body and the gun structure are full of quality.

This is Chuhua’s other favorite gun, the technical precision rifle [M-179E Achilles].

Its burst effect is far inferior to the [DS-1 Pulse], and the recoil is also very large. It was once called the king of electromagnetic rifles, but after Tsunami Company focused on producing technical firearms, its unreliable cost performance gradually made it withdraw from the stage of history.

Only pirates still use it. And, their extensive practice has enabled them to master the art of aiming it, which allows its excellent range to be used to its full potential.

Just now, Chuhua used this gun to protect Xiangzi.

“…Gah…”

[Kurata-PV09] is still trying to climb up, but it is obvious that he can no longer support himself.

Part of the reason was that he was injured by Chuhua.

But there is another reason.

It’s Xiangzi.

"..."

Xiangzi pressed her computer and walked to the side of the pit.

There, you can see a line of blood extending down [Kurata-PV09]'s calf.

Blood dripped onto the ground floor.

This was done by Xiangzi.

At the beginning, Xiangzi was crouching on the second floor. When [Kurata-PV09] came down from the third floor, she cut him with her knife [Nirvana].

[Nirvana]. After being polished by Mu, this reborn knife is the best means of attacking living organisms. The alkaloids released from the blade can destroy thrombin, causing the enemy to bleed profusely.

Shoko had this plan from the moment he discovered that [Kurata-PV09] had been transformed under Mashiro Kurata's direction.

"(Because the information flowing out of his brain indicates that he is now in a state of hallucination.)"

Hallucinations can make people fearless when facing their enemies.

Even if they are facing a fully armed terrorist mobile team, the hallucinating cyberpsychopaths can imagine that they are facing a giant pink bunny and will not feel any fear at all. Similarly, those attempts to intimidate will be completely ineffective.

But on the other hand, hallucinations can make people ignore the details around them.

"(Like if your ankle is cut.)"

Xiangzi thought about it and squatted down next to [Kurata-PV09], next to the gap in the building.

The operation was successful.

[Quick Crack] It will flow out from the brain-computer, so just send something that won’t flow out from the brain-computer.

Xiangzi asked Miao Meng to play a song for [Kurata-PV09].

It was the instrumental to Ave Mujica's own song: "Choir'S'Choir".

The effect was really good. The song that shouldn't exist made [Kurata-PV09] fall into deeper confusion, and he ignored the fact that he was cut.

Xiangzi's own actions were coordinated with Chuhua's supporting shooting, pulling [Kurata-PV09] back and forth to keep him moving.

Also keep losing blood.

Finally, seeing that he had almost lost enough blood, he was lured to a place where Chu Hua had previously buried a bomb.

Detonate.

I wanted him to fall to the first floor...

"(But it's okay like this now, right?)"

Xiangzi thought about it and stretched out his hand.

She pressed down on the lower part of Kurata-PV09's occipital bone and pulled the contents of his brain machine out.