Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

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Everywhere there were crushed vehicles and body parts, guns, and even fragments of prosthetics. On the ground, there were shocking marks left by large-caliber artillery.

The lights will be here?

The thought of this possibility made Li Xi's mind buzz.

She walked through the section almost paralyzed.

Her consciousness slowly returned.

Because just now, the [Home Tracker] she shared from Aine did not pick up any signal from the lights here.

Her police eye socket prefabricated device did not pick up any signals from either the living or the dead.

There's no one here.

This news gave Lixi a little hope again.

She accelerated again and moved forward. She crossed this section of the road - there were not many exits on this section of the road, and she quickly retrieved the direction of the vehicle's departure from the surveillance camera at the end of the blocked area -

"..."

Lixi saw a [Colby] leaving from an exit.

Lixi recognized the car immediately.

That was one of the cars in the Poppin'Party convoy.

and……

"...!"

The micro-screening equipment originally installed by the fleet probably failed. Or, that equipment was not installed on this car. Li Xi used her authority to see the infrared imaging biological signs captured by the surveillance camera probe.

There was a person in that car.

Physiological indicators showed that she was a female underage. Vital signs were moderate to low.

"—"

Lich doesn't believe Poppin' Party took more than one young woman away from CiRCLE, and the BCPD has not received any similar missing persons reports.

Is that a lamp?

The lamp is alive - at least at this time!

Li Xi immediately started tracking again!

She left the blackout area in the same way as before—she took a ride and followed the [Colby] all the way—

Finally, Lixi saw [Colby] entering the newly developed...or newly renovated land of Lezhicheng, [Reclamation Land Phase 2].

By the time she realized this, she had already caught up here.

“…Haaa, haaa…”

There were no cars heading in this direction. After running at full speed for a while, Li Xi stopped.

She looked at the BCPD electronic fence sign ahead.

[Phase 2 of Reclamation Land] was blocked.

Come to think of it, I had seen this kind of notice on the BCPD police channel before. There were too many notices of this type. During the time when Li Xi was unconscious and under interrogation, [Unconfirmed Notices] were densely stacked in the notification bar.

The time spent in coma and under interrogation.

Lixi thought back to the times when she was unable to move.

Su Shi was right. She wasted too much time.

Li Xi couldn't stop himself from thinking about it.

During the time she wasted, Deng might have experienced many things that she could have avoided - she might have missed the opportunity to rescue Deng -

“——Damn it!”

Lixi ran forward.

It looked like the electric fences had been in use for some time. There were no police officers standing around, only the police AI management software that could automatically issue warnings and conduct simple interactive conversations - the kind that was particularly stupid due to lack of funds - repeatedly playing the electronic mechanical sound of "controlled area" on the loudspeaker.

Lixi approached the electronic fence.

She checked the surveillance one last time.

[Korti] is the entry into [Phase 2 of Reclamation Land] from here.

The area behind this was not yet connected to the BCPD network. From now on, she would not be able to track him by using surveillance footage.

"…I will find a way."

Li Xi thought anxiously.

Without hesitation, she used her authority to disable the electronic fence. The red lights flashed and then went out. She walked inside -

at this time.

Suddenly, the sound of a vehicle moving was heard from behind.

"!?"

The report on the controlled road section should have entered the navigation system of all vehicles in the city - how could a vehicle come here at this time!?

Li Xi turned around.

then.

"Together! She and I are together!"

There was a loud shouting sound coming from behind.

Whoosh.

A car came along the road at high speed and approached Lixi in the blink of an eye.

It was a moon-white [Curtis V5000].

And the one sitting in the driver's seat...

"Let me in too!"

It’s Aine.

Aine rode this [Curtis V5000] and rushed over at high speed.

"--ha!?"

Li Xi was startled.

Chapter 2: Pursuit, Pursuit! (9k monthly tickets plus more)

【Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land】.

The area around the level built with spikes and steel bars was empty.

This was once a place where a large number of refugees and mercenaries gathered. In the past month, they were stationed here, hunting down new forces that were preparing to enter [Reclamation New Land Phase 2].

But now, there is no one here.

Not far from the checkpoint, the refugees and mercenaries were hiding in the city-built houses. A gangster with a Mohawk was adjusting the cyber lungs added to his chest and maintaining the air inlet and outlet.

He inserted the thin hexagonal screw rod into the open lung duct of the lung lobe... This process must be done very carefully, otherwise, it is easy to scratch the plastic hose of the lubricant...

"Hey!"

"Wow!"

...Whatever you fear, it will come to you.

Suddenly someone called out to the gangster from behind!

His hands trembled, and hydraulic oil spurted out of his lungs—

"What are you doing!"

He screamed, pinching his lungs, his voice becoming shrill and thin from lack of air.

"I was going to ask you what you were doing!"

Coming up from behind was his companion, a guy with the same mohawk as him, but a different color.

This person seems to be their team leader. The reason is that his hair has more colors than others.

In Shinchi, hair dye and artificial hair are also slightly expensive fashion items.

The team leader kicked the thug and shouted:

"You are on duty at the checkpoint now! Why are you here?!"

"Huh?" The hoodlum with oily lungs was not an easy employee to bully. He retorted, "Didn't you watch the news? There's no need to guard that place!"

"Fuck that, what kind of news is this? And it's talking about us!?"

"I don't know what the BCPD lackeys are doing! Happy City has blocked all roads leading to [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land] - no one will come here!"

"Huh? Really?"

"look by youself!"

The team leader took a look at the news presented by the gangster.

[Phase 2 of New Land Reclamation is blocked].

He had only been to school for a few years, but he still knew these words.

It's really blocked.

However, if he admitted his mistake here, he would feel a little embarrassed.

“Even so, you still have to stay at the checkpoint!”

The team leader raised his voice to hide his guilty conscience and spoke even louder.

"what?"

The little rascal obviously didn't understand. He shouted:

"This place is blocked! No one will pass through the checkpoint during this period of time!"

"There are exceptions to everything!" the team leader continued, "Some people will suddenly appear - have you forgotten that early morning a week ago? When you were on duty, a guy drove out of the new land!"

"Those guys were driving as fast as if they were having a cyberpsychopathic attack! What if another guy like that shows up and tries to force his way through the BCPD checkpoint?"

"How can there be such a person! There are so many cyberpsychopaths!?"

The team leader obviously couldn't bear to see himself resting!

I climbed up from the bottom of society, like a dog, and made a name for myself among the refugees. I got a small position, but I didn’t learn how to be a manager, but I learned how to be powerful.

The gangster thought about this angrily and waved his hands vigorously, pointing to the checkpoint in the distance.

"How is that possible! Open your eyes and look around. Where on earth is——"

…Just then.

Bang.

There was a sound of something heavy falling in the distance.

Followed by.

Bang.

This sound is repeated rhythmically.

Bang.

Getting closer……

Bang!

A figure flew through the air, passing through a level built with spikes and steel bars.