Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

300 points...

"...?"

The mercenary noticed that the turret at 300 seemed to be shut down.

When was it closed?

The mercenaries in charge of the area had no impression that they had shut down the facility themselves.

Confused, he slowly approached the crude self-built turret.

He walked past the storage boxes and crates.

next moment.

A dark figure suddenly stood up from behind the crate and grabbed him by the neck.

……

Dongsha.

After rendering the patrolman harmless, Chuhua threw him behind the crate where she had been hiding.

Crisis resolved.

Hai Ling pressed forward from behind the empty paint bucket on the other side.

Xiangzi followed from behind...

"..."

Chuhua noticed that Xiangzi was staring at him.

"……What's wrong?"

She was a little uncomfortable with this kind of sight and asked in a low voice in her brain.

"nothing."

Xiangzi seemed to realize at this moment that he had been staring at Chuhua for too long and looked away.

"It just reminded me of the past a little bit," Xiangzi said. "Your movements are perfect. I couldn't do it like this when I broke your neck for the first time."

"...?"

It is very rare for Xiangzi to say such words.

But then, she turned back into the original Xiangzi.

"go ahead."

Xiangzi said.

……

Remembering what they had just seen on the ground and the area the search team wanted to search, Xiangzi, Chuhua and Hailing left the observation point where they had been sitting.

They took a short detour and entered the waterway through an entrance to an underground sewer.

Then, we continued to move forward along the mercenary facilities.

The destination, of course, is right below where the search teams were just searching.

Xiangzi believed that the target was there.

The underground waterways are complex.

The thin and narrow channel openings divide the inside of the pipeline into different blocks, and the different blocks are separated from each other by heavy pneumatic flood control doors.

At first glance, it seems to be a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it very suitable for garrison.

But not so.

Xiangzi, who had carefully examined the entire underground sewer structure to ensure the safety of his base, knew one thing.

That is, the existence of pneumatic flood gates can only guard against external enemies.

Mu connected Xiangzi's artificial eye to scan the surrounding environment and confirm all the locations with surveillance functions.

Meow Dream merges into the connection, closing all these sites along the way.

Xiangzi, Chuhua and Hailing followed the closed path and entered the room.

sand……

In a corner that the patrol officers didn't notice, the pneumatic flood control door closed quietly.

30 cm.

20 cm.

10 cm.

Dongsha.

The sound of the flood gate closing completely is the signal for the hunt to begin.

strangled.

deal with.

"—there are intruders—there are intruders—"

be found.

"Don't shout. The communication channel has been closed."

[Ankle Reinforcement] provides super high sprint speed, [Black Unicorn] cuts the opponent's neck. [DS-1 Pulse] lights up the fire and shoots blood on the enemy's body.

In the narrow space, the coordination between the assaulters who are good at melee weapons and the assaulters who are good at fire support is impeccable.

Hai Ling moved along the outer wall of the area, from the outside to the inside. She passed by the enemy, captured their movements with her artificial eyes, and completed the attack in the instant of face-to-face contact.

All enemies who wanted to fight back were accurately hit by the fire support provided by Chuhua.

"retreat!"

The enemy shouted and fled deeper. They tried to enter a narrower space to make the enemy fearful. In a narrow space, the attack of the gun would cause ricochets, which would make the enemy fearful.

However, the attackers have means of attack that are not afraid of ricochets.

There was a flash of silver light.

The flying knife pierced through the fire net and hit the throats of the escapees, cutting off their last thoughts.

……

【Timoris: The current area has been cleared. 】

[Oblivionis: How is the situation? ]

【Timoris: All "collected".】

[Oblivionis: Very good. Keep pushing at this pace. Doloris, how's the ammunition situation?]

【Doloris: I have something to add.】

【Timoris: ...near this place...】

【Oblivionis: What's wrong, Timoris? 】

【Timoris: This area feels closer to where we stayed before. 】

"..."

Xiangzi actually noticed this too.

The further they walked, the more Xiangzi noticed that the location the searchers were searching was very close to the original site of Ave Mujica's construction in [Phase 2 of Reclamation Land].

【Amoris: But our base is closed, right?】

【Oblivionis: Yes.】

However, Ave Mujica ends in a closed pipe that is not connected to the main waterway.

Although there was originally a connecting iron fence gate, Xiangzi asked Chuhua to weld the gate shut for safety reasons.

But there is still a possibility of being hacked...

Just as Xiangzi was thinking this.

"!"

Chuhua suddenly grabbed Xiangzi from the side.

She hugged Xiangzi and hid behind a crate with Hailing.

Chuhua and Hailing's ear-detecting components are better than Xiangzi's.

A few seconds later, Xiangzi heard footsteps coming from the front.

Those were two patrol officers.

They talked as they walked.

"...You didn't go to the recruitment for Area B?"

"Of course, come on, Area B is haunted!"

"Do you believe that?"

"If you don't believe me, why don't you go? Many people have seen a figure nearby! But the brain wave scan can't show it! If we use infrared imaging, there will also be blue waves!"

Chapter 290: Too Many Ghosts

A figure in area B?

Xiangzi didn't know where the B area they were talking about was. These people might have really seen a figure, or they might be about to have a cyberpsychosis attack.

Xiangzi has no interest in the mercenaries' shift schedules, healthy lifestyles, and mental health issues. But abnormal situations always need to be paid attention to.

Xiangzi paid attention to their conversation and remembered it. Afterwards, Xiangzi asked Chuhua and Hailing to thank the two mercenaries who provided the information.

Xiangzi had these two loyal guards break the mercenaries' occipitals.

For mercenaries with a high degree of cyber transformation, their lives will not be taken directly, but at least they will not wake up again within 72 hours. They can enjoy a good sleep without worrying about the trouble caused by refusing to be recruited.

Xiangzi and others moved forward.

They sneaked in, raided, and dealt with the mercenaries efficiently.

Chu Hua's two pistols were useful in different situations, and Hai Ling's newly installed [Ankle Reinforcement] was also used more and more skillfully by her.

And there is Xiangzi.

With a gleam of silver, Xiangzi's flying knife hits one enemy after another.

After [Calmness] reached 7, it was the first time that she used her throwing knives, [Nirvana] and [Blue Fang], so frequently. Chuhua and Hailing were like two retrievers in a rabbit hunting activity, chasing the exhausted prey to the range that Xiangzi was accustomed to, providing Xiangzi with the best moving targets.

Xiangzi noticed that her ability to throw knives had improved. Her hands were steadier, her accuracy was higher, and her movements to retrieve the knives were more skillful.

...Speaking of recycling knives.

[Amoris: Oblivionis, don't you want to find a way to recover the flying knife? ]

When Xiangzi once again pulled the knife out of the enemy's throat, Miao Meng said in the brain-computer communication channel.

[Amoris: Do you have to come over and pull it out every time? I am tired of watching! ]

【Oblivionis:……】

In fact, Xiangzi also started to think about this matter.

Especially when there are a lot of people fighting, the problem of recovering the throwing knives becomes very troublesome.

It's OK if you can kill the target with one strike, but more often than not, you can't let the knife follow the prey.

Maybe I should put something on the knife.

Xiangzi thought about it.

[Oblivionis: ... [Single molecule line]? ]

By wrapping a device like the hacker's prosthetic [monomolecule thread] between the wrist and the tail of the throwing knife, it might be possible to complete the task of retrieving it after throwing.