Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

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“(I should be calmer.)”

she said to herself.

Calmer, saner, and more fearless.

Afraid of nothing.

Xiangzi deliberately turned the head of the urban construction robot shell so that he could look at the [Agricultural and Industrial M5] that passed by him.

She stared at the huge locomotive head that was over ten meters long from the bottom of the railway track.

[Nonggong M5] seemed to be moving slower than when Xiangzi first saw it.

It moves forward, slowly, bit by bit, away...

"..."

After a while, Xiangzi frowned behind the iron sheet.

Xiangzi stared at [Agricultural and Industrial M5] only for psychological reasons.

She had not originally intended to observe or discover anything.

But after staring at the body of the [Nonggong M5] for a while, Xiangzi noticed something.

There are some marks on the rear of the [Nonggong M5].

At the rear of the car, the thick iron sheet was pierced.

Those were the marks of being hit by a bullet.

At first, Xiangzi didn't care too much.

Because this [Farmer-Worker M5] was captured from outside by BCPD and placed here to prevent the invasion of the "refugees" led by Xiangzi.

Since they were captured, there must be resistance.

Where there is confrontation, there will be attacks. It is normal to have marks of being beaten.

but……

“(Why are the marks of impact concentrated on the rear engine?)”

BCPD captured [Farmer-Worker M5] in order to have it patrol here and prevent the invasion of "nomads".

So how do you say it? You should aim at the bearing or the center control, right?

In the [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land] where supplies are scarce, the engine is much more difficult to replace than the bearings and central control.

If the engine is damaged, won't it become a pile of scrap metal and can no longer be used?

"..."

Xiangzi called up the images captured by his prosthetic eye in the past from his brain-computer, and then turned it to the scene he saw in [Agricultural and Industrial M5] during the exploration.

Xiangzi conducted speed calibration analysis.

It popped up after a few seconds.

The slowing down of the [Nonggong M5] was not Xiangzi's illusion.

Its speed had really decreased compared to when Xiangzi first saw it.

It is easy to imagine that this is caused by damage to the rear engine.

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The last time I came, I hadn't slowed down yet.

This time when I came, I slowed down.

"(This means that the engine of the [Agricultural and Industrial M5] was destroyed within these few days...)"

The attack on the engine clearly means that the deterrent device must be temporarily stopped from functioning.

Xiangzi didn't think that after the BCPD had gone to so much trouble to take down this behemoth, they would risk damaging it and causing it to stop working again in a short period of time.

But after ruling out this possibility, the information hidden behind it gave Xiangzi even more headaches.

It's either BCPD or someone else.

"(Is there anyone attacking [Agricultural and Industrial M5]?)"

Is there a third force underground?

Where does this new force come from?

Are there different factions within the BCPD?

Are there some refugees coming from other places?

Or... a bigger figure?

"..."

This must be handled with caution.

【Oblivionis: Look at the rear engine of the [Agricultural and Industrial M5]. 】

Xiangzi said in the brain-computer communication channel.

She wanted to learn as much information as possible.

[Amoris: Hiss... Wow... It's even scarier when you get closer...]

[Mortis: "Lingden" 77N-P model, hybrid engine. ]

【Timoris: The iron sheet is broken. I don’t know how much damage is done inside.】

【Doloris: It’s too high. I can’t see it from this position.】

Xiangzi looked at the rear of the engine.

Although it is not at the top of [Agricultural and Industrial M5], it is at least four or five meters above the ground.

There are grab handles on the side for maintenance.

【Oblivionis: I want to get a closer look at the damage. 】

Xiangzi's intuition told him that there was something wrong here.

[Amoris: Close? Are we close enough? ]

[Oblivionis: Timoris, can you go up and take a look? With the shell of the city-building robot. ]

【Timoris: I'll try. 】

[Oblivionis: Doloris, take cover.]

【Doloris: Got it.】

【Amoris: Hiss…】

Miao Meng's "ω" robot moved closer to Mu's "O_O" robot.

[Agricultural and Industrial M5] slowly drove past the five people.

Hai Ling used both hands to remove the buckles on the bottom plate of the urban construction robot's shell.

She grabbed the bottom plate of the city-building robot's shell and lifted it up gently.

boom……

[Nonggong M5] The huge body of the vehicle continued to move forward.

Didn't notice Hai Ling.

She was at the end of the line, in the perfect position.

When [Agricultural and Industrial M5] passed by Hailing, Hailing held the shell of the urban construction robot with both hands and jumped up.

Swish...Boom.

Hai Ling carried the shell of the urban construction robot and successfully jumped onto the narrow platform above the tracks of the [Agricultural and Industrial M5].

Click. Click.

[Agricultural and Industrial M5] Bumping on the subway tracks.

Hai Ling half-crouched and swayed on the small platform below the urban construction robot.

She stood up, squatted down, swayed her body left and right, and adjusted her center of gravity.

She also held up the shell of the city construction robot.

It looked like two long and thin legs suddenly grew from the bottom of the urban construction robot.

【Amoris: Wow...】

Hai Ling's movements are very difficult.

Miao Meng couldn't help but applaud in the narrow cockpit.

【Amoris: Timoris, you know what? You reminded me of the lion dance show I saw in Oriental City. 】

【Timoris: Actually, when I first started working as an underground mercenary, I took over the lion dance job.】

【Amoris: Wow! Is this true? 】

【Timoris: A businessman who is 1/4 Chinese asked me to hide in the lion dance and cut off the arm of his competitor. 】

[Amoris: No, this can’t be considered a lion dance job…]

During the conversation, Hai Ling successfully stabilized her body.

Now she was able to stand up steadily on the small platform that could only accommodate half of her body.

Hai Ling lifted the shell of the urban construction robot.

She lifted the casing above her chest, freed one hand, and tried to grab the maintenance handle under the engine...

hum.

The urban construction robots that were wandering leisurely near [Agricultural and Industrial M5], those that were being crushed into pieces, and those that were waiting to be crushed into pieces, suddenly all turned their red "eyes" towards Hailing.

【Timoris:……】

Hai Ling stopped immediately.

She immediately squatted down and put the shell of the city construction robot back on herself.

Now, the picture looks like an urban construction robot was squeezed and stuck into the body of the [Agricultural and Industrial M5] for some reason.

There is no sense of disobedience.

perhaps.

hum...

Those city-building robots returned to their original state.

Hai Ling stood up again.

She lifted the shell of the city construction robot...

hum.

The city construction robots looked over again.