Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

Chapter 9: Fortune and Misfortune

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

Fire spurted from the muzzle of the D5 Copperhead, and kinetic bullets bounced around the room.

A muffled groan came from the back of the shelf.

The enemy was hit by Xiangzi first, but Xiangzi was unable to judge the situation.

Because the other side also picked up a gun.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

Fire splattered.

The two sides exchanged fire, and bullet tracks intertwined in the air.

As the first attacker, Xiangzi had chosen a hiding place for herself early on. She hid behind several huge metal plates to protect her head and chest.

But real combat is not as simple as theory says.

Kinetic bullets ricocheted around the room, and the enemy attacked from tricky positions. Still, some bullets hit her, passing through her arms and lodging in her ankles.

“…Gu…”

The highly tense nerves prompted the medulla to secrete more adrenaline. Xiangzi endured it.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

The bullet flew past Xiangzi's head.

The other side was shouting "Damn, is that a cop?", "Morfonica is here?", "Yashio Ruyu!?" and other completely wrong words.

"..."

Xiangzi did not reply.

She wanted to say that she didn't reply because she didn't want to be exposed. But in fact, she didn't reply simply because she had used all her strength to control the recoil of the assault rifle and had no energy to speak.

All she could do was hold the D5 Copperhead stuck in the gap of the shelf and aim at every moving object behind her.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

Hey.

The D5 Copperhead spat out its last burning shell and stopped.

"(——No more bullets!)"

How many people are still alive on the other side?

How many died?

There is no way, and there is no time to think about those things.

A one-second pause can also make the enemy think that you are changing the magazine. The longer the time is, the easier it is for the enemy to discover the truth that "the enemy is bluffing."

Xiangzi threw away the assault rifle, picked up the knife on the ground, and distributed his weight to the foot that was not hit by the bullet.

She rushed out from behind the shelf.

……

After completely exposing himself in the uncovered space, the first thing Xiangzi saw was the kidney-stripping member lying on the ground.

It seems that one person was killed in the chaos just now.

As for the other one——

"What...what? Cops? You haven't offended anyone recently!"

Luck finally favored Xiangzi once. Or maybe, luck always favors those who don't care about their lives.

The last remaining member of the Kidney-Stripping Group was so frightened when he saw a black shadow rushing out from behind the shelf!

No electronic components could be scanned, and no hacking ports could be found. Even if the model of the other party's equipment was identified, only a joke of low-quality guns would appear.

In addition, there was the tactical posture of fearlessly leaving the cover and charging towards him.

No matter who sees it, they will think it is a BCPD policeman using high-tech anti-reconnaissance equipment, or Morfonica's thugs to clean up the underground order.

He could never have imagined that the one who attacked him would be a "half-crippled" prey they picked up from the bar!

“Ah, Ah…!”

The Kidney-Stripping member was frightened. He turned around and fled toward the window.

In fact, if his [Calmness] points could be a few points higher and he could suppress his panic, he would be able to see clearly that the enemy attacking him was not a super soldier, but a skinny girl with only a small knife.

The distance between them was just enough for him to beat Xiangzi into a pulp.

But at least this time, Xiangzi won the bet.

"—"

Shoko catches up with him as he tries to open the barricaded window.

She wouldn't let him jump out like that. If he left, he would definitely broadcast the satellite phone and call for reinforcements from several convoys to surround the place.

Xiangzi reached out and grabbed the throat of the kidney-slicing member from behind.

Once again——

Xiangzi's face was reflected on the window glass.

"!"

……

Xiangzi wrestled with the members of the Kidney-Stripping Gang and fell to the ground.

In the end, Xiangzi made a fatal mistake due to his lack of combat experience.

The Kidney-Stripping Clan member saw Xiangzi's actions from the reflection in the glass, and he immediately turned his body, causing Xiangzi's chokehold on him to slip from the position where it could squeeze his trachea.

"Gu..."

Xiangzi would not let go. She hung on the tall member of the Kidney-Slicer, trying to adjust the chokehold back -

And the other party will not let her succeed easily.

Both sides risked their lives.

thump.

A powerful elbow struck Xiangzi in the side. The wound opened and Xiangzi exhaled the air from his lungs.

thump.

Another one.

Damn, how many amplification parts have been implanted?

The force was like being hit by a baseball bat. Xiangzi felt dizzy. She unconsciously let go of her hand...

“——Aaaaaah!”

The other party's scream.

Xiangzi still did not get thrown off. She bit his ear with her teeth.

The hand slipped away. The enemy felt pain and turned around. A huge force hit Xiangzi's left shoulder.

Xiangzi will never give up even if he dies.

She swung her loose hand away.

puff.

The knife in his hand stabbed into the neck of the kidney-slicing member.

at the same time.

Xiangzi was knocked to the ground.

The Kidney-Stripping Gang member's big hands grabbed Xiangzi's neck.

He is exerting force.

Xiangzi's eyes were filled with white light due to lack of oxygen.

……

Xiangzi did not lose consciousness.

After the initial force, the pressure on the throat slowly, slowly eased.

In front of me, the huge figure that blocked the sunlight shook and fell to the ground.

thump.

There was a muffled sound.

“…cough cough…cough cough…”

Xiangzi touched his neck and slowly climbed up with blood all over his body.

The member of the Kidney-Stripping Clan in front of him had died.

Blood spurted out from the wound on his neck, staining half of his body red.

Xiangzi looked at the wound.

It's her knife.

The entire blade was inserted into the cavity, leaving only a golden blade tip outside.

Three people. All killed.

After a slight feeling of unreality, the joy was short-lived, and was replaced by more pain and fatigue.

as well as……

"--chip!"

Xiangzi pulled out the knife, wiped it roughly, and stood up.

Xiangzi couldn't stand up.

She fell to the ground again.

She turned back and looked at her right foot.

I no longer feel the area where I was shot.

……

The unfortunate thing is: this is the lair of kidney-strippers.

The lucky thing is: this is the lair of the kidney-strippers.

Kidney-strippers are dangerous, but you can never question the emergency medicine reserves of these guys who deal with half-dead humans all day long.

Xiangzi dragged his disabled leg to the head of the bed in the lounge and found a pile of emergency medical supplies without much effort.

After using a semi-automatic bullet extractor to remove the three bullets from the right foot, flank and left upper arm, he injected the "analgesic - hemostasis - closure" three-in-one gel, and then sprayed the [fast healing] spray on other bruises, abrasions and soft tissue contusions on the body.

This whole process took less than ten minutes, and Xiangzi's feet were able to walk. The wounds on his body, which seemed to be punching the pain area of ​​the brain through the central nervous system, were no longer unbearable.

Swish, swish.

While inhaling anti-tetanus aerosol, Xiangzi searched the safe.

Clang, snap.

High-tech guns and valuable ancient paintings and collectibles were thrown on the ground like garbage.

Xiangzi only cares about one thing.

"...There is."

【Points Chip】.

Finally, finally.

She tore open the package and inserted the chip into the brain-computer interface at the back of her head.