Big brother handles big matters, little brother handles little matters.
The general rundown for David’s crew was delivering goods. If the Vortex Gang attacked, they’d hit back. If they found an empty territory, they’d carefully go in and copy the data out.
Not too difficult—
But surprises always happened.
On such a chaotic night, the already empty Watson North District should have had no one. Driving around was laughable!
Because the bravest ones had joined the Vortex Gang, and the Vortex Gang was in a civil war!
Most of David’s crew were in the car, hiding next to a small alley—
For no other reason than their original delivery point, where the Terrorist Mobile Team was launching an indiscriminate attack.
Nobody could survive such shooting. David couldn’t imagine what could withstand that type of gunfire—
Prosthetics?
Not a chance.
When the Unification War happened, he was still young. Their impression of the war was a bunch of badass transhumans attacking each other on the battlefield—
But this ti was different. The Terrorist Mobile Team’s operation showed no personal power...
Purely an equipnt crush!
David swallowed hard... He couldn’t imagine how he’d escape if he faced those terrifying guys...
The Terrorist Mobile Team wasn’t just a few squads; they were backed by the entire Night City governnt!
Individualism would waver when faced with such terrifying equipnt and cold, ruthless enforcent.
Maybe a single NCPD officer was worthless, but seeing such exaggerated equipnt, anyone would consider what it would be like if soone called in the Terrorist Mobile Team.
Maybe one or two Terrorist Mobile Teams weren’t unbeatable, but... the Terrorist Mobile Team was a whole departnt.
In two small vans, David’s crew shivered, praying the floating cars would leave quickly and not accidentally hit them.
The shooting didn’t last long. The floating cars soon received orders, flying off in another direction.
Man patted David’s shoulder. "See, the Terrorist Mobile Team. Quite a stroke of luck, seeing sothing you usually can’t..."
"Is this luck?" David said, "I’ve often heard legends about them."
"Well, you’ve seen them today. Get ready to go in and get to work..."
Lucy patted David’s shoulder. "David... there’s a car."
A car?
The crew froze for a mont, indeed seeing a van parked on the roadside.
...
The Scorpion-tailed Lion swept the air.
Royce sat silently in the car, waiting for the floating car to leave.
Once it left, he imdiately drove to the wall and jumped into the factory.
Technically, this was an abandoned factory. The previous company went bankrupt, and no one had taken over the land.
His target was the antenna here.
Damage the antenna and upload the wipe program into the database.
Bodies were scattered all around, occasionally a fortunate one not dead on the spot, lying on the ground with a robotic shriek.
However, looking closely, those making the noise might only have half a skull left—
Their entire bodies reduced to two skulls.
"Shit, Brick, you old bastard. Why couldn’t you just surrender, forcing to have no place to go now..."
[Upload complete.]
[Recipient: D@nt3_InF3rn0]
[Royce: The job’s done!]
[D@nt3_InF3rn0: Good job. Now co to Exit 4. We’ve opened the door for you.]
[Royce: Exit 4? Arasaka?]
He looked up and saw that indeed, Exit 4 seed to be an Arasaka checkpoint?
[D@nt3_InF3rn0: Yes, I hacked Arasaka’s security. We’ll go through here and head to Taiping State.]
[Royce: Got it.]
Royce jumped from the third floor and quickly returned to the car—
The car started, ready to leave.
The choice was now on David’s side.
The street was empty; sneaking would be impossible.
"We should follow," Man said imdiately.
"I know—" David agreed quickly, "Guns out!"
On the quiet street, suddenly three vehicle engines roared, catching Royce’s attention imdiately!
Everyone knew there shouldn’t be cars on the street now!
"Fuck, what terrible luck..."
Royce floored it, the car shot off, with David and Man’s cars right behind!
But just as David and Man poked their heads out the windows, they saw Royce already aiming a gun from his window!
Si Anweisitan!
David activated his prosthetics at that mont!
In slow-motion, David clearly saw the red handgun in Royce’s hand sparkle with electric arcs; it was a tech weapon!
Their reaction speeds were on the sa level. David knew his shot must hit...
If he missed, that gun’s aim was on Man!
Man couldn’t dodge it!
And tech weapons needed to charge, David’s kinetic handgun didn’t. He fired first!
Bang!
To an observer, David and Royce both appeared in the car windows, guns raised, shooting almost simultaneously!
Blood blood from Royce’s side, disrupting his shot. The tech weapon bullet just grazed Man’s shoulder, embedding in the car!
Missing this shot put Royce at a complete disadvantage!
Rebecca, Man, and Dolly were all ard with heavy shotguns!
Bang bang bang bang bang!
The bullets pierced through the glass, so hitting the tires. Royce clutched his head, ignoring the wheel, the car flipped, skidding and rolling!
Screeech—Boom.
Royce’s car flipped, with David and Man stopping as well.
But they could see clearly, the person inside was no simpleton.
After all, he had been the Vortex Gang’s second-in-command, even acting boss for a few days.
Royce didn’t disappoint, kicking the deford car door open and jumping out in a rage!
His clothes were beyond repair. Through the tears, sothing like an energy core glowed in his lower abdon...
Emitting a piercing red light.
And Royce, his whole body radiated intense heat, like a machine running at full speed!
[David: Lucy, Qi Wei, can you hack his system?]
[Lucy: Need ti.]
[Qi Wei: Trying.]
aning they had to face him head-on.
This would be a tough fight, David thought.
He took off his jacket, knowing his Si Anweisitan enhancents made him the main force, stretching as he moved forward.
But...
Skeerch—
Royce suddenly froze!
Two motorcycles appeared around the corner, spewing flas, swiftly turning and charging at Royce!
Fear filled his eyes!
He watched V’s blades slice through his body, and Jack grabbed his head, pulling his upper half up like uprooting a radish!
His delirious head seed to glimpse sothing bizarre—
He saw Brick’s head hanging off the motorcycle’s tail, grinning nacingly at him, no sound, but he could clearly read the words he wanted to say...
Just like that, aweso!
The motorcycles appeared and vanished in an instant, David’s discarded jacket hadn’t even hit the ground before it was all over.
Lucy walked to him, picking up the jacket and handing it back. "Put your jacket on."
David silently wore it.
[Lille: Job’s done.]
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