Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 180 Her Choice
V felt that he might be a little uncomfortable today, mainly referring to his head.

Precisely.

It is because some afterimages tend to appear erratically in front of the eyes, sometimes flashing past like lightning, and then disappearing immediately.

She noticed that this 'symptom' had gotten worse over the past two days, and although she hadn't experienced any headaches or visual disturbances, she was always a little worried.

V changed into clean clothes in the bedroom, with the sweaty inner lining piled up next to his feet.

Just as she was putting on her sweater, she 'saw' a figure flashing past, or more precisely, she felt a figure appearing behind her.

"Fuck"

"It must be a psychological effect."

V resisted the urge to look back, continued to get dressed, then opened the door and set off.

That day, she rejected Tang Yu's suggestion and joined the so-called violent terrorist mobile team.

V is not interested in the kind of life that wears uniforms and 'punishes evil and promotes good' everywhere.

Tang Yu repeatedly stated various benefits for her, such as getting more powerful advanced combat implants after joining, high wages and benefits, and protection from a team background, etc., and every benefit mentioned hit her pain point .

But V is just unwilling.

Especially after witnessing the hypocrisy of those upper-class people at the party, she also lacks favor for similar organizations.

V likes this kind of unrestrained street life. She feels that she was born on the street and will die on the street in the future. She even hopes that one day in the future, she will be lucky enough to become a legend in Night City.

She can survive the days of searching for treasure chests, not to mention that she now has a car and a house, even if she still owes a loan to wear a suit.

But V is also a pragmatist. Since he didn't join the violent terrorist mobile team, he still needs to go to the contact point to make a living.

She found that Gloria seemed to be avoiding her these days, always refusing to arrange any good jobs, which were all trivial things, and today she had to take on a big job no matter what.

In my impression, V remembers that the middleman is not always looking for mercenaries to work, maybe Gloria's arrangement is really good, and there is no need to worry about cyberpunk taking over.

V came under the apartment building, dialed Gloria's phone number, and directly stated his intention after getting through, expressing that he wanted to take on a job to do.

over the phone.

Gloria is having a hard time.

The reason why she didn't arrange a way out for V in the past few days was mainly because she found that this girl was somewhat unlucky, and every time she took a way out, something would happen inexplicably.

The last time he lost an arm in Taiping State, this time he was hacked in Watson again.

Although the commission was successfully completed every time, there were really many accidents.

in fact.

Gloria was not worried that V would not be able to complete the commission, but worried about her safety.

Previously, she arranged for V those high-paying ways of living, which was largely Tang Yu's intention.

Although Tang Yu never said it clearly in front of her, she knew that Tang Yu cared about V very much, so V must not have an accident.

But the first two commissions made Gloria difficult, so I hope that V can do some simple things.

But V obviously didn't understand the method, and only wanted to do things with more money and more commissions, so as to pay off the debt as soon as possible.

Gloria thought about it for a while, and decided to arrange a slightly more difficult commission for V, and planned to communicate with Tang Yu in time.

After all, if V has been consumed like this, it is hard to guarantee that she will not go to other middlemen to pick up her livelihood, and if something unexpected happens, she will be out of control.

"V, it's like this. I really don't have much work on hand recently, but there is something that may bother you."

When V heard that he was finally in trouble, he teased, "Finally looking good, tell me, whatever you want, just leave it to me."

She is already very familiar with Gloria, and she thinks that Lizi, the proprietress, is really nice, beautiful, generous and considerate.

It is indeed a rare blessing for her to find such a middleman who can cooperate with her for a long time in Night City.

Gloria then sent the details of the entrustment via message, and specifically told her to just investigate the situation and try not to cause conflicts.

V hangs up the phone, opens the message interface, and checks the entrusted content.

Investigating cyber maniacs?

I'm going to check the situation on the site of the Watson Vortex Gang, investigate the reasons for the frequent occurrence of cyber lunatics recently, and attach a few addresses.

After V received the address, he set off towards his destination.

Since several destinations are not far apart, it can be finished in one morning without accident.

Soon.

V rushed to the first destination. This is a construction site. The building walls block the view inside. From the outside, there are many large machines working and digging into the ground.

She came to the entrance and exit of the construction site, and found that the sign posted was Ye's Company, which should be the infrastructure project site of Ye's Company.

After looking at the venue for a while, he saw a guard guarding the door, so he stepped forward and asked.

"Hey hello, can I ask a question?"

The doorman of Ye's Company had a stiff expression, and said bluntly, "No comment."

Seeing that the other party didn't chase him away, V took out two banknotes from his pocket and quietly handed them over.

V noticed that the doorman was a bit weird, and his face was still stiff after accepting the money, but he still asked.

"Brother, I want to ask, is there a worker in your construction site who has gone mentally insane recently, can you tell me what's going on?"

In the content of the commission, V has already learned about the incidents at this construction site, but he still wants to confirm the details.

The guard turned his neck stiffly, and his throat creaked, as if he wanted to make a sound, but he couldn't say it, his voice was stuck in his throat and he looked uncomfortable.

V could only hear him uttering words in fits and starts.

"Not crazy."

The doorman raised his finger and pointed to his head.

The voice just fell.

His prosthetic eye flashed a blue halo instantly, as if being controlled by some strange force, he attacked V uncontrollably.

V reacted very quickly, the mantis knife in his left hand popped out, and cut off his protruding arm with a wave of the knife. Seeing that the situation was not good, he turned around and ran away.

This is Ye's company's construction site, surrounded by military technology defense equipment, if you escape slowly, you will inevitably be tracked by drones.

She escaped several corners in a row and was relieved after confirming that there were no pursuers behind.

What happened just now?
blue eyes?
She quickly thought that the accidents encountered at the Jingu Temple and the party seemed to be related to Ye's Company.

Could it be that those people are also under similar control? It would be too terrifying if they could control other people's spirits at will.

The opponent's means must not be so high, otherwise Night City would have been messed up long ago.

V quickly calmed down, recalling that the man raised his finger to the brain.

These easily manipulated people may have certain problems in their brains and have been subjected to unknown modifications or influences.

She couldn't help thinking about what Ye's company's charity plan had done to those who received assistance.

There must be a big ghost in Ye's company.

V stabilized his mind and continued to move towards the next few mission points.

She ran through several of them one after another, and finally there was only one left, which was located in the small square near the core sphere of influence of the Vortex Gang.

Except for the first Ye's company construction site, nothing was found in other sites investigated.

V seized the time and rushed to the last destination.

soon.

She arrived at the scene and saw strange movements in the small square not far away, so she first found a corner and began to enter the stealth state.

Near the small square, there are two or three members of the Maelstrom Gang scattered here and there, wandering around to monitor the surrounding situation.

It may be that the place is too remote, and these members of the Vortex Gang are absent-minded, chatting casually.

"They are drawing patterns and singing lyrics in it. They are so engrossed. What the hell is the boss trying to do?"

"Ghost knows, it's all those companies who made up a set of code names, such as Father Wolf, Blood Moon, and God's Promenade. I heard that my embarrassment is about to have cancer. Who knows what kind of ball it is."

"Let's not talk about it, let's talk about our new work. Recently, the company sent another batch of goods. I heard that there are monks. Think about bringing them something new."

"Well, let me think about it, a full metal transformation must be strong enough!"

While they were chatting, V found a slightly hidden passage and sneaked into the small square smoothly.

She has no time to sort out the messy things these people are talking about.

She quietly sneaked into the small square, hiding in the dark to observe the movement.

I saw a freezer in the center, the door was wide open, and the inside was filled with ice water. There was a person lying there with an optical cable connected to the back of his head, as if he was doing deep diving.

On the ground, there are strange symbols painted with red blood, which is extremely weird.

Surrounding the freezer are members of the Maelstrom Gang, dancing around the freezer, chanting words, as if praying for something to come.

V felt that the situation was not good, and the guy who was eating popped out with his left hand, ready to knock them to the ground at any time.

These lunatics dance like demons, doing weird things.

V didn't know their intentions, so he had to observe the situation temporarily, hoping to learn more about the conspiracy behind them.

As the members of the Vortex Gang jumped more and more crazy, there was a sudden movement in the freezer.

They stopped dancing on the spot, staring straight at the freezer, expecting the people in the freezer to wake up.

The small square fell into dead silence.

Their eyes were filled with surprise and anticipation, as if the people in the freezer would never wake up.

As they expected, a hand stretched out from the freezer, grabbed the connector on the back of the head and pulled it out.

The members of the Whirlpool Gang showed joy on their faces, and they seemed very satisfied with the result.

The person in the freezer sat up, naked, and looked around in confusion.

A member of the Whirlpool Gang was stunned, and tentatively called out: "Lilith?"

The other party looked at him like an electric shock, and then nodded.

The members of the Whirlpool Gang immediately relaxed, and then said: "The God's Arrival plan is successful, you can ask them for a price. If you don't get some real money this time, they won't be able to get it easily."

Several members of the Maelstrom Gang also smiled and agreed, and then they each started to pack up the on-site equipment.

One of the members of the Whirlpool Gang approached Lilith with an electronic tablet, and said: "We still need to confirm your program code, it must match Ye's company, you have to stay with us for a few days "

The voice did not fall.

His belly was pierced by the sharp praying mantis knife, and the red prosthetic eye flickered a few times, then went out.

'Lilith' turned over from the freezer and went straight to the whirlpool gang, beheading two of them one after another.

The members of the Whirlpool Gang were shocked, and quickly drew their guns and started to fight back, but the bullets fell on the cyber maniac without any reaction.

"Who is the one who implanted the subcutaneous armor for her?"

"Call for help, she's not Lilith!"

"Kill her, quick!"

There was a burst of gunfire at the scene.

'Lilith' crazily harvested the lives of members of the Vortex Gang with her merciless strength and combat implants all over her body.

The recently implanted battle implants on her body didn't even heal the sutured wounds, and it was possible to see the connection between flesh and blood and machinery.

V hid aside and stared coldly, and found that the origin of this 'Lilith' was very strange, and he was completely different from the whirlpool gang.

Is there something wrong with this ceremony?
The object that caused them to summon was not the 'Lilith' who was killing wildly in front of them?
V couldn't be sure of the details, so she immediately called up the contact interface and sent a message to the senior officer of the violent mobile squad.

Crazy and violent cyber lunatics, this properly belongs to their business category.

soon.

Melissa Rory replied to V's message, saying that she was on her way, and hoped that she could prevent the cyber maniac from expanding the scope of damage.

V couldn't help cursing.

"Fuck, if I take action to solve it, what do you need to do?"

She knew that the 'Lilith' in front of her was not easy to mess with, and she had to be careful if she wanted to take her down.

After a few rounds, the hands of the Uzumaki gang were cut into pieces.

With scarlet eyes, Lilith looked sideways at V who was hiding in a hidden corner, and smiled strangely.

"Hello, human."

V found that he seemed to have a double image again, and quickly blinked his eyes.

Before she could react, 'Lilith' charged over.

V had no choice but to make a move, and the two hacked together in the small square.

She first blasted Lilith's forehead with a pistol, and after sweeping the bullets, she popped out the mantis knife, and slashed and killed the opponent while avoiding the opponent's attack.

It may be that 'Lilith' does not have combat expertise. Even though many combat prosthetic bodies were implanted in her body, she was still no match for V. She was quickly defeated and fell to the ground with broken hands and feet.

She didn't seem to feel any pain, and she was still chanting her own words.

"You are all blasphemers, all of you must die."

With a wave of his hand, V cut off his head directly, and the remodeled circuit on the neck sparked.

at this time.

A floating vehicle was overhead and issued a warning.

"Sure enough." V sighed helplessly, leaving the team can always arrive on time after things are over.

V put away the Praying Mantis Knife, followed the order of the Terrorist Mobile Team, and retreated to a conspicuous position.

Melissa jumped off the floating vehicle with two team members, gave instructions to the team members to investigate the scene, and walked straight towards V.

V first explained the situation on the spot in accordance with the necessary procedures, but concealed the information about the company that he had heard from the Maelstrom Gang.

Melissa finished recording, looked back, saw the ground was covered with pieces of flesh and blood, and said calmly.

"It seems that you have great potential to join us, how do you think about it?"

V shrugged, and bluntly refused: "Maybe it's suitable for us to be friends. As for joining the terrorist mobile team, I have no such plan for the time being."

Melissa didn't force it, and explained: "Everyone has different reasons for becoming a cyber lunatic, but in the end they all inevitably slip out of control."

"There are many factors that can lead to a loss of control. Psychological stress, emotional disorders, prosthetic disorders, chronic pain, and even past experiences and current experiences will all be the triggers."

"If you want to avoid losing control, join the violent terrorist mobile team, and we can tell you the answer."

"Even cyber lunatics can be transformed and join the terrorist mobile team."

When V heard these words, he was really surprised.

For some reason, she felt as if Melissa was sure of herself and would definitely join the Terrorist Mobile Squad.

V is just business-like. After assisting Melissa with the on-site affairs, he plans to return to Lizzie's Bar and hand over the commission to Gloria.

The violent terrorist mobile team confirmed that the attendance was over, and quickly closed the team and left.

V walked alone on the street, thinking about the information he gained today.

The Maelstrom Gang organized a bloody ceremony, trying to summon unknown beings to descend on the body, and had entanglements with the company.

The people who were inexplicably controlled at the venue seemed to be also related to the company, and the clues all pointed to one place.

Night Company.

V can clearly feel that this company is plotting something.

Just as she was deep in thought, her vision suddenly froze, her eyes were pitch black, and then a sentence popped out.

"Your existence is special, we know what you want and soon you will understand"

Message ends.

V felt as if his head had been hammered again, and fell to the ground in a daze.

Company Square.

Tang Yu was driving the Rayfield supercar, driving Lucy around in circles.

The red aperture of Lucy's prosthetic eye rotates, and both hands control the mechanical equipment in her arms, as if searching for something.

After a while.

Her gaze returned to normal, and she said calmly: "No signal can be found. At present, the so-called matrix space should be in an inactive state."

"However, even if it is activated, according to the confidentiality level, there is a high probability that the wave frequency will not be received from the outside world."

Tang Yu held the steering wheel with both hands and drove on the street at will.

"From this point of view, we have to wait for the matrix space to start before we have a chance to find their signal source."

Lucy nodded slightly: "The company has always acted like this, hasn't it?"

Ye's company is a typical example of not leaving any flaws until the last step.

She continued to analyze: "If, as they say, the matrix space is an independent service network, then the threat is not great."

"If there are secret channels in the matrix space, communicating with the public network, or even connecting to cyberspace, there will be endless troubles."

Tang Yu definitely didn't believe that Ye's company would be really kind. The more upright it said on the surface, it just proved that there were more tricks in it.

"At this point, if you want to cut off this tumor, you must induce the tumor to attack first."

Lucy smiled lightly: "This analogy is good, but when a tumor breaks out, it will be fatal."

Tang Yu looked at Lucy in the co-pilot seat, hesitating in his heart whether she should be involved in this matter.

Now that Lucy has joined the network surveillance job, her identity has been completely cleared, and the internal threats of the Arasaka company have also been wiped out.

If it gets involved in this matter again, it will inevitably lead to new troubles.

Out of the corner of Lucy's eyes, she noticed Tang Yu's expression, and said softly: "Since I stayed in this city, I still want to stay for a while, I have traveled too many places, and I haven't found anything comparable to this place yet. "

"At the end of the day, the matter of matrix space is also within the scope of the network monitoring business, and it will be good for Night City to have a few more days of peace."

"What do you think?" Lucy looked slightly sideways at Tang Yu, his delicate face reflected in his neon pupils.

Tang Yu was a little surprised by Lucy's choice.

In fact, she could use her identity as a network surveillance agent to catch fish, find a suitable opportunity to resign, and then go away and live freely.

But she is willing to stay in this city and continue the rest of her life.

Tang Yu was relieved immediately, and asked with a chuckle.

"I don't know yet, how much does the network monitoring pay you for a year, is it convenient to disclose it?"

Lucy immediately didn't want to talk to him anymore, and said casually, "Of course it's not as high as you. If one month's mission performance is not counted, it's only about [-] euros. It will be higher when you become a regular."

Tang Yu nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Then you have to work hard, this is still a lot worse than the spaceship ticket to the moon."

Lucy smiled angrily: "Fuck you, wait until you have saved enough money to buy a house on the moon before talking about others."

Now that Lucy has decided to help, Tang Yu stopped being vague and began to finalize some details.

Tang Yu said seriously: "If you want to really confirm the situation of the matrix space, you must first let Ye's company start and run the matrix space, which is the prerequisite for detecting the wave frequency of the network signal from the outside."

Lucy nodded: "But considering that Ye's company has been preparing for so long, it may be difficult to start with the signal shielding. Follow-up preparations are necessary."

Tang Yu immediately thought of a good idea, which benefited from the experience of attacking Mikoto at the base of Arasaka Tower that year. There is a tunnel that can lead directly to the core of the matrix space.

"If you install the program chip into the server interface before the matrix space is activated, you will be able to get the data flow."

"I know a tunnel in the suburbs, from which it can go directly to the underground of the company square."

Lucy pondered for a moment, thinking that this plan could be prepared.

But Tang Yu realized some problems: "After the matrix space server is started and running, it will definitely generate huge data. No program chip can recognize and extract such a huge amount of data."

"And the computing power of the matrix space is powerful, it is easy to find these small actions, and it will be difficult to successfully achieve the goal at that time."

Lucy thought of a way: "The program chip we choose doesn't have to be an intrusive type, it can also use a functional type, such as positioning the signal source of the matrix space network."

"I can enter the cyberspace through deep diving and find out whether the matrix space is linked into the cyberspace."

"If there is any clue, the matrix space must be supervised by network surveillance and intervention."

Tang Yu thinks Lucy's method is very good.

The entire planning operation must have two sets of troops.

A team of people sneaked into the company square from a tunnel in the suburbs, broke through the physical barriers, found the server interface, and installed the program chip.

This process can't be too early or too late, it must be stuck at the moment before the start of the matrix space.

After the signal source was activated, the other team sneaked into the cyberspace, found the connection point in the matrix space, and checked whether there was any abnormality in the other party.

Without a signal source, it is impossible to locate the location of the matrix space in the ocean-like data world.

Once it is confirmed that there is a problem with the matrix space, the network monitoring can follow the rules, and the major companies can also ask Ye's company for an explanation.

After making a plan, Tang Yu planned to go back to the barren tower to ripen this big tumor.

Just as he was about to drive back, he suddenly received a message reminder.

【The object of your attention is in a dangerous coma】

Tang Yu: "."

　None tonight.

　　PS: Thanks for the rewards from the following big guys!
　　The temple is not autumn 1.00
　　Magnolia Raw Valley 15.00
　　
　
(End of this chapter)