Game world survival starts from Resident Evil 2

Three days later.

Li You and Lai Xuan returned to Night City from the last Arasaka branch.

Arasaka has many branches around the world. They have been working non-stop for three days, and they will go to the next one after the meeting here.

Li You has told Lai Xuan the truth that he will leave Night City in a few days and take all the Night Demons with him, and he is not sure when he can come back.

He did not tell Lai Xuan that he came from another world, but after working together for so long and seeing his special abilities, Lai Xuan actually had some guesses.

So Lai Xuan did not say much, just asked Li You what else he needed here - things beyond their plan.

Li You was not polite to him, and said to Lai Xuan: "I want to buy a car."

Lai Xuan: "...Oh?"

- The fifth day.

Li You sat in the ruins on the top floor of the Petrochemical Stadium in the commercial district of Dog Town, waiting quietly.

Next to him stood Yuzu, Edge, and V.

In the days before Li You followed Lai Xuan to fly around the world, V coordinated the communication in Night City and was also proceeding according to the plan he had made in advance.

Although Li You could not follow Lai Xuan to fight against military technology and other giant enterprises, at least before leaving, he had to finish all the arrangements he had made before.

So even if it was a little hasty, he had to execute the plan as soon as possible.

At this time, Li You was wearing goggles and communicating with someone in the communication.

The voice of the person on the other side was hoarse and low, and there was an echo of electric sound. If you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't tell her gender.

And her image in the holographic communication was also blurred, and nothing could be seen.

But this point was the same for Li You. Now not only his own hackers, but also the team of Arasaka Corporation provided him with technical support. He didn't have to worry about hackers at all, at least he wouldn't suffer any losses.

During the communication, the person on the other side said: "...If I do what you said, are you sure you can save my life?"

Li You just smiled: "You have seen what I can take out. You should know more about this project than me, right? Why are you asking me?"

The other side was silent for a moment before saying: "You know, I'm not talking about that thing, but...the person who can use it."

Li You answered this time: "If you are talking about this, then you have to talk to her yourself. If you can convince her, then I believe she will help you solve the problem, but it's just a small matter."

The person on the other side obviously gritted his teeth before saying: "In that case, if you are not sure whether she will help, why should I follow your arrangements?"

Her tone was very serious, but Li You was not panicked at all. Instead, he knew very well that she was anxious.

"A smart person like you should know that it's meaningless to ask this question." Li You still smiled and said, "I can't guarantee that the other person will be willing to help, but before that, the only thing that can save your life is in my hand."

"And not only that thing, but also the access password. If you want to survive, the neural matrix is ​​indispensable, otherwise even if you change to a more powerful AI outside the black wall, it can't save you. You... have no choice."

It is obvious that the one who is negotiating with Li You is Lark.

In Li You's plan, he wants her first, and the new American president, Rosalind Miles, who is loved by the public.

In the original game DLC plot, Miles and Lark were flying back to the White House on a plane. The plane system was hijacked by hackers (insiders), and then forced to land in Dog Town, which triggered a series of subsequent events.

Of course, this insider actually reached an agreement with Colonel Kurt Hansen, the head of Dog Town, to obtain the neural matrix. Everyone who has played the DLC knows this.

In order to survive, Lark sold Miles, but she didn't want Miles to die in Dog Town, so she asked the mercenary V to save her. This is the beginning of the story of Shadow of the Past.

So Li You didn't doubt that Lark would agree to his conditions. When he didn't intervene, Lark betrayed Miles, cheated Hansen, and then asked AI Mr. Blue Eyes to help her "cure the disease", and finally asked V to send her to the moon.

And her conditions were even better than her original ones.

Mr. Blue Eyes? Can he compare with Ott? Although Ott may not be willing to help.

But for Lark, this is her best and only chance to save her life.

So she will definitely agree.

But of course, when such a good thing came to her, she was a little skeptical and couldn't help asking: "What is your plan? What do you want to do with Miles?"

Li You didn't bother to hide this point: "I want to attack military technology."

Lark was silent.

"…If I agree to you, can you at least guarantee Miles' life?"

Li You laughed: "Do you want to hear what you are saying?"

Lark: "………"

Seeing that she did not reply for a long time, Li You reminded again: "Miss Lark, I have to remind you that your Sky One is about to reach the designated range. If you don't make a decision, when it flies out of this airspace and returns to the White House, you can forget about the neural matrix. My time is very precious."

Because in the original game, Miles and Lark flew through Night City by plane purely by chance, so Li You originally thought that he would not be able to implement the plan against Miles before he left.

But what he didn't expect was that it seemed that after Yorinobu took control of Arasaka, he would travel around the world, causing a chain reaction that aroused the vigilance of military technology, so Miles was also flying around recently.

After a little investigation, Li You discovered that her flight would pass through the airspace near Night City today!

How can you miss this great opportunity?

So Li You immediately made the decision: Do it now!

So there was this conversation.

At this moment, after hearing Li You's urging, Lark finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I promise you! But as soon as I land, you have to let me see Ultra! Otherwise, I will expose the matter between you and Arasaka. …Li You!”

Li You smiled. He did not reveal his identity to Lark, but with Lark's hacking skills, it would not be difficult to find out.

He still didn't hide it and said directly: "No problem. But your threat is actually meaningless to me."

It's interesting to say that the hacker Lark is indeed talented and capable. No hacker on Li You's side can compare with her.

If you really want to say it, she is probably the top hacker still alive in the real world.

But she also thinks very highly of herself, or perhaps too much, and actually thinks that people like Bartmos are just antiques, but in fact, that's all...

When playing the game, Li You felt really embarrassed: Do you want to listen to what you are saying? ×2

Before the result, Li You asked Johnny to ask Otto, and Otto contacted Lark through the black wall. With just a few moves, she calmed down this ignorant little bird, so that when Li You negotiated terms with her later, she casually said that Ultra could heal her, and she didn't have the slightest doubt.

Of course, considering Ultra's ability, Li You also has no doubt that as long as she is willing and has the neural matrix, she can definitely be saved.

After giving Lark a positive answer, she finally made up her mind.

This woman was willing to leave everything behind to save her own life. President Miles, teammate and mentor Li De, former companion Alex... she all valued these people, and she chose to give up on them all.

She is actually a bit similar to Game V, they both want to survive desperately, but Lark finally chose the path of betraying everything.

Although her betrayal of her former companions feels selfish, judging from her past experience, it is not unjustifiable. After all, besides Alex being a hapless person, Miles and Li De also had something to do with her.

But the problem is that Yugi V has never been sorry to her, but the conditions she negotiated when she first sought V's help were based on lies.

She claims that there is a way to save V, but in fact she knows better than anyone else that the neural matrix can only save one person.

Poor V in the game, she deceived her into running around, and she was no longer human inside and out. Only in the end did she learn that Lark had lied to her from the beginning.

Brother V is in a heart-to-heart relationship with you, and you are playing tricks with Brother V.

So Li You doesn't like her either.

What? Do you want to go to the moon to save lives?

Let's go a little later and let my apprentice and his wife go first.

I think the laboratory in Arasaka is enough for you to live in, and there are also top doctors in the world for consultation.

Li You didn't hide these things from Lark, he made them clear in advance. He had no time and was too lazy to beat around the bush with her.

"...I agreed. I will cooperate with your hackers to invade the aircraft's system and make it make an emergency landing in Dog Town."

The lark paused for a moment before continuing, "But you have to arrange for someone to pick me up as soon as the plane makes an emergency landing, otherwise I will publish the record of the conversation between you and me, and your and Arasaka's plan to blame Hansen will be ruined! "

Li You replied: "It seems that you are thinking very fast and already understand what I am going to do. Okay, make an emergency landing at the designated location. There will be a feint attack at low altitude. Don't panic, my people are ready."

Although Lark was still a little worried, he also knew that he could not turn back, so he could only grit his teeth: "...Okay!"

The hackers on her side and Li You's side immediately contacted each other and began to attack the system of the special plane "Sky and Sky No. 1" on which Miles was traveling.

With Lark, a top hacker, and the Arasaka team, it would be easy to crack the system of a mere aircraft. Li You received the message almost immediately:

"The system is hacked! We're about to crash land in Dogtown!"

Li You raised his head and saw a red light flashing in the sky, and the outline of a plane became more and more conspicuous!

That is the car of the new President of the United States, Rosalind Miles, Sky One!

Watching the plane continue to lower its altitude, Li You turned his head to the side.

V on the side already understood what he meant and said at that time: "The task force has taken control of Colonel Hansen's missile silo and can launch at any time."

Li You smiled: "Then...let's do it."

As a faint whistling sound came from the sky, two missiles flew out from Dog Town, leaving a long trail and hitting the Kongtian No. 1 which was making an emergency landing!

The system of Kongtian No. 1 was inherently wrong, and it was even more impossible to dodge during the forced landing, and was hit solidly!

"Boom——"

The outer shell of Kongtian No. 1 began to burn, with thick smoke trailing behind it, and it rushed towards Dog Town with the momentum of a crash!

Li You raised his hand and looked at it: "Oh, the new American wrestling champion!"

"I'm about to pop out of the life capsule—!"

The voice of a lark came from the earphones. Kongtian No. 1 passed over everyone's heads, and a single-person rescue capsule popped out of its abdomen, falling toward them with blue light!

But Li You was already prepared: "Yuzi, take the prosthetic night demons to find the lark! Aiji, let the ordinary night demons take action and snatch Miles out as soon as possible! V, contact the prepared hiding spot, Then you come with me!"

These were all planned in advance, so everyone took action.

And in the distance, Kongtian No. 1 has crashed into a corner of Dog Town with an indomitable momentum!

"Boom——!!" At this time, Colonel Hansen in the sapphire blue said: "???"

What the hell is going on? ?

…

Cold, shaking.

When Rosalind Miles opened her eyes, she saw an unfamiliar rough cement floor.

"here it is…?"

She was confused, but she didn't say anything.

She had realized that she was being tied tightly to a metal chair and could not move.

As the new President of the United States, Rosalind Miles is also a soldier with a background in military technology. In fact, the degree of transformation of her prosthetic body is quite high, not much worse than that of Hammer and Lark. She could easily break free from this restraint.

However, she did not move, but looked at her surroundings calmly.

"Now that you're awake, raise your head, President Miles." A quiet male voice sounded, "Or do you think the cement floor of this sewer has great aesthetic value?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Miles no longer tried to hide it and raised his head at that time.

Unexpectedly, there was a very young man and woman standing in front of her, and neither of them had any intention of covering up their appearance.

"You are..."

Miles' pupils dilated for a moment, but then recovered.

But Li You had already smiled: "Hello, Mr. President Miles. This is the first time we meet. My name is Li You, and this is V."

V beside him was silent, she was just here to take notes.

Miles was silent for a moment before saying, "I know you, the youngest legend in Night City, the one who killed Adam Hammer."

"You know me? That's really an honor for me." Li You's smile did not change.

"...Stop talking nonsense, what are your plans for tying me here?" Miles remained calm, "Is it Arasaka Yorinobu's intention? Or did you accept another commission from another company?"

"If this is Arasaka Yorinobu's plan, then I advise you to let him think about it carefully. He will not understand what it means to attack me. That will lead to another war between Military Technology and Arasaka!"

Li You didn't reply this time, he just looked at Miles with a smile.

War with military technology? How do you know it's not what they want?

In Shadow of the Past, players can choose between two lines, helping Li De at a critical moment or helping Lark, and there are five different endings.

But what’s interesting is that the story of Shadows of the Past actually has a hidden ending, that is, when Lark asked V to meet at the very beginning, he didn’t listen to her and went to Dog Town. Instead, he took the relic skill points and turned around and ran away, or After Kongtian-1 crashed, he wasted no time in rescuing people.

As long as you run a little further, a hidden plot will be triggered. Kongtian-1 crashes and Miles burps. The lark will curse V for killing the new President of the United States, and then angrily use brain-burning attacks on V.

But unfortunately, with Relic around, V only fainted for a while and then woke up, and then went off to do whatever Johnny was supposed to do.

As for the lark of this line, what will happen to the new America? It's a pity that CDPR didn't make it.

But what is certain is that although President Rosalind Miles is not as important to New America and military technology as Saburo Arasaka is to Arasaka Corporation, it is by no means that he can be replaced by another one casually after he is gone. characters.

As the second president after the founding of the new United States, Miles took over the power from Elizabeth Kress, who had been reelected for nine terms, so he was naturally not a simple role.

Not to mention that she launched a united front and recovered a large number of free states that were separated from the old United States. Her style can be seen just from her performance in Shadow of the Past.

When she needed help, she was able to put aside her stature and play the role of a trustworthy, affectionate and righteous ex-soldier.

When V was in danger, he would not abandon her and run away. He was willing to admit his mistake and asked Li De to rescue the lark. He was also willing to talk to the street mercenaries he met on an equal footing to discuss cooperation... He even drank beer with V in an abandoned house. See everything. He sounds like a good president without any pretensions.

When Li You played the game for the first time, he had a really good impression of her here.

Unfortunately, everything changed when she was escorted back to the White House by Li De.

She changed her attitude 180 degrees, scolding Li De for not being able to catch a lark, and not caring about the life or death of her savior V.

Forget it, in the end, if V takes the Li De line and chooses to let the lark free, then the player will be able to see Miles's famous scene - "thank you" to V.

Li You: (Dan)

I remember this.

However, personal grudges aside, Miles' behavior is certainly shameful, but it is also her personal style and her political style. She is a purely political animal who can easily switch her attitude and personality according to different needs.

Even in the hidden ending, when Miles died, Lark scolded V: "Congratulations, V, you killed Rosalind Miles. New America is finished!"

Although her words are a bit exaggerated, without Miles, the new America will not be finished, but it is inevitable to bear the blow.

Faced with the lark's broken defense and scolding, Li You, who was in the second round in front of the screen, laughed directly: You're welcome!

But that was just the plot in the game after all, and there was only a dialogue description, which was somewhat unrealistic. So at this time, Li You thought about it and had an idea.

He said: "President Miles, you guessed right, someone did buy your life. But you are the president after all, so I don't want to cause trouble."

"How about this, if you want to live, you pay the ransom and I will let you go."

Miles remained calm: "...The ransom is easy to talk about, how much do you want? Let's talk slowly."

Li You opened his five fingers: "At least this number!"

Miles was very calm: "Five million? Sure."

Li You shook his head.

Miles frowned: "...Fifty million? It's not impossible to talk..."

Li You still shook his head.

Miles was a little annoyed: "Do you want more? Then forgive me for being blunt, you should just kill the hostage."

Li You: "You are not right."

"If you want me to release him, you have to pay at least... 5,000 euros!"

Miles: "???"

She saw a hint of teasing in Li You's eyes, and then realized that Li You was just playing a trick on her.

Miles's face immediately darkened: "You talk so much nonsense, so you just want to insult me?"

Li You grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth: "No, this is to thank you for your contribution to New America!"

Miles: "?"

Is this guy crazy?

"It seems that you are determined to do it. Then I can only advise you that once you do something to me, New America will never let you go. Don't think that you can do whatever you want as a legend of Night City, and our men..."

But Li You was too lazy to listen to her nonsense, he had had enough fun.

Li You waved his hand violently, and the hand cannon hit Miles' face heavily!

"Bang!"

Miles was knocked to the ground by this heavy blow. Her mind was confused for a while. It was the cold muddy water on the ground that brought her back to her senses.

Miles' anger immediately surged out. She stopped pretending and planned to break free and fight!

But she struggled hard, and the rope on her body did not respond.

Before she reacted, she tried to break free again, but the rope still did not move.

Miles was stunned again.

What kind of rope is this! ?

Li You squatted in front of her and said, "Don't struggle. This is specially made by my companion. You can't break free."

The rope that tied Miles was actually a tentacle split from Yuzu. It was very flexible. Even Li You would have difficulty breaking free with his bare hands, let alone Miles.

And Li You stood up and aimed his hand cannon at Miles' head.

"Well, goodbye, President Rosalind Miles."

"If you kill me, New America and military technology will not..."

"Bang--!!!"

The sound of the gunshot from the hand cannon X drowned out all her unfinished lines.

Li You blew the gunpowder smoke from the muzzle: "As the president of New America, don't say such dying lines of a cannon fodder villain soldier. It's cheap."

V rolled his eyes at him and said: "If you weren't leaving immediately, there would be no taboos. Normal people would hesitate, right?"

"Forget it, compared to this, Hansen's people are here, we should withdraw."

Li You nodded when he heard it: "You came just in time, let them deal with President Miles."

"Lai Xuan's people should also be on the way. With such a big show, even if Hansen wants to say that Miles was not killed by himself, no one will believe it.

"Let's go! "

Li You and V quickly packed up and left.

A few minutes later, heavy footsteps were heard in the passage at the other end of the sewer. Colonel Hansen led the team and chased here.

Then, he saw the new president of the United States lying on the ground, with most of his head missing.

Hansen's eyes suddenly widened: "No——!!!"