Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 210 69. Voodoo Gang?
"Access completed."

T-BUG controlled the ball and took over the control room: "Luckily, I saw the trace of the Savage King. She was in the lobby on the first floor on the west side of the mall. She seemed to be communicating with someone. Ten meters to her left, I saw our target vehicle."

"What is the fixed reporting time for the control room to the Savage King this time?"

"Half an hour. He just reported back five minutes ago that everything was safe, so we still have twenty-five minutes."

"Can you make some noise to get the Savage King to leave the target vehicle? It would be best if you don't alert him. If a fight breaks out, we'll be nearby and the vehicle might be damaged as well."

After listening to Carl's request, T-BUG observed the relevant monitoring and line conditions through the ball and replied:
"One minute. I need one minute to create a voltage overload in an area. That should be enough to attract the Savage King over. I will also cut off the power around her. But it is daytime now, and this building is full of light. You still have to be careful when you move in the dark."

"clear."

After Jack answered the call, he asked Oliver who was outside: "Oliver, after I mark the people in the building for you, can you handle it?"

"It's not difficult. As long as you can aim more accurately, Jack, my cat can easily penetrate the wall of an abandoned shopping mall like this."

Oliver finished speaking and reminded: "Be careful in your actions."

"Will do."

After this sentence, the channel fell silent again.

Leaving the ball in the control room, Carl followed the route sent by T-BUG. As he gradually moved towards the west side of the mall, he heard a loud bang of a power outage, and then the entire aisle of the mall fell into darkness.

The Grand Empire Shopping Mall had only been occupied by the Animal Gang for a short time, and only key locations had their power restored. After being destroyed by T-BUG, it was successfully restored to its original ruins.

"The power is out?!"

"what happened!"

"Emergency, notify the boss, the power suddenly went out!"

In the Grand Empire Mall, which suddenly became noisy due to the shouting of the Animal Gang members, Carl walked slowly in the dark aisle passing by the Animal Gang members who were running in panic. There was silence.

Thankfully, the internal corridors were built very solidly, so even if they were abandoned, the sunlight from outside couldn't get in. Thankfully, the animal gangs rarely wore traditional prosthetics like prosthetic eyes, otherwise it wouldn't have been easy to walk through them so easily.

Listening to the footsteps of the Animal Gang heading towards the place where the sound of electric explosion was coming from, Carl, who was walking on the west side of the Grand Empire Mall, was getting closer and closer to the target vehicle.

However, just when Carl thought that everything was going well and he could easily meet up with Jack and V and drive away successfully, T-BUG's anxious voice rang out in his communication: "No, there is an external data intrusion, Carl, be careful, someone has scanned you."

"Did they scan us?"

Carl paused as he listened: "Didn't we shut down the relevant equipment? You are in the control room on the west side. Can they still control the scanning equipment?"

"It's not someone from the Animal Gang. I was just busy fighting the hacker behind the Animal Gang. That guy is very capable. I was entangled and didn't pay much attention to the outside. There's someone outside!"

Outside?

"It's the Voodoo Gang!"

"Voodoo Gang?"

Information about the Voodoo Gang flashed through Carl's mind.

[Voodoo Gang]: A mysterious gang composed of Haitian immigrants based in Pacific Island. Most of its members are hackers. It is rumored that they have illegally invaded the databases and accounts of many companies.

NCPD Gang Danger Level Rating: Low
How could a small gang with a relatively small number of members, probably around 50-250, who established themselves in Night City with their hacking skills, launch such a hostile scan of the Animal Gang's territory?
Carl knew that his arrival was just accidental. The Voodoo Gang members could not have expected that they were there. This meant that the Voodoo Gang members were targeting the Animal Gang, and a gang with even fewer people than the Animal Gang was actively looking for trouble with them.
Even if we use the most optimistic maximum possible number of members, there is still a tenfold gap between the Voodoo Gang of 250 people and the Animal Gang of at least 2500 people.

Although there are only thirty Animal Gang members in the Great Empire Mall, or twenty-nine to be exact, they can be dealt with by the Voodoo Gang acting together, but aren't they afraid of the Animal Gang's revenge later?

Carl's brain was rapidly thinking about the possible impact of the Voodoo Gang's arrival. V's anxious voice rang out in the communication: "Oh no, Jack has been discovered by the Savage King. The sudden hacker took over the interfered equipment and exposed him. Carl, we have to engage in battle."

"Oliver! Support Jack and V. I'll be there soon. T-BUG, I don't know why the Voodoo Gang would cause trouble for the Animal Gang, but I'll leave the task of fighting them to you."

"I'll try my best." While fighting against the mysterious hacker behind the Animal Gang, and dealing with the Voodoo Gang whose members are mostly hackers, even the usually confident T-BUG could only say she would try her best. However, after saying this, she reaffirmed her confidence:
“I can definitely do that.”

Without saying much, Carl quickened his pace, feeling confident that he would leave this matter to T-BUG. When he was exposed to the surveillance equipment that was now controlled by the Voodoo Gang, an alarm buzzed from the equipment.

Although T-BUG was quick enough to shut off the alarm the moment the buzzing sounded, she was still overwhelmed by fighting against hackers from both sides alone. Not long after the buzzing sound was turned off, it was restarted again.

“Beep, beep, buzz, buzz!!!”

"Don't worry about the alarms, T-BUG. Don't be distracted. Just fight them and don't let them scan us directly. If they want to see and hear these alarms and surveillance, let them see and hear them carefully!"

Carl took out the Nighthawk and walked forward amid the buzzing sound. The animal gang, hearing the alarm, quickly gathered towards where he was.

"hair--"

"Bah."

First.

"enemy!"

"Bah."

the second.

"it's here!"

"Bah."

third
No, it's blocked.

Carl's expression became a little more serious when he saw the bullet he had fired all night being blocked by an animal gang member who raised his right hand, only penetrating his gorilla arm and subcutaneous armor and getting stuck in the bone.

Was this reaction initiated by Krenzikov?

Subcutaneous armor, gorilla arm, Krenzikov.

The guys in the Animal Gang really want to become stronger, so they never consider using this kind of violent prosthesis.

Carl sighed as he watched the Animal Gang member, who was running towards him, jumping left and right with his reflexes enhanced by Krenzikov, clenching his fists and ready to hit him.

'so troublesome. '

Carl stepped forward and caught up with time.

Then, he tilted his head slightly to the left, dodging the incoming fist while turning sideways.

In the slow process, a linear light appeared from the wrist and then flashed away.

In the fleeting moment, Carl never looked back and continued to move forward.

One step, two steps.

Take a step forward and time begins to flow again.

"Thump—thump."

Carl ignored the two falling sounds behind him and continued counting silently in his mind.

"The third."

(End of this chapter)