Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 308 70. Blue Light
"power cut."

In the darkness, V's prosthetic eye automatically turned on the night vision function for him. Faced with the sudden emergency, he did not show any fluctuation in expression or nervousness. He just silently drew the thermal samurai sword at his waist and stood quietly in the darkness.

He was waiting, waiting for the possible arrival of the enemy.

With great tacit understanding, Jack approached V without saying much. They kept each other on guard, helping each other to be alert to blind spots.

In Jack's hand was the 'Arasaka TKI-20 Shingen' smart submachine gun that was suitable for this mission. He was breathing slightly under his helmet, his body tense, and he was ready to fight at any time.

On the other side, Oliver, who also activated the night vision function of this model of Kirusu, stood in front of Kenichi Shiro holding the 'Arasaka HJSH-18 Masamune' kinetic rifle, guarding Kenichi Shiro.

Oliver knew that Kenichi Shiro was a very strong and capable man, but he had never seen Kenichi Shiro take action, and he had no idea about Kenichi Shiro's own strength, so when darkness came, Oliver subconsciously stood in front of Kenichi Shiro.

This is the rich man who gave their team the hovercraft, so of course they have to protect him out of gratitude. Anyway, even if a fight really breaks out, Oliver's role is only to assist and provide remote support, and he can't be compared to V and Jack who need to charge, so it's okay to protect the servants as well.

In the darkness, Kenichi Shiro looked at Oliver who was standing in front of him and was visibly stunned. He had never thought that one day he would be able to enjoy the treatment of being protected by someone.

You know, even if Kenichi Shiro showed up as a company, he was usually alone, and the people following him were basically just some necessary guards. The last time, it seemed that it was only Carl who provided personal protection. And even that time, Carl didn't protect him.
'Your team members are smarter than you.'

Inexplicably, this thought popped up in his mind, but Kenichi Shiro still reacted quickly. After accepting that he was being protected, he quickly contacted his subordinates through the communication, and he was able to confirm the scope of the power outage as quickly as possible.

He had to ensure Miss Haruko's safety and immediately take steps to ensure Miss Haruko's safety.

In the darkness, listening to the surprised voices of the quarantined employees around him because of the power outage, Kenichi Shiro soon received a response that made him feel extremely reassured.

The power outage was only on the floor where he was. No matter who or which facility the enemy's target was, he was only aiming at this floor. Miss Haruko's safety was not a problem at all.

"In that case."

In just a moment, Kenichi Shiro's eyes turned cold.

No matter who you target, if you dare to attack the enemy where he is, the outcome will be certain.

"Go to the power management room, seal it off, and identify the attackers. The team that successfully subdues the potential enemy will be rewarded."

After giving this order, Kenichi Shiro heard the man named V's warning: "Be careful, I feel something is wrong with my body, as if something bad is going to happen."

As V spoke, everyone, whether with or without the prosthetic eye having night vision function, saw several blue lights flashing in the darkness of the banquet hall.

The blue light distributed throughout the banquet hall flickered like fireflies, and it was so conspicuous in the dark banquet hall.

Within the field of vision, the locations emitting blue light were quickly locked one by one. Those locations were exactly where the Arasaka employees who were separated and placed around were! The employees who had been following orders and staying quietly at the edges looked down at the chests and abdomens that began to flash and emit bright light in the darkness. Everyone's face showed an expression of disbelief and fear.

They didn't understand what was happening, nor did they know why their chests were glowing in the dark, but their bodies were desperately sending them danger warnings, as if they were already on the edge of a cliff.

"What is this? I don't remember ever replacing my stomach. What's with this blue light? What on earth is going on?"

In the inexplicable fear, an Arasaka employee wanted to ask for help from his colleagues in the dark. He pressed his chest, which was flashing with blue light, and in fear forgot the prohibition, and leaned towards the colleague who was closer and whose chest was not glowing:

"Hey, you, help me take a look. You are from the second department, right? I am from the first department. In terms of rank, I am above you. Come here and help me check. Why is it me and not you? Why are you fine? What happened to me? Did you do something secretly? This is openly stated in the company. You are violating it."

Before the employee from Section 1 could finish his words, he saw the blue light on his chest flashing faster and faster. The frequency of the flashing made his eyes dizzy, and in the dazzling light, his eyes gradually lost their luster.

At this moment, he thought a lot in his mind.

He thought about his origins, the wealthy family, his parents who pushed him to work hard, the atmosphere of hard work and involution in Arasaka Academy, the honor of being one of the top ten graduates, and the people he had stepped on in office struggles.
A stream of data flowed in his artificial eye, and that data stream seemed to be helping him to flip through his memories. He kept recalling, and recalling again and again, until finally, he recalled a figure.

It was a figure seen in a beautiful state that was half real and half fake, illusory and yet escapable, in a super dream that was beyond dreams.

'Real liberation and beauty.'

When the blue light ended, the Section 2 staff member who had obeyed the reprimand and wanted to approach felt something was wrong.

He was so frightened that he obeyed the orders of the staff in a daze and wanted to get closer, but when he was halfway there, all the hairs on his body stood up, his pores contracted, and he got goose bumps.

At this moment, he felt that the people in front of him were terrifying.

It was just like the terrifying Adam's hammer standing in front of him that he had encountered by chance once. He felt like his life was tied to a thread and could break at any time, making him want to retreat and escape.

So, he just followed his body's instinct and did it.

But just as he turned around, the staff member he was facing emitted the brightest blue light from his chest.

then
"boom!"

The familiar explosion sounded once again, and the fire illuminated the darkness.

(End of this chapter)