Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 320 82. Nano-coating, boy
Mann and David both lowered their breathing.

The group of people who came to look for them really came at the wrong time. If it was a little later, Mann and David could have crawled into the deeper place through the gap they had moved out. At that time, even if the group of people were so crazy as to cause a collapse in the cave, Mann and David could have relied on their own strength and speed to create a triangular shelter in the cave deeper inside to wait for rescue. But it happened at this time.
There is no shelter at all next to this pile of rubble.

Mann picked up the heavy machine gun that had been placed aside because of moving rocks, and then he gave David a look and pointed the muzzle of the gun at a corner in the cave.

The place where Mann and David were was about fourteen meters away from the corner, and the corner was less than twenty meters away from the cave entrance. With such a short distance, it wouldn't take long for the group of people to arrive. At that time, all Mann and David could do was to seize the opportunity and open fire to force them to retreat the moment they walked out of the corner, and then try to rush to the corner in one breath, or at least use the corner of the cave as half a cover to fight.

They can't run now. If they run now, they will hear footsteps. The group of people coming will react instantly. They can attack them by turning the corner based on the sound of footsteps. In a place without cover, this is the only way of fighting that Mann and David understand.

With Mann's heavy machine gun fire suppression and David's Swansea, they have a chance.

The footsteps are getting closer.

Getting closer
Mann and David's breathing had slowed to a near standstill. They were ready to attack as soon as the other party appeared around the corner.

"Clap."

But at the last moment, the footsteps of the person coming stopped, and he stopped at the last moment before he turned the corner.

"Has it been noticed?"

Mann's heart skipped a beat. These professionals were indeed extraordinary. How could they not be prepared in a place like a corner which was extremely vulnerable to sneak attacks?

There is no other way. At this time, I can only fight!
Just as Mann was about to rush to the corner, gunshots were heard from the corner, followed by several angry curses.

"There are people from Military Technology outside. Let's fight them quickly. These bastards from Military Technology have arrived at the perfect time. Be careful inside. The two decoys from Military Technology may be hiding inside. We may be attacked from both sides!"

Listening to the angry cursing in panic, David understood something.

This is the people from Arasaka who came to kill them and just happened to run into the people sent by Military Technology. This is really a coincidence.
David had just come up with the idea when a figure suddenly appeared from the corner and rushed towards them at lightning speed.

The man moved agilely, wielding the thermal mantis knife in his hand that was flashing with light, and with a terrifying murderous intent, he moved straight towards David.

David's heartbeat suddenly accelerated and his pupils shrank sharply. Facing this sudden attack, his brain went blank. In the fear of life and death crisis, he actually stood there in a daze.

"What are you daydreaming about, David!"

Mann, who was beside David, was not frightened by the sudden attack like David. He reacted extremely quickly and raised the heavy machine gun in his hand. Before the Arasaka attacker swung the mantis knife to chop David, he used the heavy machine gun body to block the mantis knife's chopping path.

When the blade of the thermal mantis knife cut the machine gun structure, the sparks burst out like fireworks in front of David's eyes. When he felt the sparks jumping on his cheeks and stinging, David reacted as if waking up from a dream. The Arasaka personnel who had just told their companions to be careful of being attacked from both sides, actually attacked them the next moment as if they had expected them to be in such a place! ?
"This kind of warning is so loud that anyone can hear it clearly. It's really too obvious."

Mann fiercely held up the heavy machine gun that was about to be cut in half with his right hand, and raised his left hand to aim at the Arasaka personnel who was rushing towards him with the thermal mantis knife ejected: "When I served in the New American Army, I got used to the style of you Arasaka dogs saying one thing and doing another!"

"He's an old employee with new U.S. military service experience. It looks like I've caught a big fish."

This Arasaka man was not wearing a helmet. From his face, it could be seen that he was in his early thirties, in the best physical condition, with clear and well-proportioned muscles. Compared with Mann, he was no less powerful. He only relied on the mantis blade in one hand to firmly maintain the chopping posture to suppress Mann. At this time, facing Mann's left hand that was aimed at him and began to change, he did not hesitate to keep his right hand pressing down, swung his left hand, and went straight for Mann's head.

He originally planned to first deal with the target who looked weaker at first glance after rushing out of the corner. However, even if the surprise attack failed, he was not worried at all. He had absolute confidence in his own strength and believed that with his own abilities, he could easily deal with the two people in front of him.

"Mann!"

Seeing that the deformation speed of the projectile launch system on Mann's left hand was not as fast as the sword swinging of the Arasaka personnel, David, who had come to his senses, immediately activated the Sanwestin.

During the time he slowed down, David took a step forward and, with his elbow as the center, slammed hard into the Arasaka member's body from the side.

David did not choose to shoot.

What Swanwestin technology brings to users is not the stillness of time, but the illusion of slowing down time by enhancing sensory response, accelerating the conduction of synapses and enhancing muscle tension.

In this illusion, people are able to perform actions at incredible speeds, but this does not mean that they can accelerate the speed of a firearm bullet.

That is to say, in Swanwestan's state, close combat is more useful than long-range combat. Long-range combat takes time to fly, while close combat can directly hit the enemy along with the user's movements. Now that the sword has fallen, David can't expect the "slow" muzzle speed of the pistol to save Mann, but he has no weapons at hand, so he can only rely on human innate martial arts, elbow strikes.

The power of the elbow strike is above all other boxing techniques. When using the triangle structure formed by the forearm and upper arm to strike, humans can mobilize almost the entire body's strength. The bones of the elbow are extremely hard, almost as hard as the skull. At the same time, in this structure, the distribution of soft tissue and muscle is relatively small. When swinging the elbow to attack, it is almost like using a heavy stick with a sharp end to swing and hit others.
Coupled with the increased hardness and extra weight of David's subcutaneous armor, he instinctively launched an attack in an emergency. The explosive power was not an exaggeration to break a half-high rock directly. However, such an attack on the Arasaka personnel only made this strong Arasaka personnel sway slightly in a slow period of time, and then stabilized his body like a coast hit by waves.

In the slow seconds, David watched the man's head slowly turn.

"Nano-plating, boy."

This Arasaka man didn't have the Sian Westin, but he had installed a 'Reaction Tuner', a co-processor that would enhance neural reflexes in times of crisis, and then he moved.

As the thermal mantis knife was swung, a thick arm with a mechanical mechanism flew high into the air.

(End of this chapter)