Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 492 105. Qian Xin
"Damn it, why does it feel like KK is more familiar with this factory than we are? He's hiding again!"

"Be careful, KK is up there, watch out for his body, shoot over there, be careful, don't let the damn bullets bounce back and hit your own people, watch out for stray bullets!"

Amid the chaotic shouting of the Uzumaki Gang members, they saw something falling from mid-air.

"Damn, another grenade!"

When Carl threw the grenade without considering the possibility that the factory structure might collapse due to the explosion, the Vortex Gang below felt what the infantry felt in the past when facing bombers.

Regardless, it's never a good feeling when something is thrown over your head, especially when it's a grenade.

"Is this guy carrying an arsenal of weapons on him?"

Amid the explosion of fire, Carl chased Royce in mid-air.

He heard the Uzumaki gang members shouting.

Carry an arsenal with you.

How is that possible.

These grenades thrown out were the last personal belongings that Carl had with him. Except for the mobile phone that he could throw out when necessary, Carl no longer had any explosives left on his body. The reason why he wanted to throw out these grenades at once was very simple.

He is lazy.

Compared to his companions, especially V who was extremely patient and chopped people one by one with a knife, Carl's patience was limited. When facing a large number of people, he either used intrusion methods to hack into the group or threw all the grenades at once to clear them out. Searching for them one by one and solving them one by one was too tiring and not suitable for him.

As long as they are not idle, they must stand in front of him. In front of the target, Carl does not care about other people's escape. The young man who could deal with everyone when he just entered the industry is no longer there. Carl has now become a veteran and knows how to be lazy.

As long as they are not the scavengers, even if they are the Whirlpool Gang, Carl is willing to deal with them.

However, Carl's ease may not be so easy for the members of the Whirlpool Gang to follow.

In the explosion, more than a dozen members of the Vortex Gang were blown away by the air wave, and their bodies fell on various parts and equipment in the factory.

Royce is still running.

He had already felt the explosion behind him and the screams of his own people, but those sounds could not change his expression at all.

None of the people who have made it to their current position in the Whirlpool Gang are merciful. The death of their subordinates is nothing at all. What is more important now is to get to that thing as soon as possible.

I brought it originally thinking of using it against Brick, but since the raid went so smoothly I didn't use it, so I just left it there. Now facing KK, it's a good way to deal with him!

"Core connected."

When Royce rushed to the thing he had placed behind him and turned around to lie on it to complete the connection, he found that KK was standing less than ten meters away from him, looking at him.

"It turns out to be just an exoskeleton. I thought it was something else."

As Carl's eyes swept over Royce, information about Royce and the exoskeleton connected to him kept flashing.

'Simon Langdale', 'Criminal History', 'Centaur'.

In an instant, Carl knew Royce's real name, his criminal history which was considered "great achievements" in the Vortex Gang, and the model of the exoskeleton.

Centaur exoskeleton?

Military technology stuff, very rare.

The modification geeks in the Uzumaki Gang actually have this kind of thing and use it on themselves.

Carl looked more serious as he watched Royce, who was about 2.3 meters tall and had no fear at all, slowly stand up in front of him after connecting to the exoskeleton. He was ready to face him. Behind him, an automatic machine gun that had invaded when Carl came over slowly rose up, but it did not point the gun at Royce, but at Carl's back, and began to fire at the group of Vortex Gang members who were chasing after him, blocking them outside.

"Under normal circumstances, I'm too lazy to argue with others."

Carl looked at Royce who raised the charging gun connected to the exoskeleton with his left hand and a heavy shield with his right hand, and nodded slightly: "But you seem to be very confident in your own strength, so I will test you."

"Try? You're really crazy. Who the hell do you think you are?"

Royce, who was connected to the exoskeleton, was obviously confident and emotional. He looked at Carl and said, "What a bullshit KK, I've wanted to try you for a long time, and it's just right that you come to my door today!"

In Night City, there may be people who are scared away by the name of KK and dare not confront him face to face, but Royce is definitely not among this group of people.

Basically, people who are somewhat confident in their own abilities, when they hear KK, besides subconsciously not wanting to have a conflict with him, more or less want to test him.

I want to try out how capable this mercenary, who has gradually been called a new legend, is and what qualifications he has to be recognized by most people. Among those who have made it in Night City, he is the strongest.

In the past, the Savage King, the leader of the Animal Gang, wanted to give it a try, but as things changed, this idea was finally buried in his heart. But now, Royce, the leader of the Whirlpool Gang, has decided to give it a try.

If he defeats KK and steps on him to become the boss of the Vortex Gang, then he will become the undisputed boss of the Vortex Gang. Even the bosses of the Vortex Gang in the past red era will no longer be able to compare with him. He will become the best one!
The charging gun in Royce's hand had begun to charge. With the powerful energy brought by the exoskeleton, he only charged for less than a second before directly shooting a block of red energy with a high temperature.

Carl naturally dodged the obvious action of raising the gun to shoot easily. After dodging it, Carl realized that Royce's target was not him.

"Boom-"

As the automatic machine gun behind him and the entrance were destroyed and collapsed, Carl judged the level of the attack.

Enough to crush ordinary vehicles directly.

The performance of this weapon reminded Carl of a technical rifle. He didn't know if the principle of this exoskeleton was similar. Judging from the charging performance, it might be able to shoot continuously.

Royce's shot was obviously intentional, and seeing as he destroyed the automatic cannon and the entrance through which the Vortex Gang members could enter, that is to say.
"A one-on-one challenge?"

It won't take long for the people from the Vortex Gang to break through the collapsed door and come in.

It seems that Royce is quite confident and plans to get rid of himself in a not-too-long time, and then when his men come over, they will witness his victory.

This is indeed something that will definitely establish his reputation as the boss. I think as long as it succeeds, he will be able to secure his position.

but
I am just as confident.

It wasn't very long.

But enough is enough.

Carl opened his hands slightly, and a pistol slid from his sleeves into his hands.

That gun is called Kenshin.

In addition to being the monastic name (the Buddhist name of a monk) of a famous daimyo during the Warring States period in Japan, this name also has another symbol just by looking at the meaning of the words.

“Humility and honesty.”

But Carr prefers another interpretation.

“Humility and confidence.”

(End of this chapter)