Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 603 17. Change of plan
"Wait here for a moment."

Watching Oda Santao flying backwards due to his unexpected force, Carl left a word to Johnny Silverhand and stepped forward to chase him.

The knife that Carl inserted into Oda Santao's chest just now was a neurotoxin knife. To deal with a ninja like Oda Santao who still has certain physical abilities, it is much easier to paralyze his body with neurotoxins first, and then deal with him.

As for using the EMP knife, according to Carl's experience of fighting with Adam Hammer, Arasaka personnel of this level might have already installed the anti-EMP technology produced by Kangtao. Even a cyborg of Adam Hammer's level can recover quickly after EMP interference. For a ninja like Oda who has not been highly cyborgized and used to rely on physical training to protect his master, it might be a little lacking.

Carl rushed into the room that was opened by Oda. The room was filled with smoke and dust, and his vision was blurred, but his eyes quickly captured the target.

Oda San Taifu was struggling to get up from the ground. He pulled out the neurotoxin knife, and a large part of his chest was sunken. Blood kept pouring out and flowing down the corner of his mouth. In this state, he could actually pull out the knife, which made Carl slightly stunned.

Carl knew very well the power of his neurotoxin knife. If it scratched the skin, even a strong man like the Animal Gang would fall down in just a few breaths. He clearly stabbed the knife into Oda's chest, but Oda was able to raise his hand to pull out the knife and throw it aside even though he was exposed to the neurotoxin in all directions.

Is this the result of some kind of ninja anti-toxin training, or is it the result of installing a prosthetic that resists toxins, or is it a combination of the two? Carl is not sure, but he knows that this is the result he wants to see.

Seeing that Oda did not die from the neurotoxin knife and his unexpected powerful attack, Carl was slightly relieved because he still needed Oda alive.

When stabbing the neurotoxin knife, if Carl intended to kill Oda, he could have stabbed the knife into Oda's heart on the left side of his chest. As long as it was stabbed there, unless Oda had an auxiliary heart installed, that is, the kind of prosthesis that can "overcome the defects of nature and give life a second chance" in propaganda, Oda's life would inevitably end at that moment.

Carl did not stab the heart, but only stabbed the chest in a position that was not fatal. This was because Carl still wanted to save Oda's life.

The mission that Carl and Johnny Silverhand received from Rogue was to obtain records of Arasaka Hanako's activities.

There are no other restrictions to the mission requirements except obtaining activity records. In other words, Rogue will not interfere with what Carl and Johnny Silverhand do or how dangerous it is during the mission. Even if Carl and Johnny Silverhand accidentally kill Arasaka Hanako, he will not interfere. At most, Rogue can prepare in advance to be a life-and-death couple with Johnny Silverhand.

Of course, Carl would not do something that would be thankless, or rather, his initial plan was progressing smoothly. When he and Johnny Silverhand dealt with the sniper before, they only invaded and did not kill anyone.

This wasn't because Johnny Silverhand had any sympathy for the Arasaka bastards, but it was Carl's special request.

The reason why Carl just watched the surveillance and let Johnny Silverhand do the work was because in addition to paying attention to the surveillance, he also had to complete the invasion of those snipers.

His plan was to delete the snipers' and hackers' memories of this period, leaving them with the impression that everything was peaceful during this period, and then he would take advantage of this time to sneak into the float and complete the task of obtaining information. If the whole plan went smoothly, it would be very smooth.

However, Carl did not expect that the guard arrangements this time would be so lax, so lax that Oda Santao, who served as the personal guards of Arasaka Hanako, and Adam Chongchui had a quarrel. This led to Oda Santao being unwilling to trust Arasaka's security and deciding to work alone. It just so happened that the first location to be checked was the location of the most important hacker that Carl had expected.

Even more unfortunate was that because he had activated the optical camouflage, his figure was difficult to find, and he happened to run into Johnny Silverhand. Then, in order to eliminate the threat, Oda took action immediately.

And since this unfortunate thing has happened, the previous plan naturally has to be scrapped and rearranged.

The information Rogge provided was extremely detailed. Carl had already memorized the entire process of the float festival, and every link and every detail was extremely clear. Carl had also taken into account the guards around Arasaka Hanako, and even accurately found the time to sneak in. That was when the guards protected Arasaka Hanako and went to the front of the float to pay tribute to Arasaka Saburo. Their figures would be exposed to the public. That was the most dangerous and easiest moment to be assassinated. The guards would concentrate on protecting Hanako, and the defense inside the float would inevitably be relatively weak.

Carl planned to take advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the float quietly with the virus installed in advance, obtain the information and evacuate quickly.

Originally, Carl was only planning to invade with hackers and snipers. No one would die and no one would notice during the whole process. The whole plan should have been as natural as flowing water and would not alarm anyone. However, the appearance of Oda Santao broke Carl's plan.

He might really be trusted by Arasaka Hanako and have the right to act independently. Not only did he not protect Arasaka Hanako closely, but he acted on his own and disrupted everything. Since Oda ruined his plan, Carl could only "help him".

"huhuhuhu"

Oda Santao, who was panting heavily, looked at Carl who came out of the smoke. The orange-red light of the thermal mantis knife lit up on his arm again. It was obvious that even though his body was still under the paralyzing effect of the neurotoxin, he still intended to struggle.

Even though Oda Santao was in such a bad condition, his fighting ability should not be underestimated after he took out the thermal mantis knife that emitted a blazing light.

The knife seemed to be his last dignity. The jumping flames on the blade drew dazzling tracks in the dim room. Every swing towards Carl was accompanied by the sound of breaking wind. Although Oda's movements were a little slow, every move was precise and ruthless, as if all his strength was concentrated on the knife. Even if it was the current Oda, an elite member of the Terrorist Mobile Team standing in front of him, it would be impossible for him to be taken down easily.

However, all this seemed so insignificant in front of Carl. Oda Santaifu waved his thermal mantis knife, trying to find Carl's weakness, but every attack seemed to hit the void. Carl just shook slightly and easily avoided his blade.

With a slight move, before Oda Santao could react, Carl had already come behind him and pulled out the single molecule line.

"呲-"

Along with the sound of the single-molecule wire being inserted into the connection port, Oda Santao's struggling expression slowly calmed down, and his eyes gradually became dim, until after Carl completed the invasion, he turned into a puppet that he could control at will.

Invading a master like Oda Santao is certainly not a simple task. His built-in ICE protection is enough to give top hackers a headache, but that is a case of remote intrusion. With his physical condition reduced to the limit and him about to fall into a coma, Carl has the help of neurotoxin paralysis and single-molecule line direct connection, so the invasion is relatively easy.

The material used in Carl's single-molecule wire is the most excellent information transmission material. One gram of its constituent material is comparable to the price of the top single-molecule wires on the market. With the help of this excellent material, Carl taking over Oda Santao's body is as easy as taking over his own body.

"Okay, the invasion is complete. Next, let me see how I can do something to you. Let me check the inspection regulations first. Oh, because you are worried about Arasaka in Night City, you didn't do a program inspection after coming to Night City. This is really..."

Good news.

This means that even if I complete the invasion and plant something in Oda Santao, it will be difficult for him to check and remove it out of habit, so I don't need to make any hints or manipulations in this regard.
"Then let's start by changing the neural thinking structure. Well, I'll give you a shot of the All-out Treatment Type 3. We can't let Miss Huazi get suspicious because of your superficial injuries."

(End of this chapter)