Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 26: First Taste of Sian Westin (Please read and vote)
Morning arrives, and the breaking dawn clears the streets of the gloomy haze.

Lu Mingfei arrived at the agreed place on time.

That was the outskirts of Night City. The coordinates were meaningless. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary abandoned factory next to a tavern.

The door shutter was opened, revealing some parts for modified vehicles and David sitting on a wooden box.

"Yo, good morning."

David greeted Lu Mingfei who arrived as promised, and jumped down from the wooden box with his huge body.

"Since you're here as promised, has this been discussed with your family?"

".Um, where are Rebecca Qiwei and the others?"

"No, I told you, cyberpunks don't hang out together all the time. We only get together for a drink before and after a mission." David explained, using his strong arms to lift up the wooden box that was originally under his buttocks, and picked up a Gatling-like machine gun from it with one hand, threw it to his feet, and then rummaged deeper inside.

"Compared to this, have you installed the prosthetic body?"

"Ah."

Lu Mingfei scratched the back of his head with a strange expression.

There, his first prosthetic body after coming into this world was installed.

【Military Grade Sian Westin. Shapeless】

Yesterday, after hearing that Lu Mingfei's temporary job was to be a cyberpunk, Victor raised his head and sighed. After a long silence, he installed this thing on Lu Mingfei.

Not only Sian Westin, Victor also transformed Lu Mingfei's eye prosthesis into [Qilusi.Hunter] without any explanation, which is a better model on the market.

And according to Lao Wei, this thing is connected to the database of NCPD, the Night City Police Department, so his prosthetic eye can directly display the names, factions, and bounties of all objects.

Now, Lu Mingfei can not only see the little devil's [game perspective], but also see David's name and the huge amount next to it.

This thing is expensive.

Calculating the installation costs, maintenance costs, and renovation costs, Lu Mingfei now owes Lao Weitou a house.

Old Wei head.
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. Lu Mingfei thought that he must survive in the future. He couldn't die while on a mission. The scene was just the old cliché of Old Wei dying alone in the clinic.

That's so vulgar.

David seemed to see the determination in Lu Mingfei's eyes and was very satisfied.

"It looks like you're prepared—though, right now, the only prosthetics you have are your operating system and an artificial eye. I'll give you some more after this mission." David waved his hand. "Don't even think of refusing. Lungs, subcutaneous layer, tendons. Without these prosthetics, you'll be dead in ten seconds from a gunshot wound."

David makes no secret of his admiration for prosthetics.

Lu Mingfei listened carefully, but at the same time, he saw Lu Mingze from the corner of his eye.

Lu Mingze was still wearing the terrifying black suit, leaning against David. He looked a little funny because he was only half the height of David.

However, compared with his funny actions, Lu Mingze's expression was quite gloomy.

He obviously didn't have a good impression of David. It couldn't even be described as cold, but rather close to contempt and disgust.

Ever since David saved Lu Mingfei, Lu Mingze has always had this attitude towards this person, and he always says incomprehensible things like 'He has affected my business, it would be a nuisance if he died early'.

Of course David didn't notice Lu Mingze. He just spoke after a brief thought.

"Well, let's start testing anyway."

Finally, David found an electronic timer and a gun from under his butt.

The gun is purple and black all over, mixed with a strong metallic texture, with cold and hard lines, full of mechanical beauty and violent aesthetics. If you look closely, you can see words written on the grip.

Shenglong?

What, my new boss wants to have an exciting Street Fighter match with me?

Lu Mingfei was lost in thought, while David adjusted the gun in his hand and said casually, "Mingfei, how many times a day can you activate Sian Westin?"

"More than a dozen times."

Lu Mingfei gave the answer without hesitation. As early as yesterday after Old Wei installed it for him, Lu Mingfei had already tested this most important attribute.

As mentioned before, humans have a tolerance for prosthetics, and although the specific principle of Swanwestin's "slowing down time" is unknown, it will undoubtedly cause overload damage to the human body.

Even for excellent mercenaries, five times a day is the limit - and this is still the case for "civilian level".

David Martinez, a guy who has become famous in the Night City mercenary circle, is well known to many people because he possesses military-grade Sian Westin and uses it crazily several times a day.

He is [special].

And Lu Mingfei——

"If the model is [Unknown] more than a dozen times, it might be a test product. Didn't your prosthetic doctor say anything?"

David's voice changed from calm to complicated.

"Um, Old Wei said my model is military-grade and told me to use it as little as possible."

Speaking of which, it wasn't just Old Weitou, even Lu Mingze jumped out when Lu Mingfei was about to install the prosthesis, holding up a red flag that appeared from nowhere and protesting loudly.

It is written firmly: [Our body and hair are given by our parents. We should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety.]

There are also a few words written on the title: [Unfaithful and Unfilial Lu Mingfei]

But in the end, both of them were persuaded by Lu Mingfei.

Old Wei knew that Lu Mingfei was going to do something dangerous next, and he knew that he couldn't stop him, so he just remained silent. And Lu Mingze?

Lu Mingfei asked him if he was so unhappy because as a demon, he would sooner or later invade Lu Mingfei's body, and Lu Mingfei installing a prosthetic body was equivalent to replacing Lu Mingze's body.

But Lu Mingze's attitude was somewhat ambiguous, and what he said was irrelevant.

[It's not a replacement. These prosthetics aren't enough to cover my 'refresh rate'. Hmm. Rather than a replacement, it's more like they've been stained with something cheap and dirty. It'll fall off eventually, but it's still very uncomfortable.]

[Brother, let me put it this way, would you like to put a sticker on your body that says 'I have no regrets about entering the second dimension'? ]

You must be crazy!

Who are you scolding the second dimension? (half annoyed)
Although he didn't quite understand what made Lu Mingze angry and the example he gave, he still installed it since Lu Mingze couldn't influence Lu Mingfei's decision.

And the effect.
"In that case, let's try it."

David suddenly squatted down, put one of his long legs against the ground and began to stretch to loosen up his body.

Seeing this, Lu Mingfei had a bad feeling.

"What to try?"

"Try the power of your Sian Westin. Although the Sian Westin series all have the effect of 'slowing down time,' there are differences in power. Regular civilian ones just speed up your thinking, while military-grade ones almost reach bullet time, so much so that bullets appear to stop in your sight."

David pointed ahead, and Lu Mingfei looked in the direction he was pointing. There was a rusty and blackened iron can, one of the common trash cans found in the outskirts of Night City.

"That's the finish line. I'll fire the gun. When you hear the sound, activate the Swanwestin and run forward. Don't worry about what's behind you. Just avoid the obstacles along the way and keep running. You don't have to brake. I'll catch up after you."

Sounds like a reliable boss.

Lu Mingfei understood the purpose of this test, so he did not refuse. He took a deep breath and prepared himself.

Seeing Lu Mingfei being so understanding, David also smiled happily.

"three."

"two."

“Bang!!!!!”

The moment the sound reached his eardrum and caused it to vibrate, Lu Mingfei felt as if lightning had passed through his brain.

His breathing reached its peak, and a cold air surged in his chest.

[Sian Westin. Open]

【Buzz!!!————————】

next moment.

The world has changed.

The sound began to swell in volume, the beat signal echoing in my head. My vision rippled, as if my face had plummeted into the center of a lake, a dense bubble of information from all five senses crashing into my brow.

The world slows down

Everything in the visual signal turned fluorescent blue, and his slightest movement was accompanied by countless superpositions of double images, as if the computing efficiency of the world could no longer keep up with Lu Mingfei's every move.

The feeling is simply difficult to describe in words, it is similar to the moment when the golden eyes open.

A sense of omnipotence fills my entire body.

His body began to move without the need for additional instructions from his brain.

【Buzz————————】

The ripples in the air are clearly visible, as if you can grab invisible atoms with your palms.

On all sides of Lu Mingfei, guns that David had arranged in advance spewed out tongues of fire, and alloy bullets smashed through the air barrier and rushed towards him, setting up a tight net that seemed to leave no place for escape.

The pistol in David's hand also fired bullets, and he chased Lu Mingfei at full speed.

Slowed down time and space.

A steady heartbeat.

Lu Mingfei expelled the foul air from his chest.

Then--

go ahead.

His muscles suddenly tensed, his feet slammed into the ground, and the moment he completed the movement, his body transformed into a pitch-black spear and rushed forward, leaving behind countless frozen afterimages.

Even though everything seemed so slow, I felt like I was moving at high speed! I dodged all the incoming bullets!

The wind was cut apart by his body. The air that should have had no sense of existence actually provided clear resistance at this moment like water flow. However, their role was only to serve as a "reference" to give Lu Mingfei the real feeling of running.

fast.

Faster.

Move your legs, tense your muscles, and explode with strength.

He let his muscles surge and churn in his body like a large cat on the hunt, his attention focused only on a line and a point in front of him.

In an instant, the bullet was completely left behind!
so weird.

So cool!

In the distance, the electronic timer placed by David was ticking in milliseconds.

Lu Mingfei had already sprinted far away, only a hand's distance away from the finish line.

How long did he spend showing time?

The body, mind, consciousness, everything is divided, frozen, and then postponed.

0.01 seconds? Or better?
He didn't know, but Lu Mingfei was sure that in his eyes, even the so-called bullet was just a slow turtle.

Usain Bolt, the strongest runner in human history, has a burst speed of 12.42 meters per second. Lu Mingfei in the golden eye state can instantly surpass this value.

And if Sian Westin wants to keep up with subsonic smart bullets or even supersonic kinetic bullets, he needs to slow down his own time by more than ten times?
There is no way that Sian Westin could do such a thing.

Even with the technology of 2077, it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing.

Dragon blood.

Golden eyes.

Prosthetic installation, and the refresh that Lu Mingze mentioned?

If there were mysteries in my past world that I didn’t understand,

If there are people with eyes like mine in this world

This prosthetic body, this power beyond imagination

[Does it originate from the so-called "dragon"? ]

Everything is vaguely connected, and what is finally created is this "miracle" that is difficult to describe in logical language.

This is the [world] where Lu Mingfei is now.

'Slowing down' time and space.

And he is the only runner who can move in this world.

Excitement filled his heart, and the moment he was about to cross the finish line, Lu Mingfei was sure of his victory.

He was so excited that he even planned to slow down and jump to celebrate.

But it was at this moment.
Other colors intruded upon his vision.

In the space and time where only he was supposed to be able to move, a blue afterimage froze at the edge of his vision and surpassed Lu Mingfei in less than a blink of an eye.

A broad back and a fluttering yellow jacket.

The sense of déjà vu overlapped for a moment.

The next moment, the world returned to normal.

【Buzz——————】

boom! ! !
The ground was cracked by the reaction force of the two people running, and the broken ground flew in the opposite direction at an extremely high speed, easily penetrating the innocent rocks in the distant wasteland and the already dilapidated walls of the abandoned factory.

The ground was covered with hideous claw marks left by running, and the boy stopped at the other side of the gap. The sound slowly entered his brain, and he staggered forward twice, somewhat uncomfortably due to the sudden change in his body.

Snapped.

Then he fell and David grabbed his arm.

"It was so fast, I almost couldn't keep up."

".Taunting?" Lu Mingfei paused for a moment before complaining unhappily.

To be honest, Sian Westin is really a magical operating system, just like the leg press machine in the gym, it can be called a confidence booster.

For a moment, even an ugly duckling like him had the illusion that he was about to become the protagonist of the world.

But, it’s far from it.

Even though Lu Mingfei didn't know how many times Sian Westin had increased his speed, David was still faster than him!

This was a big blow to the protagonist, but unlike Lu Mingfei who was secretly sad, David was extremely calm and even felt excited on behalf of Lu Mingfei.

"No, I'm telling the truth."

"I run faster than you because my heart, lungs, and tendons have all been replaced with prosthetics. Simply speaking, the effectiveness of your S'Anvistan is pretty much the same as mine. In other words, your S'Anvistan's output efficiency is at least as high as my military-grade one—and on top of that, you've also installed the highest-level Qilusi, allowing you to activate S'Anvistan over a dozen times a day."

At this point, David couldn't help laughing.

"Ming Fei, it's just like I said."

"You are [special]."

"I have a feeling you'll become a legendary mercenary."

Lu Mingfei: "."

To be honest, Lu Mingfei was a little dazed, because no one had ever affirmed Lu Mingfei so decisively, but such words came out of the mouth of a strange mercenary boss whom he had known for less than a few days.

Lu Mingfei felt his mind was in a mess, and his subconscious desire to escape came back.

He said stubbornly, "Let me remind you, I'm just a temporary worker. I'll definitely share the profits I make!"

"Yeah, yeah." David nodded, "Yeah, yeah."

“I really know how to moisturize!”

Lu Mingfei was a little annoyed.

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