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

Chapter 41 Lu Mingze: Hand it over?

boom!
Rushing into the corner, Lu Mingfei lowered his head to avoid a series of shots, and swung his hand to fire a precise kinetic bullet.

The heavy machine gun in the hands of the Vortex Gang at the end of the alley collapsed instantly, the scattered parts froze in the air, and the smoke from the slight explosion covered the scarlet prosthetic eye.

He twisted the muzzle of the gun and fired another burst of bullets, sending a fireworks display over the heads of the Vortex Gang.

go ahead.

shot.

go ahead.

shot.

The battle is still going on, but for Lu Mingfei, it is a mechanical and painful repetition.

The same action is repeated again and again.

Aim, raise your hand, and shoot.

The guns had run out of bullets early on, so they started picking up guns from corpses. Thanks to the help of David and others, Lu Mingfei was familiar with most of the guns on the market, so the bullets he fired would basically not deviate.

The advanced prosthetic eye and the training during this period have made Lu Mingfei ten or even nine times stronger than when he fought the kidney-stripping guy!
Even the hard-to-kill Whirlpool Gang could not survive more than a few seconds in his hands.

But correspondingly, the members of the Whirlpool Gang can be said to be endless and inexhaustible.

No matter how much they kill, new members will always emerge. It really deserves the title of "the oldest gang in Night City". Lu Mingfei gave up the option of "killing all the Whirlpool Gang" halfway through and changed to "escape to a safe place as much as possible while Sian Westin can operate."

He still had a map of the entire Death Dance Club in his mind, so he was able to easily bypass the main force - during this short period of time, Lu Mingfei had to keep Sian Westin turned on to ensure his personal safety.

With his golden eyes paired with Sian Westin, he was like an omnipotent god, capable of controlling the lives of all his enemies. He had never understood why the Vortex Gang was obsessed with prosthetic transformation and David was touting the idea of ​​prosthetics.

[Prosthetics] are power.

And strength can bring satisfaction and peace of mind!
Lu Mingfei wants to live!

His knuckles turned white from the grip of the shotgun he'd grabbed from who knows where, his palms numb from the recoil. The crisp thud of bullet casings hitting the ground was drowned out by the deafening sound waves. Neon lights exploded overhead, sending blue-purple currents slithering like venomous snakes.

"Son of a bitch!" The robotic-armed man's roar mingled with the harsh sound of metal rubbing against metal. A micro-missile launcher, ejected from his shoulder blade, was charging. Lu Mingfei's back slammed against the edge of the shattered wall. The burning sensation of dragon blood boiling in his veins caused his pupils to shrink into vertical lines, and the pale golden trajectory of the predicted ballistic trajectory was reflected on his retina.

Three, two, one——

He could smell the ends of his hair burning as he tumbled. The heat wave tore everything behind him, leaving a seventeen-centimeter tear in his bulletproof jacket. The crimson prosthetic eyes of the Vortex Gang members flickered in the thick smoke, like a pack of mechanical wolves on the hunt.

But if Lu Mingfei had time to raise his hand, the wolves would be blown to pieces.

Aim, pull the trigger, blood splatters.

as always.

but.------

boom! ! ! ! !
"Well!"

Suddenly, a shock swept through Lu Mingfei's brain.

Lu Mingfei originally thought that these madmen from the Vortex Gang had activated the rocket launcher again, but he found that there were no signs of explosion anywhere.

But once again, a half-opened grenade appeared next to the Vortex Gang member he killed.

Electromagnetic pulse grenade?!
Before dying, he used his body to shield the grenade, then pulled the ring of the grenade, detonating the electromagnetic pulse!

——Damn madman!!!

The electromagnetic pulse forced Lu Mingfei's prosthetic eye system to collapse temporarily, and he almost fell down.

Other members of the Whirlpool Gang who had accelerated prosthetic bodies had already prepared large firearms.

Kang.

Bazookas slung over shoulders, madmen grinning—

He launched a deadly barrage of gunpowder at Lu Mingfei who was standing next to the supporting column.

boom! ! ! !

Flames licked the rusty wall, and the impact sent sparks flying into every corner. The hard iron sheet was torn into pieces and scattered on the ground. The edges changed from black to red and white, from hard to soft. The iron filings under high temperature cooled and solidified on the ground as the dust fell, forming a series of bumpy marks on the ground.

The explosion almost collapsed the entire fourth floor, bringing with it the kerosene barrels, and even affected the third floor. The entire superstructure of the Dance of Death had been turned from an abandoned factory into ruins.

The voices of the Whirlpool Gang finally stopped for a short time, and Lu Mingfei
Half a moment later, a fluorescent blue shadow rushed out from the ball of flames. After almost falling to the ground, it bent over and tried to support itself, staggering towards the stairs leading to a higher floor.

"Huff. Ha. Huff."

Finally, the fire door was kicked open and Lu Mingfei walked to the rooftop against the wind.

He single-handedly broke through the Whirlpool Gang's defense line on the third and fourth floors.

Of course, it wasn't that he had the ability to kill all the people on the third and fourth floors of the Whirlpool Gang. On the contrary, he only killed 10% or 5% of them.

Sian Westin is the 'Time Ghost', not the 'Time Lich King'.

What Lu Mingfei could do was to "attract firepower". Although this was entirely dependent on hiding and route selection, it was already a terrifying achievement.

Pattering.
It started to rain lightly on the rooftop at some point, and it made the wound itchy.

It seems like the day I quit the literature club and the day I traveled to this world.
Don’t make it rain so emotionally.

The moonlight was dim and the smoke was thick. Lu Mingfei took a few more steps forward, trying to see the distance between himself and the building next door.

Can't jump over.

Even if I use Sian Westin to improve my physical ability, I can't jump over it.

And to be honest, Sian Westin is almost reaching his limit.

"call--"

Lu Mingfei leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. His face was pale, and his golden eyes flickered, like a flame that was about to go out.

The interval between each activation of Sian Westin is only the theoretical minimum cooling time, which is basically about ten to twenty seconds.

The moment the system was reinstalled, Sian Westin was deployed again.

The consumption of people by Swanwestin can be divided into two parts: [Spirit] and [Physical].

The former is the erosion of prostheses. Continuous use of prostheses will devour human nature and eventually turn it into a broad cyberpsychosis.

The latter is a simpler physics problem - constantly moving the body at speeds approaching or even exceeding the speed of sound is too much for human flesh and blood to withstand.

David is special because he has a certain degree of mental tolerance and is happy to have his entire body made of prosthetics - the hard prosthetics also solve the second problem.

Although Lu Mingfei is more tolerant mentally, his body is still relatively mortal.

The body behind the golden eyes can make him look like Captain America, but that's the limit. He doesn't have 50/50 strength, and he will be finished if he is hit in the fatal spot by a few bullets.

Sian Westin had messed up Lu Mingfei's internal organs. For this reason, Lu Mingfei had been using [Don't Die] to maintain his vital signs.

Don't die, don't die, don't die. These numb words were repeated again and again after the gunshots.

The flesh was stitching together, but it was also being torn apart even more due to the movement.

It was far more brutal than the battle with the Whirlpool Gang's small boss.

He can't hold on any longer.

He had opened it countless times, and the only thing he remembered was that he had to run up there and lead away all the people from the Whirlpool Gang.

Damn, am I such a hard-working person?
In order to complete the mercenary mission, Lu Mingfei read a book called "Mercenary Code". There was a sentence in it that said that as a mercenary, one must have professional ethics. Life and death are originally one of the contents of the signed contract. Giving up the mission because of fear of death means being disqualified as a mercenary.

Lu Mingfei disagreed, but he soon discovered why this saying was popular in Night City.

Because in this city, death is commonplace.

Life is no different from money, rice, and drinking water. You can lose them at any time, so it’s not a pity to lose them, relatively speaking?

Everyone who comes to be a mercenary has dreams and hopes, and is eager to burn themselves. There are those like Lu Mingfei who are willing to die for their partners, there are those who fight against the company alone and eventually drown with their ideals, and there are even more people who die in obscurity under the hail of bullets.

Perhaps they will feel fear and regret at the moment of death, but until the darkness comes, they all hold on to one belief——

【Death is nothing but the final glory】

However, Lu Mingfei thought that he would never become such a person.
"Why would I choose to be bait to lure the enemy away?"

The boy muttered to himself.

He actually came up with the answer very quickly.

The right hand that held the gun began to tremble at a high frequency. Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth and grabbed his right wrist with his left hand, forcibly steadying it.

He felt as tired as a pilgrim who had traveled hundreds of miles. In a trance, he remembered the daydreams he had had while lying on his desk.

He imagined that maybe in the next second a helicopter would land on the school lawn, and a group of men in black clothes and sunglasses would rush down and line up in front of him.

One of them stepped forward and knelt on one knee, "Mr. Lu Mingfei, we really have something urgent to do and we need you to come with us immediately.

He fantasized about these things again and again, and what he longed for was nothing else but the envious looks in his classmates' eyes when they looked at him.

Yes.

Lu Mingfei chose to turn his back on Rebecca and the others and serve as bait, not because he had suicidal tendencies, not because he was righteous, not because he had any profound philosophical psychology, and no unnecessary logical calculations -

He just thought it was cool.

"Super metal, so cool!" Lu Mingfei said in a hissing voice, covering his wound that made him grimace in pain.

He wanted to be the hero who would say to his friends, "You go first, I'll cover the rear," just because it would be cool!
Lu Mingfei has been unlucky all his life and has been embarrassed several times since coming to Night City, so he wants to be cool occasionally, and it would be even better if he could show off in front of David and the others.

Well done, Mingfei.

No one had ever said this to him before.

It was only because David, Rebecca, Lucy and others said this to him that he wanted to repay that insignificant 'kindness'.

Yes, that's it.

Ah.

You are so fucking cheap, Lu Mingfei.

"Grass"

Covering his face, the boy found himself ridiculous.

Just as Lu Mingfei's throat was trembling and he couldn't hold back his laughter, his sensitive ears heard some random noises.

"Where's that hacker?!"

"Damn it! Where's the hacker we promised?! All the preparations we made were completely useless! How many of our brothers were killed just to catch this little brat!"

"We must catch that guy!!"

It is really difficult to kill the Vortex Gang. Sometimes, even if you shoot them three times in the head, they can still lie on the ground holding their heads and twitching their legs like cockroaches.

Lu Mingfei didn't have many bullets left.

The golden pupil is about to burn out.

Sian Westin. The system shows overload.

".That's all."

Lu Mingfei sighed.

"So, you're going to do some sales, my good fellow?"

"Yes, brother."

The moment he opened his mouth, a response came.

The electronic ghost, which was definitely not an illusion, appeared in front of Lu Mingfei. He was still wearing an elegant black suit and had that confident and calm smile on his face.

"Brother, I'm here to save you."

　[Currently available information]: Sometimes, the symbol [ ] represents "important information", "distant voices", and "words said by someone in this novel in the past".

　　I often call back to what I said before.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)