NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

"I can move closer and whisper it to the deputy commander."

After saying that, Yuni immediately waved her small hand, and the cracking sound of the whip suddenly rang out.

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……

boom!

Boom! !

Bang! ! !

Alpha Wholesale Market, underground storage room.

A dozen or so people lay sprawled on the ground, some with severed hands and feet, their sobs and wails echoing around them.

Meanwhile, Phoenix, wearing a smiling mask with two small mustaches on his face, was currently holding a fat man by the neck, lifting him above his head with one hand like a chick.

"I'm looking for Kurt."

"...Kurt...is not here today..."

“I said, I’m looking for Kurt.”

Under the man's cold, hoarse voice, and amidst the fear of his trachea being gradually squeezed, the fat man knew that he had encountered an extremely tough opponent tonight.

So he raised both hands and grabbed the other person's right arm with all his might.

He did this not to break free, but to make his breathing easier.

“I…I don’t know…but I know someone…someone can contact him…”

thump!

The hand, more steadfast than iron clamps, loosened its grip as the fat man yielded, and the unfortunate black market merchant collapsed to the ground with a thud. He didn't even have time to care about how much his backside hurt; he was just panting heavily.

"The Red Cliff Gang... cough, the leader of the Red Cliff Gang has a long-term cooperative relationship with Kurt. Go find him, and you will definitely be able to find Kurt."

"And where is the Red Cliff Gang?"

"On the west side of Alpha Street, the only nightclub on the street belongs to the Chian Gang."

Boom! ! !

Having received confirmation and pressed for time, Phoenix grabbed the fat man's head and coldly and skillfully swung it at the nearby metal frame, knocking the man, whose main business was voyeurism and stalking, unconscious.

Incidentally, he also knocked out half of the other person's teeth.

"Let's go."

The man strode into the underground elevator and said to Warren, who was already waiting inside wearing the same mask:

"Let's go to the nightclub and ask for directions."

Chapter Forty-Eight: A Familiar Scene

Electronic currency is like a boundless, transparent spider web. All the so-called agreements that "protect personal information" are nothing but childish nonsense in the eyes of those who want to do evil.

Nightclubs typically charge an entrance fee...

Therefore, the criminal Fei resolutely chose to enter the nightclub through the back door.

Together with Warren.

The unique experience of an employee leading their boss to commit petty theft, vandalism, looting, and arson is something that cannot be explained in just a few words.

[There's a fisheye surveillance camera at the turn of this alley. Judging from its appearance, it's not a model procured by Ark Central; it's probably a camera installed by the nightclub itself.]

Anick, who was in charge of route planning, said with a hint of disappointment:

If I had known I would become an accomplice, I should have installed a retractable data stream interface on your bionic right arm in the first place.

With such a flawed closed-circuit system, if you cut their fiber optic cable and connect to the data interface, I can easily bypass the firewall and hack in.

【…】

Listening to Anik's words, Phoenix, who was about to take action, couldn't help but complain about a cyberpunk game from his past life.

"Or you could hack into my visual system and project virtual images into my head based on the visual signals you receive?"

【Um? 】

When Anick gave a sudden "hmm" as if he had just realized something, Phoenix, sensing something was wrong, wanted to slap himself on the spot. He was about to speak up to stop him, but it was too late.

"It really works! It doesn't consume much computing power!"

"..."

Watching the short, black-skinned man in white robes, existing in a state between existence and non-existence, darting around in the alley, someone's blood pressure gradually rose.

Go back here!

“Phoenix, if I appear in this way, I can point you in the right direction more clearly.”

That's what Anik explained, but her actions showed that she was just doing it for fun.

【go back!】

Why are you so bothered by this?

Seeing Phoenix's inexplicable attitude, the AI ​​with intellectual disabilities turned away with considerable dissatisfaction, leaving behind a petite yet sexy silhouette.

"Don't worry, if you ever do something inappropriate for children, I will definitely not peep."

Is that a problem of voyeurism?

Look at this familiar scene. The last man whose eyes seemed to sparkle with the energy of a rock star didn't necessarily have a good ending.

"what happened?"

While Phoenix was still pondering how to subdue the artificial intelligence, Warren, who had been waiting for half a minute without any movement, assumed that her agent had discovered a major problem.

"...It's nothing, I was just thinking about how much time we have for this operation," someone replied half-jokingly. "This is a nightclub after all, and if we make too much noise, some passersby might call the police."

Moreover, the time allotted for the interrogation must be considered…

“Huh~”

Warren thought for a moment, then took out his phone, a mischievous smile spreading across his face.

"I've come up with a good idea."

……

……

"Hey, hey hey hey!"

"Tsk, what are you doing! Can you stop pushing me? I'm about to start a team fight!"

"No, look over there, isn't that Noyce?"

"Didn't you hear me say we're about to start a raid? And No... Noyce?! Where is he?!"

Tonight, Alpha Street has had its most vibrant night since its establishment.

The wildly popular singer Noyce, who became a sensation across the entire Ark, actually arrived here in her custom supercar, bringing with her a massive crowd of thousands, if not tens of thousands.

In an instant, the Alpha neighborhood, with its underdeveloped transportation network, was completely paralyzed, a situation rarely seen before.

Meanwhile, Noyce, who had caused the commotion, was forced into his car. Looking at the endless wall of people around him, he couldn't have been more regretful.

How can this be?

She usually drives herself, but she has never encountered a situation where she is stuck in traffic like this before.

Feeling like she'd gotten into trouble, the girl slumped over the steering wheel with a mournful expression, took out her phone, and started talking on her phone.

Noyce: [I've arrived. Where are you now?]

Warren: [I'm on my way. There are too many people over there, I can't get through. Can you find a way to get out?]

Noyce: [I... I'll try to think of something.]

Noyce: [Why weren't you surrounded?]

Warren: [Me? I took a taxi.]

Noyce: [...]

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……

Red Water Lily Nightclub.

Phoenix, having successfully entered the nightclub through the back door, followed the guidance of a certain AI-powered "entity" and led Warren to the stairwell below the second floor of the nightclub, just like a regular customer.

Unfortunately, the bartender standing at the entrance of the stairwell ignored his seasoned demeanor and focused all his attention on his mask.