The Creators: From Night City

"They'll be in place this afternoon, but because of Night City's arms embargo, even if we apply in your name, the board will only send a team of Gladiators."

"However, most of the agents operating in Night City have been assembled and are on standby."

After reporting this, the subordinate couldn't help but ask, "Minister, is it really necessary to mobilize so many people? If we withdraw manpower like this, other work in Night City will definitely be stalled for a while."

"She's so special." Emma tapped the glass cover of the life support capsule with her fingers. "The higher-ups demand that we not make any mistakes."

"We need to get the goods out as soon as possible, before they learn the full story..."

The sound entered the weak Ailian's ears, as ethereal as heavenly music. Under the effect of anesthetic, she gradually fell asleep.

There are only three ways to leave Night City.

In the sky, on the earth, and on the sea.

But each of these three paths is riskier than the last.

It must be said that the plan to muddy the waters formulated by Aurora and Ellen played an extremely important role.

With Arasaka and Junke aware of this, the difficulty for Biotech to transport people out of Night City has skyrocketed.

After all, under the influence of the chain of suspicion, Arasaka and Militech adhere to the principle of destroying it if they can't get it, and will not let this thing leave Night City so easily. They will try to snatch it, but if they can't get it, they will most likely send a micro-missile or a rocket to bring everyone's competitiveness back to the same starting line.

Biotechnology, on the other hand, requires more consideration.

The hovercraft in the sky is a sitting duck for the two major companies, and if they go by sea, facing the aircraft carriers of Arasaka and Militech, two major armaments companies, intercepting the ships is like delivering food.

Therefore, the only real solution was to transport the goods by land, out of Northern California and away from the main sphere of influence of the two major companies.

Fortunately, a lot of biotechnology products are shipped to Night City every year, and these transport fleets become an excellent cover for both real and fake.

night.

People always like to do bad things at night, even in 2076, when prosthetic eyes with night vision capabilities are everywhere.

It is like the darkness provides a protective umbrella for the unjust actions of bad people.

It rained in Night City after a long absence.

However, there is no good banquet, and there is no good rain. The rain that was originally used to wash away the dust has long turned into acid rain in the increasingly serious pollution. In the rain, a medical supplies truck that was originally used to transport medicines to treat patients has also become a prison van transporting death.

Chapter 315 Mad Dogs Biting Each Other

The vehicle carrying Ellen Eleanor was mixed in with the convoy, leaving Night City from the southern beltway and rushing all the way to the badlands in the south.

Several armored trucks and armed vehicles equipped with machine gun turrets drove through the abandoned parking lot one after another, dividing the dark night into pieces of light.

This is just the first wave of biotechnology convoys, and there will be three more waves of similar convoys to follow.

Multi-pronged action, dispersed camouflage, an old-fashioned but effective tactic.

It was impossible for the attackers to guess which column the target was, and the carefully calculated distances ensured that no matter which column was attacked, support from other convoys would arrive quickly.

The remains of a biotechnology protein farm are piled on the west side of the road, untouched to this day, left to waste in nature.

The convoy that led the way was peaceful all the way to Las Palapas, so peaceful that the escort leader Kihar Eli, who was experienced in combat, did not think it was peaceful at all.

If only Arasaka and military technology were this useless.

"Captain, drone signals detected at high altitude."

A fully armed team member disconnected from the vehicle-mounted signal detector and reported to him.

"What band?"

"It looks like a high-altitude stealth reconnaissance drone used in military technology."

Kihar Aili was not surprised at this at all. "Put everyone on alert."

When the second wave of convoys passed the abandoned parking lot next to the South City Overpass, the windows of a "Black Mamba" box truck hidden among the wreckage of many vehicles were quietly lowered in the night.

Pyrrha chewed gum and watched the convoy pass by with Rebecca.

"Lucy, have you scanned their communication band?" Pyrrha shouted through the communication port between the cab and the carriage.

[Lucy: The other party's communication band uses military-grade stacked encryption, which is difficult to crack in a short time.]

[Lucy: But I tracked the transporter's crystal ball system identification code, so it can't escape.]

[Pira: I don't know why the boss is so sure, the target is in the second convoy.]

Mann: Stop talking and focus on your work.

[Pira: Boss, how are things going over there?]

Mann, wearing a [Heavenly General] combat uniform, lined up with security personnel around him who were also wearing [Heavenly Soldiers] combat uniforms, hiding in an abandoned airport far away from the road.

The moon was dim and the stars were sparse, and with the acid rain making the air hazy, visibility was very low.

【Mann: Talk less.】

When the fourth convoy passed the abandoned parking lot and arrived at the solar power station, an "Iron Fist" rocket hit the armored truck at the rear end of the convoy, firing the first shot of the battle.

A large number of military technology agents in ordinary uniforms disguised themselves as the Luan Dao Society in the Bad Land, and launched a bombardment on the convoy with various weapons.

Faced with the guessing game presented by biotechnology, military technology directly chose to eat both the beginning and the end, sandwiching them between the two, leaving nothing behind.

The battle instantly became intense.

Bullets flew back and forth, and with the help of the professional combat prostheses of these professional armed personnel, they basically hit the target without missing a single bullet, making the bunkers on both sides ring out like ping-pong. From time to time, a soldier was shot, his whole body shook, and those whose bullets were blocked by their subcutaneous armor could still get up and continue fighting. However, those who were hit by high-powered firearms would have two cuts on their bodies, and their whole body would become soft as mud.

Military stimulants were drunk like drinks, and the intensity of the battle rose sharply. Soon it became as fierce as a real battlefield.

Fortunately, there were no main battle tanks or heavy weapons, so the intensity of the battle was finally controlled to an explainable level.

Being close to Night City, both sides held back and didn't dare to use anything beyond their capabilities.

It was not until a Centaur armor rushed out from behind the hill and fired wildly at the convoy, melting large holes in one vehicle after another, that everyone tacitly pierced the veil covering their faces that prohibited the use of heavy weapons and officially announced that the intensity of the war had escalated again.

The vehicle-mounted machine gun emits deadly flames, drawing bright streaks of light in the darkness. These are tracer bullets guiding the trajectory.

But the presence of Krenzikov greatly reduced the hit rate of the bullets. A few minutes after the battle began, the assaulters on both sides even began to charge and countercharge under the bullets.

Biotechnology finally pulled out its best weapon. The transport box at the front of the team opened, and several suicide drones took off, spewing flames in the air and flying in an arc at high speed towards the Centaur mecha.

Under the control of technicians in the car, the flexibility of these drones is far beyond that of bullets. However, as the masterpiece of top military technology, the Centaur armor can still methodically block the opponent's suicidal attacks with its own shield.

It wasn't until the attackers brought out a small cruise missile and the smart projectiles exploded in the convoy like flowers from the sky that the biotechnology lineup collapsed in an instant. Fortunately, the third convoy arrived in time, and the fierce firepower from the side support finally repelled the invaders, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

The first and second convoys at the front of the transport team seized the time to gather together, also resisting the attack of military technology, and firmly maintaining their speed, trying to rush all the way to the border checkpoint.

As the customs of Night City, the border checkpoint has very strong firepower. As long as it reaches nearby, the attack of military technology will be declared a failure.

However, a Demon Dog armored vehicle that came out from the direction of Rattlesnake Creek Highway on the east side completely cut off their strategic intentions.

Several vehicle-mounted missiles were fired at the convoy, but they were either intercepted or dodged, with no success.

The development of science and technology has made large-scale legion combat no longer a thing. In this era where the power of weapons far exceeds the standard, once the population density is too high, what awaits them is saturation bombing.

Multiple rocket launchers, suicide drone swarms, shoulder-fired multiple rocket launchers, backpack-mounted grenade exoskeleton armor, these weapons that can easily flatten a building are pitifully cheap.

What's more, there are explosive missiles, fuel-air bombs, nuclear bombs, laser weapons, and even the European Space Agency's space-mass projector that is capable of destroying the world.

To be more subtle, there are viral weapons, electromagnetic weapons, and chemical weapons, and major companies have also made considerable achievements in these areas.

If you have a requirement for secrecy, the suitcase-type nuclear bomb is the best choice for killing and looting, and for home travel. The hafnium-178 isotope-activated bomb used can ensure not only its power but also no long-term radiation problems.

Humanity has gone a long way toward destroying its own kind.

However, this time the conflict between the two sides was very restrained, and none of the above weapons appeared. Even the main military combat vehicles and armed hovercrafts of major companies did not appear.

Chapter 316 Cyber ​​Gladiator

The widespread overabundance of weapon power has reduced the way warfare in this world to essentially a game between specialized teams, with large-scale military operations becoming rare.

This kind of infiltration combat method in which small groups of soldiers fought against each other and penetrated every pore like mercury poured on the ground has indirectly promoted the development of various individual soldier technologies.

For example, a prosthetic projectile launcher.

Kihar Eli clenched his left fist and fired two missiles to blow the expensive Demon Dog vehicle-mounted missile launcher into pieces.

Several burly, tall, and fully armed soldiers jumped onto the vehicle with shields and guns, and advanced forward madly.

This is the 'Gladiator' of biotechnology.

The armor on their bodies is so thick that even if a small number of bullets can break through the defense of the shield and hit the armor, it will not hurt at all.

The thick shields allowed them to quickly approach the demon dogs despite being strafed by the vehicle's machine guns. At this distance, the only threat posed by the armored vehicle was its own huge weight and the inertia caused by its speed.

However, the weapons in the hands of these strong men were so powerful when fired at close range that even armored vehicles could not withstand it.

Within a few seconds, holes were punched in the steel-grid-embedded glass of the cab.

A "Gladiator" stretched out his strong arms to grab the car window and actually pulled open the locked door. The armored car was opened, and the driver's fate would naturally not be good.

A laser-cutting grenade was thrown into the cockpit, and the burly man who opened the door closed it tightly under the desperate gaze of the driver in the cab.

The next second, the laser cutting grenade, like a disco ball, destroyed both the man and the car.

Without the fire suppression of the Demon Dog Armored Vehicle, the situation on the entire battlefield was reversed in an instant.

Especially under the rampage of several Cyber ​​Rambo tough guys, the offensive of military technology was easily suppressed.

However, military technology can support the new America together with the Lazarus Group, so it still has some hidden tricks up its sleeve.

A stealth drone painted in indigo blue swooped down silently from a high altitude until it landed at the strategic strike point, then suddenly removed its optical camouflage stealth and supplied all its energy to the upcoming EMP range strike.

"Sting!" A sharp-eyed fighter from the biotechnology company screamed in horror when he saw the shape of the drone, but before he could finish his words, the wide-area attack that followed was choking him back into his throat.

The drone exploded almost the moment it appeared.

The EMP electromagnetic shock spread in a very short time, covering the entire convoy and burning most of the vehicles with a large number of electric sparks.

A small number of the biotechnology personnel's eyes went dark as their brain-computers detected a severe EMP electromagnetic shock. In order to avoid damage to their synapses, they were all forced to enter a restart state.

Although all prostheses have been treated with protective measures such as EMP coating, it is unreasonable to talk about toxicity without considering the dosage. The powerful high-energy microwaves almost instantly paralyzed their prostheses, followed by a system restart, accompanied by possible prosthesis failure and damage.

You have to know that this is on the battlefield, and restarting the prosthesis at this time is undoubtedly a fatal thing.

Fortunately, the truck used to store Elaine Eleanor's life-support capsule has been specially modified to include three essential protection features.

Otherwise, this one EMP would be enough to paralyze the life support module and kill Elaine Eleanor in the ensuing dysfunction.

While most of the combatants were in a state of prosthetic failure, the military technology personnel instantly rushed to the front of the convoy and beat the downed ones.

Kihar Eli suppressed the distraction caused by the snow in his artificial eye and used his other eye to watch the company dogs of military technology almost rush into the convoy before he emerged from behind the vehicle and used the M2038 tactician modified shotgun in his hand to directly blow up the head of an enemy who was too close.

"Gladiators, now is the time to attack!" He almost shouted this in the team voice chat.

The doors of the two vehicles were opened from the inside, and several specialized gladiators poured out of the carriages.

They are all huge in size, two meters tall, wrapped in modern armor from head to toe. They do not hold modern guns in their hands, but round shields in their left hands and machetes in their right hands. They only have a few grenades and a small pistol hanging around their waists.

They are a branch of the military that focuses on close combat. Each of them has undergone a biotechnology-exclusive genetic modification, which makes these gladiators have extraordinary physical strength.

Based on a good physical foundation, each person undergoes a full set of prosthetic modifications. The Krenzikov prosthesis that can intermittently speed up nerve reaction speed is equipped with matching dense bones and quick-reaction artificial muscles, giving them the ability to dodge bullets. The chitinous bulletproof skin plus combat armor made of high-strength materials make them extremely resistant to blows.

And with the "Burst IV" type prosthesis developed by Sian Westin Biotechnology for the legs, their movements can be as fast as a galloping horse and as swift as an eagle.

The secondary heart, adrenaline regulating valve, pain editor, and multi-dimensional lung lobe transformation are enough to significantly prolong the time of their high-intensity physical activities. Combined with various combat potions, blood pumps, and biological monitoring and regulation systems that biotechnology is good at, these gladiators live up to their names.

Cyber ​​Gladiator.

As Sian Westin opened his mouth, the two strong men in the lead turned into a black light and used their round shields to knock the two enemies several meters away, causing their chests to collapse.

The machete in his hand was no ordinary weapon. He chopped and slashed, and none of the enemies around him could stand up to him. They were chopped to the ground and blood splattered everywhere.

Of course, the counterattack of military technology followed closely. A sniper in the distance fired a kinetic bullet and directly bit off a piece of the ribs of a gladiator. However, this injury did not affect the efficiency of the opponent's killing action at all. On the contrary, the blood that was flowing freely was quickly coagulating and stopping the bleeding.

He roared like a wild beast and continued to charge into the battlefield, killing indiscriminately.

In an abandoned airport one kilometer away from the battlefield, Dolio couldn't help but feel a little impatient as she heard the faint sounds of gunfire.

"Mann, should we take action?"

Mann calmly checked his equipment, even though he had done this many times.

Having experienced more intense large-scale firefights, he showed no sign of panic. Instead, he calmly comforted Dolly: "Calm down. The gunfire is still going on. They're fighting fiercely. It's not time for us to intervene yet. All you need to do now is stay calm and quietly wait for the opportunity."

[Qiwei: Mann, the boss has ordered that the original plan be cancelled. You must hold your ground for now.]

Mann: Received.

Mann: What's the situation now?