Chapter 597 Neighborhood Disharmony
"Get the branch line, neighborly discord~"
Xia Yu returned to the bar muttering to himself. Thinking about it carefully, his behavior was actually similar to that of V in the game.
After unlocking a new map, you will also unlock new side quests. By completing the commissions in these side quests, you can earn corresponding commissions.
His main storyline is similar to V's, both are three words.
Stay alive!
However, V was forced by the god of death to do everything he could to survive, while he did not have to worry about his life in this regard.
On the contrary, he lives a happy life every day.
"Yo, hermanos (brothers), keep drinking."
After entering the bar, Jack, who was sitting at the bar, waved at Xia Yu. He still looked a little dazed and obviously not awake yet.
Seeing this somewhat silly Jack, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows, and the sense of déjà vu of the game became stronger.
"I just received a commission. Do you want to come with me?"
Xia Yu came to Jack, patted him on the shoulder and asked. Hearing this, Jack, who was still a little confused, suddenly woke up and looked at Xia Yu in surprise.
He never imagined that a lone wolf Ghost Walker would actually invite someone else to do the commission together, and that person was him.
"You heard me right, I'm inviting you."
Xia Yu patted Jack's shoulder again, confirming what he had just said.
After making sure he heard correctly, Jack couldn't help but get excited: "What do you need me to do? I'm a professional in everything."
"Um... driving?"
“…”
Xia Yu's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Jack's head, immediately extinguishing his excitement.
"I'm... the driver?"
Jack was a little dumbfounded and couldn't help but say, "A team...Oh, you are a lone wolf."
When the excitement died down, Jack suddenly remembered that the man in front of him was a lone wolf mercenary who worked alone and did not need any team. If he really wanted to take him along, it seemed that there was no other suitable position except driver.
But he's just a driver. It's worth the trip to see how this lone wolf mercenary fights. Besides, I can earn a little money, which isn't too bad.
"What's the mission? Smuggling? Theft? Or robbery?"
Hearing Jack's unambitious guess, Xia Yu rolled his eyes. How much money can he make from this?
But this is quite consistent with Jack's style. At the beginning of "Vagabond", Jack was smuggling. At the beginning of "Street Boy", Jack was stealing cars. Only at the beginning of "Company Employee", Jack was ready to assassinate the company's senior executives, although it ended before it even started.
"Take me to your car to talk. The money won't be less anyway."
"No hay problema (No problem), let's go."
Although he didn't know what the job was, judging from Xia Yu's disdainful look at his previous guess, it must be a big job.
He'd been out of the gang for years, and now he'd been in the cutthroat mercenary world long enough to know that a can-do attitude wasn't enough; he also needed street cred.
He always has only one goal, which is to become a legend in the next life and make a lot of money by the way.
Now that he can work with the famous lone wolf mercenary, he is happy even if he is just a driver.
"I have an ARCH, but it's a motorcycle and can't carry people, so I can only use the ordinary Thunder Colby."
As they walked to the parking lot, Jack explained casually.
Xia Yu nodded and said, "Any car will do, as long as it can run."
It's just a mission to clear out the stronghold. The stronghold won't run away, so the mission will be over after a perfect infiltration.
The so-called perfect infiltration is to kill everyone you see, so that no one knows you have sneaked in. That is a perfect infiltration.
A few minutes later, inside the car.
"A life of murder!?"
"Yes, it's the Six Street Gang that is at odds with the Valentino Gang. According to the information given by the priest, they seem to be eyeing the Valley area and even have a hidden base with more than a dozen people and a small leader."
Xia Yu and Jack explained the commission. Anyway, the priest did not say that the commission must be kept confidential, he just asked him to do it cleanly.
"Although there aren't many people, the commission is not bad, almost 30,000 euros. If the speed is fast, I think the priest can give a little more."
Hearing Xia Yu mumbling to himself, Jack felt a little numb. Thirty thousand euros was just an acceptable amount?
And what did he just hear? A dozen people is not a lot? Then how many people are considered a lot? Dozens?
Is this the lone wolf mercenary who could make a name for himself?
At this moment, Jack suddenly felt that his horizons had broadened. In the past, a commission fee of around 5,000 Euros was enough to make him excited for a long time. After all, the usual commission was only one or two thousand Euros at most.
Sometimes you end up being treated unfairly, with the commission fee being just a few hundred Euros, but the point is that there is too much work to do and too little money to earn.
Even a smuggling trip out of the city rarely brings in tens of thousands of Euros.
"Let me join the battle! I am also a professional at shooting."
Knowing that the target is the Six Street Gang hidden in the Valley area, Jack excitedly took out his pistol. He had to join the fight no matter what. Even if he just mixed up with them, he could increase his reputation.
His pistol is the Nue, a kinetic pistol produced by Tsunami Defense Systems, a pistol designed without any cutting-edge technology but still full of elegance, reliability and lethality.
The Tsunami Nue is the unrivaled leader in the pistol market, with its only controversial flaw being its large size and lack of concealment.
However, this large-sized pistol fits perfectly in the hands of Jack, who is also a large-sized and strong man.
"Expert in gun skills? Are you also Sun, huh, brother?"
Xia Yu glanced at the pistol in Jack's hand. It was an ordinary one, not the special golden one that Jack used.
"Sunba, brother...who is it?"
Jack scratched his head, confused.
"A bunch of good shooters. Never mind. You won't understand even if I tell you. After all, your eyes are full of innocence."
"Give me the contact number and I'll send you the address of the Six Street Gang's hidden base. It's time to leave." Xia Yu leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes and said to Jack.
"Oh, my number is..."
Jack, who was still thinking, heard this and hurriedly gave out his contact number.
More friends mean more paths, and this friend is very strong.
After adding Jack's contact information, Xia Yu sent the copied base address to Jack. They were in the Valley area at the moment, so the distance was not very far.
"It's not far, just over ten minutes' drive. Do we need to make a plan?"
After receiving the address sent by Xia Yu, Jack glanced at it and turned around to ask.
"The plan is already in place, and it is divided into three steps."
Xia Yu tapped the long knife beside him and replied, "Enter the stronghold, kill everyone you see, and then come out."
“Perfect plan-A~”
"Of course, if plan-A fails, I still have plan-B. Plan-B consists of four steps in total."
"Enter the stronghold, kill everyone you see, then kill anyone hiding, then get out."
“Perfect plan-B~”
Jack: “…”
"What a perfect plan..."
Jack really wanted to say something about Xia Yu's plan, but unfortunately his brain wasn't working very well and he couldn't think of a more complicated plan than this.
Maybe I could think of it, but if I think about it carefully, I am not the main attacker anyway, I am just following along, so why bother with the plan, just deal with him and be done with it.
Buzz! Buzz!
The car's engine hummed twice and took off directly.
Not long after driving out, Jack couldn't help asking again, "Then what should I call you? Should I call you by your nickname or Jack? My name is Jack too, and it always feels weird to call someone Jack."
"You can call me ghost or walker. If you want to call me ghost walker, I have no objection."
"Then let's just call him ghost. It's more handsome."
After finalizing the title, Jack continued to perform his duties as a driver. Unfortunately, he was not driving his favorite motorcycle, so it was not very enjoyable to drive.
When passing a certain area, sporadic gunshots were heard outside.
The sound of gunfire has become a feature of Night City. There are real gun battles every day. The unlucky ones can't even choose how they die.
"I actually have a question. Why don't you use a gun? Why do you have to use cold weapons?"
Jack couldn't help asking again. With such a good opportunity, he couldn't hide his curiosity.
Xia Yu: “…”
"Because guns can go off accidentally and produce stray bullets, and when there are no bullets, they are just a piece of scrap metal, so I use cold weapons, so there won't be any problems."
This is a lie.
The real reason why he used cold weapons was that he had no choice.
If he draws Yan Shuangying's card, he will dare to perform a famous scene on the spot. I bet there is no bullet in your gun.
Unfortunately, there is no if. The Ghost Walker's long-range attacks include energy shurikens and surging sword energy, but no firearms.
Guns are very unfamiliar weapons to the Ghost Walker, and are not as easy to use as the long sword in his hand.
"I see……"
Jack nodded as if he understood, but in fact he didn't understand at all.
He really wanted to say that those gun problems were extremely rare, and it would be better to worry about being killed by a cyberpsychopath for no reason while walking on the street than to worry about them.
But he would not be stupid enough to speak his mind. The other party only used cold weapons and not firearms. He must have his own reasons.
As we were chatting, the car arrived at the destination.
There weren't many pedestrians on the street. A few thugs from the Sixth Street Gang could be seen leaning against the wall, seemingly chatting or observing something.
As usual, there were many guys lying on the ground, just waiting to die. Such people who just live from day to day are everywhere, especially in the poor areas, where you can see them every three steps.
They were either wearing Mewtwo headbands and immersed in the fake network, or staring blankly into the air. In any case, they looked like dead, but their slightly rising and falling chests showed that they were still alive.
But this kind of living is no different from being dead.
Other people walking on the street didn't care about these cuckoos, as if they were no different from the garbage in the dark corners.
No, there is a little difference. At least some garbage can be recycled.
"Here's the address."
Jack parked the car on the side of the road and pointed to the dilapidated housing area in the distance. The housing area looked like an unfinished building, but not so desolate.
"Hmm... people from the Sixth Street Gang. It looks like this might really be the Sixth Street Gang's hidden base."
Jack glanced at the several Six Street Gang members leaning against the wall and recognized their identities at a glance.
The Six Street Gang was originally composed of a group of old-school American patriots who formed a temporary security force together. They once served as the local temporary special people's armed vigilantes to protect the people from the impact of war and riots.
However, times have changed. They are now no different from ordinary gangs that bully the weak. They often force vendors in small communities to pay "protection fees" as a sign of respect, and they openly participate in various illegal and criminal activities.
Since most of the Six Street Gang members are soldiers from recent wars, their dress style is largely influenced by military uniforms.
Combat boots, combat vests and overalls, along with baseball caps emblazoned with the old American flag, stars, stripes and eagle, are their typical attire.
This is also the reason why Jack can recognize the members of the Sixth Street Gang at a glance. Each gang has its own dressing characteristics, such as the Valentino Gang, which is characterized by gang tattoos and gold jewelry with religious nature.
"It seems like those people outside are the lookouts. They are really alert." Xia Yu replied while looking at the chatting Six Street Gang members.
Although his plan was simple and crude, it would still be a bit troublesome to chase him if it was discovered by the members of the Six Street Gang in advance.
This time the mission is to leave no one alive, even the ants must be crushed to death with our fingers.
"Do you need me to lead them away?"
Jack turned around and said, "But I can only delay it for two or three minutes at most. If it's any longer, people will notice it."
Xia Yu shook his head: "Don't shoot, just enter the village quietly!"
Jack: “…”
Although I don’t understand, the other party should have another plan.
Xia Yu didn't say it clearly, but just stared at the gangsters leaning against the wall, with yellow stripes on his eyes flashing slightly. He was hacking into them through the cyber network.
Ghostwalker is a creation that is a combination of human and the Internet. Therefore, Ghostwalker can move freely between reality and the Internet and is a natural network hacker.
Humans in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 are basically equipped with brain-computer interfaces connected to the nerves in the brain. The brain-computer interface is the most basic implant in this world, equivalent to the mobile phones that everyone once had.
Brain-computer interfaces connected to nerves in the brain also give hackers roaming the Internet the ability to kill people.
Powerful network hackers can insert virus puppets into the enemy's brain-computer interface, thereby affecting the enemy, causing the enemy's brain to boil and explode and die.
The Ghost Walker does not need to be so troublesome. The Ghost Walker can directly transform into a network form and is itself an extremely powerful puppet virus.
With a thought, Xia Yu entered the cyberspace.
The cyber network is no longer a world without concepts. In this world, a large amount of data forms a colorful visible space.
Cyber hackers are the AI in this space, and their computing power depends on their intelligence and reaction speed.
After arriving in cyberspace, Xia Yu quickly found the network nodes of the Six Street Gang thugs in this space. He did not kill them directly, but followed those nodes to find the network stronghold of the entire Six Street Gang.
First, they cut off all surveillance and then the nodes of the communication network, turning them into isolated islands in the cyber world.
The Six Street Gang stronghold stationed here does not have military-grade ICE, only ordinary civilian-grade ICE, and there are no cyber hackers in this stronghold, which makes it easier for him to act.
After doing all this, Xia Yu returned to the original few thugs, looked at the network node in front of him, and slashed it with his knife.
