Chapter 602: Would Rather Die Than Surrender
"Who is it? The corporate dogs and those NCPD again? Didn't they abandon this place a long time ago?"
Upon hearing that someone had invaded Taiping Island, Placide's already creepy face became even more hideous.
He has a heavy Haitian accent and is usually taciturn, speaking only when necessary. However, every time he speaks, there is an air of danger and threat.
The Voodoo Gang member, frightened by the aura, shook his head tremblingly: "No, according to the images sent back, the intruder is a cybernetic madman with a full body."
"Cybermaniac!?"
Placide's voice suddenly rose, scaring the member who came to report so much that he took a step back, fearing that the strong man would vent his anger on himself.
Realizing that he seemed a little emotionally unstable, Placide took a deep breath and put his poker face back on.
The more urgent the situation is, the calmer you need to be. Emotions cannot solve problems, only rationality can.
"Since he's a cyber madman, just paralyze his prosthetics and neural networks. Have you forgotten this?"
They use this trick when fighting against enemies and cyber maniacs. The Voodoo Gang may not be strong in the real world, but in cyberspace, they are definitely one of the strongest.
Even network surveillance, which is designed to protect data fortresses and prevent illegal intrusions, cannot eradicate them.
As long as the enemy's prosthesis is paralyzed and their neural network is burned, even if the enemy is extremely powerful in the real world, they will be affected.
Unless the enemy is a native human without built-in brain-computer interface and prosthesis, so as not to be affected by the cyber world, but how can a native human without any prosthesis implanted defeat a modified human with prosthesis implanted?
There are no super powers in this world; everything is transformed by technology.
The members who reported to Placid felt a little aggrieved about his reprimand. Could it be that he couldn't think of this? The key is that he can't do it!
"We have never seen the enemy's ICE before, and there is no information in the database, so there is no way to hack into it."
"What!?"
Hearing this, Placide was really surprised. Their Voodoo Gang had even cracked the military-grade ICE, so how could there be an ICE that they didn't know about?
But seeing that this member didn't seem to be lying, Placide had no choice but to believe the information.
"Fuck, why would such a guy come to Taiping Island?"
If they cannot invade the opponent's neural network and prosthesis, they will lose their sharpest fangs and can only use painless physical attacks to stop it.
But the opponent has a speed that allows him to only see afterimages with his prosthetic eyes, and has a force that can blow a person up with one punch, so using physical attacks is just asking for trouble.
It is obvious that the other party is a specially modified mechanical human, like Adam's Hammer.
If they, the cyber hackers, use physical attacks, it is almost equivalent to using their least proficient force to resist the enemy's strongest force.
But if they were asked to give up Taiping Island, that would be absolutely impossible. Their family business and plans were all carried out here, and they could not just give it up.
No matter what the enemy is, we must fight it.
"I'm going to find Bridget. You guys continue to crack the other party's ICE. By the way, contact the other party again to see if they can communicate."
Placide gave orders. The other party's killing was only aimed at their gang. It didn't seem like the work of a cyber madman. Maybe he even had self-awareness.
If the problem can be solved through communication, that would be the best. If communication is not possible, then they are not to be trifled with.
There were hundreds of cyber hackers in their gang, and they couldn't even fight against one person? They might as well just stand there and wait to die.
They have managed to maintain the independence of Pacific Island under the attacks of the company, NCPD, and network surveillance, which is something that no other gang has done.
"yes!"
The reporting member nodded heavily, and then informed other members of Placide's order. When the enemy attacked, they would once again defend the peace of Taipingzhou.
And Placide quickly rushed to where Maman Bridget was.
Maman Bridget is the leader of the Voodoo Gang and a skilled cyber hacker. Her body has been deeply modified, enough to sweep away anyone who dares to challenge her.
Moreover, she is not the kind of leader who just gives orders and lets others do all the dirty work. She will take the most dangerous tasks on herself and is ready to risk her life for her subordinates at any time.
Everyone in the Voodoo Gang trusts her, and of course, they also trust her ability.
On the other hand, Xia Yu continued to eliminate the community strongholds set up by the Voodoo Gang in Taiping Island. Most of the members here were low-level members, not core network hackers.
They didn't even know how to hack into a network, they just recklessly rushed up with guns in hand and fought desperately.
Bang!
After smashing a guy equipped with a gorilla arm who was planning to engage in close combat with one punch, Xia Yu shook off the plasma on his hands.
Fortunately, Lei Dian was wearing tactical goggles on his face, so he was not afraid of blood splashing into his eyes.
After killing all the Voodoo Gang members who rushed forward, Xia Yu walked towards the leader of the stronghold. It was he who commanded these members to come forward to die.
The leader watched helplessly as this murderous white devil killed all the members in the stronghold and was now walking towards him. He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
He was so terrified that he supported himself with his hands and backed away repeatedly until his back was against the wall. With nowhere to retreat, he kowtowed and begged for mercy in panic.
"No, don't kill me. I have children at home waiting for me to support them! I can't die!"
Hearing this, Xia Yu stood in front of the leader with a knife in hand. He did not swing the knife to chop him down immediately, but asked in return: "So? If you don't want to die, you can let others die at will?"
"I……"
"Although I know this is the general trend, but since I have chosen to do this job, I should accept death with dignity."
This base is a drug manufacturing base. Money is needed to maintain a gang. Since it is a gang, it is natural that they will do whatever can make money quickly.
Faced with the questioning, the leader was speechless. Just as he was about to struggle again, tiny arcs of electricity suddenly appeared all over his body, and then data streams lit up in his eyes.
"Hello, we have heard what you just said. It seems that you are not a cyber-psycho with too many prosthetics. Maybe we can talk."
The voice was still the same, but the tone had changed. Someone was using the leader's body to convey words.
"What are you talking about? About letting you go?"
Xia Yu stroked the silver-white blade stained with bright red and replied in a playful tone.
"Yes, that's what we're talking about."
Facing Xia Yu's provocation, the senior members of the Voodoo Gang said seriously: "We don't know who sent you, but maybe we can talk."
“Everyone knows that the current situation in Taiping Island is beneficial to the municipal government and suitable for the survival of Taiping Island residents. No one wants to solve the problem…”
“Because they just want to control the problem.”
Xia Yu suddenly interrupted the other party, and without waiting for him to speak again, he slashed the leader's head in half with a knife.
The skull slowly slid down the incision and fell to the ground with a plop. The bright red blood seeped into the ground and merged into the land.
Xia Yu stared at the blood slowly seeping out and silently added the last sentence.
"After all, in Night City, it is much easier to control problems than to solve them."
“Tsk!”
With a light sigh, Xia Yu suppressed other thoughts that emerged in his mind. He came here to improve his proficiency in lightning, not to help Taipingzhou.
After shaking off the bloodstains on the silver-white sword, Xia Yu turned around and left the stronghold.
The residents of Taiping Island did not dare to come and stop him from killing people. Although these residents were tough, they also knew what was happening.
Anyway, it’s none of their business what happens to the gang ; it’s enough for them as long as they can stay alive.
As Xia Yu advanced, those outer strongholds were eliminated one by one until he reached the inner circle.
I don’t know if they have received the message, but after Xia Yu eliminated a few people in the inner stronghold, the rest of the people seemed to have evacuated.
The stronghold was in a mess, and it was obvious that these people had evacuated in a hurry.
With a little thought, you can figure out the reason. The inner stronghold is different from the outer stronghold. The members here are already the real core members of the Voodoo Gang.
It is equivalent to that everyone is a useful network hacker. Hackers are not like combatants. They not only need excellent skills, but also high intelligence.
Only when you have both can you become a cyber hacker.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for him to kill these precious cyber hackers at will, and timely withdrawal can minimize the losses.
After thinking about this, Xia Yu did not look for other strongholds, but went straight to the Voodoo Gang's lair.
Since they are evacuating, they must have evacuated back to their old nest, so we can catch them all in one fell swoop.
The Voodoo Gang’s lair is also an unfinished building, but this unfinished building looks quite luxurious on the outside and should be a facility that is about to be completed.
But as the developer left, the nearly completed facility was abandoned here, then occupied by the Voodoo Gang and transformed into its headquarters.
Looking at the entrance of the headquarters, Xia Yu stepped in carelessly without worrying about any traps.
After entering the stronghold , Xia Yu looked around and saw rows of ice bathtubs filled with ice cubes. These were the cooling facilities needed by hackers to delve deeper into the cyber world.
When a hacker goes deep into the cyber world, his body will heat up rapidly. If he does not take steps to cool down, his body will not be able to bear it. If he ignores it, his body may easily be destroyed, which will then cause the brain nerves to be burned.
High-end hackers all have their own hacker chairs and cooling suits, while hackers without money can only use this simple ice water bathtub to cool down.
In "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker", Qiwei and Lucy from Mann's team used an ice water bathtub, which provided enough welfare scenes.
The rich have their own way of dealing with things, and the poor have their own way of dealing with things.
While Xia Yu was looking at the interior of the stronghold, rows of turret machine guns suddenly rose up around him, with their muzzles aimed at the invaders at the door.
Even though this was the headquarters of their own gang, it was obvious that they had to be on guard.
Bang bang bang...!
In an instant, the muzzles of the rows of turret machine guns lit up with endless flames, followed by a terrifying pouring out of firepower.
It was a veritable hail of bullets, with countless bullets falling like raindrops, easily destroying the floor and the nearby ice bathtub.
Smoke and dust rose up in the sky, covering where Xia Yu was.
A steady stream of gunfire echoed in this small stronghold until the muzzles of all the machine guns began to glow red and hot, and the pouring bullets slowly stopped.
When the dust settled, a figure slowly walked out from the place where all the guns were aimed.
“Is this your resistance?”
Xia Yu walked out of the smoke and dust and brushed off the dust on his body. Under the rain of bullets, there was not a single bullet hole on his body, not even a trace of a mark.
"superficial."
Lei Dian's defense cannot be broken by mere bullets. Even if he stands still and lets the other party shoot him with guns and weapons for a day and a night, he will not be affected at all.
Seeing that the trap set by her side was useless, Maman Bridget emerged from behind the hiding place, followed by Placide and the remaining Voodoo Gang members who came here for refuge.
Maman Bridget is an ambitious and ruthless woman who relentlessly pursues her dreams, eager to surpass her limits and reach the unknown.
She tried to break through the barriers of the black wall, cooperate with AI outside the black wall, and intend to control the online world.
Seeing Xia Yu approaching with a knife, Bridget did not show any panic. She just looked at Xia Yu and said coldly, "White devil, you finally came here to kill me."
"White devil?"
Hearing this nickname, Xia Yu paused: "Are you talking about me?"
"You don't exist in my database, including company and network monitoring. I can't find any information about you. I don't even know your name."
"I have never seen an ICE like you before. It's as if you don't exist in this world, but a demon that crawled out of hell."
Bridget's tone was a little cold. She thought she knew Night City well enough, but reality slapped her in the face.
"So I nicknamed you the murderous white devil."
"Haha, a demon?"
Xia Yu's mouth curled up. He didn't expect that Lei Dian's nickname would reappear in this world.
"In that case, I will make it clear. Submit to me, or you will be sent to hell by a devil like me."
"Oh, so this is your purpose." Bridget sneered, her eyes became colder: "We will not surrender to anyone, even if we die!"
"So, you guys don't want to?"
Xia Yu held the knife in one hand and pointed it at all the Voodoo Gang members in front of him. His tactical goggles reflected their different expressions.
After waiting for a few seconds, no one answered.
Xia Yu grinned, changed to holding the knife with both hands, and assumed a charging posture.
"Well, it's time to... disembowel Jack!"
In an instant, Xia Yu rushed forward with a knife, like a wolf among a flock of sheep. No one could resist the extremely sharp silver-white knife.
Shouts for mercy and screams echoed here, and all kinds of internal organs flew everywhere. As soon as they fell, they were trampled into bloody graffiti by the fleeing crowd.
Bridget looked at the scene which looked like a slaughterhouse, and her dark face turned pale. She had never expected that the other party would be so decisive.
After learning that they would not surrender, they went on a killing spree without even trying to negotiate. Could it be that they didn't really want to subdue them? Did they just come here to kill?
In a short moment, the scene was empty, and the small stronghold was filled with scarlet, as if someone had splashed large pieces of red paint here just to draw this picture of hell.
"You really are a demon."
Bridget smiled bitterly. The massacre was over and she was still alive, but she didn't think the other party had suddenly become kind and wanted to let her go.
Do you want to see her regretful look?
Even if she makes a wrong judgment, she will not regret it!
Bridget returned to her previous indifferent expression. She looked coldly at Xia Yu who was walking towards her and spoke without any emotion.
"I will not regret it. When I embarked on this path, I knew that I would die sooner or later. But before you kill me, can you tell me who you are?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yu did not stop walking, but the tactical goggles that were covering his face suddenly opened, revealing a handsome face behind the goggles.
A blood-red light flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "I am——"
"Jack the Ripper!"
