Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past.

Chapter 118 The Ghost of Redemption
"It's going to snow."

She looked up at the night sky that had become a little red, talking to herself.

The painful wailing interrupted the woman's thoughts, making her frown subconsciously.

So he stomped his feet vigorously, and the scarlet fresh liquid rushed out, splashing all over the wall.

The traces were like the appearance left by the evil spirits when they crawled out of hell with their sharp claws.

With lowered eyes, she casually kicked the warm corpse to a dark corner at the end of the alley, then turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley.

"Wow-wow-"

Vaguely, she seemed to hear the hoarse cry of a crow.

But this kind of creature should have been extinct in Night City long ago.

"Rottweiler! Are you here?" Melissa's beautiful face appeared in front of her with a brisk voice.

Rottweiler shook his head, forgetting the so-called "crow" cry.

"Are you done with it?"

Putting the cigarette roll she was about to take out back into her pocket, she spoke, caring for Melissa a little.

"I'm no longer a newcomer! Of course this kind of trivial matter can be easily handled." Melissa patted her chest confidently, looking like a new star in the industry.

"Wow..." Rottweiler responded perfunctorily, nodded silently, patted her slender shoulders a few times, and then continued to walk out of the alley.

Melissa followed her obediently, and walked out of this remote alley that no one cared about.

"Rottweiler..."

Looking at the much heavier back in front of her, Melissa hesitated for a long time before calling out.

"what happened?"

"Let's... go somewhere for supper later..."

Seemingly seeing the flash of light in the captain's eyes when he turned his head, Melissa shrank her head, swallowed back the words she originally wanted to say, and changed her words.

"Although it's a small incident... Forget it... just listen to you, I'm hungry too." Rottweiler squinted his eyes, raised his head, and faced the floating car that was already hovering in mid-air Made a gesture.

As a result, the bright beam of light that penetrated the sky and the earth turned its direction and went away quickly.

"It's so cool! Rottweiler..." Melissa subconsciously praised, and then quickly covered her mouth.

Rottweiler sighed, and lightly tapped the forehead of someone who said the wrong thing, "I know I'm just imitating Boros subconsciously, but you still say that, it's really beating..."

"Oh..." Melissa covered her head and responded in a low voice.

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, remember to be prepared."

"Prepare?"

"Recruitment preparations. There are only two people left in our team. Of course we need to replenish our manpower."

"Does it mean to wear formal clothes, interviews or something? Can I not wear high heels..."

Crossing the road, Melissa subconsciously held Rottweiler's hand while talking.

"I'm starting to wonder if your head is frozen..." Rottweiler sighed long, but didn't shake her hand away immediately, "Just like when we recruited you into the team before, some unconventional way."

"Does that require us to arrest it ourselves?" Melissa was a little worried.

Unlike the little mouse that was just solved, most of the cyber maniacs who are good enough to join the team are some powerful stuff.

"Of course. That's why I told you to get ready, don't tell me so casually..." Rottweiler glanced at Melissa, then looked away, "But generally speaking, you don't have to worry "Don't forget how you got in in the first place."

"I used to..."

Melissa froze for a moment, then looked down at her arms.

"'Sunset' 2013 mantis sword, almost covered with bulletproof skin... If we hadn't arrived in time, the entire NCPD team would have been wiped out by you."

Rottweiler continued talking, staring straight at Melissa's slightly confused light-colored pupils.

"I can't remember the memories of that time clearly..." Melissa scratched her head with a distressed expression.

"Don't pay too much attention... Now you are a normal person, you just need to know that you are not weak."

"So... is this also included in the preparations?"

Melissa was a little insistent.

She carefully watched all the expressions on the face of the red-haired woman in front of her, unwilling to let go of any tiny detail changes.

Rottweiler suddenly smiled, it was a cold smile with the corners of his mouth open, showing cold teeth.

"Now you are officially joining the Terrorist Mobile Squad, Melissa Rory." She said lightly, "Although there are only two of us left in this team."

"So you sent me away...wasn't it to protect me?" Melissa frowned, her voice trembling.

"To the superior, all of us are nothing more than life..." Rottweiler turned his head, as if unwilling to continue to meet that clear gaze, "But to me, you are indeed better than us. People are a little better."

"Ah..." Melissa lowered her head and gave her a gentle hug apologetically, "Sorry, Rottweiler, I didn't mean that..."

"It just so happens that the results are the same, don't think too much..." Rottweiler just patted her on the back and broke free from his embrace.

"So, now can you tell me what happened that night? What happened to Boros and Bit."

Looking at Melissa who was still holding her arm subconsciously, Rottweiler let out a heavy sigh.

"Boros is crazy, Bit was the first to kill me in order to save me..."

"save you?"

"I had some doubts about Boros at the beginning, but I didn't expect him to act in that situation. Bit is always vigilant..."

"Captain...why?"

Melissa looked at Rottweiler, who was in a daze, and asked softly.

"Crazy is the ultimate destination of everyone in our hunting team..." Rottweiler shook his head, and finally chose to conceal the truth, "It starts with madness and ends with madness. This is the fate of us people."

"..." Melissa was a little silent, and the memories that were originally blurred in her mind resurfaced.

Screams, wailing, begging for mercy... Even though the sharp blades of her arms were gradually covered with flesh and blood, she still kept waving and waving expressionlessly...

Even kinetic energy bullets must be broken into the finest powder on the skin implanted in the body...

No matter how thick the bulletproof armor is, she will cut it in half...

Killing, madness, pleasure.

She was the one with hands full of sin.

Finally, Melissa remembered everything.

She was a little dazed, subconsciously looking into Rottweiler's eyes.

But all he saw was the same blood red.

"Don't be afraid, Melissa." Rottweiler comforted softly, "We are all the ghosts of redemption, so there is nothing to be afraid of? Just do what you are best at..."

(End of this chapter)