Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past.

Chapter 66 Escape (Ⅱ)

The roar resounded from far to near, overshadowing the mournful wailing of billions of raindrops when they were about to die.

The pitch-black giant curled up its fangs and claws, crouching on the hard concrete platform.

A foot protruded from the monster's open steel belly and stomped heavily on the wet ground.

"Good evening, Night City." The woman who got out of the car said hello to the bright lights in the night, and stomped her feet lightly. The wind and rain lifted her short red hair, dancing in the night, like a burning ball fire.

"It's raining a lot..."

Rottweiler spread her five fingers and spread them forward, gathering all the corpses from the raindrops into her palms.

"What are you pretending to be a literary girl with me here?" Bit followed behind Rottweiler and left the floating car. Looking at the contrasting scene in front of him, he naturally would not let go of any opportunity to ridicule his enemies. .

"Shut up your stinking mouth, can't my old lady just touch the scene once in a while?" Rottweiler said while gnashing his teeth, and threw all the remains of the rainwater in his palm onto Bit's annoying stinky face.

"You two, stop arguing tonight."

The furious thunder exploded on the flat ground, but there was no trace of bright lightning.

Boros no longer deliberately lowered his voice.

He was in a particularly abnormal mood tonight.

Melissa was the last to leave the floating car, watching the three teammates standing in the rain, full of thoughts.

Out of various considerations, she chose to remain silent for the time being.

"Where's our prey? Have you found his trace?" Rottweiler no longer obsessed with verbally competing with Bit, and entered the state of performing tasks in the blink of an eye.

"Don't worry, the stench that seeps into his bone marrow won't be washed away by the rain." Bit pointed to his nose, mainly explaining to the newcomer Melissa.

"Check the equipment." Boros said lightly, with irreversible toughness in his tone.

"Yes."

Rottweiler, Bit, including Melissa, the three of them followed the captain's instructions and lowered their heads to examine the various equipment they were carrying.

Half a minute passed, and the torrential rain continued to pour endless anger towards the ground.

Boros raised his head slightly, looking at the cloudy, stormy sky.

Tonight, the moon and the starry sky cannot be seen.

The boundless sea from the abyss hung firmly upside down over Night City.

The whole city seemed to be trapped in a sinister gloom.

What a fine day for hunting.

The corner of his mouth curved into a bloodthirsty arc, and Boros clenched the sharp blade and cannon in his hand, took off from the towering roof, and jumped down.

A total of four pitch-black figures shuttled through the night sky one after the other.

Like an ominous crow, flying in the night sky, singing death loudly.

The hunters are all set.

The hunt has begun.

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"what happened?"

The silver-haired girl tugged at the sleeve of the man beside her with one hand and asked softly.

"fine."

Yawei was holding a big cup of popcorn, and gently looked away from the window.

The movie is about to start, and they are queuing up for admission.

"Be more attentive on a date, with a sense of ritual! A sense of ritual!" Xita was holding the warm milk tea with the other hand, and sipped it while talking.

"Obviously there is a super dream..."

"It's said to be a sense of ritual! You have to sit quietly in a dark environment, shoulder to shoulder, and enjoy the movie shown on the big screen together!"

"Okay, okay..." Yawei finally glanced at the four black silhouettes outside the window that were disappearing in the wind and rain, and turned all his attention to Xita.

"By the way, what is this movie about?"

"A grand escape, the hero has gone through untold hardships, finally in the new home, the story of redemption, it is said that there are tears." in the screening room.

"A realistic subject?"

"The subject matter is about real issues, but in the form of a cartoon."

"Cartoon?" Yawei raised his eyebrows, "It's more like a fairy tale."

"Don't pick and choose, let me sit in." Xita patted Yawei's buttocks, and walked briskly into the inner seat.

The lights in the screening room went out and the movie was about to start.

Yawei put a large cup of popcorn on his lap, with the mouth of the cup facing Xita, so that she could pick up a handful and taste it happily in the dark.

After finishing everything, he leaned lazily on the back of the comfortable chair, watching the title of the movie flashing on the screen, his thoughts gradually arose.

The title "Escape" is really appropriate.

Yawei smiled slightly, grabbed a plump milk-scented popcorn, threw it into his mouth, and bit it to pieces with his teeth, leaving no bones left.

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One after another.

Consciousness gradually rises from the abyss that is about to bottom out.

Dila glanced at the last few bright medicines in the plastic bag and sighed softly.

Everything is coming to an end.

He had no strength left to run.

The burden of reality crushed his spine and broke his bones.

He is Hermes with a broken leg, and the divine power of the past is no longer there.

The endless hunt is chasing him.

The vicious hounds were blowing out their foul-smelling snorts, surrounding him.

Against the strong wind and heavy rain, Dila walked step by step, and returned to the dilapidated hut at the end of the winding alley.

There is no decoration in the room, no windows, no toilet, only a simple small bed facing the door.

Dila knelt on the ground and took out two jars from under the bed.

These were his last longings on earth.

After Dila put her hands on the clothes and wiped them back and forth, she slowly stroked the two photos on the can.

An old man with thinning hair, a woman with a beautiful smile.

After their own death, no one will remember them anymore.

This is the last material remnant of their existence in this world.

Two photos, two jars of ashes.

"what."

Dilla laughed, from a hoarse, inaudible chuckle to a maniacal, resounding laugh.

He knelt on the ground, like crazy.

"Dong dong dong."

The door was knocked.

Tonight, someone is visiting.

Dila smiled, and after carefully hiding the two jars back in place, she slowly stood up.

Heavy rain tonight.

What a pity that it was too late to catch one last glimpse of that beautiful moon.

Dila restrained her smile and moved her whole body, bit by bit awakening the sinister beast hidden in her heart.

He never intended to sit still.

Even facing the top hunters in Night City.

He also must mustered his sharp teeth to tear and bite off a piece of flesh from their bodies.

(End of this chapter)