Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 62 The Destruction of Adam Hammer ([-])
The moon was sparse and the cool wind was swirling in the desert, making the bushes sway.

The engine of the armored vehicle roared, and the gravel was swept into the tires and then flung out tangentially, forming clouds of dust mist.Tommy looked ahead through the windshield. The colorful Night City was not far away.

The Geiger-Miller counter built into the armor suddenly clicked. He searched around suspiciously. Was there a nuclear bomb around?
[Tommy, take out those two crystals. ] Ellie reminded.

Tommy put the blue and black crystals in front of his eyes, and saw that the luster on them became dim, and the triangles, circles, and horizontal lines carved on the surface gradually disappeared.

【How is this going?What does the pattern on it mean? 】

【Take me out. 】

【Um? Tommy didn't quite understand, but he pulled the chip out of the back of his helmet.

Ellie's slender figure was projected on the upper part of the chip, her bright blond hair fluttering slightly, and countless logical symbols flowing on her body.

She rolled her eyes at Tommy and said, "Do you think I know everything?"

".Feel sorry?"

"Idiot." Ellie pointed to the two crystals. "If you ask me, it's because their efficiency has been reduced. I'm afraid the effect of plugging in a signal amplifier will not be very good. Specifically, the diffusion range is not large enough."

"Is there a way?"

"The signal jammer located in Night City is just one of dozens of jammers on this planet. Perhaps destroying a few more can increase its range."
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Inside Night City.

The "Emperor" driven by Falco was racing on the highway, chasing a group of armored vehicles with military technology behind it.

The harpoon flew out with a "bang" sound, piercing through the armored vehicle blocking the front, and then pulled back. The armored vehicle suddenly blocked the vehicle behind it like an iron bar sweeping across. With the bullets pouring from Rebecca, it exploded. The sound is continuous.

"Damn it! There's another wave ahead!" Falco shouted, seeing three strings of Arasaka convoys approaching them in front.

Rebecca opened her mouth to say something, but an incoming call notification popped up, interrupting her words.

[Caller: Tommy]

[Becca, how’s your commission going?Do you need me to take you back? 】 Tommy's relaxed and cheerful voice came from the other side of the phone.

[Idiot uncle, why are you calling now? We are going to die soon! ! ] Rebecca shouted.

Falco turned the steering wheel fiercely, and the people in the car swayed left and right. The "Emperor" continuously dodged a series of Arasaka troop carriers that hit them like rhinos.

【what's the situation?Where are you? 】

[It’s a long story!We're going to the Civic Center to save Lucy! 】
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The dim lights kept flashing across the windshield. Tommy looked at the map displayed on the helmet's HUD. He was now on the east side of Night City, while Rebecca and the others were on the south side. Judging from the speed of the cars on both sides, they should arrive in about the same time. Civic Center.

[Tommy: Becca, how is the situation over there? ] Several of them are on the public communication channel.

[Rebecca: They sent out a terrorist mobile unit!David just sorted them out. 】

The sound of heavy objects colliding with alloys came from the other side of the communication line.

[Rebecca: The last bottle! 】

[Tommy: What last bottle? 】【Rebecca: David’s immunosuppressant.】

The communication symbol in the upper right corner of the HUD flashed, and a new signal source entered the channel.

[Qiwei: Falco.] A weak voice came.

[Falco: Qiwei? ! 】

[Rebecca: Huh? !Bastard old woman, I'm going to kill you! 】The roar filled the entire channel.

[Falco: Huh?Where does this signal come from? 】

[Qi Wei: Faraday shot me, and I only had my last breath left.]

Ignoring the conversation in the communication for the time being, Tommy looked at Ellie's holographic image in the passenger seat, "Can you trace her communication signal?"

"It's a piece of cake." Ellie nodded, and then Qiwei's coordinates appeared on Tommy's head-up display - next to the "BUCK-A-SLICE" pizza shop, not far from him.

As soon as Tommy turned the steering wheel, the armored vehicle rushed into the side road.

"It's not like that. It was me who told Lucy not to tell anyone in Night City. I wasn't lying to her. Everyone here will betray you."

The dim neon light illuminated the side of Qiwei's face, and the blood flowing out of her chest formed a pool of blood under her body.The footsteps were getting closer and closer. She looked at the starless night sky with dull eyes, her sense of smell constantly stimulated by the smell of blood.

"It's just now. It's Faraday's turn to bear the pain of betrayal. Go save Lucy." A sigh came, and these words seemed to have taken all the power out of her body.

Two shadows moved to her side, and red light flashed in her eyes - even if she died, she would still have to struggle.

The black muzzle was pointed at her
The two men suddenly burst open like watermelons falling from a tall building. Qiwei's body was covered with blood and organs, and then the roar of gunshots came belatedly.

"Huh?" The red light in her eyes dissipated, and the pre-shock caused by excessive blood loss made her vision blurry, and she could only vaguely see a red and black figure.

Tommy squatted down to check her wound: the situation was very critical. The bullet passed through the lower edge of the shoulder blade. The destructive kinetic energy caused the anterior vena cava to rupture. Blood filled the entire chest cavity. The expansion of the lung lobes and heart was blocked by the pressure of the fluid. .

The Spartan took out a bottle of spray from his tactical fanny pack, which contained UNSC military-issued biofoam.

He inserted the tip of the spray into the wound, found the bleeding point through the optical sensor linked to it, and then sent the milky white biological foam into the breach to fill the gap caused by the defective vascular endothelial cells to stop bleeding.

All this is just a temporary measure, he needs a reliable doctor to pull her away from the arms of death.

[Call: Mary May]

[Why are you looking for me so late? ] An impatient voice came from the other side.
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Fierce firefights came from the Civic Center, and the gunshots were mixed with a woman's wild laughter.Red and yellow tracer bullets shuttled through the empty square, hitting the hard "Emperor" and splashing sparks.

Through the windshield, Tommy saw two large blue and golden fish in the distance. They were spinning and swimming as if all the noise had nothing to do with them.

"Boom!" Looking up along with the explosion coming from the upper level of Arasaka Tower, he saw a ball of black mist rushing out from the red firelight under the bright full moon.

(End of this chapter)