from night city

The Military Science and Technology Headquarters located in the company square must have known about the attack on their transport team.

Reinforcements are definitely on the way.

So he asked others to rush to the float truck and be ready to evacuate at any time.

As for Herman…

An unarmed technician, he alone is enough.

……

From the first gunshot, Hermann knew something was wrong.

But he didn't dare to go out.

Although he has been working in the Arasaka building, he has no field experience.

But he is not stupid.

I know that even if I go out, it is better to hide in here.

The fighting lasted for quite a while before finally stopping.

Herman's emotional hope was that military technology would win.

But his reason told him that if this was the case, then the heavy truck he was staying in would not remain stationary.

And when the carriage opened and Su Xiao walked into the carriage...

Hermann was as panicked as a rabbit and almost jumped up.

"Who sent you here?"

Although panicked, Herman still observed Su Xiao carefully.

What disappointed him was that he could not judge Su Xiao's origin and identity from Su Xiao's dress.

Su Xiao neither looked like a soldier of Arasaka's special assault force nor a wanderer.

If I have to say it, he looks like a cyber mercenary hired by someone.

However, can mere cyber mercenaries completely wipe out the military technology security forces?

Seeing that Su Xiao didn't answer, Herman asked again: "Who sent you here? Is it Arasaka Yorinobu? Do you want to take me back or..."

Without giving Herman a chance to speak, Su Xiao took a sliding step and quickly approached behind Herman. Before he could react, she hit him on the back of the neck with a backhand knife, knocking him unconscious.

Catching Herman who fell head-on and carrying him on his shoulders like a sack, Su Xiao returned from the heavy truck to the floating car.

Chapter 2 Who am I, where am I, what kind of place is this (4K)

"Is it him? Just because of this guy?"

Panan still didn't see what was different about this bastard in a suit and tie.

Isn't this no different from other company dogs?

"If you don't understand, don't ask. Crispin, get us out of here quickly!"

"okay."

Crispin replied, controlling the float vehicle to climb up quickly. The blue flames of the propeller at the bottom spurted out and quickly disappeared into the sky.

More than ten minutes after they left Jackson Plains, the military technology armed aerial vehicle "Manticore" finally arrived belatedly.

This armed floating vehicle is equipped with amazing firepower. Even if it faces an entire sect of chaos, it can easily wipe it out.

But unfortunately, they arrived too late.

The "Manticore" was high in the sky, scanning downwards from a high position.

But apart from the traces of the military technology transport team itself, no traces were left.

It was as if those attackers also came from the sky.

……

Deep in the Badlands.

In a canyon in the eastern badlands that is completely opposite to Jackson Plains.

The trauma team's heavy-armored aerial vehicle was parked at the bottom of the canyon, in a shadow that was not exposed to the harsh sunlight.

Su Xiao carried Herman, who still had not regained consciousness, out of the floating car.

Then he threw it to the ground unceremoniously.

Fortunately, the ground was made of soft sand, so no one would be injured.

But Herman also woke up after this fall.

His eyes were confused at first.

When he saw clearly that the people surrounding him were not military technology security forces, but unfamiliar faces...

My head, which was still a little confused just now, immediately sobered up.

And rolled and crawled backwards.

But soon, his back hit the rock wall.

This made his body stiffen, and he subconsciously glanced back.

Behind him was a canyon with rocks extending infinitely on both sides, with no end in sight.

And the height is at least tens of meters high.

He definitely wouldn't be able to climb up.

If he had this ability, he would not be a technical director.

What's more, the people with guns in front of him would not just watch him climb up.

Herman adjusted his somewhat dirty glasses with sand-covered fingers: "Where am I? What is this place?"

Lidya Su opened her arms and showed him a gentle smile.

"As you can see, the depths of the Badlands, the end of civilization, the wilderness. You can yell, but I can assure you that even if you scream your throat, no one will come to save you. "

Herman was suddenly sweating profusely.

He is not blind, he can see for himself and knows that Lidya Su did not deceive him.

This is indeed the depths of the Badlands.

It is a wild place far away from Night City.

After realizing his situation, Herman gradually calmed down.

Because he noticed that although the people in front of him didn't look like people from the company.

But it doesn’t seem to be a random swordsmanship.

this is a good news.

If he was caught by someone from the Random Knife Club, Herman really wouldn't know what to do.

Because they are a gang similar to Viking bandits living in the year 2077, the rules of civilized people do not apply to them.

Herman even heard that some sword guilds still retain the custom of consuming hair and drinking blood.

Herman didn't know if these were rumors or if there was some truth to them.

But it was really great not to encounter random knife attacks.

Moreover, if these people in front of him want his life, there is no chance that he will wake up.

Since he is not dead yet, it means there is still room for change.

After calming down, Herman simply sat on the ground: "You... who are you?"

"You can rest assured that we are not sent by Arasaka Yorinobu, and of course we are not the Random Club. The reason why we are looking for you is to talk to you about the biochip, the relic you developed for Arasaka."

"Are you really not from Arasaka?"

"Anders Hermann, I know you defected from Arasaka. Considering the Japanese people's peeing habits, do you think that if we were really Arasaka, we would be able to keep you here till now?"

"Okay, okay, I understand, then who is your boss behind the scenes? If your boss offers a higher price than Military Technology, of course we can negotiate."

Herman instinctively thought that the other party was someone sent by another company.

But he couldn't guess which company it was.

It could be Kangtai, but it could also be biotech.

Although biotechnology and military technology are as good as wearing a pair of trousers, there are still some opponents of military technology within biotechnology.

After all, a company is always divided into many factions. This is something Herman, who has been working in the desert for decades, knows very well.

"I am asking the question now, not you. Although we are not from Arasaka, if you don't cooperate, I don't mind asking my companion to let you wake up first and figure out your current situation."

While speaking, Su Xiao pointed with her thumb at Emerick and Crispin who were standing behind her.

The two of them also worked very cooperatively, cracking their fingers crisply.

Herman was suddenly startled.

Did you guess wrong?

For the sake of Daisy, he quickly begged for mercy: "OK, OK, I understand, you can ask whatever you want, but please don't hurt me."

Su Xiao waved her hand to stop Emerick and Crispin: "That's right. Cooperate well and we won't touch you. After all, I am also a peace-loving person."

Panan, who had been standing far away from the beginning and had not come over, suddenly felt a chill.

A man who designed to kill an entire military technology transport team actually claimed to be a peace lover...

This is simply more outrageous than awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the President of the United States.

"I know that relic can preserve a person's personality consciousness..."

Before Su Xiao finished speaking, he was interrupted by a somewhat excited Herman: "Conscious body, this is absolutely impossible, and judging from your tone, do you have a relic in your hand?"

Lidya Su was not angry when someone interrupted her words, but nodded.

"Correct."

Herman instinctively felt that the other party was lying.