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Every day in Night City starts with broadcasting.

"Hello! Night City——! I am your Stanley, and our dream city has begun another long day. I love this city, just like you love your mother. I remember when she You left it at the door of the orphanage, and now I meet you on the street, even if you want to smoke——!”

"It's so early in the morning, it's better to listen to some music."

D changed the channel directly, and then looked out the window again.

"So, you want me to take action?"

"Yes, D."

"Um……………"

Hearing the voice on the other side, D frowned slightly. The person who contacted her was another middleman in Night City named Regina Jones. She was originally a reporter for News Channel 56 and was considered a very thoughtful person. She has collaborated with D several times, mainly on research on cyberpsychosis - well, D can't give any advice on research. But D is very good at catching cyber psychos. After all, those cyber psychos are beyond ordinary people, and not even the NCPD can deal with them.

But in front of D, even a cybermaniac is no different from an ordinary person and can be defeated easily.

Because of this, Regina and D have reached a consensus on capturing cyber lunatics. She hopes that D can capture those cyber lunatics alive, and then she will find a way to develop a treatment for cyber psychosis and at the same time investigate these cyber psychosis. How did it come about?

This time, Regina's commission to D was also about cyber lunatics, but the client was a bit surprising, they were a group of wanderers.

According to Regina, a wanderer family named Adecado is currently stationed in the bad land outside Night City. One of their teams lost contact while going out to search for supplies, and when the family sent another When human hands found them, they found that the group had been completely killed. Judging from the traces at the scene, the person who killed them should be a cyber madman.

The wanderers all joined the group to keep warm. One of their own family members was killed. Of course, they would not give up. So the clan leader led a group of people to the bad land again to look for the cyber madman. The two sides fought a battle, and the clan leader was seriously injured. The cybermaniac also fled.

The Adecado family is currently short of manpower, and they seem to have been targeted by that damn cybermaniac. So in the end they decided to come forward and find a middleman, asking her to find someone to help them solve this trouble.

So I found D.

"Cyber ​​lunatic... By the way, you didn't tell me before that there are cyber lunatics in the bad land."

"He's different from other cybermaniacs."

Regina shook her head.

"To be honest, this guy is just a legend in the Badlands. I heard it when I was a reporter - the ghosts of the Badlands would attack those lost travelers. Of course, there were several attacks in the Badlands at that time. , they all said it was the work of the Badland Ghost, that it would appear along with the storm and kill everything, but we found no evidence."

"So the evidence was found this time?"

"That's right, so I need your help, D. Rumors of ghosts in the Badlands have existed for more than ten years. It's really hard to imagine how such a cybermaniac could survive in a place like the Badlands. So. , it’s best to capture the opponent alive.”

"The Badlands is so big, where should I find it?"

"You don't have to worry about that. I just happened to find a wanderer to help. She was originally from Adecado, but she left her family and came to the Night City to make a living. Tracking enemies in bad lands is her specialty."

"Okay then, where to meet?"

"Martin Street."

"almost there."

After that, D contacted Lucy, and then came to the location mentioned by Regina. In an abandoned parking lot, they found the homeless man who was responsible for connecting with them.

"Are you the mercenary?"

The woman in front of him had a ponytail and was dressed like a homeless person. She had her arms folded and looked at D questioningly.

"I want Regina to find the best."

"D is the best."

Faced with the woman's doubts, D didn't care. Instead, Lucy raised her eyebrows, stared at the woman and spoke.

"At first glance, you look like a rookie who has just arrived in Night City. You don't even know D."

"What did you say? I paid a lot of money!"

"The little money you have is not enough to give D a dinner! If not..."

"If you want to quarrel, you can do it on the road."

Seeing that the client and Lucy were about to quarrel, D just snorted and spoke.

"Are you going? One word?"

"……………All right."

After hearing D's question, the woman looked away, glanced at him again, then opened the car door and got in the car.

"I trust Regina this time. I hope she won't trick me and get in the car!"

Soon, a group of people got into the car and drove out of the city.

On the way, D also heard the introduction of the woman—her name was Panan Palmer, and she was also a wanderer. In other words, she is actually one of the wanderers who came to Night City with the Adecado family, but now she has parted ways with him and plans to start a new life in Night City.

Although Panan did not say why she left the family, it was obvious that she still had feelings for the family, so after she heard her family friends talking about it, she immediately went to Regina to ask for help, and then The author introduced D to her.

Although after meeting, Panan was full of doubts about this slender weirdo who was wrapped in a cloak, but...she just believed Regina.

From Panan, D also heard more detailed information.

Everywhere the wanderer goes, he will go to abandoned buildings or small towns to collect and find some useful things. The Adecado family was no exception. One of the search teams went to a nearby abandoned town to conduct a search. They originally promised to return before the storm arrived, but they did not have time to return.

Of course, when the storm started, the family camp also contacted the collection team and learned that they had collected a lot of good things and were currently sheltering from the storm in a house. Once the storm is over, the search team will return to camp.

Then there is no more.

After the storm passed, the family camp never received any contact from the team, and there was no response to the call, so they were worried and asked the clan leader to personally lead people to find it.

Then they discovered...the horrible corpse.

"Our people were chopped into pieces, and all the supplies they collected were destroyed. Of course, Saul couldn't swallow this breath. Fortunately, the other party left traces, so he continued to lead people to search, trying to find the murderer. At that time, the second wave of storm was about to come, but Saul refused to listen and forced to continue the investigation, and the result was that they were also attacked."

"Do you know what the murderer looks like?"

"I don't know. I just know that the other party is a person, very fast, and using a mantis knife. Our people didn't even see what the other party looked like, and they were hacked to death by the bastard hiding in the storm. Even Suo Suo I was also seriously injured, but fortunately he was not stupid at the time and evacuated with the others."

Panan sighed, then stepped on the brakes.

"right here."

As he spoke, Panan opened the car door and got out, while D and Lucy also got out of the car and looked around. This should be a remote farm - of course, now there is only a simple house that barely looks habitable, and blood stains and the remains of firearms can be seen around it. Lucy stepped forward, reached out and picked up the remains of the weapon that was almost buried in the sand.

"Is this the weapon you use?"

"That's right."

Panan nodded.

"What are you going to do? I don't have any clues."

"Lucy?"

"let me see."

Hearing D's question, Lucy looked around, quickly scanned around, and then shook her head.

"There was no other electronic equipment nearby and the generator stopped working... nothing useful and no trace left."

"Then we'll just wait here."

As he spoke, D raised his head and looked at the vast Gobi desert in front of him. On the other side of the horizon, the yellow sand in the sky was heading here like raging waves and dark clouds.

"I heard from Regina that the ghosts of the Badlands will always appear along with sandstorms, so let's see if this guy has such ability. But before that..."

As he spoke, D looked at Lucy.

"It's almost time for afternoon tea."

"……………afternoon tea……?"

Hearing D's words, Panan looked confused, while Lucy's eyes lit up.

"I know! D!"

The sandstorm came much faster than people imagined. Before long, the yellow sand that blocked the sky completely covered the entire sky. Looking outside the window, it was dark, and the howling wind was mixed with stones and gravel. It hit the walls and windows and made a clicking sound. Fortunately, although the hut has long been abandoned, it still seems to be intact enough to withstand the attack of wind and sand.

Panan is no stranger to this situation. Wanderers often encounter sandstorms during their travels, and they always find some remote and abandoned places to take refuge.

But Panan couldn't understand the situation in front of him.

D took out a suitcase and put it on the table, then opened it--however, what was placed in the suitcase was not any weapons and equipment, but a tea set and dessert!

“……………???”

Seeing this, Panan was already confused. But compared to Panan, Lucy seems to be quite used to this situation. When D took out the tea set, she already picked up the boiled water and poured it into the teapot, then poured a wisp of it. The fragrance overflowed, and the two of them held the steaming tea cups in their hands, picked up a piece of cake and put it into their mouths, then slowly slumped down on the sofa.

"call……………"

"Wait, what are you doing here?"

Seeing this scene in front of him, Panan couldn't bear it anymore.

We're here to chase cyber maniacs, not camping!

"It doesn't matter, Miss Panan. Anyway, the goal hasn't come yet, so you should enjoy the moment."

Lucy was also sitting on the sofa at the moment, her eyes closed and her face looking content. At the beginning, she also felt that it was not good to do this, but...well, who said that everything D brought was so delicious?

You must know that D's desserts are all made from original organic food, and the taste is completely different from ordinary industrial products. Lucy is also a girl. If there is a delicious dessert, she will not miss it. Not to mention that D’s tea is also good...

"I still think wine is better."

Seeing that the two of them looked like salted fish, Panan frowned, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then muttered.

"This thing is bitter, and I don't know where it tastes."

"Drinking is bad for your health."

While drinking tea and tasting biscuits, D spoke calmly.

"Taste delicious food, adjust your body and mind, and relax your spirit. It can also be used as bait."

"......Bait?"

"That's right, look, isn't this just a bait?"

"Why?"

Panan was stunned for a moment when she heard D's words. At the same time, she seemed to hear something.

"Ta-ta-da... Ta-ta-da..."

At first glance, it sounded like the sound of sand and gravel hitting glass and walls. Normally, Panan would not have cared about it at all. But after being reminded by D, for some reason, Panan suddenly felt that something was not right about the voice. She turned her head subconsciously and looked out the window. There was still darkness outside the window, with sand and gravel flying all over the sky, shrouding everything in darkness.

However, at this moment, suddenly, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of Panan, sticking to the glass, staring at her.

That's a twisted, weird, ugly face!