The villain knight doesn't want to be a hero

The surrounding tall industrial park buildings are in sharp contrast to the dilapidated and low-rise residential buildings.

After successfully leaving behind the white-haired girl who was a genius hacker, the two hurriedly hurried and finally entered the Night City before the sun set the next day.

Having said that, where to spend the night becomes a big question.

Westbrook is very nice, and it is also a wealthy area in Night City. It is very convenient for shopping and consumption...but the price is too damn expensive!

An additional point to mention here is that although the security in Night City is chaotic and gangs are rampant, due to the operation of multiple capitals, housing prices remain high, even much higher than in other areas.

In short, taking into account the principle of proximity, Lin Qiao and Lucy simply went to Santo Domingo, which is the closest to the main road, after passing the customs, and found a hotel... Not to mention Taiping Prefecture is closer, that place It's not here to live in at all.

The hotel is a bit shabby, and the white sheets inside are also slightly yellowed, but fortunately, the sanitary environment is pretty good, and there are no strange odors or cockroaches.

And because there are relatively few people, even if the sound insulation is poor, you don’t have to worry about hearing the sounds of the men and women next door discussing the origin of life in the middle of the night.

At least it's okay as a temporary place to stay.

For a white-haired girl who is still growing up and has been sleeping in the car for two days in a row, the soft pillow seems to have magic power.

After taking a hot bath, I fell asleep within a few minutes of lying on the bed.

And things have developed to this point quite normally.

But in the middle of the night, a few people with strong Eastern European accents and mosaic masks on their faces quietly walked to the door.

Scavengers, or simply called kidney cutters.

What he does is to rip off human prosthetics and organs, and then send them to the black market to buy them. A living person will be completely dismantled and stripped naked in less than half a day.

As for the remaining offal that cannot be identified, it is either sent wholesale to underground meat factories of certain gangs, or burned, or if not possible, thrown into the sea.

In a sense, scavengers are Night City's quality inspectors.

Those fools who come here to pursue their dreams will be eaten up immediately. As for the remaining people...

Leave it to the city.

Unfortunately, they messed with the wrong person today.

Before I could use the magnetic card I got from the boss, I came in to pick up the goods as usual.

In the blink of an eye, a tentacle pierced the door like a skewer of candied haws, and their heads were shot collectively.

The innkeeper, who hadn't realized that he had hit a brick wall today and was planning to use the dividends given by the scavenger to go to the big bird to have a good time, was also taken down on the spot.

The double-barreled shotgun hidden under the front desk as a precaution was dismantled by Lin Qiao with his bare hands before he could use it.

"Let me go! I was also forced by those bastards... ugh!"

Try to look as innocent as possible and try to show that you are also a victim.

It's a pity that Lin Qiao didn't give him this chance - he was finished with a little force of his feet.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

At the same time, the scavenger responsible for driving away outside the hotel also let out a scream.

Electric sparks burst out from the prosthetic body on his body, and then he fell to the side with bleeding from his mouth and nose.

Passers-by who were wandering around noticed the movement here and immediately left without looking back.

If someone did an autopsy on him, they would find that this guy's brain has reached maturity... But this was not done by Lin Qiao.

Electromagnetic short circuit

One of the common attack methods used by network hackers.

"...Huh...Is this the Night City you are talking about?"

After rubbing her still sleepy eyes, Lucy yawned and walked downstairs.

He still had the Lexington pistol in his hand.

When she first woke up, she was really shocked to see the corpses of several scavengers lying at the door.

"I encountered this kind of thing on my first day in the city...I kind of regret coming with you."

After looking at the body of the innkeeper, he couldn't help but complain.

Lin Qiao scratched her head. Is this child a little too mature?

"What about that? How about you go up and rest? I can do the rest myself."

There has been no news from the scavengers sent to kidnap the people, and I am afraid that the remaining people in their lair will soon become suspicious.

——Instead of waiting for them to come to your door, it is better to take the initiative and kill them.

"Come on, how can you still sleep after something like this happened? And what if you leave me and run away?"

Lucy rolled her eyes at him, and then gave him a blow with her small fist that was neither light nor heavy.

"...Do you really distrust me?"

"Don't be verbose, we are partners, and partners should always act together - you said it yourself."

"I don't remember the second part of the sentence."

Walk outside the hotel and throw the scavenger out of the driver's seat of the van.

There is no need to take care of the body. The city government's body collection team will handle it the next day.

"Anyway, welcome to Night City, Lucy."

Chapter 298 On the right track

The scavenger is very good.

Really delicious.

Among all the gangs with names in Night City, they are undoubtedly the ones with the lowest status and are completely at the bottom of the food chain.

After all, their situation is similar to that of Luandaohui.

The internal structure is quite loose, but because we are in the same city and we see each other without looking up, there is still some connection between each small group.

But basically anyone or a gang with some strength can give them a kick without having to worry about being troubled by these scumbags afterwards.

After all, the purpose of this gang of scum is entirely to make money, but there is no such thing as loyalty - provided they do it a little cleanly.

And this is not a problem at all for Lin Qiao, who has sufficient experience in destroying people's household registration records in the previous world.

Well, at this point, you should think that the next step is to teach the scavenger how to behave, right?

But not.

After all, there is really nothing to say.

Basically, Lucy hacked the surveillance inside, and Lin Qiao went in unparalleled.

However, in order not to arouse suspicion from other parties, he did not use smoke guns and smoke swords during the entire process.

Instead, he picked up a shotgun, turned on the acceleration mode, walked up to the scavengers, and pressed the trigger on their heads one by one.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

After a few gunshots, the world was completely clear.

The whole process is simple and unpretentious, and it takes less than a minute from the moment you walk in to the time the scavengers inside die.

Including the time spent searching for loot, it only takes a little more than 5 minutes.

Just thinking of the scenes she had seen inside, Lin Qiao couldn't help but gasped.

The ground was covered with bloodstains, and in a bathtub filled with ice water, there were several men and women who had been stripped naked and lifeless - they seemed to have drowned.

On the operating table next to her, there lay a half-dismembered woman, with various organs and prostheses sorted and packed into vacuum bags.

It's like a well-organized slaughterhouse.

The last time I saw a similar scene like this was in the Ghoul Restaurant in Tokyo Ghoul World.

"It's a good thing we let Lucy stay outside, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to sleep in the past two days."

Although I don’t know what the child has experienced in the past to make him accustomed to killing people.

But even a tough guy would probably feel nauseous after watching the scenes inside.

It was nice not to let her in for the sake of her physical and mental health and the quality of her sleep for the next few days.

Oh, by the way, plus those scavengers whose brains were blown all over the floor after being shot in the head...I think the NCPD who came to investigate the scene the next day would be lucky.

"But those kidney cutters are surprisingly rich."

He held several chip cards with money in his hand, which totaled 11 euros.

The scavengers had just dismantled two company dogs not long ago and sold each other's prosthetics for a good price.

It's no wonder that these guys can't be killed no matter how hard they are killed. In addition to market demand, the income from capital-free trading is also a very important reason.

After adding in the money I took from the Knife Club and the hotel owner, the total is almost 16.

In Night City, this is considered a huge sum of money... although in reality it's not that much.

Lin Qiao raised her head and looked at the big screen outside the window, which was playing an advertisement for Renfield Automobile Company, and the content happened to be The Sword in the Stone.

15 euros?

15 may not even be able to afford a car seat.

——It can only be said that the prices in the game are just for fun.

Despite this, having such a large amount of money on hand is enough for an ordinary family in Night City to maintain their living expenses for a long time.

"It's a pity that after today, I have to say goodbye."

Lin Qiao shook his head helplessly.

The wealth is enough for one person to wander around Westbrook for a long time. If it is used to do business, the consumption rate will be second only to those extravagant and lustful projects.

But there is no need to feel pity. In this city, there are many ways to make money, let alone with his ability.

Unknown sports cars passed by one after another outside the window, and the people inside were all well-dressed, but before that, Santo Domingo was filled with poor people.

There are countless people who live in a corner because they don’t have a house or can’t afford the rent.

It's obviously the same city, but it's surprisingly big, just like this outrageous society...

Forget it, this seems to have not changed much from ancient times to the present. Drought will kill you, and floods will die.

The difference is that the world is more concretely represented.

At this moment, there was a sound of tiptoeing footsteps behind him.

"Is it replaced?"

He turned his head and looked at Lucy, who looked a little unhappy because she was discovered - probably because she wanted to sneak up behind him and scare him.

The two are now in a clothing store in Westbrook.

It's not too high-end, but the stuff inside isn't cheap either, but it's worth the price.

Of course, the main purpose of coming here is to change Lucy's outfit... As for his outfit, there is no need for it. Anyway, there are many people who are pursuing retro these days.

"How's it going?" Lucy opened her arms and spun around in a circle.

A light black and white plaid hooded jacket, and cropped trousers with a certain pattern.

"Looks pretty good...that's it."

He looked up and down at Lucy, who had changed a lot. Compared to the night before when she was misunderstood as a homeless person, at least she looked like a city dweller now.

The sleeves are just a little too long...but considering that she is still growing, it would be better to buy a slightly larger style.

He walked over and put the hood on her back, just enough to cover the Arasaka prosthetic body on the back of her head that could not be completely covered due to her slightly short hair.

He nodded to the waiter next to him, and then followed him to pay.

The chip card containing money is swiped at the machine at the front desk, and a soft "beep" sound is made, indicating that the payment is completed.

In Night City, those who do not use electronic transfers, leaving aside the poor and those religious people who do not change because of their faith, at least one-third of the remaining people are not very clean...

But this is Night City.

So just mind your own business and make more money, right? It’s not like they won’t give you money.

The waiter at the front desk, who had long been accustomed to this, smiled politely and sent the two of them off.