"It's nice to see you again. I thought you were dead." Ethan Constantine's listless voice came from the headset: "I saw you in the vision of death, but you told me that you wanted me to die."
The drug withdrawal scared me awake."
This heavy drug addict, who specializes in drone operations, plunged into a pile of chemicals after his last mission and was completely unable to contact him.
Later, it was Wu Qianying who asked Alia to take action, and she found Ethan in a motel. At that time, he was already so high that he was unconscious.
In the end, Anthony had to use another drug that put a heavy burden on the kidneys to neutralize the addictive drugs in his blood, and finally brought Ethan back from the edge of life and death.
At this time, Ethan was lying on the hospital bed in the laboratory, using the latest model of brain control device to operate a swarm of drones.
Thanks to Aria's hacking skills, Ethan was able to connect the drone signal to the Night City communication network, which could cover most of the northern suburbs.
This saves Tang Ji and the rest of the team from taking the risk of raiding target buildings that look featureless.
"No matter what you are looking for, it's not in Area A. There's nothing in this building." Ethan's voice seemed to have a hypnotic effect, it was slow and long.
Martin Sanye breathed a sigh of relief. As a fireman, his strong body was both an advantage and a weakness. Compared to others, he ate more and slept longer.
The saint sat in a corner of the cabin, clasped a Bible on his face and closed his eyes to meditate. He did not sleep, but felt his God in the spiritual world.
Anthony sat in the driver's seat and skillfully checked the various systems of the rotorcraft. He had only flown this type of aircraft a few times and was already considered a veteran.
When he served in the federal army, most of his effective flight time was spent in the simulator. After retiring, Anthony served more as an assault medic in the trauma team.
Even so, his actual flight time exceeded his actual flight distance during his service in just one year.
This is the power of capital. Anthony looked at the various indices on the screen and smiled bitterly. The federal army would never purchase this type of aircraft because the cost was too high.
Last year's annual report showed that Military Technology Corporation is the world's largest purchaser of military aircraft. With 783 aircraft, they successfully surpassed the federal government to rank first, and nearly half of the aircraft were self-produced.
Everyone knows that military technology is swallowing up the federal military, but no one can stop them because they elected the new commander.
Other large groups are happy to see military technology at the forefront, bearing the greatest pressure, and they follow behind to devour the remaining parts of the Federation.
Night City is a testing ground, and everyone wants to know what kind of fruits capital will produce if there is no regulation.
The terrorist attack from Losas was not an obstacle. In fact, the rapid post-war reconstruction made the flower of Night City even more beautiful.
In three minutes, Ethan had already flown his drone swarm past Area B and Area C. The three locations analyzed by Dr. Wu Qianying on the map were all empty.
No matter where the body came from, the place had been evacuated. Alia tried to find the identity of the body on the Internet, but found nothing.
The existence that she had noticed had erased all the information about the body, leaving only nothingness.
"The next target is... Lily Nursing Home. They actually installed a radar system? What kind of nursing home needs a radar system?" Ethan occupied the communication channel and chattered. This was his way of staying awake.
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Based on the fact that he almost died of high spirits last time, Tang Ji and Anthony started forced withdrawal treatment for Ethan.
According to Anthony's plan, Ethan's dependence on drugs will be gradually reduced within the next three to six months, and Ethan's own opinion is no longer important.
"Head, I remember you said before that there are superhuman mercenaries here? I didn't see any trace of them, but there are indeed many people here who need to call ambulances." Ethan forwarded the picture of the drone sent to the team to share.
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In the picture, the entire Lily Sanatorium is in a mess. Outside the sanatorium, an armed team of more than 20 people is approaching the wall of the sanatorium in a skirmish line.
Inside the sanatorium, there was also a fierce exchange of fire between armed men. The employees and patients of the sanatorium fled in all directions. Bodies and wounded were everywhere. It was obvious that neither side of the war cared about accidental injuries.
"Head, where did you find the hacker? It's so powerful. I have now obtained the communication keys of both parties. The live broadcast begins!" Ethan's half-dead voice finally started to rise and fall, and with his words, a new audio track
was cut in.
"This is Team Alpha. They are exchanging fire with the enemy. We haven't found the target yet."
"Alpha team continues to move forward. Beta team has begun to surround the sanatorium. The intelligence we received shows that a superhuman force is stationed here. Please pay attention to all killed targets and ensure that the targets are dead."
"Alpha Team received it. No superhumans have been found so far."
...
"Charlie! We're under attack! Their people are everywhere! We can't hold out for long! Where is the Hydra team?"
"Don't count on Hydra! They evacuated with those bodies an hour ago! Damn it! We were sold!"
"Asshole! I'm going to tell my people to surrender..."
Following an explosion, a voice was immediately missing from the communication channel, and the α team used missiles to blow up the bell tower of the sanatorium.
Soon, the defenders of the sanatorium lost their unified command and were quickly cut into independent individuals by the attackers, who surrendered in twos and threes.
But the next words on the communication channel decided the fate of these surrenderers.
"Erase all those with knowledge and leave no one alive."
"Alpha Team received."
"Team Beta received."
The next second the picture displayed on the screen became disharmonious, as these militants began to mercilessly slaughter the prisoners, as well as all medical staff and patients.
Anthony clenched the joystick in his hand, but he knew that it would not help. Even if they really took off, they would not be able to arrive in time, let alone the two teams of twenty people.
"Whoever sows iniquity will reap disaster!" The saint put the Bible away solemnly and clenched his fists: "Head, we..."
"Alpha Team, Beta Team, we have discovered a third-party drone in the sky. We have marked the location of the drone and authorized its shooting down."
"Head, they are tracking my signal location, very fast! I have to break away from the authority now!" Ethan groaned, and seemed to hit his head with his hand again: "It's a pity, this drone is worth 15
Ten thousand federal coins..."
Tang Ji and the others quickly lost the drone footage. The last image on the screen was a missile launched by members of the Beta Team below.
"Who are they?" Martin asked with some confusion. As a mercenary, he was not surprised at all by the opponent's killing style. On the contrary, the moral bottom line of his current team was higher than the average.
This is also one of the main reasons why he is willing to stay in the team. Everyone doesn't like to be surrounded by a group of "good people". At least you don't have to worry about being killed by them on the battlefield one day.
Tang Ji was also wondering about this question. Where did this sudden appearance of armed forces come from? Is it related to the person who secretly guided the Cones brothers to escape?
He could be considered a local gangster in Night City, but he had no clue where such a group of well-trained and well-equipped militants, numbering up to forty people, came from.
But no matter what, Tang Ji is now sure that the forces belonging to the naturalized people have temporarily evacuated Night City. The armed force called Hydra got the news in advance and left the Lily Sanatorium with the body.
Aria then provided Tangji with the Hydra evacuation route. She hacked into Night City's road surveillance system and retrieved surveillance videos of all roads near Lily Sanatorium in the past two hours.
The Hydra team's evacuation convoy consisted of fifteen vehicles in total, four of which were fully enclosed heavy-duty trucks. Judging from their models, they could pull away two hundred tons of supplies at a time.
The convoy finally disappeared at the northern section of the Night City Expressway. It is said that the Federation had a plan to lay out a surveillance network covering the entire territory, but it was ultimately interrupted due to the corporate war.
Even so, Aaliya's ability opened Tang Ji's eyes. He had never thought that he could get this level of information support before.
In comparison, the four-eyed guys in the Law Enforcement Bureau are simply a model of doing nothing for money. Every time they want to check the ID of a street kid, they have to wait ten minutes to get the result.
"I also found out that the Night City Law Enforcement Bureau received a notification from the Green Wave Lake headquarters tonight, and they were asked to ignore all alarm calls around Lily Sanatorium." Aaliyah's voice appeared in Tang Ji's headset.
"I followed this line and found a director of Green Wave Lake. After analyzing his emails and phone records in recent days, I finally determined that this order pointed to a certain department of the Military Technology Group. If I continue to investigate, the workload will be too much.
If it's too old, it may take three to five days to confirm, so it's time-sensitive." Aaliya asked with a hint of pride in her tone: "Can these help you?"
"You have been of great help." Tang Ji pressed his temple. In fact, he was already overwhelmed by these complicated relationships.
On one side is a battlefield where bullets and blood are flying, and on the other side are various forces mixed together with almost no clues.
So, those two teams belong to the legendary Enterprise Investigation Office? This is the only answer Tang Ji can think of.
This is good news. If the Ark Organization can be regarded as some kind of non-governmental organization, the Corporate Investigation Office must be much more professional than them.
Tang Ji knew how many shady things those big companies hid behind their backs. Many of the equipment that was just revealed now had actually been used by people during the Second Corporate War.
Even the Lazarus Group has provided them with many drugs with terrifying effects, but these drugs either have severe side effects or can cause permanent trauma.
At least when the players come back, they will meet some decent opponents, and the mainstream forces in this world will start to pay attention to them...
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"Mr. Karcalf, our stronghold in Night City has been destroyed, but fortunately with your information support, we have evacuated the most important assets in advance."
In a giant city on the west coast of the Federation, a man wearing a white suit sitting at his desk looked at the humble smiling face on the screen and frowned dissatisfied: "I remember that Tang Ji who was specially marked is Ye Ye.
Residents of the city?"
"Yes, but before the investigation office attacked us, the Hydra team had a firefight with Tangji." The man on the screen wiped his sweat and looked extremely nervous: "We lost four members of the Hydra team.
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"I understand. There is no need to report these losses to me. My time is precious. The Enterprise Investigation Office has good capabilities. The length of our communication should be strictly controlled." The man in the suit looked at his watch and asked impatiently: "
Tell me your purpose."
"I understand, sir, but before I get in touch with you, many of our industries and personnel have been attacked from all sides. I judge that someone is digging deep into our information. I need you to use your authority to activate...
"The man on the screen considered the words. He didn't know how to describe it, so he could only skip it: "Help us gain an advantage in information warfare."
"I remember that the last instruction of the Adventer before he left was for all the naturalized people to keep a low profile, hide themselves, and wait for the Adventer to return." There was a smile on the corner of the man's mouth in the suit: "But according to my observation, after they left, you
Instead, he became more active?"
"We sincerely hope that we can complete the plan as soon as possible before the return of the Advent." The man on the screen replied in fear: "Everything is for the Advent. This is our purpose all along!"
"You will get what you want, but there will be no next time. Before the Adventer returns, I don't want this to happen again." The man in the suit waved his hand contemptuously and turned off the screen.
Then he let out a deep breath, and slumped on the chair as if he was crushed.
In his world, he was just an honest man with a terminal illness and a poor family. The company gave him the job. Compared with other players called adventers and pioneers, he felt that he was different from the other players.
The indigenous people of this world are almost no different.
When others leave this world and wait for the next arrival, he is the one left behind. He is the player's pair of eyes left in this world, and he should only be responsible for observation.
Apparently something unexpected happened right now, and the player known as Karkarf also heard some news about the native Tangji.
Karkarf was very afraid of the native. He had never heard of a player being killed by the native before. This unexpected situation almost scared him out of his mind.
During these days, he had to pretend to be aloof in front of the naturalized natives to hide his true colors.
He looked at the countdown with more than seventy days left, and his face turned pale as he thought about what he would do if Tang Ji really came to his door.
He really doesn't want to die, let alone live a good life in this world. If possible, Karkarf hopes that he can die in this world, instead of breathing the paid air in his own world and trying his best to calculate that he can still survive.
How long to live.
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._