How To Live as a Cyberpunk Solver

116. counterattack

The pseudonym ‘Jack’ was beating up gangsters who appeared to be Aktion on the street behind the 29-7th Street building. It’s not an expression used as an idiom, but I caught it by really ‘beating’ it.

The fist flashed left and right, so the implant attached to the face bounced into the air, and the body floated and pushed the chest out with a back kick, and without exaggeration, it flew about 5 meters and crashed into the outer wall of the building. Implant output was amazing.

But it wasn’t just the body that was good. The gang, equipped with implants similar to ‘Skinhead”s charge arm, punched with tremendous power. It was powerful enough to match with a rocket (?) rather than a punch. There is even an illusion that a sonic boom is happening. But it went off without a hitch. ‘Jack’ sat down like a frog and avoided the rocket fist.

“It’s obvious.”

From that position, he landed on the ground and performed a side kick with both legs. If you knew a little about the old martial arts, you would have shouted ‘Chapa!’ Still, the power was real. Rocket Fist Gang’s back bent nearly 90 degrees and he sat down. Seeing lumps pouring out of her mouth and nose, she will need new implants for the internal organs. I don’t know if there is any credit for that.

“Can you beat that?”

“…I’m elite. Punching is barbaric.”

Leonard showed a rare humility. But the world was barbaric. Jack’s gaze slowly turned to Leonard.

“what? how?”

I came to kill Jack, but not yet. The distance was also maintained at least one block. It was surprising to have passed through the main road and pinpointed Leonard through the cracks in the alley.

“Is it a listening device?”

He must have overheard the conversation between Leonard and Max. Since it wasn’t just the two of them around here, he must have heard everything, but he had a strange knack for picking up on hostile conversations.

“As expected, it’s a skill that companies can hire.”

Although he pretended to be calm on the outside, he was a bit impatient on the inside. Urgent communications were sent to Noah, Logan, and Bennington.

-Is it still far? Reply quickly!

-why? do you shit?

– It looks like it’s stuck!

-…The best person in Junk Town…

There was no time for a long explanation. When Leonard cursed, the reply came back even faster.

– This one is ready.

-I only need one minute. Start first.

It was Jack, not Leonard, who decided whether to start or not. And Jack had a hot temper. Following his gaze, he turned around and kicked the ground.

In terms of speed, it wasn’t as fast as Noah Lucas or Elia. However, more than two people were anomalous. It was to the point of getting motion sickness from running left and right without slowing down which manufacturer the implant was. Max reflexively drew his gun, but couldn’t even fire because he couldn’t find the target. Leonard was similar. There is no interfering device, but the radio wave location was lost and the connection was lost. As a result, fists flew before bullets and hacking.

“damn!”

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Jack stepped on an old junk car and kicked the outside wall of the alley, extending a big fist. Leonard couldn’t lean his upper body back, so he lay down and narrowly avoided it. Frankly, it was a fluke. If you tell them properly and ask them to try again, they will refuse in an ungodly way.

“It’s quite right.”

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Jack couldn’t overcome the acceleration and slid forward. Leonard rolled on the floor in the gap and got up. He would be in good shape if he jumped up with the recoil on his back, but he was defenseless against gunfire. Rolling is a smart response, but that wasn’t the case today.

“Avoid this too!”

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Jack didn’t use a gun or knife. Chasing after Leonard, he swung his fist again. Left and right once, up and down twice, long once, short three times, I was distracted. Leonard raised his guard, blocking once and dodging once, but it wasn’t perfect. My chin turned to the right and my mind went blank.

‘As expected, it’s barbaric…’

Humans are negative when they are at a disadvantage. Leonard tossed his body after his already turned head and pulled out a revolver from his shoulder holster. However, there was no target in the direction of the muzzle. Jack was right next to him and put the arm with the gun in his armpit.

“Is the basic skill boxing? It was clumsy, but fun.”

The joints are excellent! It made a sound. It seems that he knows how to use joint prayers, which is not suitable for this era. Well, martial arts itself is a maniac field, so it wasn’t new. More than that, I was angry that it was an arm that I had recently replaced.

“My basic skill is hacking.”

“What?”

Leonard’s eyes turned into hexagons. If I had continued outboxing, it would have been embarrassing, but stopping to break my arm was a failure. Jack’s lens flared up red and popped! It broke with a sound.

“Kwaaah!”

Leonard put a knee in the side of the staggering Jack and put him away.

45 caliber, but his fingers did not move as if something was wrong with the drive system. As he moved the revolver to his right hand, Jack opened his arms and attacked him. Even though he couldn’t see ahead, his fighting spirit was amazing. Or very clever.

Leonard was pushed back by Jack and fell backwards. I tried to attach the gun to my head somehow, but it was not easy. After getting hit three or four times by the random fists, he got feverish and tried to connect to the brain chip again. If possible, I tried to dig up information by salvaging the communication line connected to the gang, but I gave up.

Even if Leonard didn’t quit, it was something he couldn’t do anyway. Unable to cope with Leonard’s struggle, Max put the muzzle of his shotgun to the back of Jack’s head and pulled the trigger.

bang-!

Even a master who has mastered kickboxing, karate, judo, muay thai, etc., was no slouch in front of a 1,080 km/h bullet. Debris, a mixture of organic and inorganic matter, became new graffiti in the back alleys, and implants with lost heads slowly crumbled. It was rather shabby at the end of the solver who broke his name in the federal capital.

“You don’t have to thank me.”

said Max, putting a new bullet into the double barrel. I didn’t thank you because I really didn’t appreciate it. I removed Jack’s discarded body and raised his upper body. The blood mixed with brain fragments and oil spattered on his face was not pleasant.

“I lost my name.”

‘Jack’ was a temporary name for the operation, so I did not know his real name. So I couldn’t even properly express my condolences.

– This one is over. Let me know if you need help anywhere.

Neither Logan Mays nor Noah Lucas answered. Max put on his headphones and gave me a worried look.

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Judging by Jack’s skills, the other party members will not be able to touch it. I was worried that an ally might have been hurt. Noah’s voice was heard just before Max started uttering an ominous line.

– I’ve taken care of this one too. It’s so damn fast. Did you come down to 28th Street?

It was also Noah Lucas. This kind of ambush and assassination mission was Noah’s main specialty, so it was only natural that he would succeed. All that was left was Logan and Bennington’s team.

-You’ve done this too.

A communication code came to mind with Bennington’s name. Leonard and Max let out a small sigh. But it was too early to be relieved.

-I have a small problem.

-why? Where could it be broken?

-It’s similar. Mr. Logan was beaten.

It was a difficult law that the war was one-sided. Eventually, power loss came.

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Leonard and Max returned to the base camp provided by the client.

It took a little while to keep the tail from sticking, but it was still the fastest among the three teams. This is because instead of going round and round the streets, the street cameras were turned into hacks.

“Is Logan all right?”

Max asked for the seventh time. It was seven times in a not-so-long time, and honestly, I was annoyed. It was never covered in blood.

“You didn’t die. I contacted the twins, so they will fix it on their own.”

“Looking at what happened to a veteran like Mr. Logan, it’s not normal over there either.”

Max muttered and glanced at Leonard’s left arm. It wasn’t completely ruined like last time, but it didn’t look very good either. I was worried that I had received a request that was too dangerous.

“It’s a four-on-four.”

“Yes?”

“It’s still worth doing.”

“Ah… isn’t it?

Max was also included in the power. It felt good to be acknowledged at any time. ‘Hee hee hee!’ I laughed and forgot my worries. Then Noah Lucas arrived.

“A person died, but you laugh? I didn’t see it like that, but the little walker is too much?”

“oh! Mr. Noah! welcome!”

If it was Leonard, he would have been rudely arguing that he wasn’t dead, but since he was Noah, he just let it go. Leonard pondered whether he should keep it, but decided to put up with it because it was free.

“Doesn’t that look good too?”

“Hey, don’t talk. It was a crazy bitch.”

It was a nosy and harsh tone. It was worth it to hear more of the story. The opponent was a woman who put all sorts of injectors into her implant body. Flamethrower and poison gas were basic, and rocket engines flew up to the sky.

“Jetpack!”

It was the romance of a teenage boy, Max’s eyes twinkled. However, there was a reason that romance was romance.

“You really are a madman. If you’re not lucky, you’ll be grilled whole.”

Gassing his body and setting him on fire, hoping to be safe, it was a mental illness. Especially if it was a job that eats bullet rice.

“Still, they didn’t explode as if they were using a good body. I had a hard time chasing after you.”

Noah’s clothes and hair were full of soot. Leonard, who was covered in blood and had several fingers, had no words to say, but he could feel the grievance.

“You set the wrong target. It would have been easier if it had been the other way around.”

Enemies who use their bodies are no match for Noah, and enemies who rely on machinery are no match for Leonard, so if the targets were reversed, neither of them would have suffered. This is why information is so important in operations.

“I don’t know what the gunslinger is like.”

Bennington Holly did not return for a while. It seemed to take time to hand over the injured Logan Mace to his twin subordinates. Max tapped him under the ear and urged him to call.

“I’ll figure it out.”

“But it is my first time working in the city. What if I get lost?”

I don’t think it’s possible because there is a good navigation, but I’m starting to feel uncomfortable. So did the experienced Noah Lucas.

“Come to think of it, our city is the first bandit hunter, right?”

“Ah, because I don’t have citizenship, I can’t pass through the checkpoint. Because it was like that last time.”

“Then what about this time?”

“The broker called, so he must have used his hand.”

“Then did the broker tell you where the Twins are?”

I don’t think so. The gazes of Leonard, Max, and Noah intertwined. The uneasy feeling gradually materialized.

“Couldn’t Mr. Bennington…”

It was the fact that Logan Mace was not an easy fixer, that it had been a while since he had contacted them, and that he hadn’t arrived yet, and that pieces of metal shimmered through the stained windows. The last of them was intense.

“Mom! It’s a drone!”

Pong-Pong-Pushung-!

Dozens of drones covering the window fired grenades at once. Glass shattered, and iron balls the size of fists rolled across the floor. No time to hack. Leonard threw himself behind the pillar, hugging Max. The corporate counterattack began with strong flames.