Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Chapter 2 First Meeting
A certain road in Night City.

"It must be that the automatic driving system in the car is too good." Lucy said calmly while sitting in the passenger seat.

"Whatever." David hoped that his sweetheart would praise him, but he choked on these words.

"They're coming." The scene behind them flashed in the lower left corner of the car's windshield - a blue-haired Mohawk and a black-haired Mohawk were chasing them on motorcycles.

"Tiger Claw Gang?!"

"Oh, hired by Maxim." Lucy frowned slightly as she processed the data in her hand.

"Move so fast?!" David's heart almost jumped out of his throat, and sweat couldn't stop flowing down his cheeks, and then seeped into the clothes underneath.

“Don’t underestimate the corporate dogs, they have the power and take the highway.”
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Night City border checkpoint.

"Please move your vehicle to the inspection area." The barrier gate in front of Tommy slowly lowered.

[Do you still remember the plan? ] Ellie asked.

【no problem. 】

Tommy twisted the handlebars of his motorcycle slightly, then slowly glided to the inspection area.

“Please stay in the vehicle, security checks will begin soon,” the border guard said nonchalantly.

Two security turrets rose up and spread out from the left and right in a cross-fire posture. The red light from the red dot sight on the security turret seemed to engulf the target in the next second.

The scanners on Tommy's left and right sides were activated, and the yellow light slowly swept downwards.

After a while, the two security turrets descended and retracted, and the scanning on both sides stopped.

"The owners of the vehicles in the inspection area need to be questioned further." The guard waved to Tommy.

Tommy got out of the car and entered the border building.

"If you are carrying a weapon, please put it here." The border guard behind the service desk on the right said, putting his hands on the table.

"Okay, no problem." Tommy took off the M6D pistol attached to his back and placed it gently on the table.

The guard took the gun and looked at it doubtfully. Even though he had seen many guns, this was the first time he saw something so strange.

"What kind of pistol is this?"

Tommy reached to the back of his head and pulled out the chip containing Ellie.

"The M6D Magnum pistol. Look at the rifling in that gun. It's very different from today's mainstream firearms."

"Oh? Let me take a look." The guard raised the muzzle of his gun and looked inside carefully.

Tommy's hand holding the chip secretly moved to the card reader aside.

[Done, I successfully connected to their system. 】ICE at the border building was completely unable to stop Ellie.

"Good gun." The guard smacked his lips and put away the pistol. "Go to room two for questioning."

Tommy stepped into the room.

In the small space, only the area illuminated by the light on the middle table was bright, and the border guard responsible for questioning sat across from the table.

"Please sit down."

Tommy pulled up his chair and sat down.

"Documents." The guard held out his hand for the shipping documents.

"There is no document." Where did Tommy get the document? If it weren't for obtaining information, Ellie would have been able to pass the test smoothly.

"No papers? What's in that big black box in your car."

"This is it." Tommy rubbed his thumb and index finger.

[Wait a minute. Okay, I made a fake collection bill for him. 】

The guard on the other side was startled, then grinned slightly and said, "You're quite sensible. You can leave now."

Tommy left the room and went back to get his gun.

"I feel a little reluctant to let go of this guy. You have to take care of him. Welcome to Night City."

"Thanks." When he turned around, Tommy quietly reached out and wiped the card reader.

[I'm back. Let's leave before the guard reacts. 】

Back to the motorcycle.

"Tommy, right? You can pass. By the way, your full-body prosthetic body is so cool." The gun-wielding guard gave Tommy a thumbs-up gesture.

Tommy nodded, turned the accelerator to the bottom, and the engine suddenly roared, and the man and the car sped away.

The wind carrying sand hit Tommy's helmet, making a "crackling" sound.

[What did you find? ] Tommy asked.

[A very strange place, the local time is stuck in 2076, and there is no data about UEG and UNSC. 】

[Looks like we have to look again. 】

After a while.

[Tommy, you idiot, the throttle is too tight. ] Ellie complained.

Tommy couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed as he pushed the motorcycle with black smoke coming from the engine.

It wasn't long before Tommy arrived at a building that appeared to be a warehouse.There are many containers and oil drums piled in the open space opposite the warehouse.

The beep beep of the car horn called Tommy's attention as he walked and looked at the warehouse.

There was a man and a woman sitting in the black car, and they were looking at Tommy warily.Tommy's MK-V "Thor Hammer" exoskeleton system is really eye-catching. 【who are they?I always think they are a little different. 】

[David and Lucy on the scan. 】

Tommy held the motorcycle and walked forward a few steps quickly, making room for the black car.

The black car drove forward slowly and stopped next to the warehouse.

"Plop, tap" David and Lucy got out of the car one after another.After the two of them said something to each other, David glanced at Tommy, then approached the warehouse and looked inside, while Lucy stared at Tommy.

"Buzz." Another mohawk drove toward Tommy on a motorcycle.

"Get out of here, get out of here!" The mohawk waved his arms and yelled for Tommy to get out of the way.

Tommy turned aside and let the mohawk pass in front of him.

"Bang!" The motorcycle hit the oil drum behind the man, and then hit David again.

"Bang!" The motorcycle hit the warehouse door hard, and David rolled around, narrowly avoiding it.

The mohawk rolled off the motorcycle and stepped on David's coat.

"It's no fun to run away, let's have some fun!" Mohawk said with a sinister smile while drawing the knife.

David lay at the feet of the mohawk, his pupils trembling slightly with fear.

Lucy, who was in the distance, saw that the situation was not going well and rushed over, waving her hand to throw out the single molecular line.The monomolecular thread was tightly wrapped around the scabbard, and the mohawk and Lucy fell into a brief stalemate.

【Want to help? 】

[It’s up to you, you bad guy. 】

[I just plain hate mohawks. 】

[That boy also has a mohawk. 】

【Humph. 】

Mohawk raised his right arm holding the knife, preparing to stab Lucy.

Tommy drew out the Magnum pistol at lightning speed and was about to pull the trigger when he suddenly discovered that David's speed had suddenly become faster, and even his modified dynamic vision could not keep up.

【oh?interesting. ] Tommy didn't shoot for the time being.

David gets up and lunges at the mohawk's chest and gives him an elbow.

"Ugh!" Mohawk was out of breath all of a sudden.

Then the two rolled forward several times together.Mohawk, who was experienced in actual combat, took advantage of the situation and kicked David away with his legs, and then raised his knife to chop him.

"Drink!" Was Lucy just watching from the side?Immediately throw out the monomolecular wire, wrap it around his arm and the blade, and then pull it sharply.

"Ahhhhh!!!" Mohawk screamed in agony. The knife and arm were actually severed by a single molecular wire, and blood spurted out from the broken arm.

At this moment, Mohawk showed amazing bloodiness. A knife popped out from the other prosthetic arm and slashed towards David.

Before Lucy could withdraw her power, it was already too late to draw her gun.

"Bang!" The mohawk's head exploded in response, and yellow and white substances were scattered all over David. The 12.7x40mm M225 semi-armor-piercing high-explosive pistol bullet was not something that organic matter could withstand.

"Ugh." Lucy couldn't help but make a sound of disgust as she looked at this disgusting sight.

"Squeak~" There was another heartbreaking sound of brakes, and a dark pink car "belatedly arrived."

David lay on the ground and was frightened for a while. He almost died.

Lucy looked back at Tommy. Tommy's hand was holding the gun but before he put it down, wisps of white smoke floated from the muzzle.

"Tch." The swarthy man in the car had already gotten out of the car. Looking at the headless corpse, he felt a little sorry for not being able to show off, and then walked towards Tommy.

"Hello, I'm Mann, who are you?"

"Tommy." Tommy held out his hand to Mann.

The two stood closer and saw that Tommy was slightly taller than Mann.Unlike Mann's stout figure, Tommy's figure is as strong and streamlined as a cheetah's.

Mann shook hands with Tommy, and then dragged David over, "David! A man will say thank you!"

"Thank you."

"By the way, do you know about UEG (United Earth Government) and UNSC (United Nations Space Command)?" The few lunatics we met when we first landed didn't know. These people seemed to be more serious, so they should know, right?
"Huh?" Mann thought for a moment, shook his head in confusion, and looked at David, who also looked at each other.

Lucy, who was leaning against the wall behind Mann and holding a cigarette, was obviously stunned when she heard the words "UEG" and "UNSC", and then her face turned pale.David, who was still lying on the ground, obviously noticed.

"Oh, all right."

Mann was now looking at Tommy's exoskeleton system, "Have you made your whole body prosthetic?"

"No, it's just a suit of armor." Tommy didn't know how to explain the exoskeleton to these people.

"It's so old-school, wearing armor."

Tommy looked at the childish David, then at the cold Lucy, and made his own judgment.

"I'm new to Night City and I'm not very familiar with it. I wonder if we can work together?"

Mann saw Tommy's amazing shot and felt that if he joined the team, he would definitely have terrifying combat power.

"Okay, Tommy, we're going to the Turbo Bar tonight to celebrate. You can come with us."

　Some readers don’t understand the meaning of this time. Please give me a small patch.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)