Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 777 - 251: Cubans, Activate!

Lin Miao drove into Dog Town early; although he had never been to Gem Cyan, it didn't prevent him from finding his way.

Gem Cyan Hotel is located in the center of Dog Town, diagonally opposite the Heavy Heart Bar, and is also the tallest building in Dog Town. It's impossible to miss.

The Netherworld Dog built partition walls using wire mesh, canvas, and iron plates to separate the entire hotel from the outside world. In the initial design plans for Taiping Continent, this hotel was supposed to stand in the center of numerous luxury buildings, like a moon surrounded by stars, with neon lights dazzling inside and outside, complemented by 24/7 dry ice and CGI-produced mist waterfalls, creating a heavenly and lavish atmosphere.

However, due to well-known reasons, this hotel has turned into an unfinished project like many other structures in Taiping Continent.

Except for the luxurious top floor and the Gemstone Cyan-colored shell decoration, the interior is just plain concrete walls and scaffolding left from the initial construction, perfectly embodying the phrase 'gold and jade on the outside, ruin on the inside.'

Even though the military camps downstairs are densely packed, with cannons and missiles exuding formidable might, it still cannot save this towering building from its precarious state.

Before he could park and get out, Lin Miao saw Hansen's top henchmen, Bennett and Gago, guarding the entrance of the military camp, clearly waiting for him, the 'distinguished guest.' It seemed that Gago was busy instructing his subordinates and hadn't noticed that a car had already stopped by the roadside.

Besides them, a large number of elite Netherworld Dogs were deployed around, soldiers armed to the teeth, with high-grade combat prosthetics installed on them—a clear indication of Hansen's core team. Just the Minotaur biped mechs alone numbered no less than ten, and aside from the standard firearms, Lin Miao also noticed some plasma generators mounted on armored vehicles.

Although their technology level definitely doesn't match the one Lin Miao holds, the firepower is not necessarily much weaker.

Among these people, notably Bennett, tall and robust, carbon fiber prosthetic arms folded across his chest, eyes fixed on Lin Miao as if he would pounce and tear him to pieces in the next moment.

"Halt, this is Gem Cyan, outsiders are prohibited from passing. Leave immediately."

Bennett certainly knew what Lin Miao looked like, but he still barred the way in front of him.

After all, even if the opponent is just a Cleaner, Lin Miao's actions of striking hard against the drug business in Taiping Continent must have caused the Netherworld Dogs considerable losses lately, so there's no way they'll show him a good face.

Only then did Gago, as if suddenly hearing Bennett's words, see it was Lin Miao and immediately stepped forward to stand in front of the black-faced Bennett, wearing an apologetic smile.

"Mr. Lin, sorry, I was just having my men check the entrance certification, but didn't see your pass record, so Bennett thought you hadn't arrived yet."

With a complaining tone, he said to Lin Miao.

"Recently, I don't know what's going on; the system at the entrance keeps malfunctioning. Earlier, it let in over eight hundred people into Dog Town in one go, causing quite a mess."

Behind him, Bennett chimed in.

"Yeah, no idea which bastard did it, but if I catch them, I'll tear them limb from limb."

"Alright, Bennett, don't say those unpleasant things in front of the Colonel's guest."

The two of them were indirectly criticizing Lin Miao, who stood right before them. If it were anyone else, ten lives wouldn't be enough for them.

But Lin Miao's nerve was honed to the point that, if not quite like a fortress wall turned upside down, it was nearly impervious to anything.

He shook his head and sighed.

"I didn't expect anyone would dare pull such a stunt right under the Colonel's nose. Truly reckless."

"Hey, my hackers have some skills; why don't I find an opportunity for her to check it out? I'm sure reorganizing the system would fix it."

Gago and Bennett were sweating bullets inside.

The hell with that.

Letting in eight hundred people wasn't enough, and now you want to interfere with the system hands-on, turning Dog Town into your personal playground?

"No need to trouble Mr. Lin's people; the Colonel has already contacted several hackers who will resolve this issue."

"That's really unfortunate."

"Tsk... who do you think you are...."

Ignoring Bennett's foul mouth, Lin Miao focused more on the Netherworld Dog Team standing around.

Back in the Midnight Action days, the soldiers who charged in with Hansen suffered tremendous casualties. Due to various pressures, only Bennett and the few others remained at Hansen's side, with the rest recruited and trained locally in Night City.

As his greatest reliance, Hansen was generous in spending money. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Those firearms and prosthetics alone for one person could cost tens of thousands; with fewer people, it's easier to manage, preventing problems like payroll issues or exploiting soldier resources—thus, serving as a Netherworld Dog in Dog Town actually is a pretty good job.

Although they might have the equipment and training, Lin Miao was unimpressed by this so-called famed unit in Dog Town.

Their mental state and demeanor were just too poor; many had droopy eyes, looking like they could fall asleep at any moment, completely unbothered by Lin Miao's arrival. Their posture was sloppy, relying solely on their guns and prosthetics for intimidation, lacking the spirit and vigor that belongs to soldiers.

Rather than an army, they are not much different from a gang.

Military engaged in business smuggling + rampant drug use + no military discipline would rot even the best army into rubbish, and these people are worse by tenfold compared to the display of military prowess Lin Miao saw days ago.