Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 793 - 2

However, it's already certain that the two companies are colluding together, and Horizon Corporation's reckless behavior in offending the Cuba Drug Trafficking Group is particularly unwise.

It turned out they might have falsely accused Karelinna; the other side didn't expect Karelinna to survive.

At this point, Anqiluo had a fleeting thought of silencing her, but he quickly dismissed it.

There wasn't a need for that since interrogation and tracking down moles were his responsibilities, and he hadn't been negligent.

Usually, those who confess easily are agents with poor mental resilience, and those who don't are well-trained agents. But now that the truth has been found out, there's no need to continue.

Moreover, Karelinna's record is fairly clean, and the memory bank didn't uncover anything suspicious. They still need her for the Night City's affairs, abruptly killing her wouldn't tie up loose ends well.

Thus, he stood up, and regardless of whether Karelinna heard him or not, he said,

"Comrade, I'm sorry for your ordeal; the truth has now been revealed, and your loyalty is beyond doubt. Get some rest, Soviet Petrochemical awaits your service."

Then he instructed the soldier beside him,

"Arrange for her to be treated at the sanatorium, don't let her die. We still need to investigate Boris's cause of death afterward."

Karelinna: "..."

At this moment, she understood clearly and saw her own position plainly.

Just a pawn, neither life nor death, not even the freedom to speak.

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Lin Miao is always straightforward when it comes to getting things done; before the task is even complete, part of the payment is already wired.

V feels that accepting Lin Miao's jobs isn't easy; this guy gets into too much trouble. Who knows what unspeakable things are hidden beneath the Taiping Continent? There's a risk of igniting a string of fireworks that could blow up Dog Town and the Taiping Continent to the sky.

However, Lin Miao generously disclosed the information to the two of them.

During construction, the players accidentally discovered a military technology laboratory underground in Taiping Continent; its purpose is unknown, but people who found Netherworld Dog are digging for something inside.

Since the two companies are collaborating, Lin Miao finds it inconvenient to send his own people down to investigate. If discovered, it would be troublesome, so he intends to commission V and Jack for the task.

They don't even need to upload Demonic Puppet or kill anyone; just taking some photos would suffice.

It sounds simple, but V smelled danger in it. Yet she still agreed, even more readily than Jack.

Becoming legendary—this is rooted deep in the soul of every Night City resident, whether they admit it or not.

Night City people aren't afraid of big issues; they're afraid things aren't big enough.

V pointed at the irregularly shaped, deep tunnel on the ground that echoed ominously in the cold wind, like the entrance to Hell, and asked,

"Is this the hole you blasted through?"

"Yeah, that's right." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Big Ass patted his chest,

"I blasted away for more than two weeks, excavating while blasting. Broke several electric drills in the last few meters before finally breaking through. The concrete's strength is insanely high; no idea what batch of lunacy that American went through to create such a foundation."

He sounded rather proud.

V asked again, "Have you looked down there?"

"No, can't go down. Going down shows it's beyond the map's boundary. I almost got disconnected (oxygen levels were low right when it broke through below, and I nearly passed out down there)."

Could you wait for V otherwise?

Players would have gone down and dismantled that Little Beidou Laboratory ages ago. Lin Miao is worried they might cause a mess, hence inviting the more professional V down for a look, otherwise he'd have gone himself.

V furrowed her brow slightly. There should be ventilation below with the wind sounds; why is there an oxygen deficit?

And how could the laboratory possibly have only this one entrance?

"BOSS has prepared everything for you guys."

At this moment, Red Barrel placed a large box on the ground, opened it, and revealed two electromagnetic pistols drawn by Lin Miao, four sonic grenades, and ICE chips personally coded by Lucy—rare commodities you wouldn't find on the market.

The players looked at it with envy.

"After heading down, contact us if you encounter danger. We'll always keep in contact and rush down immediately to save you."

"Ha, great stuff."

V tossed Jack a pistol, jokingly saying, "I thought you'd fill this hole back up the first chance you got."

Red Barrel: "That would be a waste."

This hole is currently one of the only two entryways to that laboratory. Blowing it would be a massive loss; perhaps even worth a look at what that high-end dungeon is like during the rescue.

"V, ready to go down and take a look."

Jack reminded her after securing himself with safety rappel ropes.

V didn't engage in idle chatter anymore. Mercenaries care about efficiency, not mouth battles.

Both jumped consecutively into the seemingly bottomless pit, only the nearby motor and the continuously extending rope were still in action.

Descending roughly over sixty meters, their feet finally touched down, but they were surrounded by darkness, only the far-off walls faintly lit by emergency lights glowing in green.

Jack crouched down, scanning around with night vision. They seemed to have landed on some platform; scattered around were concrete chunks and bodies, as well as stacked crates of unknown contents.

Concrete was poured directly down from above; you could even see some machinery enveloped within it, only leg parts sticking out, appearing ghastly and fearsome.

"Certainly a place full of secrets, V. I've never known Night City to hide such a place beneath, let alone the fact there are casualties here."

V approached a skeletonized body, tried linking with the seemingly intact cyberware but received no response.