Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 857 - 277: The Great Free-for-All (Part 2)

Regret

Anyway, deeply regretted.

But now the bowstring has already been drawn...

Bang!

An explosion and fire erupted from not far below, it was the vanguard led by Sword Saint launching a surprise attack on Netherworld Dog at the Gem Cyan Hotel.

However, the firefight between both sides didn't last long. Under Wildman's command, the vanguard players merely made brief contact with Netherworld Dog to gauge the strength of their defensive firepower, then quickly pulled back to a distant standoff.

Hanssen's confidence wasn't groundless arrogance; he was absolutely sure he could hold the Gem Cyan, thanks to the absolute suppression brought by his equipment.

Due to his pre-arranged setup, the Gem Cyan building was fortified from top to bottom with massive defensive firepower, making suicide drones utterly unable to approach, let alone threaten the surrounding Netherworld Dog ground forces.

Without the threat of drones, a large number of infantry fighting vehicles formed a solid defensive line, complemented by a few Demon Lizard Tanks left over from the Unified War, earning Hanssen's praise of

"My stronghold is impenetrable; they cannot enter."

Not to mention his trump card—the two Chimera mech walkers stacked in the Gem Cyan's underground warehouse and museum.

If those things deployed, he even suspected he could sweep across Night City; how could a bunch of infantry without heavy firepower possibly stop them?

Whenever Hanssen thought of this, he became furious. Had Miles not suddenly struck an agreement with Huang Ban, leaving him to fight alone without support, Night City would have been taken already.

Murphy rushed upstairs and whispered to Hanssen

"Colonel, Lindel is dead."

"... We all have that day coming."

Hanssen spoke wistfully

"For a soldier, dying on the battlefield is better than dying in a hospital bed."

Among the six people who came together back then, yet another one has died. Anyone would feel sorrow.

"Tell Bennett..."

Hanssen was about to say 'Hold the line, exhaust the enemy's energy, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack' when the ground around Gem Cyan suddenly began to tremble.

"What's... happening? Is it an earthquake?"

A Netherworld Dog soldier leaned anxiously against a fighting vehicle, fearing that the nearby building would suddenly collapse and bury him.

"No, it's not an earthquake."

A soldier with sharp senses noticed that the epicenter was moving and approaching them.

"Something big is coming closer."

"Underground!"

Rumble!

As if to confirm his suspicion, the ground in front of Gem Cyan's gate began to bulge, the concrete cracked extensively, and the green plants toppled over as if a massive creature was about to break through the concrete layer and emerge.

A giant mechanical leg first burst out from the earth, landing firmly on the ground, sending sand and gravel cascading down like a waterfall from its enormous leg, akin to a mechanical titan breaking free from its cage, the ultimate creation of the era's battlefield reappearing under the sun after the Unified War.

"It's the Chimera! My god, the Colonel released the Chimera, we are sure to win!"

"I thought this thing was just talk, damn! This is unbelievable!"

"As expected of Colonel Hanssen, come on! Brothers, prepare to counterattack, let's show those guys a thing or two! Take back our Dog Town!"

The appearance of the Chimera unquestionably injected a jolt of morale into the slightly low spirits of Netherworld Dog, after all, no one feels unsafe seeing such a powerful mechanical creation standing behind them.

Bennett was momentarily stunned when he saw the Chimera, not showing the excitement of reinforcements arriving, but rather confused—damn it, why burrow out when there's a front door to use?

Won't it be up to us to fix such a large hole afterward?

Moreover, it shouldn't be time for the Chimera to move yet, does Hanssen have some new orders?

But why wasn't I informed?

Bennett was puzzled, unaware that Hanssen upstairs was equally bewildered.

"Gago, which bastard started the Chimera!"

Without his command order, who dared to have the audacity to activate the Chimera without permission?

Players in the distance were equally astonished

"Holy, isn't that Great Mount Pill?"

"Looks different, could it be a knockoff…"

"I feel this one is a bit cooler than Great Mount Pill."

"Bro, now's not the time for coolness, without air bombs, how do we breach the defenses of this damned thing?"

"Oh, true."

Both sides were either ecstatic, puzzled, or on high alert.

Only the Chimera standing at the center of everyone's view remained, moving its five massive mechanical legs, rotating its huge flat mechanical head, with red scanning beams constantly observing everything around, seemingly curious, seemingly excited.

Just glancing at the robot's eyes showing emotion was enough to seem off, but the real anomaly was yet to come.

From the hole dug behind the Chimera suddenly emerged an armed Hellhound after another, with their numbers being quite overwhelming. Standing at the edge of the opening and looking down induced a fear of density.

Forgetting Hanssen, even the Netherworld Dog soldiers could smell a hint of danger.

Someone couldn't help but raise their gun in alert, asking

"Hey, Bennett, what's going on?"

You know nothing!

Clueless Bennett attempted to inquire with Hanssen through the channel regarding the situation, but Hanssen discovered all the personnel in the Gem Cyan basement had disconnected without a single response.

"Aurora!"

He thought a hacker might be meddling, controlling all the robots, but he noticed Aurora's face displaying a clear stupidity.

"What is happening?"