Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

Xida Kasdeyi still remembers the night when he fled to Night City.

Exhausted from running for her life, she collapsed on the ground on the outskirts of the city, spreading her limbs and gasping for air.

Her eyes were bloodshot, but she gazed intently at the brightly lit city, blooming like a coquettish flower under the moon.

It's so beautiful...

With this in mind, she plunged into this dream city full of longing, hope, and dreams.

It wasn't until she struggled to survive in this dirty city for several months that she began to despise and hate everything about this sinful city.

It is like a huge spider web, luring the lost person step by step toward their destined death while chasing dreams.

It's really disgusting.

Xi Da lay on the bed, thinking over and over again, and finally hid in the warm embrace of the quilt, curled up and stopped moving.

"Yahweh..."

"Um?"

Xi Ta looked at the man beside the pillow, his side face was as illusory as a dream.

She couldn't help but reached out and touched it, but her fingertips only touched the soft pillow.

"I want to know..." She took back her hand and touched her hair, which was still a little cool, "I want to know you better."

"Which aspect?" I don't know if it was an illusion, but there seemed to be a hint of smile in his voice.

"Whatever..." She pressed the switch on the bedside and slowly closed her eyes, "until I fall asleep..."

"Xida is really a child. He has to be coaxed to sleep." The smile became more obvious, he meant it.

"Hmph..." It was more like being coquettish than angry.

"...Rach Buttermos woke me up from the deepest part of the First Net..." In the confusion, I heard his plain statement intermittently.

"Rach Butmos?" Xida asked, barely cheering up.

"The legendary hacker, according to your history, his death directly led to the 'Great Collapse'..."

"What's his relationship with you?" Xi Da asked in a daze.

"He woke me up and made a bet with me."

"Oh..." The men around him would always have some legendary figures popping up in their mouths, and Xi Da was already used to it.

As sleepiness overtook her, she turned sideways and clamped the quilt tightly with her legs.

Xi Da always fell asleep quickly when he was around at night.

Listening to the gradually calming breathing, Yahweh slowly closed his eyes.

Until the sun rose and those beautiful violet eyes slowly opened, he stared at the confused mist in her eyes and chuckled.

January 11, 2074, 9:00

Xi Da has finished washing and is about to choose clothes.

Since meeting Yahweh, every time I get up, it has become a sweet memory that makes my heart beat faster.

"I should be able to resolve this commission today..."

"It's obviously overfulfilled." Yahweh responded helplessly to her nervous soliloquy.

"Have you calculated the success rate of the plan?"

"With me here, the success rate is 100%."

"Tch, cricket is just a little Yahweh..." She made a face in front of the dressing mirror, but her mood relaxed.

There is a grand celebration in Night City tonight, and senior executives of major companies, wealthy people, company employees, and civilians will all go there to join in the fun.

This also means that the defense of the target biotech company has exposed holes.

"But are you really going to hijack a float vehicle?" Regina Jones on the other end of the phone opened her mouth wide with shock on her face.

"After investigation, this is a special enterprise sightseeing car owned by Biotechnology. The security is not strict. It is usually used for corporate promotion. It has a fixed stopping route every day." Xi Da checked the information sent by Yawei on his personal computer. "Tonight is a great opportunity to infiltrate the biotech building."

"Isn't your partner a very powerful hacker? He can sneak in by temporarily hacking the security system," Regina Jones reminded. She was worried that Xi Da deliberately chose to stay close for the sake of limelight.

"The data we are looking for is stored deep in the company's system. Any illegal access will trigger an alarm in the entire building," Xi Da paused. "If we sneak in from the front, we will not be able to leave."

"You have convinced me for the time being, Miss Xida Castei," Regina Jones frowned tightly, and in the end she could only helplessly remind, "Be careful, little girl..."

"Are everything ready?" Yahweh asked softly as he watched Xi Da hang up the phone.

"Well..." Xi Da sat and leaned her face against him, "Without you, I would never dare to do this in my life."

"Xida always underestimates himself."

"I never thought I was anything special...until I met you, Yahweh."

Yahweh smiled silently.

"Let's go, we have to get in position in advance." Walking out of the house side by side, she recalled the scene when they returned home for the first time.

hope everything is fine.

She recited it silently three times in her heart.

This little family cannot bear the separation of life and death.

January 11, 2074, 22:00

It was really lively, and the commotion and noise of the celebration could be heard from a few streets away.

Xi Tao crouched down, took a few deep breaths, relaxed his slightly trembling body, and made sure that his weapons and armor were complete.

Not far away is the parking place of the float vehicle, only one stop away from the terminal biotechnology building.

The roar of the float car came from far and near, cutting through the night and coming slowly.

She put her fingertips on the ground and made a squatting start.

"Three, two,..." She took a deep breath at the end.

"One!" She followed Yahweh's instructions and ran forward with all her strength.

As soon as the floating vehicle docked, the security system was hacked by Yahweh in an instant.

When Xi Da sprinted to the floating car, the door just opened.

Xi Ta turned over and entered, raised his pistol, raised his hand and pulled the trigger to headshot the only junior security robot in the floating car.

"Successfully took over the aerial vehicle system." Yawei's voice was clear and reliable in his ears.

She smiled and sat down in her seat, fastening her seat belt.

The float vehicle started, slowly rose into the air, and flew towards the established target under the control of Yahweh.

January 11, 2074, 22:11

The float vehicle parked on the tarmac of the biotechnology building unimpeded.

It seems that the company's security personnel never imagined that someone would be bold enough to hijack a floating vehicle and sneak into the company building.

"Successfully set all the cameras in the building to friendly mode." After hearing Yawei's response a few seconds later, Xi Da packed up his equipment, left the float vehicle, and walked towards the company building.

Progressing well.

She exhaled a breath to calm her rapid heartbeat.

Come on, Xi Da, you are special and you can do it!

She encouraged herself one last time, kicked open the door, and rushed into the building.

"Attention, Xida, the person coming from the front doesn't look like someone from the company. I'll send you the image." Yahweh operated all the cameras in the building and noticed a ghostly figure at the front door.

"It seems that she is also a mercenary. I saw her at the Afterlife Nightclub." Xi Da frowned, while checking the images from the prosthetic eyes, he jumped down from the stairway on the 30th floor, using his feet to catch himself as he fell rapidly. The fence, with the help of the reaction force, fell to the destination of the 20th floor.

"The unknown target is riding in the elevator, and the destination is also the 20th floor."

"Damn it, Yahweh, let's wait and see what happens for now." Hidden hid behind the door at the stairway, clutching the kinetic energy gun in her hand. If necessary, she would personally remove the obstacles to the mission.

"She has arrived at her destination, which is the same as ours..." Yawei pretended that the camera had been shut down and quietly monitored the other party's every move, "But she is stealing the company's financial data."

"It seems that our mission goals are inconsistent, so we can cooperate." Xi Da has already remembered who the other party is.

Sasha is a well-known cyber hacker in the next life. She is famous for her superb hacking skills and sweet cat appearance.

"Hell, she checked out secrets about Securicine after stealing financial data! This stupid woman, she also wants to use News 54 to expose biotechnology!"

Suddenly the alarm sounded, and the originally silent building suddenly came to life.

"Drive the float truck over and park it outside the window, and intercept the data by the way! Yahweh!" Xida looked at the scene in his eyes, and instantly understood the purpose of Sasha's move to plant explosives.

Unfortunately, the backers behind Channel 54 News are closely related to military technology and biotechnology. Reporting to them is like entering a tiger's mouth.

In the picture, Sasha flashed and danced gorgeously amidst the hail of bullets from the machine security guards. She wanted to delay time until the data transmission was completed before leaving.

After all, she failed to achieve her goal.

This world is so ****! Big companies collude with each other behind the scenes and work together.

Rogge once said that she couldn't bear to see good people die in vain because of stupidity.

Xida is actually the same type of person as Rogge. They are always strong, brave, yet gentle and kind.

So she chose to come to the rescue without hesitation.

Sasha wanted to continue stalling for time, but she unexpectedly found that the transmission progress bar had stopped at some point.

"Damn damn damn ******!" She jumped back angrily and unwillingly, and shot the last bullet through the security robot's head.

When the time came, the endless fire and light produced by the explosion rushed towards his face and blurred his vision with tears. Sasha simply closed his eyes, and the shock wave threw him farther.

I'm sorry, Mann, for betraying your trust and acting without permission.

I'm sorry, mom, your useless daughter didn't know the culprit who killed you until the end, and even burned her body to death without succeeding in revenge...

sorry……

I'm so useless...

Her body flew out the window as if she were weightless in the air, her internal organs were damaged by the shock wave, and her skin was scratched by the broken glass. She was unable to stop until she hit the cockpit of the aeroplane.

Survived? Why?

Blood flowed freely from the corner of his mouth, and Sasha looked around blankly, letting the unmanned aerial vehicle take him back to the ground.

In a daze, she seemed to see the back of a familiar short-haired girl turning away.

"Is she saved? Yahweh" Heda ran towards the bottom of the building with all his strength. The elevator had been damaged by the explosion and could not be used.

"Yes." Yahweh was silent for a while before responding.

"I'm sorry, I let you down," Xi Da walked through the stairwell, and the security robots along the way stopped running.

"It doesn't matter..." He paused, "Such a kind person is Xi Da, and only Xi Da."

"Well..." She responded in a low voice. Now her escape route was cut off by her own hands. Although she had obtained the data, could she get out alive?

In the end, I was also a stupid and bad person, and I was a drag on Yahweh...

"Don't cry, Xi Da..." He stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, but it was in vain.

"Follow my instructions, there is a motorcycle at the back door." He came to his senses and remotely controlled a motorcycle to park behind the door, while being distracted and blocking all security systems.

"Okay." She successfully got on the motorcycle and drove quickly towards the place marked in her eyes.

The building's alarm rang through the sky, and the security forces left behind by biotechnology and military technology came out in full force.

"I told you, Xi Da, just run forward,...I'm here!" He left Xi Da's side, his illusory figure floating in the air, and with a wave of his hand, the transportation system of Night City was now under his control. master.

"Faster, faster!" She had never heard him laugh so wildly before. His words were irresistible, as if the king of the world was standing on the top of the mountain and giving orders to the entire world.

He waved gently, and all the cars along the road moved out of her way.

All she had to do was keep accelerating.

The roar of the modified engine filled my ears.

The surrounding street scene was blurred, and only the neon lights were seen dragging their light past like raindrops.

Hurry up, hurry up!

The engine roared, and she roared with it!

Countless drone swarms, armored vehicles, aerial vehicles, etc. were all left behind by her.

Yahweh turned his back to her, and just raised his hand to keep all the bullets and artillery in the air.

Hurry up.

He chanted silently.

Through Santo Domingo, through the badlands, to the outskirts of the city...

Until the end.

The hyenas chasing after him are about to use their lives to offer the loudest salute for his arrival.

Divine punishment will come from heaven.

The big one is coming