Chapter 259 The Fifth "Company" War (Two in One)

Inside the bridge of the Paris-class frigate;

"A large number of unknown armed elements and armored vehicles have been detected, approaching the branch building rapidly."

"Captain, Captain Vitellius is ready to airdrop and can rush to the surface branch at any time."

The crew members were reporting the real-time situation in an orderly manner, and the captain, sitting in the main seat, was able to see Night City at a glance through the holographic screen in front of him.

After the 41 x 41 meter space door was opened, the engineering department began to transport the warship "modules" produced by the Accra Park to the front-line base located in the desert.

Then, using the prototype shipyard, it took three days to assemble and weld the Paris-class frigate, and two days to adjust and test, as well as board the crew and combat troops.

Then, the Paris-class maintained its stealth mode and was deployed in the low-Earth orbit above Night City.

Like the original aerospace vehicle Enio, it is already facing a situation of complete elimination.

Although Eunio is still an advanced weapon in a universe like Cyberpunk, it is an "unnecessary" product for Atlas.

So at this stage, the aerospace vehicles responsible for assisting the front-line base in orbital airdrops, tactical or strategic strikes are all taken up by frigates of different types.

After all, the expansion of the size of the space gate has not only eliminated a lot of obstacles, but also accelerated the transportation efficiency of various modules.

At this moment.

After listening to the verbal report of the crew, the captain sitting in the main seat manually operated the holographic screen and prepared to contact the front-line base directly.

Soon, the video frame on the screen showed Price wearing a beanie hat and biting a cigar.

Seeing this, the captain immediately asked: "Colonel Price, the branch building is about to be surrounded by a large number of armed elements. Do you need our ship to participate?"

"Huh~!"

Price raised his hand to take off the cigar, and exhaled the smoke, saying:

"Of course, according to Serin's report, the Arasaka Enterprise founded by Xiao. Ke, the island country, is bound to eradicate our 09th branch.

If we only rely on half a company of AECS (emergency countermeasures) and the elite advance team, as well as the armed security composed of local residents, we will indeed be unable to resist those scum.

In addition, the Primarch Dorn and his direct troops are expected to be deployed to the front-line base within three hours.

The company is obviously ready to give up the soft strategy Strategies, turn to strong attacks. It just so happens that everyone in Night City is afraid of Arasaka, and it's best to make fun of it. "

As he said, Price bit his cigar again and said in a deep voice:

"Therefore, the front-line base approves you to carry out fire strikes and orbital airdrops against the group of militants on the premise of avoiding accidental injury and killing of innocent people.

And Serin has hacked into Night City's defense system. NCPD (Night City Police Department) and all defense measures have failed, and the carrier-based aircraft formation can enter the atmosphere unimpeded.

Before the original body and its direct troops arrive, we will open the prelude to the integration of the 09 universe. "

"Yes, Colonel."

"Yeah."

End of conversation.

The captain cut off the video communication, then looked up and looked forward, looking through the porthole at Night City hundreds of kilometers away, and ordered:

"Gunner! Adjust the power of the main gun of this ship to 25%, and lock the Arasaka fleet anchored in the offshore waters.

All secondary guns power is reduced to 4%, accurately lock the convoy of militants inside Night City."

"Yes!"

After receiving clear instructions, the gunner hurriedly adjusted the control panel in front of him, and reported in just a moment:

"Lock completed!"

Hearing this, the captain also continued to issue orders:

"Realize in thirty seconds Launch the first round of artillery salvos, and, Communications Officer!

Inform the carrier-based aircraft squadron of this ship, and when the first round of artillery salvos are launched, immediately rush to the sky above Night City to provide fire support for colleagues stationed in Division 09.

Helmsman, after this ship completes the first round of artillery salvos, adjust this ship for Captain Vitellius's Honor Warriors and ODST to provide an angle for orbital assault! "

"Yes!"

With a series of orders, all crew members were busy preparing for the "full-scale general attack" in 30 seconds -

that is, the "low-end" firepower of a frigate.

To be honest, the reason why Atlas's top management, that is, Sui Yang himself, did not take "Cyberpunk 2077" to heart was the difference in "size".

After all, Atlas had already entered the field of interstellar naval warfare before opening the space gate to the "Halo" universe.

If the local giants of Cyberpunk 2077 can tolerate the expansion of Division 09 and slowly promote the ideas of Atlas, everyone can continue to "live in peace".

However, it seems that this gentle strategy will not be accepted by the local giants of 2077.

Since large-scale casualties are inevitable, the disintegration of the old system will be accelerated.

Therefore, Atlas no longer "disguises" and simply starts the fifth "corporate" war in this universe.

At this time, in Santo Domingo, H4 Apartment, the Martinez family's rented house;

Gloria is still lying on the sofa for a nap, replenishing her physical strength and spirit for the work in the early morning.

As for David, he was lying on the bed in his bedroom, staring at the ceiling with peeling wall paint in a daze.

Seeing his mother's worried look, David felt guilty. What he feared most was "nagging" and "crying".

But thinking back to the training in Atlas, he yearned for it very much.

Confusing.

"Hey." David sighed helplessly.

After thinking about it, I decided to listen to my mother, continue studying at Arasaka Academy, and work hard to climb to the top of Arasaka Tower.

Swish——!

When David had just made up his mind not to let Gloria cry anymore, a dazzling blue light spilled into the room from the window, illuminating his face full of confusion and reluctance.

? ? ?

David, who noticed something strange, quickly got up, crawled to the bed and looked out the window.

I saw a straight "pillar of light" falling on the sea west of Night City.

After the "light pillar" gradually dissipates——

Boom - boom -! !

A deafening explosion struck the apartment.

Then, there was an obvious "earthquake".

this.

what happened? ?

David was confused.

Swish—shua—! !

However, before he could figure out what that "light pillar" was, there was another overwhelming bright blue light group, falling in the direction of Westbrook like a meteor shower.

The light group disappeared and the fire rose.

boom! boom!

What followed was a series of explosions.

"David??"

Hearing and feeling various movements, Gloria, who was already mentally weak, immediately woke up from her sleep, opened the jacket covering her body, and rushed to David's bedroom.

"call"

Seeing David sitting beside the bed safe and sound, Gloria breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom, look outside." David raised his hand and pointed out the window in a daze.

?

Gloria slowly came to the window, then looked in the direction of David's finger, and saw that the Westbrook neighborhood was already in a "sea of ​​fire."

Explosions continued one after another.

Seeing this scene, Gloria frowned slightly and said, "David, fortunately you went home and were not involved."

"."

David remained silent and did not respond to his mother's words.

Moreover, his intuition told him that the "light beams" and "artillery regiments" falling from the sky were most likely weapons from the Atlas side.

Although he and the trainee security guards did not have much authority to understand the confidential matters within the company, instructor Jill Valentine was obviously a native body, but he was able to completely torture them, a group of young people with artificial bodies.

Skills and experience are on the one hand, and strength on the other.

David, who had been nakedly strangled by Jill, could personally experience the opponent's arm strength, which was simply not something that his native body could achieve.

This shows that the company has the means to significantly improve human quality without the need for prosthetics.

Although David seems carefree, his grades at Arasaka Academy are among the best, so he can naturally analyze Atlas's biotechnology.

Next are the "pillars of light" that cause the earth to tremble, and the "cannonballs" that look like blue meteor showers.

The only way to achieve such an effect is space-based weapons deployed in orbit, and there is no reason for Arasaka and other giant companies' orbital space stations to attack Night City.

So based on this speculation, only Atlas will formulate an imminent "war" when giant companies and gangs unite.

Swish, swish!

At this time, a large number of alternative "meteors" burning with fire fell from the sky and headed straight for the Westbrook neighborhood.

"mom"

Looking at the scene outside the window, David turned to face Gloria and said:

"If Atlas completely replaces Arasaka, Military Technology, and even all the giant companies we are familiar with, I can always go to work at Atlas."

"Well, that's for sure."

Gloria didn't stop her.

What she said about "climbing to the top of Arasaka Tower" was that she wanted her son to become an elite in a safe environment and have a regular and well-paid job.

Before she was born, Arasaka was a giant that was unimaginable to ordinary people, so she naturally thought that entering Arasaka was the best way out.

If Atlas can really replace traditional giants such as Arasaka and Military Technology, she really has no reason to stop her son.

But seeing David's smile, Gloria raised her left hand again, stretched out her index finger with a half-clenched fist, and said in a serious tone:

"But let me tell you, armed security is too dangerous. With your performance, you should be in a better position.

Also, who knows whether Atlas can survive to the end. You are not allowed to leave home until the turmoil outside subsides. Do you hear me? "

After Gloria finished speaking, her electronic pupils glowed with yellow light and she continued:

"It just so happened that the latest news came from the school, saying that classes will be suspended for a week."

"All right."

David just shrugged without any objection.

He didn't want to go to school, and a week's suspension was equivalent to giving him a wasted vacation.

At this time, we were at a crossroads about a kilometer away from the 09 branch building;

Pah. Pah.

The fire burned the wreckage and the road, making a "clicking" sound caused by the sudden change in temperature, and the road dented even more

It's totally unrecognizable here.

Judging from the scattered wreckage, a convoy should have passed by here.

As for the passengers, they were "vaporized" by the plasma cannons, and there was no corpse residue to prove their existence.

You must know that this is still the power of the plasma secondary gun that is actively adjusted to 4%, and there is also a lot of loss when quickly penetrating the atmosphere.

If the power of the plasma secondary gun is 100%, then half of the city block will disappear.

However, the consequence of doing so was to cause a large number of casualties to innocent people.

What’s more, the convoy driving at this intersection was originally a special forces unit of Arasaka, intending to disguise themselves as gangsters and launch a surprise attack on the Atlas branch building.

But their action plan had long been captured by Serin, so the Paris class could carry out precise strikes on them in low-Earth orbit.

Moreover, the gunners of the Paris class deliberately selected the targets, and when they were sure that the civilians would not be affected, they used plasma secondary guns to eliminate several Arasaka special forces and the elite gangsters.

But this also meant that the first round of artillery fire only eliminated about 20% of the guys who launched an offensive against the branch building.

According to the intelligence provided by Serin, the gangs that had been cleared by Atlas hired a large number of mercenaries to cooperate with their elite thugs to jointly "eradicate" the branch building standing in Westbrook.

The total number of people was about 4,000.

And Arasaka sent a special forces team of 300 people.

This group of professional soldiers equipped with advanced prosthetics and weapons and equipment are the real main force used to break through the branch building. After all, no matter how strong mercenaries and thugs are, they cannot compete with real soldiers.

Although the artillery attack only destroyed 20%, it was still close to a thousand people.

If they were assembled in an open area outside the city, they would have been wiped out by the Paris-class. The simplest example is the Arasaka fleet anchored in the offshore waters.

At this moment.

Looking down at the Westbrook district from the air, it can be found that many vehicles have turned around and headed for the outskirts of the district.

In one of the vans heading out to the street;

"Mann! What happened just now?!!"

The short woman with bluish-white skin and a highly prosthetic body exclaimed to the co-pilot while looking at the wreckage outside the car.

"How should I know?!"

The fast guy sitting in the passenger seat also had no idea, and urged the driver:

"Falco! Hurry up. Hurry up!"

"It's already the fastest, don't rush!"

The middle-aged driver wearing a shirt and vest and a tasteful beard replied with a frown.

In addition to the driver, the co-pilot and the short woman, there was a thin man with sunglasses and three other women with different styles and dresses in the car.

And one of the women was the white-haired woman who appeared near the H4 apartment and faced David with his back.

In fact, they were the "partners" mentioned by Gloria, that is, free mercenaries headed by the fast guy named Mann who did various jobs, or they could be called "cyberpunks".

Not long ago, they had just completed a deal with Gloria, and told her that Atlas was about to be "besieged" and asked Gloria not to go to Westbrook to die tonight.

Afterwards, they thought that the mission to "siege Atlas" received from the middleman was a lucrative business, but they never thought that Atlas actually had orbital weapons?

Run!

Mann analyzed the situation instantly and immediately made the choice to "cancel the order."