After completing their mission, Jiang Heng and Lucy spent some time in Lai Sheng before heading home to rest.
Da-da-da~~ Da-da-da~~
However, as they were walking out of Lai Sheng towards the parking lot, they heard a burst of gunfire coming from the alleyway not far away.
Originally, Jiang Heng and Lucy didn't plan to get involved. After all, such shootouts happened almost daily in Night City. Why would they bother with these trivial matters?
But suddenly, Jiang Heng heard a familiar voice, and he immediately changed his mind.
“Get out of the way, Rebecca!”
Bang!
As soon as the words left his mouth, a violent explosion echoed through the alley.
Jiang Heng quickly ran towards the alley entrance, and although Lucy didn't know what was going on, she followed him.
Upon reaching the alley entrance, Jiang Heng immediately saw the Mann Squad engaged in combat with a single individual. However, this person seemed quite abnormal, his entire body adorned with combat cybernetic implants.
His eyes were glowing red optical implants, his hands and feet were made of steel cybernetics, and even half his brain seemed to have been replaced.
“Jiang Heng, this guy, his cybernetic modifications exceed 85%!”
Lucy, who was lagging behind, arrived at Jiang Heng's side and immediately used her Deviance’s Eye to scan the strange man. The results were shocking, revealing an incredibly high level of cybernetic modification.
Cybernetic implants, while offering immense convenience and powerful abilities, couldn't be arbitrarily installed. The human body had a limited capacity to withstand them.
If the level of cybernetic modification was too high, the person's mind would collapse, turning them into a mindless, destructive cyber-psycho.
Clearly, judging by the state of the strange man in the alley, he was no longer a normal human.
At that moment, the cyber-psycho raised his left hand, a small cannon emerging from his forearm.
Bang!
Without hesitation, a cannonball was fired, heading straight for Rebecca, the little girl with twin ponytails, who was still lying on the ground, recovering from her fall.
Witnessing this, Jiang Heng immediately activated bullet time.
Instantly, the world seemed to slow down, everyone's movements became as slow as turtles. Yet Jiang Heng remained unaffected. With a blink of an eye, he reached Rebecca's side, scooped her up in his arms, and quickly dodged the cannonball.
Over the past two months, Jiang Heng and the Mann Squad had encountered each other numerous times, developing a degree of familiarity. Occasionally, they even collaborated on small tasks.
It must be said that the Mann Squad's team composition was quite complete. They had powerful fighters, skilled hackers, and even a reliable dedicated driver.
…
Bang!!
The cannonball slammed into the ground where Rebecca had fallen, instantly exploding. The shockwave and heat blast sent the surrounding garbage flying into the air.
The Mann Squad members, witnessing this, were immediately furious, believing that Rebecca had been killed. Even Rebecca herself hadn't quite processed the situation. At this moment, she was being held in Jiang Heng's arms, like a kitten being lifted by its armpits.
Only after Jiang Heng set her down did Rebecca come to her senses. Turning her head, she saw Jiang Heng's sunny smile.
However, seeing that face made Rebecca want to pull out her twin pistols and shoot him full of holes.
“It was you, you pervert?!”
“Hey~ Don't slander me. I just saved your life. Aren't you grateful? Calling me a pervert?”
“Hmph~ Who needs your help?”
Rebecca, with a touch of arrogance, turned her head away, refusing to look at Jiang Heng. Her twin ponytails swung, hitting Jiang Heng's body.
Seeing this, Jiang Heng didn't say anything but stared intently at Rebecca's blue hair.
Rebecca, expecting a retort from Jiang Heng, noticed that he remained silent and felt a bit confused. As she was about to turn her head, she suddenly felt a tug on her hair.
“Pervert, what are you doing grabbing my hair?!”
It turned out that Jiang Heng had grabbed Rebecca's twin ponytails with both hands, his posture like holding a pair of reins!
“Uh, sorry, I couldn't help myself.”
Jiang Heng apologized politely, reluctantly letting go.
Which otaku could resist a loli's twin ponytails? Unfortunately, this wasn't the right time. There was a cyber-psycho watching them, after all!
Without giving Rebecca a chance to explode, Jiang Heng extended an unyielding hand, touching her head and saying, “Ahem~ Rebecca, stay here, don't move. I'll go deal with that cyber-psycho and then we can continue.”
As he spoke, Jiang Heng had already pulled out a katana.
Jiang Heng didn't really like katanas, but he couldn't find any other good swords in Night City, so he had to make do.
In this era, swords were crafted with high technology. Cutting through metal like butter wasn't just a saying. Combined with Jiang Heng's swordsmanship skills transferred from the system, wielding a sword came naturally to him. This was also why he didn't use firearms, opting for swords instead.
He couldn't aim with firearms anyway. As for smart guns, he didn't have a cybernetic operating system or brain-computer interface, so he couldn't activate the smart gun's automatic aiming function.
Furthermore, Jiang Heng truly enjoyed using swords. Cutting people like vegetables, it was simply exhilarating.
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