The Creators: From Night City

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With just a glance, an unnamed karmic fire ignited within the other person, burning them to ashes.

The brain-computer interface information in the other party's brain was completely undetectable to Jiang Bing at this moment.

In an instant, the 'craftsman' got what he wanted.

"Losser, is there anything else you want to say?"

Faced with Jiang Bing's question, the middleman, who had only recently arrived in Night City, immediately panicked.

"I have money, and I have a bunch of unsold weapons. You can have them all, just spare me..."

Faced with the offer from the middleman, Jiang Bing shook his head, got up, and left.

"Go, go."

His response was a raven brandishing a gleaming blade, slicing across the middleman's neck in an instant.

Whether voluntary or forced, provoking [Anti-Entropy] comes at a price, and the other party has failed to offer any bargaining chips to redeem their life.

Therefore, death was his inevitable fate.

Where does Tojo Shun, a high-ranking member of the Arasaka administration, usually live?

The answer isn't hard to guess.

Arakasa Beach, Azure Sky Building.

A brand-new, second-hand Jun Mizutani "Kyokotsu" car drove smoothly into the underground parking lot.

Although the car was not registered in the security system of the Gumpi Building, the parking lot access control seemed to be blind to it and even raised the barrier to let it pass, as eager as a 'boiling sheep'.

The elevator doors on the second basement level opened automatically just as Jiang Bing arrived. Once the two entered, the elevator panel, which normally required security authorization, automatically lit up the button for the 75th floor, and the elevator rapidly ascended with them.

It's hard for the mortal world to stop a deity who is serious about doing things, let alone a deity who has a thorough understanding of the internet and possesses special attack methods.

So the elevator went straight up into the sky without any obstruction, and although people called for it on several floors, it never stopped.

Jiang Bing didn't know Tojo Shun's exact room number and was too lazy to look it up.

After confirming the authenticity of the information provided by Michiko Arasaka from two groups of people at the motel, and confirming that it did not contain any excessive personal bias, he prepared to strike at the heart of the matter.

Jiang Bing didn't know which floor Tojo Shun lived on, but it was an open secret throughout Night City that Arasaka Yoriyuki lived in a luxurious VIP room on the top floor of the Konpaku Building.

There is only one elevator in the Gumpik Tower that goes directly to the top floor, and the 75th floor is one of the stops.

Jiang Bing and Raven were like two ghosts in the mortal world; they had no physical presence, yet they had achieved invisibility on the network level.

Infrared motion detectors, pressure-sensitive floors, laser detection, and even image recognition cameras—all these security facilities seem to have received a notice from their superiors, and they all keep silent and cover their eyes.

The drawbacks of over-reliance on technology are becoming increasingly apparent.

……

The wind and rain intensified, with large raindrops pounding against the viewing windows of the Arasaka Group's luxury hovercar, creating puddles and disrupting the transmission of light from the outside world. This made the dazzling lights of the city at night appear blurry and bizarre on the glass.

"How long can these peaceful days last, haha~"

Arakasaka Yoriyuki held a glass of expensive 'East of the East' red wine, gazing wistfully at the sinful city below.

Opposite him sat 'Adam Hammer,' who looked more like a robot than a human.

The bodyguard didn't respond; he knew the other person was just venting and wasn't actually having a conversation.

As the third prince of Arasaka, Arasaka Yoriyuki naturally doesn't need to squeeze onto the subway or wait at red lights like the rest of the crowd when he goes out. In fact, he doesn't even touch the ground when he goes out. He takes off directly from the floating car helipad on the 72nd floor of Arasaka Tower and flies all the way to the helipad on the top floor of the Konpaku Building.

The whole process takes less than 10 minutes, and it's quiet, elegant, and you'll absolutely avoid traffic lights, traffic jams, gang fights, or street racing.

At this height of several hundred meters, it is like an invisible iron curtain, completely separating the good and bad sides of Night City. The 'upper class' flying in the air cannot see the poverty, murder and death on the ground. All they can see is the dazzling night view of Night City, and the prosperous, vibrant and international, modern holographic advertisements between the buildings.

It can be said with certainty that, if they wanted to, they could travel through the clouds indefinitely without landing, flying from the top of one building to another, from one realm of pleasure to another.

They could spend the rest of their lives without ever setting foot on the ground or treading on the dust. These towering buildings have almost everything they could want: beauty, gourmet food, swimming pools, banquets, power, money—anything imaginable can be found in the upper floors of these skyscrapers.

This is a world exclusively for the 'upper class'. The airships clearly define the value of people. Many clubs and private clubs don't even have elevators that go directly from the ground floor. Descending from the helipad is the only way to enter them.

The perspective from the sky is completely different from that on the ground.

Chapter 772 Adam Hammer by the Roadside

But Arasaka Yorinobu is a special case; he should have stood in the heavens, but he chose to fall into the dust.

Compared to the other people around him, he understood what the other world beneath his feet was like.

The swaying of the hovercar interrupted his thoughts. As the door opened, the wind and rain from the rooftop helipad of the Azure Sky Building seeped into the warm hovercar cabin.

The rain was as cold as ice rain, making Arasaka Yorinobu shiver involuntarily, as if there were assassins waiting for him in his room downstairs.

The special alloy steps feel light yet crisp underfoot, but the heavy 'Adam Hammer' inevitably makes a 'clanging' sound when stepping on them.

Arasaka Yorinobu loosened his tie to loosen his throat, which had been suppressed for so long, only to find that he had already gone down into the room, but the smart home system in the room was unusually not turning on the lights.

"The lizard you're keeping is nice."

An unfamiliar male voice came from the darkness.

The next instant, 'Adam Hammer' shielded Arasaka Yoriyuki behind him, held his right arm horizontally, and fired the pre-loaded explosive bullet forward.

Without any probing, they went all out from the start.

This is Adam's Hammer fighting style.

But even faster was Raven's blade, its nanoblades smoothly slicing the black 'Dragon Rider' armor in two at an angle.

'Snapped'

With a snap of his fingers, the living room was illuminated.

"I didn't expect to see a second Adam Hammer. It seems that Arasaka's Relic technology is quite well applied."

"What do you mean?" Adam Hammer 2's voice was as hoarse and deep as his predecessor's.

This war machine had no recollection of dying tragically at the hands of Jiang Bing, since his personality imprint had only been updated to two weeks prior to being killed by Jiang Bing.

Before Jiang Bing could reply, Adam Hammer 2 activated Sianwistan, transforming into a streak of light that bypassed the raven and went straight for Jiang Bing, who was sitting on the sofa.

Heavy Hammer was ruthless and brutal, but not stupid. From the moment they exchanged blows, he had already realized that he was no match for the woman in front of him, who had large breasts and a pert bottom and seemed more like a high-class sex doll than a killing machine.

Under such circumstances, let alone protecting Arasaka Yorinobu, he himself would not be able to leave this door alive.

The only solution is to directly target the person the other side is protecting and take them hostage.

But he never expected that an employer would be even more capable of fighting than his bodyguard.

Despite his high status as the third prince of the Arasaka clan, Arasaka Yoriyuki was not particularly strong in combat. He did not have many combat prosthetics installed, and naturally did not have quick-response components like those of Krenchkov and Sianwistan.

Therefore, he did not see clearly how Adam's hammer was kicked back by Jiang Bing and then cut in two by Raven's nanoblade halfway through.

He only saw his bodyguard suddenly retreat as he charged forward, and then the hot woman appeared. Adam's hammer obediently split in two and smashed onto the smooth floor with a deafening sound.

Meanwhile, the intruder sat leisurely on his favorite sofa, pouring his favorite champagne into his glass.

"Napoleon War Drums, the wine is quite expensive, but to be honest, I don't like the special gunpowder smoke smell."

Despite losing the battle, Arasaka Yoriyuki, with a stiff face, still sat down opposite Jiang Bing under his watchful gaze.

"The blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay has been perfectly balanced by the winemakers at Bouze. Its taste is worth its price, and this bottle costs a full one-seventieth of the cost of an Adam Hammer."

"So it seems you authorized his resurrection?" Jiang Bing gently pushed the champagne glass, precisely sliding it in front of the other person.

“I don’t think this is resurrection; it’s just writing a cold program into a brain made of culture medium.”

Arakasaka Yoriyuki, holding a wine glass, elegantly raised it towards Jiang Bing.

"Why have you gone to all this trouble to see me, sir, who has come uninvited?"

Arasaka Yoriyuki didn't mention at all how the other party arrived here despite being under heavy guard, nor did he ask what kind of being the Raven was, who could cut Adam Hammer and his Dragoon armor in two with a single stroke.

These are minor details and not important.

"Can't I be here to kill you?"

"Then you would have taken action long ago, instead of sitting here talking nonsense with me."

Arasaka Yorinobu was also a former yakuza boss, so he had his own unique style.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bing chuckled and gave his name, "Sabur Lerek".

Arazaka Yorinobu's face showed a look of sudden realization.

"You are the boss of [Anti-Entropy]."

He looked Jiang Bing up and down, then finished his drink and said, "You look really young."

Despite his middle-aged appearance, Arasaka Yorinobu is actually a 90s baby and will be 82 years old by 2077.

It's just that the life-extending surgery, along with various gene conditioning and skin sculpting, makes him look very young.

"Ambition knows no age."

Jiang Bing retorted sarcastically, thus ending the other party's attempt to probe.

For someone of Arasaka Yorinobu's stature, his residence was naturally extremely luxurious. In the center of the living room was a 200-inch holographic display screen, the cost of which alone was enough to buy two decent apartments in Heywood.

As Jiang Bing turned his gaze to the screen, the previously off display instantly turned on by itself, and an identity file appeared on the screen simultaneously.

The man in the file was thin, with a gloomy face, and a kind of Japanese ruthlessness that only traditional Japanese people could cultivate. He had an unusual antique Japanese Tang-style hairstyle, and his face looked like a venomous snake.

"Tojo Toshihiro?"

"Just get to know it," Jiang Bing said, tapping his finger. The screen then displayed news reports about the attack on 'Yandouhe'.

“A day ago, ‘Pipe Ridge’ was attacked by two outlaws, suffering heavy casualties. The mastermind behind it was your right-hand man, Tojo Shun.”

“I have intelligence indicating that he did this purely because of his mistress, Jinguji Mia (NA, North American Region Manager).”

"The reason is simple: the emergence of 'Pipe Valley' has impacted Jinguji's market share in Night City and even the whole of North America."

Jiang Bing scrutinized Arasaka Yorinobu's eyes hidden behind his glasses and asked meaningfully, "But do you believe this claim?"

"Impossible!" Arakasaka Yorinobu rejected Jiang Bing's opinion without even a second's hesitation.

“Mr. Sabur, I need to correct two of your mistakes.” As expected of the Third Prince of Arasaka, Arasaka Yorinobu was still able to speak eloquently even in the face of a deadly threat.

"First of all, Tojo Shun is not my capable assistant, but a 'pawn' sent by my father to monitor me."

"Secondly, he's not that stupid to start a war for an unimportant woman. He's after money; he's a major shareholder in the Jinguji brand."

“It’s all for money, no wonder.” Jiang Bing nodded slightly.

"But do you think there might be some instructions from Saburo Arasaka involved?"

Chapter 773 A Deal Under the Rainstorm

Asking about his father's information in front of him sounds very unreliable, but Arasaka Yorinobu unusually started to think about it carefully.

"I don't rule out that possibility."

"After all, my father was only thinking about making Arasaka stronger. He was willing to wage war against military technology for this purpose, so he might also want to provoke a war against [Anti-Entropy]."

"I've heard a little about your deeds, Arasaka Yorinobu."

"I've also heard a little about the deeds of [Anti-Entropy], Sabur Lerek."

"You want to rebel against your father?"

"But your [Anti-Entropy] wants to rebel against the current mainstream ideology of the world."

"It seems you don't like your father, the financial tycoon who brought you wealth and luxury?"

"So you don't seem to like this cannibalistic world either."

The two questioned each other, focusing solely on offense and neglecting defense.

“Your dad is quite influential in the world. If I don’t like him, fine, but why don’t you like him?”

"You wouldn't like a stubborn militarist who thinks about making Arasaka great again all day long, a fascist tyrant, a madman who fantasizes about immortality and wants to rule the world forever."

"Very good, it seems we can finally reach an agreement."

"Speaking of which, if Saburo Arasaka were to die, what are your chances of taking control of the Arasaka Group?" Jiang Bingyu asked, never one to mince words.

Arasaka Yorinobu's movements as he fiddled with the champagne glass suddenly froze.

In the end, he decided to tell the truth.