The Creators: From Night City

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The homeless people who also participated in the construction are still homeless.

As a result, more and more homeless people joined in the chorus on the communication channel.

"The iron railings will bend."

It bends, it bends.

The iron railings will bend.

My beautiful lady..."

The song overflowed from the window, mingling with the sea breeze and painting a picture of hope.

……

In front of Arasaka Garden, 30 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan.

Jiang Bing watched as the hovercar carrying Saburo Arasaka descended from the sky, and heard hundreds of people humming children's songs on the combat channel. Suddenly, he abandoned his previous plan.

He abandoned his plan to infiltrate, brushed off the non-existent dust from his body, and slowly walked towards the magnificent manor ahead.

The witches wanted to follow, but he stopped them. They had never lived in Night City, and this battle did not belong to them.

Artificial turf is laid in front of the Arasaka Garden, and two valuable cherry blossom trees are planted at the entrance as decoration.

The courtyard entrance, shaped like a torii gate, is topped with blue tiles, and the cherry blossom logo of Arasaka is clearly visible on the ornate wooden gate.

"Who goes there!" The guard's shout rang out along with the sound of gunfire, but the response was a softly hummed nursery rhyme and a gleaming blade.

"Build it with gold and silver"

Gold and silver, gold and silver…

The gate to the Arasaka Garden was instantly shattered by light. Jiang Bing, like an ancient swordsman, strolled leisurely through the hail of bullets, holding a staff in his left hand and a sword in his right, demanding retribution from Saburo Arasaka.

"Build it with gold and silver."

My beautiful lady..."

Old Logan continued humming the children's song, got out of the car, and, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of well-dressed, privileged elites in the company square, raised his hand and fired the first shot.

The burly 'Warrior' guard at the entrance of Arasaka Tower was accurately shot in the head, but the employees assigned to guard Arasaka Tower were all elites, and the military-grade metal skull modification saved his life.

However, the bomb that followed immediately obliterated him and the gate of Arasaka Tower into nothingness.

The piercing alarm bells rang out in all directions, and chaos erupted inside the Arasaka Tower.

The spectators who had fled to the edge of the square stared in disbelief as squads of fully armed 'Apostles' marched forward with heavy steps, their towering heavy armor directly breaking through the company square's paving stones, standing majestically before the entrance to the Arasaka Tower.

They were like awe-inspiring and inviolable guardian deities, blocking all enemies who dared to invade.

Saburo Arasaka, who had just disembarked from the hovercar, received news of the attack on the garden and the attack on Arasaka Tower at the same time.

He had just authorized the movement of personnel to the Arasaka Beach area of ​​Night City when he heard a loud bang.

The wooden screen wall shattered with a deafening roar. Amidst the billowing dust, a manor waiter, modified to look almost like a robot, crashed through the wall like a cannonball and landed at Saburo Arasaka's feet.

Blood splattered on his white tabi socks, which were clad in traditional wooden clogs, like a plum blossom falling in the snow, quite an eyesore.

Saburo Arasaka finally couldn't help but frown slightly.

Chapter 787 The Squad Heading Towards God

Goro Takemura, Saburo Arasaka's personal bodyguard, stepped out of the formation and shielded the patriarch behind him.

The scorching bullets were fired into the billowing smoke, but accompanied by the clanging of metal and the constant humming of a children's song, all the bullets were blown away by the attacker.

One bullet even bounced back and hit a nearby rock used for landscaping.

As the dust settled, the attackers appeared.

Goro Takemura was surprised to find that the security team that had broken through the entire courtyard in less than a minute, braving the deadly security equipment, had only one person who had charged all the way from the gate to Saburo Arasaka.

A man in a suit and tie, with a smile on his face, hummed a nursery rhyme with a calm expression.

“Your Excellency has skill.” The blade of death was already close to his neck, but Saburo Arasaka remained calm and composed.

A man with a heart full of turmoil yet a face as calm as a still lake is worthy of being called a general. As the helmsman who single-handedly developed the Arasaka Group into its current size, you can say that Saburo Arasaka is bad, but you can never say that he is incompetent.

Jiang Bing stopped, leaning on his cane, and carefully examined the man who had heard this.

A legendary figure whose name I've heard so many times I'm sick of it.

With a face full of wrinkles, white hair, a high hairline, a gloomy expression, and downturned lips, he looked like a Japanese viper with its head held high.

His face was covered with age spots, and he wore a magnificent black robe. Even though he tried his best to stand upright with his hands behind his back, Jiang Bing could still see that his frail body was already slightly hunched.

"From this perspective, you're not anything special."

This was the first time Jiang Bing had spoken since the start of the war.

"わがまま(presumptuous)!"

Takemura Goro shouted sternly, but the bullets spitting from the gun in his hand were easily deflected by Jiang Bingru as if he were handling a weapon at will.

"Ordinary firearms are probably useless against him."

This was Zhucun's first thought.

"A terrifying opponent."

This was Takemura's second thought.

“Use my sword, Takemura.”

Saburo Arasaka took the samurai sword, Satoru, handed to him by the servant behind him and gave it to his bodyguard.

"はい(Yes)"

Takemura drew his sword; the blade was clear and bright, like a spring. As Saburo Arasaka's sword, it was naturally extraordinary.

The quality of this knife is even comparable to Jiang Bing's early works.

"You take the family head and leave first; I'll take care of things here."

Takemura, holding his sword, assumed a defensive mid-stance and gave orders to the guards behind him.

The group readily agreed and immediately wanted to return to Saburo Arasaka's hovercar and take off. However, Jiang Bing, who had been observing them, simply turned his head slightly, and the hovercar door, which was parked behind them, slammed shut without a sound.

"Go to the safe house!" Realizing that his opponent was also a top-tier hacker, Takemura felt a chill run down his spine, but he still made the decision immediately.

"bring it on!"

He brandished his knife and demanded an explanation.

At the same time, Arasaka Tower.

The intensity of the battle at the gate once exceeded that of a regular battlefield.

The gate of Arasaka Tower was blasted into a gaping toad, and the cyborg guards released were enough to slaughter a stronghold scavenger, with an average survival time of less than five seconds.

"Explosive ground-washing" has become literally what it sounds like.

Valera, a reporter from Taipingzhou Daily News, and photographer Handy were incredibly daring. They kept their eyes glued to the bullets flying overhead and started broadcasting live from the battlefield.

All of this was done so that Arasaka Tower could collapse more easily.

Several black hovercraft took off from the helipad in the middle of Arasaka Tower, as a dozen executives wanted to be the first to leave before the fighting reached them.

Unfortunately, amidst the gasps of pedestrians on the ground, several Edos-like beings nimbly swept through the air in their Sky Punishment armor, executing all the floating vehicles into several pieces with their sharp nanoblades.

Soldiers from Arasaka Beach, riding in Bear-type troop carriers—absolutely forbidden in Night City—speeded from King's Road in the north all the way to the continent in front of the company square.

But as soon as they rounded the bend, the commander was dismayed to find several tanks parked at the end of the road.

Without a second's hesitation, the Heavenly Punishment Tank unleashed a high-explosive shell, instantly turning the tank and its crew into fireballs.

With a mind-shaking tremor, eight heavy combat armored warriors strode forward, leading dozens of apostles, two tanks, and four Heavenly Punishment armored vehicles that were constantly hovering in the sky, pushing back towards the Arasaka Beach.

They will uphold the principles of [Anti-Entropy] and Jiang Bing's will.

Either don't do something at all, or do it thoroughly.

Inside the Arasaka Tower.

Led by Valerie, a small elite team consisting of Vincent, Logan, and Mann broke away from the main force engaged in fierce combat with the Arasaka defense facility and rapidly ascended the elevator shaft.

They carried an important mission: to bring Ultraman Cunningham into the Divine Realm through the Divine Realm Data Access Point of Arasaka Tower, and to completely destroy Saburo Arasaka's soul backup in the global Divine Realm.

Only Ultra Cunningham could do this, since Relic technology originated from 'Soul Killer', and 'Soul Killer' was a technology created by Ultra Cunningham.

The 'God and God' data storage center in Arasaka is located underground, but the access devices are placed on the 32nd floor. This is because the underground server room is completely submerged in a special heat dissipation liquid for heat dissipation, and there is simply no space to install access ports.

In addition, the safety of underground spaces can never compare to that of above-ground spaces.

This task had to be completed before Saburo Arasaka himself died, without giving the other party too much time to react.

Therefore, the group moved very quickly.

"There's no direct elevator to the 32nd floor; we need to come out from the 30th floor and fight our way there."

Valerie, who had lived in this desolate tower for several years as a 'guide,' explained to everyone.

The elevator car was severed and fell to the ground. A specially made electric lifting hook was caught on the elevator cable, dragging everyone upwards.

Raven, the Black King's blade, activated her nano-optical camouflage, gently gripped the steel cable, and countless nano-elements formed an exquisite gravity traction device, silently and rapidly pulling her upwards, quietly following behind the group.

She was the bodyguard for this operation.

I haven't received the gold and silver yet.

Didn't get it, didn't get it.

I haven't received the gold and silver yet.

My beautiful lady.

Old Logan kept his cigar dangling from his lips, humming the nursery rhyme at a leisurely pace, as he was being dragged upwards.

Before anyone knew it, his eyes, hidden beneath the gambler's hat, were already gleaming.

How could this first 'Apostle,' the first recipient of [Imperial Dew], not possess any extraordinary abilities?

Mann pried open the elevator door on the 30th floor, and everyone filed in.

Logan followed Mann out of the elevator lobby. Without doing anything else, he picked up a 'Needle' double-barreled shotgun that was several times larger than his own and blasted the guard behind him into a bloody mist through a decorative wall. His whole performance was like that of a cheater with X-ray vision.

The gunshots alerted the guards on this floor, and the sounds of more guards running and the hacking intrusion into Arasaka Tower quickly followed.

Valerie shot and destroyed the overhead camera, temporarily halting the hacker intrusion.

But soon, even heavier footsteps sounded from above.

The moment Old Logan looked up, he immediately signaled for everyone to disperse.

The next second, the ceiling suddenly shattered, and amidst the flying dust, Adam Hammer, the security chief of Arasaka Tower, made a dazzling appearance.

He was greeted by Vincent's newly upgraded nano-mantis knife, and old Logan's shotgun barrel almost poking his face.

boom!

The battle began instantly as steel pellets from the 'Needle' shotgun splattered all over Adam Hammer's face.

Chapter 788 A moment of life and death

The two stood facing each other under the cherry blossom tree.

One person holds a knife, and the other holds a sword; their silhouettes are strikingly similar to those in an old Akira Kurosawa film.

The battle began extremely hastily.

Jiang Bing waited until Saburo Arasaka's figure disappeared into the mansion before making his move.

Instead of searching for weaknesses in his opponent's breathing as is done in Japanese Kendo, he casually raised his cane sword under Takemura Goro's gaze.

Goro Takemura activated his Sianweistein almost instantly, and the top-of-the-line prototype technology from Arasaka's laboratory slowed down the flow of time by an astonishing 92%.

But all he saw was a burst of lightning, flashing past him at an incredible speed.

The katana and the person wielding it were instantly severed in two.

No matter how powerful Goro Takemura was, he was no match for the Archangel of Courage, Imperius, and the 'Awakening' in his hand was naturally no match for the valiant spear in the opponent's hand.

The outcome of the battle was never in doubt.