Night City, Border.
What's the date today?
"Number sixteen."
"Payment is coming soon... have a cigarette."
"Call me father."
"Claws."
Two members of the inspection bureau in charge of border security were smoking and chatting idly.
Anyway, their job isn't that busy; they just need to keep an eye on the "Forgotten Ones" to prevent them from causing trouble.
The truth is, no one caused any trouble at all—those people were all lifeless, and you could feel that even kicking them in the butt wouldn't make them fart; they didn't seem like people with any spirit.
Sigh, who cares? Isn't it better to just coast along and collect a salary? The censorship isn't their job; that's the city hall's job. It won't tire them out.
And I don't even have to see the bureau chief's deadpan face, it's incredibly satisfying...
Just as they were thinking this, before either of them could react, a bullet whistled through the air and struck one of them squarely, knocking the cigarette butt out of his mouth.
"Holy crap! Who is that... wait a minute!"
A spark flew into the man's eye, and he cried out in pain, but quickly realized the problem.
The buffer zone, which was just a moment ago empty, is now filled with billowing smoke and dust.
The roar of engines grew louder as they approached. Covering their eyes, they saw a large convoy marching towards them.
This was a sight they had never seen before—mainly because the people's attire was quite bizarre. The lead soldiers were all wearing revealing leather protective suits, and their entire faces were covered with iron masks carved with fangs. The people following behind were slightly better, but not much different.
If you didn't know, you'd think it was some kind of outlandish fashion show...
The vehicle they were in was equally terrifying—at first glance, it looked like it was pieced together from scrap metal, with long nails, spikes, and rust... but the horsepower it displayed was completely inconsistent with its appearance, and it felt like it was right in front of them in the blink of an eye.
"It's an enemy attack!"
After a moment of stunned silence, they finally realized, "The Forsaken are rebelling! Sound the alarm..."
Before the words were even finished, another bullet came flying in, but this time it didn't miss—the sharp cone, glowing with an eerie purple light, pierced through the two men with a shrill whistling sound as it tore through the air.
Within seconds, the two men convulsed and collapsed to the ground, their exposed skin gradually turning a gloomy bluish-purple, and their eyes bulging uncontrollably like those of dead fish.
High-concentration "rust fog" armor-piercing rounds!
"superior!"
A burly figure flipped over and stood on the hood of the vehicle, roaring, "Blow up this city wall!"
It was Zhao Yuan, the leader of the "Forgotten Ones" outside the city.
"If you don't want to keep digging for ore from dawn till dusk every day, then give me a good beating!"
These words were like a shot of adrenaline, making the already high-spirited team even more excited.
"Indeed, why should they be able to live a comfortable life in the city while we have to do hard labor for them!"
"Hey hey hey, let's have a good fight!"
"Utterly insane!"
"The lives of the 'Forgotten' are lives too!"
"...Let's finish this quickly, Chief Zhao."
Finally, there was a normally dressed guy next to Zhao Yuan who displayed a calmness that was different from the others, and he gave a reminder.
It was Litang, sent by Shen Qin to help him.
"The alarm has been sounded, and the city's defensive artillery will be activated soon."
He instructed, "That's not something we can resist; we must take this pass before then."
"You don't need to tell me!"
Zhao Yuan snorted coldly, his voice sounding muffled through the mask.
As he spoke, he dropped his rifle and picked up a specially made rocket launcher. "Stop talking nonsense, if you want to be fast, let's all attack together!"
Seeing him recklessly join the battle, Li Tang didn't immediately follow, but sighed thoughtfully.
Although they were both "Forgotten Ones" and belonged to different factions, he was well aware that Zhao Yuan's men were all lunatics.
They don't seem like much on ordinary days, but when it comes to battle, these people are often the most difficult to deal with. They'll risk their lives to take a piece of your flesh. In the past, during internal struggles, they were the most troublesome group.
Therefore, he was not worried about Zhao Yuan and his men's fighting spirit. In fact, many of them had been injected with special stimulants before setting off, probably so that they wouldn't even know what pain was if their heads were chopped off.
He was more impressed by the power of the elder brother of Chief Shen.
To be honest, he had always looked down on Shen He. After all, when they first met, the guy looked like a stray dog, ragged and disheveled, extremely pathetic. How could anyone respect him?
But after spending some time with him, he discovered that Shenhe was indeed quite capable. At least he had the potential to be a leader. In less than a month, he had built good relationships with everyone in the "Forgotten Ones" who stayed outside the city. But that's not really an accurate description. It felt like there were probably more people secretly supporting him than supporting Zhao Yuan.
This is precisely why it became much easier to incite these people to attack Night Sin City. Otherwise, even if Zhao Yuan himself was dissatisfied with Night Sin City, he probably wouldn't have agreed so easily.
However, he knew perfectly well that although the scene looked grand, this was not the main battlefield as originally planned. It was more of a distraction, so that the remaining people could launch a riot in the city and keep them occupied.
After all, it wasn't just the city's defensive artillery; the garrison troops of the Inspection Bureau were no pushovers either...
Although no one said it outright, Li Tang had already mentally labeled them as cannon fodder.
So all he could do was protect himself, monitor the situation and report back regularly. How could he possibly charge into battle with them?
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