Game world survival starts from Resident Evil 2

David followed the techniques taught by Li You and Aggie, and stepped as lightly as possible, while keeping in touch with Lucy and listening to her instructions.

"There are three induction mines at the corner ahead."

"Got it, I'll avoid it."

"There is an automatic turret at the staircase on the second floor, which has been shut down."

"Thank you!"

After being occupied by Meihua, this abandoned apartment building with only four floors was transformed into a heavily guarded shelter, but with the cooperation of hackers, most of the smart devices were rendered harmless.

But David also knew that although these automatic defense devices failed, the most troublesome thing was Meihua herself.

He avoided the trap mechanism and came to the room on the third floor. Lucy and Li You both reminded him in the communication that the target was in it.

At this time, David calmed down completely. He held the Lexington in his right hand and the recurve dagger hanging on his waist in his left hand. This was the weapon that Aggie chose for him, which was enough for the time being.

He stuck to the door, listened quietly for a moment, and wanted to push the door in.

But the next moment, David keenly sensed a discordant sound inside the door, and his heart suddenly trembled, and he instantly stepped sideways and retreated several meters!

The next moment, accompanied by a sound of a knife, a cyberpunk-style samurai sword pierced the thin iron door of the room, and the blade was still buzzing.

Then, the door was kicked open from the inside, and Meihua, who was only wrapped in a few pieces of cloth and exposed her body with patterns, rushed out with a knife, and with a flick of her left hand, two scimitars flew towards David!

The pupils of David's artificial eyes contracted, and he quickly locked onto the two flying scimitars. His right hand instantly pulled the trigger, and with two "bangs", they were accurately shot down.

"Oh...?"

Seeing this scene, Meihua couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, but she didn't hesitate, holding the samurai sword high and slashing at David, her slash was quite swift, and a ray of light flashed on the blade!

Meihua is well-known in the Tiger Claw Gang. She is good at swordsmanship. She is good at using samurai swords and throwing knives. With her enhanced prosthesis, her sword is even said to be faster than bullets.

Of course, in the world of cyberpunk, there are several types of bullets commonly used. In addition to the most conventional gunpowder-powered bullets of kinetic weapons, there are also charged projectiles of technical weapons and micro-tracking bullets of smart weapons, and the speed is also fast or slow.

So the faster than bullets here is really a very broad concept.

In Li You's eyes, Meihua's strength is really good. If the combat power level of a gang is divided into four levels: BOSS, elite, veteran, and miscellaneous soldiers, then Meihua is almost at the elite level.

Originally, it was too dangerous for David to deal with such an opponent. David is now under the guidance of Li You and Mann, and he insists on practicing. His own strength has improved by leaps and bounds, but he is still a little worse than Meihua. More importantly, he is still not experienced enough.

But this is only David's own combat power, without counting his armor. If David went all out, he could have fought those gang leaders.

David didn't transform immediately because he wanted to try what he could do.

So, facing the samurai sword that Meihua chopped down, he pulled out the recurve machete from his waist and swung it forward. The two knives collided and a crisp sound broke out.

"Dang--!!"

The two knives bounced off, and Meihua and David each took a step back. David was ready, and Meihua finally showed astonishment in her eyes.

After a close fight, Meihua had seen that the little brat in front of her didn't have any decent prosthesis on him, and might even have only a basic suit. But even so, he could accurately shoot down her flying knife with a gun, and then use a machete to block her attack?

And what was the inexplicable repulsion she just felt from this guy's knife? Was it her illusion?

David paused for only a moment, and then he saw that Meihua had doubts about her ability. He did not give the other party time to think, and immediately raised his hand to shoot a series of shots!

"Bang, bang, bang--!!"

Meihua's body flashed quickly, and she avoided all the flying bullets by shaking slightly.

She also had Krenchikov installed, and her reaction speed was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, David fired only to suppress. At the same time, he had stepped forward, and the recurve machete in his left hand turned around and changed to a straight grip, and slashed at Meihua's neck.

Meihua dodged backwards, avoiding the knife and at the same time a scimitar flew out unexpectedly!

After a short moment of fighting, she had already seen that this child was not easy to deal with, so she had already used all her strength.

However, David also reacted quickly. Although he was not as good as Meihua who had Krenchikov, the training of Qi had high requirements for reaction speed. David had also done special training with Li You. Compared with Li You's shuriken, Meihua's scimitar was really nothing.

So this time David blocked with his sword, bounced the scimitar away, and fired three shots at the same time.

Meihua, who was about to chase him, was shocked again. She really didn't expect that such a tricky attack could be blocked by him. She could only change her attack plan temporarily and dodge with all her strength, but this time she failed to dodge completely. Two bullets hit her abdomen!

Meihua took several steps back and stood firm again. She seemed to be seriously injured.

However, as the faint smoke dissipated, David saw that although the two bullets hit Meihua, they only left two wounds in her abdomen that did not penetrate.

David: "...!?"

Such advanced subcutaneous armor?

Although the customized Lexington in his hand focuses more on controllability and firing rate, its power is only average, but it is also higher than the ordinary model. It actually failed to penetrate Meihua's defense.

Meihua showed a grim smile on her face: "Subcutaneous armor, kid!"

She immediately raised her hand and stabbed it with a knife, pointing directly at David's heart!

"Shua--!"

David's pupils dilated, and he only had time to raise his hand and hold Meihua's blade!

"Bang!"

Meihua's knife stabbed David, and even increased its strength again, pushing him back again and again until he hit the wall of the corridor and stopped.

However, Meihua's face was not happy, and even the grim smile just now disappeared completely.

This feeling... is completely wrong!

Since joining the Tiger Claw Gang, Meihua has stabbed countless enemies' hearts with a knife. No matter what implants they have installed, Meihua can eventually penetrate these people with a knife, so she is also very familiar with that feeling.

That's why she knew that the knife just now was definitely not successful, and David is not dead yet!

Sure enough, the next moment, David had already raised his head. He had just thrown away the recurve machete, and wrapped a mysterious armor on his left hand, using it to hold Meihua's knife tightly in his hand.

"——HENSHIN."

A miniature storm of metal fragments spit out from David's belt, which suddenly bounced Meihua in front of him away, and also wrapped him up, and then attached all of them to his body, fixing the form.

The black-based close-fitting technological armor has orange-red paint patterns on it. The overall style is slightly retro, but the paint gives people a bright feeling.

On the helmet that looks like the basic form of OOO, a pair of bright yellow compound eyes emit a faint glow.

This is David's transformation armor.

Lucy, who controls the camera, was surprised and said, "I finally saw the complete form of this armor."

Li Youze said, "This is a secret."

Lucy: "Don't worry, I won't spread this kind of thing everywhere."

While the two were talking, David had already stepped on his feet and rushed towards Meihua!    He dropped his recurve machete, so he didn't pick it up at this time. He just took the Lexington and shot at Meihua. Meihua dodged and blocked, deflecting most of the attacks, and the remaining bullets did not seriously injure her.

But at this time, David had already rushed in front of her and smashed down with his left fist!

Meihua slashed with the samurai sword. Although she didn't know what David's outfit was, she would definitely not underestimate it. The fist wrapped in armor collided with the cyber samurai sword, making a crisp sound again.

However, this time, only Meihua's knife was deflected. David did not retreat but advanced. He held the Lexington in his right hand and used the short thorn blade under the muzzle as a cold weapon to stab Meihua's lower abdomen!

Meihua was a little panicked, but not panicked. She chose to retreat quickly while swinging the knife to block David's stab. But David's energy had already penetrated into her body through her hands, and he pulled the trigger again!

"Bang, bang, bang, bang--!!"

Four more shots were fired, this time all hitting Meihua's chest and abdomen, tearing the cloth wrapped around her body and smashing the implanted armor under her skin.

"Puff--!"

Meihua spat out blood and retreated repeatedly. She still waved the knife somewhat weakly, trying to resist, but David immediately threw several punches at her, each of which contained strong energy and the armor's amplification. The last punch went straight from bottom to top, knocking Meihua off the ground!

"Puff--"

Meihua fell heavily to the ground, this time unable to resist.

David did not relax his vigilance. He took away her samurai sword and katana, tied her up tightly with ropes, and then said in the communication channel: "Master, I got her."

Li You replied: "Well done! You can capture Meihua alive without getting hurt. Your full strength is no worse than any elite in the gang."

"But if you don't rely on armor, there are still obvious shortcomings. You need to practice more in the future."

David answered very straightforwardly: "Understood!"

"Okay, take the target and prepare to retreat."

--Afterwards, Santo Domingo, skyscraper H4 down.

Li You drove the Merrimack and sent David over. As for Lucy, she went back by herself earlier.

Before David went home, Li You said to him: "Although this mission is special, it is still a commission after all, and you, as the captain, have done a good job."

"So, the reward will be paid to you soon."

David: "Eh? No, I don't..."

Li You stopped him from continuing: "Don't refuse, this is what you deserve. Another thing, you have proved your ability, so in the future, I will give you some commissions of moderate difficulty to complete, and the reward will be paid together."

David's eyes lit up on the spot: "Does that mean I can act as a mercenary?"

Li You shook his head: "Not completely. You are at most one of my reserve team members now. You have not officially entered the vision of other mercenaries and middlemen. The completed commissions will be counted on my head, not on yourself."

"However, if you really embark on this path in the future, I will also settle your record, and you will have the reputation you deserve by then."

David scratched his head: "This... I don't care about these, Master, I just want to be with you and Mann, want to help you, and also want to train myself."

Li You smiled: "Then work hard."

"Yeah!"

...

The development after that was just as Li You and David said.

Li You began to give David some of the commissions that were of appropriate difficulty. He only sent Edge or Yuzu to cover the bottom each time, and all the other things were left to David to decide.

Except for the need to communicate with middlemen or unfamiliar mercenaries, when Li You would come forward, all the steps such as selecting team members, formulating combat plans, and commanding on-site operations were decided and responsible by David.

Of course, the scope of cooperation was very small. David could only select team members from Li You and Mann and invite them to join. And this was not free. David also needed to pay them.

But for David, this was more than enough.

In short, although still under the protection of Li You, what David was doing was already all the matters that a mercenary leader should handle.

Li You knew very well that David himself did have extraordinary talents, but only by giving him enough space and stage could he bring his talents into play.

David in the animation chose to live with the dreams of Gloria and Mann after they passed away one after another, forcing himself to become a famous mercenary captain in a short period of time.

But it must be said that although Mann in the animation taught David his own way of dealing with people and pointed him in the direction of legend, at the same time, the influence left by Mann also restricted David's future.

In a sense, the thoughts of the dead Mann became the shackles that bound David, and together with Gloria's last wish, led him to a path of inevitable destruction.

Li You had higher expectations for David, so he didn't want him to be trapped in the framework of cyberpunk mercenaries. Therefore, while letting David grow on his own, he also paid attention to David's physical and mental development at all times, and often guided him to avoid a good seedling from growing crooked.

Under such training, David gradually accumulated experience and strength, and became an increasingly skilled and powerful quasi-mercenary.

And his most frequent partners are Lucy, Rebecca and Pira.

Needless to say, Lucy became more interested in David after seeing his performance in the commission against Meihua, and the two of them started to cooperate more frequently.

As for Rebecca, she had a good impression of David, so she was the first to cooperate with him, and she only took a symbolic fee, and even dragged Pyrrha along.

Although Pyrrha complained, "Why should I be a babysitter for a little kid?", he actually recognized David's ability, and he also had a good impression of this kid, so he was very active in the process of cooperation.

However, Pyrrha was the opposite of Rebecca in terms of receiving remuneration, and he was not polite at all. Once he was called, the remuneration for this commission must be generous enough.

In addition to them, Falco, at the invitation of Li You, would occasionally play the role of driver for them, which was actually to take care of them.

In this way, David even had the prototype of a team. If Mann suddenly planned to retire one day and take Dolio to find an island to live in seclusion, David could even directly take over his position.

But of course, Mann is in great shape now, and has no intention of retiring. He is more active in practicing Qi every day than David.

In his words, he feels that he is now fully fired up!

Li You: 6.

In short, Li You is now much more relaxed. He only needs to focus on the progress of his various plans.

And on this day, he suddenly received a message from V, which said:

"I will leave Night City for a while again. Let's meet each other in the next two days."

After seeing this message, Li You thought for a while before replying:

"Okay, see you at the old place tonight."