From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Atlas?

The stall owner and several customers were stunned. They and many passers-by were hiding in an alley where homeless people gathered.

And through the confused expressions of everyone, it is not difficult to see that they know nothing about "Atlas".

"Is Atlas a rising gang?"

A customer who was still holding bowls and chopsticks spoke out his guess and continued:

"Then you use the Tiger Claw Gang's stronghold to make fun of you and make a name for yourself?"

"How is that possible?" The well-informed stall owner denied the other party's guess:

"The equipment of those guys is not something that can be obtained by gangs. Looking at the style, I think it is similar to military technology, so maybe they are puppets supported by military technology."

"So does military technology."

The customer nodded lightly, and then he discovered that the signal grid displayed by the electronic eyes was "x".

Off the net?

Even if you want to shoot and record the group of "AECS" with both eyes, you can't do it.

He doesn't have access to his own camera? ?

When the customer noticed this, his vision completely fell into darkness, and his brain also went into "downtime".

View from above.

Pedestrians near the low-rise building were all forced to press the "freeze button", and they were all staring blankly.

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At the same time, in the lobby of the low-rise building;

Xiaoqiang, who had removed his optical camouflage, was heading towards the elevator with Serin and three elite investigators, and the bodies of Tiger Claw gang members were scattered on the floor.

The residents of this building, as well as the unrelated people who came for "recreation", were in an unconscious state just like the stall owner and the customer.

With the information provided by the investigators, Soap, Ghost and Leroya, who arrived here before them, were able to accurately identify members of the Tiger Claw Gang with distinctive features, thus avoiding accidental killings and accidental injuries.

After all, most of the members of the Tiger Claw Gang are of Japanese origin, and they like to hold swords and have fluorescent tattoos representing the gang.

It is difficult to admit a mistake.

This building is one of the strongholds of the Tiger Claw Gang. It houses "legal and compliant" bars, casinos, nightclubs, and "clubs" that provide high-quality services to different groups of people.

As for “illegal” projects, they are countless.

Selling illegal drugs and weapons is normal. Like the pink-haired woman who just shouted "help", she was abducted by the Tiger Claw Gang to Night City and forced to become a "sex doll".

Of course, sex dolls are not robot "dolls" but people with sex doll behavior chips installed.

During the service period, the body is taken over by AI, serving customers wholeheartedly, and can also be customized to satisfy various fetishes.

Moreover, after the sex partners end their services, their memories are usually cleared to achieve complete "confidentiality", which ensures the privacy and security of the customers and reduces the mental pressure on the sex partners.

In other words, the "automatic drive" function is installed for special service groups.

At this moment, in the elevator leading to the top floor of the building;

"did not expect"

Jill Valentine, who served as the captain of the investigation and was wearing bulletproof civilian clothes, looked at Serin beside her and commented:

"The company's latest model of smart AI can easily hack into the brains of 09 humans."

"Agent Valentin, I just used a pulse attack in a specific waveband to let them see and hear the content that can be disclosed." Serin explained with a smile:

"Therefore, it is not considered a hacking in the true sense. Moreover, this pulse attack is ineffective against Zero-Nine humans with higher levels of prosthetics, such as most members of the Tiger Claw Gang."

"That's very convenient. This should be the easiest task I have ever performed." Jill sighed with emotion.

I think back when the company didn't have artificial intelligence, if you wanted to prevent irrelevant parties from knowing too many details, you needed to turn on the optical camouflage of individual soldiers' equipment throughout the process.

However, there are still many hidden dangers and restrictions, so the Investigation Department relies heavily on the intelligence support of the Intelligence Department.

Looking back now

With the help of smart artificial intelligence, problems that were originally considered thorny, such as finding surveillance blind spots, clearing data, etc., will no longer cause them as much trouble as before.

The Zero-Nine Humans, who are highly dependent on prosthetic bodies, are like naked naked bodies in front of Serin, whose computing power is "unbelievable", with almost no privacy at all.

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Xiaoqiang, who was standing behind Serin, nodded in agreement with Jill's words.

On his thumbnail map, red dots representing the enemy were displayed, and those responsible for the attack, including Soap, Ghost, Leroya, etc., only needed to use their best tactics.

Boom. Boom.

The faint sound of explosions coming from above meant that the two sides were engaged in a fierce confrontation.

However, the red dots on the thumbnail map are rapidly decreasing, indicating that the Tiger Claw Gang cannot stop the offensive of Soap and others.

"Everyone." At this time, Serin said to Jill and Xiaoqiang:

"I hacked into Westbrook's NCPD exclusive network just as Major McTavish began his assault.

Despite encountering many obstacles, a large amount of intelligence was still obtained, such as the refusal of high-level police officers to respond to crimes committed by gangs such as the Tiger Claw Gang and the Scavengers, as well as their weapons transactions with Arasaka and Military Technology.

In addition, I also found that the network in Night City is equivalent to a "local area network", and a "wall" is used to block and isolate, and outside the wall... well, I can only describe it as extremely dangerous. "

"Extremely dangerous? Is it the artificial intelligence of Universe 09?" Jill asked.

"More than that." Serin changed the subject:

“Then I will apply to the biology department for a dedicated cooling device to help me pass through the wall.

The main goal now is to occupy this place according to Colonel Price's order, obtain local currency, and establish a company branch. As for how to forge a merger and other matters, I will personally be responsible for it, so please relax. "

Ding--.

As soon as Serin finished speaking, the elevator doors opened outwards.

I saw corridors with red carpets and high-end decoration. There were "mixtures" of metal and flesh that had been hammered and torn apart by brute force, as well as scorched corpses that had been melted through by plasma.

Xiaoqiang and others left the elevator and walked along the corridor to the top-floor office.

Then he happened to witness Soap removing the optical camouflage, punching the mantis-like arms of the Tiger Claw gang's senior executive with two punches, and then making a whip kick to break the lower limbs of the senior executive.

Its strong body couldn't stop flying several meters away, and it didn't stop until its back hit the wall.

However, the gang leader still asked with a ferocious face:

"Naru... Naru who is Naru?!

(You. Who are you?!)"

Apparently, this senior executive was very dissatisfied.

Even in "his" office, standing a group of special forces who slaughtered all of "his" men, there was no fear at all.

But no one responded to "his" question. Only Serin walked to the side, bent slightly, stretched out her left hand to grasp "his" neck, and picked him up with one hand.

Then, Serin's pupils burst out with purple light, and she said in a cold voice:

"All your assets and memories will belong to us, and Atlas thanks you for your selfless donation."