In the dark night, the Manticore float flew across the wasteland of the Bad Land, like a black falcon walking alone in the sky, floating alone in the dim moonlight and bright stars.
Kitagawa Hiroshi had an impetuous expression and was restless in the driver's seat, glancing at the display screen in the car from time to time.
At this time, the screen was showing the surveillance screen behind the aerial vehicle.
Not long ago, he could see a figure floating down on the screen and landing on the traveling floating car.
It's a pity that they went in opposite directions, and the light of the floating car quickly disappeared in the dark night, like stars dissipating before dawn.
Now, with the dark night as the curtain, the lower half of the land is covered with black tide-like loess Gobi. The sparse desert vegetation also adds a bit of depression to this bad land.
It was a dark scene with no trace of light at all.
There are so few people here that even the members of the Wanderer Family, the Sword Society and other organizations wandering in the bad land area can't be seen. It is a completely dead land, with fine grains of sand floating in the air.
The reason why this phenomenon occurs is that in addition to the barren land where birds do not poop, another important reason is that large areas here are buried with many landmines from the war.
Except for those desperate wanderers who have their own unique smuggling routes and make a living from this, almost no living creatures will appear here.
The shrubs and vegetation blown by the wind and sand are the only living things here.
However, it was precisely because of this desolate place that Kitagawa Hao felt inexplicably irritable.
It’s too remote and too far from Night City!
Beichuan Hao really couldn't understand why Lin Mo told him not to look back and just drove the floating car towards the Night City.
He believed that with Jun Lin's strength, successfully killing that big shot would not be a problem, but after that, how could Jun Lin return to the world of human civilization?
It’s impossible to run back to Night City with both legs!
Moreover, thinking back to what Lin Jun said to him before he left, and his Kang Kang look at the end, until now, Kitagawa Hao still feels that there are countless doubts troubling him deep in his heart.
But no matter how doubtful he was, Lin Jun's order was still greater than anything else.
Kitagawa Hao endured the discomfort in his heart and continued to control the floating car towards the city with lights like a sea.
The journey was uneventful, except for the night breeze.
As the distance from the city gradually approached, Beichuan Hao could even vaguely see the road running through the wasteland.
Inadvertently, he glanced at the display screen again.
This time, he was stunned.
The fiery red star fell from the sky, dragging its long tail of bright flames, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark sky, and the sharp sound of breaking through the sky could be heard vaguely.
The silent wasteland was like the tranquility before a rainstorm, until the red star fell to the earth, breaking through the night sky like thunder.
All the sounds became false, and there was only that incomparable explosion sound left in the world.
Without hesitation, Kitagawa Hiroshi immediately closed his eyes, completely blocked his hearing enhancer, and huddled under the seat.
The mushroom cloud rises from the ground, sweeping this violent energy in all directions. The red fire and the ink-stained smoke blend together, setting off a wild wind, and the breath of death blows far away.
The Manticore floated a few times, then continued to float smoothly in the sky, heading towards the City of Night.
Kitagawa Hao gasped and reluctantly sat back in the chair. At this time, his restless and anxious mood completely disappeared, leaving only shock and confusion in his heart.
"Mr. Lin..." He murmured as if in a dream. He didn't even need to guess, he knew who caused the explosion.
Almost instantly, Lin Mo's words before leaving lingered in his mind.
"When the sun comes up, you will understand everything."
Kitagawa Hao understood instantly.
Is the so-called sun this explosion?
Kitagawa Hao didn't know how he should feel about facing the scene in front of him.
Shocked? Frightened? Suddenly?
Various complex emotions were mixed in his heart, and Kitagawa Hiroshi didn't know how to deal with them.
He reluctantly took a breath of cold air, calmed down, then strengthened his resolve, and controlled the aerial vehicle to fly in the direction of Night City.
Although there are many things he doesn't know now, there is one thing he only understands.
That's what Lin Mo said to him:
"I won't die!"
Even if it is the power of the sun.
...
...
On the viaduct in the city.
"We finally did something big! Damn it, I feel so good. David, did you see it, my cannon! Those company dogs thought they were invincible sitting in the floating car! But! They ignored my cannon, popped it a few times, and all went up in smoke!"
An ordinary business car was driving on the bridge and had already left the scene. Jack and others, disguised as company officials, were sitting in the car. Only Jack's excited voice kept ringing in the small space.
David was wearing a fine suit and looked like a professional driver.
Facing Jack's excited shouts, he didn't show that much enthusiasm. He just raised the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded from time to time. His eyes looked forward deeply.
Jack sat in the back seat of the car, his body swaying constantly, as if he was dancing. Then he stretched out his hand, patted the strong man next to him, and praised:
"Of course, there is also our big brother. If you hadn't helped me, I might have run away in a hurry. Damn, I feel bad just thinking about it. Those corporate dogs really can't afford it. You actually want to attack from underneath the building, what a dirty trick!"
The strong man looked out the car window indifferently, his godless prosthetic eyes reflecting the city under the viaduct.
He was happy, but unhappy and didn't know why.
It's nice to kill people from Moore Technology, but no matter how hard you kill them, you still can't see the figure of Huhu in your mind.
I'll never see you again...
Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, Jack thought for a while, his eyes wandering on the strong man.
His huge body occupies the space of two people. If he had not undergone proper treatment in the research institute and replaced most of the high-load prosthetics in his body with light-load prostheses, he might not be able to sit in it. In the car.
"By the way, big brother, I haven't asked you what to call me yet. We both beat up Moore Technology. We are brothers who share difficulties. We will share blessings in the future. You can't be absent." Jack used his elbow. Pushed the opponent.
The strong man moved slightly, like a thinker coming back from his thoughts. He turned his head blankly and looked at Jack, without any joy on his face.
"I don't know...call me crazy...many doctors call me that."
"Madman? That's not a good name. If one day I use this word to scold someone, and you suddenly turn around and yell, wouldn't I be embarrassed?" Jack shook his head and objected.
The strong man asked dully: "Then...what is...the test subject?"
Jack took a good look at the strong man, observing the traces of the prosthetic body on his body, and suddenly his eyes stopped on his arm.
"Are your hands implanted with mantis knives?" Jack asked in surprise.
The strong man nodded blankly, and with a kacha sound, his two arms suddenly "opened", and his skin completed the transformation like a Transformer. Two bright blades similar in shape to the forelimbs of a mantis appeared in the small car. Inside.
Jack was startled and quickly shrank to the corner of the car, only to see that the strong man's mantis knife had cut the roof of the car.
"Damn it, brother, don't show your big baby here!" Jack shouted hurriedly.
The strong man was stunned and nodded:
"oh."
The mantis knife suddenly retracted, and the stretched skin armor returned to its original position. The strong man continued to sit in his original position like a good baby.
Jack breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help complaining:
"I didn't expect you to have this thing. Why have I never seen you use it... Do you remember what happened that night? I thought you were more accustomed to using a samurai sword."
"That night..." The strong man lowered his head and thought, and vaguely remembered what happened at Lizzy Bar.
"Remember, the boss is very strong and very fast. He can't do it with his hands... he can only use a knife." He murmured.
It seemed that it took a while to pop out the mantis knife, so it was too late... Jack thought for a moment and understood what the strong man meant.
He thought for a while, smiled, patted the strong man on the shoulder, and asked:
"I remember that if the user of the Mantis Knife is skilled, he can walk on the wall like a gecko. Can you do that?"
The strong man blinked, then nodded.
"Can."
"That's good, I'll call you Gecko from now on, what do you think, brother." Jack suggested with a smile.
The strong man did not hesitate and continued to nod.
"This is so decent. If we don't choose a nice name, it would not sound good if we two brothers become legends in the future, but everyone is saying that Jack's good partner is a lunatic." Jack laughed.
Gekko's face was expressionless, and he couldn't understand what Jack meant.
"Forget it, forget it, you will understand it gradually in the future." Jack looked like someone who had been through this before, lying relaxed on the seat, turning his head and looking out the car window leisurely.
"This time we will surely shock the whole world..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a white light suddenly lit up in the distance of the city, interrupting Jack's words.
What followed were red fireworks, followed by explosions that shook the entire city.
Jack was stunned on the spot, his newly ignited ambition completely evaporated in the explosion.
At this moment, he felt his insignificance in front of this power.
"My Heavenly Father..." He couldn't help but burst out in his native language, his expression blank.
Not only him, but even David in the driver's seat was stunned. He subconsciously turned on the car's automatic driving mode, and then all he could see was the mushroom clouds rising from the wasteland in the distance.
Cars are driving on the viaduct, and the night sky is as bright as day tonight.
