Infinity, Growing Stronger from Arasaka

The sound was played out loud, and a somewhat incoherent voice came from the speaker.

After removing the bricks and stones from his body and smashing aside the mangled limbs of the moldy guy who had been cushioning him, the man who had collided with David also stood up again.

Although the outer armor shell appears to be damaged, there are still three or four layers inside. It's just that the exterior is damaged, but there's actually no major problem.

"Are you one of my kind? Ahhh, my brain is trembling! Come, let's dance together, tear you apart! Tear you apart! Split-open ass! Sever your electrical circuits..."

Joder (a common slang term used by Hispanic) is Cyberpsychosis on the verge of a breakdown.

With this in mind, David had even less intention of communicating.

"Get lost! Who's like you? I'm special."

David thought of Vera's radiant and elegant figure, 'When you wake up again, you will be reborn.'

He would always remember those words, "Cyberpsychosis, what is that? Miles's pathetic mad dog."

"Aaaaah, I'm unique too, you bastard!"

Perhaps David's compassionate tone and attitude triggered the man's bad Remembrance and PTSD, and under the stress, he became even more frantic and moved.

Is love the strongest inhibitor? Perhaps, but anger and pain are certainly the strongest catalysts.

"Stop joking."

With a crisp clang, the metal armor shattered; despite moving at high speed, the armor on his chest was blown open.

His eyes widened in fury as he stared at the modular electromagnetic railgun emitting blue smoke from David's shoulder armor.

"Ahhhh—"

Roaring, he overclocked [Sandevistan] and launched a frenzied attack on David, using both his hands and feet.

But David was faster.

Despite being delayed, a plasma cannon struck his shoulder armor, destroying the Thermal Cannon weapon module.

"Impossible!"

"..."

David launched a silent but relentless attack.

To most soldiers, the two appeared to collide repeatedly, like frames flashing by. Explosions and the sounds of massive weapons clashing echoed continuously. Houses along the way shook, furniture fragments flew everywhere, concrete cracked, and walls were covered with dense cracks.

[Xiao Fu: Don't pursue it too closely, be careful, it might be a trap!]

David: I understand.

After reviewing the communications, David silently increased the output power of the [Big Ghost 4-B] by one level.

"Too slow."

With that, clang! He swung his axe down, striking the head of the heavily armored military Power Armor in the face.

When Xiaofu arrived, he witnessed this scene.

David raised the thermal axe, while the remains of another military-grade heavy power armored Power Armor knelt not far away, its entire body, from head to chest, torn apart by ultrasonic vibration melting blades, as if it had been sawed in half.

You can vaguely see that the rotten flesh inside, riddled with holes, is still steaming.

"This kind of ruthless character, although crazy, should be the law enforcement henchman of the military science and technology 'Net Admin' in this area."

Xiao Fu pondered for a moment, "The military science regional command post might be nearby."

"Should."

Just as David was shaking off the charred grime from the axe blade, crack—

David's eyes narrowed.

While shielding Xiaofu behind him, he grabbed the remains of the military-grade Power Armor from the ground.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—bang bang bang bang!

Sparks flew, causing large sections of the dilapidated building in front of it to crack and collapse.

Fifty meters away across the street, a heavy multi-gun integrated hovering main battle tank pointed its cannons at him!

The moment the main gun spat out flames, David hurled the wreckage of the Power Armor with tremendous force.

Then, [Sandevistan] overclocked!

The anti-gravity weight reduction system and propulsion system, transplanted from the 'Cybernetic Kong' project, are activated!

The pebbles beneath our feet scattered like exploding landmines.

The shells also collided with the remains, and the heat from the blast was blinding and scalding.

David, who followed closely behind, was like a tank that had started at 100 mph and then burst out of the barrel.

"Holy shit, holy shit holy shit holy shit!"

On top of the tank, the commander, who had cautiously poked his head out, glared angrily and yelled, "Turn! Turn! Stop aiming! Rockets! Fire blasts!!"

With his arm armor as a shield, David not only evaded missiles and laser weapons but also directly withstood the firepower of a 12.7mm machine gun and a 30mm automatic cannon. In a few breaths, David closed to within ten meters of the tank.

Boom! Almost leaving a blur, he dodged the secondary gun's bombardment by sidestepping, smashed the multi-legged machine beast in front of the tank to pieces with an elbow, and then jumped up with a thud!

"Ahhh!"

Seeing the ferocious iron man leaping up, the commander pulled the trigger all the way down.

Without even looking, David simply swung his heat axe.

The external automatic machine gun, automatic cannon, and rocket pod were melted and cut off, and the commander's entire upper body was shattered into a mass of flesh and blood.

Grab the high-explosive incendiary bomb in the external magazine at the waist, decode and start, beep beep.

Throw it in before the hatch closes.

David jumped down without looking back.

The next moment, boom!

A burst of flames erupted as the explosion first blew the top of the turret high into the air, followed by an even more violent secondary explosion that sent the entire turret flying through the flames.

"This is the place."

Holding a thermal axe, David looked at the seven-story commercial building in front of him.

"After Norfolk, it's time for Omaha. Director Ram is waiting for us there."

Xiao Fu, trailing behind David, said, "We will be cooperating with the Death Camp. Katsuo went ahead ahead on an important mission. Directly under Director Vera A. Russell."

"Then we need to speed things up and bring the post-battle rehabilitation and clearing training to a close."

Upon hearing this, David silently looked at the control interface of the [Big Ghost 4-B] Power Armor on his retina.

Gravity Field Control System – [Off → On]

Chapter 270 Norinobu reinforces Vera's troops—

"Panama has been officially incorporated into the company's trading portfolio. If there are no major changes in the external environment and the war situation, the profit of the Central America division is expected to increase by 29% in the next quarter."

"The new Federal Reserve shorted our Asian bonds last night, and the shares of our subsidiaries in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Singapore plummeted by 19%. But we reverse-acquired Militech's helium-3 futures contracts on the Lunar Colonization, and the Yunhai base took over the cargo. The European Space Agency has not intervened yet, and our efforts to suppress Washington's competition for the right to develop and use outer space have been very successful."

"Three hours ago, we overloaded the banking server clusters and databases in Buenos Aires. Now all of Argentina's Militech accounts are frozen in the blockchain, thanks to them. The military operation has encountered resistance, but overall it is progressing smoothly."

"Militech is being deployed in large numbers to the South American battlefield via transport planes... Brazil again, Rio de Janeiro again. The Ministry of Engineering and Construction has been working for nothing these past few years. But at least the money has arrived. The pots and pans that were smashed belong to the Brazilians. If they want to hate, let them hate Harford (the current CEO of Militech) and Miles."

"The Free State Alliance's underground oil pipeline in Alaska was destroyed..."

"The South African branch reports that in the past two weeks, in addition to suffering from surgical-style deliberate terrorist attacks, the Central African Black Warlords, who have received military support from the New America, have also begun to stir. The fighting has spread across the entire northern border from Namibia to Botswana and then to Mozambique. Several field outposts and Border Checkpoint have already been destroyed..."

Thump, thump.

As Vera listened to the global war situation and administrative briefings compiled by the seven continental branches of the Arasaka Sanso Tower, she unbuttoned her suit jacket, leaned back in her chair, and tapped her fingers idly on the armrest.

The blue light of the holographic projection shone on her face, her irises shimmered in the data stream, and countless diagrams, tables, and statistical characters flowed into the sea like runoff, appearing on the screen.

Real-time information data is categorized.

North American battlefield: a meat grinder of flesh and steel.

The stock market: a brutal financial battleground of capital speculation.

The Earth-Moon orbit: a silent strangulation in outer space.

Cyberspace: The online slaughterhouse of digital souls.

Global Conflict: Open and brutal sabotage and assassination raids launched by each other against enemy military and manufacturing plants, research institutions, and key personnel.

Either the AI-assisted explanation is directly stated, or the company's senior executives give a concise report via video link using holographic imaging equipment.

Both teams had their wins and losses, but the overall team had the upper hand.

The events in Night City Arasaka Tower and the Americas region are described in more detail, while those in Paris Tower and Tokyo Tower are described in a more brief manner.

The content includes both military and political affairs, after all, Vera is not only the highest military commander in the North American theater, but also holds senior positions in business and administration.

Scenes like this have been repeated many times since the start of the war.

She is very self-aware about this.

She only listened to reports about things outside the Americas region, such as the 'Sea of Clouds' Lunar Colonization, the banking sector, the stock market, and diplomacy with Europe... She didn't touch those.

As a candidate for director, you only need to understand Arasaka's global deployment and the overall war situation. If you have any opinions or ideas, you should raise them privately with Saburo. It is best not to overstep your bounds or do anything that is not necessary.

What's the rush?

Saburo is willing to work overtime, so let him work overtime. With him negotiating with the EU and controlling Arasaka's diplomatic and economic policies, Vera can at least entrust her back to the Tokyo Tower during wartime.

She is filial, so let's just say that the old man is helping her preserve her legacy.

Anyway, Arasaka will inherit it sooner or later—

"Norinobu".

Vera's gaze inadvertently lingered on the section about reinforcements from the Far East on the holographic screen.

[A new wave of reinforcements, the 1st, 3rd, and 14th Divisions of the Arasaka JGSDF, have landed in Night City, Los Angeles, and San Diego respectively.]

Undoubtedly, those who arrived this time were all fully equipped and elite Class A division commanders.

He belongs to the die-hard old Edo period hawks who Hawks with Norinobu.

At the very moment when they should have been preserving their strength, Norinobu handed over his most treasured power to his 'good niece' in North America. Ah, how touching! True friendship is revealed in times of trouble, demonstrating the unity of the Arasaka Family in the face of challenges and hardships—or so I'd say!

Vera's expression was unreadable.

Others might not know, but how could she not understand Norinobu's ulterior motives?

This old guy is playing a much bigger game than the old timeline that's best left unsaid.

He's betting everything, and his risky self-destruction is imminent!

Vera was certain.

"Norinobu is still a reasonable person."

Floating on the hologram as an image, Thomas James, the vice president who remained in Night City, remarked with considerable emotion, "How should it be allocated?"

The subtext is: how to treat them – use them as cannon fodder or dismantle and consume them discreetly.

"Maintain normal allocation of staffing levels."

Coming to her senses, Vera shook her head.

"These are all precious armed forces of Arasaka. It's not my style to remain unmoved when allies are in trouble. Don't bring the old stories of the sea, land, and horse fighting to this North American battlefield where I've shed blood and sacrificed myself."

Her indifferent yet smiling face revealed no bias whatsoever.

"I see."

James nodded and hung up the video call.

"..."

Returning to the orderly yet bustling War Room.

"Call!"