Cyberpunk: 2075
Chapter 884

94 Doesn't Mean He Lost!

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As Hansen and Song Zhaomei disappeared behind the hidden door, Reid quickened his pace.

He rolled toward the rear flank, dodging a sweeping steel tail-whip. At the same time, the 'Discarded Piece' pistol spat fire again. This time, the bullets were not aimed at the dinosaurs or Murphy, but at the surroundings, just like before.

The bullets precisely shattered several key light sources along both sides of the corridor. The area immediately grew dimmer, and the lingering mist became even more disorienting in the low light, further interfering with the mechanical Deinonychus that relied on optical sensors to distinguish objects.

After only a brief clash, Reid had already grasped the Deinonychus's weakness.

The "monsters" produced by Biotechnica were terrifying, but in the end, they were merely beasts imitating creatures that had once existed. And before Reid, beasts that could not even match human intelligence could do nothing but hinder him.

Using the shifting light and shadows, Reid no longer tried to clash head-on with the "walls of copper and iron" before him. With his grappling equipment, he moved swiftly between the corridor and its walls. He no longer sought a rapid breakthrough, instead doing everything he could to test these mechanical creatures' sensory blind spots and response patterns.

Finding their weakness before delivering a fatal blow was how an agent like Reid operated.

The more he understood, the deadlier his attacks became. Once he fully understood the things before him, perhaps a single fully charged bullet would be enough to easily deal with the troublesome Deinonychus.

Just as he had dealt with every enemy before.

After several exchanges, Reid keenly caught a crucial detail: whenever Murphy made a tactical gesture or moved, the Deinonychus's actions would suffer an extremely slight delay, as though they were receiving and confirming orders. And

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