Starting from Night City
Chapter 261

Eighteen Hundred in Pay, Laughing Every Day (3K)

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Once inside the room, V sat on one of its only two beds, crossed her legs, and spoke.

The toughest job they had done before was stealing the Relic from Yorinobu's room in Azure Tower.

Strictly speaking, even that job couldn't compare in difficulty to the operation the day after tomorrow.

If Saburo Arasaka hadn't made that unexpected visit, they could have slipped away without anyone noticing.

But the operation the day after tomorrow would inevitably pit them head-on against Militech's security forces.

Su Xiao used the room's coffee machine to pour V and Lucy a steaming cup each.

"Jackson Plains may be outside Night City, but we can't let the battle drag on too long, or getting out will be harder. Militech's transport convoy also has a lot of drones and security robots."

"If we give them time to deploy, we'll be in danger. We need to hit them hard right from the start and destroy as many drones as possible in one strike to thin their numbers."

"Also, before we attack, we need to find out exactly which vehicle Herman is in. Our goal isn't to wipe out Militech's transport convoy, after all. It's to grab Herman for Rogue. If we blow him into a pile of charcoal, we'll have a hard time explaining that to her."

Of course, Herman couldn't be the only person who knew about a project as big as the Relic.

He was the project director, but there had to be plenty of engineers and technical specialists under him.

Still, this was their best chance.

If they missed this opportunity, their only option for finding another Relic expert would be to go to Japan and kidnap one.

And that would be all but impossible.

"In short, the operation the day after tomorrow has to

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