Vol. 2The Relic Heist

Su Xiao helped the Mox Gang and Mann’s crew take on powerful corporations before joining V and Jack to steal Arasaka’s Relic. After surviving the heist and Dexter’s betrayal, the crew escaped with Takemura, whom they still distrusted.

  • Su Xiao killed Seihou Jotaro and shared the casino proceeds with his crew after they destroyed the Phoenix Casino.
  • Su Xiao rescued Sasha from Biotechnology after she uncovered the dangers of SECURICINE and went silent.
  • Su Xiao and Mann’s crew exposed Project Nightingale and killed Joanne Koch.
  • After months of work, Su Xiao met Dexter DeShawn to discuss retrieving the Flathead from the Vortex Gang.
  • Su Xiao helped Dexter recover the Flathead, then agreed with V and Jack to steal Arasaka’s Relic.
  • Su Xiao completed his Falcione exoskeleton, killed Ken, and escaped the Tiger Claws’ shrine.
  • Su Xiao, V, and Jack stole the Relic from Azure Tower, escaped Arasaka, and killed Dexter after he tried to silence them.
  • Takemura joined their flight after Arasaka attacked him, but Jack said the crew did not trust him.
Chapters 101–200 Read from Ch. 101

Arc 5The Mox Gang Commission

Su Xiao helped the Mox Gang take revenge on Seihou Jotaro, then shared the proceeds with his crew. When Sasha uncovered dangerous information during Mann’s team’s Biotechnology job and went silent, Su Xiao headed to Corporate Plaza to rescue her.

  • Su Xiao and his team found Juliette wounded and Rose suffering from cyberpsychosis, then rescued Juliette and gave the Old Captain the requested data.
  • Suzie Q hired Su Xiao to target Seihou Jotaro, and Su Xiao demanded high pay and control over the commission.
  • After Anna Knox attacked Judy and Silvia, Su Xiao arrived at the Mox Gang’s factory and killed Anna to save Silvia.
  • Su Xiao, Lucy, Jack, and V dismantled the Law Enforcement Group’s operations and raided the Phoenix Casino with the Mox Gang.
  • Su Xiao killed Seihou Jotaro in a duel, and the crew escaped after planting explosives that destroyed the casino.
  • Su Xiao declined Suzie’s payment, then revealed that he had taken a million euros from the casino and shared part of the haul with his crew.
  • Mann’s team sent Sasha into Biotechnology’s building to retrieve data for Faraday, and Sasha also discovered that the company had concealed SECURICINE’s harmful side effects.
  • Sasha sent the confidential SECURICINE documents to News 54 but went silent as security forces converged, so Su Xiao promised Rebecca he would come and called Rogue for an AV.
Chapters 101–12525 summaries Read

Arc 6Nightingale and the Flathead Job

Su Xiao and Mann’s crew exposed Project Nightingale, killed Joanne Koch, and helped Sasha recover from her ordeal. After months of work and a rescue job for Sandra Dorset, Su Xiao met Dexter DeShawn to discuss recovering the Flathead.

  • Su Xiao rescued Sasha from the Biotechnology building, and Mann’s crew learned that her SECURICINE upload had been interrupted.
  • Su Xiao and Mann made peace, then arranged a meeting with Faraday that ended with Su Xiao disabling him and Mann’s crew killing him.
  • Su Xiao gave the crew Rogue’s intelligence about Project Nightingale, and WNS News exposed Biotechnology and Militech’s experiments on the Red Ochre family.
  • Su Xiao recruited Emilia as bait, obtained her evidence against Joanne Koch, and killed her after Kiwi extracted the files.
  • Su Xiao lured Joanne’s convoy into an EMP minefield, where Mann’s crew killed the soldiers and Joanne.
  • Over the next six months, Su Xiao built smart weapons and worked with Jack, V, and Lucy, then accepted Wakako’s job to rescue Sandra Dorset from the Scavengers.
  • The crew rescued Sandra and called Trauma Team, then headed toward Watson District as the authorities sealed it off.
  • Jack told Su Xiao that Dexter DeShawn had offered them a major job, and Su Xiao met Dexter to discuss retrieving the Flathead from the Vortex Gang.
Chapters 126–15025 summaries Read

Arc 7The Relic Job and Falcione

Su Xiao helped Dexter recover the Flathead, then agreed to join Jack and V in stealing Arasaka’s Relic while preparing for the danger of Adam Smasher. He pursued other work, built his Falcione exoskeleton, and left the Tiger Claws reeling after killing Ken and escaping their shrine.

  • Su Xiao used Meredith Stout’s help to reach Royce, then fought the Vortex Gang and killed Royce after Militech stormed the Dance of Death Bar.
  • Su Xiao’s team delivered the Flathead to Dexter, who offered them a job stealing Arasaka’s Relic, and Su Xiao, V, and Jack accepted after negotiating their share.
  • Evelyn showed Su Xiao Judy’s braindance of Yorinobu’s penthouse and proposed cutting Dexter out, but Su Xiao and his companions kept their agreement with Dexter.
  • Su Xiao considered the threat of Adam Smasher, asked Rogue about Power Armor, and instead acquired an improved exoskeleton design and materials.
  • Su Xiao and Li Nali tracked Scavengers to an abandoned factory, where they killed members of the gang and pursued Sidorova and Chimkovsky until Li Nali killed Sidorova.
  • Su Xiao completed the Falcione exoskeleton and agreed to kill Ken for Rogue after learning Ken was protected by the Tiger Claws.
  • Su Xiao infiltrated the Tiger Claws’ shrine, killed Ken, and fought through the gang before escaping and ambushing its reinforcements on the highway.
  • News outlets and rumors offered competing explanations for the shrine attack, while Okada Wakako warned her eldest son that the Tiger Claws’ greatest threat came from within.
Chapters 151–17525 summaries Read

Arc 8The Relic Heist and Betrayal

Su Xiao, V, and Jack stole the Relic from Azure Tower, escaped Arasaka’s forces, and survived Dexter’s betrayal. After Arasaka turned on Takemura, he joined their flight and offered to pay for their help, though the crew still distrusted him.

  • Su Xiao, V, and Jack entered Azure Tower with the Flathead, bypassed security, and reached Yorinobu’s penthouse to steal the Relic.
  • Yorinobu killed Saburo Arasaka, triggered a lockdown, and blamed the death on poisoning while Su Xiao, V, and Jack tried to escape.
  • Su Xiao fought through Arasaka’s guards and killed Adam Smasher, then helped V and Jack break through a blockade and flee Night City’s streets.
  • When the Relic’s case was damaged, Su Xiao confronted Dexter, took half his savings, and killed him after Dexter tried to silence the crew.
  • Su Xiao led V, Jack, and T-BUG to a Northside safe house, where they learned Arasaka had not issued warrants or bounties against them.
  • Su Xiao, V, and Jack returned to V’s apartment, where Takemura attacked them before Arasaka remotely disabled his cyberware and sent assassins after him.
  • Su Xiao, V, Jack, and Takemura fought their way to a Delamain Taxi and escaped the pursuing assassins.
  • Takemura identified his attackers as Arasaka assassins and offered to pay the crew for answers, but Jack said they did not trust him.
Chapters 176–20025 summaries Read
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