[Beep-]
[This is a citywide alert. Night City is now under Level One lockdown. All public infrastructure has been shut down. Citizens are advised to proceed to the nearest shelter or remain indoors.]
[Please remain calm, stay away from conflict zones, and avoid interfering with public officials carrying out their duties.]
[This is a citywide alert-]
Whoosh-
The airflow changed noticeably as countless drones and AVs powered up, and the sky filled with the noise of aircraft in flight.
Metal reflected a cold glint beneath the lights. The colorful billboards had all gone dark, and the streets were in chaos:
Even the homeless knew to hide in the gaps between trash bins, as long as they were still conscious.
The sight of the overwhelming armored forces sent the crowd's fear soaring, reaching its peak the moment they saw the man leading them:
He was a pure Cybernetic Human. At a glance, even his face looked only vaguely human, and his Cyberware made him seem more like a bionic machine designed to carry Heavy Firepower.
And his pupils-he had no pupils. Instead, he had a pair of tactical scanners that gave off a blinding red glow, like the eyes of the Death God. Nobody wanted to be seen by them!
"That's... Adam Smasher!"
"Holy shit, this is no joke! Run!"
"Help me! My Cyberware's malfunctioning!"
"I told you not to fucking buy bootleg Cyberware. Now you're screwed. Fuck you-"
"Mom-"
Splat!
Flesh was as fragile as tofu before steel. Even tofu with a little prosthetic limb mixed in was still tofu; at most, it left behind a bit of tofu crumble when crushed.
The companies didn't care about the lives of ordinary people. Their goals and missions were far more important than these insignificant nobodies.
The city was steeped in an