At 3 a. m., the usual scene in Night City, super acid rain was still ongoing.
Three reinforced farm transport vehicles turned off their lights and sped along the semi-abandoned overpass, heading directly towards the west side of the All Foods Processing Plant.
Unfortunately, they weren't driving Maybach, and they didn't run into Odin food delivery guy.
Mr. Chen Mo, who declined to be named, expressed deep regret over this.
"Boss, we're almost there in 300 meters."
After inspecting the dual guns, V looked up ahead, where the outline of the processing plant was faintly visible in the acid rain.
The Joker nodded, pulled down his mask, and pressed the communicator on his waist. "Attention, the East Gate squad is preparing a feint attack. The people at the drainage outlet should cut off their backup power after the feint begins. Remember, we only have seven minutes."
Two confirmation beeps came through the communicator.
"Receive."
"Don't worry! I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
The next second, the eastern side launched the first attack. Several Rocket flew over the factory wall and landed in the factory area. The flashes attracted all the nearby patrol planes, and the piercing alarms sounded instantly.
As soon as the fire started, the three transport vehicles hiding on the west side accelerated simultaneously.
The lead vehicle, already fitted with heavy alloy rams, slammed into the factory gate as its tires rolled over the puddles. The metal frame snapped instantly, and sparks flew from the power grid.
The vehicles behind followed and rushed into the gap.
"Welcome to the All Foods Processing Plant. Please proceed with order during your looting."
Chen Mo pushed open the car door, put his hands in his pockets, and got out.
Instead of charging forward with the crowd, he walked behind a nearby cement pillar, leaned against the wall, and pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds.
V held his gun, and the cat glanced back at him from behind cover.
"Seriously? You're really just going to watch the show?"
"Otherwise what?"
Chen Mo cracked open a sunflower seed and casually tossed the shell into the puddle.
"This is your ideal; you can't expect me to always shoulder the burden for you. Let me see just how much commitment you have."
To be honest, he had a bit of a soft spot for this group.
Knowing they couldn't win, knowing they might die, they still came.
Moreover, they came here for the benefit of others.
Despite having feelings for him, Chen Mo had no interest in being a nanny. Without him, she couldn't do anything; the red circles the Joker drew on the map and the plans he kept on his lips would eventually become a joke.
Thirty seconds after the attack began, the iron windows on the second floor of the factory opened simultaneously.
Several heavy machine guns emerged from the windows and opened fire simultaneously. The dense bullets pounded the vehicle's armor, quickly denting the reinforced steel plates. Several Joker Gang members who had just jumped out of the vehicle were pinned down and forced to take cover behind it.
"Use smoke grenades and electronic jamming together to block the view from the second floor."
The Joker kicked open the car door, grabbed his rifle, and jumped into cover.
Two smoke grenades flew into the factory area from behind him, and the white smoke quickly dissipated. The machine gunners lost their sight, and their electronic sights also stopped working. They could only continue firing near the vehicles, trying to shoot a few unlucky guys through the smoke.
"Team A, follow me! Ignore the main gate! Let them keep hailing taxis!"
The Joker ducked through the gaps in the barrage of fire and led six men toward the factory's unloading platform. The wall there appeared intact, but the drainage team had removed the internal anchor bolts the night before.
Several team members charged forward and simultaneously launched flying kicks at the wall.
The results were minimal; the wall remained unmoved.
The Joker paused in his charge.
"Is there some error in the intelligence?"
The gang member next to him took out a remote control and awkwardly pressed it twice.
With a loud crash, half of the wall collapsed inward.
"Boss, the intelligence was accurate, there's just a slight delay in the switch."
"Remember to buy a better quality switch next time."
The Joker gave the simpleton a speechless look, seamlessly raised his gun, shot down the two guards behind him, and continued to lead the charge.
Three members of the Maelstrom Gang rushed out of the warehouse. Their legs had been replaced with combat prosthetics, and their chests were made entirely of steel, with one of them even having a chainsaw attached to his chest, the purpose of which was unknown.
V glanced around, then darted out from behind the car, skimming through the mud and sliding to the side.
She pulled the trigger repeatedly, and four bullets hit the connection point of the machine gun's ammunition box on the second floor. The machine gun on the left had just stopped firing when V rolled over and hid behind an abandoned forklift.
"The one on the right is for you."
"That's awesome, V! Leave the right side to us!"
Two Joker Gang members raised a grenade launcher and fired it directly at the second floor. The machine gun in the window collapsed along with half of the wall.
On the ground, three Maelstrom were already closing in.
The foremost member of the gang raised his prosthetic arm, and the built-in transmitter began to heat up.
"Go to hell! You bunch of bastards!"
The Joker poked his gun out from the side, not aiming for his chest, but instead firing a series of shots at his knees. The bullets couldn't penetrate the armor, but they damaged the exposed hydraulic lines.
The gang member swayed and knelt heavily on the ground.
"Aim for joints, don't waste bullets."
The Joker changed the magazine and quickly moved to a new position.
More than a dozen guns simultaneously adjusted their targets. Electromagnetic bullets and armor-piercing rounds concentrated on the legs of the other two men, sparks exploding continuously.
One of the Maelstrom Gang tried to get up, but V had already rushed to his side and shoved the muzzle of his gun into a gap in the armor.
Two gunshots rang out.
The man's mechanical eyes went completely out.
Chen Mo stood behind the cement pillar, quietly eating sunflower seeds.
These people didn't fight very well, and their teamwork had many flaws, but at least they didn't turn and run away as soon as they saw heavy firepower.
good.
The factory's perimeter defenses were quickly breached.
The feint attack team at the east gate also began to retreat, leading the pursuing patrol team to another street. The people at the drainage outlet cut off the backup power line, and the lights in the lobby on the first floor were immediately turned off.
The Joker didn't give the Maelstrom Gang reorganize their defenses.
"Everyone, enter the hall."
The group waded through the mud and water across the loading and unloading area, using night vision equipment to clear out the guards on both sides. Several members of the Maelstrom Gang had just set up their weapons when they were pushed back into the passage by crossfire.
In less than five minutes, the first-floor entrance was completely taken over.
The Joker Gang rushed into the hall, each hiding behind machines and metal crates, their guns pointed at the second-floor corridor.
Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.
The Joker raised his hand, signaling everyone not to fire.
A heavy, metallic creaking sound came from above.
V suddenly looked up.
The ceiling slumped downwards, and the supporting steel beams broke one after another. The next second, a huge shadow nearly three meters tall smashed through the floor slab and landed heavily in the center of the hall.
It was covered in dark red heat pipes and held a huge hydraulic warhammer in its hand.
The ground cracked open on the spot.
The Joker had barely turned around when his warhammer swept down.
The piercing sound of wind cutting was close to my ear.
The hammer stopped in front of his head, only half an inch away.