บท 67: Assault Team
Ori shifts uncomfortably as he sits in the back of the van he, Rebecca, Six, and half a dozen other Moxes had been squeezed into. They were on a gig from Susie Q to raid a Tyger Claw hideout that was apparently being used to hold prisoners from various places. Mainly the Mox and those under their protection, hence Susie's intervention.
They found this out after 'questioning' Kuroda Yasushi, the girls he supposedly led to their deaths had actually been captured, most likely kept as prizes for the higher-ranked Tyger Claws. Judy had almost gone on a rampage when she'd heard about it, and if it wasn't for Susie deciding to take action, Ori was pretty sure she'd hire mercs with her own cash.
He glances down at Max's LMG and lets out a sigh, it'd almost been a week since his birthday and he'd steadily increased his emotional capacity up to fifty percent. He was finally starting to feel like himself again, but that just brought more troubles with it.
Regardless, he was handling it... Day by day, little by little, he'd get better... On the upside, while his mental health wasn't doing so great, physically he was better than he'd ever been. The nanites had finally gotten to work upgrading his skeletal structure, enhancing his bones as much as biologically possible.
If he had to compare it to something then it was like he'd been conditioning his bones all his life while downing gallons of milk constantly. They were so dense that it was actually a little distracting, not being able to move as well as usual since his weight had dramatically shifted over such a short period.
The problem would be fixed once he improved his muscles and ligaments, but until then he'd be feeling stiff and unnaturally heavy... On the bright side, he'd probably survive a couple bullets to the skull now, not to mention the small additions the nanites had added after being inspired by woodpeckers.
The interior of his skull had been... Well, the easiest way to put it would be 'padded' akin to a motorbike helmet. The blood-brain barrier had been partially modified, some of it turned into a sponge-like cartilage that would help prevent whip-lash type injuries, along with drastically reducing the chance of concussions and other similar ailments. He'd honestly probably die before someone was able to knock him out.
"Hey, what're you thinking so hard about?" Rebecca questions him.
"Hm? Oh, nothing. Just daydreaming..." he shakes his head, "So, anyone gonna tell us exactly what we're doing yet? I don't wanna head into this blind, deaf, and stupid."
Crystal, one of the Moxes he could actually put a name to nods, "Our main objectives are rescuing the prisoners and eliminating the people who run the joint. We know that two of our girls are being held there, Chica Lake and Yelain G Stapp, nicknamed Chika and Lola in that order. These are our targets." she holds up her holophone and displays a picture of a relatively handsome Japanese man wearing a suit. He looked smart, wore glasses and had a straight posture as if he were some rich business owner.
"Oyakawa Yoshi, the guy charge of this whole operation. Owns the building which it all takes place in, and supposedly handles the 'product' sales." Crystal scowls, "This slaver piece of shit is gonna die today or I, Judes, and Q consider this a failure, understand?"
"Fuck yeah, I've been dying to kill those Tyger choads for a while now." Rebecca grins, gripping her shotgun, Guts, tightly.
Ori nods from where he was, "If anyone deserves it, it's them." he glances at Six, spotting the merc just staring at the opposite wall with a dazed look, or at least, that's what he assumed, the only part of his face visible was his mouth which was held open slightly almost allowing droll to slip out. "Six, you alright...?"
His mouth snaps closed as he shakes his head slightly, looking to Ori and nodding, "Ready to go."
...
Crystal continues her explanation, drawing back Ori's attention. "Next on the list is Kudou Yuko." the holophone displays of low-res picture of him. Another Japanese guy, wearing a lab coat with very obvious Cybernetic enhances around his body. His arms and hands were black with some synthetic metal, his face was covered with surgical scars indicating some kind of implantation.
"You could say he's the brains of the operation, he's in charge of the Cyberware installed into the prisoners," Crystal's face worsens, "Including custom doll chips."
"Custom?" one of the other Moxes questions. Doll chips weren't usually tampered with, they were heavily used in the sex industry, temporarily brainwashing the 'worker' and making them act certain ways, once their business was done their memory of it gets erased. It was essentially complete enslavement of the mind and body, even if it were temporary.
"Custom, as in, the safety limiters are broken through, allowing them to permanently control whoever is installed with them." she states, causing everyone to pause at that, "It turns you into a robot who's only able to follow your master's orders... Keep this in mind, we'll probably have to knock out the prisoners to stop them from fighting us."
"That's..." one Mox who appeared to be a former doll mutters in shock.
"One of the many reasons we're gonna zero these pricks." Crystal finishes for her, the holophone flashes once more, revealing a thin, heavily chromed woman wearing a completely black dress with a large slit up one leg, kind of like a Japanese-inspired qipao. She seemed to be a mix of Japanese and Chinese, sharp, stern features that all but screamed 'bitch'. Her hair was rainbow-coloured and hung at her shoulder blades, and she wore a relatively large katana at her hip.
"Last on the list, Manaka Eru, the chief 'bitch' in charge of the place's security. We don't know much about her other than Kuroda was shit-scared of her, probably gonna be our toughest fight if I had to guess, be very careful if you meet her." she warns.
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บท 68: Offensive
Everyone mulled over the information about their targets Crystal had given, most were confident in the mission, but a few with more experience were wary. People usually didn't live long enough to make a name for themselves in Night City, those who did, did so for a reason. Be it their intelligence, skills, or even simply their contacts.
There was also their rank amongst the Tyger Claws to take into account, one didn't simply get 'promoted'. From what he'd heard, you had to fight and scrape your way up, backstabbing and conniving all the way. That or have a contact within Arasaka to earn you protection.
"We got any intel on the building itself? How're we heading in? The NCPD headquarters are only a mile or two away..." Ori questions, knowing the cops would be on them not long after the fighting started.
Crystal nods, allowing her holophone to begin showing various pictures of the place, displaying doors, exits, windows, and even common guard positions. Most of this would be useless as soon as they got inside however, their lack of information on the interior of the building all but forcing them to go in blind. "This ain't an infiltration gig, we go in guns blazing and kill our way to the prisoners. No mercy, no stragglers, and no surrender, understand?"
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Ori tunes out the rest of the planning Crystal and the Moxes discuss, adjusting the Smart Scope Judy had gifted him, and checking his LMG's ammo and other parts, a jammed gun in this situation might just kill him and his friends.
He checks his pistol another dozen times, chewing his lip as he counts the bullets once more. Eventually though, they reach their destination. The van creaks as it comes to a stop a couple blocks away from the Tyger Claw building.
"Area clear." Crystal reports as they begin shuffling out the back of the truck, "Keep this thing hidden, we'll need it as a getaway once we're done." she orders, the driver giving a short nod in response.
"You guys ready?" Rebecca asks Ori and Six, stepping between them with a grin on her face.
"Always."
The Tyger Claw building itself was a two-story office building that was placed in a rundown district that'd been heavily damaged previously by a riot. The large windows had all been shattered and covered over with planks and metal, the wire fencing around it rusted, tangled, and clipped presumably by scavengers before the Tygers moved in.
There were makeshift cameras all around the building, along with Tyger Claw guards who boredly patrolled the area. No one else was in the area, most to scared of the gangers to risk a confrontation, which was a good thing, as they wouldn't have to risk civilian casualties.
Crystal hugs a corner of an alleyway overlooking the building and nods to one of the Moxes holding a sniper. They take aim, everyone tensing, ready for action...
*BANG!*
A Tyger's head explodes from the high-velocity sniper round, punching a hole into the concrete wall behind them. Before the body even hits the floor the Moxes moved, all running out of cover and spraying bullets at the confounded guards who hadn't realized their situation yet.
Two go down with a spray of blood, while four others throw themselves into cover, most having taken damage from the ambush. "Sore wa kuso midaradesu! Arāto Manaka-sama!"
"Karera wa baishunpu no tame ni koko ni imasu!" another shouts in response.
"Shut the fuck up and arigato you slaver bitches!" Rebecca interrupts them, sliding behind a car they were using as cover and sticking Guts over the bonnet, allowing it to press its barrel into the face of a frozen Tyger Claw. "GOMENASA-" the man shouts in complete fear but gets cut off... Or blown apart to be more accurate.
*BAANG!*
His entire head, neck, and part of his upper torso turn to bloody mulch as the shotgun fires, sending both the corpse and Rebecca falling to the ground from the blast. She laughs as her back hits the ground, quickly springing up and firing another shot at the dead guy's partner.
The guy throws the car's door open in an attempt to block the shot, but the birdshot penetrates it and hits him anyway, bringing with it metal shrapnel from the door. The guy stumbles backwards as blood drips from his chest, dropping like a rock not long after as Six nails him in the face with his revolver.
"Hey! That guy was mine!" Rebecca exclaims, only for the merc to run past her, taking up position next to one of the backdoors, waiting for someone to come through.
Ori kneels next to Rebecca behind the car as cover and notices some of the planks of the boarded-up windows on the second story getting shifted. One's pried off, revealing a Tyger Claw attempting to get a high-ground advantage... Unfortunately for him, Ori's weapon wouldn't be blocked by just some wood...
*DAGAGAGA!*
Bullets tear through the other wooden boards, hitting the guy behind them and showering the room in dust as metal strikes the walls and roof.
Crystal and the other Moxes had already breached the front door, fighting their way into the long hallway which the Tyger Claws were using as a choke point. A couple Moxes had already gone down, but Crystal rectifies the situation by throwing a fragmentation grenade down the hallway.
*BAANG!*
[We're in! Wipe these fucks out and find the prisoners!] Crystal reports over the comms.
*Crash!*
Two Tyger Claws hoping to flank the Moxes barrel through the back door, only to get clotheslined by Six, then executed by Rebecca with two quick shots from Guts.
"Come on! The fun's waiting for us inside!" she beckons Ori as she follows Six into the building. Ori takes one final scan of the area before joining them, not wanting to get shot in the back by some sneaky Tyger Claw ninja.
The trio pause however as the building's intercom turns on...
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