บท 224: Higheist
"MmmMMPH!?"
*SQUELCH!*
Ori releases the Lazarus soldier's head and allows it to drop to the floor next to the porcelain shards of the shattered toilet bowl. "Should've stayed home." he dryly remarks as the corpse rapidly disintegrates under the nanite's gentle care.
With that, he swaps clothes and takes the guy's equipment and shotgun, a modified Militech crusher equipped with explosive rounds for that extra punch. Something Ori hopefully wouldn't be needing anytime soon.
After making sure the stall with the shattered toilet was locked and secured, he shuts the visor on his freshly cleaned helmet and makes his way out, down to the next floor.
The last floor was dark as if the owners of the building hadn't thought it was worth illuminating it. Indeed, there were fewer guards than he'd expected too, most of them seemingly placed on the upper floors, protecting the clients and building instead of the vault.
It was essentially a large hallway with reinforced metallic walls and roof. The only doors really visible are ones either meant for maintenance or for storage. He marches through, casually nodding at the few Lazarus soldiers patrolling around.
Ten minutes later, he finally discovers the vault. A large door made of obscure metal ten feet tall and wide, visible electrical traps were active and ready to stun anyone who got too close. Four Lazarus soldiers stood around, along with four auto turrets and four cameras that occasionally scanned the area.
Lucy probably couldn't gain access to the systems down here without brute forcing it, which meant he was on his own...
Fuck it, might as well get this over with.
He strides over as the guards stand to attention, ready to act if anything seemed suspicious. "Yo, got sent to inspect the vault after that shit show the other day." he casually greets.
One man, the captain, tilts his head, "Another one? There was already an audit..." he squints at the badge on Ori's uniform, "Private, I think you might be under a misapprehension." the guys behind him tense up, "Even if there was another, I doubt they'd send a bottom of the barrel shitter to get it done. Now, you gonna give up what you're plannin' or do we have to do it the hard way?"
"A spy?" one of the soldier's questions, raising his gun to aim at Ori, the auto-turrets doing the same.
"Heh, if this is a spy then I'll eat my left nut. No spy worth his salt would forget to do his fuckin' research. I mean really, a private!? Gimme a fuckin' break!"
Ori frowns, "You seem awfully casual about all of this."
The captain shrugs, "And why wouldn't I be? You handed yourself to us on a silver platter." he goes to reach for his radio but time slows down for both him and Ori, their Cyberware kicking into gear.
Ori had tried to club the man over the head with his shotgun, only for him to respond by leaning to the side and sending a punch into Ori's chest, causing him to slide backwards a meter or two.
Time resumes and the captain cracks his knuckles, "Now that was stupid. Look like we gotta live one boys!"
Scowling, Ori makes his move, raising his shotgun and firing at the man. He ducks out of the way but the explosive shell hits the soldier behind him, turning his upper half into red mist as it detonates.
The other soldier opens fire and Ori blocks it with his Cybernetic arm, whipping his Monowire at the fourth soldier, who tries to avoid it but ends up getting both of his legs hacked off.
The captain leaps forwards and grabs Ori but the face, trying to slam the back of his head into the nearby wall but Ori pulls the guy with him, all while swinging his still-extended Monowire at the other grunt who'd shot at him moments before.
*Crack!*
"The signal's already been sent, you're fucked now!" the captain spits, sending a bone-breaking punch into Ori's chest which throws him against the opposite wall and allows the auto turrets to finally start firing.
Ori bursts away as the turrets tear apart the position he was just standing, sending a brutal flying knee directly into the face of the captain, pinching it between his knee and the wall crushing his skull completely.
Some quick swipes from his Monowire later and the auto turrets are down. Letting out a tired breath, he mentally commands the nanites to "Do it."
*BOOM!*
Explosions shake the foundations of the building and Ori quickly makes his way to the vault and stabs his Injector into the control panel to let the nanites start deconstructing it. While it wasn't a foolproof solution, for most things it'd act as a skeleton key. What lock, mechanical or electronic, could withstand being deconstructed from the inside?
...
*BOOOM!*
Looks like the cavalry has arrived. He glances over his shoulder at the Lazarus soldiers running at him, no, fleeing in his direction. They both abruptly fall though, their bodies turn into mincemeat as they hit the ground. David slides to a stop nearby, shaking the viscera off of his blade.
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Earlier :
*Shudder...*
"Hey... You guys feel somethin'?" Rebecca wonders aloud.
"Yeah, that's the signal, get your ass moving!" Maine states, taking the front as the crew starts running down the tunnel towards where Lazarus was reconstructing the pipe systems of the Crystal Tower.
Maine's hand folds away revealing his arm cannon as he aims it at the nearest bipedal robot which was being used to hold up a large sheet of metal. "Pilar!"
"On it boss!" the techie acknowledges, bringing out a sling filled with various grenades and launching them. "Blink!"
*BANG!*
Multiple disorientating flashes ring out at the same time as the EMPs, which detonate under most of the robots and disable them momentarily.
"Go on kid, show us how it's done." Falco urges David forward just as Rebecca shouts and charges in like a maniac.
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บท 225: Dollar Dollar Bills
*Clank!*
David skids to a stop with a robot falling to pieces behind him, the nearby Lazarus soldiers blearily blinking as the blindness from the flash grenades starts clearing. Activating the Sandevistan once more, he zips around, sliding at superspeed to sever the heads of the nearby men.
*BANG!*
He cringes at the loud sound, ducking his head as a piece of metal flies over and stabs deep into the wall, "HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE FIRING!" he shouts but Maine gives a lazy shrug and gets back to the fighting.
"Little bastard!" someone roars behind him, prompting him to use the Sandevistan again. He turns and slowly slides his blade into the charging man's throat while he's still in mid-stab with the bayonet.
Time resumes and the man stabs air, quickly falling to his knees as blood gushes from his new wound. Surprise and shock mar his face, and he's only able to turn onto his back and stare at David as his life expires.
Pilar runs over like he had a metal pipe up his ass and swipes a radio from a corpse, "The fuckin' hive's been kicked! Finish the hell up so we can taste that gold rush!" he shouts and hurries to the sewer pipes, intent on getting a headstart on blowing a way into the Tower's basement.
David just lets out a short breath and gets back to fighting, his boost in fitness and new Cyberware allowed him to last far longer than in the past, but it was still taxing to use the 'Sandy' too much, especially in small, staggered intervals.
He slices an unaware's soldier down his spine, crippling him, but is startled when the man's body explodes into blood and viscera... The cackling of a certain pale-skinned shorty...
"Hahaha! Red suits you a lot better than yellow, Davey!" she laughs, moving on to her next target.
Five minutes later and almost all the Lazarus men had been taken care of, with just a few left hunkering down in groups and blasting anything that moves... David thought to clear it but Maine drops a hand to his shoulder, "Leave it, let'em deal with the fucks who've been watching us the whole time."
"Watchi-" he pauses, looking toward the entrance of the cave and spotting many eyes peeking at them.
"Those god-damn mole people want our shit. Probably heard the shootin' and came running. All of you! Let's go, Pilar should have the bombs ready!"
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"Seriously, we get new clothes and now ruin 'em like this." Falco adjusts his hat as he tip-toes through the shit-filled sewer water.
David forces himself to ignore the occasional softness underfoot, instead thinking back to his last discussion with Lucy, about their future... She'd pleaded, no, begged that they not return to Night City.
Her reasons for why were obvious, she feared Arasaka, what they'd do if they caught either of them. She wanted to get out of America completely, hide away in some European hole where she could make use of her talents to earn them a living income.
She didn't think the crew could do anything to Arasaka that wouldn't be repaid tenfold. That they were just going to doom themselves if they tried... He half agreed, but whether it was pride, ego, honour, or whatever else you'd name it, he couldn't bring himself to abandon his city, or his crew.
Maine and Ori had basically raised him as a merc, both were going to return to Night City and fight Arasaka, for Dorio and everything else they'd done. He'd heard about their hand in what happened to Ori's sister, and back then he'd promised to help get back at them for it. He'd made many promises that wouldn't be fulfilled unless he went back.
He and Lucy had fought over his decision, until she reluctantly agreed to accompany them back. This only made him feel shittier, he was essentially forcing her to follow them to hell. Making her choose between their relationship and her freedom, her safety.
He reaches up and grips his necklace, wondering what advice his mom would give him if she were still here... It'd barely been a year since she passed, even if she worked with Maine as a smuggler, he wasn't sure if she'd be happy with his choices.
Would she want him to run with Lucy, or stay and try to keep everyone from ending up like Dorio...?
"Shit..." he quietly utters.
Pilar walks over and claps him on the back, "I know right! There's so much of it I can taste it when I breathe!"
...
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"I got it!" Ori shouts, the electric traps covering the vault door switching off and a loud 'clacking' ringing out. The mechanism to the door had unlocked, but the nanite's peculiar method of lock breaking hadn't forced it to open.
Thankfully, there were two human tanks present, with Ori and Maine's cooperation they shifted the large metal door slightly, creating a slight crack with which the crew could duck through.
Ori catches the two large duffle bags and is the first to enter the vault, quickly scanning the interior for any remaining traps. Apparently though, the Crystal Tower probably hadn't expected anyone to get this far.
He smacks a fist into the nearby light switch, illuminating the interior with a crack of the lights. "Damn... We're gonna need more bags."
Behind caged off area were huge walls of deposit boxes, some open while others were closed. More importantly, below them were multiple marble pallets carrying more gold than Ori had ever dreamed of, let alone seen in his lifetime.
Stacks and stacks of gold bullion bars shimmered in the light, and Ori had to force himself to not salivate at the mere sight of it. The rest of the crew's reaction was less restrained.
"HO-LEY-SHEET! LOOK AT THAT FUCKIN' MONEY! WE'RE GOD DAMN MOTHER FUCKING CUNT LICKIN' RICH!" Pilar screams, running over and trying to pry the metal bars of the cage apart, only to fail and sends a helpless, pitiful look at Ori.
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