The smoke dispersed, revealing V's figure.
She stood, maintaining her previous defensive posture without change. Not even a speck of paint on her arm cyberware was scratched, making one suspect that the explosion just now was merely an illusion.
Around her body, an arc of blue ghostly light was dissipating. It was clear that these pulsating, arc-like magnetic barriers had blocked the full force of the explosion.
Jackie recognized that the dense energy barrier was very similar to the energy shields of the centaur mechs used by NCPD officers.
But he hadn't expected this shield to exist in such a form, coiling around the armor like ripples, deflecting attacks.
"The enemy, I've taken them out!"
A high-pitched shout came, revealing the person's excitement.
Benjamin stepped on the sandbags, laughing wildly.
Those poor guys on the other side must have been hit by his sneak attack. Although he couldn't annihilate them all, they must have suffered heavy losses.
So Benjamin laughed very arrogantly, his mouth stretched to the extreme, and the "II" shaped stitches on both sides of his facial cyberware were almost torn open.
The piercing laughter abruptly stopped, as if an audio track had been cut off.
Benjamin's smile remained on his face, but it was so stiff, coupled with his terrified eyes, forming a somewhat comical picture.
It wasn't just him; even the Scavengers who rushed out behind him with various firearms were startled to see V standing in the middle of the empty, explosion-swept ground, completely unharmed. Their bodies froze in place as if a camera shutter had been pressed.
However, the enemies were stunned, but V wouldn't stop moving.
She lowered her hands, ignoring the lingering smoke around her body, and stretched, preparing for a big fight.
Until she swung her hand and stomped her foot back, the next second, V charged like a beast in her armor.
The wind howled, and the frequent sound of heavy metal striking the ground echoed like cylinders firing.
This sound startled the Scavengers. Benjamin, their leader, his expression twisted, let out a growling warning.
"Stop her!"
Gunfire erupted in response, the Scavengers expressing their obedience and inner terror with their shots.
But in front of the super-enhanced V, all resistance was useless.
Bullets rained down, but V did not dodge.
Blue light reappeared on her body. All bullets flying towards her were blocked by the surging blue arcs, twisting and falling to the ground like overgrown teeth.
While running, V held her rifle, her finger rhythmically pulling the trigger. Each time was a three-round burst, ensuring that every continuous shot incapacitated an enemy.
As V rapidly approached, she remained unharmed, while the Scavengers fell one after another. Soon, V charged through the hail of bullets to the Scavengers' front, bringing the distance to melee range.
With a rifle butt, she knocked down a Scavenger who was still firing.
V didn't stop, rushing past the fallen man and kicking down another Scavenger who hadn't had time to reload his magazine.
V's strength, enhanced by her armor, was clearly not to be underestimated. From the way her enemies lay motionless after falling, it was clearly more serious than just being stunned for a while.
V, like a killing machine, plunged into the enemy crowd.
These Scavengers, who struck fear into the hearts of Night City residents, were like building block dolls in front of the armored V. V's hands, knees, shoulders, elbows... all became efficient killing tools.
No gunshots were heard, only the sonic booms of V's movements and the enemies' shrill screams.
"Kill her for me!"
Meanwhile, there were those who resisted. The elite Monstrous Figure, Benjamin, roared as he shoved a long, conical rocket into the launcher, aimed it at V, who was wreaking havoc among the Scavengers, and shouldered it.
"Damn it, she can't survive a second shot!"
Benjamin gritted his teeth, a tremor running through his limbs that he didn't even notice himself.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Regardless, the ferocity in his bones overcame his nervous hesitation. He aimed the barrel at V and pulled the trigger.
The shell whistled out, blowing that greenish-gray demon into seven or eight pieces. He swore he had already seen that future.
However, when he saw those greenish-gray legs walking towards him over the debris on the ground in his blurry vision, Benjamin realized he had somehow fallen to the ground.
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