Became a CyberPunk Tycoon - Chapter 148



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Episode 148. Execution Power (13)

“I missed it.”

In the end, a complete victory could not be achieved.

The bastard managed to dodge the pursuit somehow, using his limping legs and body.

“There’s nothing I can do.”

But this was an ‘imperfect’ victory, not a complete defeat.

The fact that he committed terrorism and ultimately survived remains unchanged.

Despite this, we were not left helpless as we were on the day of the event.

A large number of police officers were mobilized. Most of the witnesses were evacuated in advance, but even so, there were some who were unable to escape.

They had vivid video footage of the scene, which they distributed to reporters.

The whole city watched as the visored man ran away in a dastardly manner. Many citizens saw him alive and moving after being hit by a combat bullet.

Now that they realize that their enemy is strong, they will worry not about ‘Hansan’s helplessness in barely stopping a single terrorist’ but about ‘the power of an outside force that can deploy such strong mercenaries for terrorism’.

When an enemy arises outside, those in power within are the first to benefit.

Because they could have chosen any number of extreme measures that would normally be unimaginable, as well as violent means that could cause internal strife.

“I’m sorry. This time… I really thought it would help.”

Lisa bowed her head. I patted her shoulder.

“good job.”

I didn’t expect much from the police. They did more than meet the expectations I gave them.

With the implants and powers they have, it’s no wonder they can’t fight that monster and win. It’s natural.

But they did not run away from that monster, nor did they back down from the pressure of a more terrifying and weighty task.

“Have you identified the hacker?”

“No. There are many places that are suspected to be access points… but not many that are easily accessible.”

Regardless of the victory, everyone involved in this operation could not shake the sense of alienation that filled their minds.

This is what it feels like when you encounter silicon-based lifeforms. The hacker’s logic and baseless hacking methods, his ice-breaking skills, and E’s still unrealistic strength.

Nevertheless, we won.

“Start analyzing the information. Prepare for the press conference.”

It wasn’t a ‘victory’ simply because we drove him out. We had accumulated a lot of data on him.

How the firearm he has works, and what level of physical augmentation and durability the implants on his body have.

More importantly, I found out who he was.

“He too, must be prepared to take responsibility.”

When our enemy is a ‘very powerful’ individual waging guerrilla warfare, it is not very wise to remain passive.

Now, it was time to go on the offensive.

“It looks like a mess. You should have been more careful.”

“What the heck…….”

E had to admit it.

What they showed me at the event was nothing more than an illusion. I knew it in my head, but emotionally I couldn’t help but be fooled.

When he fought, the feeling that ‘it’s nothing’ shook him.

“Anyway, didn’t you just run away so shamefully? If you wanted to cooperate, I would have helped you.”

“You just have to do what you promised.”

A company soldier in plain clothes was far more powerful than a mercenary with flashy implants and dangling gold chains.

It’s not like I’ve never had a fight with Hansan. Hansan’s clutches were already in Blakron, and they weren’t all that great.

E had to accept that the reason the Hansan people he met were not special was because ‘there was nothing special about Blacrohn.’

“You’re ready to kill someone right now. Eat in peace, okay? I did everything I wanted to do.”

He, too, had no reason to call this a failure.

He achieved his goal. It was a somewhat impulsive act, but he managed to destroy Elecharmoni and even escape with his life after fighting off Hansan, who had given his all.

But it wasn’t enough.

“I guess I need to… get stronger.”

Power is merely a means to impose one’s will on others.

Because it is relative.

In the world as a whole, even organizations or countries that have absurdly weak power cannot help but feel that their power is lacking when there are stronger organizations or countries around them.

Conversely, if there is someone who can achieve anything he wants just by thinking about it, he has no need to seek any more power.

For someone who has enough money to buy everything in the world, any amount of money beyond a certain point is just a game of numbers.

“Blacron was narrow. It was fun…….”

E was the same. He had not found a reason to become ‘stronger’ until now.

“Start the procedure. It’s a prototype and everything, so just hit everything.”

“……The doctor said he doesn’t even know where or how to place the implant. Are you even human?”

“You don’t care if they’re human or not. Just do it. Don’t worry about it.”

The way to get stronger was simple: just put in more implants.

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“Have you lost your will to live? If so, there are many good things. General Techina has many scientists full of experimental spirit… and there are also many pieces of trash that are incapable of being deployed in real combat.”

Businessmen and scientists are different.

Businessmen wonder how profitable a new invention will be, considering the resources invested and its value in the marketplace.

But scientists don’t care about that. At least, the scientists at General Techina don’t.

Their overwhelming technological prowess and inventions were created on the basis of overwhelming waste that exceeded the profits they would have generated.

“Those crazy guys act like the words ‘implant side effects’ don’t exist in their heads.”

The businessman uttered this word to scare E, but it excited and uplifted E.

“Anyway, something strong. An invention so amazing that it would kill everyone if it exploded. There are some things like this left, so do you want to get that?”

In the first place, it wasn’t even a subject of trade. No matter how immoral the companies in Stella City were, they had no intention of giving useless waste to mercenaries.

“It’s so good.”

“Well then, I’ll give it to you.”

“Please hang them all, including the ones you originally planned to hang.”

“……Are you really going to die? This is not a joke.”

E believed in her own body. It was not a weak body that could be shaken by a few implants.

“I now have a reason to become stronger.”

He was deprived of his freedom. The freedom to do whatever he wanted was bitten and taken away by the dogs of Hansan.

Weakness was sin. Not being strong when you needed to be strong was no different from death.

“……Let’s give them a prototype first. Our scientists will like it too. They were eager to test this on humans.”

“You couldn’t find a single subject?”

“That’s not our area… and if someone doesn’t have the minimum implant suitability, it doesn’t matter whether they live or die.”

There is no way to determine whether the death was due to a faulty implant design or whether the death was due to the original surgeon’s lack of suitability for implants.

“So, do it.”

A smile formed on E’s lips. As always, he will overcome.

To take down those disgusting corporate bastards and gain complete freedom.

Alex, lying in the hospital bed, couldn’t take his eyes off the silver-haired girl.

“I saw the body. You… really did that.”

There was contempt in her eyes, and it put Alex’s mind at ease.

The crime he committed didn’t change. Even if everyone held Alex up as a hero, it didn’t change what he did.

I didn’t try to find the girl. It may have been reckless, but I shouldn’t have given up.

Rather than committing the absurd act of attacking Elecharmoni, the energy spent there should have been used to protect the remaining people.

“I am…….”

In the end, he did nothing. His life meant nothing to anyone.

Even without him, E would have destroyed Elecharmony. She would have killed the president and her husband, and walked on a sea of ​​blood.

Alex did nothing, but Celine survived. She was resolutely searching for her life, living a much better life than the one she was trapped in in the past.

“It failed.”

“……That might be the case.”

Luna looked down at him with complicated eyes.

He didn’t have much time left. Even if all the doctors in Stella City were mobilized, they wouldn’t be able to increase the time he had left.

“I couldn’t… do anything. I’m sorry. I couldn’t be of any help to you, Miss, or to Stella City-.”

“That’s not it.”

Luna shook her head. Alex looked up at her as if to say that couldn’t be true.

“I heard later. In the Brownhood internal audit, it was you who leaked the information.”

Only then did Alex remember the time when he had been wandering around without thinking about anything, just looking for a place to die.

The days of the collapsed Brownhood, the man who protects orphans, and bowing to Hansan and getting a job undercover at a company.

“I see……”

If you think about it, Rick was working for the rest of the people.

Alex was like that back then too.

“If the Brooks thing hadn’t happened then, it might not have been caught by now. So… don’t say you didn’t do anything. And before that… thank you. It was always Uncle Alex who was on my side.”

Alex’s eyes slowly closed.

“thank you.”

Why do we show such mercy to the enemy who killed our parents?

Her eyes also showed sadness, pain, and anger.

Alex could read it. Reading her emotions was something he had done many times before.

“really…….”

But at the last moment, she thought of those left behind.

Even if he is a vicious criminal with only a few minutes left.

Alex’s mind was fading. All the sensation in his body was disappearing.

His end was peaceful and quiet, perhaps too peaceful for a murderer.

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