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Chapter 1155 - Chapter 1155 Chapter 792 An Unexpected Discovery

Chapter 1155: Chapter 792: An Unexpected Discovery Chapter 1155: Chapter 792: An Unexpected Discovery “Shit, what the hell is this!”

Startled by the face in front of her, Panan jumped and hurriedly raised her gun to shoot. However, before she could pull the trigger, she saw the grotesque face outside scream, and suddenly a mantis knife sprang out of his arm, shattering the glass and stabbing at Panan!

“Argh!”

Faced with this sudden attack, Panan clenched her teeth and scrambled backwards in a clumsy roll, while the sharp mantis knife nearly skimmed her hair, swiping past and even cutting off a few strands!

“Aaaahhhhhhh!!”

The man, having missed his strike, let out a beast-like screech and his left mantis knife shot out, stabbing at Panan again. This time, Panan had nowhere to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the knife headed straight for her chest!

At that moment, time seemed to slow down in Panan’s eyes. She had never felt time move so slowly; she watched as the mantis knife neared her, but her body was completely immobile, as if pinned down by a massive boulder.

Is this what death feels like?

However, just as Panan was resigned to her fate, suddenly, a hand reached out fiercely from the side and grabbed the mantis knife that was stabbing at her.

“Huh?”

Seeing this, Panan’s eyes widened in surprise. She turned her head and saw D, who had somehow come to her side, her left hand reaching out and directly grabbing the blade of the mantis knife. In D’s grip, the mantis knife was as immobile as if clamped in a vice.

“Argh… Aaaaaaahhh…!!”

The man struggled desperately to break free but to no avail. He tried to lift his right hand again–but this time D gave him no chance. She moved behind him in one swift motion, twisted the man’s arm until it broke, and then slammed him down to the ground.

“Lucy, now!”

When it came to killing, D never hesitated. However, incapacitating or capturing someone alive was beyond her abilities. Given her current attributes, a punch from her could easily tear someone apart. Moreover, a Cybernetic Madman had no reason, making it impossible to simply knock them out. In such situations, the only person D could rely on was a hacker. After all, only they could overload the electronic neural networks of the enemy to cause unconsciousness, hence why D had always entrusted Lucy with support during past captures of Cybernetic Madmen. The process was simple: D would pin down the target, Lucy would then hack into their electronic neural networks to short-circuit them, rendering them unconscious, and finally, Regina would come in to collect.

This time was no different.

“Got it.”

Lucy had coordinated with D for so long that they were familiar with each other’s styles. Now, with her eyes fixed on the man struggling beneath D, her eyes sparkled as she began to hack–of course, she wouldn’t dare directly connect to the net. That would be crazy; the man was a Cybernetic Madman, and if she physically linked up, she might well become the next Cybernetic Madman!

“Ka-pa ka-pa ka-pa!”

Under Lucy’s gaze, sparks erupted from the man’s head, yet even then, he did not fall unconscious.

Seeing this, Lucy was taken aback.

“What is this…”

“You bastard!!”

Before Lucy could react, Panan had already gotten up from the ground. She picked up a gun that had fallen nearby and aimed straight at the man’s head.

“I must avenge my dead family!”

“Bang!”

As she spoke, Panan fired the gun, and at that moment D quickly turned and grabbed the struggling man, dodging Panan’s bullet. The bullet ricocheted off the wall, causing Lucy to scream and hastily back away. Just then, the man’s legs exploded with a brilliant light, and his arms twisted with a snap, wrenching free from D’s hold. There was a loud “Boom”, and when the blinding light faded, nothing was left but a wrecked room and a large hole in the ceiling.

“What the hell are you trying to do?!”

Lucy glared at Panan, enraged and shouting.

“Regina said to take him alive!”

“But this bastard killed my family, I had to have revenge!”

“Damn it, Regina didn’t tell us this!”

Lucy stomped her foot in frustration, fuming at Panan.

“Our job was to bring back a living person, not a corpse!”

“Alright, stop arguing.”

Compared to Lucy’s fury, D was remarkably calm; as she had told Lumiaire before, betrayal was everywhere in Night City; employers, middlemen, even companions, everyone was always ready to stab you in the back. Besides, getting angry here wouldn’t change anything.

“Lucy, can you see anything?”

While speaking, D offered Lucy the arm the man had just torn away.

“…Wait a moment.”

Hearing D’s question, Lucy shot Panan an angry glare, then took the arm from D and examined it closely.

“There’s definitely something wrong.”

“Something wrong? What is it?”

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