"Damn… that's a lot of people."
Jackie peeked through the door crack and then quickly retreated.
Room 1237 was large, probably an antique office building or something before it was abandoned. Upon entering, one could see piles of miscellaneous items, which was the reason Vash and Jackie were able to assassinate so smoothly.
Stealth assassination is dependent on the environment; it naturally wouldn't work in an open dormitory without partitions.
"V, you got any ideas?" Jackie whispered, "Can't do stealth kills in there, and some of 'em are packin' heavy iron."
Heavy firepower was a serious problem; a handgun would never beat a submachine gun no matter what.
"Don't rush." Vash scanned the surrounding rooms, noticing a few powered electrical appliances, "See those smart home appliances?"
"Those appliances ain't weapons, choom." Jackie said, missing the point.
"What I mean is, we'll hide first, then I'll hack into the alarm modules of the appliances here and outside. The Scavengers inside will definitely send a few people over here. When they open the door, we'll each take a room and finish them off."
"V… you're somethin' else." Jackie breathed, impressed.
Even in this situation with just two handguns against multiple opponents, Vash could still find a way to break through.
"Stop babbling, keep your eyes peeled and get ready." After saying this, Vash did a forward roll to the door near the open dormitory room.
Naturally, he would personally handle the most difficult frontal assault. Once he triggered the smart appliances' alarm modules, the people inside would send a few out. Taking advantage of the complex situation up front, Jackie could handle a few Scavenger members without problem.
As for the Scavenger members left in the dormitory wielding heavy firepower, they would have the honor of tasting what the Mantis Blade was like.
"Friday, hack into all electronic products and trigger the alarm modules." Vash said.
「Data hacking in progress!… Data hack successful!」
Beep Beep Beep!!!
The next moment, the alarm modules of all the smart appliances outside were triggered, emitting a very sharp alarm sound.
The Scavenger members in the dormitory room were startled by the alarm sound, then one pointed at four people and said, "What's going on outside? Go check quickly! If there are any blind rats, take them out in one go."
Several lower-ranking Scavenger members immediately burst through the door and went to the front.
At this moment, a black shadow rushed in from the other side of the door!
After locking the door, he leaped forward to the front of a Scavenger member. Vash jumped high, his right hand swinging fiercely!
Swoosh!!
The partially particle-ized Mantis Blade sliced off the person's head as easily as cutting butter with a hot knife.
After successfully killing one person, the Monowire in his left hand also lashed out, hacking into another person's smart weapon to prevent it from firing. By this time, Vash had already closed in.
The Mantis Blade swept and slashed wildly, dismembering this person directly!
In just over a second, two people were killed. Only then did the remaining Scavenger members react.
"Shit! Open fire! Open fire!"
"Kill him! Kill him!"
Angry and terrified shouts were accompanied by dense gunfire!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The submachine guns unleashed a barrage at Vash!!
But all the bullets were blocked by something like mercury just before they could reach him.
This was a game Vash played with Friday; Friday controlled the nano-particalization to intercept all bullets flying towards him. It seemed it was doing a good job.
All the Scavenger members were dumbfounded! They had seen bullet-proof cyberware before, but never one that could block all bullets like mercury!
Even Arasaka's high-tech couldn't do this, could it?
While they were stunned, Vash wasn't idle. The Monowire lashed out like the scythe of death, and as it struck down another person, it also severed their arm!
Unlike the Mantis Blade which could wreak havoc within its attack range, the Monowire could hack remotely, directly manipulate, and even sever molecular bonds in the human body.
Thus, all the remaining Scavenger members in the dormitory, every single one of them, were left without intact bodies!
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After Vash finished his work, Jackie also appeared from behind the door, "You little—" Jackie started, stepping in, "You think I was a merc for nothing? Pullin' tactics on me, V, you didn't—" He froze, "Holy shit."
He walked in and saw the chaotic scene, immediately cursing out loud.
Damn, these scumbags were hacked to death alive, weren't they?
Jackie couldn't help but imagine Vash's gallant figure as he hacked people, truly reminiscent of those underworld masters from decades ago.
"V… you're too damn good, choom."
"We don't have much time, let's save the target." After confirming that Jackie wasn't injured, Vash went directly to the nearby bathroom.
In the bathroom, two people were soaking in ice water. The woman was the target, Sandra Dorsett.
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