Cyber Era Witch-Chapter 59 - 42 Impact 2

59: Chapter 42 Impact (2)

59: Chapter 42 Impact (2)

“I need to help,” Asa Katsuragi moved forward, “I have to move the survivors to a safe place.”

“Go ahead, be careful, everyone here is on edge, you’ll get a beating if you make any sudden moves,” Xu Yang said.

“Mhm,” Asa Katsuragi climbed over Number 26 Highland, made her way through the crowd, and walked into an area filled with bodies.

Several people moaned in agony.

Asa Katsuragi, gentle as one could be, picked up two people like vases, one in each arm, and carried them to the top of Number 26 Highland.

She then made a few more trips, moving injured survivors who weren’t dead yet out from among the corpses.

“Who’s a doctor?” Asa Katsuragi asked the crowd, “Who can help save them?”

After a long silence, nearly ten people stepped forward, exchanging brief glances.

They hadn’t known each other before, but a quick chat revealed that they all had some medical knowledge, either from education in medicine, nursing work, or because they carried medication, tools, or medical-assistive implants.

They discussed and delegated tasks, then set about treating those injured in the stampede, each doing their best.

“They are really good people,” Rosya said, “if only there were more good people in this world.”

“With corporations around, good people and bad people are the same, just fuel for the corporate fire,” Cui Junyou shook his head.

“Ah, that tone, it sounds just like someone I encountered on the Aizu City forum,” Zuo Hongchen said, “he posts intensively every day attacking the major corporations, his ID is ‘Awakener Cui 21’.”

“That’s me,” Cui Junyou said, “I’ve been banned 20 times before.”

“…” Zuo Hongchen’s face shifted colors, clearly not having left any good memories, “Let’s go over there, at least at this moment…

ah…

guys, we paid so we can be safe, is there any better deal in the world?

Although they are messing around, they are a corporation after all, it’s okay as long as you pay…”

That man in the red suit started speaking into the microphone again.

“Ladies and gentlemen!” he said, “Don’t delay any further, start making your payments now!

Reliable sources say that unknown dangers are active deep within the Underground City, and your current situation can only be described as extremely dangerous!”

Initially, the crowd atop Number 26 Highland was silent, then a middle-aged man suddenly charged out from the crowd, heading briskly towards the man in the red suit.

“So wise!” the man in the red suit smiled, “Respected user, you…”

Seeing the middle-aged man approaching halfway, tumult arose within the crowd.

“So you’re the one with money, right!

Die with me!” someone from the crowd suddenly yelled angrily.

Bang!

A gunshot followed immediately.

The middle-aged man didn’t have time to react.

He was shot and collapsed on the ground with a large wound in his back, twitched on the ground once, and then lay motionless.

“Hiss—”

“What happened…”

“Aaah!” People hurriedly moved away from the shooter, highlighting the gunman on the highland.

He appeared to be just an ordinary citizen, a head full of disheveled hair, wearing a greasy tank top, sunglasses, camo shorts, and holding a large-caliber black handgun, his arm shaking constantly.

“What have you done?” the man in the red suit was extremely angry, “You killed a valuable potential customer of our company!”

“1 million!” the gunman laughed maniacally, “1 million!

So rich!

He can make it, but I can’t, why should I let him!

I want him to die with me!”

“You’re insane!” Several men and women also pulled out handguns and pointed them at him, “Are you out of your mind!”

“Damn it, I’ve wanted to die for a long time,” the gunman cursed, “I’m full of cyber implants, you dare shoot at me, this place will be blown to the sky, I just can’t stand these rich people!”

Xu Yang subconsciously scanned the man, but no explosives were detected; it was just a bluff.

“Uh—” Seeing there was such a madman among the citizens, the man in the red suit visibly shuddered.

“Scared, huh?

Scared?” The previous gunman quickly aimed at the man in the red suit, forcing him to wave his arms frantically and call for two Riot Control Robots to protect him, narrowly avoiding a bullet.

“Who else dares to jump around in front of me!” Seeing his threat was effective, the gunman laughed heartily.

“He’s gone completely mad.”

“This guy…”

“Ah…”

Especially for those who had struggled to rescue the wounded on the ground, they had just managed to save a few.

Looking at the shot middle-aged man lying far away, they exchanged glances, their faces filled with helplessness.

Asa Katsuragi returned anxiously.

“It was a good thing I listened to you, didn’t make a fuss, and took it slow,” Asa Katsuragi said.

“This era isn’t short of cyber lunatics,” Xu Yang walked to the Shuttle Machine, looking at Zuo Hongchen, “If you want to cross now, I can only say you have balls bigger than the sky.”

“Not at all,” Zuo Hongchen quickly said, “Where should we go now?”

Xu Yang glanced over the buildings behind Number 26 Highland, most of which had power restored but were neglected by the people crowded atop Number 26 Highland, who were indifferent to using them.

“The checkpoints are tight, the citizens are disheartened, it’s impossible to break through for now,” Xu Yang said, “…

no need to stand around here, go gather some supplies, reflect on our strategy.”

“If we stand here, we can keep up to date with any changes,” Farosa looked hopeful.

“Waiting blindly will only drain our spirits, and you need to conserve your energy,” Xu Yang said, “The more urgent the situation, the less you can afford to be fatigued, suffering, and tormented, as it reduces your judgment.”

“That’s twisted logic,” Farosa said.

“We neither have the means to organize all these thousands of people in a short time nor the ability to burst through the checkpoint,” Xu Yang shook his head, “It’s better to avoid it for now and look for another way out.”

“Indeed,” Cui Junyou said, “I’m tired of standing, and I see that our chubby friend here is about to collapse.”

“I could go buy some stuff.” Nidelaide wanted to find a multimedia store to download some of Suzukawa Kiyo’s auxiliary files for his brain, to combat loneliness on the quiet nights.

“Ah…” Zuo Hongchen was filled with worry, believing that the checkpoint was impassable forever, and they could only wait for the Rat Tide to approach and slaughter them at this end of the road.

Xu Yang pondered, silently calculating the outcomes of various strategies he could employ, and for the moment, he dismissed them.