David caught the pistol and froze, feeling the sensation of the gun in his hand. It was the first time he had ever touched a gun.
It felt completely different from how it did in a braindance. Although braindances could simulate touch very realistically, this was a real gun, a gun that could kill people.
Gloria had always protected David well, never letting him come into contact with such things.
Looking at the gun in his hand, David swallowed.
Did he mean for him to use this gun to rescue his mother?
"I..."
David hesitated. He didn't even know if he could hit a person, let alone kill them. Maybe if he rushed in, he'd be shot to death in a hail of bullets.
"Are you hesitating? Or are you scared?"
"No! I just... I was thinking maybe there are other ways, like calling the police or something," David said stubbornly.
The sudden turn of events had thrown David's mind into chaos.
Just moments ago, David was thinking about how to get the money for the medical expenses, but now he was being told to take a gun and break into the Scavengers' territory.
"Haha, call the police? That's absolutely the most naive idea I've ever heard. By the time the NCPD arrives, you can have them collect your mother's body."
"Oh no, you probably won't even find a body. Maybe in the future, you'll see your mother again in a can?"
"Now is your only chance to rescue your mother. If you keep hesitating, you can prepare to live with guilt for the rest of your life."
Luoqi mercilessly mocked David's naive idea.
Even if they reported the presence of Scavengers here to the NCPD, it would be ages before they came to deal with it.
After all, these Scavengers weren't going anywhere, and besides, the NCPD was already too lazy to deal with them.
A black clinic located in a remote alley in Santo Domingo, even if Scavengers were operating there, they were just kidnapping ordinary citizens. To the NCPD, it wasn't a big deal.
Hearing Luoqi's words, David's heart trembled.
If he couldn't rescue his mother today, he could imagine what she would go through at the hands of these Scavengers.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen the extremely cruel and inhumane acts of these Scavengers in black braindances.
Thinking about his mother being ruthlessly dismembered by these guys, if something like that happened, it would definitely become his nightmare for a lifetime.
"I understand."
David gripped the gun in his hand, finally making up his mind.
He had to rescue his mother.
"What should I do?"
David looked up at Luoqi.
Although Luoqi had refused his request to help rescue his mother, he really didn't have the right to ask others for help.
But he could feel that this guy wanted to help him; otherwise, he wouldn't have told him about this, much less given him a gun.
Seeing David make up his mind, a slight curve appeared at the corner of Luoqi's mouth.
He gave an instruction to Lisandra, and soon Lisandra displayed a 3D map of the entire clinic in David's system.
Including the locations of enemies, his mother's location, the route, etc., everything was marked out.
It could be said it was a completely babysitter-level service.
Luoqi naturally knew David's capabilities. Currently, he had no cyberware or chips, so he was just an ordinary student who had watched quite a few black braindances.
He had absolutely no combat experience. Letting him go trouble the Scavengers with a pistol was basically asking for trouble.
Luoqi just wanted to ignite David's fighting spirit and awaken the cyberpunk soul deep within him.
Although Luoqi said he wouldn't help him on the surface, he would actually be watching him, at least ensuring he wouldn't die here.
"The map has been sent to you. Just follow the route shown on it."
"I understand."
David took a deep breath, adjusted his state, finally picked up the pistol, and cautiously began exploring inside the clinic.
Entering a surgical room, the passage leading to the hideout was here. The patients were transferred into the hideout after being brought to this surgical room.
The map showed that there was a Scavenger guarding this spot.
David became completely cautious, softening his footsteps and slowly moving forward.
Meanwhile, Luoqi and Lucy, who were following behind David, seemed completely relaxed and casual, as if they were taking a stroll.
A regular Scavenger hideout like this posed absolutely no threat to them now.
Furthermore, with Lisandra's surveillance, he knew everything happening inside the clinic, so there would naturally be no accidents.
Bypassing the Scavenger's line of sight, David came to a wall behind him.
Using the wall as cover, David leaned out, looked at the Scavenger's back ahead, and slowly raised the pistol.
Now, all he had to do was pull the trigger, and he could take this Scavenger's life.
David stopped. Killing was too far removed from his past life, so much so that he wasn't fully mentally prepared for it now.
But after a moment of hesitation, David still chose to pull the trigger.
He had no choice; he had to rescue his mother.
The instant the trigger was pulled, the bullet instantly left the barrel and shot out.
But just when David was expecting a scene of blood splattering and a headshot...
The actual result was completely different.
The bullet David fired somehow missed the Scavenger's head and flew past right before his eyes.
It was clear that David had missed.
David was stunned when his first shot missed. Although he quickly reacted and prepared to shoot again, by then the Scavenger had already hidden behind cover.
Luoqi's gun for David had a silencer, but with the bullet flying right past his eyes, the Scavenger naturally reacted.
The Scavenger hiding behind cover watched David empty an entire clip, then immediately raised his gun and returned fire.
Bullets flew towards David. Just as David didn't react in time and was about to be hit, a hand suddenly grabbed him from behind and dragged him back behind cover.
David didn't even realize how he got back behind cover. For a moment, it felt like he had suddenly teleported.
Only the pain in his hand from the powerful pull moments ago made him realize that Luoqi behind him had saved his life.
Watching bullets continuously pierce the spot where he had just been standing, an expression of surviving a disaster appeared on David's face.
Luoqi, who was beside him, was quite speechless watching this scene. This guy was too inexperienced right now; he could miss a shot on such a large target from behind.
But thinking about it, it was normal. After all, it was his first time shooting, so missing wasn't unreasonable.
At least he dared to pull the trigger, which proved that he was still salvageable.
"Lisandra, neutralize him."
Helplessly, Luoqi still gave Lisandra the instruction to step in and deal with that Scavenger.
Now this Scavenger had discovered David. If they went one-on-one, it was without a doubt that David would die a miserable death.
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