Takemura's silhouette vanished like a fading shadow, yet the intelligent bullets were relentlessly chasing his figure, but Takemura remained unfazed. With just two Z-shaped movements, he left the intelligent bullets trailing in the air.
The tracking angles of intelligent bullets in the air are limited.
Afterwards, Takemura rushed towards Mercer with a handgun in one hand and a knife in the other.
If the Takemura in the game was merely a master forced to fight with his physical body after his muscle privileges were stripped away.
Then the Takemura now is a high-tech assassin whose whole body has reached the limits of cybernetics, cold and ruthless.
Suddenly, an EMP pulse erupted from him—not as powerful as the one that recently attacked the convoy, but at such a close range, the EMP was still deadly to the cybernetic systems of the enemy.
Mercer's Octopus Arm twitched, even his brain-computer interface sparked, and Takemura didn't hesitate to seize this moment, activating the Sianwistan, charging at Mercer.
For Takemura, as long as he captured Mercer, the battle would be declared won.
He reached out his hand to grab Mercer, whose half body was outside the car and nearly falling to the ground due to the uncontrolled Octopus Arm.
But what greeted him was a thread of black and red.
Takemura immediately halted, switching to a standstill at such tremendous speed made his expression somewhat gritty, but fortunately, he stopped in time. The flying thread grazed past him, barely brushing his nose.
A slight sensation of pain tingled on his nose, Takemura squinted—Single Molecule Line!
But with Mercer sprawling weakly on the ground after swinging the Single Molecule Line, Takemura's lips curled into a victorious smile.
It was over.
He walked over without hesitation, grabbing Mercer with one hand, and began a tactical withdrawal.
"Mercer!"
From afar, V had already dealt with two enemies equipped with Sianwistan but turned her head to see Takemura dragging Mercer away and let out a shocked cry.
Rebecca, equally distracted, was punched away by Adam's Hammer, whose left arm's Eight-Star Gun began unleashing rapid fire.
For an instant, V was caught in a dilemma but instinctively rushed towards Adam's Hammer—no matter the armor's thickness, the impact was solid, and from such a close distance, if Adam's Hammer continued to fire, Rebecca might die inside her armor.
Adam's Hammer grinned, his body also becoming a blur, clashing with V.
Takemura had walked only a few steps, but instinctively turned his head, looking towards the car, where Lucy was struggling to stand, her Kenshin Pistol aimed at his head.
"Nice taste," he praised her choice of the Arasaka-made Kenshin but regretted that such a weak pistol without charged bullets posed no threat to him now.
Lucy pulled the trigger several times without hitting, while Takemura, expressionless, planned to drag Mercer away at full speed—he had no interest in slaughter, only completing the mission mattered.
But just as he was dragging the seemingly unconscious Mercer away, Takemura's face changed abruptly.
Because in his Prosthetic Eye, a crimson warning box suddenly appeared.
[Being infiltrated...]
As soon as these words appeared, his ICE began operating at full speed, but even his top-tier personal ICE could only hold for three seconds against this unknown hacking program.
The Single Molecule Line carried rapid hacking! Damn it, just a script-level rapid hack, and it managed to breach my ICE?
In those brief three seconds, Takemura's mind raced with numerous thoughts, even the notion of simply killing Mercer crossed his mind, but the mission's requirement to capture alive and retrieve the Relic Chip held his impulse in check.
"Retreat!" Takemura immediately decided, using the precious seconds to withdraw tens of meters with the help of Sianwistan.
An Agent Arasaka supported his arm, quickly rebooting his systems.
Once his mobility was regained, Takemura coldly glanced at Mercer and called out, "Ten days, voluntarily hand over the Relic Chip and surrender—we will overlook your past for your abilities.
But if you continue to be stubborn... next time, I won't consider your casualties, Mercer. For the sake of those around you, surrender early."
Afterward, he looked regretfully at Rebecca, who had already rushed to Mercer's side, adopting a protective stance, then turned and left without a backward glance.
All Agent Arasakas responded like robots to Takemura's decision, choosing to withdraw if possible, or willingly sacrificing themselves to buy time for their comrades if not.
The lively battlefield a moment ago suddenly quieted, leaving only Adam's Hammer still engaged in a fierce battle with V.
The two fought with speeds beyond human reactions, the clanging sounds never ceasing.
Until Adam's Hammer realized he couldn't finish V off in a short time, he clicked his tongue in annoyance, gazing at Rebecca whose engine had reignited, charging at him, and Jack who was blood-soaked but wielding a machine gun charging his way.
Adam's Hammer left a threatening message: "We will meet again."
Then, after a sudden clash with V, he turned and walked away.