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"You really surprised me."
Tanaka remained calm. He looked at Jax, covered in dust from the rooftop, and being cornered by Jax.
But at this moment, Tanaka still maintained the posture of a high-ranking, superior individual.
He continued, "You are excellent, Jax. You are so excellent that… I'm even considering changing my mind now. A guy like you shouldn't be treated as experimental material, confined to a lab. You deserve to be treated better, to shine, to become…"
Jax impatiently cut Tanaka off.
What does he mean, I deserve to be treated better?
Tanaka's words disgusted Jax. That feeling of being treated as a tool, it was disgusting… It was so damn disgusting!
Treating people as objects, that's the typical mindset of corporate dogs, isn't it?
Walking up to Tanaka, too bothered to waste words, Jax reached out, and Tanaka instantly panicked.
Jax had just reached out, and Faraday flew out. Now, he was reaching out to him, would he be the next one to fly out?
Tanaka instantly panicked, shouting, "Wait!"
"No time to wait. I've realized I can't communicate with people like you. You're in this state, and you're still putting on airs in front of me?"
"Are you not clear who's in charge right now?"
Jax grabbed Tanaka's shoulder, exerting force, pushing Tanaka's body down, then pushing hard, and Tanaka spun around.
Grabbing Tanaka by the back of his collar, Jax lifted the three-hundred-pound Tanaka, then grabbed Tanaka's waistband with his other hand.
This guy was much heavier than Faraday; to make him fly, one hand wouldn't be enough to maintain balance.
Just like that, Jax walked towards the edge of the rooftop, holding Tanaka.
"Damn! Is he going to throw an Arasaka executive off?"
Serena, in the helicopter in the distance, witnessed this scene. At the same time, she also heard their conversation.
She immediately continued, "He's crazy, he's completely crazy!"
"He's looking for death!"
Seeing Arasaka people suffer, Serena was naturally happy, but watching Jax act so lawlessly, she was also very afraid.
After all… she was from 54, and what did 54 lean on?
Militech!
Jax walked towards the edge of the rooftop with Tanaka, and at this, Tanaka completely panicked.
He shouted, "Wait, Jax! If you do this, none of you will be able to leave Japantown!"
"That helicopter over there is 54's news channel; they're broadcasting everything happening right now! The Tyger Claws are all rushing back to Japantown, and Arasaka agents are also on their way!"
"Do you think by killing me, all of this will be over? No, Jax, this is only just beginning!"
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Jax stopped.
Seeing this, Tanaka continued to shout, "Put me down! I can resolve the matter of you killing an Arasaka senior agent for you. Destroying Japantown and killing Tyger Claws is not a big problem either."
"Even if you are strong, you might be able to escape alone, but what about the people in your team? What about them? And the Moxes?
Do you think they won't have to pay for this? I am a senior executive of an Arasaka subsidiary, and if I die, then Night City must give Arasaka an explanation!"
Tanaka shouted.
If this were happening in an unseen corner, he might already be kowtowing and begging Jax for mercy.
But… 54 News was right there!
Everything happening now was being broadcast!
Publicly humiliating Arasaka—although Tanaka was only a subsidiary executive, if an executive was killed by a mercenary in front of the "whole world," would Arasaka not seek retribution?
What about Arasaka's reputation in the arms market?
Tanaka's death was actually not important, but Arasaka's market value was very important!
Damn, Tanaka had truly never liked Militech this much!
Jax paused, then took another step, walking towards the edge of the rooftop.
Tanaka's words did make Jax hesitate for a moment, but soon, Jax cleared his head.
When Maine and the others came, they were already prepared to die. Stopping now wouldn't be Jax protecting Maine and them, but rather disrespecting them.
Resolve… Yes, Jax could certainly listen to Tanaka, and he believed Tanaka could indeed help him, because of his talent and potential.
Enough to make Arasaka change its attitude towards him.
It was like V's Devil ending in the game, but that kind of ending… which player could accept it calmly?
Among the players who got the Devil ending, didn't most just restart and go for a second playthrough?
Therefore, Jax's choice would not change.
As for the Moxes… even if he didn't do this, would the Moxes have a good ending?
As long as the Tyger Claws were not annihilated, the Moxes would be harassed by the Tyger Claws every day they were in Watson District.
Because the Moxes' territory overlapped with the Tyger Claws'!
"You, you!"
Seeing Jax remain silent and continue walking forward, Tanaka immediately made a call.
"The Tyger Claws from all directions are rushing over now. You think I'm lying to you, don't you?"
Tanaka shouted loudly.
The next moment, the call connected, and he immediately put it on speaker.
"Pohu, why aren't your people here yet!" Tanaka shouted into the phone.
An anxious voice came from the other end, quickly explaining after two "hey hey"s: "Mr. Tanaka, we've run into big trouble! Most of the members sent to the Moxes have been intercepted. They're currently fighting the Moxes on the streets of Watson District. Those damn bitches are all completely insane!"
"They charged at us with baseball bats and fruit knives, risking their lives to intercept us! The people sent to the Moxes won't be back anytime soon!"
Tanaka was stunned by the news, while Jax, listening to the conversation, moved his lips.
Susie Q, who always adhered to the principles of endurance and avoidance… had she changed her attitude?
Seeing Jax's expression, Tanaka immediately shouted again, "Then get the people from Charter Hill over here!"
"Sorry, Mr. Tanaka, the people from Charter Hill can't come back either! The 6th Street Gang attacked Charter Hill, and the brothers left there to guard the territory are also fighting," Pohu quickly said.
"Hahahahaha." Laughter came from above. Tanaka looked up and saw Jax laughing heartily.
His leverage was gone, and Tanaka instantly broke down.
"It seems we might just be able to escape, huh?" Jax lifted Tanaka's obese body, thinking amusedly.
But… Jax also had a question.
That the Moxes would get involved, Jax wasn't actually surprised. His philosophy clashed with Susie Q's, but that didn't mean he had a bad relationship with Susie Q. He had a particularly good relationship with everyone in the Moxes.
Therefore, after seeing the news and learning what he had done, Jax wasn't surprised that Susie Q and Kolina would choose to resist.
But what was the deal with the 6th Street Gang?
Ten minutes ago, in the 6th Street Gang territory in Santo Domingo, a woman in a yellow hoodie, her body tightly wrapped, with red hair simply tied into a ponytail, sat at a long table, calmly looking at the old man in a cowboy hat in front of her.
"Are you interested in joining our 6th Street Gang?" Gunner looked at the woman in front of him, his attitude sincere, his tone serious.
This woman… she had guts, she truly had guts.
Despite that unpleasant incident at the hospital earlier, she suddenly showed up just now, saying she wanted to see him.
After meeting, she immediately stated her demands.
She suggested that Gunner send the 6th Street Gang to attack Charter Hill. Gunner naturally refused. His jurisdiction was already small, and he had few usable people under him.
Fighting the Tyger Claws? Impossible… The 6th Street Gang was not even as united internally as the Tyger Claws right now!
But this woman, in a few words, pointed out Gunner's current predicament and gave him a reason to send his people.
"You've seen the news. Although it's a bit late, you can still send them now. Japantown is the main territory of the Tyger Claws, and if it's hit, they'll send aid immediately.
But they sent too many people to the Moxes in advance. Now that Charter Hill has sent people out, only a portion of their forces remain. If you don't seize this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Charter Hill and seize territory, are you going to wait for them to recover?
This is a chance to change your destiny, Gunner… Captain."
Her words successfully convinced Gunner, and things turned out exactly as she said. The people Gunner sent cleared out Charter Hill. Their attention was all on Japantown now, and the 6th Street Gang caught the Tyger Claws completely off guard!
Now, his people had seized a large amount of territory on the outskirts of Charter Hill, which could completely serve as leverage for Gunner to change his standing within the 6th Street Gang!
And so, looking at the former cleaner in front of him, Gunner continued, "Join us. With your abilities…"
"Sorry, Captain Gunner, I can't join a gang now."
The woman stood up, swept her red hair back with a hand, and looked at Gunner with a slight smile, continuing, "Because I am now an Edgerunner."
With that, she turned to leave.
Gunner watched in silence, his eyes downcast, flickering uncertainly.
But after a moment, he took a deep breath and let it out with a sigh.
"What's your name?" Gunner knew her name, but this time, he wanted to formally befriend her.
The woman paused, then said, "Gloria, Gloria Martinez."
"I'll remember that." Gunner, smoking his dry pipe, said, "Wait, Jax, I, I still have something to say!"
Jax ignored Tanaka.
Tanaka loudly shouted to himself, "Jax! Listen!"
"This society has its own set of operating rules. You damn well listen to me, your way of doing things was proven worthless decades ago!
And you're still walking this hopeless path! What punk, what mercenary, that's all damn bullshit! Those lunatics shouting slogans of resistance, which one of them didn't end up as a pathetic tombstone in the Charter Hill cemetery?
But, but you are different from them! You're different, Jax. If you really want to integrate into this era, into this society, you have to damn well join a corporation! And you, you still have time!"
In the Afterlife bar, Rogue quietly watched this scene on TV, then she made a call.
On TV, that Arasaka executive named Tanaka was still yelling.
"Jax, I promise you, I'm not lying. You have this potential. The reason I planned all of this is because I need you! We can absolutely cooperate. I can change your destiny, and you can get me promoted. We'd be a perfect match, a win-win situation!"
On the helicopter, Serena's expression changed.
She suddenly realized that these corporate executives… seemed no different from her.
At the same time, everyone watching the news channel was quietly observing this scene.
The high-and-mighty corporate executive, held by one hand on the rooftop, was now begging like a pitiful worm. He was just a corporate pig.
What he saw was truly ugly!
Tanaka continued to shout:
"Do you really want to live at the bottom your whole life! With ear piercings, wearing tattered clothes, carrying dangerous weapons, living a life at the bottom forever? Punk? Bullshit punk! Who doesn't want to be a corporate person?
Go ask those mercenaries, if they had the chance, they would absolutely not let it go!
Now I'm giving you this chance to rise to the top. Your potential is in no way inferior to Adam Smasher!
You know who he is, right? You must know! Even a mercenary of his caliber became an Arasaka person, so what do you have to hesitate about? As long as you agree now, you can become, become one of ten thousand… "
"Beep beep beep—"
The phone call interrupted Jax's steps and Tanaka's words.
He held his breath, hope appearing in his eyes. This call… it must be Arasaka people coming to communicate with Jax!
Jax answered the phone. The caller was Rogue.
"Jax, stop. It's enough," Rogue said from the other end of the line.
She ran her hand through her hair, pressing down hard on her head. Rogue didn't look at the camera, or rather, didn't meet Jax's gaze. She continued, saying:
"You can't kill Tanaka. If you kill him, then the trouble will really be big. Arasaka will issue a warrant for your arrest, and there will be no place for you to exist anywhere in the world. Faraday is already dead, and Tanaka has lost face in front of the whole world. Militech will definitely follow up and capitalize on this. You… you can stop now."
Michiko's ambiguous attitude made Rogue unsure whether she would protect Jax. The bigger the trouble, the more likely Michiko would hide herself.
Rogue… would not gamble on that possibility.
As for the words Tanaka spoke, every single one of them pierced Rogue's chest.
Yes, she had betrayed her former teammates and joined a corporation…
Jax, however, remained silent.
Tanaka, on the other hand, started shouting from the side. He heard Rogue's voice because Jax's equipment was so damn old-fashioned!
Although it wasn't on speaker, with Jax not wearing headphones, it was no different from being on speaker!
He immediately yelled, "Yes, she's right, Arasaka warrant, warrant! Jax, it's still not too late to stop now. Do you really want to be wanted by Arasaka?"
"Night City is already a lawless zone, but even here, if you're wanted by Arasaka, there'll be no place for you to hide, let alone anywhere else? You don't want to be homeless, do you?"
Jax looked up at the sky, then after a long silence, lowered his head and released Tanaka. He instead picked up the gunblade from his waist.
Tanaka breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right, Jax, your choice is not wrong."
On the other end of the phone, Rogue, seeing this, felt a sense of relief, but also an indescribable emotion in her heart.
In the end… Jax still caved.
Well, not every guy was like Johnny.
In the Afterlife bar, Rogue gave a self-deprecating smile.
But the next moment, Jax's voice rang out.
He wasn't talking to Rogue, but to Tanaka.
The helicopter was getting closer and closer, already a few meters in the air, hovering above the two of them, roaring and rumbling, broadcasting everything that was happening.
Jax looked at Tanaka and said, "You just said, punk spirit?"
"I don't know where you, a corporate pig, get the nerve to talk to me about punk spirit. And yes, in your eyes, punk is the common people,
a bunch of crazy people with ear piercings, tattoos, shouting rebellion but committing crimes."
Jax smiled as he spoke, wiping his gunblade with his clothes.
Let Tanaka go?
Fuck letting Tanaka go.
It wasn't that Jax didn't give Rogue face, nor that Jax didn't understand Tanaka's words, nor that Jax didn't know the consequences of killing Tanaka!
The news channel was right there, broadcasting everything.
Killing Tanaka meant Jax would be officially opposing Arasaka. His situation would then be like Johnny's back then, becoming an "eyesore" in Arasaka's eyes, prioritized for elimination by Arasaka.
And in this era, Jax's situation would be even more troublesome than Johnny's back then, because Johnny's era was more chaotic, and Arasaka's infiltration of Night City was hindered by Militech and NUSA.
But what about Night City now?
Night Corp, in order to counterbalance Militech, had introduced Arasaka, this wolf. The times had changed.
But so what?
Jax was just an ordinary person. He couldn't think that far ahead.
Moreover, the fire in his heart had ignited, but if it couldn't burn to his satisfaction, what kind of situation would that be?
Not killing him? If he didn't kill him, was he going to save Tanaka for New Year's?
Things had already gotten so big today, Maine and his crew risked their lives to come with him, Susie Q also changed her mind, the Moxes were rebelling!
And now he was supposed to let Tanaka go? And choose the better future he spoke of, to become a superior person?
Haha, a superior person!
What kind of situation was that? Wouldn't that be betraying Maine and the others?!
Faraday died, Japantown was damaged, the Moxes and the 6th Street Gang also got involved, and in the end, Tanaka, who planned all of this, escaped. What the hell was that?
Heh, in his twenties, yet indecisive and lacking drive when doing things… that, wouldn't be Jax.
His dissatisfaction with this world had long since overflowed!
When corporations trampled on others' dignity with violence, no one spoke up to stop them, but if I resist, I become a lunatic to be criticized?
What kind of logic is that?
Fine, then I'll be this lunatic!
Anyway, from the first day he arrived in this world, Jax disliked it.
Games are games, reality is reality. In a high-pressure environment where one can't breathe, who would be content?
My heart is like fire, my heart is like fire…
My heart is like fire!
All the accumulated grievances, at this moment, transformed into burning rage.
Jax said loudly:
"You talk to me about punk, alright, Tanaka, then I'll let you know what my punk is like."
'I, for one, have no tattoos, no ear piercings, no body piercings. I don't even like rock music; I don't listen to that stuff. I don't even pursue punk at all. The punk you always talk about, I can't even understand it.
I don't like to swear, because I hate expressing my emotions that way, but sometimes I do use it to vent.
This city suffocates everyone, and there are too many things I hate, but what I hate most are you corporate dogs, corporate pigs.
You're high and mighty, as if a few words can decide a person's life or death, but how is it that you, so noble, are kneeling here now?"
Jax reached out and grabbed Tanaka's head. Tanaka struggled violently, his screams like a pig about to be slaughtered.
On the helicopter, Serena covered her mouth with both hands, even forgetting to adjust the camera.
In the Afterlife bar, Rogue bit her lip, a hint of fervor in her eyes—You… are going to surprise me again?
In a room in Dogtown, a beautiful kitten lying on a black bed closed her eyes, her body covered in black tubes connected to equipment, but her fists were clenched.
"You said a warrant? Fine, an Arasaka warrant is fine, being expelled from Night City is fine… "
On the rooftop, Jax tugged Tanaka's hair, making him lift his head. A foul odor emanated from Tanaka's crotch.
The gunblade was pressed against his thick chin, and his body trembled. The cold, bloody gunblade made Tanaka's brain freeze.
"But I'm telling you people!"
Jax's gaze shifted to Serena on the helicopter, or more precisely, to the camera in Serena's hand.
"As long as I'm alive, I will always oppose you people. I will hide in the shadows and constantly fight against you. You bastards, remember my words!
I will kill all of you, I will kill every single one of you! I will become your nightmare!
Everything today is not the end; this is just the beginning! I will not compromise!"
Accompanied by Tanaka's muffled roars, Jax's voice also grew louder and louder:
"So, fuck Arasaka Corporation, fuck Militech, fuck, Night City!"
With an angry shout, Jax's left hand exerted force, pulling Tanaka's head. Under the camera's gaze, under the watchful eyes of everyone, his right hand suddenly swung the gunblade. A brilliant blue light flashed, and a large head flew into the sky.
Blood gushed out, and the head flew through the air, landing and rolling on the rooftop.
In the camera, the cyberpsycho, who had gone mad in front of both the legal and illegal underworld, and all of Night City, then extended his left hand, back of his hand facing the camera, and gave a big middle finger.
He seemed to be silently accusing this fucked-up world.
Everyone was watching this scene.
An unspeakable charisma emanated from Jax.
He was already good-looking, coupled with the charisma value granted by his achievements, and everything he was doing and saying at this moment…
It made it difficult for people to take their eyes off him.
Everyone was looking at this… madman!
And this madman, also laughed and cursed aloud:
"I'll fuck your mothers!"
On September 21st, 2075, at 4:14 PM, on this day, Night City's biggest cyberpsycho was born in the spotlight.
His name was Jax, a man without advanced cyberware, yet he made all the mercenaries in the city go crazy with him. The first person in Night City to dare to kill a corporate executive live on stream… the most insane "cyberpsycho"!
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