After hanging up the phone, Hua Zi waited quietly.
Before long, a car drove up to the villa's main gate.
Sitting in the car were Hua Zi's personal bodyguard, Xiao Tian, and his master, Arasaka's primary wanted criminal, Takemura Goro.
Without V's help, Xiao Tian naturally took on the responsibility of rescuing Hua Zi from house arrest.
Upon arriving at the main gate, the security learned that the vehicle belonged to Arasaka and performed a routine check of the interior.
"Arasaka Yorinobu-sama has given an order; no one is to enter without his permission." The security guard ruthlessly blocked the two.
"Hua Zi wants to see me," Xiao Tian said coldly.
If Arasaka Yorinobu hadn't managed to send him away back then, he wouldn't have allowed Arasaka Hua Zi to end up under house arrest.
As Hua Zi's personal guard, he would not forget the shame of this dereliction of duty.
"That won't..."
Before the security guard could finish his refusal, he was impaled through the head by the Mantis Blades extending from Xiao Tian's arm.
"Xiao Tian, you're still so aggressive."
"If Saburo were the one held inside, you wouldn't be calmer than me," Xiao Tian responded flatly to Takemura.
Having dealt with the gate guards, the master and disciple successfully breached the interior of the villa.
"Xiao Tian, Takemura, deal with them. I will disrupt their communications to prevent them from requesting reinforcements," Hua Zi's voice came through the comms.
Arasaka Yorinobu had placed her under house arrest here simply to protect her, so he naturally didn't impose too many restrictions, which gave Hua Zi an opportunity to operate from within.
And Hua Zi had absolute confidence in her bodyguards.
Xiao Tian and Takemura were both bodyguards meticulously trained by Arasaka; the cyberware installed on them were top-tier.
Facing the two's coordinated attack, the security inside the villa was naturally no match for them.
Xiao Tian went into full combat mode, his Arasaka-specialized red laser Mantis Blades possessing astonishing cutting power. Coupled with his formidable speed, he weaved through the security team, harvesting their lives.
Takemura Goro was equally capable. As Xiao Tian's master, he wielded his katana, constantly moving through the villa battlefield.
Soon, the security arranged by Arasaka Yorinobu in the villa was completely wiped out.
"Excellent, Yorinobu's security should be completely dealt with. Go prepare the AV," Hua Zi ordered.
Up to this point, her plan had gone smoothly.
With Xiao Tian's rescue, once they reached Arasaka Tower and contacted Saburo's imprint to disrupt the meeting, she believed she could stop her brother from making further mistakes.
But what she didn't know was that a pair of eyes were watching their every move.
At this moment, on the roof of the villa, David was sitting and watching Xiao Tian and Goro.
Compared to a few months ago, David was like a completely different person.
He wore a stylish black jacket, not the same model as Gloria's, but somewhat similar except for the color, and even more imposing.
The jacket was unzipped, revealing the defined muscles of David's body beneath his clothes.
However, these muscles, unlike before, bore traces of mechanical modification everywhere.
On David's back was no longer the old Military Technology Sandevistan that Ascension Technology considered obsolete.
Luoqi had replaced it with a new piece of equipment.
Unlike any silver-white spinal cyberware on the market, it was an operating system from Project: Lin.
Speed was the best descriptor for this cyberware.
Not only that, David's arms, legs, and many other parts had undergone extensive cyberware modifications.
Unlike guys like Jack and Rebecca who didn't particularly like relying on cyberware.
David was more obsessed with cyberware modification.
Now, having been injected with Soldier Serum and Compound Five, his physical and mental strength had reached unprecedented heights.
Luoqi also allowed him to undergo extensive modifications to himself.
And the cyberware he installed were not ordinary goods on the market either, but products from Ascension Technology, including terrifying creations from Project technology and vibranium.
Returning the perspective to Xiao Tian and the others.
David had watched Takemura and Tian Zi's rampage in the villa just now, but he hadn't made a move.
But now that these two guys had actually dealt with the security guards and Hua Zi was about to be taken away, he couldn't stand by any longer.
Because his mission was to prevent anyone from taking Hua Zi away.
Watching Xiao Tian and the two about to reach Hua Zi's room, David's figure flickered, his cyberware activating. In an instant, he appeared before Xiao Tian and the two.
Xiao Tian and Takemura immediately went on high alert upon seeing the suddenly appearing David.
"Who are you!" Xiao Tian immediately judged the danger level of this person upon seeing the distinct modification marks on David's body.
"She can't leave."
"Are you Arasaka Yorinobu's person?"
David's statement made Xiao Tian a little confused. Stopping Hua Zi from leaving was clearly Yorinobu's task, but Arasaka's security had a distinct uniform style, which David clearly did not fit.
"No, I'm from Ascension Technology. I advise you two not to interfere in this matter. My mission is for her to stay here obediently. If you leave now, I won't make things difficult for you."
David grinned, saying confidently, as if he hadn't even considered the possibility of Xiao Tian and the two taking Hua Zi from him.
"Ascension Technology, when did you start bossing Arasaka around? Get out of the way, or die!"
Facing David's provocation, Xiao Tian did not back down. Having fought his way in from outside the villa, Xiao Tian didn't believe that he and his master would be afraid of a suddenly appearing young punk.
And seeing this, David didn't retreat at all; instead, he became more excited.
This was exactly what he wanted.
"Then come on."
Xiao Tian brandished his red laser Mantis Blades, activated his Sandevistan, and rushed towards David, and Takemura did the same.
Under the Sandevistan, David's smile remained on his face, like a frozen lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
But just as Xiao Tian's blade was about to cut into David's body, David's figure flickered and disappeared.
Xiao Tian and Takemura, in their Sandevistan state, didn't even see David's movements clearly.
If not for the change in the surrounding environment, they would have thought David had activated Sandevistan, and they hadn't at all.
At this moment, David's voice leisurely came from behind them.
"That saying was indeed correct, Sandevistan is just the most basic common cyberware.
You two, you actually dare to think of touching me with something like this?"
"How is that possible!" Xiao Tian exclaimed.
Even if both of them had Sandevistan simultaneously, it would only level the advantage into an even match, with the outcome decided by other factors.
But this guy in front of them was impossibly fast, this was something Sandevistan simply couldn't achieve.
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