Chapter 29

Night City isn’t exactly small. This sprawling metropolis on the edge of Coronado Bay is much bigger than most imagine.

Back in 2023, after the Arasaka Tower bombing and the fallout from the nuclear detonation, residents scattered in all directions. That displacement laid the groundwork for today’s chaotic population spread. Take Pacifica, for example—now seen as a lawless dead zone, it was once just an empty stretch of ignored land.

Now? Still a shithole. But hey, Kang Tao’s been “reclaiming” some of it. Maybe it’s not entirely hopeless?