Cyberpunk: Beginning in 2071 Novel

Mercer is a legendary netrunner of Night City, known by many names—some call him the Grim Reaper, others the city's most reliable mercenary who will eliminate any corporation for the right price. Yet his reputation is contradictory; he's equally infamous as the most unreliable merc, willing to abandon contracts mid-mission if anything disgusts him, sometimes turning against clients entirely. Recognized as the fourth greatest netrunner alongside Rache Bartmoss, Alt Cunningham, and Spider Murphy, Mercer remains an enigma. His philosophy is stark and simple: "This world is too filthy. I just want to burn everything that bothers me to ashes." Currently, Mercer faces one pressing objective—escaping Arasaka's Netrunner training facility alongside Lucy. He considers this task straightforward, relying on his signature combat strategy: engage enemies, overclock his cyberdeck, then chain Cyberware Malfunction and Synapse Burnout for instantaneous eliminations. For a skilled netrunner build operator like Mercer, such challenges are merely routine.