=====**Breaking News: Deadly Attack at HoloHaven Mega Mall**=====

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===**Channel 32 News with Penny Paterson**===

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{{:breaking_news:krogandoughnut_cyberpunk_setting_a_crime_sence_mega_mall_covere_50545410-6310-438e-9108-8a95c5e9c528.png?400 |}}"Good evening, Neon City. I'm Penny Paterson, and we begin tonight with a horrifying story unfolding in the heart of HoloHaven."

Chaos erupted earlier today at the HoloHaven Mega Mall, one of the most popular shopping destinations in the city, after a brutal and unprovoked attack left dozens dead. Witnesses report a coordinated assault by a newly surfaced gang calling themselves the "Mechs of Adam."

The gang, composed of heavily augmented individuals, stormed the mall in the early afternoon, bypassing security with ease and unleashing a wave of violence on unsuspecting shoppers. Armed with cutting-edge cybernetic enhancements and powerful weaponry, they executed their attack with frightening precision.


37 people are confirmed dead, with dozens more injured, as the gang tore through the mall's levels before vanishing as quickly as they arrived. Surveillance footage shows the attackers disappearing into the augmented reality holograms of HoloHaven, leaving authorities scrambling to track them down.


Authorities are still piecing together the motives behind this sudden and brutal assault. While no demands were made during the attack, the gang left behind cryptic graffiti on the walls of the mall:


"The flesh is weak. Adam's children will rise."


Security forces arrived on the scene moments after the massacre, but by then, the Mechs of Adam had already vanished into the district’s labyrinth of holographic projections and digital illusions. Witnesses described the attackers as being more machine than human—seemingly immune to pain as they carried out the slaughter.


As HoloHaven’s virtual paradise turned into a bloodbath, panic swept through the mall. One survivor, who narrowly escaped, recounted the terrifying moments: "They came out of nowhere. One moment, it was a regular shopping day, and the next, they were killing everyone. They looked like monsters—half-human, half-machine. I’ll never forget those lifeless eyes."


Officials are working around the clock to find and neutralize the Mechs of Adam, but so far, their digital trail has gone cold, leaving the public on edge and desperate for answers.


Law enforcement is urging anyone with information to come forward, but fear is growing that this gang’s cybernetic capabilities may allow them to disappear into the city’s digital landscape with ease.
Chief Inspector Harris of the Neon City Police Department addressed the media earlier: "This was an act of terror. We will hunt down the individuals responsible, no matter how deep they try to hide. HoloHaven is a place of escape and entertainment, not violence."


As Neon City mourns the victims of yet another senseless tragedy, the question on everyone's mind remains: who are the Mechs of Adam, and why did they choose this moment to reveal themselves? For now, the city waits in fear, hoping this was an isolated incident and not the beginning of a terrifying new wave of violence.


"This is Penny Paterson, reporting live from Channel 32 News. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families tonight. Stay safe, Neon City."