Episode 4 – Brutal Union Chapel Ambush in Cyberpunk RED

Union Chapel Ambush turned this Cyberpunk RED investigation into the crew’s first brutal, close-range fight. The session began with a visit to Vector’s ripperdoc clinic, where yellow tape covered the door and old blood covered nearly everything else. Vector was dead, his throat had been ripped out, and whoever occupied the clinic chair had vanished. The crew searched for Biotechnica records, clues about the monk and clown, and anything connecting the murder to Lord Ruthven. Instead, they found proof that someone had cleaned up the most important evidence.

The Cyberpunk RED crew then returned to the Forlorn Hope and planned a careful surveillance operation. They wanted cameras, exits, guards, and a safe place to watch Ruthven’s suspected hideout. However, South Night City offered only rubble, silence, and one intact building with an open sign. Nova posed as a student researching crime while the others watched from a distance. Then she walked through the front door. ChoJo followed later, and both vanished from the team’s messages.

Ten minutes later, Bull stopped waiting and entered with his shotgun ready. The others followed into the Union Chapel Ambush, where posed corpses surrounded a stage, Tchaikovsky played through the room, and the monk, clown, Bozos, and Inquisitors waited with weapons drawn. Cyberpunk RED shifted from investigation to survival. Bull lost a hand, Nova fought through a chokehold, ChoJo killed the monk on camera, and the crew discovered that Ruthven was not even in the room.

Key Characters Introduced

• Vector: The murdered ripperdoc installed expensive chrome and left behind a clinic full of old blood, missing evidence, and unanswered questions.
• The Bozos: Armed killers inside the chapel used clown imagery, heavy armor, and brutal close-range tactics against the crew.
• The Inquisitors: Ruthven-linked attackers wore armored versions of the bloody costumes previously found in Professor Huntver’s office.

Key Events

1. The crew investigated Vector’s ruined clinic: Nova picked the locked door while Bull convinced nearby pedestrians to move along. Inside, the clinic had been destroyed, with dried blood spread across the walls and floor.
2. Iris reconstructed part of the crime scene: A strong criminology check revealed that someone had occupied the nearly bloodless clinic chair while violence erupted around them.
3. Thiago and Winter questioned the neighbors: They brought beer to a nearby repair shop and learned that Vector had been killed weeks earlier. His throat was ripped out, and cameras only caught an unidentified man from behind.
4. The clinic offered no clean digital lead: Iris found no useful network access, while searches uncovered no direct link to the monk or clown. Defect photographed Biotechnica invoices for later investigation.
5. The crew planned at the Forlorn Hope: They reviewed Lord Ruthven’s South Night City address and agreed that walking directly into his hideout would be reckless. The plan focused on surveillance, access points, escape routes, and guards.
6. South Night City defeated the surveillance plan: The suspected hideout stood alone among ruined buildings. There were no useful neighboring structures, visible guards, network access points, or alternate entrances.
7. Nova entered as bait: Posing as a criminology student, Nova walked through the building’s open front door. Inside, armed killers captured her before she could warn the group.
8. ChoJo followed and became the second captive: ChoJo entered later while pretending he only wanted a drink. He found Nova held at gunpoint and was tied up beside her.
9. The chapel revealed a horrifying display: Posed corpses filled the room, a dead victim hung above the stage, and gang-marked carpets covered the floor while classical music played.
10. Bull led the rescue through the only entrance: After ten minutes without a reply, Bull marched inside with Winter close behind. Iris and Thiago followed, while Defect initially stayed outside to watch for new threats.
11. The Union Chapel Ambush began with a shotgun blast: An attacker fired as the crew entered. The shot caused a critical injury that severed Bull’s hand, instantly changing the fight.
12. Nova fought while being choked: A Bozo trapped Nova in a chokehold, but she kept firing at point-blank range while Winter tried to relieve the pressure with her bow.
13. ChoJo killed the monk on camera: ChoJo shot the monk repeatedly, landed a critical injury, and finished him while recording the moment for his followers.
14. Defect joined from the doorway: After receiving Thiago’s delayed warning, Defect crept forward, used the entrance for cover, and dropped an enemy with precise pistol fire.
15. The fight ended before the chapel was cleared: Several attackers remained active when the session stopped at the top of a new combat round. Ruthven was still missing, and the crew had not yet searched the chapel.

Standout Party Member Moments

• Iris: Iris used criminology to read Vector’s clinic, then fought from cover inside the chapel while steadily stripping armor from the attackers.
• Thiago: Thiago won over the repair-shop workers with beer, uncovered the story of Vector’s murder, and later sent Defect the warning that finally brought him into the fight.
• Winter: Winter helped question the neighbors, followed Bull into the chapel, and used her bow to protect Nova while attackers closed in.
• Defect: Defect resisted rushing into the trap, then stealthily reached the chapel entrance and dropped an enemy with two precise shots.
• Bull: Bull ended the waiting by marching through the only door with a shotgun. Even after losing a hand, he stayed in the fight and tried to brawl his attacker.
• Nova: Nova deliberately acted as bait, walked into the chapel alone, survived capture, and kept shooting while an attacker slowly choked her unconscious.
• ChoJo: ChoJo followed Nova into danger, survived being captured, and killed the monk while recording the entire moment for his audience.

Closing Statement

The Union Chapel Ambush proved that this Cyberpunk RED crew can build a careful plan, but Night City can still ruin it with one glowing open sign. Their investigation at Vector’s clinic produced important context without offering a clean answer. Vector died violently. Someone received chrome in his chair. Biotechnica remained connected to the operation. However, the records leading directly to the monk, clown, or Ruthven were gone.

That uncertainty followed the crew into South Night City. Their surveillance plan was sensible. They checked the perimeter, searched for network access, looked for alternate entrances, and considered using Nova as bait. Unfortunately, the location gave them nothing except rubble and a front door. Once Nova entered, the plan became a rescue mission. Once Bull entered, the rescue became open combat.

The chapel made the threat much worse. The killers were not simply hiding. They had built a horrific display from their victims and wore armored versions of the costumes found in Huntver’s office. That connection strengthens the case against Ruthven, but Defect’s concern still matters. Ruthven was not there. The crew may have found his followers, or they may have walked into someone else’s nightmare while doing the vampires’ work for free.

Next time, the Cyberpunk RED fight continues at the top of the round. Bull is missing a hand. ChoJo has crushed fingers and an unfinished recording. Nova is injured but no longer alone. Several enemies remain, the chapel has not been searched, and Ruthven is still somewhere in Night City. The Union Chapel Ambush is not over. It has only reached the part where everyone understands the cost.

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