[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1052":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1152893,1495,"Chapter 1046 - 88: Warriors Among the Stars (Part 4)","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1052",1052,"\u003Cp>The gravity has changed, or rather, at this moment, the entire inertial gravity maintenance system of the Crystal Palace space station has undergone changes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the most luxurious man-made object in human history, the services provided to the wealthy are flawless. Of course, it is impossible for these people to float in the air like lowly space black slaves. The main structure of the space station being spherical and ring-shaped is primarily because it is constantly rotating, thereby simulating an effect close to gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This system is very humane for those with delicate skin. Once removed, the space station would become a completely weightless environment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the mysterious group of tall space humans, obviously, this is their most accustomed environment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it clearly didn’t achieve the intended effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s armor emitted a bouncing sound, clearly indicating the bullet aimed to hit the propulsion equipment at his waist. But amidst the upheaval around him, the equipment on his body triggered the emergency safeguard, with his feet unwaveringly fixed to the floor, his exoskeleton locking his mobility, instantly stabilizing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This operation evidently astonished the attackers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is common knowledge that Earthlings, when deprived of gravity, can’t discern north, south, east, west, down or up, behaving like imbeciles, but this land-dweller... there’s something peculiar about his gear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the High Knights among them had to prepare fixing ropes beforehand to accomplish such an attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because of a unique design on his equipment, an unexpected maneuver wiped away all the advantages brought by the surprise attack, leaving a flaw visible in David’s eyes amidst their momentary shock—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So-called Warriors, at any time, in any posture, are able to shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the gunfire flared, the silent battle truly commenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Knight, who lost mobility, leaned against the wall. In the pitch-black corridor, he could constantly hear the hissing sound of leaking air and the sound of the wall being smashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness spread, the oppressive atmosphere like an invisible giant hand slowly enveloping the entire corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High Knight August’s breathing was extremely steady. The gravity system had stopped according to plan. He could only hope the enemy would be disturbed by the absence of gravity, thereby granting them some advantage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But is it really possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw those enormous yet agile robots, foes they had never faced before... However, in theory, larger size means higher energy consumption, unable to sustain prolonged fighting, while they had an entire space station’s fleet as backing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside worries about other fronts, he focused on the corridor flickering with red alert lights:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy was too fierce. It only took a few minutes from the Space Pirates jumping into 13 outer sections to be breached!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immensely powerful robots clung to the space station exterior, effortlessly suppressing the space forces. Inside the station, a burly man resembling their physique bulldozed toward the central control in a crushing posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reinforcements inexplicably lost contact, unable to reach their positions on time, malfunctioning equipment, explosions, gas leaks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things the European Space Agency poured money into seemed to have become a shoddy engineering full of holes, no one knowing what kind of witchcraft the enemy had used—a technology as if it were witchcraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now: the entire long corridor of the space station dimmed, communications were disrupted, the thin air unable to convey sound, forcing the High Knights to communicate using hand signals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft sound—while soft sounding, actually, through the feedback from beneath their feet, High Knights were acutely aware of the tremendous power of this collision!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the space station in space seems as if it would be scrapped at a brush with space debris, in reality, this structure is exceptionally strong, at least the strength of the Crystal Palace compares to a fortress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone halted their current actions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[High Knight 0241: Ah—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream mixed with white noise flashed through the communication channel, a tentacle-like black object pierced directly through the corridor wall, dragging the victim to the wall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was so violent that the victim died instantly, gas trapped them against the breach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, another loud noise broke through the communication channel, a shadow swept through, another High Knight was sliced into two segments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pata... Pata...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minds extremely tense, August’s heartbeat was no longer as calm as at the start... he instantly thought of the space ghost stories the Clan Leader and Prophet used to tell to kids...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuous faint vibrations came from the floor beneath, witnesses shattered continually before him, that elongated shadow swept the entire corridor effortlessly like a Demon of deep space!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[High Knight 0142: Monster!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first High Knight mentally collapsed screamed running toward August, who, shocked and agitated, was about to stop this act of cowardice when the shadow shredded through the wall, killing the coward right before his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>August managed to see clearly, the thing wasn’t a Demon but a mechanically glossy mechanical limb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, its movement defying mechanical constraints!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, a massive force struck his chest, the mechanical limb flung him to the wall, metal claws pierced the wall, pinning him to it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to break free, but some kind of long knife seemed to penetrate his spacesuit and exoskeleton through the metal claw center, a current invading straight into his system—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scritch—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes, the perforated metallic wall emitted a screech, literally being torn open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the starlit sky, mechanical tentacles cleared a passage with the intruder in front, August saw countless floating space debris behind the enemy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number was so vast it struck him: they were utterly defeated, the enemy had only one ship but carried forces overwhelming all vehicles on the Crystal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Octopus Arms supported Lille entering the corridor, fear engulfing August’s fighting spirit like a tide...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it among the adults, he solo rode a space bike into the ancient battlefield before the abandoned space command, hesitated, facing location and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille sensed this emotion, hacked into August’s system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: High Knight, right? Now you’ve become dogs of the European Space Agency?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[August: What are you... what kind of thing...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Divine Retribution—I’ll be straight, continue fighting and all your compatriots will die, even worse, if we win, we’ll wipe out your race, and if the European Space Agency luckily wins, they’ll act when you’re severely weakened.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: I don’t know whether your brain can comprehend this, because it seems to me you’re doing something extremely foolish.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[August: Don’t think you’ve already won...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Is your brain not functioning well? You’ve lost the moment you joined the battle.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille sensed a vibration, the mechanical limb directly aimed at stabbing backwards—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise, the target evaded, even grappling his mechanical limb... in true space, someone with such maneuverability surely isn’t just an ordinary High Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he had more than one Octopus Arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scritch...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hold on!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Octopus Arms jabbed swiftly like lightning at the person gripping his Octopus Arm, the latter’s panicked voice transmitting through the common frequency—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the speed of radio transmission is swift, otherwise, even slightly slower, the Octopus Arm would have pierced the person’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the spines exposed at the claw centers, this High Knight shivered all over...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the paper tigers of the European Space Agency, this guy... as he said, he is Divine Retribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bansa: I’m High Knight Bansa, August is merely an unqualified High Knight, unrepresentative of us.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bansa: Honored Divine Retribution, allow me to help you destroy the sinister European Space Agency...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the High Knight group wasn’t wholeheartedly united, but Lille glanced into the space behind Bansa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brightness changes indicating a massive explosion occurring in the lower structure of the Crystal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Better speak quickly.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1296,"2026-06-03T12:33:52.191Z","2026-06-03T12:33:57.931Z",1,"novelbin.me","7eb20f538b766ded2f0955fed4a8e0b521b94400860a84c276c8723ff32c02d4","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1053","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1051",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]