[{"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-111":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},1151502,1495,"Chapter 111 - 104 Reversal of Poles","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>In the metro, David and Lucy also received Lill’s message:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lill, \"Find a place to hide yourselves. You are not the main target, so run wherever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy, \"Got it—settle the payment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transfer: +€20000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy and David also slipped out simultaneously—there wasn’t a single person outside the metro station, and the nearby street was the same except for a few cars abandoned by their owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to hide, they could still find some concealed corners to take cover in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, they weren’t the main targets of the chase; as long as they didn’t get caught by Military Science, the NCPD would at most offer them a cup of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-thousand...not bad at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy glanced at David next to her—this kid was still pinching his own hand, relishing the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was still lost in the thrill of having taken down the company’s soldiers—did he see his hand glowing in his vision?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even ask about the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy felt a wave of irritation at this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you stop being an idiot? Why don’t you ask me about the money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David was taken aback, \"You handle those things just fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Aren’t you afraid I’d pocket the money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust you.\" David rubbed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy stared helplessly at David for a while, then sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it. From now on, she would still split the money evenly with him—otherwise, what if this idiot got killed because he didn’t have enough money for prosthetics?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reward is €20000, half for each—just this once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s eyes lit up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could start celebrating, Lucy smacked him down—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were currently hiding beside a garbage bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bimong Armored Vehicle roared past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This behemoth itself was intimidating; you couldn’t shoot through it, and you couldn’t stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the thing trailing behind it was even more terrifying—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Technology’s Scorpion-tailed Lion Floating Armored Vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floating car used by the Terrorist Mobile Team was modified from this kind of floating armored vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle’s front heavy-caliber machine gun continuously fired, creating terrifying craters on the ground and cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive kinetic energy made even the Bimong shudder; the thick armored plates began to show dents and then damage marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burger King really caused a mess this time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when would Military Science realize the vehicle they were chasing was empty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the floating armored vehicle fly away, David asked nervously, \"Do you think Big Brother Burger King can escape safely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy shook her head, \"I don’t know, but...this person is extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can the lower echelons contend with the upper echelons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about those super corporations was frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka was Lucy’s nightmare, an enemy that made her tremble just thinking about, while Military Technology was the behemoth that defeated Arasaka in the last corporate war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such enemies, she couldn’t think straight—and surely, she wasn’t the only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, Burger King was still able to dance on the edge of a knife against such giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he manage to do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David, on the other hand, had a much simpler thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s fucking awesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Hardy was furious—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad blocking the metro hadn’t just failed their task; they were annihilated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And two Bimong Armored Vehicles were stolen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two beasts were now rampaging through downtown, causing pressure from the NCPD and other companies—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With things this bad, how could they continue their business?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city council and the city government were also getting tougher—they were united in their pressure this time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, who said no one would charge in? This was supposed to be a massive advantage blockade???!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lieutenant Moeller, kill them! What’s the situation now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Hardy couldn’t maintain his composure, calling out his subordinate’s name directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lieutenant Moeller, \"We received information from the Ye Group that the metro has restarted, and there are passenger signals inside the Bimong Armored Vehicle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the opponent broke through Bimong’s ICE, it’s likely to be a fake signal, but we can’t rule out the possibility that someone is actually inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Hardy, \"What about the NCPD? What did their cameras capture?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lieutenant Moeller, \"The enemy controlled many civilian cars, but an abnormal movement appeared on the network—a black and red striped Mackinaw Pika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major, we have four targets to track, and our manpower might not be sufficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metro, two Bimong Armored Vehicles, and one...Mackinaw Pika??!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did that lunatic from yesterday come back??!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Hardy found it absurd—everyone thought they had fled, but now they were back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, just because the opponent split up, he was now stretched thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Technology couldn’t provide more manpower!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level of authority for this operation wasn’t even that high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could still mobilize two full platoons! These forces should have been more than enough, but now it wasn’t!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the problem was a company had lost a platoon’s worth of people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, damn, damn!\" Hardy ruffled his hair, \"You have a Scorpion-tailed Lion, you must catch them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while Lieutenant Moeller agreed quickly, she was in a bit of a dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where might the opponents be? Or were there people in each of the vehicles?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a safety perspective, the metro was the fastest, but also the easiest for the NCPD to catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could the NCPD really stop these thugs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was the Bimong Armored Vehicle—this one had power, driving through Night City’s streets like a bulldozer. Whether it was the NCPD or their own people, the attacking options were limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could get more resources from above, there would be more plans, but right now, her unit had only one sniper available...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One squad to assist the NCPD at the next metro station, the sniper with a team and the Scorpion-tailed Lion to intercept the Bimong Armored Vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself...would lead a team to intercept the Mackinaw; that’s the best they could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the Scorpion-tailed Lion could chase down one Bimong by itself—that was already great news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare for combat, whoever chases us will be met with force—take them down, and Military Science will have no one left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was driving, receiving a reminder from Lucy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Scorpion-tailed Lion appeared on the street—but luckily, it chose to pursue the Bimong Armored Vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splitting forces was inevitable, and it was also a fatal move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The issue with Biotechnology was due to Joanne Koch’s own work failure, even if she shifted the blame to Emilia Morton, it was still an employee issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The company wouldn’t allocate too many resources to handle such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Koch was actually leveraging her connections to mobilize some company resources for a clean-up operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From arranging agents, framing Morton, to blocking the metro, finding reasons to kill witnesses, they were all ruthless moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, each one fell just short a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that bit made a world of difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, if Project Nightingale really was exposed, Military Science wouldn’t allocate too many resources to protect Koch and Biotechnology—they were partners, not tied together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reputational impact of Project Nightingale on Military Technology was negligible: Military Science had launched so many wars, could they care about a slight reputation loss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Technology was even the client; they didn’t need to make a big fuss—at worst, they would blame it all on Biotechnology, saying they conducted unauthorized experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were the boss, Biotechnology had to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why, even in the game, after Koch successfully eliminated Morton, Murphy, Kuno, Mendoza, and many others, she could only hide in a hotel, not the company tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the game, if V demanded a few thousand more, they would storm in, and the opponents would only be a few elite mercenaries, as if no one cared about the life or death of the regional director of the super corporation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things went south, the company would only severely punish her, cutting ties, not helping her solve the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This splitting of forces was a checkmate—when Military Technology’s forces were focused together, it was troublesome, but when spread apart, the chances of winning were greatly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The better news was, given the circumstances, Military Technology wouldn’t ask the NCPD for help, and the NCPD would gladly step back a bit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the issue had become a personal problem for Military Science; they failed to blockade, didn’t kill anyone, and let terrorists steal their vehicles and roam downtown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the NCPD got involved, they’d be carrying out the city government or other companies’ requests to find out what had left Military Science in such chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Military Science’s executors didn’t want to see this—they were already in hot water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a higher level, Military Science’s executors had to help Lille withstand the pressure from the NCPD to keep them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille hacked Military Technology’s ICE and took out a raccoon dog, giving Military Science and Biotechnology reasons to suspect other companies were meddling, like Arasaka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Arasaka, it didn’t matter—they were happy to see Military Science suffer; they’d even provide support to the city government to put pressure on Military Science—it was all legitimate requests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Science was specialized in Evil Land’s security; deploying multiple combat units within the city was going too far, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this attitude made Military Science even more suspicious of Arasaka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peizhuo Petrochemical and Kantao—onlookers, but this state didn’t clear suspicions, especially in Arasaka’s eyes, where these two companies were likely suspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A game of werewolves, if not me, it must be you, right? But it’s fine, I’m not a good guy either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these two companies naturally suspected Arasaka, given that Military Technology had used terrorists against them in the last corporate war. Arasaka retaliating was quite normal, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka was determined to strangle Military Science at this critical juncture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was, Arasaka applied pressure, others stayed silent, just watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in all, the higher-ups were all playing politics; it was impossible for them to coordinate and share intel—still far from that stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lower ranks couldn’t unite together, it’s a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this didn’t mean the higher ranks were a monolith—finding this gap and using your strength correctly to wedge between them might just offer a chance at survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mackinaw drove slowly on the deserted street, 100 meters ahead, an Emperor 620 Ragnar Military Technology armored vehicle burst out of the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following closely behind were an Octant Heavy Drone and three Winged Dragon Light Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The key to solving the problem lies here—\" Lille took out a Yinglong, motioning Jack and V to get ready to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the two had already switched to the newly adjusted Achilles Precision Rifles—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1783,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","99d438848b20f2c33dc6833bb606cb57af2b6b79c0fc1f60fa92e6bdb09c57a4","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-112","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-110",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]