[{"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-132":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},1151523,1495,"Chapter 132 - 123 The Fall of the Scorpion-tailed Lion","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-132",132,"\u003Cp>\"EMP——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver didn’t even finish his sentence before his head exploded from a gunshot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the patrolling members of the Terrorist Mobile Team were already dead, leaving just the unlucky driver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single shot to the driver, the Scorpion-tailed Lion quickly veered. Lille, carrying V and Jack, leapt forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the Scorpion-tailed Lion Floating Car was quite close, it was still almost ten meters away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying two such heavy individuals and still being able to leap over—was this even human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, maybe not entirely human anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack was placed near the floating car’s deck: \"Bro, say something, I’m scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille still didn’t speak, yanked open the cockpit door, and plugged in a personal link. The floating car quickly initiated auxiliary flight mode, stabilizing itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he pulled out a few syringes from his tattered clothing and administered a shot to both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V, who was unconscious, suddenly opened their eyes wide——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V crashed into Lille’s shoulder, feeling dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille quickly shut down all the prosthetics on V’s body——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hacked into the system causing the cyber-psychosis and understood what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the prosthetics no longer operated at high frequency, making the body over-respond to mental demands, the cyber-psychosis would quickly subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, V had reached the limit in both prosthetics and body. They hadn’t completely gone berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any closer, and both Jack and V would have been done for. This time, they’d truly danced on the edge of death——all of them had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was a bit shaken, but his hands didn’t slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"V! You’re awake!\" Jack switched to a lying position, feeling the medication’s effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his bones were mostly broken, his large supportive bones were prosthetic, so he was relatively intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the pain gone, he could barely roll over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V, still dizzy, looked at Lille’s eyes and seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"V, don’t be scared. This is Lille. Damn, you didn’t see how awesome he was...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack suddenly paused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he explained, V leaned toward Lille.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned against Lille, seeming to breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I thought you were dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would you have such a stupid thought?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V looked up at Lille and suddenly smiled, \"Damn it, you made me think I’d lost 700,000 bucks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s the first thing you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille, annoyed, turned to fuss with the console while saying, \"Do I look like the type to renege on my debt? Relax, I won’t die until I pay you back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And look at this, now we have a floating car——though it won’t be ours for long, for now, it’s ours...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V struggled to stand up, leaning against the car wall, and muttered to himself in a voice no one else could hear: \"Then let’s keep owing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on tight!\" Lille suddenly said, \"Burger King’s Buying Idiot Squad is back on task——enemy floating cars expected in visual range in 30 seconds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack, V, get ready! I mean, get ready to film some awesome footage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack and V smiled and waved their fists symbolically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just go kick their asses!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a damn EMP! The comms channel has been hacked! No one noticed? The Terrorist Mobile Team is off the grid!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Military Science Commander’s furious shout had an undertone of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just what the hell was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Terrorist Mobile Team couldn’t handle it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the last communication showed they clearly had taken down one person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swing around the back. I want to see what’s really happening! Get HQ to send more reinforcements over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, our comms system is down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a damn Scorpion-tailed Lion! Reboot, you hear me, reboot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a military-tech combat product, the Scorpion-tailed Lion naturally had backup plans for dealing with an EMP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an electromagnetic pulse, it would activate backup circuits. Although smaller, these circuits were protected within a shielded enclosure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So while an EMP of this magnitude could trouble a Scorpion-tailed Lion, it wouldn’t knock the floating car out of the sky. At most, it would reboot with reduced power and functionality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver knew this too; he was just panicking, freaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were beyond being out of control; they were now utterly incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Terrorist Mobile Team had top-notch prosthetics and riot gear from top-notch companies——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the company held back their real T0-level gear, it was at least T0.5 or T1 level. Combined with each company’s top products, they were almost invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, they had lost contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only physically defeated, but they also vanished from the net. The team’s hacker had their head blown off, the Biotechnology team’s hacker probably died on their hacker chair——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then... an EMP hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat skills, tactics, and technical abilities, the enemy showed exceptional prowess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The NCPD and the big five companies genuinely realized this was beyond a small-time heist, some even began contemplating the possibility of the Fifth Corporate War——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was just too little intel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well-informed companies had already received reports of humanoid monsters, all growing restless——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t here to cooperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Terrorist Mobile Team headquarters. Dispatching more reinforcements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Military Science Regional Command. Dispatching more units for lockdown control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Arasaka Regional Command. Dispatching support units.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the more the better! Should’ve done this earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scorpion-tailed Lion’s commander used profanity to mask his anxiety——he had even forgotten that before the mission, he’d boasted they wouldn’t need this many men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floating car wheeled around the side——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the Terrorist Mobile Team’s floating car heading straight for him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Terrorist Mobile Team, what are you doing——what the hell is that——dodge, damn it!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander’s voice turned shrill——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a dark shadow on the wall, clinging to it, effortlessly cracking the reinforced glass, moving incredibly fast——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when it leapt did he realize in horror that it looked like a Lizard Man!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floating car began to evade, but Lille shot out a strand of Spider Silk and yanked hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille grabbed the car’s edge, his cold eyes fixed on the commander——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaahhhhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified, the commander pulled the trigger, but his prosthetic eye blacked out——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A claw pierced his abdomen, yanking him down——the commander fell, Lille boarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver turned pale——what the hell was this thing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splorch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A claw tore through the seat, ripping the driver’s chest open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Lizard Man serum’s bloodlust and berserk effects]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Evolution Heart: intelligence influence negated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille, unaffected, began hacking into the floating car——both floating cars were now his!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what now? Are we just gonna ride off in these floating cars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s voice came over the comm channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not.\" Lille quickly adjusted the autopilot programs, getting both cars parallel, then jumped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this, everything’s black——it will get even darker on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Scorpion-tailed Lions are too conspicuous; driving these would get us chased to the ends of the earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pointed toward Haywood——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Mackinaw is still parked there, ready to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drive the Mackinaw back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack and V had strange looks——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they drove that Mackinaw back...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Mackinaw would become a living legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille looked up and saw black spots rising in the distance——company and Terrorist Mobile Team floating cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare to disengage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille picked up V and Jack——and a large burlap sack bound with Military Science bulletproof vest material from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s inside?\" V patted the bag, it was hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The target of the mission and some Biotechnology control tech components.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack and V exchanged glances——they were now quite familiar with Lille’s methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was going to have a bad day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of Spider Silk, the three of them swung away, disappearing between the buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Military Science Asset, Scorpion-tailed Lion floating armored personnel carrier #0345, suspected hijacked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Terrorist Mobile Team Asset, Scorpion-tailed Lion floating armored personnel carrier #0014, suspected hijacked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Target sighted, target locked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scorpion-tailed Lion’s windshield was made of one-way transparent material, meaning those outside couldn’t see into the cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the two arriving reinforcement floating cars, these two missing assets seemed to be fleeing off in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the two floating cars screeched to a halt, then shot straight toward them!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sudden shift, but those two floating cars accelerated rapidly, spewing flames!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leading Military Science Scorpion-tailed Lion didn’t react in time and took a direct hit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Terrorist Mobile Team fared a little better but still got a huge dent, lost control mid-air, and nearly crashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the collision, the preset program activated, causing the internal engines to overload and combust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three floating cars plunged straight toward Company Square, two of them even aflame, like fireballs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers in Company Square were stunned——this scene could be seen from kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night City was in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quick-reacting commander hurriedly urged the soldiers to dodge. The once orderly Company Square suddenly fell into chaos as soldiers scrambled for cover——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scorpion-tailed Lions were not falling straight; they were spinning rapidly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark Company Square, the burning Scorpion-tailed Lion Floating Cars used up their last vestiges of life dancing toward the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many soldiers were crushed by the plunging Scorpion-tailed Lions. The Bimong Armored Vehicle also took a hit——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blazing light flared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the explosion, the soldiers looked up at the devastation, lost in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lookout seemed to have seen... just before this, something, something with a tail, leap onto the Scorpion-tailed Lion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the confusion didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...NCPD emergency alert, Haywood edge sighting of wanted vehicle... red and black striped Mackinaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanderer riot——request support to intercept target!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit, Wanderers... the Wanderers have gone crazy!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1613,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","5bc162b7698be674ee58f7ad1decf981431cc5f211a8c5533e927949fefd2f9b","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-133","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-131",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]