[{"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-190":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},1151681,1495,"Chapter 190 - 173 Cunning_2","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-190",190,"\u003Cp>Hisss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire crane moved at high speed, its track and wheels friction causing an exaggerated, piercing screech as it charged towards the Centaur Mecha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The platform broke through the safety valve, the jammed mechanical structure shattered by the force provided by the motor, smashing towards the mecha like a cannonball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Shield withstood the platform, and the entire mecha was pressed underneath while the crane’s motor continued to exert force, but clearly, its internal circuitry had already failed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"V!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shot was fired, the bullet finally piercing through the unknown material of the shield, but the remaining kinetic energy only managed to bury the bullet into the pilot’s skull!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t reach the brain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another shot was needed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V pulled the trigger again, the second shot—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Centaur Mecha gave up resisting, allowing the abandoned platform to crash down, its entire body beginning to dodge, the bullet barely grazed the pilot’s chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agh ahhg aah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the mecha’s body was crushed, and the Night Wandering Ghost let out a heart-wrenching scream, its Energy-gathering Cannon spraying wildly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic electrical system made the Energy-gathering Cannon unstable, and the stream of charged particles scattered like a fountain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these streams had only lost speed and accuracy, their temperature still terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Night Wandering Ghost spiraled into madness, a pair of massive fists slammed viciously near the mecha’s power conduit, the thick armor plate deformed from the impact, the Energy-gathering Array of the Energy-gathering Cannon turned a bit more red, then sputtered black smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Wandering Ghost’s features twisted, its massive arm swung back at an unnatural angle, violently severing its own joint components—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack bowed his head to dodge and moved to the front, while taking the Widow Maker from behind him, aiming at the greatly exposed Night Wandering Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—bang—bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three consecutive shots, six electromagnetic bullets, turned this cybernetic madman into mincemeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack took a deep breath, \"That was really close, good thing that stuff didn’t spray on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille also peeked out from behind cover—he was the unlucky one, several bursts of plasma had hit him when the Energy-gathering Cannon went out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for a little use of Si Anweisitan, he might have experienced thousands of degrees of high temperature himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second level, V gave a thumbs up, \"Awesome, Jack, I recorded the process for you, but adjusting the Separation Chip will cost you 100 euros.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, I knew my good buddy would record for me, I’ll transfer it to you later, let me have a look...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s face was all smiles, grinning like a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was also relieved—this thing, Military Technology really dared to let the Night Wandering Ghost use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over at Man, this big guy had his hand broken again, and he lay beside his girlfriend, still looking a bit groggy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack moved next to Lille, whispering, \"My knee joint seemed to make a strange noise just now, might there be a problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There might be, I noticed some deformation in your knee back at Adkaduo Camp, might need some adjustments when we go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we’re not done here yet, the Hacker team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basement’s a bit crowded... The network’s been accessed—someone’s coming, you guys hurry down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille waved at Pila, \"Take those two guys out first, we’ll handle the rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pila dragged the two larger figures up by one hand, \"Alright—today really was an eye-opener.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main gate was wide open, and Adkaduo forces had already occupied the cement factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the huge bullet holes and high-temperature plasma everywhere in the factory, and the giant Centaur Mecha, even the people from Adkaduo couldn’t help but click their tongues—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is too twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric walked in, his cane no longer in use, replaced by a small pistol—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seems like he’s deeply obsessed with the Night Wandering Ghost, determined despite his disabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked over to the dead, and although the corpses were battered, one could still make out a pair of not too exaggerated Prosthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk... Bowen the bastard is still alive, be careful, he’s like a rat in a sewer, you think he’s harmless, but he might carry all sorts of viruses, one bite from him and you’d suffer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s another reason he must die today, let’s continue down—you guys hold the cement factory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three changed some magazines, heading towards the basement—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few steps in, Jack suddenly said, \"Could there be a second one of those things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V gave Jack a look, \"Don’t jinx it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lille was somewhat unsure, \"Didn’t see one in the network, but... it’s not certain, I’m going to release the Magic Doll now, mind turning off the Cyber Decoder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two signal-boosting drones followed the trio down into the underground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing would automatically synchronize the network signal used by the Night Wandering Ghosts and then launch a massive hack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lille would transmit a series of prepared Magic Doll attacks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prosthetic Malfunction: Stuffing the enemy’s Prosthetic System with a massive amount of garbage information to cause system malfunctions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prosthetic Overheating: Overclocking the cyber-enhanced prosthetic circuits of humans, igniting the body, and burning a large number of heat-intolerant prosthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electromagnetic Short Circuit: Periodically activating prosthetic circuits to cause short circuits and resulting damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toxic Substance Leakage: Causing all sorts of toxic substances to leak in the circulatory system of cyber-enhanced humans, disrupting the physiological circulatory system. The more intensive the modifications to the circulatory system are, the higher the likelihood of being poisoned to death directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Magic Dolls, after Lille’s brief but extensive hacker career tests, were fully integrated together and functionally combined organically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Magic Doll upload complete.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the network, the basement, and the outsiders hiding in boxes or other strange places in the cement factory, there were a total of 34 Night Wandering Ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, 7 people were directly disconnected, then as time passed, more people went offline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was certain was that none could move normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those faint footsteps stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three walked downstairs and immediately saw bodies still on fire lying on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V clicked his tongue in marvel, \"...Efficiency that high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more than high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extravagant computational power Lille revealed in that instant made the other two hackers on the local network begin to question their life choices:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply a humanoid server...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lille frowned: at the same time the Magic Doll took effect, he had casually decrypted the Night Wandering Ghosts’ database and compared the names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The names in the database were correct... no, Bowen’s own data wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This detail was both reasonable and somewhat discordant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reasonable, because someone as cunning as him would definitely not leave his own data on a public network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discordant, because this behavior itself was despicable, showing that he never considered himself in the same position as his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it harshly, he had even made preparations to sell the entire camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille uneasily compared more data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the change in network traffic was compared with the number of people in the database, something wasn’t quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This change was extremely subtle, almost imperceptible, but with some attention and decryption...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It revealed that two names were not in the database!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one of them was the Centaur Mecha pilot who was kicked out of the network...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille’s pupils contracted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be another Centaur Mecha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About thirty Night Wandering Ghosts left in the basement... all decoys!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat!\" Lille suddenly pulled on V and Jack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they didn’t understand what was happening, they also immediately started running towards the stairs—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dimly lit basement, where the lights were already very dim, they flickered momentarily and then went out completely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacing them was a blinding orange-white light in the darkness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first floor, Cedric and Navi sat on the edge of the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric looked towards the entrance to the basement with a heavy gaze, without any hint of relaxation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attitude also made the rookies dare not take any chances—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navi suddenly said, \"The Night Wandering Ghosts are doomed, and our main target now is military technology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... you don’t understand, first, if you can’t see the enemy’s brains burst open, you have to assume he’s still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Bowen is a very cunning man, very, very cunning, and completely inhumane—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An experienced, cunning, and inhumane bastard. For such a person, if you can’t see his body, you definitely can’t assume he’s dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric was almost grinding his teeth as he said this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... the ground suddenly started shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Urgent footsteps came from the entrance to the basement, and Cedric sprang to his feet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene froze at that moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground near the basement gradually turned dark red, then a thick orange-white laser beam, like cutting through tofu, smashed the door frame and burst forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook and began to collapse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The support columns of the basement were blown apart!\u003C\u002Fp>",1498,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","8abfd987ed49da61e42d5c15da3fde5e6d27fe1ff2f7478f78b5b491bf99eb8e","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-191","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-189",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]