[{"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-351":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},1151842,1495,"Chapter 351 - 326: Advanced Warfare","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-351",351,"\u003Cp>\"We can’t just fire at will on the high seas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the warship, the captain was already getting angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This operation itself was problematic: sailing through Somali waters, skirting the edge of international waters while on a mission, already had the potential to intensify relations with Somalia and other African nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, retaliating against pirates required adherence to the principle of proportionality, usually at times like this they would use water cannons to drive them off, not immediately resort to lethal weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maritime operations must consider international repercussions! Both actions are extremely risky, tantamount to dancing on a tightrope!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric looked coldly at the captain, whose anger flared even more, and he snapped to attention, \"This is my ship, this operation is only to assist in the recovery of the goods, the specific use of force should be up to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he walked towards the control console, about to vehemently reprimand the operator and simultaneously shut down the firepower—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the operator slapped his hand away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang bang bang...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to continue his rant but heavy footsteps echoed through the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four Iron Soldiers strode to the edge of the deck, weapons raised high as if to salute the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they mounted their machine guns on the railings and began the slaughter of the approaching pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made the captain’s blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, the impact of the scene of massacre was strong, and on the other, such actions could easily cause international issues, casting doubt on whether he could continue serving as an officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are mistaken,\" Eric said to the captain, \"I am in charge of this mission, and you are just responsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain immediately reached for his gun, but Eric’s reactions were extremely quick; he disarmed the captain in the moment he drew his weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... Take him down!\" the captain, now restrained by Eric, roared in pain, but only the rookie who cheered for hitting the target earlier stood up to respond...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a comrade next to him took advantage of his standing up to swiftly knock him unconscious with a blow to the back of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell in the control room, the captain stood in place, breaking out in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this not my ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out the only ones on his side on the entire vessel were him and the rookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric’s skill was formidable; after seizing the captain, he pressed him against the wall:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, captain, this ship is still yours, don’t do anything foolish. It’s better for everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he swung his hand in a chop, and the captain collapsed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zizz—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is the African Union Guard, you are approaching the African Union waters...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the radio, Wakanda’s patrol ship issued another warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, warnings are the calls of the strong to the weak, and the calls of the weak to the strong are like the whimpering of orphans, soon drifting away with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the lowest-class escort frigate of the American military, yet for Wakanda, it was still an invincible war machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the warning came to an end, the radio began to crackle with static.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems like they’re interfering with our signal,\" the operator suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it severe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not severe, their equipment’s power is limited, I can find another frequency that isn’t affected— The target is starting to slow down; they must be out of fuel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good news,\" Eric waved his hand, \"Ignore Wakanda, carry on, make the pirates back off, and then we prepare to board.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main gun fired again, but this time it missed the target, merely splashing up high waters next to the pirate ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark’s fire control calculations were indeed formidable, but not infallible, hardware limitations were the reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does it feel like there are more and more pirates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea surface, dyed red with blood and littered with wreckage from blown-up ships, presented a bloody and cruel scene, yet the pirates kept rushing over incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if all the pirates in the region had converged here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main gun fired again, this time grazing the side of a ship, but radar spotted another cargo ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an illusion; the numbers of pirates were indeed growing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, new speedboats entered the firing range of the Iron Soldiers—too close for comfort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more speedboats crowded around the warship; some were scared off by the machine guns, but many pirates simply roared in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two escort ships coordinated with each other, utterly overwhelming the pirates, but couldn’t cope with their sheer numbers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as more pirates arrived, the newcomers grew more and more excited, becoming increasingly convinced of the \"gold\" touted over the radio, believing that the fatal artillery wouldn’t hit them, that they would be the lucky ones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the rocket launcher struck the escort ship again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric was proficient in special operations and intelligence work, but naval battles...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the rumors throughout the military be false, that pirates are just a bunch of brain-dead individuals with a death wish?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode out of the room to the highest point of the ship, gripping a telescope as he peered toward the sea. These pirates indeed seemed to have a death wish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea was filled with speedboats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked over to another friendly ship only to witness several speedboats pass by the fleeing pirates, completely penetrating the close-defense perimeter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at sea, on such large vessels, the operation of the four Iron Soldiers per boat didn’t have as significant an impact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirates had already formed a saturation attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very moment, they also received a signal from friendly forces:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Friendly forces: Sss—Pirates approaching! Watch under your ship!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to warn their allies as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t those pirates know this was futile?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rocket Launchers, AKs; these weapons might have some use against people and land-armored units, but against warships, they were merely mosquito bites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking ahead, the vessel carrying the mission target was already within sight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing his frustration from the pirates’ harrying, Eric watched the target approach and thought to himself, \"What a pity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pity there was no chance to provoke Wakanda and incite an international dispute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Soldiers on the deck stowed their weapons, planning to move in formation toward an area suitable for Jet Jump deployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, their visual sensors simultaneously fixed on something beneath the ship...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rocket hit the Mecha dead on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric spun around just in time to see the Iron Soldier that was hit lose balance and crash into the sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers in Exoskeletons leaped from the ship’s edge, lifting their rifles towards him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric immediately ducked as bullets passed where he had just stood, spraying gunfire in a burst!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he see?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Soldiers swiftly turned their gun heads as the sound of machine guns reminded Eric to face reality:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy had also opted for infiltration tactics, and they had succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Frank: Spread out, Ghana, Luo Bo, Kane... We’ll handle the robots.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All 12 soldiers, boosted by Exoskeletons, became Super Soldiers, using Jet Jump, Spider Silk, and Magnetic Absorption Devices to rapidly move through the ship’s superstructure, making real-time targeting impossible for the remaining three Iron Soldiers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Soldiers’ heavy machine guns opened fire simultaneously. Such firepower could clear all resisting soldiers if this were on land, but this was atop a ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea affected the precision of the mechanical fire control system, and though the bullets from the heavy machine gun had immense power, they struggled to penetrate the ship’s metal hull—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghana hid behind cover as Frank took advantage of the Iron Soldiers’ brief lock on Ghana to shoot out more Spider Silk, leaping towards the superstructure of the ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single hand against the wall and using Jet propulsion, he ran and slid rapidly along the wall. Before the Iron Soldiers could react, Frank had already closed the gap, landing on top of the enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Iron Soldier noticed Frank’s rapid approach above it and was about to turn its gun when Ghana swiftly brought out the Rocket Launcher—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire control system immediately locked onto the Rocket Launcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Iron Soldier onboard fire control: Excessive firepower detected, unlocking heavy weaponry.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank, pushing hard from below the superstructure, caught sight of the Iron Soldier opening its shoulder missile bays!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, his reaction speed peaked. His arms shot out Spider Silk, slowing his forward momentum rapidly, pulling a hard swerve with the tension in the silk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghana’s rocket exploded in mid-air due to the machine gun, with bullets even hitting his external armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Frank, pulled by the Spider Silk, made a pause in the air, changing direction and drawing a circle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locked in a moment right behind the ship’s structure, Micro Missiles smashed into it, causing an explosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the fireball of thousands of degrees Celsius, Frank hit the Iron Soldier’s back with a speed it could no longer cope with, plunging a Data Knife deep into the Mecha’s joints!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electricity sparked as the onboard AI immediately ceased operation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights on the Iron Soldier switched from blue to red, shutting down completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this unfold, Eric suddenly felt a terrible foreboding: Stark Industries’ Iron Soldiers had elevated the technological aspect of warfare, but so had their adversaries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank twisted the Data Knife, following the structural blueprint from the scan data to cut through, stripping the Iron Soldier of its heavy machine gun and aiming at the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, another Iron Soldier was rapidly rounding the corner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hijacked robot’s weapon system fired at full speed, with remaining Micro Missiles and machine guns unleashing a torrent of bullets and explosions, instantly engulfing the Mecha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Atlas Group’s combatants, speeding through the superstructure amidst explosions, began to suppress the navy soldiers within, while Eric took cover in the cockpit, feeling the inescapable metal storm descending around him, his spirits hitting rock bottom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the advanced warfare Stark Industries spoke of?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered his next move, another Iron Soldier lost control, Rocket Launchers soaring sky-high with one rocket crashing towards the control room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>",1734,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","704504703140f82bb3f8880f3ef3907316baa82b738ad5c3516afd9145b3b3d1","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-352","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-350",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]