[{"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-388":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},1151879,1495,"Chapter 388 - 360: Forty Minutes","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The can completely burst open, shrapnel flying in all directions, one piece striking the bulletproof ceramic on the sergeant’s leg, the rest either flying into the crowd or smashing against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets also hit the wall behind him, leaving an exaggerated bullet mark, close, almost hitting the sergeant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, close doesn’t count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sergeant’s hand, reaching for the can, didn’t even pause, immediately grabbing a new one from beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This unusual scene didn’t trigger any excess reaction, because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walker, 36 points!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drunken sergeant declared his subordinate’s score, currently the highest in the whole place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does anyone else want to try?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one stepped forward to challenge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half the competitors were just there for a drink, that kind of high-concentration tequila, normal people would start getting blurry after one glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three glasses, half of those people had already collapsed on the ground, and of the other half, only a few could still shoot accurately after three glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Walker, that is, the sergeant’s subordinate, was the best one this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was in his twenties, not old but not young either,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one?\" The sergeant put down the can and walked towards the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker stood by his side, looking like the type who talks even less when drunk, standing by waiting for the awards, while also observing the dark Woodhaven Street—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a group of mercenaries hunting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s no one...\" The sergeant placed a hand on Walker’s shoulder, raised his head to look at the crowd, intending to announce the prize winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd wore idiotic smiles, clearly lost in the \"flesh and wine,\" some even forgetting what the competition was about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply excited for the next part:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Announcing the winner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sergeant suddenly stopped, he thought he saw several shooting stars streak across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting stars? In Night City? In this kind of weather?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion made him hesitate for a moment, he stood up straight, lifting his head to discern more carefully...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes opened wide as he looked ahead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into the darkness, a sports car engulfed in flames charged into the street!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This car moved at an extreme speed, like a demon from Hell, recklessly crashing into the building on the side of the road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gasoline tank exploded upon impact, a massive fireball rising from the misty rain, burning parts scattering in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their heads, but only the sergeant managed to see...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A phantom figure leaping from the car roof just before the explosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene suddenly became silent: everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of tires skidding came again, another vehicle charged out of the intersection at high speed, barely lighting up the outline with flashes of light, similar to a dance floor’s spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people were familiar with this light, they had just seen it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the flash of gunfire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car, flickering with gun muzzle flashes, was like a spotlight ball, barely illuminating the \"ball\" with a person on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big man slammed his fist on the car roof, followed immediately by shooting that resembled a hand grenade explosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car completely lost control, spinning on the wet road before flipping over and exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball finally lit up the shadows of two people, one kneeling beside the road, and the other standing on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly both figures were recoiling, just as, two more cars burst out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast it was hard to believe these were two vehicles speeding through the rainy night with incredible control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two figures only had time to quickly draw their guns and shoot, unfortunately missing the targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road leading to Woodhaven Street from this direction was straight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar of engines grew closer, the people at the scene suddenly plunged into panic, the Six Street Gang drunkenly raised their weapons, each finding a spot to brace and aim...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the vehicles wouldn’t hit those hiding in the buildings, but those lying on the road would be done for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weird thing happened the next second, the car behind seemed to trip over something, its front end lifting high and even performing a backflip mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it flipped over, that’s when people realized there was a two-lap-sized hole punctured through the back of the car!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sergeant instinctively thought of what had happened: some kind of powerful bullet must have hit the rear of the car, the force at high speed blowing out the tires, or piercing through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the tire burst, and the rear wheel of the car seemed as if something suddenly pressed it down a bit, lifting slightly and then veering off as it spun rapidly uphill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene is truly rare; a combination of the bullet’s power, the car’s speed, and the tire’s coordination with the ground are all indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most awesome finale!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another car!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second car was pitch black, and the Sergeant immediately recognized it as the sky-reaching Heracles 1360, the old model known for its quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how tough can it get? Tougher than the dozens of guns under his command?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sergeant suddenly pointed at the fast-approaching car and shouted hoarsely: \"Tonight’s special target!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blow this thing up, and it’ll be worth forty points! Forty points!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All 27 guns from the Six Street Gang almost pulled the trigger simultaneously under the Sergeant’s roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flashes of gunfire illuminated the event site, and those civilians with guns recovered from their initial panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rushing car and the bullets whizzing past their sides made their adrenaline levels skyrocket, and these hormones control a plethora of human emotions: fear, impulsiveness, excitement, terror...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t control the hormones, nor the ensuing emotions, but firing a gun was a basic operation every Night City citizen had to learn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of cheap firearms joined in on the shooting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhhhhh!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those civilians standing in the front row screamed in the rain, but he hadn’t even noticed one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gun in his hand wasn’t fully automatic; holding down the trigger continuously was useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the bullets entering the storm seemed to be swallowed up, but now, the metal storm seemed to tear through the rain curtain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the vehicle could no longer distinguish whether the noise in their ears was from raindrops or bullets, but they only had this one chance to complete their mission!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bulletproof glass shattered inch by inch, body armor fell to the ground, the bumper slid on the ground sparking, and the distance kept closing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoking car also slowed down more and more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a full minute and three seconds in the route, the Six Street Gang used up their bullets, the guns overheated, and the sound became quieter and quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the man at the very front, so tense he didn’t even think to find cover, clutching the pistol trigger without letting go, was still roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhhhhhh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers were so tense they began to tremble, and he happened to fire off a few more shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has to be said, the Heracles really was tough; despite the ferocious shooting, it still managed to charge forward, the only cost being the engine spewing black smoke, with no signs of exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those surface bullet holes that make those with trypophobia feel nauseated, they seemed less like scars and more like medals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Sergeant was about to declare the end, the car, now without a front windshield, had a long gun barrel sticking out from the driver’s side, and the passenger side, a fist holding a micro rocket launcher!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s heartbeat skipped a beat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue and white electric arc appeared in the rain, tracing a bullet piercing through the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud explosion tore through the silence, and a fireball rose into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the raging firestorm, prosthetic fragments mixed with car debris rose with the shock wave and then landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mercenaries inside the car climbed out engulfed in flames, flailed in agony for a few moments, then fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain gradually extinguished the blaze, and people could only see two motionless mercenaries lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sergeant sat down on the chair behind him, trembling as he raised his pistol to the sky...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forty points! Forty points!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang bang bang bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the winner of the grand prize is, Burger King... sell buy... Mr. Bigshot Dipshit!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohhhhhhh!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After yelling, the Sergeant took a breather, looking at the cheering crowd, his mind also becoming clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a fucking stupid name, almost tripped up saying it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1446,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","589249e2be8f3704ac98c5aac23c740c121f725255a0567dda10cdd83a7de032","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-389","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-387",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]