[{"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-39":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},1151480,1495,"Chapter 39 - 37 Acute Failure (Midnight Edition)","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Night City was a sprawling metropolis with a population of 7 million people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high level of urbanization resulted in various architectural marvels, and its lax and corrupt public security governance formed its unique urban style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The NCPD did a half-assed job, and citizens retained the primitive right of blood-for-blood, living freely in America’s worst city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the stench from the sewers, listening to the wind blowing from afar, mixed with the sounds of gunfire—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille suddenly said, \"Night City is a bit too urbanized...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car had been slightly modified in appearance to avoid detection. The plan was to ditch it once they got into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Living like this for ten thousand years, until the son takes over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V hummed a tune in the passenger seat, one hand draped over the door, savoring the familiarity of it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack, who was driving, showed a curious expression, \"What song are you singing? Did you write it for Arasaka Saburo? ’Til the son takes over,’ huh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V pointed to Lille lying in the back seat, \"Ask him—anyway, I think it’s pretty funny, but you poor bastard wouldn’t get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V shook his head and sighed, giving off that \"there’s a sad barrier between us\" vibe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack clenched his teeth in irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what the hell did you do in Atlanta? Did you really make a lot of money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille answered, \"Not that much. If we start using it, it’ll all be gone in no time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why come back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V chimed in, \"Remember that cybermonster—the one I was lucky enough to take down? But I figured killing a cybermonster every day was a bit too much to ask for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit!\" Jack was stunned, \"You were involved in that? So, what’s the situation? Is Kantao really going to war with Military Science?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reality was way more brutal than what they showed on TV. Like I said, it was all sparks and lightning; that guy cracked the asphalt with one stomp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reckon there were two platoons of Military Science soldiers, armed and ready. Then I just went on a rampage with my raccoon dog—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V mimicked shooting a sniper rifle, going \"biu biu,\" only to be cut off mercilessly by Lille, \"He’s full of shit. The main thing is we made a little money off it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V rolled his eyes and gave Jack a look, pointing to Lille, mouthing, \"Sneaky bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then pointed to himself, \"Honest guy, trust me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack freed a hand and gave a thumbs up, \"Trust you, take me in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V nodded, \"Take you in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille didn’t want to keep arguing with these two jokers. The urgent matter was to get to Old Vic’s clinic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the car got onto the overpass, he felt increasingly drowsy, and his vision was starting to blur...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lille?\" V glanced back and found Lille had closed his eyes, but didn’t look peaceful at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body temperature was plummeting, lips turning pale...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, Jack, step on it, Lille’s having another episode—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it—there are two groups ahead about to get into a fight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll handle it.\" V pulled out his Night Pistol, half his body sticking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two vans were driving side by side ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was Valentino, the other was the Six Street Gang; punks in the cars were spewing trash talk when suddenly gunfire erupted from behind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get the fuck out of here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hot-headed punks in the vans looked back, prosthetic eyes scanning, they saw V’s implant list wide open—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s implant list was full of combat prosthetics: Subdermal Armor, Recoil Control, Enhanced Tendons, Skeletal Reconstruction, Bionic Joint, Krensky, Neural Coordinator, Blood Pump, Reaction Coordinator...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly ducked back into their vans—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, cyberpsycho!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille felt like a ball of fire was expanding in his chest, the heat spreading from the center, just like the first time V jabbed him with meds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes, he was on the operating table, and the doctor was Old Vic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they reached the clinic? Did he pass out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy, kid, easy. Your condition’s really bad. If Jack and V hadn’t acted fast, you might not have woken up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" Lille asked, only then realizing he was hooked up to a respirator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw V sitting by the side, not looking as upbeat as usual. Jack stood beside, also looking a bit complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Vic wiped his glasses and said, \"You used that thing again, didn’t you? And not lightly either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had no choice. Life demands it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\" Old Vic looked at the ceiling, \"I gotta say, your willpower is iron-strong, but your prosthetics have caused a severe immune response, making your body’s burden even heavier. This isn’t something willpower can overcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This violent prosthetic system sped up your original problems, especially yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you activated the implant in your spine, the oxygen consumption skyrocketed, completely trashing your respiratory system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since last night, your lungs went into acute failure, causing oxygen depletion, which led to the coma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean the Si Anweisitan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Vic nodded, \"Honestly, I’m more and more convinced it’s something different from the Si Anweisitan on the market, a suicide implant that humans simply can’t handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you’re even crazier. Your brain burn through energy at a rate far beyond ordinary people. After multiple overdrives, your already weak organs got even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lungs were the first to go from chronic to acute failure. As long as you keep using combat prosthetics, this is just the start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille stared at the ceiling, his brain oxygenated, his thoughts slowly becoming clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operating room was very quiet. Everyone waited for someone to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was the first to break the silence, \"Let’s start with synthetic lungs. I can’t just lie here forever. Along with the synthetic lungs, give me a set of bio-monitors, only the top-grade ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Vic forced a smile, \"I forgot you had money, but there are other issues. Your body is too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your respiratory system can hardly meet the minimum requirements. Now with the acute lung failure, installing synthetic lungs might make them necrotic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do we do?\" Lille’s mind was crystal-clear, \"Should I go find a live lung for a transplant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good idea, but the immune response might trigger more issues, and you’d be living on meds for the rest of your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another silence fell. Old Vic finally said, \"Maybe... you should enjoy the rest of your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V looked at Lille without a word, waiting for Lille’s final decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lille chose to retire, she would respect his decision, but from then on, they’d be on different paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Lille’s lifespan, maybe he’d drop dead in six months, and in two years, no one would remember this friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lille received new information from the other world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New Event: Matt has found a genetic biology expert for you, Professor Conners Kurt]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Conners is an expert in genetic biology. He’s very interested in the DNA breakdown phenomenon happening in your body and invites you to join his research team.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have agreed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Conners’ research is in its early stages. They’ve had some success combining different spider DNA, and now he wants to study lizard DNA.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[According to him, this research might give you the ability to counteract the gradual loss of cellular vitality.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[However, the technology is at a bottleneck and requires more interaction for details.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille immediately made a decision—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What wasn’t available in 2011 will be in 2076.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Vic...\" Lille struggled to sit up, \"It’s too early to retire, what can you do with fifty grand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll find a lung—whatever, since we got money, let’s use Moore Technology. Prep the synthetic lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the issues you mentioned, we’ll use immunosuppressants for now. I’ll think of other solutions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the spirit!\" V stood up excitedly, \"As an old friend, I’ll give you a 20% discount wherever you need me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille chuckled, \"Shouldn’t it be free?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack also showed an approving expression, \"Amigos, not many can face death with such an attitude. I’m glad I still have the chance to see if you’re as miraculous as V says.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll see—Jack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Vic watched the three in the operating room and shook his head with a smile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe death will come one day, but courage can banish the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>",1389,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.630Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.524Z",1,"novelbin.me","915f2279006d82e8a09ae0d35b1e358843f87ef4109db39cfdad22b97ee17f5d","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-40","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-38",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]