[{"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-438":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},1151579,1495,"Chapter 438 - 410: Blacksmithing","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>Ultron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille regained consciousness, a whole dose of Lizard Serum injected into his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheeks had already undergone lizardization, and red-green blood streamed from his head, almost obscuring his vision with dark steam filling the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large access pod rose from the ground, and Lille stumbled and kneeled inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: I owe you one this time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: (ง•̀_•́)ง Don’t worry, big brother, I am your solid shield.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: But big brother, your body can’t take much more (｡•́︿•̀｡).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lille lay down in the cooling tank, the surface of the water emitted an exaggerated noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cooling greatly decreased the rate of damage to Lille’s brain cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw the skull, Lille thought of the great name Ultron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, there was no evidence that it was Ultron, but in the Marvel World, there are only a few AIs with names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue is a safe and understandable color in Cyberspace, and the more incomprehensible the data stream, the more it shifts towards a deep, black-red color in Cyberspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The birth of roaming AIs is natural, and for most people, their foundational structure appears that color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille paused and looked at Little Octopus:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Octopus had already donned slightly red Iron Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: New clothes?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Octopus fully stretched its tentacles and spun in the air as if it was a skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: Cool, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Cool, reconnect.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From when Ultron infiltrated to the end of the battle, only one second had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But several servers at Bloom Company had already been burned, and Lille himself had aged 10 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Little Octopus started to prepare for long-distance communication in Cyberspace, Lille suddenly thought of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Recipient: T’Challa]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: How did you know that the Mei Army had already landed in Somalia?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This information belonged to military secrets, and it would be normal if it didn’t get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mei Army had been veterans of high-tech wars for over a decade, and locking down information was their forte.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Iron Soldiers, the Mei Army didn’t even need human involvement in the war, making the chances of any information leaking even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[T’Challa: Lille? Are you all OK? How are Mos and the others?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: We’re fine, get to the point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[T’Challa: I received a communication from Somalia, some kid somehow found our frequency with a radio...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: A student from the Somali Sea?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[T’Challa: I don’t know, he said he just played around and hit the jackpot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Can you still contact him?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[T’Challa: I don’t know, he just said that and then the communication cut off.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Tell me the details, I’ll track it down.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille had a bold guess: the young man from Somalia might not have found the African Union military frequency on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everything still depended on the situation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since communication had been restored, the first thing that had to be dealt with was the security of the Atlas tactical team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular bullets were difficult to effectively damage Iron Soldiers, so he and Tumus redesigned a weapon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they even designed a method to assemble it under harsh conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mine, a clear sound of metal striking metal echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Tony was still puzzled, a thrilling cyber-attack had already been completed online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the next second...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks burst simultaneously from the doors of Iron Soldiers, and the communication jamming device was blown up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony’s brain, impacted by multiple bizarre phenomena, sank into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soon saw an additional lock-on frame in the display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lock-on frame was located on the opposite hillside, a robot shot up like a rocket from the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Soldier gleamed beautifully under the sun, its completely anthropomorphic posture in Tony’s eyes was the perfect display of anthropomorphic structure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Soldier was a scalable design, equipped with a rocket launcher, machine guns, all-terrain legs and tracks, as well as a super fuel tank and related engines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they considered mass production, they would have to make many compromises, so Iron Soldiers would definitely be like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to create a cost no object Combat Robot, he felt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would definitely make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it involved War Armor or something else, it would be even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could think more, when the screen shifted to the battlefield, his face changed dramatically again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Soldiers had activated all their weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jarvis: Sir, there seems to be some strange noise on the battlefield, like someone forging something.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is now the time to worry about that? Our robots have gone out of control!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entire building was blown away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to retreat! The firepower is too strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on!\" Frank yelled from behind cover to his comrades on the other side, then looked behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, medic Kurt was injecting a pharmaceutical into another soldier whose left leg was twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on! I’m injecting you with a Hemostatic Agent now, you’ll be okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My leg! I can’t feel my leg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The company will reimburse you! New technology! Forget that old leg...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, several rockets were fired at the comrade who had just been shouting with Frank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames and smoke instantly engulfed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank’s eyes reddened, \"Sandro!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another explosion’s shockwave sent Frank flying; this time the explosion site was very close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he lifted his head, the world was spinning, and all he could hear was ringing in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Carter holding a Sandro whose Face Armor was shattered, rushing out of the flames, but the next second, some shockwave sent them flying, crashing into the burning wreckage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurt shouldered the wounded man, screaming and waving at him, but he couldn’t feel his own legs at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets poured down like rain, the air itself trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t hear a sound, but the flashing HUD reminded him that some giant was approaching from behind, each step shaking the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around just in time to see an Iron Soldier marching towards him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About to rush towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a black man with reddened eyes burst out of the wreckage, holding a blood-stained Data Knife, and fiercely stabbing at the gaps of the Iron Soldier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t trained, he couldn’t truly stab into a machine’s interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and anger mixed in the black man’s eyes as he screamed furiously, but he just couldn’t penetrate with the knife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action seemed even more threatening in the eyes of the Iron Soldier, and its machine gun instantly turned towards the black man—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost shoved the gun barrel into his mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue trajectory pierced through the Iron Soldier’s body, directly blasting through its fuel tank—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank acted swiftly, shooting out Spider Silk to pull the black man over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miniature mushroom cloud rose from the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames and the shockwave rolled Frank over, and by the time he stopped tumbling, half of his protective plates were glowing red-hot and falling off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the black man, severely burned over a large area of his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion’s core, the Iron Soldier, completely turned into pitch-black scrap, with only a bit of its legs still recognizable, the rest either melted and blasted away or completely deformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoo—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky roared with engine sounds as a humanoid robot descended, and the other Iron Soldiers as if to give it the stage, stopped shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The robot had a highly human-like physique, an all-black alloy body, and even used very flamboyant red paint for decoration—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon landing, it immediately grabbed a Repulsion Cannon from an Iron Soldier, aiming it at the mine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue trajectory appeared in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultron’s arm was blasted off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge noise like a blacksmith hammering iron echoed from the mine, clear yet heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you listened carefully, you could even hear the sound of mechanical structures meshing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ultron, watching his blown-off arm, a voice filled with anger and confusion rose:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... came to help you, but why are you so barbaric?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the next second, it had no mood to pose:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long and thick gun barrel extended from the mine, brimming with energy, aimed directly at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Who did you learn this penchant for showing off from?]\u003C\u002Fp>",1384,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","5211d78e41bf667b06778857272ca6daf98273dee6c2ae549a273bf11b8e57d5","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-439","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-437",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]