[{"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-453":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},1151594,1495,"Chapter 453 - 425: Returning to Ellen Street","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-453",453,"\u003Cp>The stallholder closed his eyes, and midway through his rampant thoughts, the loud blast of a shotgun brought the bustling black market to a halt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Octopus Arm pushed Jostar aside, his still-smoking gun barrel halted, preventing him from firing a second round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expected sight of the stallholder being shot to pieces did not occur—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man, who was all bluster, had dodged the shot with his eyes closed, not by dodging bullets, but through a method that used visual images to calculate the shooting angle in real time and immediately controlled the body to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill chips like this were common in the market, a major category whose success rate depended on the chip’s algorithm, the level of Prosthetic Eyes, the strength of the implanted prosthetics, and the speed of neural response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stallholder opened his eyes and looked at his body; before he could fully awaken or revel in his surprise, an all-pervading intense pain crushed every inch of his flesh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stallholder fell to the ground, through the tattered clothes one could see his underlying muscles writhing like twisting earthworms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The severe pain kept his eyes wide open as he convulsed repeatedly on the ground, his tears, saliva, and other unidentified fluids uncontrollably poured out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... possessed?\" V asked, looking at the man below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not possession. It’s a hacked Cyber Modulator. The skill chip can overstimulate and control the body exceeding the safety threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For organic bodies to make such movements, it places a heavy load on the muscles. Once he comes to his senses, the overstimulated muscles keep twitching, which is quite... painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for someone with a physically flabby body like his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We intended to use a more stealthy approach, but now... let’s go down and see if there are any clues in his belongings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Octopus Arm grabbed the bridge railing, and Lille leapt down nimbly, landing lightly. The people nearby grew even more fearful, the crowded mass unanimously backed away, many of them unable to stay on their feet and falling over each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stallholder’s frightened eyes stared at Lille, his chaotic muscles and eye socket components even squeezing his Prosthetic Eye outward, as if it was about to pop out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save... save... save...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept repeating the same garbled word, one hand reaching in the opposite direction of the pneumatic injector in front of him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irreversibly damaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille nodded slightly, then turned to Jostar, who had also jumped down from the bridge: \"This place shows signs of a fight, do you want to check if the synthetic oil on the wall is the kind you use?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Doom had come to ’regulate the market,’ he might have clashed with this guy; he’s from the Brain Demon Gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jostar was startled for a moment, then looked in the direction Lille was pointing. Despite being covered by broken planks and cloths, a little bit of wiped oil was indeed visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he spit on the stallholder lying on the ground and deliberately stepped on him, eliciting a scream akin to that of a screeching chicken. The Prosthetic Eye suddenly popped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This abnormal detachment brought out a long string of neural connectors and synthetic fluid, leaving a sticky liquid all over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jostar pulled away the boards and tried to scrape some of the liquid from the wall with his fingers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tasting it carefully on his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This taste... it’s Vortex Gang’s oil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"23 Allen Street!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lille was about to search for items, the stallholder suddenly stiffened and stopped trembling, staring straight at Jostar—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vocal cords suddenly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"23 Allen Street—23 Allen Street!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen Street?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name sounded familiar. Little Octopus quickly helped Lille recall:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Night Club run by the freak Jotaro, located on Allen South Street at the very end of Allen Street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place wasn’t far from Mox Gang; he had thought it would be occupied by Mox, but now it had become a stronghold of the Brain Demon Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might be a good idea to activate Mox—the Brain Demon Gang is an unfamiliar enemy, and the more, the merrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, see if Doom has been captured...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lille was about to leave, Jostar suddenly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coincidentally, my mother works on Allen South Street too. After this job, it would be just the route to check on her since she seems not to be at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lizi Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judy, that crazy bitch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xi was furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea what Judy had done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, a lot of new people had joined Mox, and their ideas were quite bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Message from: Judy]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judy: Listen, Su Xi, I...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Are you hogging the limelight with your bean brain for that dumb old flame of yours?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judy: I...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Do you have any idea what’s going on with the gang? Slaughterhouse, Brain Demon Gang... Do you think these small gangs popping up are not a threat?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Let me tell you, these gangs were Night City’s most twisted killers when you were still in your mother’s womb!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Times aren’t so good! Mox can’t support your whims!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judy: I really know I was wrong... Su Xi, I...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Just get lost, Mox doesn’t need someone brainless like you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judy: No, Su Xi, hear me out, Mako... she sold a bunch of people to the Brain Demon Gang, we...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Starting again? Today it’s freeing the sex dolls at Cloud Peak, tomorrow... no, tonight it’s freeing the unlucky bastards sold to the Brain Demon Gang, the day after tomorrow is it freeing All Night City, liberating the oppressed masses from corporate dogs?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Wake up, girl, you’re just a cutter of Super Dream! You’ve messed up Anna like that and a few lives aren’t enough?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judy grabbed her hair, her makeup smeared by her tears, which had already dried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she felt like crying again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, at this time, she would usually start crying or start yelling, but not today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xi had her cornered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she became humble, hugging her recently bandaged thigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judy: Su Xi, I’m really sorry, really... but those people... those were originally Mox’s...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: What’s the use? Weren’t they snapped up by your old flame first? Who your old flame sells them to next, how can I control that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judy: Su Xi, I’m begging you, I know that... Burger King... Burger King will be there too, you can together...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Get lost, whatever I do has nothing to do with you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just mildly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judy was skilled at trimming Super Dream, and Lizi Club’s Super Dream sold wildly partly thanks to her, something Su Xi wouldn’t deny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this girl just talked big normally, and when trouble arose, she caused the death of so many people, even creating a cyber psychotic, who could handle that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xi was really helpless, at this point still thinking about commanding others to do this and that, just to satisfy some ludicrous idea of hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bite off only as much as you can chew, Judy didn’t understand this at all, her talk of letting others work was casual, which was headache-inducing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spoiled rotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for doing this job...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Message from: Burger King]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Burger King: Brain Demon Gang is on Erlen South Street, why didn’t you take control of it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Didn’t have the strength, should have had it, but business has been slow lately, and newbies got lured away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: With the initiative taken, it’s hard to fight for that place now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Burger King: I’ll give you a chance, we’ll lead the charge.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Su Xi: Fine.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1289,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","fd8d87620245c94f36abef066e63b62b2eaf3168bf77992129070a33d0f3eaaf","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-454","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-452",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]