[{"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-478":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},1151619,1495,"Chapter 478 - 449: Declaration of Battle","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-478",478,"\u003Cp>\"Liberate Somalia!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the streets of New York, young students marched past with large banners while workers gave their thumbs-ups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other cities, only New York could have such a harmonious protest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In many cities, especially those that hadn’t fully adopted the ctOS infrastructure, the police still wielded significant power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sidewalk, a man wearing a baseball cap quickly walked by, blending into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, ctOS still detected that his behavioral pattern seemed to deviate from his appearance to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target Information:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>||-Target ID: #A-5498 |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|-Age: 32 |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|-Gender: Male |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|-Occupation: Software Engineer |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Deviation Index: |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|-Behavioral Deviation Index: 76.3 (Regular Deviation Threshold: 60) |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|-Risk Level: Moderate Risk |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|-Deviation Trend: Increasing (+5.6%\u002Fhour)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Continue monitoring.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: Big brother, she’s disguised really well, even better than the last time, but I could tell at a glance that she’s a woman.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man took off his cap and plonked himself down on a bench by the road, casually glancing upwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision was quite sharp, and she could clearly see Lille approach the window, electrifying the glass to make it transparent both ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged a wordless look—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a top-level agent, this half-a-second eye contact was somewhat superfluous and unseemly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she quickly connected the device to an interface in the bench, which was imperceptible to the average person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a hidden communication interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this secret agent who blended in perfectly with ordinary citizens was none other than Natasha, the Black Widow whom Lille had once encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: What’s the problem this time?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Actually, previous attempts were better, but big data is updating, and the algorithms are iterating.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: Great... The Sixth Fleet is expected to launch a surprise attack at 6 p.m. tomorrow., aiming to fully occupy the ports of Bossaso and Hobya.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: At the same time, airdrops will be conducted in Galov and Beladwen, and after completing the encirclement, they will attack Gellekayu next.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: You genius, you have to tell me you have a way to deal with this, because no matter how you look at it, you guys are going to have to give up Somalia.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan circumvented Somaliland, aiming to use overwhelming projection power to blitz the already fragmented and strategically shallow country of Somalia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move was undoubtedly reckless and brutal, but it also hit Lille’s sore spot:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atlas indeed had the upper hand in individual combat capability, and even their land combat ability might not lag far behind, but overall strength was a different matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This \"small\" naval force comprised an aircraft carrier, a cruiser, two destroyers, a nuclear submarine, a supply ship, and three amphibious attack ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the high seas, even if this was only a small fraction of the Sixth Fleet, it was an armed force too formidable for over fifty countries of the African Union to withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only needed a few rounds of naval gunfire on the sea, and it would be hard to leave many survivors at the ports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naval artillery is very powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this operation succeeded, the land and sea transport routes of the Gellekayu port would be completely cut off, sealing a certain defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille pinched the bridge of his nose—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation was already the best possible outcome achieved through external forces: boiling public sentiment forced them to deploy only a small force as a smokescreen, and he had Natasha, a mole, to help him gather accurate intelligence...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was the time for a head-on confrontation, yet he found himself still not hard enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galov and Bossosa were to the north, Beladwen and Hobya to the south; he could only prioritize ensuring the south wouldn’t be completely blockaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would become the frontline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Got it. Anything else?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: Second, the vote support for the opposition candidate isn’t very ideal, Barnes’s situation is far better than his.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: This shouldn’t be any secret intelligence, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha wasn’t aware of the agreement between Lille and Secretary of State Barnes; it was a secret from everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: ...you know... your ctOS system can also be used to canvass votes, if you’re lacking some inspiration, I have some findings here.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: I could take a look, but I won’t use this method.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: Fine, the third thing, Tony Stark hasn’t appeared in public for quite some time now, don’t you think that’s a bit unusual?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary people going without media attention for a week is normal, but not this guy, the media is always chasing after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What car he’s driving today, which girl he’s with, even if he’s not with a girl, you can still see what he’s wearing or which house he’s returning to...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he likes that kind of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the past week, the guy has completely vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: It’s strange, but obviously, Somalia is what I should be focusing on.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: True, but it’s different for me, it will become my task, so you probably won’t see me for a while.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: There will be a new agent getting in touch with you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Then it’s better not to send anyone.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natasha: Alright.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha stood up from her chair and disappeared into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she did it gracefully, and ctOS didn’t detect when she vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time of transition between the two worlds was getting shorter, which may signify that Rocksen is speeding up the synthesis of that special energy by obtaining more resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, a huge billboard was displaying Barnes’s campaign image—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tough WWII veteran leads us to victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This massive billboard suddenly made Lille feel a rush of excitement: it looked just like the mayoral campaign image in Night City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Night City, both the incumbent mayor and the candidates promised to support him after coming to power, to reap the benefits from Dog Town and treat ailments;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In New York, both the more popular and the less popular candidates were on his side, promising to adjust policies after the fact and shift focus from war and oil to sustainable development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that as long as they could withstand the election, the ultimate metal in Night City, the battlefield in Somalia, this darkest before dawn, both worlds could win big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling instinctively made him a bit uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can it really be a win across the board?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unstable Energy Outburst: 24 hours]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille turned and headed to the prototype equipment lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: I need to check the design once more.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry, hurry, hurry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>T’Challa, half of his body protruding from the window, was shouting at the top of his lungs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the mangroves, the electric off-road vehicle raced as if flying, construction machinery hammered the ground for compaction, and mercenaries clad in exoskeletons assisted in the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drones flew swiftly across the sky, capturing everything around in their sights, not only providing navigation and informational command but also ensuring that the fast-paced construction didn’t cause too much of an anomaly on satellite images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it was for the giant electromagnetic railgun to be fixed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The turret base carried by the trailer was placed directly upon the foundation, hidden under camouflage tarps—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wakandan Royal Guard had to complete the set-up of 12 electromagnetic guns within a day to surprise the Mei Army when they neared the coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far off was Hobya, a small port that, although naturally favorable, couldn’t match up in terms of human developments and only accommodated small ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impoverished people here had subsisted on fishing and weaving for generations, barely maintaining a living—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tomorrow, this place would surely become ruins because that’s the Mei Navy’s way of warfare: shell the land before landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would also be their moment to open fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the first time he sneaked onto a Mei naval ship, this time T’Challa felt less tense about directly firing on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this time, he knew if they lost, they would lose everything they had fought for so far, everything they had, and everything they were about to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wakanda Yibambe (Wakanda forever)!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1352,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","e3a9a32504c1373864b20fd718f890e4ed2518f4b45ab3214eb4a9c4156c9ff6","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-479","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-477",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]