[{"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-492":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},1151633,1495,"Chapter 492 - 463: Anvil—2 Heavy Anti-Tank Missile","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-492",492,"\u003Cp>Fast, so damn fast, it made one sick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only feeling the participants of the Evil Soil Track had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A car going a hundred yards wasn’t surprising, but this car wasn’t even speeding on a road; it was on hills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Legend\" charged at full speed onto the road, the massive impact causing a dent on the road edge as it hit the shoulder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More outrageous was that after getting on the road, the car hardly lost control or jolted; the speed didn’t decrease, instead, it accelerated again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drop the mines! Drop the damn mines!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the \"Legend,\" another Colby Mule, with someone on it yelling at the top of their lungs, face red: That beast was about to crush them to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you brain-dead! The mines are in the cargo compartment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver was scared shitless, turned around and slapped the screaming companion, the extendable arm crossing the seat and hitting his face hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap didn’t control the force, the cheap prosthetics, and the excited emotions causing the companion to get dizzy with a bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The companion, unable to stand, fell on a prepared mechanism:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it was just a sawed-off board. The knee hit one end, causing the other end to knock up and hit his head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this also completely opened the fully mechanical mine deployment device, a few small mines directly falling from the bottom of the Mule, sparking on the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the car behind couldn’t brake, it would get blown up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a big armored vehicle couldn’t possibly brake or make a sharp turn... right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Legend\" Mackinaw’s four wheels suddenly adjusted at subtle angles, rotating drastically, the body and direction slightly tilting, causing it to slide spookily on the road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver’s head hadn’t even turned, scared shitless by the sight. The \"Legend\" Mackinaw suddenly accelerated, swiftly pulling up to his side...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large vehicle flipped the small car, the Colby Mule completely losing control and speed, spinning onto the mines it just deployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re fucked.\" The driver thought as he was airborne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wreck, smoking and flaming, fell off the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving David swallowed hard—his car had been hit twice, now stopped by the roadside, with the hood slightly smoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze remained locked on the \"Legend\" Mackinaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the other advancing participants converge and attack the \"Legend\" Mackinaw, rockets, grenades, and heavy machine-gun bullets seemingly squeezed together...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Legend\" Mackinaw charged out of the flames and smoke, unscathed, continuing their chase off the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single car, practically tailing every participant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He initially wondered why it was called an \"unrestricted\" race and still emphasized \"speed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he somewhat understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy grabbed the car’s handle, sweating profusely: Hackers had limited use in such an environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finish this run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reaver: Military tech stolen mines, and disc anti-vehicle guns.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reaver: Couldn’t see which gang, the analysis bureau is still cross-checking the data, but it doesn’t matter now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NCPD cross-checking the deceased’s identities in real time, constantly providing Lille with information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was still an AI capture operation, the more information the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unrestricted meant hitting hard, killing all competitors, that’s what many participants thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, not everyone had technical accumulation, buying everything with money, and most were poor, unable to become well-rounded strong competitors without disadvantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since choosing to invest everything in weapons, the vehicle naturally would be lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, that little lacking was deadly: The \"Legend\" Mackinaw was fast and furious, now also tough and agile, it barely slowed down even in the desolate Evil Land!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mano! You said a hundred yards was the limit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s head hit the roof, the subdermal armor making a crisp sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was the safety limit! Combat limit isn’t safe! And it’s still adapting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speedometer reached 110 yards, even the \"Legend\" Mackinaw’s electromagnetic suspension seemed strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was getting more stable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Legend\" needed more motion data to exploit the hardware potential to the fullest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Legend: Gun barrel cooling complete, ready to fire!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack immediately reconnected the heavy machine gun control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More like a scaled-down armor-piercing cannon, the high explosive armor-piercing rounds auto-loaded through the vehicle’s internal feed system, with an advanced temperature management system, balanced and unlikely to overheat from excessive firing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the highway, those who didn’t care about their vehicles were immediately left behind, in \"death\" racing, you didn’t need to go too fast, but the slowest ones were doomed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several cars, visibly nervous, watched the \"Legend\" Mackinaw surge through the Evil Land, kicking up massive dust clouds, fingers on the triggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more bullets were fired, the more desperate they felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy machine guns could hit the cars, but only affected light vehicles, not even leaving a mark, same with grenades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for rocket launchers, they mostly missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack: Mano, mark for me!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille delayed marking targets on Jack’s HUD, though it was just a few seconds, the kid was growing impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille scanned the cars, cross-checking with NCPD, military tech, and even Arasaka’s database.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mackinaw, Colby Mule, Columbus Freight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RPG, no threat; rifles, pistols, heavy machine guns, no threat; grenade pistols, no threat; Achilles recharge rifle, raccoon dog sniper rifle... low threat, possible cannon hits...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Medium threat: Anvil-2 heavy anti-tank guided missile]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Value: 10,000 Euros per set, laser-guided]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military tech report: Stolen 7 days ago, 7 sets.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[NCPD database: Suspected gang \"Midnight Death\" theft, latest data update, 2049.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good grief, three punks in a Columbus Freight truck, wearing jackets printed with \"Death\" holding a launcher shoulder to shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The launcher almost as long as them, the laser-guided part seemed smeared with something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack instantly locked on target—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three missiles meant for attacking large floating armored vehicles like the Mo Xi launched, Jack already pulled the neural trigger, but what happened next felt like a hallucination:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The missiles shot out of the cargo compartment, the exhaust burning the three brothers’ faces black even before the high explosive armor-piercing rounds blew their heads off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three missiles soared skyward, then zoomed straight toward the \"Legend\" Mackinaw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three active defense bombs launched forward, smoke instantly enveloping the \"Legend\" Mackinaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lille frowned, as high-altitude drones monitoring the battlefield followed, providing him with a view:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The missiles didn’t veer, straight into the smoke, adjusting their trajectories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Legend\" Mackinaw burst out of the smoke, the three missiles targeting three points, two missing, one hitting the front of the \"Legend\" Mackinaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People forgot to keep shooting, even the racing cars looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The missile’s shockwave clearly visible in the desert dust, a fireball rising...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mackinaw surged out of the thick smoke, its armor only slightly blackened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contestants on the highway unconsciously floored their accelerators...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e27bfbf7ad2b19981f802bdc30d9e3823cbf3a18fa9b65227666d87aaf23bc6","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-493","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-491",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]