[{"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-539":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},1152380,1495,"Chapter 539 - 510 Evenly Matched","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-539",539,"\u003Cp>To be honest, in the confrontation that just took place, on the surface, it might have looked like Mackinaw took a solid hit, but upon closer examination, it was actually Susan who lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, she was the one in control of the situation, and the time she chose to attack was when the armored pickup was out of control, a moment that, in theory, could have dealt the vehicle the maximum damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Technology had observed this pickup, whose usage technology and manufacturer were unknown, for an entire night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they couldn’t figure out how the electromagnetic locking system dissipated energy, they were able to roughly estimate the limits of the defensive system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing the active defense bombs, the vehicle’s resistance to Anvil anti-tank missiles should have significantly decreased, and indeed it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be noted that this vehicle had withstood an Anvil strike at the beginning of the Extreme Metal competition—the armor was barely scorched. Now, the armor modules showed obvious deformation, and the gaps on their surfaces had widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Susan had what could be called a freakish dynamic sense and decades of combat experience. Just by observing the vehicle’s trajectory during the collision, she realized that the armored pickup had made a move at the moment of impact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A motion to dissipate energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on, can an \"Eastern Kung Fu\" Skill Chip even be plugged into a vehicle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ambush that held all the advantages, yet even though it hit, the effect was clearly not as anticipated. Without a doubt, this was Susan’s failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doubts in her mind wouldn’t interfere with her actions, because Susan knew her primary goal was to prevent the thugs from catching up with Mayor Ryan’s car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the NCPD, for some unknown reason, was running around like headless chickens, which carried over to the Terrorist Mobile Team taking the wrong direction, the combat here would quickly make them realize the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night City was vast, but Floating Cars were fast, and once the Terrorist Mobile Team arrived, there was no way these thugs would get away unscathed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan effortlessly took out a second anti-tank missile launcher. While she was distractedly using her personal connection to control a Floating Car, she aimed at the pickup truck madly sprinting below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Targeting locked in...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Switching to manual aiming mode, tracking module deactivated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the scope, Susan was about to pull the trigger when Mackinaw suddenly opened the rear compartment armor—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscular man had removed the Power Armor, leaving only the Exoskeleton behind, and like a discus thrower, he shifted all the weight to his arm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is he planning to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that look in his eyes... does he have some kind of grudge against me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Questions wouldn’t stop Susan, and since the opponent had voluntarily exposed his armor, this was a good opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trigger was pulled, the missile launched, and almost at the same time, Jack fiercely threw the Chroni Titanium Armor Plate he was holding—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anti-tank missile had its own trajectory in automatic mode, but under manual control, it was a straight shot, making the path easy to predict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, speeds greater than 300 meters per second were not something a human could track with the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan fired on instinct, and Jack could only throw on instinct. It was as though two naturally sharp warriors, armed with the most advanced weapons, had come upon the most primitive, most instinctual clash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct line distance close to 300 meters meant the missile would hit its target in just one second, while the two pieces of steel thrown by Jack were also unbelievably fast—if they hit someone, they could easily split them in half. However, against a missile...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one piece of armor plate hit the missile, and it was a glancing blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel plate’s speed was close to sixty meters per second, so the collision occurred very near the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s eyes widened in disbelief as he confirmed that he had hit the missile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor plate struck the missile’s wing, the direct transfer of momentum altering the missile’s direction and destroying its stability, causing it to veer sharply and slam into an adjacent building!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the enclosed building, the explosion’s flames nearly lit up an entire floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two more ’discuses’... Two Armor Plates flew out of the smoke, and it was a good thing Susan had quick reflexes to perform an evasive maneuver, otherwise those things would have hit the Caster Kai Hovercar speeding along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from Susan’s perspective, this kind of move was a bit too outrageous—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been through a night of battle, how could that set of Power Armor still display such power?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jefferson, in the 388 being relentlessly pursued, was even more shocked...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human intercepting an anti-tank missile?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver floored the accelerator, the vehicle darting into the destination parking lot, smashing straight through the gate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place looked like a large industrial warehouse belonging to the Animal Gang, but in reality, there was much more than meets the eye underground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Animal Gang members moved incredibly fast, each of them hulked out on steroids, immediately grabbing Ryan from the halted vehicle and taking off with the driver inside—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These muscle-bound brutes might have looked efficient and professional, but they were panicking inside...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In downtown Night City, the Animal Gang was a well-known faction, promoting the idea that \"a body toughened through training could never be inferior to soulless cyber components.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they saw Jack hurl a flying disk to knock out an anti-tank missile, they truly freaked out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching it on TV only made them laugh and think it was awesome, but facing it in real life, they were genuinely scared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s bench-pressing 400 kg and deadlifting 500 kg? Usually just gym bravado, maybe enough to punch a regular person to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against these heavyweights, the Power Armor could likely shatter their bones with a single punch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Animal Gang was a unique gang; their training methods held some value for those who couldn’t afford advanced Prosthetics...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not against these fully armed guys!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close the door, close the door!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang lieutenant Natalia was scared witless, her voice rising in a howl as she yelled at the lookout in the guard room, but the lookout spread his hands:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss! The gears are jammed!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In desperation, Natalia strode towards the transmission shaft near the gate, seized a steel bar from the ground, rammed it inside, and pulled with all her might, her face red like a balloon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaahhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transmission shaft was obliterated by her efforts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast gates above the wall came crashing down, and the leader known as Natalia stepped back, plopping onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head and peered through the wall’s crevice, hoping that the last hit was just a fluke for the Mackinaw crew...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her hopes were dashed as the anti-tank missile was again deflected by an Armored Plate, smashing into the road behind Mackinaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion’s force only sped up the Mackinaw, and even Susan was helpless, watching as it charged full speed into the warehouse district!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through the smoke, Jack offered a cold smile towards Frist in the sky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the front seat, V also raised a middle finger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan’s brow lifted, she thought to herself: How bold, but what comes next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan had already been taken into the warehouse, even if you break through the gates and storm into the underground...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What will you gain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan could die at any moment, and from the start, this sudden U-turn was a supremely irrational act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for the sake of rescuing a mayor of Night City you barely even met?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast-resistant gate was effortlessly breached by Mackinaw, creating a massive gash. The armored behemoth used up all its kinetic energy in the impact, spewing black smoke as it crashed through the warehouse’s gate and got stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan discarded the anti-tank missile launcher from her hands, ready to fire again the moment they exited the vehicle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, she would launch two missiles at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Custer Kai began to slow down, the steadily stabilizing driving environment would give Susan a better opportunity to fire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it also turned her into an easier target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan kept her eyes locked on the legendary Mackinaw, fully aware of the risks involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sometimes, street fighting is just like that, always full of the unknown, full of risk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially against opponents armed to the teeth with untraceable weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black smoke suddenly dispersed, pierced by some sort of bullet, leaving behind a faint blue arc of light...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Electromagnetic Gun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan’s pupils dilated sharply, but even those top-of-the-line prosthetic eyes, comparable to the fastest high-speed cameras, couldn’t track the velocity of the projectile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she reacted, all she could do was pull the trigger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Caster Kai Hovercar was hit and began to plummet, just as two anti-tank missiles struck Mackinaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>",1502,"2026-06-03T12:33:29.771Z","2026-06-03T12:33:38.261Z",1,"novelbin.me","db700b30a320ced5fc400c502e593698ef2c5a5472dd59bd1b452b7a5eed22ec","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-540","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-538",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]