[{"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-613":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},1152454,1495,"Chapter 607 - 578 Europeans","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-613",613,"\u003Cp>Blais watched the explosion at the EBM Stadium from a distance, his mouth slightly agape—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought it was the commotion Lille caused when entering the city, but it turned out it wasn’t...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was them—it was the network monitors who had created the disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A car stopped in front of the unfinished building Blais had chosen, and his support had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly arrived network monitors were clearly more action-oriented, unlike Blais, who liked to wander around in shirts, they generally wore complete hacker leather coats, equipped with various weapons. They looked very professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, sometimes it wasn’t that Blais didn’t want to look professional, but when operating on the streets of Night City, the better you dressed, the harder it was to penetrate deep into the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais waved at the car, and the driver drove it to the parking spot he had indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then approached the colleague who had just gotten out of the car and said, \"What’s the situation? Did you just slap Hansen across the face as soon as you came in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, our main target is to strike against the Voodoo Gang in Dog Town. We noticed your report: the Sea God’s local network has collapsed, the entire Taiping State Voodoo Gang is offline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Voodoo Gang’s activities in Dog Town have troubled us for a long time, and this is a good opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, this was about delivering a fatal blow to the enemy when their equipment was inadequate, paving the way for future work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was it necessary to go this big?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver got out of the car and opened the trunk, a hot stream of air rushed out, and Blais saw it clearly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was server equipment, the support team had brought their own gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver looked at the server, then shook his head at the colleague in front of Blais—apparently, they had done something else as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais didn’t like this feeling: he was the person in charge of the Taiping State region, theoretically including Dog Town under his jurisdiction; he was the first to enter Dog Town, and the intelligence was also provided by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the support team brought their own servers and did something he didn’t know about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in front of him removed his sunglasses and took off his gloves, extending his hand to Blais, \"Jonathan Klein, nice to meet you, Agent Mosley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand was as white as that of a person who had been dead for days, the veins beneath the skin seemed to be filled with some blue fluorescent liquid, emitting a clear blue light...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais suddenly felt as if he had returned to Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking again at his support, this agent named Jonathan had very sculpted features once he removed his sunglasses: high cheekbones, a hawkish nose; slender fingers with delicate joints, his eyes shimmered with a faint blue-green hue under the reflection of data glow, which looked like a specially customized color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his style of conduct, it was secretive. His way of greeting was distant yet not lacking in grace, even taking off his gloves to shake hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrong, this man was actually still wearing gloves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typical European elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of brutish and wild work experience in Night City nearly made him forget that there was still a group of people like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t certain whether this colleague was a noble, but Europe had a bunch of idiots who were fond of these retro styles, keen on highlighting a noble aesthetic, their deep veneration, and worship of nobility driving them to imitate and get close to the so-called \"noble manner,\" sparing no expense on body sculpting and prosthetic customization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais shook hands with his new colleague expressionlessly, \"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a directive from the European headquarters, it has nothing to do with your affairs here—where’s the wanted criminal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still tracking, your actions today made it seem like you were those wanted criminals...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais cut off mid-sentence as a thought struck him: perhaps that was the point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he, who had direct communications with Burger King, only knew that three of them were coming in but was unaware of the precise time of entry; obviously, the others didn’t know either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others: Hansen, the company, the public, or Night City... everyone was guessing, the only deduction they could make was that Burger King, who had descended on Taiping State, was likely to hide in Dog Town, but the time? Unknown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would think at this juncture that it was the network monitors who attacked Dog Town?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Voodoo Gang also eradicated, who had evidence to speculate that it was the work of network monitors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, another group of outlaws who nearly lacked all logic seemed more fitting for this act, because Hansen clearly did not wish for Burger King to come in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jonathan had no particular reaction to Blais’s question; he was monitoring the backdoor they had left at the EBM Peizhuo Petrochemical Stadium—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Phantom Net Trap Status Report]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Scan: No Abnormal Detection]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Data Packet Analysis: No Suspicious Activity]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bait Vulnerability Status: Untouched]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hunting Beacon Status: Inactive]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Status: Failure; Program has been dissolved]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reason: No intrusion detected]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remote assistance shut down.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It seems that this group of wanted criminals is indeed very cunning and cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan shrugged regretfully, the sound of the server operating inside the car reduced significantly, and after emitting a burst of white vapor, it entered a silent state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais was also a network surveillance member, and a technically proficient one at that; he instantly guessed that Jonathan might have left the program at the sports stadium after the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...that raised two issues: first, Burger King had crushed the AI and successfully executed the capture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Munemasa might flee again, who would bet on that? They were network surveillance, not Las Vegas high rollers; all wanted criminals involved with AI should be treated as AI threats—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burger King’s threat level had now been elevated to the \"suspected of carrying a fugitive AI\" category, and the intelligence would be disclosed to the employers and clients of the network surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with protocols for known AI threats, a Dragon Hunter must be involved in the operation in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Jonathan and his driver appeared action-oriented, but network surveillance agents typically weren’t the type who were adept at direct combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The equipment of the Netherworld Dog was military-grade, facing the most advanced ICE in both wireless and direct hacking encounters—breaking through would not be simple, relying on just one server, possibly even having to support a Dragon Hunter’s server for the attack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling off a silent hack was hardly possible, a fierce battle was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two didn’t show a single sign of combat, so either they were badass enough to dismiss the Netherworld Dog squad as nothing, or...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or the main attacker against Netherworld Dog wasn’t them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais frowned, \"Is there backup? How come I don’t know about it? Was all that commotion at the stadium caused by just the two of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan did not answer directly, but instead gestured for his subordinate driver to approach the communication vehicle Blais was using.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agent Mosley, I know you have many questions, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chain of prompts appeared along with Jonathan’s duplicitous face drawing closer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Communication Device: SN-COM-20230716-001]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Server: SN-SRV-20230716-002]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Asset Number: AT-001234]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Equipment permission has changed, your access level has been updated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, Agent Mosley, just like I said, the European headquarters has new mission directives, and you’re not in the mission sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just need to continue tracking those three criminals, and you don’t need to worry about the rest; simple, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais glared deeply at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superficial respect, underlying arrogance, damn European...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Blais was European himself, he had a strong distaste for that kind of European.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you better be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he finished speaking than the two who had been exchanging barbs stood stunned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because \"that name\" had suddenly appeared on the network of some major gang in Dog Town—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luxor Manor of Dog Town, the... Sports Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its original form.\u003C\u002Fp>",1362,"2026-06-03T12:33:33.139Z","2026-06-03T12:33:39.373Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e145218646ada0a0232f8099f5c60ab0ca53000d4b45127425264be6d0df653","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-614","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-612",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]