[{"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-67":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},1151408,1495,"Chapter 67 - 65: Rapid Pursuit","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>Martinez’s family had a quiet morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a budget-strapped household, their vehicle was the most common one in Saint Domingo, a Galena G240— a car with abysmal performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving on the overpass felt like a shudder every three seconds, and it lacked any interior decoration to speak of; its only advantage was being cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Night City, one couldn’t manage without a car. Without a car, you wouldn’t be able to work, take the kids to kindergarten, or escape when gang warfare broke out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David, in the passenger seat, shook his leg: \"Mom, do we still have money to upgrade to the official system? Why not just use the pirated software the doctor gave us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gloria, the mother, rejected the idea unequivocally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who worked in a gray area, she knew the ins and outs of pirated software—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering software that works the same as the official version for cheap? Were hackers running a charity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not. You could be targeted at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... aren’t we out of money?\" David, bored, looked out the window, still thinking about the exciting episode of Black Superdream he watched last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s because my salary hasn’t been paid yet! Of course, we don’t have a stash of idle cash lying around— and stop shaking your leg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, David stopped shaking his leg and let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t old, but he spoke with an air of maturity— one wouldn’t know not to mistake him for a middle-aged man, fifty years old, drowning in mortgage debt and unemployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually... I’ve been thinking, maybe I could drop out of school and look for a job or something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom... You know, we can hardly afford the system upgrade, and I don’t fit in at school, not to mention you’re totally unaware, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As poor people, we’ll never be taken seriously. No matter how hard I study, I can’t become like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I don’t want to be like them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, David’s mind was full of the trio he saw that day—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The street chase, the hail of bullets— it would probably be much more thrilling than the child’s play of Black Superdream he had been watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blazing freely through the streets seemed more suited for someone poor like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car fell silent for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Then, why do I work so hard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gloria’s voice had a subtle change, and David glanced over listlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I work my ass off just so that you... But now... Do you think I’ve been doing nothing all this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Mom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David saw tears swirling in his mom’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re so smart, so talented, so I’ve been working hard to nurture you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t want to study anymore, what am I supposed to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gloria was trying to hold back her emotions, tears streaming down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David wasn’t a fool. He didn’t know what his mom did for a living, but he could hear the grievance in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just grievance, but also expectations, expectations that were suffocating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he didn’t know what those expectations were, he wanted to respond to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn’t have spoken.\" David looked forward at cars just as ordinary as theirs, merging into the flow of traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t know how to respond to those expectations— to study?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps his mom was just dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, don’t cry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know how they treat you.\" Gloria wiped away her tears, \"Because I’ve been through the same, we have to prove ourselves to them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want you to become an elite and climb to the top of Arasaka Tower!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know you have the talent, you can definitely do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of her son, a light seemed to appear in Gloria’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this light made David feel somewhat unworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy for you to say...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly noticed a car— no, a line of cars, coming the wrong way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shirtless man stood on one of the vehicles, gazing into the distance as if atop a Chariot—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he raised his left hand, which transformed into a cannon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive explosion flipped the car in front of Gloria, spinning it around and toppling several others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the cars even flew up completely due to the blast, standing vertical and hurtling their way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom! Turn quickly, turn— Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, machine gun fire strung together in a line viciously sliced the car in half, and a hunk of the wreckage crashed forcefully onto the Martinez family’s vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world spun instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the car, Lille was monitoring the road network data while connecting to a one-time ICE terminal provided by Kantao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This device looked just like a black box, fitting perfectly in his lap— but it would be trashed soon, Lille didn’t dare to embrace it for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly linked his neural interface to the ICE port to bridge an intrusion— this was his first time attempting to hack military-grade ICE, and a frontal hack at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m starting to hack into his system, I’m sending the enemy’s visuals to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road network equipment had long captured James’ route; this guy was making no attempt to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, his previously shattered torso had been regenerated, apparently fitted with a more formidable skin armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his appearance, he looked as if he was surrounded not by a bunch of ramshackle Six Street Gang vehicles, but tanks filled with military technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V spat in disgust, \"Damn it, what’s that asshole think he is? Looking down on us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille yelled out, \"Jack, prepare for interception!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, V and Jack were in the bed of the pickup truck, Jack aiming a Defender machine gun forward, intently waiting for the enemy to enter firing range!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what greeted them was a car completely flipped over; the whole vehicle stood on end, smashing towards them!\u003C\u002Fp>",999,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","789d86d92ac1017a35660cfc922ae1d272f4324a7ece26064dca1c55506d4b70","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-68","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-66",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]