[{"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-671":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},1152662,1495,"Chapter 665 - 636: Rock King","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-671",671,"\u003Cp>Boom, boom, boom, boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The riding experience of Floating Shadow was sheer torture: there was no anti-noise system, and the roaring of the engine could only be slightly dampened by stuffing something temporary between the armored panels...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting inside felt like sitting in a rocket, but the noise didn’t affect V and Jack’s spirits, on the contrary, it was like a poor kid buying a second-hand manual sports car—the louder the engine, the more excited everyone in the car was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit! Company Square!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit, H8 Skyscraper!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit, billboards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit... What is that? Terrorist Mobile Team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V, like a child leaning over the edge of a bed, couldn’t stop pointing at familiar things in the distance of Night City, everything that used to give her a proper lady’s graceful appearance—gown, long hair, high heels—was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, she kept yanking on Lille’s head, hugging his sturdy, stiff neck, and shaking it, making squeaking noises...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop shaking! We’re about to start descending! Honey, love, dear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V reluctantly withdrew her gaze and at the same time, took her strong, forceful arms off Lille’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for getting off me,\" Lille said grumpily, \"I know you’re excited, but hold off on the excitement...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really nice, really nice.\" V clapped his large hands, sitting back on the sofa and recalling everything he had just seen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t flying in the skies of Night City, watching from the heights of Dog Town still offered a different scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From up high, the skyscrapers didn’t seem so oppressive anymore, Terrorist Mobile Team...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, why was the Terrorist Mobile Team there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I veered off slightly to the side a while ago, they wanted to seize the illegal floating car... Okay, sit tight, we’re off to a party now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Da Mai: Preparing to land.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vector thrusters started adjusting the attitude of Floating Shadow, this unprecedented floating car was approaching the Gem Blue Night Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outside, this vehicle didn’t look high-end at all; in fact, because the vehicle itself was a pickup truck modified into a floating car, with most of the added systems and engines placed on the bed of the pickup, it had a somewhat odd look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among a bunch of business floating cars, this black-painted unfamiliar model vehicle directly drove into the floating car parking shed; a helicopter couldn’t have managed such a precise entry impossible, but for a floating car, it was just entry-level attitude control capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Hamburg Criminal Group’s first truly self-developed, self-produced floating car product, although it still had many shortcomings, at least it passed in this respect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landing gear hit the floor, and the thrusters whipped up loads of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A war-zone level landing experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew!\" V let out another strange noise, spreading his arms wide, looking through the sunroof of Floating Shadow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of calling it a sunroof, this thing was more like a tank hatch, with high-strength bulletproof glass easily withstanding large impacts; an ordinary rifle really couldn’t shatter it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This highly combative floating car didn’t dampen her spirits; instead, it made her more reflective on the events of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Lille coughed and grabbed V’s hand with his bionic mechanical limb, switching to party mode in a second:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, off we get, Elizabeth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V chuckled and touched his nose: \"Dear, you really are something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack watched this scene and quietly gave the two a thumbs up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t feel like an act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, do we still have time? I told Misty to draw some tarot cards for us for good luck...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t you act more like a bodyguard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille suddenly realized the weakness of their three-person disguise team was exposed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Jack quickly got into character, stood up straight, then leaned towards Lille and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deputy Mayor, would you like to draw tarot cards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille slightly ducked his head and turned to glance at Jack’s intense gaze, then fell silent for a moment. \"Let’s do it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alrighty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack straightened up and pushed the wheelchair, and V softly tapped Lille, whispering, \"That guy looks familiar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the sound, Lille saw another floating car at the other end of the parking lot; compared to their trio, that team had more bodyguards, and they looked very... well, authoritative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of black-clad bodyguards escorted a man in a cape coat out, the faint light shining on his white hair even from a distance, and he could still be heard bitching:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a crappy place, if it’s not this place at war, how could they offer us such a huge appearance fee?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t mention it, my dad...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squinting, Jack observed for a while before saying nonchalantly, \"Oh my god, isn’t that Kerry Orodin? He’s here too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V, trailing behind Lille and pretending to read documents, asked with a hand at her temple, \"Who’s that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rock star, and don’t be fooled by his looks, like a guy in his twenties or thirties; he is actually a hundred-year-old man... Wait, V, you haven’t heard of him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Jack added, \"Remember the ’Intubation’ that is often played back in the afterlife and ’Barra Larafus Love Song’ that’s commonly played on the streets?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’I think my colleagues\u002Flike slaves among the sheep\u002Fan impact running through the cattle’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Put on a suit, nonstop fucking clocking in’... that one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humming the melody, Jack suddenly awakened V’s memories: ’Intubation’ needs no further mention, always on the afterlife’s playlist, and ’Barra Larafus Love Song’ was also a wildly aggressive rock song, essentially a rant about corporate dogs, often played at gang kids’ parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! This is truly a big name, just think, if he wasn’t a big name, how could he have that much money to live over a hundred years! They’ve hired a rock king!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack loved chasing celebrities; V didn’t have that habit unless the person was a mission target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she continued to hum the bridge of ’Barra Larafus Love Song’:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Blood splattered on my face, I died in a suit, a bullet pierced me, momma, freedom has come’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These lyrics are a bit unlucky.\" Lille suddenly said oddly, \"Can you hum something else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think so too.\" Jack shivered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was wearing a suit right now, and oddly enough, he also had a mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder corporate dogs don’t like listening to rock music; it’s frightening to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Li Zi, try something new.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille thought for a moment. \"Then you can hum this: ’I am the defiant butterfly, I am the defiant butterfly’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defiant butterfly? What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A butterfly that flies against the wind... Alright, everyone, perk up, someone will surely recognize we aren’t from Perares soon, but don’t panic if they do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, V said, \"Hey, is he looking at us? That Kerry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind him, he is just here to perform, let’s go inside first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Contact: Fiona]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fiona: We’ll be at the Sapphire Green soon... Matt, what are you looking at?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fiona: ...Ah? Sorry, there was a little incident, Matt said there was a vagrant on the street who looked a lot like his dad.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille paused: Did they really sing about Matt’s dad?\u003C\u002Fp>",1197,"2026-06-03T12:33:34.019Z","2026-06-03T12:33:40.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b60f10b28b8d3e57224a96921c0bc275a08f39a310d45fbe0fb25cb1e65b9bb","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-672","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-670",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]