[{"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-681":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},1152672,1495,"Chapter 675 - 646: Listen to Mom’s Words","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-681",681,"\u003Cp>\"Cough cough... Damn bloody mess...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flaming debris floated in the air, as if the air itself were on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sturdy barriers of Dog Town were stripped of a layer in the explosion; burning concrete collapsed under the force of gravity and smashed down towards the forces of the Netherworld Dog on the ground...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within those forces, hardly anyone could even attempt to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans could be torn apart from the inside out due to changes in air pressure, machines would suffer brief paralysis due to strong electromagnetic interference and ultimately be smashed into malfunctioning states or shutdown by shockwaves and physical shrapnel, some even activating their self-destruct programs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formidable Netherworld Dogs, who had successfully occupied Taiping State during the Unification War and almost forced Night City back into New America; the Netherworld Dogs who had occupied Dog Town for years, making everybody reluctant to discuss them; the garrison of Netherworld Dogs in Dog Town, a lawless land in Taiping State feared by all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, they were all paralyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the company triggered the information devices to the dropping of bombs, it was no more than five minutes, and while there might still be people alive inside, it was hard to say whether the \"force\" of the Netherworld Dogs still existed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard to say, indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contract soldiers of NCPD stationed outside Dog Town watched as the once fully armed and menacing Netherworld Dogs vanished in an instant, bringing their fear to a peak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, they were definitely more than three thousand meters from the blast center, yet the dual shockwaves had still transformed the area into this mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human bodies naturally have low resistance to shockwaves, and cyborgs with higher levels of prosthetic integration were now showing their superior recuperative abilities:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cyborgs from the Vortex Gang were the first to come to their senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the most radical gang within the Burger King crime syndicate, every time the Atlas Group had new prosthetic designs, software updates, or components needing testing, these items were manufactured in the underground factory in Red Shirt, and then sent to the Vortex Gang for implant testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to before, the Vortex Gang could now easily obtain full-body prosthetics, turning most members into Transformed Soldiers that were truly formidable—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High temperatures and air pressure might cause their sensor alarms to ring loudly or even burst, but it was difficult for them to be killed instantly like the Netherworld Dog soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System rebooting...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Work air pressure adjusting...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Artificial muscle adjusting...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick lay on the ground, his mind a blank, but the system in his prosthetics instinctively began self-diagnosing and repairing; muscles, controlled by the overhaul system, gradually exerted force, enhancing the exoskeleton and mecha which either fell off or twisted his body upright as an assist...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a piece of steel-reinforced concrete pressed on him, jamming the joints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jostar, carrying the Black House, pushed off the heavy debris that was crushing Brick and helped realign the exoskeleton connector on his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit...\" Brick moved a bit, sparks flying from the exoskeleton all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, the blockade line that had just been formidable was now in complete disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they fared better than the Netherworld Dogs, many were already internally bleeding, and if the prosthetics were fitted just right, blood would even seep out from the junctions of prosthetics and physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armored vehicles, stationary electromagnetic guns, drones... equipment too were scattered around in disarray along with the people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick, carrying the Black House, continued to pick up his brothers-in-arms, and soon Brick’s deputy, Carter, came along dragging a severed arm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big bro, why bother fighting anymore, we don’t even know where the bomb came from, the company must be really desperate this time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look! Shit, drones everywhere...\" he pointed towards the distance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Company’s drones were already approaching Taiping State, and ground troops would clearly be nearing too; what they were facing next was the company unleashing their full firepower—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vortex Gang had clashed with the company’s transport teams many times, but Brick knew very well how many of those were pure robberies, and how many were inside jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, in those battles, they had never encountered the company’s war weapons...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bomb could send them to heaven, and the company had plenty more of those:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night City once gave them shelter; now the company didn’t care about that anymore, there were as many bombs as needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group from the Vortex Gang rose from the rubble, their Eyes of Golden Flame prosthetics flashing on and off. Ordinary people couldn’t discern much emotion, but Brick could clearly see the fear in their eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been modifying prosthetics all his life, but even if he continued until death, how could a man resist such creatures?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick glanced at his subordinate, then at Dog Town, his brain instinctively recalling the feeling of having a throat, wanting to swallow saliva, but only a speaker softly gurgled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... fuck, we...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still doing what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Lille feared most had still happened: the Vortex Gang was purely a villainous gang, which meant that money, supplies, equipment, and hard-to-get technology, plus a harsh beating, could effectively bind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beasts would submit to a strong leader, bowing to a powerful and wealthy boss, but if the leader weakened, they had no sense of honor or morality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Burger King might have already been blown to bits! If they didn’t run, weren’t their brains messed up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick felt a jolt of pain in his nerves, his legs weakened as if someone had struck the back of his head, and he staggered a few steps forward:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinates just saw sparks bursting from the neural interface behind him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick looked up in shock toward Jostar: his cyborg eye had caught a glimpse of the attack in that instant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jostar was confused too, but he quickly assumed a listening pose, then looked up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, my mom says we need to quickly prepare the arms, the company is coming soon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lieutenant, Carter, was stunned and immediately got angry, \"Are you the boss or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished, Carter was struck by an electric current that hit his brain, falling to the ground spinning and shaking like a crazy top!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick glanced at Carter on the ground and swallowed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vortex Gang was indeed using high-end equipment not normally accessible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all the high-end equipment and technology couldn’t top Jostar’s mom in the coffin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss!\" Jostar shouted like a greenhorn, continuing to yell while placing two sturdy, industrial exoskeletons onto a flipped-over armored vehicle and pushing upwards with full force, \"My mom said we can’t just watch anymore! Quickly start the vehicle’s equipment; let’s take down the drones first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked no different from usual, but that was precisely what was strange!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was going to get them killed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick cursed under his breath: now your mom really is my mom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lads, grab your weapons and set up the defensive line——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An explosion occurred in the direction of Saint Domingo, Brick glanced that way and continued, \"At least we’re not fighting alone, if a man dies the birds nest in the sky, if not, forever we live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get moving and work snappily!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, he walked over to the electromagnetic gun beside Jostar and connected his neural link: \"You listen more to your mom, speak up if you have something to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, with the efforts of this group of cyborg monsters from the Vortex Gang, the armored vehicles were all adjusted, the heavy machine guns were raised, the electromagnetic cannon was charged, and even the drone fleet started to come back online—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick switched the electromagnetic cannon to manual operation mode, eyed the huge Octant drones, and gradually placed his nerves on the electronic trigger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about how he now had to listen to his mom and protect his boss, who he didn’t even know was dead or alive, his face grew fierce...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, they had to defend Dog Town here, bombard the company!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>",1349,"2026-06-03T12:33:34.019Z","2026-06-03T12:33:40.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","a547556719da64d73466727fde31e71d71cc637f3a4f0a28cac587b929acd2a6","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-682","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-680",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]