[{"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-682":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},1152673,1495,"Chapter 676 - 647 The appearance of friends and foes","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-682",682,"\u003Cp>[Arasaka Group, the enemy did not resist, continue moving forward, proceed with the second stage of the tactical deployment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arasaka Group’s armored vehicles advanced into Taiping State without any obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored vehicle transporting Adam Hammer stopped by the bridge, leading the company forces to do what NCPD usually does: sealing off the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he remained silent; after all, he was just a combatant, not the commander. Arasaka would not let him command; most of the time, he was just under Lai Xuan’s command, or occasionally brought out as a terrifying symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first wave of drones was shot down by the Netherworld Dogs; the second wave of drones soon followed the bomb explosion. The dark Taiping State was scanned by the drones, and the Arasaka convoy followed suit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched as everything went smoothly, not knowing what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two explosions occurred in succession. On the elevated road in Saint Domingo, a burning armored vehicle fell like a meteor, and Arasaka Group’s drones were hit by electromagnetic bullets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once silent Taiping State, with the sound of raging flames, was once again replaced by the sound of engines revving, and the Mackinaws were moving again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy Hammer’s brain state changed slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is interesting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bursts of fire ignited in the darkest part of Night City, visible even to those high up in Dog Town!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s strong body pushed through the rubble, but his eyes were filled with blood, as if they were about to burst!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hansen walked out of the rubble in a daze, greeted by a scene of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying shockwave had destroyed the high-end implants in his body, but these things barely saved him from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of his face was scarlet, blood seeping from the cracked skin, dripping down his limp arm. A despairing hoarse voice escaped his throat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it his Netherworld Dogs, who followed him to attack Night City but had transformed from a regular army into local warlords over the years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it his well-maintained outlaw haven, the world-class black market Dog Town?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place carried too many of his emotions, and at this moment, he couldn’t say what exactly he had lost; he only felt desolate inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things he cherished, worked hard for, which he thought had a certain scale, were nothing in the face of the corporation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V pushed the wheelchair, Lille controlled the wheels with a burst of force, directly smashing through the steel bars in front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating Shadow was really durable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hansen suggested an elevation, as an AI, Da Mai realized it had to use all safety measures to protect the people in the car, performing a complete lockdown and full-speed ascent. Given how far they were from the blast center, they barely survived...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, they barely survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a kilometer, such a thermo-baric bomb’s damage to the human body was fatal, without proper protection, death was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive, one must be in a complex structured building or in a well-sealed enclosed space such as a vehicle or underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V shook her dizzy head; her eyes were also highly bloodshot, but unlike Jack, she didn’t need to exert herself immediately after being injured, so she looked better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What was that thing, another bomb...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille’s situation was the best: his biological structure was down to just the brain, which was safely housed in a high-security artificial skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The functions controlling balance in the brainstem had also been completely overwritten, so he felt no discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hansen——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My...everything!\" Hansen suddenly shouted, completely breaking down, \"It’s all gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snap out of it, your men can’t all be on the streets, right? Some must still be alive, and you’re still alive. Our mission...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille had V turn him towards their previous destination:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Mai’s emergency measures had turned the vehicle into a sturdy iron shell. It withstood the first wave of impact, and the vector engine successfully crashed into a nearby building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the top floor of this building was also blown off by the explosion, debris falling everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for their destination, the thermo-baric bomb had completely turned it to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red-hot rebar and concrete blocked the entrance like a graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hansen looked into the distance, laughing self-deprecatingly: \"HTB-57A Hell Storm thermo-baric bomb... Military Technology knows what I’m up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like your plan failed, the Netherworld Dogs are finished. Even if a few survived, they’re just remnants. The company will soon capture this place...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m truly insane... perhaps I always was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille directly lifted the mechanical arm on the armrest and injected a concocted stimulant into Hansen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand injected, the other grabbed his head, while auxiliary mechanical tools pierced his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical arms swiftly cut Hansen’s skin, connected to his system, and invaded his body——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille looked at Hansen: \"Coward, I don’t have time for your nonsense. The car will start in three seconds. Now get up, take your men and pull out the weapons from the warehouse, and fortify the defense——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then pointed to the outskirts of Dog Town:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the Vortex Gang had regrouped, orange-yellow bullets and blue bullets were constantly firing from the ground, drones were taking off one after another, and the unique engine sound of the Mackinaw Mammoth was heard again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew if the Netherworld Dogs were finished, but the thing Hansen feared most had vanished:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ragtag criminal gang, incredibly, still pointed their guns even after the company declared war!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This really broke the sky—ever since its establishment, Night City had never had its own defense force. It was either Arasaka or Military Technology. This was the first time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrenaline injected, the brain excited by specific currents through the brain-machine interface, a powerful artificial heart resuming optimal function, blood gushing from a wound...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if his courage surged back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille’s voice rang out: \"You know what I admire most about you? When you refused to follow orders and occupied Dog Town, there was no turning back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hansen slapped away Lille’s hand but, not adapted to his bodily state, fell to one knee, his face twisted in pain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right—damn it, that bomb wasn’t on record, someone smuggled it in, it had nothing to do with me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille frowned, immediately thinking of who.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ton-weight thermo-baric bomb had to have inside and outside assistance to sneak in, otherwise, there would always be traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hans...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hans.\" Hansen looked up, \"And... although your disguise was crude, the company would need some time to accurately judge the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seems they were prepared all along, they didn’t need to know where you were or where you’d go——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never told the company about your matters! It was that old fox!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V and Jack were stunned: Mr. Hans... Hans hadn’t shown any signs of selling them out all this way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the cooperating middleman turned out to be the betrayer; the guy who had always been hostile ultimately stood with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille wasn’t too surprised: Hans betraying him or not was an uncontrollable factor; he could only think...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hans’s background was too mysterious, and their encounter too short for Lille to do anything meaningful. But Hansen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hansen, though a bit irritable, was straightforward. Lille knew the decision that influenced the bald brute’s life and his secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, the Dog Town mission left him little room and time for operation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was money, and the company wouldn’t watch their money slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the conversation, the bald veteran quickly scanned the ruined destination and marked several entry points for Lille—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These places have entrances, but I don’t know how to get in now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lille finished speaking, the sound of a floating car came from the sky again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lille could speak, Hansen furiously drew the revolver from his waist——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Military Technology, fuck you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1312,"2026-06-03T12:33:34.019Z","2026-06-03T12:33:40.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","bf3caf02b71237f9459c3c81e9920e4e1cc91e98738eedbcbe9f6dda80a14121","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-683","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-681",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]