[{"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-838":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},1152729,1495,"Chapter 832 - 111: Raise the Shield!","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-838",838,"\u003Cp>\"Machine Soul is pleased!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deranged cyber-psycho was violently swinging the mechanical control lever on the console, anyone who didn’t know better would think he was playing an old-school arcade game!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red-hot flying steel sliced and smashed through the partitions between workshops at an ultra-high speed, a massive chunk of steel twisting in mid-air hit the machinery next to Elliot...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The production line exploded under the impact with huge electric sparks, and the semi-finished products waiting to be forged scattered everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The close-range impact woke Elliot up instantly, and before he could rejoice for surviving, he watched wide-eyed as the half-finished product, like a cannonball, flew out and brutally smashed into a coworker’s head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This coworker had no clue what happened: Before this massive metal piece hit him, he was smart like Elliot, smart enough to hear the words \"cyber-psycho\" and immediately start running...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, his luck wasn’t as good as Elliot’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal piece, like a cannonball, easily wiped out his head; it suddenly struck Elliot that it was like an eraser erasing mistakes on paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eraser sweeps over white paper, and the black letters disappear as if they were never written; the metal pieces fly by, and the coworker’s head seemed never to have been attached to his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed wildly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the production line hit by the flying steel hadn’t stopped: the operating conveyor belt emitted black smoke, and high voltage currents even flickered within the smoke, making Elliot, who was observing closely, shiver—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory surely had safety designs, but clearly, these designs had failed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A factory out of control under the destruction of flying steel can only cause a series of chain reactions—power, conveyor belt, materials waiting to be processed, semi-finished products, and even the mechanical arms used for processing parts... all will go out of control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal screeched, people screamed, just as Elliot thought about this, the suspended conveyor in the air was directly smashed by a mechanical arm, and the cascading collapse swallowed the workers escaping on the second floor into the collapsing production line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over, it’s over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loud noise behind was like a stimulant injected into Elliot, his weak legs instantly became nimble, but just as he was about to rush out of the door, the door slammed shut!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Factory Broadcast: A malignant violent incident has been detected in the factory. To ensure damage cessation, the workshop doors are now closed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Factory Broadcast: Please all employees be aware of your own safety, wait for the local police to arrive to handle the cyber-psycho.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Factory Broadcast: Please protect equipment safety as much as possible. Equipment disconnection has been detected, protecting company property is everyone’s responsibility...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot slammed into the door along with other coworkers from the same workshop, the latter letting out a mix of anger and grief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Responsibility my ass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over, over, why the hell can’t they shut down the production line too?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that the production line was either not programmed to stop or was malfunctioning due to the flying steel, and the continuous error operation still proceeded—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which means, indeed the whole workshop initiated safety protection measures, isolating each workshop, but the production line hadn’t stopped...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now what’s most threatening to people are those out-of-control machines and flying steel, if the production line can’t be stopped, what good is door closure?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal struck the metal door like a whip, directly smashing a semi-translucent crack on the door, Elliot’s mind went blank—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: Stop fucking spacing out, remember you’ve got three badass grandpas in your head, go shut down the production line!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot felt as if someone yanked his collar, leaning against the wall he stood up with a friction sound, his prosthetic eye immediately marked the production line control panel in this workshop:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: If no one manages the out-of-control equipment, people here will be mostly dead before the police arrive, we need to find the panel and connect.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Figure out what the cyber-psycho did to the equipment, then...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backup direct control panel is directly connected to the machinery, to connect to the control panel you’d have to rush to the malfunctioning production line machine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about rushing to the production line spewing metal pieces, Elliot recalled the coworker who had his head smashed, involuntarily swapping the coworker’s blurred face with his own...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot shouted anxiously: \"Are you nuts?! Going to the panel now?! I don’t want to be minced by steel bars!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: You’re not...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille hadn’t even finished speaking when he suddenly found \"fear\" was severely impacting the prosthetics in Elliot’s head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Freaking out\" wasn’t a metaphor, this chubby kid was genuinely on the verge of a freakout! So much so that he couldn’t hear what Lille was saying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once again, a silver arm suddenly appeared in front of Elliot, slamming hard into his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: Idiot! You think the crap in that damn machine will whine like you before coming over for a kiss?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to die!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: \"I don’t want to die\" — Elliot Grave’s last words before death, every second you stay here is gambling with your life!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: If anyone here can stop that turret, it’s only you! Think of your coworkers, haven’t you been whining a lifetime about this factory screwing the workers over, go save them!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: You damn slaughterhouse-standing pig!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not a pig!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Johnny’s words somehow moved him, Elliot stood up with red eyes: \"Tell me where the damned panel is?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot and the three big guys in his head paused as they saw a tall and strong guy raise his hand high: \"I know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big chunk of metal slammed hard into the wall behind them, embedding deep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy and Elliot jumped in surprise, simultaneously taking two steps back hugging each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy looked at the component embedded in the wall, quickly said: \"I know where the panel is, why do you ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot cursed under his breath for encountering an idiot, but quickly replied: \"We need to connect to the panel and shut down the production line, or everyone in the factory will die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what are you waiting for—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy squat down reaching for the massive fallen iron plate on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands attracted the iron plate instantly generating a strong magnetic force, only then did Elliot realize this guy wasn’t just strong, but had an industrial battery on his back, his arms were enhanced exoskeleton, a magnetic suction transport device!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron plate was shield-like carried on his back: \"Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot suddenly felt all fear disappear: flying steel, metal parts, debris, and sparks constantly zooming across the factory felt like battlefield bombardment, black smoke felt like gunpowder, burning fumes smelled like explosives...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a battlefield indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he suddenly felt an extreme sense of pride, as if he truly walked on the paths he imagined...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this path, he fearlessly battled, forged ahead with his comrades, overcame difficulties, and marched towards a great tomorrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raise the shield!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1178,"2026-06-03T12:33:36.383Z","2026-06-03T12:33:42.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","f4c60df1751c8c52e3eb6e3b75896d68ee765eee459cfddd448c83533ad48a2e","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-839","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-837",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]