Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering

Fighting a small military technology combat squad and dueling Notte were completely different types of battles.

As strong as Notte was, he was just one person. His sense of oppression and his combat capabilities were all tangible.

But he was a proud lunatic, and he appeared in front of V.

But now, V faced what felt like an endless rain of bullets, unable to see a single person.

The small-caliber ammunition of the drones couldn't penetrate her Subdermal Armor, but it could hit the parts of her body without the armor.

Eyes, ears—the entire head was vulnerable.

The raccoon dog's rate of fire was slow, with only four bullets per magazine.

V, relying on her instincts, shot at the armored vehicles with almost perfect accuracy, but the lightweight bullets of the drones were unavoidable—

"Ah! Fuck, I've never hated drones this much in my life!"

Occasionally, the other side would also shoot rockets, and V darted between a few rocks like a groundhog—

But the rocks seemed fragile under such firepower, being ground down bit by bit!

"Shit! Lille! Have you figured out a way yet? I can't hold on much longer! Shit..."

Boom!

A rocket exploded next to V, the blast wave flipping her over—the place where she had been hit during the fight with Notte ached faintly.

She had maintained Krensky's activated state for a long time.

One hand operated the Dian Type Submachine Gun to attack the drones, the other operated the raccoon dog to shoot at the armored vehicles, all while reloading.

V felt like she was fighting a war, facing an army, while she was just one person.

"Fuck! Hurry!"

V looked back but saw nothing. For a moment, she even doubted if Lille had run away.

Boom!

Another rocket exploded, blowing V away like a paper doll.

Even in a slowed-down world, if the firepower was strong enough, there were places you just couldn't avoid.

Also, V's body was nearing its limit.

"Shit..." V spat blood, raising her head, and saw the drones had already crossed the last defensive line she had set for herself.

The sound of the armored vehicles drew closer.

"It's over..."

V felt a bit powerless, she even heard the sound of footsteps.

Zzzt—

High-voltage electricity surged, and an ear-piercing sound rang out.

The next moment, she watched as the drones fell to the ground like rain, and the vehicles rolled past in slow motion, as if they had lost control.

...

[First-time implantation of unique Prosthetics: Military Technology "Chapter" Model 6 Prototype Core (Incomplete)]

[Note: This Prosthetics relies on top-notch neurobiological technology to provide conditions for AI sustainment and control, but now it's directly connected to your nervous system.]

[Gained Technology Points: 200]

[Current Technology Points: 676]

The moment the implantation was completed, Lille immediately activated the Prosthetics.

All his nerves were highly activated, his brain working rapidly, lines of numbers and data flashing before his eyes.

He saw everyone here—

In a single thought, he began to invade, the copious data forming a place that seemed like visible space, just like Cyberspace!

Cyberspace referred to the virtual space mapped out by network managers using information density and resistance strength.

When hackers used Deep Diving Equipment, they could transform into supercomputers, thus operating in this space like a computer.

And Deep Diving Equipment was developed to maximize brain computing power while maintaining independence without being eroded by data.

Now, Lille directly entered this state, and data formed a space before his eyes.

He even saw the boundaries that separated various network domains and... the wall that isolated the old internet.

And the boundary where Lille was now was an absolute boundary both physically and on the network! The phenomenon of the "moving network domain boundary" was laid bare before him!

From other perspectives, the Black Wall appeared stable and reliable, but observed from here, it trembled and moved!

The movement of the Black Wall would always affect the network domain boundary walls demarcated by network monitors, and people couldn't communicate beyond the Black Wall. This was the fundamental reason for the moving network domain boundary.

A void-like network boundary, a red and black giant wave... that was the true portrayal of the Black Wall.

Before this giant wave, humans were like—or rather, they were—ants.

"What the...," Lille was somewhat dumbfounded.

More and more data flowed into his brain, and he became somewhat entranced.

Just as the old V had said, Cyberspace was the abyss—when he opened his eyes again, the Black Wall was right in front of him, eroding him!

He heard the abyss promise him immortality, secrets, omnipotent power...

Jumping in unprotected led only to downfall.

But Lille was different.

[Risk of datafication due to hyperspeed immersive computing, you're about to transform into a digital life form.]

[Trait: Evolution Heart activated]

[Remove mental interference?]

[Removed]

This ethereal space couldn't affect him in the slightest. He could calmly observe the data, like a creator observing his creation calmly, rather than being immersed in it.

Lille disconnected from the Black Wall, but a part of its data still clung to him.

He saw the flow of data and noticed that the data of those V had killed exploded violently.

That data dispersed, some staying on other people, while some floated away... drifting towards the Black Wall.

"Data... also relies on physical existence, while AI is the life born of data, there's no reason that AI is the highest form. Humans will evolve too."