Chapter 1450
Yet, the mere sound of her voice instantly anchored the chaotic room.
Jasper blinked in confusion. “If we don’t chase the hub, what are we supposed to hunt p>
Serena’s eyes narrowed slightly, her voice a cool breeze. “Chasing the hub is useless. If Obsidian Sun initiated a purge this severe, the hub they exposed is guaranteed to be a decoy p>
“If you hunt the hub, you’ll waste time and fall straight into their trap p>
Jasper’s pupils contracted. Suddenly, a spark of pure realization ignited in his eyes. He pointed at the cascading red alerts on the screen.
“I get it! We hunt the purge command itself p>
“The hub leads to a dead end, but the command leads directly to the triggerman p>
He slammed his hand on the desk, looking at Serena with overwhelming awe. “How does your brain work so fast?! That’s brilliant p>
“I almost let those bastards lead me right off a cliff p>
“The hub is just a sponge to absorb our attacks. The purge command is live-if we bite down on that signal, we can trace it straight to their actual terminal p>
The technicians from The Federal Oversight Task Force immediately gasped in realization. “Miss Serena is absolutely right! We were so fixated on the physical chip and the firewall that we completely ignored the broadcast signal p>
“The purge is synchronized. There has to be an origin point transmitting the kill switch p>
Jasper was practically vibrating with excitement, his hands returning to the keyboard. “You’re incredible, Serena p>
Serena shot him a dry look. “Get to work p>
“And three minutes is too slow p>
Jasper: p>
He felt a metaphorical arrow pierce his chest. He was being judged.
Three minutes was lightning fast!
He was The Abyss’s Top-Ranked Hunter!
Nicholas let out a low chuckle and smoothly slid his own laptop in front of Serena.
“Why don’t you show them how it’s done p>
Serena glanced at him but didn’t say a word.
Instead, she slipped into the chair beside him and took over the laptop.
Jasper watched Nicholas acting like a devoted servant and his eye twitched violently.
That bastard.
Always finding an excuse to score points.
But now wasn’t the time to fight Nicholas.
He glared at him, then snapped his attention back to his sister.
The moment Serena sat down, her fingers kissed the keyboard.
Her typing speed was terrifying. Her slender, pale hands moved so fast they blurred into a continuous flurry of motion.
Jasper initially tried to track her keystrokes to follow her logic.
Less than ten seconds later, he gave up in stunned silence.
He couldn’t keep up. He physically couldn’t comprehend the speed.
What kind of absolute monster was his sister p>
The impenetrable red firewalls on the screen were violently ripped apart by lines of aggressive, elegant code.
The self-destruct shells that had
pushed the federal tech division t
the brink of despair were brutally shattered and severed
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Serena didn’t bother trying to save the burning files, nor did she engage the decoy babs. Her crosshairs were focked entirely on the visible tether signal.
transmitting the ether
Her fingers flew.
Lines of complex code cascaded down the monitor like a digital waterfall.
The technicians at The Federal Oversight Task Force had been frantically typing on their own end.
But as they watched her reverse-trace methodology on the shared screen, their hands slowly stopped.
“Wait… this angle of attack… this specific logic gate p>
A veteran cybersecurity expert’s eyes went wide, his face practically glued to his monitor. “She’s not brute forcing the exterior shett She’s dismantling the self-destruc logic from the inside out p>
“No, she’s using the purge command as a springboard to vault the firewall p>
“Isn’t… isn’t this the signature execution of King p>