Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 952 - 759: The Second Cybernetic War

Chapter 952: Chapter 759: The Second Cybernetic War

Under the West Coast Pact, a large number of network personnel also immediately received notifications of a massive cyberattack.

"Those desperate ’Formless System’ have started attacking!"

"Only some of them have the means to invade the Helis Sea, while others use primitive cyberattack methods to disrupt our systems!"

"Some of our outdated equipment does not have interfaces to the Helis Sea, they’re all going to be compromised!"

"They claim that they will cease only when we stop our intrusion into Nestor Corporation..."

"Many companies’ confidential information has been leaked to the news media! Should we quickly organize public relations?"

It was originally thought that this fierce attack would quickly destroy Nestor Corporation’s network defenses, but the opponent held on.

Now, a bunch of little thieves from the Formless System have emerged, falling one after another, advancing towards the invulnerable network security project of the West Coast Pact!

The overall commander of this cyberwarfare is named Maverick Miller, codenamed "Titan", a 45-year-old information technology expert from the West Coast.

It was he who personally captured the King of Hackers, Todd Compton, and guided Todd to transform from a staunch resister into an employee of Seven Seals.

Faced with this counterattack, Maverick also quickly consulted the envoy of Seven Seals, wanting to know how much Seven Seals supports this operation.

"Nestor Corporation is not so easy to handle, what shall we do?" Maverick inquired to Rubazio, the president of Shimizu Research Company, one of the representatives of Seven Seals.

"Continue." Rubazio’s voice came from the other end of the communication channel.

"At all costs?" Maverick asked.

"Failure is also an experience. What’s important is to test your and your team’s Power."

"Understood."

"I have great confidence in you, in Laughing Star, and in the others. Let Nestor Corporation taste the destructive power we have in the cyber realm." Rubazio’s voice was patient and firm.

"Yes." Maverick acknowledged.

So, the cyberwar with Nestor Corporation... continues!

Maverick was well aware of an advantage.

The hackers inside the Formless System were complacent, not realizing that the Formless System itself was a false institution. In reality, it was operated by Seven Seals staff, who secretly monitored these destructive hackers.

Hackers who had long mingled in the Formless System may seem to have concealed identities, but in reality, they were all under close surveillance.

Every year, several of the most dangerous among them would disappear without a trace, actually taken into custody, facing the deserved fate of any hacker.

It was just a tool of Seven Seals; when Seven Seals wanted to bring misfortune upon some companies, the Formless System would be induced to attack those companies. It’s just that the Formless System itself had become somewhat uncontrollable, as evidenced by the current events.

So now, it was time for a large-scale roundup.

"Initiate the ’Claw Machine’ plan." Maverick ordered.

All around the world, a large number of security personnel, police, and Secret Agents quickly set out, following orders and directives to arrest targets!

They did not know what exactly had happened, only receiving word from their respective management that they must rush to a certain place to apprehend someone.

No matter what defenses the other party had, they were to be swiftly arrested.

Regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, or identity, take them all away!

They kicked down doors, burst into basements, used electromagnetic pulse grenades to disable electronic traps, struck against anyone who dared to resist, and swiftly pulled the hackers out of their hiding places.

"These are all vicious criminals! Show them no mercy!"

"Arrest them!"

"Don’t wait for approval, arrest them on the spot!"

"Blow them all out!"

"Hey, Kentucky Fried Chicken, open the door to receive the delivery!"

One after another, the hackers of the Formless System were netted.

They were dragged away from their terminals, captured out of their rental houses, kidnapped from their basements.

They were put in electronic anklets and injected with drugs, disappearing from the face of the earth.

Correspondingly, the pressure from cyberattacks on the Western Seaboard Treaty Organization greatly diminished.

After dealing with the Formless System, Maverick contacted Laughing Star.

It was Laughing Star who had provided him with the timing of the attack.

"Laughing Star, where are you?" Maverick sent a message urgently.

"I’m playing."

Maverick located Laughing Star, discovering she was currently wandering within the information systems of Jialong Slope.

"You’ve hacked into Jialong Slope? Great, enter the core database of Kanako Xisheng Company." Maverick ordered.

"I know, but ’Paraiso Paradise’ is a large-scale virtual reality game developed by Kanako Entertainment, where players can create their own virtual avatars, enter a seamlessly expanding and borderless virtual game world, exploring vast and randomly generated worlds. Thanks to the most advanced virtual perception system, the game allows players to experience any sensory feeling with 120% realism; in the upcoming version 3.0, it will even offer multiplayer modes, online gameplay, and paid items, breaking the game’s previous promises of ’single-player gameplay for life / one-time purchase / no internet connection needed’, elevating the gaming experience to new heights."

"I’m not joking with you!"

"What feels like feels like, hurts are all hurts of hitting, if replaced by if, would have been have been long ago."

Maverick found out that Laughing Star had already hacked into the game.

"Please hand me the control keys to ’Eden Garden’, and then I will handle it." Maverick requested Rubazio for the authority to utilize the quantum computer.

Technically, Laughing Star wasn’t necessarily stronger than Maverick, it was just that she was more creative and more proficient in utilizing the quantum computer.