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Chapter 566 - 367 Borrowing a Sword_2

Chapter 566: Chapter 367 Borrowing a Sword_2

Zhao Yan was not a network security technician, though his heart was burning with urgency, he could only anxiously wait by the side for the final result...

"Huh?" Hearing the exclamation of surprise from the technical supervisor, he immediately became tense.

"What happened?"

The supervisor, somewhat surprised, pointed at the screens in front of him that were rapidly changing from a red warning interface back to the normal blue operational interface.

"The junk traffic attack we’re sustaining is rapidly decreasing, all modules are quickly returning to normal!

It seems... it seems like someone is helping us, quickly blocking the attackers’ paths..."

"Someone helping us? Could it be from the Network Security Department?" asked Zhao Yan as if grasping at straws.

"Not sure, but they are definitely allies... um..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, the joy froze on his face.

Simply because the screens that had just returned to normal were now blacking out at an even faster pace!

"What’s going on?" Zhao Yan felt something ominous.

The technical supervisor didn’t have time to respond, frantically typing defense commands, drenched in sweat.

And then the next second...

His computer also blacked out...

Supervisor: "..."

Zhao Yan: "..."

Staring at all the dimming control screens in the control center, Director Zhao grabbed the technical supervisor by the collar and roared.

"Didn’t you just say it was an ally?"

"No... not an ally, they were just seizing the attack paths from the original attackers..."

The technical supervisor said with a pained expression, on the verge of tears.

He was also incredibly shocked.

In such a short time, not only had they completely displaced the original attackers from the battlefield, they had also utilized the attackers’ paths to breach their defenses with unbelievable speed...

Simply put, both sides had been cleared out...

Against the first wave of attackers, the firewall still held some territorial advantage, but before this second wave, it crumbled as easily as clay!

It was like encountering two groups of bandits on the road, wolves ahead and tigers behind, the enemies robbing when suddenly a group of mysterious people emerged halfway.

They chopped up the bandits like slicing melons and vegetables!

Just as they were about to hail the heroes, they were struck down by the very same people...

One thought they were reinforcements, but it turned out to be a praying mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

What was more terrifying was the strength that came last yet dominated the field...

Even he, a senior technician steeped in network security for many years, felt only deep fear and despair in the face of this new intruder.

"Director, we..." he despairingly tried to report the frustrating results to Zhao Yan.

However, in the next moment, all the screens that had just turned black in the control center lit up!

Then, an image of a vast starry sky appeared on the screen, with a white robot in the form of a meditating High Monk seated in the void...

Soon after, a line of text slowly appeared on the screen —

["Borrowing the sword for a moment!"]

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone.

"What... what does this mean?" Zhao Yan asked, puzzled.

The technical supervisor was also full of questions, hurriedly working on the computer in front of him, happily discovering that some permissions were still accessible.

"Director, it seems they have no intention to attack, they are just leveraging our data center’s resources... and then along the recent attack paths..."

He said, his eyes gradually widening.

"What’s the situation?" Zhao Yan pressed urgently.

Why do you stop speaking halfway through?

"They... they seem to be using our servers as a stepping stone to attack the initial two groups of invaders..."

"What?" Zhao Yan was stunned.

Everyone present was stunned.

"Borrowing the sword for a moment," this was what it meant?

Initially thought as allies, only to stab them in the back.

Just when they thought they were enemies, they claimed they were only "borrowing the sword"...

"So what exactly is the situation now?"

Zhao Yan could not afford to delve into whether this mysterious force was friend or foe anymore.

The technical supervisor stared at the screen filled with flowing data, struggling to discern the tactics of both sides,

"Gulp~" he swallowed his saliva, speechless for a long time.

In the end, he could only mutter a line of poetry...

"Ten steps kill one man, a thousand miles without a trace!"

Zhao Yan: "???"

...

At this moment, across the ocean.

CIA Director Naji was jubilantly celebrating with a group of hackers.

The operation had been meticulously planned for six months, involving multiple elite agents, a substantial budget, and a covert collaboration with another hacker group from Northern Country, APT28.

The goal was to steal top military technology data from the Huahang Science and Technology Second Research Institute.

With the world’s two top hacking organizations joining forces, the plan had indeed achieved unprecedented success!

Naji had a smug look on his face, and the golden slogan on the wall behind him shone brightly under the lights.

We can be behind, but we can steal!

"How much longer until the data is in our hands?" Naji couldn’t hide the joy on his face as he asked.

"Report, Director, the data packet is being covertly routed back to us, approximately three more minutes." One hacker replied.

"Excellent! Wrap things up quickly! To celebrate the successful completion of this operation, I declare that this month everyone’s bonuses will be doubled and you’ll each get an additional week of vacation!"

"Oh yeah!" "Long live the Director!"

The whole room erupted in excitement.

However...

"Report, Director, something seems off!"

An incongruous voice interrupted the revelry.

"What’s wrong?"

"Someone suddenly blocked all our attack paths, preventing us from continuing the attack."

"Hmm?" Naji frowned briefly but then relaxed again.

"It seems their Network Security Department has reacted; blocking our attack paths so quickly is indeed skillful.

But it’s too late for them.

Since there’s no more to gain, let’s withdraw. Tonight’s harvest is already enough, heh heh..."

"No! Director, they’re launching a counterattack along our attack paths, and their offensive is fierce!

No! Not just us, APT28 is also being counterattacked!"

"What?" Naji froze for a moment and then burst out laughing.

Bold of them to attack both forces simultaneously. Does the Network Security Department of Country Hua really think they are invincible?

"Let’s show them a thing or two!" Naji ordered.

However, less than a minute later...

"This is impossible!"

"Oh my cake! My controlled nodes have all been hijacked!"

"Our channels are blocked by a DDOS, we can’t input effectively..."

"Bad news! They’re trying to intercept our data transfer process! Stop them!"

"Bang!" Not far from Naji, a computer’s CPU unexpectedly sparked and burnt out in a burst of electrical fireworks, the screen instantly went dark.

This sudden change shocked everyone, including the Director who had been sitting confidently...

"Bad news! Our location has been compromised!"

However, by the time the hackers realized what was happening, it was already too late.

"Bang! Bang Bang!" Amidst successive sparks, one computer after another went out of commission, followed by the main server!

Everyone was plunged into shock and panic.

Then the next moment...

"Snap!"

All lights in the room suddenly went out, plunging the tech center into darkness!

"Quick! Turn on the backup power!"

When the dim emergency lights came back on, they directly illuminated Naji’s bloodless face...

He glanced at the electronic clock on the wall, only two minutes had passed...

No need to ask, their side was completely annihilated.

The data packet on the way...

One minute! Just one minute short!

"Counterattack! I order a counterattack! Use all backup servers for the counterattack!" An enraged Director Naji roared.

However, just as his words ended, "snap!"

The dim emergency light flickered.

The golden slogan on the backdrop, "We lie, we cheat, we steal!" flickered several times under the light...

Before finally succumbing to complete darkness...