Chapter 164


    In the study of the Duncans’. Paxton rushed in with hisptop and ced it in front of Branden.


    “Mr. Duncan. We can no longer hold on! Upon hearing Paxton’s words, Branden was somewhat


    surprised. It was unexpected that his hacker team could also experience defeat.


    This team was built by him personally and had been through a lot of training. It had never been


    defeated before. He handed over this team to Paxton, who was also aputer expert and had never


    made a mistake.


    Despite knowing that it was difficult to breach the firewall of Hacker Alliance, he did not expect to be


    traced by the other party so quickly.


    His pitch-dark eyes glittered as he fixed his gaze intently on theputer screen and observed every


    single fluctuation in the data disyed on it.


    There wasn’t any expression or posture from head to toe, but he emanated a fierce aura that


    discouraged anyone from meeting his gaze. “What’s going on?”


    A cold voice immediately snapped Paxton, who was deeply immersed in his thoughts, back to reality.


    He quickly reported the situation.


    “Sir, it was our negligence. We didn’t expect the other party to set up anti- tracking traps right from the


    beginning. All of our IDs have been intercepted, and even our location has been discovered by them.”


    Paxton hung his head in embarrassment, feeling that he had never been so ashamed in his entire life.


    He even believed he no longer had the dignity to face Branden. Upon hearing the report, Branden, with


    a noble and mysterious aura, didn’t criticize Paxton..


    “We were originally in a winning position, but just five minutes ago, the opponent suddenly switched to


    another person. This person’s behavior was somewhat simr to the previous one. At first, we thought


    it was the same person, but we were provenpletely wrong in the next second. This person was


    really impressive!”


    Amid Paxton’s speech, Branden’s slender fingers were already tapping on the keyboard. On the


    spacious screen, lines of code scrolled by swiftly.


    At a speed that most ordinary people couldn’t even keep up with, top hackers not only had to memorize


    the quickly scrolling code but also had to decipher each and every one of them.


    They even had to detect and identify the hidden bugs and closely track the other party’s location to


    eliminate them. This was a game where every second counted.


    There was a chance that being just 0.01 seconds behind the opponent could result in losing the entire


    battle. Ronin got reced by Catherine and was now sitting on the side watching the action while


    helping her fix a few bugs.


    “The other party was a team, but my boss was just on her own,” thought Ronin. He was getting ready


    to boast about the greatness of his boss, but the other party suddenly became very powerful. His eyes


    widened instantaneously, and he eximed in astonishment, “What the fuck!


    “Boss, is that guy attacking us on drugs or what? Howe he suddenly became so aggressive and


    intense?”


    Catherine couldn’t help but roll her eyes and sarcasticallyment about Ronin’s way of thinking that


    she reluctantly epted. “You can’t even tell that the person has been reced?”


    “A different person?” Ronin eximed in shock, “There’s actually someone who’s skilled enough to rival


    us? His strength is simply astounding!”


    The previous group of people had left a deep impression on Ronin. It was unexpected to see a


    supreme expert joining the battle. He had initially nned to sit back and watchfortably, but now,


    he must exert extreme effort to provide logistical support for Catherine.


    “Should have called that brat Joseph Green to help earlier. I thought Boss could handle everything, but


    it turns out the other side had their own big shot,” said Ronin inwardly.


    Compared to Ronin’s startled and apprehensive reaction, Catherine remained remarkably calm and


    composed. On that stunning face, within a pair of beautifulrge eyes, there was a rare hint of


    yfulness and amusement at this moment.


    Ronin was right. The other party’s strength was indeed formidable. It had been a considerable amount


    of time since shest met such a pro.


    She wouldn’t enjoy ying to her fullest if the other party were still at the same level as before. “There


    is now someonepetent. I can also have a good time.


    “It is time for me to take action finally, thought Catherine. In the final ten minutes, there would surely be


    a conclusive oue. Both sides were experts among experts, and the battle was particrly intense.


    Ronin’s heart was in his throat. Even his breathing became cautious. He hadn’t had this feeling for


    many years, and he couldn’t even guarantee now that his Boss would definitely win.


    This was a feeling he had never experienced before. The other party’s power was indeed too strong,


    which had caused him to have such an illusion.


    The countdown began.


    Three…


    The results were out. Ronin instinctively closed his eyes, afraid to look at it. After a long time had


    passed, he realized that there was no sound and opened his eyes timidly, only to find that theputer


    screen had turned ck.


    He hurriedly turned to Catherine, saying, “Boss, how did it go? What’s the result?” Catherine had seen


    it clearly when Ronin covered his face and dared not look at the screen earlier. She gave Ronin a


    disdainful look and then told him the answer. “It’s a tie!”


    “What?” Ronin’s eyes nearly popped out, and he looked at Catherine with a twitch in his mouth. “It’s a


    tie? The opponent can actually fight you to a tie. Boss, is there really such a powerful person in this


    world?”


    In the eyes of Ronin, Catherine was already invincible. He did not believe that there was anyone more


    powerful than her. Catherine took a sip of water calmly, relieving the dryness in her throat.


    After devouring so many salty and spicy dishes just now without even having a chance to drink coffee,


    she was summoned by Ronin for some intense work and was indeed quite thirsty now.


    “Yeah, impressive strength!”


    Hacker Alliance was on the defensive side, while the attackers were on the offensive side today. The


    attacker appeared out of nowhere and clearly wasn’t ready for this.


    Catherine couldn’t guarantee she wouldn’t be ovee if the other partyunched an attack after


    adequate preparation. It appeared that the program she wrote three years ago was due for an upgrade.


    It was more than adequate for dealing with regr hackers, but there were still loopholes when facing


    top yers.


    Ronin was unable to recover from shock for a long time. Catherine couldn’t be bothered to appreciate


    his foolish appearance and ended the video call directly to have a rest. She had worked hard all day


    and needed some rest. On the other side, in the study of the Duncans’.


    Paxton was also staring at the screen with a shocked look. He never expected Branden to end up with


    a tie in the battle. “Mr. Duncan, is this person a god? So powerful?”


    In the eyes of Paxton, Branden was akin to a divine entity. Branden’s profound gaze was fixed tightly


    on theputer screen while his powerful mind repeatedly deduced every step that had just been


    taken.


    He was a person who pursued perfection and did not tolerate unnecessary failures. After several


    meticulous analyses, he could confirm that the opponent was indeed very strong.


    Moreover, he could tell that the other person’sputer expertise might even surpass his. It must be


    an absoluteputer genius.


    “Investigate it! I want to know all the information about this person!”


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    Upon hearing the order from Branden, Paxton did not dare to hesitate and responded promptly, “Sure, I


    will do it at once.”