Chapter 257


    On the flip side, after Natasha took a bath, she sat in front of theputer.


    Her hair was still wet, and her mind was still filled with thoughts about the foreign men she had met


    during the day.


    Grabbing a pencil and paper, she closed her eyes and tried to recall what the tattoo looked like. A


    few secondster, she opened her eyes and began sketching a pattern.


    When she was done, she stared at the tattoo on the drawing. It was slightly different from the one


    on her father, but her gut was telling her it wasn''t as simple as just a coincidence. She had a really


    strong feeling that it was connected.


    For a long time, she was practically searching for the truth with a blindfold on, which was why she


    didn''t make a lot of progress. However, her instincts were telling her that the tattoo would be the


    lead that would guide her to the truth.


    Maybe she would even be able to find the culprit pretty quickly.


    When her train of thought ended there, she turned on herputer and searched for any


    information about the tattoo. However, even as she searched for a long time, it was to no avail.


    The more she couldn''t find any information on the tattoo, the more suspicious she became.


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    It reminded her of her parents'' deaths.


    In the end, she gave up looking for a needle in a haystack. Her fingers swiftly danced on the


    keyboard as a string of code appeared on the screen. The webpage promptly changed into another


    one.


    It was a website for hackers.


    Just like the gaming circle, all the top hackers in the world gathered there to pick up special


    missions. There were challenges, and each hacker was ranked based on their skills, points, and the


    time taken toplete the missions.


    Natasha was undoubtedly ced at the top.


    The quickest way to improve one''s rank was to challenge someone. If they seeded in the


    challenge, their rank would go up. It was that simple.


    The moment she appeared, people started chatting: Did you see that ? Shadow Seeker just came


    onlinelOf course I did! It''s been so long since she came


    online!


    Though they only wanted to watch the fun, someone eximed: Those who want to improve their


    rank should go and challenge her now!


    It soon became apparent that no one dared to challenge her. After all, there was a time counter on


    the ranking, and Natasha was still the current record holder. People took one nce at the time


    before they gave up on challenging her.


    Another chatted: It''s fine if we only admire her and make her our inspiration.Like hell I''m going to


    challenge her. Anyone can tell if they have the right to challenge her just by looking at the time.


    Silently, Natasha read what the people were saying before clicking on the bounty list on the website.


    There, one could list out missions, news, and anything that they wished to know or wanted. If


    someone knew about it, they would reveal it.


    Upon uploading the picture, she hesitated. The moment the news spread, she might as well be


    halfdering it in public. However, she had no other choice.


    Thus, she set up the bounty and announced it.


    The moment the announcement was up, someone chatted: Did you see that ? Shadow Seeker just


    listed a bounty!


    G*ddamn! Look at the reward! She really is the highest-ranked hackerlDoes anyone know what


    she''s looking for? Hurry up and reveal it!If it''s possible, I want her to take me as a student for the


    reward!


    People kept on chattering.


    At that moment, Natasha noticed what was happening and posted a chat: If the information given is


    true, you ''re weed to ask for a different reward!


    The chat quieted down immediately with Shadow Seeker''s chat.


    The silencested for a long time, as though theputer had died.


    The reason was that it was the first time she spoke there.


    While she could read what they were saying, she had never shown herself there before, much less


    say anything. Hence, no one knew what to say.


    Someone sitting at the eightiethsomething rank asked: Am I hallucinating? Is Shadow Seeker really


    speaking in the chat?


    The chat practically exploded following that.


    Everyone worshipped Shadow Seeker.


    Some asked to be her student while others were shouting or discussing the matter.


    They might act like crazed fans in a concert, but any one of them was powerful enough to bring


    corporations or even a country to its knees financially.


    However, some of the more conservative hackers had no interest in doing stuff like that. The higher-


    ranking hackers enjoyedpeting with each other more to show off their uniqueness. All they


    wanted was recognition and fame.


    Natasha spoke in the chat again as news filled her screen: Those who know anything about the


    picture can privately message me!


    With that, she went offline. Even so, her phone would still ring if someone contacted her or found


    the information she was looking for because she set up a notification system for it.


    Her lips were pursed tightly as she sat in front of theputer.


    She was aware she shouldn''t rush, but she couldn''t help but feel impatient.


    After all, her search hadsted for twenty years. Despite two decades of effort, she still didn''t find


    anything.


    It was the first time she had a really strong feeling that she would finally be progressing in the end.


    On the other side, Thalia walked all the way back to her ce. When she arrived at the bottom floor,


    it was already pretty deep into the night.


    Just as she reached the bottom floor, her phone rang.


    Hesitation was present in her eyes when she saw it was from Anthony. Still, she epted the call.


    “Hello?”


    Sensing something was wrong with her voice, Anthony asked, “What''s wrong with you?”


    “Nothing.”


    “You don''t sound like you''re fine.”


    Thalia answered with silence.


    “Where are you?”


    She still kept quiet, so Anthony stopped asking. A few secondster, the call ended.


    Her line of sight lingered on the phone for a while before she continued walking.


    Before she even arrived, Benjamin and Anthony had shown up at the stairwell.


    Thalia was stunned to see them.


    Anthony was holding a phone that was tracking her location. It was then Benjamin pointed at a spot


    not too far away from them. “Over there.”


    Upon seeing her, Anthony put away his phone and rapidly approached her. Upon seeing her


    wretched state, he frowned. “W-What happened to you?


    A bitter smile was formed on her face. “It''s nothing.”


    “Is that man responsible?”


    Thalia froze for a second when Spencer was brought up. “It was an ident.”


    Anthony stared at her. She wasn''t the type of person who would get the short end of the stick unless


    she allowed herself to, based on what he knew about her personality.


    He thought for a while before saying, “Go to the hospital.”


    “No need.”


    “But your injuries...”


    “It''s nothing serious.” With that, she stood and headed to the stairwell.


    Anthony was about to follow her when Benjamin stopped him.


    Words were about to leave Anthony''s mouth when he saw Benjamin gesturing for him to look in


    another direction.


    Not too far from their location was Spencer standing under a tree.


    Anthony frowned when he saw the man.


    Spencer didn''t even try to hide as he stared at Thalia.


    Turning to his brother, Anthony stated, “Go and be with Thalia first.”


    With a nod, Benjamin followed Thalia inside.


    Anthony''s gaze was fixed on Spencer''s direction as he thought about what to do. Then he


    approached the man.