Chapter 503
As Hayden gaped at the little boy in front of him, he couldn''t help asking, “What are you doing?”
Ignoring him, Anthony kept his eyes fixed on the screen, his fingers flying across the keyboard. The
expression on his young face was so solemn that it was as though he had be someone else
entirely.
“What...” Hayden was going to speak further when he abruptly glimpsed the image on the interface
change all of a sudden. At once, his eyes went wide.
H-How is this possible?
At that precise moment, Miguel beside him crowed excitedly, “Incredible, Hayden! Great job!”
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Just a heartbeat before the other party broke past our firewalls, he suddenly fixed the final loophole
and tossed out another dummy location in a sh while sessfully trapping them in. It was
simply mind-blowing! He blew my mind!
Thrilled to the core, he snapped his head over to look at Hayden, only to be greeted by the sight of
Anthony sitting before theputer with his fingers flying across the keyboard.
Huh? Bewilderment swamped him.
Meanwhile, Hayden was rooted at the side nkly with surprise written all over his face. He didn''t
quite know what to say.
“What''s going on here?” Miguel questioned.
Just then, Anthony ordered, “Miguel, listen to my directives from this moment onward. Back me up
while I attack.”
Miguel was wholly baffled. “What?” I didn''t mishear him, did I?
In the brief second when he hesitated, the other partyunched a counterattack once more. Again,
Anthony went on the defense and thwarted it. This time, the few people at the side witnessed it.
They gawked at Anthony as though he was an alien.
Even then, Anthony didn''t take his eyes off theputer. Without even turning to them, he
reprimanded, “Continue spacing out if you want to lose!”
Miguel had no retort left then, for Anthony was the one who saved the day both times during the
critical juncture.
Even if I''m dreaming at this instant, I''ve got to continue ying along with this dream!
Instantly snapping back to his senses, he dered, “Okay, I''ll back you up!”
At the side, Nick chimed in, “Count me in!”
Thus, a new round of attack began.
Staring at the screen, Anthony said to the man beside him, “Are you sure you don''t want to switch
ces?”
Hayden promptly gathered his wits about him and shot to his feet to give his ce to Anthony.
Then, he even thoughtfully pushed the chair behind thetter.
Sitting down with his eyes pinned on the screen, Anthony continued, “Buy me a minute, Miguel. If
you can hold out, I''ll have you shoot to stardom today!”
By then, Miguel had already regained hisposure. “Okay. I''ll hold out no matter what!” he vowed.
Anthony said nothing further. He fixated his eyes on the screen, line after line of green codes
shing past like lightning.
Beside him, Hayden merely watched at first. Subsequently, something urred to him, and he
whipped out his phone to record the scene. At that exact moment, Benjamin walked over without
warning and shook his head at him.
In the past, he merely regarded Benjamin as a child.
But at that very moment, his confidence inexplicably faltered significantly. “I-I just want to learn from
him.”
Still, Benjamin shook his head. “You may watch, but you can''t record it!”
Say, he''s just a kid, so why am I feeling so guilty? This is downright incredulous.
After pondering for a while, Hayden ultimately put his phone away.
And so, they continued looking at the screen.
In that one minute of defense, Anthony sessfully fixed their loopholes and even established a
dummy location to mislead the other party.
In an instant, the tables were turned. Compared to the situation earlier, it was night and day.
As Miguel watched from the side, his brain couldn''t quite digest things, but the upturn of his lips
brimmed with pride.
“Awesome!” he eximed.
Anthony studied theputer, the corners of his mouth lifted a fraction even as a sh of disdain
flittered across his eyes. “The show has just begun!”
Miguel gazed at him, his eyes shining brightly.
“Listen to my orders. I''m going to start attacking right now. You''re with me, Miguel. As for the rest,
continue backing us up. Notify me immediately if there are any problems!” Anthony announced.
“Even if they decode that location of yours, it''ll take them some time!” Miguel crowed with delight as
though he was the one who aplished that.
Anthony didn''t bother responding to that. His eyes were trained on theputer with an expression
that was calm and unruffled. “We''re starting now!”
Jolted back to reality, Miguel turned back to theputer and swiftly started attacking by following
his lead.
This time, things went far smoother than expected. Besides, such an attack felt very much as
though they were gaming, with one of them attacking and the other supporting. The only difference
was that his role as support seemed pretty dispensable, for the matter would have been resolved
whenever he wanted to do something to assist.
Verily, it boggled the mind.
Out of the blue, someone interjected, “They seem to have realized that the location is bogus and
have started attacking again!”
Hearing that, Miguel queried, “So fast?”
“They''ve even got quite a lot of people on their side!”
Immediately, Miguel swung his gaze at Anthony. “So, what should we do now?”
His ability to lead was ster prior to Anthony''s appearance, but at that instant, he turned into an
insecured in search of reassurance.
“I didn''t expect you guys to be able to hold them back for long anyway. I was merely testing
Vermillion Base''s hackers'' capabilities earlier.”
“What?” Miguel eximed.
He was testing them? Although there''s nothing wrong with his strategy, I can''t shake off the feeling
that his remark seems a tad inappropriate.
Still, he inquired weakly, “What should we do next, then?”
“Um... whatever? Just do whatever you like!” Anthony answered without taking his eyes off the
screen. Throughout it all, his fingers continued flying across the keyboard.
Huh? What does it mean by doing whatever we like?
Right then, Benjamin trotted over and whispered something beside Anthony. After listening to him,
Anthony was startled for a moment before he eyed Miguel. “Oh, you''re still with me, Miguel. Nick
and the rest can just help to back me up. Notify me if anything changes!”
Everyone was rendered speechless.
They all inexplicably felt that his words were rather far-fetched after witnessing his astounding skills.
It was as though he only said that to make them feel better about themselves.
They silently looked at each other before they started executing their orders. But as they watched
his solo performance on the screen, their hands appeared useless on the keyboard for the very first
time.
“Ahem!” At the side, Benjamin pretended to clear his throat as a reminder.
Upon hearing that, Anthony lifted his eyes and nced at him. Glimpsing the meaningful look in his
brother''s eyes, he darted his eyes around. Subsequently, his hands stilled.
Just then, the other partyunched an attack. Seeing that, he hollered, “I can''t hold them back
anymore, Miguel! Come and help me out!”
Words eluded Miguel.
The same went for everyone else there.
That turn of events merely embarrassed them further.
Isn''t he just too much of an actor? Worse still, his acting is horrible!
At their inaction, Anthony asked, “What''s wrong?”
Having nothing else to say, Miguel merely replied, “Nothing. I''ming!”
In the brief time they were chatting, the other party showed signs of catching up to them. Anthony
swept his gaze over the crowd. “All right, stop zoning out. Hurry up, or we''ll lose the advantage
we''ve just gotten.”
Only then did everyone turn back to theirputers and resumed their tasks.
At some point in time, Dave walked in. When he saw the present situation, his brows knitted
together.
Coincidentally, Benjamin turned at that precise moment. The instant he caught sight of the man, he
was momentarily startled.
While Dave didn''t ask any questions, the look in his eyes was exceedinglyplicated.
“H-He has studied IT for a bit,” Benjamin exined.