Hidden Assassin 160

There are still geniuses in this world, more or less.

Take Fu Yanjie, for example.

Though not particularly handsome and rather mediocre in many ways, with a strong desire for attention and vanity, there’s no denying that when it comes to anything related to computers and information, this fat guy shines so brightly that it blinds everyone else. As a result, he was able to establish an unspoken rule for internet companies in Jiang Hai City, with the help of a few companions, using the pseudonym “Diet Superman.” He could also attack the Karma system with lightning speed and expand his gains.

Insiders look at the skills, outsiders look at the excitement. Seeing a group of computer experts frantically typing away, with some cheering as data flowed past, most of the people who came to watch with anticipation couldn’t experience the true feeling. However, when Fu Yanjie hacked into everyone else’s computers and linked the school’s CCTV camera to every computer screen, the magical effect immediately caught everyone’s interest and sparked their admiration.

From a purely performance standpoint, this scene was undoubtedly a success.

When the computers in front of them became unusable, the people sitting in front of them, who were busy sweating profusely, all stood up and conceded defeat. These people included computer science graduates who were experts in computer technology, as well as students still in university, all with excellent computer skills. Some, while readily admitting defeat, also started to try to recruit Fu Yanjie, handing him business cards.

“I’m xxx from xx Group, Mr. Fu’s computer skills are indeed quite impressive…”

“My name is xxx, where are you currently employed, Mr. Fu?”

“xxxxxxx…”

For a time, this simple school celebration turned into a disguised talent recruitment event. Fu Yanjie happily collected business cards and enjoyed the attention, while assisting his companions in demonstrating even greater strength. Although trying to control the entire school and even the city’s network was somewhat unethical, the onlookers didn’t stop him at this point. After all, as a performance, he wouldn’t do anything too outrageous. And then, a fierce attack from overseas finally unfolded.

Hacking someone else’s website without a reason wouldn’t go unpunished. The onlookers who were in the know understood this. In fact, everyone was waiting for this counterattack, wanting to see how much resistance Fu Yanjie’s side could muster. And the first wave of attacks really was as overwhelming as Mount Tai.

“…DDoS flood… My God… This data, is it more than 30,000 machines? It’s still rising…”

“Who is it in the Karma Forum?”

“This style… Did she get involved?”

Looking at the data flowing across the fat man’s computer screen, everyone was discussing it. DDoS flood attacks are a favorite offensive method for most hackers. However, being able to integrate the power so efficiently at once, with an attack stream that could seemingly crash the network in an instant, is not something everyone can easily do. The cyber-violence queen, Lu Kaikai, is certainly one of them, but if it were her…

Using DDoS floods to create a powerful attack, controlling the network and then spreading viruses widely is the most common tactic used by this violent queen when she is venting her anger. Because of this tremendous destructive power, after several network attacks in the second half of last year, there was a sense of fear in the hacker community for such a reckless network saboteur. As they watched the beads of sweat suddenly appearing on the fat man’s spirited face and the message from his companions on the screen, many people felt as if they were poking a hornet’s nest.

“The first layer of jump servers has been taken down… My God, the second layer… It’s too fast…”

“I’m trying to hold them off as best I can, but I’m not sure I can hold on, boss… The rest is up to you…”

“My counterattacks are all being blocked… My God, is that a supercomputer over there?”

“Found the first wave of viruses… It can’t be… I’ve been infected, I hope I can crack it…”

In the blink of an eye, the surrounding crowd had an indescribable feeling. Genius met even more powerful genius, Zhou Yu met Zhuge Liang… And when traces of the virus began to be discovered, the rest of the crowd finally panicked. If it was just a simple hacker war, it would probably just affect each other. But they were facing this violent maniac who likes to indiscriminately spread viruses and implicate everyone. Once her virus spreads through their network, the consequences would be unimaginable. At that moment, a few people with higher levels sat back in front of their computers. Fu Yanjie also lifted the restrictions on his computer, working together to fight off the attacker’s onslaught.

Even if their strength was not great, it was better than nothing.

A few seconds later, a strange message was sent indiscriminately and appeared in front of everyone.

“What… what does this mean?”

“It looks like German, it means…”

“Pretty teacher… I think… I see you…”

“Uh… pretty teacher?”

While everyone was chattering about this message, Jia Ming stared at the computer screen for three seconds in Ya Han’s office, frowning.

His computer was under attack, so the obvious thing to do was to find out the cause and fight back. With his computer skills, he entered the other side’s computer without raising any suspicion from Fu Yanjie. He also understood that it was the computer club that was launching the attack. If it were normal times, all he would need to do would be to drop a logic bomb and make these computers do a super-deadlock calculation. But with Fu Yanjie battling Kelly Fornime, he, who had entered the network to investigate, was unfortunately detected by Kelly’s keen senses. In other words, if the computer club was defeated and their physical IP address was exposed, his address could also be found by the other side. At the very least, it would provide her with clues to search.

“Hmm…” There was a soft sound from the room, Ya Han rolled over on the sofa. Jia Ming rolled his eyes and began to type on the keyboard.

I hate unnecessary trouble…

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It was 8:40 am in England. Inside a certain military research base, a red alarm light went off. Natalie Annis, wearing a long purple dress, walked out of the room.

“What happened?” She asked the old butler next to her calmly.

“It’s said that your new friend, Ms. Kelly, is using the computer. Dr. Durande and his team have already rushed over.”

“Oh?” A charming smile appeared on Natalie Annis’ face as she walked forward. “Kelly always manages to create surprises. I’ll go and take a look.”

The old butler, dressed in a tailcoat, followed behind, though he didn’t say anything, he still showed a hint of disapproval on his face. That rude and ill-mannered little girl? What she created probably wasn’t a surprise, but rather a fright…

They went through a long corridor and entered a large room filled with equipment and screens. More than ten people in British military uniforms or white lab coats were busy in front of the equipment, their voices were tense and chaotic. Shouting, cursing, the movement of instruments and chairs, Kelly Fornime, with her healthy wheat complexion, looked chic in her jeans and jacket, sat in the central command chair, her fingers dancing rapidly on the keyboard, her ponytail neat and stylish.

“Hurry, hurry… We can’t let her escape, have the calculations on that side come out yet? … Barkley, how are you doing? … Damn it, the algorithm you need is a quadratic function integral…”

While nervously dealing with her own affairs, she could still pay attention to other people’s work or mistakes, directing everything in an orderly manner. Although she didn’t shout until her face turned red, the light in her eyes at this moment was indeed the kind that was called fanatic. She went to the computer, looked at the screen, Natalie shook her head helplessly, not being very familiar with computers, and then walked over to a middle-aged man with a long beard.

“Dr. Durande, what’s the current situation… exactly?”

“Oh, Ms. Annis, it’s like this.” Durande, the chief engineer of the research institute, bowed and nodded. “About an hour ago, one of our peripheral forums was attacked by hackers. But since the problem wasn’t serious, the people left to observe just made data records. Kelly, who was chatting with someone on the mainframe at the time, took action to counterattack. However, shortly after, it seems like Kelly discovered something, pressed the alarm and called everyone over. At the same time, the opponent’s counterattack began to become extremely powerful. Based on Kelly’s account, the opponent… seems to be her teacher…”

“Oh? Her teacher?” Natalie Annis pondered for a moment. “Will we have problems here?”

“It’s hard to say at the moment. We use this Knight, the best supercomputer in the world. Theoretically, I have confidence in dealing with any challenge, but the opponent’s attacks in the last few minutes… Honestly, it’s something we’ve never seen before. Their actions are like ghosts, they’re impossible to catch. ” Durande tapped a few keys on the keyboard and furrowed his brows. “The opponent is constantly counterattacking, constantly getting stronger. I’ve never seen a hacker who can self-enhance so quickly. He’s clearly still at a disadvantage now, but he’s like a giant mutated octopus, devouring everything he can devour. I can almost see countless tentacles surrounding us. It’s not normal. Either he has mastered all the vulnerabilities in the world’s programs, or he… is God…”

As Dr. Durande sighed, Kelly Fornime, leaning over in front of the computer, danced her ten fingers like a blur, running dozens of programs, collecting massive amounts of data for calculations that exceeded human limits. A slight smile curved her lips as she uttered excited murmurs: “It has to be this way… It has to be this way…”

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