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    On the other side, things were eerily quiet. After waiting and seeing little movement, one of the tech members quipped, “Weren’t those rookies supposed to be impressive? Howe they seem even worse than thest bunch?”


    “Yeah, their moves are totallyckluster,” another chimed in while continuing to construct the defense system.


    Honestly, this felt like one of the easiest matches they had ever had.


    “Don’t let your guard down,” Brady warned, his expression tight and alert. “Anyone Ellis signs off on is bound to be dangerous. Keep your focus and take this seriously.”


    “Understood,” the two techies replied in unison.


    Even though they were brushing off Freya and Frederick as rookies, they weren’t about to get careless. The stakes this time were far too high—one mistake could cost them everything.


    Time marched on. Over twenty minutes had slipped by.


    Marlon, watching from the back, wore a tense expression. He couldn’t make sense of the actions ying out on the screen, and unease was gnawing at him.


    “Any progress?” he asked a tech beside him.


    “Not yet. They haven’t even cracked through the firstyer of the firewall,” the tech responded, eyes glued to the disy. Still, there was a thoughtful glint in his gaze. “But…”


    Marlon waited for him to continue. Not even through the firstyer in over twenty minutes?


    “But what?” he pressed, lowering his voice.


    “I think they’re setting up for a big move. When they strike, it’ll be all at once—a full lock-down,” the tech spected.


    But to pull something like that off, they’d need some cutting-edge tech. And from what he knew, nobody—not even within their own department—could manage that.


    “So you’re saying you don’t entirely understand what they’re doing?”


    “I get parts of it… but not the whole picture,” the man admitted.


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    “That’s as good as saying nothing.” Marlon exhaled, frustrated.


    “Freya, should we spring the trap now?” Frederick’s eyes lit up, buzzing with excitement.


    Working with Freya always felt like being in the middle of a high-stakes action flick.


    Freya’s fingers raced over her keyboard, her mind locked in. “Not yet. They’re still setting up their defensive. Give it a little more time—when we hit, we’ll end it in one go.”


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    Freya kept scanning theyout. Their opponents’ defense system was tight—no wonder their department had lost to them before.


    But no matter how strong a system looked, if it was online, she’d find its weak spots.


    “Now,” Freya said suddenly.


    Frederick jumped in instantly.


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