Chapter 207 Relentless Counterattack


    Hayley''s POV:


    Finished.


    Thomas answered respectfully, "Sorry, Alpha, I don''t know the exact details. By the time I realized what was happening, it was already toote.


    "Alpha, hurry up! I''m on the 16th floor of Laguna Towe


    He gave me the address. Without hesitation, I jogged out of the school gates.


    Seeing no one I recognized, I immediately handed control over to Hera and ran toward the address with speed.


    On the way, I used my phone to track their location.


    To my surprise, they were incredibly clever. With the phone''s tracking capabilitiesgging, I was still a step behind, and the hacker managed to escape.


    Once I arrived at Laguna Tower, I immediately sat down at aputer and started typing furiously on the keyboard.


    Thomas held his breath, the air almost feeling frozen. It seemed the other party was deliberately waiting for me, sending over a series of codes.


    A slight smile curled at my lips. I wasted no time inunching a counterattack on their defense system." breaking through their seventhyer in under a minute


    Thomas silently clenched his fist, his face showing a glimmer of joy. But just as I was about to continue, theputer screen suddenly went blue.


    I mmed my hand onto the keyboard. "D"mn it, we''ve been tricked."


    This was the first time in years that I had encountered an opponent skilled enough to challenge me in


    hacking.


    But it seemed like the other side wasn''t interested inpeting directly. Instead, they seemed to be trying to lead me in circles.


    When theputer rebooted, everything seemed to return to normal as though nothing had happened. I quickly checked and found no trace of the other party. They had disappeared without a trace.


    "Alpha, what''s going on?" Thomas asked, confused.


    I nced at him and exined, "We''ve been targeted, but it doesn''t seem like they have any real hostility.


    "With their skills, they could easily have breached our system, but they didn''t. It seems like they were trying to get our attention."


    Thomas''s eyes darkened. "Who could it be?"


    "Is there anyone whose hacking skills are better than your Alpha out there?" I said.


    "Whoever they are, we must stay vignt. Let''s upgrade our defense systems immediately and set up a


    Chapter 207 Relentless Counterattack


    Thomas nodded respectfully and said, "Understood, Alpha. I''ll get started right away."


    Finished


    After checking the internal systems again and fixing a few vulnerabilities, I did another sweep. I didn''t find any traces left by the other party, which meant they hade well-prepared.


    Afternoon, I finally wrapped things up and left Laguna Tower.


    I took the elevator down to the first floor and was surprised to find the ce surrounded by people.


    It was obvious they were fans of some celebrity. But as I stopped, my gaze caught one of the fans holding a sign that read Gillian Carr.


    The name triggered a rush of memories.


    Gillian was someone I''d shared the same world with but had neglected for so


    long. It looked like our paths were bound to cross again.


    "Gillian! Gillian! Gillian!" The fans chanted her name in unison.


    Suddenly, the crowd shifted. Security escorted Gillian onto the stage. Holding a microphone, she smiled warmly and greeted the crowd. "Hello everyone! I''m Gillian, and I''m thrilled to meet you all here


    Istood among the crowd, watching the morous Gillian on stage, my emotions a tangled mess.


    Gillian had be a top-tier singer, releasing several popr albums and winning numerous music awards. She was now the diva of the music industry.


    I had no interest in her, so I turned and walked away.


    But just as I had taken a few steps, a figure shed out from the crowd and grabbed my wrist. "What are you doing here?"


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