Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

The first step, he entered the firewall's admin console.

His purpose was to monitor the attack methods and sources of the opposition.

On the screen.

Dense arcs of light in various colors landed on the 720 firewall, with different points of light corresponding to each partner.

It was clear at a glance who was under what type of attack.

Lin Chuan's speed was very fast.

In just two seconds, he intercepted the attack data from Starshine Internet Cafe and Xinghua Company, but the key wasn't the type of attack; it was the source of the attack.

The best defense is offense.

To defend in this way, the crucial step was to find the source of the attack, that is, the initial IP from which the attack was launched!

"Chairman, I've noticed that their attacks are somewhat similar to the first opponents we encountered at 'Forbidden Summit Esports Internet Cafe', especially in terms of the scale and type of offense," Li Qing said while watching Lin Chuan's operations.

Lin Chuan nodded, "Indeed, this kind of large-scale and well-organized cyber attack is very reminiscent of AW's style. However, vanquished foes challenging us again will just be defeated as usual."

His tone was somewhat nonchalant.

But Karl, standing behind him, furrowed his brows, a flash of anger in his eyes.

His Chinese wasn't good, but he understood the gist.

Lin Chuan's words made him feel belittled.

No, scorned!

This feeling was as if Lin Chuan stood on the highest peak of the Hacker Kingdom, looking down slant-eyed, viewing him as an insignificant ant!

If he weren't at 720 Company, but rather at AW headquarters or Morgan Group, he would have flown into a rage!

To be called a vanquished foe to his face was a disgrace for a hacker ranked within the top ten in the world.

In the hacker community, they don't look at your family background or pedigree, only your skills!

Even if a prince wearing a turban became a hacker, if his skills weren't solid enough, hackers wouldn't think any more of him.

On this point, there was a kind of pure appreciation for skill, a worship of technique.

You could see some hints of this in Angelina's admiration for Lin Chuan.

So skill was a hacker's dignity!

Especially for top-tier hackers like Karl!

'Lin Chuan, I was only going to give you a little appetizer, but now I've changed my mind!' Karl, standing right behind Lin Chuan, clenched his fist tightly, seething inwardly.

"Karl, what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly, Little Landlady caught a glimpse of Karl out of the corner of her eye, "You seem a bit unwell."

Karl hurriedly gathered himself and forced a smile, "Tonight, my girlfriend took me out for hotpot, it was especially spicy, and my stomach is a bit upset. But it's nothing serious, work is more important!"

Little Landlady took a sympathetic stance, "If your stomach is upset, go and rest for a bit. With the chairman here, those vanquished foes aren't worth mentioning."

Talk about rubbing salt in the wound!

Karl's face instantly became unnatural!

Even the CFO who didn't understand the technology thought of him as Lin Chuan's vanquished foe, treating him like a lackey!

Fine then!

Karl's teeth clenched slightly, the fire of anger within him nearly erupting like a volcano.

He wished he could immediately compete with Lin Chuan in three hundred rounds, brutally crush Lin Chuan seven hundred times, and prove the absolute worth of his status as a top ten world hacker!

"Karl, don't hold it in, go and rest up."

Beside him.

Li Qing also noticed Karl's discomfort and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay."

Karl nodded, promptly bid farewell to everyone, and quickly left the company. He started his car and drove away, parking in a secluded corner.

Then.

With lightning speed, he assembled a small computer inside the car, about the size of a palm, and discreetly connected to AW headquarters!

"I am Karl."

AW headquarters immediately responded, "The network attack hasn't been effective yet, the data hasn't been implanted. Do you have any new information, Karl?"

Karl's fingers flew across the keyboard, producing afterimages, his typing speed was not a bit slower than Lin Chuan's!

In this regard, he had received unanimous praise from his previous adversaries.

He replied, "New information, Lin Chuan is launching an attack on us!"

"Launching an attack on us? Trying a sneak attack while we are unprepared, does he think it's still like last time?" AW headquarters replied.

From the English punctuation, it was apparent that AW did not hold much respect for Lin Chuan's skill.

"That's indeed his strategy!"

Karl propped the mini keyboard on his lap and typed another message, "And his attitude is very arrogant. Inside 720 Company, he's expressing that we AW are his vanquished foes."

AW Headquarters: "Defeated underling, how dare he be so arrogant!"

"So, I've decided to personally engage him in a network offensive and defensive showdown, to grind him into the ground so he knows the inviolable sacredness of AW's hacker honor!" Karl's face was stern, his eyes profound.

The shine from the small computer reflected on his face, making it look ominous in the dark night.

AW Headquarters: "You're going to take action yourself?"

Karl: "Yes!"

"Do you need assistance?" asked AW Headquarters.

"No need, this time, AW's defense and counterattack are in my hands. As soon as he launches an attack on our headquarters, I'll intercept him immediately and use this opportunity to strike directly at his 720-firewall management backend. I want to completely obliterate his Hacker Kingdom!" Karl said indignantly.

The words "defeated underling" were a piercing affront!

At the same time, they wounded his dignity!

AW Headquarters quickly endorsed Karl's decision: "OK, we'll now grant you access to AW privileges, but you must also be cautious and keep your identity secret."

"Understood," Karl replied.

Karl himself was an important figure in AW.

This operation, which he organized and planned, aimed to implant certain data into 720 Corporation. The personnel at AW Headquarters coordinating this operation were his people, too.

So Karl, far away by the Han River, immediately obtained administrator privileges.

Ding!

Successfully connected to AW Headquarters' network!

"Old comrade, this time, you're part of a battle for honor!" In the dead of night, in the solitude of a corner, Karl gently stroked his small computer.

This computer, his companion for many years, held deep sentimental value to him!

Quickly, a notification box popped up abruptly in the middle of the computer screen, filled with dense English letters as if responding to him.

——Alert! Alert! An intruder is attempting to attack our network!

This precautionary message didn't make Karl frown.

On the contrary, it excited him even more!

"Come on, Lin Chuan!"

Karl immediately immersed himself, activating the firewall and opening his library of programs, putting his all into deciphering Lin Chuan's attacks.

It had to be said.

The reputation he held as one of the top ten hackers in the world wasn't for show.

In just ten seconds, he had deciphered Lin Chuan's attack type—a network sniffing program.

It was a very covert method of attack.

It worked by stealthily examining the data packets passing through the internet to capture passwords or their full contents.

The specific method Lin Chuan used involved disguising the listener program as regular data traffic, monitoring network data flow to capture usernames and passwords input by users when connecting to network systems.

Immediately!

Karl's hands flew over the keyboard of the small computer, able to easily eradicate such a network sniffing program.

"Is this the only little trick you have? No other methods?"

A smirk formed at the corner of Karl's mouth.

As he wished.

Lin Chuan's attacks followed in quick succession.

——Alert! Alert! An intruder is attempting to attack our network!

The red notification box appeared again.

Having the first experience, Karl even more quickly deciphered Lin Chuan's attack and intercepted and eliminated it.

The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time.

Lin Chuan launched five consecutive attacks, all of which Karl intercepted flawlessly—perfect execution.

Karl worked one-handedly, the other hand stroking his chin with a hint of scorn on his face. This battle seemed to already be heralding his victory.

"Got any more tricks up your sleeve? Because I'm about to start!"

Having said that.

The hand that Karl had been using to stroke his chin also moved to the keyboard.

At that moment.

The small computer's screen once again displayed the red notification box——Alert! Alert! An intruder is attempting to attack our network!

Karl was about to make his move.

Whoosh!

The small computer's screen flickered, and then the familiar scene appeared before his eyes once again.

On the screen, there was a red flag!