Chapter 257 The Aftermath of Paul Four
In an era where the internet permeated every aspect of life, the most lethal battles were fought without a single shot fired..
Hackers all over the globe were glued to their screens, watching the drama unfold.
Victoria kicked off a cyber war, but then Paul Four from Veridiania jumped in.
Dude had seven killer programs and totally wrecked Victoria!
He even yanked her weapon control, ready to turn this cyber skirmish into a full-blown wipeout!
Fortunately, after Victoria conceded, Paul Four swiftly retracted all measures.
He was crazy but also super chill!
Hackers worldwide were shaking in their boots, so they quickly set up a new rule overnight!
Veridiania? Total no-go zone for hackers in the 22nd century!
Naturally, world leaders got wind of this showdown.
They were freaked out, big time!
The wildest part? A bunch of rebellious teens thought Paul Four was the coolest!
They all started calling themselves 'Paul Four' and tried hacking their own countries' systems!
Cyber defense agencies were losing their minds!
Thankfully, these wannabe 'Paul Fours' were pretty lame and got caught one by one!
Basically, the name Paul Four became synonymous with sheer terror.
Hackers? Not that scary on their own!
Madness? Not that scary either!
But a batshit crazy, top-tier hacker? Now that was terrifying!
In Veridiania's hacker chatroom, Paul Four's account suddenly dropped a message: [The world will never know, 'Paul Four' isn't just me. In this war, everyone here played a part. Shoutout to the unsung heroes!]
All the hackers were totally moved.
In this battle, they didn't just see Paul Four's insane skills, they also felt like heroes defending their turf!
Pride was off the charts!
[Salute to the great Paul Four!]
[We're gonna study tech hard and one day be like the great Paul Four, defending our cyber territory!]
Scorpion Dragon chimed in: [Seeing the great Paul Four's moves today, I'm in awe! I'm down to give the title of Veridiania's cyber guardian to the great Paul Four, no questions asked!]
Over at the Cyber Security Bureau of Wavehaven.
Eric was just zoning out, mopping the floor and staring at the door.
Percival and two officers strolled up.
Three-star General Percival let out a long sigh. "Eric, starting today, a lot of people are gonna want to take out Paul Four, but I doubt anyone can find him online, so Paul Four's real identity has to stay top secret."
Eric glanced at Percival and gave a serious nod.
Percival went on, "I heard you have a classmate named Elbert?"
Eric looked confused.
He'd already told the higher-ups that Paul Four was Elbert!
'What are they up to now?' Eric wondered.
Percival exchanged looks with the other two officers and said earnestly, "Eric, there's an open spot for deputy director at the Cyber Security Bureau. You should go for it."
Eric was floored!
He was just the team leader of Team 1, and now they wanted him to be the deputy director?
A promotion, jumping three levels up!
The bigwigs' eyes were practically twinkling. "We don't expect miracles from you. Just do your job well and keep in touch with your old buddy!"
Eric finally got it!
His new gig was to be the official go-between for Paul Four, which was a huge deal.
"Yes, I'll give it my all!"
Eric felt like he was dreaming!
Paul Four, an SSS-level threat hacker!
He used to be Eric's top target, but now Paul Four wasn't even hiding his identity!
He came in like a wrecking ball, and no one dared to touch him!
Now, he had to be protected like some national treasure hidden in the shadows!
'Elbert, you're a freaking legend! You leave me speechless.'
Eric nodded to the bosses and went back to mopping the floor, sweating bullets.
'Damn it! This is so frustrating!'
Eric mopped harder and harder, but weirdly, he felt a sense of relief!
In the end, a small, satisfied smile crept onto his face!
Veridiania's top female hacker, Ashley, quietly walked up to Eric, shyly saying, "Eric, I want to be friends with Paul Four, what do you think..."
"Paul Four? Who's Paul Four? Never heard of him!" Eric straightened up, leaning on the mop, and said helplessly, "I only know a reckless, crazy, and arrogant guy with some skills. His name is Elbert!"
"Then I want to meet this Elbert." Ashley's face turned even redder.
Victoria Government Building.
After dealing with a horde of reporters, Sterling sat behind his desk, panting heavily, veins popping!
First Secretary Hank was reporting, "Sir, that guy browsed about 30% of the data on the government building's hard drive, but luckily, there wasn't anything too critical. Just some secret stuff, like the real cause of death of our former leader, our space exploration progress, and the ancient prophecies. Also, some royal scandals and info on the alien UFOs we recovered."
Secretary Theron chuckled dryly. "Even if he got this stuff, it wouldn't matter. No one would believe him anyway."
Sterling gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Tell me something critical!"
"Sir..."
Theron trembled. "Our missile and fighter jet deployments were leaked, our naval defense mechanisms were leaked, our heavy weapon deployments were all leaked. Re-deploying them would cost an estimated 150 billion dollars!"
Sterling clutched his chest suddenly.
He had only ordered a cyber crackdown on Veridiania!
Now he was about to lose everything!
Theron also looked grim.
"Sir, our techies are working hard to fix the technical loopholes. Paul Four's programs have been withdrawn, but we found he left backdoors! Our techies have tried their best, but they can't close them. In other words, Paul Four can come back anytime!"
Sterling's face turned beet red!
His facial muscles twitched!
"Bastard!"
Sterling finally exploded, grabbing a book from his desk and hurling it at the secretary!
The secretary ducked and ran!
Sterling, just now, almost died of anger!
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