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Thanks for your attention, enjoy the chap.
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In the sky, Ringo in his eagle form had appeared a while ago. He'd followed them from the base to here.
At first, he hadn't intended to show up, but the duo weren't on this mission, which made him think they might end up dying there.
Frustrated, he could only come and prepare to protect them in secret.
He still didn't know how to face the them. Friends? Strangers?
He wasn't sure. Part of him wanted to run away and pretend he didn't know anything. His rationality screamed at him, but he didn't. Whenever he thought about running away, he remembered their memories.
Would they forget him? Would they die searching for him?
Could he live with himself if they died looking for him?
He could probably evolve to bear that, it wouldn't even take long. After all, in the end, any pain can be healed with time.
But he didn't want that. He didn't want to be responsible for their deaths. At the very least, he should appear before them and tell them to stop looking for him.
They should forget him. He belonged to a different world. He needed to grow, grow beyond Aquamarine, beyond the all universe.
So why? Why is he still here, watching them from afar instead of simply going over and talking to them?
It wouldn't take long, he could leave right away.
The answer was always right in front of him, he's not that kind of guy.
He's not Han Xiao.
He can't cut ties by simply waving his hand, turning around, and walking away.
Even if the ties weren't originally his, they were inherited.
Just like an inheritance, you inherit not only the assets, but also the debts.
He inherited this body, this power, so he needs to inherit the rest.
Is he obligated to? Of course not, but he wants to, because he prefers to be able to move forward with a clear conscience.
Leaving Lena behind to provide support, he followed Eva, who was most likely to be in danger.
-Are you Commander Melissa's apprentice? - Winna, the captain of this group, approached Eva, asking with interest.
Eva glanced at her before nodding. -Yes, Eva Melwick.
-I've heard of you; you have a lot of potential. - Winna smiled and was very kind.
The reason was simple: Melissa is one of the few Grade C in the world. Hesla only had two Super Grade C. Eva, as her student, had great potential and was already at Grade D at a young age. She would probably reach Grade C!
Eva ignored it, she was used to being kissed up, she just wanted a fight now.
Winna noticed Eva's lack of interest and stopped trying to get closer. She knew how to restrain herself. They advanced slowly.
The team soon quieted down, and everyone stopped talking. They controlled their breathing and reduced their noise as much as possible, slipping silently through the trees.
They wore camouflage clothing and night vision goggles. The group sped along amid the cacophony of nocturnal animals.
Ringo shifted and transformed into his spirit form, a second behind them, now closer, like a mist hidden by the darkness of the dense forest, making no sound. None of them noticed him following.
He watched them hunt a Germinal soldier. He was slightly interested in Winna's esper energy, it seemed to strengthen her body, reduce sound, and even stick to flat surfaces.
After reporting their findings, the group advanced toward the Germinal base.
Before dusk, Winna and her team found the sentry post.
It was a shed camouflaged deep in the vegetation used by hunters.
Silently, the team approached the target. One of the agents took the sound wave detector from his backpack and scanned the inside of the shed from the outside. The results returned revealed three human targets: one lying on the couch and two who appeared to be eating dinner at the table.
Winna raised her hand and began counting.
Three, two, one! Winna leaped forward into the shed through the window. Her teammates followed behind.
The three enemy soldiers were shocked by the unexpected attack, and before they could retaliate, they were shot with tranquilizers by Hesla agents and fell to the ground.
Hesla agents searched the shed and the clothes of the unconscious soldiers. They discovered a hidden compartment behind the wall. The agents determined that of the three soldiers, one was an officer based on the ID card he carried.
-This is our target. - Winna smiled to herself. This officer named Roman seemed to be in charge of the sentry post.
The agents tied Roman up and gave him an injection to wake him up. One of them hit Roman repeatedly to speed up the process. - Tell us the password to the safe if you want to live!
Roman was scared to death by the heavily armed troop of agents and immediately confessed the password without any sign of hesitation.
After entering the password, the safe was successfully opened, and a laptop could be seen. After turning on the laptop, a login page appeared on the screen, requiring both an ID card and a verbal password to access the portal.
Roman was very cooperative, and the agents were able to access the portal with his account. After the jingle, the words—"Dang Dang Dang, Germinal's assistant, is at your service"—flashed on the screen.
In the Hesla hideout, Ye Fan, the operation commander, choked on his coffee.
All the agents, whether in support or in the field, had confused looks on their faces. No one could have imagined the portal interface would look like this.
Ye Fan didn't know what to say. - What a cute portal...
A few menus appeared on the server, and due to Roman's low rank, he could only access a few of them. Winna found the page showing the military base's activity log, and the team was very excited.
There must be important information hidden in the daily logs.
-Leave it to me. - Ye Fan snapped his fingers and got to work. He instructed the agents to connect the chip to the computer, which allowed his computer to access the server as well.
There was a serious expression on his face, and his fingers began tapping the keyboard and entering codes, creating post-images, he was clearly a skilled hacker.
Firewall Level 1, hacked!
Firewall Level 2, hacked!
Firewall Level 3, hacked!
One-time password, hacked!
Permission restrictions, hacked!
Ye Fan let out a faint smile. He was an experienced Hesla hacker with hundreds of viruses and bugs in his arsenal. Except for certain servers on the Dark Web, there was practically no server that could escape his attacks.
In less than three minutes, all the encrypted documents were decrypted. At that point, the enemy technicians realized what was happening and began frantically deleting the documents while Ye Fan copied the files.
If he had time, he could have carried out a more silent intrusion, but they didn't have time for that, so he was quickly discovered. The standoff between the Germinal defense and Ye Fan's attack continued, as he sped up, copying everything he could.
In a short moment, all the documents were deleted. Ye Fan's computer was very slow and could only copy 28% of the documents. The most confidential documents were deleted first.
However, the copied documents contained sufficient information, including defense plans, information about the base's internal structure, and military strength.
Ye Fan felt relieved. -Good job, and well done! Now it's time to return.
The attempt to steal confidential information about the Black Crow Valley base would definitely increase the enemy's security. However, it was all worth it for the intelligence reports.
But despite the success, Ye Fan still felt uneasy.
It seemed a little... too easy.
Ringo, who was watching everything closely, shook his head... well, he didn't have a head, so only his misty entity flickered a little.
He remembered that the information was false, planted by Germinal, that it would cause more problems in the future, but that wasn't his problem.
He watched Eva's figure as she seemed dissatisfied with the operation.
She didn't even have to move and it was already over.
She clicked her tongue dissatisfied and followed the agents away.
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