The virtual nightmare couldn't believe what had happened. Initially, he was full of fighting spirit when he encountered someone who could give him some trouble. But, before he could even dive deeply into the fight, he was actually beaten, and beaten so easily and badly.
And now, it was not just a matter of easily breaking the defenses that he had set, but, the other party had also easily gotten his location.
The virtual nightmare was already soaked in cold sweat. Even though it was true that the enemy that he was facing this time was a great distance away, he himself as a hacker knew well the power of hackers.
Even from a distance, they could do things that people couldn't believe. An example of that was the way that Jack had controlled a medium range ballistic missile, to easily destroy the group of hackers that had been gathered together by Andrew.
The loss that the country had suffered due to that was not minimal at all. After all, losing experts in the field of technology, even though it was true that not all of them had good intentions, was still a great loss.
With his eyes trembling, the virtual nightmare stared at the screen in front of him. The set of words that would look normal initially, had turned into something that gave him fear.
At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder who it was that he was facing this time. He had thought that he was so skilled in the path of hacking, that it was not easy for him to get any opponent.
But this time, the skills that the other party had demonstrated easily crashed the ego that he had developed after being unmatched for a very long period of time.
But, there was something that he noticed. Even though they were just words, the virtual nightmare could somehow tell that there wasn't any ill intention in it. He was sure that if the other party wanted to destroy him, they would have already done that already.
<I am known as the virtual nightmare.> With his trembling hands, he typed a line of introduction. Of course, he was still cautious enough to make sure that he didn't reveal his full information to the other party.
<Frederick Douglas. A father of one, attended XYZ University and qualified with masters in Certified Ethical Hacker. Was involved with hacking into several accounts and stealing the dirty money of several officials. Currently wanted by several governments and is named as a SS level threat….>
The virtual nightmare began sweating when he saw that a series of lines began appearing on his screen. And, all these lines possessed information about him.
He couldn't help but wonder how the other party had managed to get all this information, even though he had utilized all his skills to completely wipe out everything about him.
As a hacker, he didn't possess many combat capabilities when it came to physical terms. But, since he was a master in terms of hacking, then, that was his sharpest weapon.
And since he was targeted by several countries, he had to live in the shadows. For that reason, he had never tried exposing any information about himself. And in fact, even his wife didn't know that he was actually the virtual nightmare.
He was sure that as long as this information was leaked, then, not only was his life going to be in danger, but even the lives of those that he loved were going to be threatened.
But now, someone had used miraculous ways to recover all those information, and they were just in front of his eyes. Additionally, there was nothing that he could do as he could not compete with the other party in terms of hacking.
After the series of information, they finally disappeared before another line of words appeared.
<It seems that you are not that bad. But, you have still provoked me. Still, I'm going to give you a chance because I know that they are forcing you to do this. So, I'm going to give you a chance to work for me, and I will make sure that you get your son safely.>
As he read that piece of information, virtual nightmare's body trembled. That was something that he was always afraid of. He had decided to do something like this that went against his morals and bottom line, just because he didn't want his son to be hurt.
He had already began preparing several countermeasures that he was going to utilize to deal with Zigo in case they decided to go against the deal that they had agreed on. He was sure that since they could utilize such means, then, they might as well try to make sure that he was going to work for them permanently.
And if they were going to release him, then they were going to make sure that he disappeared, because they were sure that the grudge between the two sides could not be easily dealt with.
That was the reason why he had been working hard. But, he still wasn't sure about whether the plans that he had arranged were going to work. He had never managed to hack into a country's defense system. This was going to be the first time that he was going to attempt something like that.
At this moment, he began contemplating on the words that were on the screen. Even though he couldn't doubt the capabilities of the other party when it came to hacking, he wasn't sure if the other party was capable of really getting his son.
<I am sorry. But, there's nothing I can do about this. I don't know you, and I don't think I can just trust you with something like that even if you are a master in terms of hacking.>
After replying to that, virtual nightmare waited for a reply. But, even after a few minutes had gone by, there was no response at all.
Just as he thought that the other party had decided to abandon the proposition, the screens around him flickered. And what followed next shocked him to the core.
What appeared in front of him was a footage of a room, where there was a small boy, who seemed to be of the age of 5 to 6, sleeping. Even though the boy was sleeping, his expression was not peaceful at all.
The room that the child was in was filled with different kinds of toys. But still, he could see that most of them were untouched.
The virtual nightmare felt his heart burning with rage as he saw the expression that was on his son's face. He couldn't believe that Andrew had really locked away his son in such an isolated place.
And from the expression that was on the child's face, he could tell that the young boy was having a nightmare. Even though he wanted to go over and tell him that everything was alright, there was no way that he was going to pass through the screen.
After about 3 minutes, the video disappeared. On the blue screens, another set of words began appearing.
<We can make a deal. The main reason as to why I am not doing anything to you is simply because I know that you are forced to do what you are doing. But, that doesn't change the fact that you attacked me.>
<And for that reason, you will have to face the repercussions that come with your actions. But, I am being merciful enough by giving you a chance to work for me. Of course, it won't be for free.>
<Anyway, since I value your skills, I will go ahead and rescue your son. After that, I believe that we can come to an agreement.>
Immediately after that set of words, the screen that was still flashing blue went back to normal. The codes that he had previously typed on the screens appeared once again.
The virtual nightmare took a deep breath. He himself knew that it was not something easy to get the location where they were keeping his son.
He had already tried using all means possible to locate him, but he had failed. But the other party, just using simple clues that he had gotten, he was able to know where they were keeping his son.
At this time, his heart had already begun wavering. He began thinking about working for Jack. It was always his dream to find someone that had such capabilities, where he could learn even more.
'I will have to keep calm. I hope that he can manage to rescue my son. Even though I don't know if he will put me in a tight spot, but as long as my son is okay, all of that doesn't matter.' The virtual nightmare thought to himself.
"Virtual nightmare, what is going on? Aren't you supposed to be attacking Azima? Or don't you want to see your son again?" At this moment, a voice came through the intercom.
"I was just finishing the preparations. I'm going to make my move now." With gritted teeth, virtual nightmare replied. His eyes were filled with hatred for Andrew. After all, he was the main reason as to why his son had been taken as hostage.
Even though he wasn't sure about how long it was going to take Jack to contact him once again, he decided to buy him time. For that reason, he began utilizing the counter measures that he had already arranged.
One by one, different programs were launched one after the other. Even though it was true that the virtual nightmare could not compete with Jack, but his skills were not to be underestimated.
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