Siva (Volume 7) Immortal Ascension

Chapter 143: From Neutral to Enemy

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Chapter 143: From Neutral to Enemy
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"Do not forget that I am in a hotel owned by the Panorama Corporation... and this was the building Richard sponsored himself. He's one of the facility managers of the Moon Base as well so if Anthony gets hurt inside his turf, it's easy for him to drive a wedge and hurt the both of us pretty badly. I know you know how deadly this weapon called [politics] can become when used properly."

<So what?! Both of us are Family Heads! We are the two most powerful in the Five Great Clans!>

"But Richard's position is unique. The people love him and if his son dies by your order, our families will suffer the backlash of his wrath. Although we can fight it out evenly, the impact it will bring to us will be immensely detrimental since our existence will be exposed to the public. At least, I have to be away from here if you're moving against Anthony!"

Having heard this warning, a visible twitch vividly snapped on and off in the old gangster's face.

<E-Even so... he.....>

"Besides, it wasn't clear if he's really on the side of [Mitra] or if he's only being used."

There was a lull between the two that was broken by Rex stepping on the pedal in full, the roar of its engine and the ragged outdoor wheels screeching off dirt and grasses underneath the Hum-Vee.

They watched Rex drive through the roadless land and mow down small trees as it made way down the slopes.

"He's in a hurry! He can feel the threat of your full force attack and knows he doesn't have time let."

<Then how do you mean to resolve this Anthony Thornberry, huh? If he's really a traitor to the very purpose with which this organization runs, then he deserves to die... no matter the reason.>

Chronos fell silent and looked at the old gangster who watched Rex with gritted teeth and a furiously fuming appearance.

After a while, he said, "Abraxas, do you have the tapped recording of his calls?"

[Negative, sir. An unknown encryption was sealing the call data and jumbled the files in the network registry.]

—meaning, the call was encrypted using the high-level encryption protocols of that third-party AI...

The voice that replied was of a male with a tone of a seasoned butler from a European Aristocrat. He was the only one who could hear the voice though as it was linked in his "private server" where he'd tapped into the Office Server even if they were on the same place, physically. THIS was his security measure in order to avoid potential trapping when he was connected online.

And yet, just as Chronos was actually about to ask something else, Abraxas's voice rung once again.

[Sir, I have detected an external... connection that links into two servers in your location. It's using the same Source Code ID as your Office and had a similar security protocol running parallel to your Private Server. I can't... seem to lock into it, sir. It is... being attacked by Database.]

—being attacked by Database?!!

——how the hell is that even possible?! Wasn't the Database attacking Rex Kingsley's own server right now?

When this information came out, Chronos felt the hairs on his nape stood up and he looked at the old gangster.

An external connection meant that someone else was tapping into his live feed. Furthermore, that someone was actually able to run a separate copy of the Office Server parallel to his own. Meaning, the culprit was THIS close in origin location to him in addition to the fact that...... he now knew that Rex Kingsley actually had control over a little bit of the NanoMechs in his body. Who was it then that's connected externally to his Office Server and was running a separate parallel Office Server than he?