Now that the loophole has been found, it will be easy to handle.
"Crackle..."
Elliot pressed the keyboard with both hands, quickly writing a patch program.
Then, he opened the control software to automatically upgrade the patch for the zombie network.
...
At the same time, on Kiri Island, within a secret military base, hundreds of computers were neatly arranged, emitting faint light.
Dozens, even hundreds, of soldiers in camouflage uniforms sat in front of the computers, their fingers rapidly tapping on the keyboards, producing crisp sounds.
A tense atmosphere permeated the entire hall.
In the center of the hall, a huge screen displayed a world map.
On the map, dozens of striking red dots were distributed, each representing a tracked zombie.
"Beep!"
Suddenly, an alarm sounded.
A message popped up on the large screen: "Tracking failed!"
A soldier stood up and reported loudly:
"Report! The opponent's zombie has been upgraded with a patch, and the 'CV33
Commander Junpei, a middle-aged man with the rank of Major General on his shoulder, did not show surprise upon hearing this.
Since Joker could invade the military exercise, he was definitely not an ordinary
"Activate the 'CV004 intrusion tool' and continue tracking," Junpei ordered without changing his expression.
Switching to another tool, they continued tracking.
One zombie after another was breached.
Elliot narrowed his eyes, analyzing the opponent's attack methods while simultaneously initiating anti-tracking.
Offense is the best defense.
"Discovered IP address: 115.10.2.3"
"Discovered IP address: 115.10.12.6"
"Discovered IP address: 115.10.12.8"
...
Over a hundred IP addresses were tracked.
The opponent was not one person, but a team.
Carefully considering these IPs gave Elliot a sense of familiarity.
Thinking of something, Elliot opened a spreadsheet file containing the intelligence he had collected over the past two weeks regarding Solaria's exercises.
He quickly found the answer.
The IPs were from Solaria's "301st Electronic Warfare Squadron."
This was a professional cyber warfare team assembled by the Solarian military.
Solaria's national team had entered the field.
Elliot's fingers lightly tapped on the desktop.
Usually, this action meant he was about to stir up trouble.
"Since you want to play, then Grandpa will play with you," Elliot's mouth curved into a sly smile.
In his heart, he already had an idea.
First, he brought up a
"Discovered IP address 115.10.2.3, found
"Discovered IP address 115.10.12.6, found
"Discovered IP address 115.10.12.8, found
...
Next, it was simple. He activated the "
He lightly tapped the Enter key—
A camera window appeared on the laptop screen: it was the command hall of the 301st Electronic Warfare Squadron.
Hundreds of soldiers in camouflage uniforms.
A huge screen, with various data and charts that were dazzling to the eye.
This was Solaria's regular army.
It looked quite impressive.
Elliot's gaze fell on a military officer in the center of the hall with the rank of Major General on his shoulder.
"Beep!"
Just then, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Discovered so quickly?" Elliot was a little surprised.
As expected of a professional cyber warfare team, their reaction speed was fast.
He had only opened a camera, and within a few seconds, it triggered the firewall.
"Hehe, Solaria discovered it, right? Then Grandpa will give you a big gift!" Elliot chuckled.
As his voice fell, the screen of all the computers in the hall, including the huge screen, all switched:
"Drat you, Silly Sheep, I will definitely catch you!"
"Grumpy Wolf, you always say that, but you fail every time!"
"Hmph! This time I won't fail again, I'll use my new invention to catch you!"
...
It was Silly Sheep again.
"You guys look too tired, let me help you relax, no need to thank me!" Elliot grinned wickedly.
The hall was in chaos.
The Solarians were panicking.
Who would have thought that their own base camp would be raided?
"Cut off all external links!" Major General Junpei was relatively calm and immediately issued the order.
A dozen seconds later, all screens returned to normal.
After a few more minutes, they found the opponent's intrusion method, which utilized a port service
This reaction speed was much better than the Solarians on the Tempest destroyer.
As expected of a professional cyber warfare team.
Elliot couldn't help but give them a thumbs up.
In the hall, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
The Solarians all had ugly expressions. To think that they were all elites, handpicked from thousands, able to be selected to join the "301st Electronic Warfare Squadron." Every single one was a technical expert, yet now their base camp had been infiltrated by the opponent.
Playing cartoons.
It was a blatant provocation and mockery.
How could the Solarians tolerate this insult?
Counterattack.
"Crackle!"
The sound of keyboards typing was as dense as a downpour, echoing throughout the hall.
The Solarians were all pumped up, desperately tracking Joker's whereabouts.
"Target IP: 230.10.111.2"
"Jump to IP: 221.36.52.1"
"Jump to IP: 110.23.56.8"
...
Commander Junpei's eyes were fixed on the large screen, marking out one zombie after another.
The Solarians pursued relentlessly.
Half an hour later, an IP address was tracked: 120.114.12.123 (Isla Vista).
The image on the large screen switched to a satellite map of the city of Isla Vista.
A red dot was marked on a building in the city center.
Junpei narrowed his eyes, staring at the red dot, "Are you sure this is Joker's hiding place?"
A deputy beside him hesitated for a moment and replied, "We cannot be completely sure, but General, the clues we have found so far point to Isla Vista."
The implication was that for now, this was the only lead, and they could only investigate further.
Junpei no longer hesitated, picked up a red phone on the table, and dialed the Solarian Embassy in Isla Vista.
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Isla Vista, Solarian Embassy.
In the office, a middle-aged man with a mustache, dressed in a suit and tie, was processing documents.
Just then, a red phone on the table rang.
The man with the mustache picked up the phone, "This is the Isla Vista Solarian Embassy, I am Ambassador Yutaka."
"Ambassador Yutaka, I am Junpei, my unit requires your assistance..." A serious voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Yes... Yes..."
Yutaka bowed his head, hung up the phone, picked up another phone on the table, and dialed the Solarian Air Force Base in Isla Vista.
Solaria and the Republic of Isla Vista had signed a "Visiting Forces Agreement," under which Solaria built an air force base in Isla Vista.
The Solarians were directly mobilizing the Marines from the air force base to apprehend Joker.
The operation also required cooperation from Isla Vista, so Yutaka made several more calls.
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(End of this chapter)
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Translator and Editor - Husband
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