"Step out for a bit, and don’t wander off," Su Yunling instructed Gu Zhiqi before leaving.
Gu Zhiqi nodded distractedly and continued to type.
Just as Su Yunling reached the private room’s entrance, Chubby Chiu suddenly detached from his button and flew towards Gu Zhiqi.
Su Yunling felt something, paused in his stride, glanced back, and then quickly diverted his gaze and exited the room.
As Chubby Chiu returned to Gu Zhiqi’s mind, its voice also rang inside Gu Zhiqi’s head.
"Beep—Salvation mission has been triggered."
"Detected a powerful Terrorist Organization, Angel, attempting to invade and take over the Ever Winning Army’s network system, which may lead to the collapse of this plane of existence. Therefore, please stop Angel’s invasion of the Ever Winning Army defense system and reinforce it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi paused in his typing, "Is this Angel that strong? Even the hackers of the Ever Winning Army can’t stop it?"
The Ever Winning Army was formidable; it couldn’t be that they lacked capable hackers.
"The expert hackers have all nearly run off to build the net," Chubby Chiu, having spent quite some days in this world’s cyberworld, understood the distribution of top hackers in this world to some extent.
"Fine," Gu Zhiqi casually responded to Chubby Chiu, put away his phone, and left the private room.
Inside the room, aside from Fu Xiyan on a phone call, Tang Yichen and Yun Miao were gathered around Fu Hong’s computer, and no one noticed Gu Zhiqi’s departure.
"How’s the situation now?" Fu Xiyan finished his call, returned to Fu Hong and the others, and continued to stare at the computer.
"Although we blocked the first wave of invasion, the adversary hasn’t given up, and it’s clear that several hackers are taking turns at the invasion. I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold out much longer," Fu Hong said, his complexion terrible, his forehead already slick with fine sweat.
If it weren’t for the past few days spent studying Jiu’s defense techniques and his considerable improvements, he feared that with his previous capabilities, he would have already been defeated.
Fu Hong was panicking inside, but having been trained, he needed to strive for calm in the face of the great enemy, no matter how panicked he was.
Standing by, Tang Yichen and Yun Miao were anything but calm.
Not wanting to disturb Fu Hong, they didn’t dare get too close to him and could only stand at a certain distance, pinching each other’s arms.
The second wave of the invasion began.
Fu Hong’s face grew ever more unsightly, his gaze fixed on the computer screen, and his fingers moving ceaselessly.
"Not good, they’ve switched to an even more skilled hacker," Fu Hong said, voice trembling with panic, his fingers hitting the keyboard mechanically.
The high concentration demanded was taking a toll, and Fu Hong was feeling mentally exhausted. He gritted his teeth in an effort to maintain his mental state.
He dared not relax or slacken in the slightest.
Gradually, he felt himself losing control of his fingers.
His fingers continued to type from muscle memory, but Fu Hong’s mind began to blur.
On the computer, code windows flashed by rapidly, contributing to Fu Hong’s dizziness.
"I can’t hold on any longer," Fu Hong said, his voice speaking of near-panic.
"No, you can’t give up, man. A man can’t admit he’s beaten! You have to hang in there!" Tang Yichen urged, immediately becoming frantic upon hearing this.
Fu Hong, teeth gritted, kept his gaze locked on the computer screen, his already uncomfortable face turning ashen.
The enemy’s intrusion was nearing success, stuck at 99%, and Fu Hong was so anxious he felt like crying.
But still, he dared not stop his hands from hitting the keyboard, his eyes red as he stared desperately at the computer screen.