Chapter 240 V-Parasite (2/2)

"You know the 2077 Corpowar?"

"I know of it Not all its details"

"Right, a lot of it is under wraps Well, you kno the Corpowar ended, yeah?"

"Yeah Mega corporations scrapped against each other, sending out assassins and mercs and villains

Unlike the first Corpowar,civilians

Ended with a fourth of Neo-Paris in ashes after a series of experiuard to step in personally and end things

One of the last tie, too"

"Right, right Those experia nice and pretty seat on the Fortune Council Meaning they had top of the line net security The best technos and infrastructure in Cyberspace that credits could buy

But you knohat ar up half of Saber's ar The Z-Parasite It infected Saber's networks and stayed dorot to the bombs hidden in the depths of their security"

"…" AldrichZ is the creator of that bug?"

"Yeah And I, her all so talented student, took that bug and made it my oith a feists," said Svetlanna "It's even harder to trace, though a little bit less effective penetration wise In other words, you really don't have to worry

Relax and kick back I'ues ahead of Deset out of this bug?" said Aldrich, hisinto possibilities

"What happened to relaxing?" Svetlanna sighed "You'll burn yourself out at that rate Well, let me see, ure I'll be able to snoop around in any calls or chats that Desmond has on his coet inside his base?" said Aldrich

"No, not yet His base has soet behind the first gate, it gets easier to storuards and sealed doors everywhere, but easier

I need soate for et that to happen?"

"If I' about my V-Parasite It can self replicate and latch onto anyone that goes in and out of Desure we'll find someone that has a closer relationshi+p with Des into Des What if that doesn't happen? What if Desmond doesn't let anyone in his castle walls other than those he truly trusts?"

"It's a possibility At that point, you'd have to use force, and you're less unless it has direction"

"Right And we have plenty of direction, don't we? You could kidnap one of his technos and force the Or I could try and infiltrate them myself, but they don't seem to ever leave their castle"

"It's a possibility, but it's too straightforward for now I can't har as he's still technically allied with the other chiefs

If one of his technos goesfor even a little while, I'm sure he'll know"

Svetlanna nodded "Then ait I'll keep an eye out on who s If they're anyone important, I'll let you know"

"Got it," said Aldrich "I'll be on my way out, then Good job, Svetlanna"

"Just call ood job, V"

Aldrich turned around, ready to leave

"One thing," said V

"H You want to be a superpower in this world, and I'oal? What are you planning with all that power?"

"That's hard to answer, because to be honest, I don't know exactly ht

What that really means or how it ends, I don't know But what I do know for sure is whatever pathto follow it to the very end"

"That's pretty dramatic But pretty cool as well" V s ti all by ets drunk to the seventh dimension"