Chapter 149: Adventure (1/2)
Chapter 149: Adventure
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
Apache saw Wang Tong and Wang Ben walking towards him. He nodded at them and said, ”I knew that you two would be here too.”
”Did you find any way out?”
”No, not that easy… Look.” Apache picked up a rock and threw it at the fence. Before the rock had even hit the fence, it was blown into dust. They didn't even have to identify the direction from where the blast came from.
”How do we get out of here then?”
”There are no gates around here, but I believe there must be a central control room that can shut off the security system. There ought to be a way out of here!”
”Ah right! We can ask help from the Zhang brothers.” Apache called out aloud. The three of them found the Zhang brothers in their dorm playing virtual games. It wasn't any game one could buy in the store, since it was custom designed by the brothers themselves.
”Hey captain, what's up? ” Zhang Kui and Zhang Yan dropped their controller as soon as they saw Apache walk into their room.”
”I'm wondering if you two would be able to hack the security system on this island so that we can go out and explore.” The brothers were a pair of rebellious teenagers, so they immediately became excited after hearing their plan. They were further emboldened with Apache's support, since he would protect them even if shit hit the fan.
”Awesome! We were tempted to try that anyways.” The two of them took out their personal computers from their space crystals and connected it to the local security net as they became increasingly excited by the second. As the elite students in the faculty of Information Warfare, their favorite activity was hacking other defense or security systems.
After a brief second of waiting for the perfect moment to start their strike, Apache gave the order: ”Now!”
The Zhang brothers quickly went into action. They were infamous troublemakers ever since they were kids. They had created some serious disturbance on the internet and made their name as two of the most notorious hackers. Fortunately for them, their talent was discovered by Martyrus, and the latter took the brothers into his school. Their schooling focused primarily on information warfare, as they had already given up the rest of the subjects.
Martyrus was a great teacher, because he knew when to develop a student in all areas and when to focus on only a few subjects. That being said, Martyrus's patience and devotion were the keys in delivering a solid training program while being swamped by administrative matters.
A Thousand miles down the ocean, inside an enormous control room, the siren suddenly went off. However, the workers did not seem to be surprised by it, as they went on with their work as usual.
Both Martyrus and Samantha were inside the room, and an old man accompanied them.
”Dr. Maggis, what do you think about the abilities of these two boys?” The old man stared at the threat level on the display as he cracked a smile and said, ”Not bad. But we can make it more exciting for them.”
Dr. Maggis dialed up the defense level through a hologram on the control board. The defense level the security system cranked up instantly. On another CCTV screen, people saw the Zhang brothers furrow their brows.
”Captain, the security setting here is harder to hack than those of the trust funds companies,” Zhang said as he operated his computer, prying at the security system for weak spots.
”Can you do it?”
”Of course captain! Since when have we let you down?” Zhang Kui smiled casually. Wang Tong and Wang Ben knew they wouldn't be too much of help, so they stood aside and watched quietly.
”Doc, let those three pass for now, and we will teach the two insolent boys a lesson later.” Martyrus cracked a smile. He felt fortunate that Dr. Maggis was here, so finally, he could show the two brothers Mountain Tai.
”Are you sure you want them out? There are ... Zergs everywhere out there.”
”No worries. That tall one is Apache; he has been a member of the Special Unit for over a year now. Wang Ben, the one on the left, is the son of General Hu Ben. The one in the middle is the strongest of the three. He has even impressed Principal Martyrus.”
”One of the goals of this boot camp was to challenge the students to push themselves to their limits, to help them prepare for the merciless battles in real-life. Unfortunately for these three, our regular training wasn't challenging enough.” Samantha smiled as she explained to Dr. Maggis.
Samantha had to leave the Paradise Island for a while and had returned right after Massa had left. She had heard about Massa's comments regarding Wang Tong, and found it hard to believe. She couldn't remember ever hearing Massa compliment anyone. Massa's comments also reassured her of Wang Tong's immense potential.
Both principals understood that as a teacher and coach, their duty was to help the students find the balance between overconfidence and the complete lack of it. They both felt that the Wang Tong was on the side of overconfidence, and therefore, they decided to correct the course by giving him even tougher challenges.