Chapter 149: Adventure (2/2)
The day-off was only a ruse deployed by the two cunning principals. The trap had been carefully set for everyone, and Wang Tong was the first to rise to the bait.
”Ha ha! Done! ” Zhang Kui and Zhang Yan high-fived each other after they had successfully breached the security network. Suddenly, a door-sized hole appeared on the electrically charged fence.
”Well done!” Apache patted on the two brothers’ shoulder; he knew this two computer geniuses wouldn't let him down.
The Zhang brothers pounded their chest while holding an expression that said, ‘Yea bro, you can count on us!’
”Sh*t! The system is coming back on!” Zhang Yan suddenly shouted out. The two brothers fumbled to regain control of the system. The security system was not supposed to recognize their hacking codes, since they had been carefully embedded into the main codes. The brothers were impressed by FFC's security system's ability to detect hackers; this had never happened to them before.
”Let's move ahead, leave these to the experts.” Apache gestured Wang Tong and Wang Ben to follow him before he darted past the hole on the fence. Wang Tong and Wang Ben followed Apache to the other side of the fence, and the hole was shut immediately. The two brothers also fell into disarray as they found out that the FFC system was trying to breach their computer's mainframe.
If the FFC controlled their system, it would be the greatest humiliation to the brothers. The boldness of FFC's action was on the same level as a METAL's fighter who tried to disarm his opponent.
After a brief moment of disorientation, the hackers quickly gathered themselves and focused on defending against FFC's invasion.
”They had fended off the B-level threat that I had injected into their system. Not bad at all, considering their very limited resources.”
”Tell me about it. I was practically speechless after accidentally discovering their hacking ability on a business trip to the juvenile detention center where they had been held at. I 'liberated' them and sent them to my school. Well, I never regretted it ever since, although, they do need some training.”
”Training your student at our expense? You are indeed cheap like they had told me.” Dr. Maggis chided jokingly.
”It's an excellent opportunity for the kids to learn from the best.” Unable to hide his pride in his students, Martyrus let a smirk creep onto his cheeks. Although Martyrus was confident about his student's skills, he reckoned that the two brothers lacked resources to aid their talents, especially compared to their opponent: the FFC corporation.
The insistent sound of network alarms broke Martyrus's train of thoughts.
”Ha! The two punks seem to have sniffed out our ruse. They are attacking the system now. Interesting! Well, they asked for it!”
On the main monitor that spanned the entire length of the room was a mosaic of dozen different CCTV screens, one of which showed that Zhou Sisi and Ma Xiaoru had 'accidentally' triggered a space battle mission and were forced to complete the mission before they could exit the room.
These traps were not random, but were planned carefully by Samantha and Martyrus.
Meanwhile, Wang Tong, Wang Ben, and Apache had finally entered the real Paradise Island. Many exotic plants surrounded them, and some were not even native to Earth. It occurred to the three boys that this island seemed to be an enormous eco-lab, leaving them in awe of the incredible financial power of the FFC corp.
The boys' spidery senses were tingling: eighty percent of FFC's profit came from weaponry deals. So there would be more than just plants on this island.
Wang Tong paused and inhaled the air with a gulp, tasting it carefully in his mouth, and then said, ”It's like a Zoo here, for Zergs.”
”I suppose so. I can only think of one reason for FFC to establish such a large eco-lab. But why? Isn't studying Zergs the responsibility of the confederation?” Wang Ben agreed. Although he could not sense any Zergs around him, common sense had told him that danger was out there. Nevertheless, he was impressed by Wang Tong's incredible sense of smell.
”Who cares about 'why'? If there were any Zergs here, I wouldn't mind being the gardener of FFC's eco-lab.” Apache was excited at the promise of killing Zergs.
”I hope there are enough bugs for all of us.” Wang Ben joined Apache and flexed his fingers.
As the three of them walked carefully towards the center of the forest, they could hear a deep, raspy growl from the deep and dark end of the woods.
As they went further into the woods, they noticed how different it looked from the ground than it did from up above in the air. The island appeared to be covered with normal vegetation of tropical climate, but down here, the trees grew as tall as a skyscraper. It was evident then that the whole island was under some kind of visual distortion field, another fine example of FFC's unequivocal wealth.
Thinking of the 'treasures' hidden in the forest, the boys became increasingly excited.
After ten minutes of walking, Wang Tong signaled the team to stop as he bent down to a strange looking plant, touched it and then said with dismay: ”This island might not be what we had expected.”
Wang Tong's concern worried the other two boys as they knew that Wang Tong had a fair share of experience dealing with the Zergs. They asked cautiously, ”What's wrong?”