Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth) novel Chapter 502

Chapter 502

As time ticked away, the tension in the atmosphere became more and more palpable.

Dave was looking at the computer once in a while. “Has Anonymous gone online?”

Miguel shook his head.

Dave's expression darkened.

Right then, Miguel asked, “Could it be that he remembered it wrongly? Should we call Kenneth to ask him about this?”

“No need. He's in an even more tense situation than we're in so don't distract him,” Dave said. “We'll follow our initial plan and just buy time.”

As Miguel stared at Dave, he asked, “Dave, are you worried that Anonymous has set Kenneth up?”

“If that's the case, I'll find him and kill him,” Dave gritted out.

Anthony sneaked a glance at Dave at that.

Miguel continued, “Dave, I think something might have happened, and that's why he's late. He has never broken any of his promises.”

However, Dave sneered. “I hope that's the case.”

Miguel did not know what else to say to Dave.

In the meantime, Anthony was still staring at them.

My reputation! My reputation's gone!

No one saw the lamenting look on his face.

It was almost time. Shortly after, Miguel's voice came out of the speakers. “Dave, it's time.”

The first thing Dave asked was, “Is Anonymous online?”

Miguel slowly shook his head.

Dave said nothing else after that. “Our original plan didn't include him anyway. We'll just assume that this is an accident, and we'll have to do our best. It'll be two birds with one stone if we win—our success will be known to others, but if we lose... It's fine too. Even if you lose, others might not win. However, we might need to retreat right away if that happens.”

Dave's last sentence was the most important thing they needed to know.

If they lost, the other party would track down where they were, and that would be extremely dangerous for them.

Miguel's expression turned serious after he registered Dave's words.

“Don't worry, Dave. We'll do our best.”

Dave nodded. “Let's start.”

Miguel then turned to the people beside him and said, “If you want to achieve something, today's the day!”

“Let's do this!” the people responded in unison. They were not fazed by the potential danger at all.

Perhaps it was because they had put aside their fear of death when they entered their line of work.

Anyway, all of them looked lively and confident at that moment.

Without further ado, they began their attack.

“Nick, hurry up! Let's try to take them down in minutes.”

“Hayden, get them from the other end!”

“I'm almost done. Give me a little more time,” Miguel said as he stared at the computer and directed them.

The bunch of young people was swiftly typing away on their keyboards.

Meanwhile, Dave was watching from the side, his eyes fixated on the large display monitor. His brows were furrowed, and his features were schooled into a grim expression.

Anthony and Benjamin were looking at them as well.

It was a tense scene.

“Miguel, they've discovered us!”

“Miguel, hurry up! We're going to go up against them after getting it!”

“I need a little more time!”

“Sh*t, they've set up an alarm that alerts them of any invasion!”

“They've started counterattacking!”

Miguel was swift, but just as they were about to get what they wanted, they were intercepted.

“F*ck, we were so close!” one of them cursed in anger.

Miguel managed to keep his graceful demeanor as he uttered, “In that case, we'll have to confront them directly. Well, I wanted to find out how impressive the hackers of Vermillion Base are anyway.”

Hence, both sides entered a battle.

One attacked, and the other defended.

Anthony and Benjamin could not help but inch closer to the screen.

Benjamin said, “Why am I feeling even more nervous than the times I'm actually doing it myself?”

“That's because you know your limits when you're doing it yourself,” Anthony pointed out.

Benjamin fell silent and continued watching.

By then, the situation had already changed.

“Miguel, they're tracking us down now!”

“Stop them! Stop them by all means!” Miguel yelled.

“They must have gotten more people to help them out. Miguel, be faster!”

“Give me a moment!” Miguel cried out and his eyes never leave his computer. His lively expression earlier was now nowhere to be found, and he looked much more solemn.

Dave was still watching from the side with his fists clenched and his brows furrowed.

“My, the hackers of Vermillion Base are quite impressive.”

“Impressive, my foot! It's just tough because they have the numbers!”

“There's no point wasting your breath. Regardless of how many people they have, we are lousier comparatively.” Miguel continued directing their actions after that. “Don't get distracted and keep up with your job. Nick, stop them. I don't care what you do to achieve that, but you can't let us lose!”

“Got it!”

Then, Miguel continued, “Hayden, help him out. Leave the rest to me.”

“All right.”

Thus, they started another round of battle.

It was a nerve-wracking situation. Miguel was going up against several hackers alone, and not only did he have to keep attacking, but he also had to find new points to enter the system.

“Anthony, do you think they'll win?” Benjamin asked.

“It's hard to say,” his brother answered.

Benjamin turned back to look at the others. “Why do I feel like this is a life-and-death situation?”

“It's because that's what it is,” Anthony murmured. His brows were knitted as he stared at the display monitor. He could see that things were not going well.

Right then, Benjamin turned to look behind him and muttered, “What do we do now? Why don't you sneak out now?”

Anthony turned to look at the door as well. “Putting aside how unlikely it is for me to get out of this room and make things even more chaotic, you should take a look at Mr. Dave's expression.”

When Benjamin looked to the side, he noticed that Dave indeed had scrunched up his face.

“What do we do then?” Benjamin whispered.

Just as Anthony parted his lips to say something, someone said, “Miguel, this is going to fail. We can't keep this up with just the two of us!”

“Hang on a little longer!” Miguel insisted.

“We're failing! We can't hold them back anymore.”

At that, Miguel gave up on the attack and took a defensive stance instead.

Dave sighed before turning to head out.

The others seemed to understand the meaning behind Dave's departure.

Right then, someone yelled, “Miguel, watch out!”

When Miguel snapped back to his senses, he realized that the other party was trying to track down where he was.

At that, Miguel swiftly tried to stop them as he typed rapidly on his computer, his frown seemingly a permanent fixture on his face.

The others realized the gravity of the situation, and they gave up on their tasks to help Miguel out.

Defending the privacy of their location was their utmost priority. If the hackers of Vermillion Base tracked them down, they would suffer a complete defeat.

“Hayden, be careful of the trap!” Miguel shouted.

But it was too late. Hayden had already stepped right into it.

“Sh*t,” Miguel swore.

They stiffened when they saw the other hackers starting to pinpoint their location. Are we doomed to fail today?

Their reputation was not the only thing on the line for their lives were in danger too.

In the nick of time, Anthony darted over and grabbed the keyboard. He then started letting his fingers fly across the keyboard.

Hayden froze.

W-What is going on?