Rebirth of a Flopped Actress: Career First, Love Second

Chapter 444: Someone Find the Genius Behind This

Brogan hesitated. “What are you talking about?”

Olivia replied, “Let’s just say I stumbled across some… highly incriminating documents on someone else’s system.”

Brogan fell silent for a moment.

Olivia said, “If your military still can’t track down the hacker, how about I give you guys a 20% discount?”

Brogan blinked. “You know how to handle this?”

Olivia answered, “Depends on how much you’re willing to pay for my expertise.”

Brogan thought for a moment. The Grim Reaper Knocking on Doors Virus had already caused serious damage—even the military’s systems had been impacted. Recalling Olivia’s exceptional record at Aeroville Military Academy, he suddenly felt a bit more optimistic.

“If we don’t get our network back up, we can’t take further action. I’ll send a team to check out what you found, but if you really have the skills, I want you to help us track down the mastermind behind the Grim Reaper Knocking on Doors Virus. If you can stop this crisis early, I’ll make sure you’re well compensated.”

Olivia had just been aiming for a quick reward; she hadn’t expected to land a full-on government contract.

“Deal!”

The internet was still blowing up over the Grim Reaper Knocking on Doors Virus. But on the hacker forums, the panic was even worse.

“Has anyone cracked the source code for this thing yet?”

“Crack it? Dude, I lost two out of three computers already. No one even knows where this ToxiQ guy came from. If you’re gonna make a virus, at least make it look less like a straight-up death omen.”

“Where’s Zero? I thought for sure he’d have a fix by now.”

“Cipher spoke to him a few days ago. Apparently, Zero hit the jackpot, retired, and is off enjoying life somewhere…”

“Tagging CipherC—any updates? Any shot at cracking this soon?”

Tagged CipherC.

With Zero officially out of the game, everyone had one last hope—CipherC, the perpetual second place. But CipherC only responded with a short, blunt update.

Chapter 444: Someone Find the Genius Behind This

Cyperia’s hacker forums weren’t publicly accessible. Just finding the entrance required decoding encrypted pathways before gaining access. In short—anyone posting here was already a top-tier hacker. And yet, despite this gathering of experts, no one had managed to find a way to counter the Grim Reaper Knocking on Doors Virus in such a short time.

While the forum’s best continued to bicker, a random user suddenly made a post.

“Not sure anyone will believe me, but today… I saw a super defense system completely shut down the Grim Reaper Knocking on Doors Virus.”

The post immediately blew up.

“What kind of defense system?”

“Government-issued?”

“Be specific.”

“This virus just dropped yesterday. You expect me to believe someone already cracked it? Yeah, right.”

The original poster clearly hadn’t expected to catch the attention of so many top hackers. Without hesitation, he uploaded a video. The video showed a studio environment, with most of the people and identifiable details blurred out. But on the computer screens, the once cocky and untouchable Grim Reaper Knocking on Doors Virus was suddenly swarmed and devoured by a pack of chibi Little Wendigos, munching away like it was an all-you-can-eat buffet.

The poster? A Silhouette Studio technician.

“I have no clue what kind of super defense system this is. Does anyone know which genius created it?”

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