LRAB Chapter 68
Chapter 68
Chapter 68: Cyber Monitoring.
Cyber Monitoring was originally founded as a European cybersecurity company, but soon became an international organization sponsored by the company due to its success.
“”Cyber police” are good at protecting data fortresses, hunting down unlicensed A1s, preventing illegal intrusions, eliminating software threats and dealing with troublesome hackers.
Network monitors are also responsible for maintaining the Black Wall, an intrusion-resistant electronic barrier set up for post-crash roaming AI. For companies, network monitors are their network soldiers. They will go after whoever the company pays them to go after.
Therefore, company publicity drafts often portray network monitors as the guardians of humanity. Without them, the network would have fallen apart long ago.
The truth is, for ordinary hackers, becoming a”public enemy” in the eyes of network monitors does not seem to be that difficult. They need to access the network and then carefully read the security agreements received by all users.
As long as they dare to cross the line, there will be new recruits in the network monitoring branch closest to you who can’t wait to add a criminal record for you.
In 2077, one of the main goals of the Cyber Watch is to prevent people from crossing the Black Wall: this virtual wall is set up to prevent the rebellious AI from breaking through.
Therefore, the Cyber Watch and the Net Walkers are incompatible, and the Cyber Watch regards the Voodoo Gang as the number one enemy, because these guys hope to destroy the Black Wall. They actually believe that the AIs roaming outside the Black Wall can promote the development of mankind. How stupid!
Now, the”Voodoo Gang” dares to create their own server in the Night City network, which is absolutely not allowed by the Cyber Watch.
“The Poseidon system must be destroyed!”
Soon the battlefield opened up by the Poseidon subnet began to fight. From time to time, hackers twitched in their chairs. They were killed by the network monitors. Arcs flashed outside their heads and emitted a lot of pungent smoke.
This was enough to prove how fierce the battle in the subnet was at the moment. At this moment, Lucy finally made up her mind. She peeled off the hair behind her forehead, revealing the black hole of the connection prosthesis.
“Ah Li, I don’t want to regret my choice”
“Maybe it was the wrong choice.”
The voodoo gang helped connect the data transmission line to the back of her head. Lucy looked at the hacker corpses around her with smoking heads, and she seemed to see her own end.
“”Apprentice, Master will teach you another lesson now. Don’t trust anyone in this Night City! Including the promises that Master gave you.”
Then she lay down on the chair, her eyes flashing wildly, and her whole consciousness had already escaped into the cyberspace.
Ali stood beside her until all the hackers present entered the virtual network battlefield. The lively scene suddenly became silent, with occasional screams, and people’s brains were constantly burned on the hacker chairs. The screams echoed in this vast and quiet underground base, indicating that this war in the network was very exciting, and the ending was destined to be tragic.
But even so, Ali had the confidence to protect Lucy, because his mind was communicating with the system, and the icon for”signing in” inside was already lit!
【Sign in!】
【Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in for three minutes at the plot character”Voodoo Gang” Delasip and obtaining the exclusive skill [Military-grade Brain System】】
【Sign in!】
【Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in for three minutes with the plot character”Voodoo Gang” Bridget and obtaining the exclusive survival skill [Complete Poseidon System (Military-Grade Blue)]
Yes, the complete [Poseidon System]. This is Ali’s confidence. As long as Lucy is in danger, he can drag Lucy into Ali’s Poseidon System at any time, and with the help of the amplification of the Poseidon System, Ali’s hacking skills can also move from the 15th-level epic hacker to the 18th-level legendary hacker!
“Boy, don’t act rashly. I’ll be watching you.”
“Take care of yourself.”
Delasip looked at Ali warily. He and some other armed members of the”Voodoo Gang” guarded the leader Bridget together, and protected the”Voodoo Gang” hackers who were building a BBS (data fortress). Ali ignored him, he closed his eyes and pretended to rest, but in fact, the implanted prosthetic eye under his eyelids had been activated, and the light in his eyes flashed like Lucy.
【Military-grade Kijirushi optical prosthetic eye type 2] activated!
【Complete Poseidon System (Military-Grade Blue)]
Started!
【Level 15 Epic Hacker Skills] Start!
In an unknown corner, Ali’s huge data flow is entering the cyberspace battlefield opened up by the”Poseidon Subnet” through the”Deep Dive Connection” on Lucy’s head!
This is a very dangerous behavior. Ali has no helmet connection, which means that his consciousness cannot be concentrated, and there is no protection from the”Network Deep Dive” chair.
Half of his”soul” is still standing next to Lucy in the real world, while the other half of his”soul” has entered the virtual cyberspace.
This kind of soul-pulling thing can easily cause a person to have a mental breakdown and become a cyber madman. For example, Ali’s current state, his two eyes can see different pictures, half in reality and half in virtuality. He wants to raise his hand in reality, but finds that he can’t raise it at all, while his own hand in the cyber world is raised.
He wants to walk in the cyber world, but finds that he can’t walk, but his legs in the real world can’t help but move. Fortunately, Ali has a”20-point full-level calmness” that surpasses others.
With a strong calming ability, this can stabilize his mind and prevent him from going insane, and also allow Ali to start trying activities in cyberspace.
As Ali kept trying to switch between reality and virtuality, cold sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, but he was still able to control himself and barely managed to stay normal under Delasip’s nose, so that he didn’t find anything unusual.
At this moment in cyberspace, in the ocean of data constructed by countless digital streams, Lucy was searching for traces of”network monitoring”
“The exploration of the deep web is always accompanied by the disappearance of life”
“Who controls my destiny?”
Lucy sighed. She”swimmed” in the data ocean and soon she entered the battlefield.
【Poseidon Subnet Switch】
【Maze Route:
In order to stop the invasion of the network monitors, Bridget designed a command for the”Poseidon Subnet”, which is to change the cyber battlefield at any time, making it difficult for the network monitors to move forward with complex scenes.
Once Lucy stepped into the cyber battlefield where the two sides were fighting, she could only feel that the surrounding”data ocean currents” had turned into a maze constructed by”metal blocks”.
【Detected identity】
【Lucy, belongs to the Voodoo Gang Defense Force】】
【Get Poseidon subnet data bonus】
【Map sharing, the location of the Internet monitoring red dot has been marked】
【Mission: Ambush the red dot, please prevent the network monitor from approaching the BBS (data fortress)]
After all, the Poseidon system was created by the Voodoo Gang. As a party assisting the Voodoo Gang, Lucy naturally received the home battle increase of the Poseidon subnet and gained a large map vision.
It is also because of the home battle of the”Poseidon system” that those low-level and mid-level hackers hired from outside can persist in the hands of the network monitor for so long, consuming most of the network monitor’s decryption speed.
��Decrypt, decompose, and open!”
The network monitoring hackers who launched a massive attack on the”Poseidon System” are all high-level hackers. Since they are fighting away from home, not only are their strengths weakened, but they also need to unlock the”maze” to move forward.
“Damn it, are you cyberpunks crazy? You actually dare to help the Voodoo Gang. Do you know the Voodoo Gang’s ambition?”
“That group of”crazy guys” are a group of crazy guys who want to open the”black wall”. Once the”Poseidon System” is established, those Voodoo Gang bastards will be free to break the black wall.
Once the black wall is opened, the crazy roaming AI outside will rush in. At that time, all Internet products and all Internet programs will be ruined! You and me, all of us will die!”
A network monitoring agent killed a cyber hacker, and he angrily cursed the other cyber hackers who blocked him. Compared with the dead cyber hackers, their network monitoring also suffered heavy losses because of this action.
“We don’t care about other things. Anyway, if you take money from others, you have to do things for them. We are only responsible for stopping you. As long as you stop moving forward, we will not make things difficult for you.”
Twos and threes of cyber hackers blocked the network monitoring agent. Although they were only mid-level hackers and low-level hackers, with the help of the increase in the main battlefield of the”Poseidon Subnet”, they could compete with the network monitoring of high-level hackers.
“Very good, you are a bunch of short-sighted people. Since you can’t make sense, then you can die!”
The Internet monitoring agent’s eyes suddenly flickered, and countless technical spikes converged to attack the cyber hackers. The advanced hacking technology immediately made this group of unskilled cyber hackers flustered.
“”Puff!”
One of the low-level hackers was unable to dodge and was pierced in the heart by the data spike. He screamed and his entire virtual body turned into nothingness.
In reality, he kept wailing, and then his brain began to flash arcs and bursts, and then black smoke rose from his brain. Just by being stabbed, his head was instantly roasted, and there was no hope of saving it.
In network time, after killing another cyber hacker, the network monitoring agent did not stop, but increased the intensity and began to attack the remaining cyber hackers frantically.
If there was no increase in the main battlefield, the remaining group of cyber hackers, who were only”intermediate hackers” at most, would have died long ago. However, because of the”God’s perspective” provided by the”Poseidon Subnet”, they easily avoided the spike attacks from the high-level hackers and organized the data flow to launch a counterattack.
Such battlefields occur in every corner of cyberspace, and the”subnet maze” isolates all the network monitors and prevents them from forming a formation. In the series, several cyber hackers are targeting a network monitoring agent alone.
The senior hackers of the Voodoo Gang are fighting one-on-one with the network monitoring agents. In the cyber world, senior hackers have their own means of survival, and they are difficult to kill.
Even if the hackers of the Voodoo Gang have the advantage of fighting at home and can suppress the network monitoring agents, they cannot take them down in a short time. Of course, they don’t need to win, they just need to delay time.
Lucy followed the guidance of the subnet map and came to a network monitor. The two started a battle between senior hackers, one from”Arasaka” and the other from”Network Monitoring”. The different network attack methods learned by the two forces began to collide.
With the help of the home advantage, just when Lucy was about to suppress and take down the network monitor, a sudden change occurred. A wandering AI suddenly appeared from the wall of the maze and swung the”butcher knife” at Lucy.”
“”Puff!”
Lucy dodged the attack narrowly, her pupils trembling constantly. She didn’t expect that a wandering AI with no consciousness and only the desire to attack would appear in the subnet!
Because Lucy’s attack was interrupted by the sudden wandering AI, the precarious network monitoring agent was able to get a chance to breathe.
But he did not take advantage of Lucy’s misfortune because she was dealing with the wandering AI. Instead, he organized an attack method and eliminated the wandering AI together with Lucy.
“1Why?”
After destroying the roaming AI, Lucy looked at the network monitoring agent in confusion. If he had just followed the roaming AI to attack Lucy, then Lucy would have had to turn around and run away, and might even get hurt, but he didn’t do that.
“Because we have no ill will towards you! I think we should have a chat.”
The Internet monitoring agent initiated a short shielding procedure, isolating the”Poseidon Subnet” from her amplification, but he did not take this opportunity to���Instead of attacking Lucy, he said:”It is safe for us to talk now. I have temporarily blocked their surveillance of us.”
“I can see that your level is very high, and the hacking technology you use comes from”Arasaka”, so you are not a member of their”Voodoo Gang” at all. Let me put it this way, you tell me a number, I don’t know how much money they can give you, but our network monitoring is definitely richer than them!”
“”Hmm~ You want to bribe me?”
Lucy’s eyes lit up when she heard that. She was indeed short of money now. If the network monitor could give her more benefits, she would cooperate.
However, betrayal must be hidden as much as possible and not be revealed obviously, because the”Poseidon Subnet” system not only gives a boost in home operations, but also monitors them, the cyber hackers.
Once Lucy shows her intention or behavior to agree to cooperate, the”Poseidon Subnet” system will immediately judge her as an enemy.
At that time, not only will she lose the boost and be suppressed by the network, but her position will also become a red dot in the vision map of other”Voodoo Gang defenders”.
The most fatal thing is that her physical body is still lying inside the”Voodoo Gang”.
If Lucy is marked as an enemy by the”Poseidon Subnet”, the armed soldiers of the”Voodoo Gang” in the real world will not just be dazed, they will immediately kill Lucy’s physical body!
“It’s not bribery. I know you can’t betray them with your actions. I just hope you can let me check the”Poseidon Subnet Main Battlefield Permissions” in your connection. It only takes one second for me to know the large map released by the”Poseidon Subnet”. This way we can know the hidden location of their BBS.”
“Don’t worry, my jammer can effectively block the surveillance of the Poseidon subnet, and you will not be in any danger. Please help me. After all, the Voodoo Gang is not worth your life. They have never been professional in doing things!”
“Listen, this is very important. Only by knowing the terrain of this cyberspace can our agents fight their way out of this maze and enter the BBS they are building. Otherwise, once the”Poseidon System” is consolidated, we will lose our checks and balances on the”Voodoo Gang”, and they will be lawless on the Internet!”
“So, what does it have to do with me? I’m just a cyberpunk. I only care about my own interests. You also know that I’m from”Arasaka”. I’m tired of the ugliness of the company.”
“Anyway, the network is the company’s network. Instead of letting the company do whatever it wants in the online world, it is better to let the”Voodoo Gang” turn the network upside down.”
The network monitoring agent looked at Lucy:”Come on, stop fantasizing. No matter how bad the company is, at least it is stabilizing the ecology and security of Night City, and will do some practical construction.”
“As for the”Voodoo Gang”, do you really think they will give you the”benefits” they promised? They have been in Night City for so many years, but they still use the old tricks of the tribe and never trust outsiders.”
“Do you know why you cyberpunks are here to stop us? Do you know why the Voodoo Gang is willing to take you to their headquarters? Do you know why they are willing to show you the Poseidon System? Because they don’t intend to let you get out alive!”
“To them, you are a piece of”Ranyon”. Do you know what that means? It means that outsiders who work for them are a”foot cloth”.”！”
“You will be useless after the mission is over, just like a foot cloth! So you must help me, not only to protect the network environment, but also for yourself!”
These words made Lucy’s heart tremble. Yes, what the Internet monitoring agent said was also what Lucy was worried about. It was because she was afraid that the”Voodoo Gang” would abandon her, so she needed Ali to help protect her body.
“Okay, tell me your conditions.”
“How about this, we both take a step back, I promise on behalf of the Internet monitoring agency that I will give you some money later, and you just need to let me take a look at the map sharing released by”Poseidon Subnet”, how about that?”