“I didn’t expect you to do something so boring. Well then, I’ll play along with you.” As she spoke, Ashley Young’s fingers danced across the keyboard once more. This time, she completely abandoned her own defenses and switched from defense to offense!

Watching Henry Lawson launch a fierce attack with “Crimson Torrent,” breaking through the opponent’s firewall with overwhelming force, Andrew Stone couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement. Ghost’s signature move truly lives up to its reputation—if I get the chance, I must have him teach me.

When Henry Lawson realized he had broken through Ashley Young’s firewall, he excitedly licked his lips. Let’s see what good stuff you’re hiding in your computer.

Just as Henry Lawson was about to browse through Ashley Young’s computer without restraint, his own computer’s firewall suddenly blared an urgent alarm—he was under attack. He had no time to continue searching Ashley Young’s computer and hurriedly organized his own defenses.

Although he responded quickly, Henry Lawson’s firewall was still being steadily weakened by the opponent. During a brief pause in his defense, he checked the source of the attack and discovered that the data assaulting him came from dozens of different IPs around the world. Tracing the source controlling these IPs, he was shocked to find it was the very same Ashley Young he had just attacked! In that instant, the roles of hunter and prey were reversed!

Ashley Young’s attack was far more intense than Henry Lawson had imagined. By his estimation, in no more than five minutes, she would completely break through his firewall and seize administrative control of his computer.

“Damn it!”

Henry Lawson cursed under his breath. After entering a string of defensive commands in a command window, he gave up on reinforcing the firewall and instead ran another program from his desktop.

“Are you giving up already? Kuanglong, your skills in the computer field can’t compare to your prowess in special operations.” Ashley Young chuckled softly and intensified her assault. In an instant, Henry Lawson’s firewall collapsed with a crash. But when she tried to take over control of Henry Lawson’s computer, she encountered an invisible barrier. This barrier wasn’t a firewall, but its defensive power far surpassed any known firewall on the market.

“Absolute Defense?!”

Is this Ghost’s Absolute Defense?! Henry Lawson’s display of skill once again astonished Andrew Stone. If “Crimson Torrent” was Ghost’s signature move in the Red Domain, then “Absolute Defense” was his iconic, unique technique in the Blue Domain! In the hacker world’s Blue Domain, Absolute Defense was known as an impenetrable barrier!

Under the protection of Absolute Defense, Henry Lawson’s expression became calm again. But his composure didn’t last long, because under Ashley Young’s attack, even the Absolute Defense barrier began to show signs of being breached!

“To others, Absolute Defense may seem unbreakable, but there’s no such thing as true absolutes in this world!” As Ashley Young’s fingers danced across the keyboard, her face was filled with the confidence of a true expert.

Is this the “Holy Sword”?! Henry Lawson’s expression at that moment was as if he’d seen a ghost. Ashley Young was right—there’s no such thing as true absolutes, and Absolute Defense isn’t truly unbreakable. The only thing that can break Absolute Defense is the “Holy Sword” created by Ghost!

But as far as Henry Lawson knew, as the network warfare instructor of the Longyin Unit, Ziwu would teach all the hacking techniques he knew in his classes—except for the “Holy Sword.” Since the “Holy Sword” appeared, only he himself and his disciple Ethan Moore had ever mastered it. But former Longyin Unit member Ethan Moore had died in a mission many years ago, and since then, there had been no news of Ghost taking on any new disciples. Ashley Young, what is your connection to Ziwu, or perhaps to the Longyin Unit?

Since the opponent had already used the “Holy Sword,” Henry Lawson knew there was no point in resisting any further, so he straightforwardly chose to admit defeat. Five minutes later, Absolute Defense was broken by Ashley Young, and control of the computer was seized. Ten minutes later, a powerful data stream surged in, and under the stunned gazes of Henry Lawson and Andrew Stone, the 20,000-yuan Alienware laptop emitted a puff of smoke—the motherboard was fried.

Henry Lawson glanced apologetically at Andrew Stone, but the guy just said his computer had lifetime warranty, and he’d just call customer service to have the motherboard replaced—no need to worry about it.

“Haozi, who was it you just sparred with?” What Andrew Stone really cared about was the expert who could break through Absolute Defense. Could the Computer Science Department at Donghai University really be hiding such dragons among men?

“Ashley Young.” There was a hint of bitterness in Henry Lawson’s voice.

“That woman is that strong?!”

Henry Lawson gave a wry nod. At that moment, the phone Henry Lawson had left on the table vibrated softly—a text message from an unfamiliar number.

“Attacking my computer just now—was it fun?”

“Ashley Young?” Henry Lawson quickly replied, “How did you get my number?”

“If I can break into your computer, how hard could it be to find your phone number? When it comes to computers, you’re still far behind me. Why did you hack my computer anyway?”

“You took my student ID, so I had to get a photo in exchange.”

“If you wanted a photo, you could’ve just asked me. Why go to all that trouble to hack my computer?”

“If I asked you, would you give it to me?”

“If you don’t ask, how do you know I wouldn’t?”

“I’m asking now—will you give it to me?”