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CHAPTER 10
"You zero-tier clowns are truly a masterpiece of entertainment," the hacker mocked, his voice distorting with static. "But I'm bored. Miss Elsher—I’ll give you and your pathetic security team exactly two hours.”Slayde peered at the top of the monitor. His gaze locked directly onto the lens of the mounted camera, seemingly meeting the hacker's eyes through the glass.“Let's see if your 'interesting' new friend can actually do a single thing," the hacker taunted, "or if he's just another arrogant mouth. I want to see how much of your empire is left to burn when the timer hits zero."Pop!The audio feed snapped. The flashing red emergency alerts vanished, and the massive wall monitors smoothly reverted to standard corporate slides and financial tickers. A tense, suffocating quiet settled over the ballroom, broken only by the low murmurs of the bewildered elites.Slayde let out a heavy, irritated sigh, hooking his thumbs into his waistcoat pockets.‘Two hours’, he thought, a cold spar
CHAPTER 9
Slayde didn't answer immediately. He slowly turned his head, locking eyes with Brec Elsher.Brec didn't flinch. She maintained her ground, a calculating frown etching her face as she stared back. Beneath the glittering Austrian chandeliers, the silence between them turned palpable."Does it matter who I am?" Slayde finally asked, his low voice slicing through the quiet. He didn't offer a name, nor did his expression soften. He simply gestured toward the frozen keyboards with a tilt of his chin. "I'm just here to stop these amateurs before they make a mistake your empire can't recover from."Brec’s frown deepened. Her mind raced. Why did this stranger in a midnight-black suit care about her logistics data? How could he look at a military-grade algorithmic wipe and casually call it a mistake?Before she could press him, the lead cybersecurity specialist snapped."A mistake?!" he roared, his face flushing a furious, humiliated red. He stood up so fast his chair skidded backward
CHAPTER 8
Garrick blinked, caught off guard. "But Boss... you just said his architecture was sloppy. Thirty seconds on a terminal and you could crush him, trace his location. The global elite would owe you an unpayable debt.""And when did I start caring about what dying elites owe me?" Slayde murmured, his voice cutting through the ambient screaming. He turned his back to the giant monitors, ignoring the ruined tycoon dry-heaving onto the polished marble."Let the kid play his games," Slayde sneered softly, adjusting his tailored cuffs. "He's dismantling a system built by idiots. If these fools spent millions on cybersecurity just to watch their fortunes dissolve to a three-second mutation script, they deserve bankruptcy. I didn't spend twelve months in a cell to step out and become high society's tech support."Garrick let out a quiet breath, a tight, respectful smile returning. He bowed his head slightly. "Forgive me, Titan. I let the theater distract me. You're right. Their bleeding isn
CHAPTER 7
"That is Brec Elsher, Boss," Garrick reported smoothly, leaning in to speak in a quiet, confidential tone. "You’ve been off the grid for a year, so you missed her meteoric rise, but she possesses a terrifyingly strong identity in the upper echelons. She is the youngest daughter of Prime Minister Elsher."Slayde’s eyebrows raised a fraction. "A politician's brat?""Far from a brat," Garrick corrected gently. "She severed ties with her father's political dynasty two years ago, refusing to be a marriage pawn for the administration. With nothing but her inheritance and raw, ruthless ambition, she founded the Elsher Sovereign Group.”A slight smile appeared on Garrick's face.“In less than eighteen months, she hostilely took over three state-backed logistics conglomerates and centralized the entire maritime trade route. She’s a wolf in a silk dress. Rumor says she’s been hunting for the legendary architect of the shadow network to back her expansion."Slayde’s lips twitched into a cold, kn
CHAPTER 6
The Grand Ballroom of the Luminary Plaza was nothing short of breathtaking. Hanging from the vaulted, gold-leaf ceiling were massive cascading chandeliers, each composed of thousands of hand-cut Austrian crystals that caught the light, showering the room in a dazzling, diamond-like brilliance. Below, the city’s highest echelon, tech moguls, oil tycoons, and old-money aristocrats mingled on polished white marble that gleamed like ice. String quartets played softly from elevated balconies, while waiters in pristine white tuxedos glided through the crowd, carrying silver trays laden with vintage champagne and caviar. This was the annual global elite gala, an event where a single handshake could shift the stock market, and a single snub could ruin a multi-million-dollar empire.Standing near a towering marble pillar away from the thick of the crowd was a young woman who effortlessly drew the eyes of everyone in the room. She wore a stunning, backless crimson silk gown that pooled aro
CHAPTER 5
Slayde stretched his shoulders slightly. His grey prison uniform suddenly looked entirely out of place on a man who commanded such terrifying authority. He walked toward the massive glass window of the Warden’s office, looking out past the heavy concrete walls, the barbed wire, and the guard towers.Outside the main perimeter gates, three heavily armored, matte-black transport units were parked in a flawless, military-style formation. A dozen men in tailored tactical gear stood at attention beside the vehicles, their eyes locked on the prison exit.The empire was awake."Garrick," Slayde commanded, his voice echoing with absolute power."Yes, Boss?" Garrick asked, stepping up immediately to stand half a pace behind Slayde’s right shoulder.Slayde’s fingers brushed against the sterling silver band on his middle finger, activating a faint, microscopic blue light deep within the unhackable network interface embedded inside it."Bring me the tailored suit Barrett prepared," Slayde orde
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