Chapter: 254

Anyone able to enter into the hacker forum was seen as one of the planet's top hackers. And this runner-up, sharing a similar name with her, felt destined to meet her.

A spark of excitement lit up in Norah's eyes. Could this be the adventure she was waiting for?

The hackers had incredibly strong firewalls in the forum to block attacks from rivals. After all, if someone broke through the firewall, one's identity would be exposed, including all personal information.

Yet, to Norah, these firewalls were as easy to penetrate as tissue paper. She usually spent her time on the forum breaking through various levels and strengthening her own defenses to avoid any digital break-ins. Her main goal, though, was to sit back and enjoy the show.

The forum attracted hackers from all over the world, and there were plenty of amusing happenings to keep things interesting.

Norah would occasionally check in to see which country's online banks were the latest hacking victims, the amount of money stolen, or uncover the secrets of high-ranking individuals...

But this time, her focus was locked on the person who held the second spot on the leaderboard. It seemed like destiny had intertwined their paths, with her name being Norah and the second- ranked hacker's username being N.

Norah warmed up her hands, eager to uncover the identity of this mysterious person. Not that she planned to do anything with the information. She was a hacker with ethics, not one to invade someone's privacy without a good reason.

By chance, N was logged in to the forum, the former's presence marked by a little green dot as it hung around.

What a perfect opportunity. Norah got right down to business, her data zipping through the network as she tracked down the other party's IP address.

The chase led Norah to Hander Land, where her pursuit branched into millions of diverging paths.

N utilized a virtual network IP, cleverly concealing the real IP address within a maze of branches. Pretty slick move, hiding the IP so well. N outsmarted a bunch of hackers on the forum.

Lots of branches in the virtual IP were just a smokescreen, leading to nowhere and holding no real IP info. Norah's data split into millions of streams, each one searching and eliminating those empty trails.

While she tested the branches, N caught on and started sending data to interfere with Norah, spawning new branches nonstop as Norah tested them.

Norah's focus intensified. Her competitive spirit was ignited by the challenge. This was intriguing, yet it hardly posed a real challenge for her.

After dominating the hacker forum for years, Norah's fingers were lightning-fast. N wouldn't stand a chance against her with such tactics.

After all, Norah had crafted most of the current hacking challenges on the forum during her free time. This difficulty level felt Like a fiery test of hand speed, tough for sure, but not tough enough to slow her down.

“Why would she start tracing your IP now? She's already bypassed the virtual IPs and is closing in on the firewall!"

The voice through the Bluetooth headset sounded worried, yet the person wearing it remained composed, his fingers dancing swiftly across the keyboard.

"Don't worry. It's the perfect moment to meet her." His voice remained cool, with no sign of worry, while his eyes darted across the screen, scanning the flashing codes. “If you're not busy, help me reinforce the firewall."

He knew he was dealing with a top-tier hacker, making him both cautious and ready for the battle.

Norah's hands danced across her computer, leaving a blur as she pinpointed a trail in an instant. “Found it."

In a flash, her data surged into the newly uncovered branch, following the network to uncover the other party's IP address.

Surprisingly, they were from the same country as her! What a coincidence! The two leading hackers globally were from the same country. It looked like her country was overflowing with talents.