"It seems that Miss Liana is quite eccentric in person." He observed with a thin smile, and Zack shared the same sentiment. "It looks more like she's afraid of losing to me." "Major White, I forgot to mention, this is the computer specialist working for me, and he has heard that Miss Liana is very good at her job, so he is interested in meeting her personally and also hopes to have friendly competition." Burdock quickly made an introduction. "A man wanting to intimidate a woman? Wow, that's weird!" Added Alex mischievously, but Zack was not provoked, but retorted with a chilling smile. "So, what about a group of men who had to rely on the help of a woman?" "Is that an insult?" Alex asked in a creepy voice. "Well, that depends on whether your previous comment was an insult or not?" Zack retorted. "You ..." Alex was ready to explode, but Renan suddenly opened his mouth to command. "Stop it, you two!" He was looking at Burdock, although his words were directed at Alex and Zack.
"You idiot, that's cheating!" As he expected, the moment he suggested this, Renan's eyebrows frowned in dissatisfaction, and Alex scolded angrily "Why? Are you guys afraid of losing?" Zack smiled triumphantly. "Is that the best you can come up with?" Liana sighed condescendingly. "Let's get it over with then." "You'll be sorry you said that!" Zack's eyes glittered with ice. Liana looked at him and there was only disinterest in his eyes, Zack's constant barking reminded her of a dog, and she felt uncomfortable? For the purpose of the competition, they moved to a special computer lab.The lab was crowded with many people and clearly divided into two camps, one for Renan, the other for Burdock. They hoped that the other side would lose, because it concerned the face and the morale of their platoon, and these two were important, very important! "Commence!" Igor, acting as referee, announced. Zack immediately started typing on the keyboard, as did Liana, his speed was almost as fast
"Sure, many of you would say something like that, but I know she must have cheated, she couldn't have hacked the system faster than me!", Zack sneered angrily, "I demand an open investigation, there must be something suspicious going on. Don't try to steal this victory from me, no one can finish the mission that fast!", Zack looked at Renan as he stood up. The time was really so short that the system was hacked in just a few minutes, but of course Renan ignored his complaint. He turned to Burdock with a smug smile and asked. "Major Burdock, what do you think? Do you also suspect that we are cheating?", Burdock indeed suspected that something was up because he knew Zack's ability, Liana should not have been faster than him. However, for some reason, he felt that Liana only trusted her own ability to defeat Zack. "I... can't say for sure, but since my subordinate suspected this, I think maybe there is something fishy going on?" "Major, there definitely is! No matter who it was, they
"What? Didn't she ask me to put up another challenge? That's what I did!", Zack smiled smugly watching her extreme reactions. "If you can't do that, then surrender, it's simple!" "You bastard, watch your mouth or I'll shoot a bullet right between your eyes!", Alex cursed in return. "Do it if you dare, come on, I'm right here! ", Zack sneered at him like a child. "Sir, I beg you, let's throw this trash that belittles us soldiers this instant!", Alex turned to Renan, who smiled. "Renan, even when you hit a dog, you have to warn its owner. ", Burdock said coldly. "What if the dog's owner doesn't deserve respect? ", Renan replied sarcastically. "You think so little of me?", Burdock's face turned serious. "If you want to see it that way, I can't help it,", Renan was not afraid of him, he retorted. The two began to stare at each other, and even their subordinates began to bump heads. The atmosphere was very tense, a battle could start at any moment, and Liana was the only one holding
"There may not be an explicit rule, but it is common knowledge that software is off limits. If not, I could use one too, right?", Zack was surprised, but came to the point of quick argument:. "No one was forbidding you to do that." "Never mind, this is cheating, this whole competition is unfair! Liana, you relied on an outside program to help your case and that undermines the validity of this competition!" Zack maintained that argument, no matter what, he couldn't let Liana win. "In the first round, you suspected there was an inside job and in this round, suddenly you decide we can't use an outside program. If you want to be so unreasonable, you might as well name yourself the winner then," Liana suddenly laughed. "Whatever, it is a fact that you asked for help from an external program. Your victory is disqualified. ", Zack concluded, and his platoon also backed him up. "That's right, winning with outside support is definitely unfair!" "And we thought you were so good, but you w
Likewise, after he returned, Burdock began to threaten his men. "This time, I want you to wipe the floor with them. Remember, in this battle, we can only win!" "Yes sir!" His men replied in unison. They may have lost the contest, but that didn't mean that their skill was worse than the skill of Renan's men. Since they had lost prestige during the competition, they regained it on the battlefield. They would let Renan's men know what they were really made of! After everyone had left the war meeting, Burdock was still furious. The humiliation of that day was well beyond his acceptable limit. "Boss, do you want me to steal their war strategy again?", Zack tried to salvage the situation. "Have you lost your mind? You want to give them the evidence of our meddling?", A stack of documents hit him hard in the face, and Burdock looked at him sternly. "Chief, that's not what I meant, but if we don't know their strategy..." "You lost so much to Liana, but you still want to do something
"Liana, have you seen this pattern?" Renan asked, pleasantly surprised. Alex and the rest were also looking at her with glowing eyes. After spending some time together, they completely understood Liana's ability, so they valued all her contributions. "I'm not sure. I can make a guess based on triangulation of physics and mathematical formulas, but it won't be accurate. "Liana shook her head. "Physics? Mathematics?" Alex said in horror. Those two were his nightmare! He would rather go out and kill than study those two things. "Miss Liana, can you really calculate the pattern?" Igor asked excitedly. He knew Liana was an experienced person, calculating the motion trajectory of a plane should be a walk in the park for her. "Calculating the motion trajectory involves a lot of variables, besides, these are human controlled fighter jets, so they can't be calculated using predefined formulas. The only thing I can do is evaluate the enemies' trajectories over a short period of time. "L
Under Burdock's threat, their command capability increased, but it wasn't enough to change things. Their fighter jets kept getting shot down, and the team formation was broken, the whole strategy thrown out the window... The only thing they could do now was run away from the attack and try to sneak in an attack. Their whole team was a mess, the attacks were sloppy. Renan's side maintained its discipline, the role of bait and trap was clear. In fact, the more they fought, the better they got. On Burdock's side, no matter how much he threatened them, the writing was already on the wall. Finally, the battle was over! When the last combat jet was shot down, Burdock's aura was so frightening that it seemed capable of swallowing a man alive. They had lost in air combat! This was a bad surprise to him because he had actually lost.... "Yes, we won!" "We won!" It was a completely different scenario on Renan's side, everyone was screaming at the top of their lungs; they were close t
After Liana woke up, she was interrogated by the police, but since she couldn't remember anything, there was nothing she could answer. Fortunately, the hotel manager intervened to vouch for her. Later, the real killer of Veronica was arrested, so the police released her.He smiled and said, "It seems what they say is correct. The me in this second is different from the me in the last second. Changing the past is a very difficult thing to do because a large part of time and space will be distorted, and who is man to challenge the natural process of time and space?""You're right, but luckily, we managed to change the past," Liana nodded."No, we didn't change anything," Edward shook his head."We didn't?" Liana furrowed her brow; if they hadn't, how could he be so slow?As if he were reading her thoughts, Edward couldn't help but smile."But we changed the future.""What do you mean by that?""The man acknowledged our effort and was willing to give the world another 25 years, but we ch
"He's escaping!" Edward hissed vehemently.He then leaped out of the window ledge and landed on the ground. This was the second floor, but he jumped without hesitation. Liana saw this and rushed down the stairs as fast as she could. Unfortunately, when she reached the ground floor, she could only see Edward's shadow fleeing.Liana used her top speed to catch up, and Edward was chasing the killer. The killer was running with Veronica on his back. He jumped into a car parked on the road, then threw Veronica inside and drove away.Edward almost caught up to the car but arrived a second too late. He could only watch as the car sped away."Get in!" Liana had already anticipated the killer's actions, so she had stopped a car at the side of the road, and Edward got into the car without hesitation."Chase that car in front of us!" Liana ordered the driver. The driver stepped on the gas pedal but asked uncertainly, "What are you planning?""Catch him, and this is all yours!" Edward, who was si
After securing his room, Edward exited through the hotel's back door and headed towards Veronica's residence.Veronica didn't live far from the small hotel, but it would still take ten minutes to walk there. She resided in a dilapidated residential area. The surroundings consisted of old, abandoned three-story buildings. Most of them had broken windows and, looking from the outside, appeared completely dark and uninhabited.Only a few rooms had dim lights filtering from within. The streetlights in this residential area were all broken, and the place was dark. Occasionally, the hissing of cats from the overgrown bushes could be heard; it was the perfect setting for a horror movie.However, Liana wasn't afraid. Besides caution, there was no trace of fear on her face. She followed the address and inspected the buildings one by one, and after some effort, she finally found where Veronica was located.Liana was standing under the building, and when she looked up, she saw that the lights on
"A girl from abroad, probably here to travel," replied the manager. "In that case, she'll definitely need a good tour guide." The man straightened his suit in an obvious manner and eagerly rushed out.The manager shook his head but didn't intervene. Women from out of town often fell prey to the town's men, and many of them considered themselves lucky to have experienced a foreign affair, when in reality, all these men were seasoned hunters, and their prizes were just women.If the girl didn't resist temptation, she would have a lot to lose. However, Carl wasn't concerned about the girl who had just left because she seemed entirely capable of taking care of herself.Liana walked for a while before realizing someone was following her. She saw a dark alley and entered it directly. The man behind her laughed cheerfully and quickened his pace.In the alley, Liana was soon cornered by the man. Initially, the man had intended to follow her for a while longer, but he knew this alley like the
Armed with a curious heart, Liana entered this small, old-looking hotel. Sitting behind the antique counter was a middle-aged man tallying the accounts. He was thin, and though the shirt he wore was outdated, it was of a certain luxury, and there was a calculating glint in his eyes. Liana could tell, with just a glance, that he was the hotel manager.The manager saw her, and his gaze swiftly traversed her entire body. He then stood up with a smile to inquire."Accommodation?""Yes, give me your best room," Liana said as she handed him her temporary identity, as she had acquired temporary residence in the country and didn't need to carry her passport.The manager accepted her identity and studied it. He asked with a smile, "Where are you from? It says here that you're not from this country.""The United States," Liana replied in an emotionless tone. Normally, others wouldn't have pressed further, but the manager typed her information unhurriedly and continued to ask."Are you here to t
"This is her," Lilith handed them a photo and introduced, "Her name is Veronica, and she lived in Darlin, here in the United States, and was murdered in a homicide case ten years ago, and the killer gruesomely dismembered her body, but they never found the body, and what you need to do is to find the killer or desecrate her body. I've also compiled all the information I could find about her, so you can take a look now."Lilith then opened her laptop to show the information about Veronica. Liana and Edward thought Veronica would have a complicated background, but to their surprise, she was a simple and ordinary woman, and the only noteworthy thing was that she was raped and gave birth to a child. However, her child was stolen from her, and she fell into depression, barely surviving on the streets.Nevertheless, misfortune did not leave her life.When she was 30, she was brutally murdered, and the case remains unsolved to this day. Nobody knew who the killer was or what the motive was.
At that time, I foresaw something and chose to settle there. I conducted at least ten years of research and reached a bottleneck. Similarly, I was afraid that Walter Roberts would notice our scent, so I brought them with me when I left," Lilith recounted in a distant tone, and Liana and Edward still had difficulty understanding her, but they knew she was talking about Gabbe's parents.Unfortunately, they all perished during various experiments, news that caused Gabbe to withdraw for a long period of time. Only Lilith survived. Liana understood that her mother was not a coward. She also participated in these dangerous experiments and survived, probably due to luck and ability.However, they still hadn't achieved what she foresaw. Could it be the apocalypse? Liana asked the question, and Lilith nodded."Yes, I foresaw the apocalypse, and it will happen soon. But don't wo
"What will make you stop?""I don't need anything," the man smiled indulgently."You must have something you desire," Lilith turned to look at him. "Tell me what it is, maybe I can fulfill your wish.""I'm honored to hear that from you. I'm glad I had this conversation with you today, and thank you for allowing me to be in the presence of the brightest person in the world," the man raised his eyebrow slightly.Lilith understood what he meant.He didn't need anything; he simply enjoyed talking to her.He was wrapping up the conversation, and no one would stop his plan, not even her.However, no matter how dark he was, he was still a man.If he were a man, he would be prone to regrets and ideals, and Lilith believed that he, as an individual, was more than just a rush to destroy the world.Lilith's calm eyes gazed into his, and her voice was low but sounded like heavenly music in his ears."Think carefully, what is still buried deep in your heart? Destroying the world is easy, but can y
"You used the memory cells?" Lilith's gaze scanned her entire body, and she immediately realized the truth."You are definitely the brightest woman there is, I'm very impressed," the man clapped his hands together as he spoke."Do you need something from me?" Lilith wasn't surprised, nor did she show any visible reaction to his easy admission; she simply asked in a soft tone."Of course, I overheard everything just now. If you don't mind, I believe we can have an interesting conversation," the man said in a friendly tone."Okay," Lilith nodded, and the mysterious man smiled and extended his hand."Please!" Lilith followed him without hesitation. They entered another room, and the difference from Walter Roberts' room was that this one was larger and more luxurious. It was the chief secretary's office, and there was a photo of him on the desk. However, compared to the man in front of Lilith, the man in the photo appeared refined and exuded a kindness cultivated by age. The man before h