Let you join the army to quit Internet addiction, but you create the Matrix

Chapter 22 - Hacker's Red Domain Skill - Intruding into the Military Intranet

Chapter 22: Hacker’s Red Domain Skill – Intruding into the Military Intranet

Everyone was disappointed and eager to leave. They didn’t want to waste time playing Minecraft or Spider Solitaire.

“Wait!” Chen Ming suddenly found a game folder. “There’s CS here!”

Excitedly, Chen Ming turned to the others and said, “It’s in the folder named ‘Yi’ in the bottom right corner!”

Upon hearing this, faces lit up with hope as they found the folder in the lower right corner. Opening it revealed various stand-alone games, including CS, Warcraft Frozen Throne, Battlefield 2, and more. Despite being old stand-alone games, they were much more enjoyable than Spider Solitaire.

“Since there’s CS, let’s play online,” Chen Ming suggested.

“OK, let’s play online,” agreed He Dong, quickly opening the game.

With the computers connected to the same intranet, creating a room allowed them to play together.

“I’m creating the room!” Declared Chen Ming.

“I build a room!” He added as he quickly set it up. “Room number is four zeros.”

Others swiftly joined the game, searching for the room number, and soon, they were all immersed in the game. Chen Ming dominated the game, showcasing his skills and frustrated even the self-proclaimed gaming expert, He Dong. Despite being old games, they were far more entertaining than the default ones.

“Game check-in complete, host rewarded with gun proficiency skill,” echoed in Chen Ming’s mind.

Ecstatic, he looked forward to utilizing this valuable skill on the battlefield. Now, he eagerly anticipated shooting targets and making the most of his newfound proficiency.

In the midst of his thoughts, Chen Ming unintentionally lost focus, allowing an enemy to approach the game unnoticed.

Chen Ming’s character fell as gunfire erupted, and the screen turned dark.

“Oye!” The teammate who defeated Chen Ming exclaimed, thinking he had defeated a formidable opponent.

However, his joy was short-lived as he realized that his controlled character also met its demise, falling victim to a stealthy dagger attack. Seeing the ID on that person’s head, the teammate became furious and shouted at He Dong, “Fatty He, what kind of skill is playing behind the scenes? Have the courage to face me head-on!”

It turns out that He Dong, with the ID ‘He Daxia, who can’t eat fat,’ was the one who killed him.

He Dong smirked, “Didn’t your master tell you not to get distracted while gaming?”

With that, he fully immersed himself in the game, ready to shine after Chen Ming’s death.’

Chen Ming, awakened by this, smiled helplessly. He thought about the hacker gift package the system gave him at the beginning. Now that the sign-in task was complete and I had a rare opportunity in the computer room, why not try this skill?

Looking at the computer, Chen Ming felt a sudden itch to explore this skill.

“Okay, you guys play first. I’ll go do something else.”

Hearing this, the others were delighted. The big BOSS was finally leaving, restoring balance to the game!

Chen Ming played so well that even with one more player on the opposing team, they were still dominated, disrupting the game’s balance. He Dong, naturally, was thrilled. With Chen Ming gone, it was his time to shine!

Ignoring their thoughts, Chen Ming quickly exited the game and opened an empty folder. He closed his eyes, accessing the red-field skills of an advanced hacker in his mind.

Instantly, numerous programming languages flowed into his mind. At that moment, he transformed into a seasoned programmer with hair. The keyboard clicked as he typed code on a blank file. An extraordinary scanner emerged after making adjustments and running the software smoothly without any bugs. In 2008, during the early stages of computer networking, this scanner was considered invincible in Chen Ming’s eyes. Now armed with advanced hacking skills, he scanned for the army’s intranet vulnerabilities. Despite the army having experts, the scanner revealed a few subtle loopholes.

Satisfied, Chen Ming nodded. The army did have its masters. Time was pressing, so Chen Ming quickly wrote a virus. Despite its simplicity, it was effective. Guiding the viruses to exploit system vulnerabilities, Chen Ming dismantled the system’s firewall and acquired the identity of the intranet administrator.

At this moment, the army’s many secrets were bare before him, like goods in a shop window, ready for his perusal. However, Chen Ming had no intention of probing the army’s classified information. Discovery could lead to severe consequences, even espionage charges. The local dogs might even spit on his tombstone.