Chapter 186: Frozen.
Greg’s eyes snapped open and he sucked in a sharp breath, jumping up to his feet at the same time. His right hand shot up to the back of his head and he grabbed the wires and cables connected to it, ripping them out of their plugs with no care for the harm that might cause.
Only once the connection was severed did the pain assaulting his mind stop.
"Fuck fuck fuck FUCK!!!"
His body, or his Exocore, to be more precise, was on the brink of catching fire. Though he managed to disconnect on time, the damage was already done, leaving him desperate for what little chance he had to minimize it.
"Motherfuckers!!!"
As he yelled and cursed, Greg executed several programs and went about fixing the damage done to his Exocore. He then gave several commands to his van, starting its autopilot so it would drive him away from that place.
An ambush of that size couldn’t have been a coincidence. Someone must have noticed his diving attempt and followed him to the hotel’s central processor, waiting until he was done with his job before attacking. They were undoubtedly after the backdoor he had painstakingly created, and since his avatar was destroyed before he could disconnect safely, its key was now in their hands.
Greg had been too focused on the danger posed by the hotel’s security and the Sorcerers guarding Klaus Stahlwölfe that he never considered the chance that someone else might attack him during that dive. He already had a guess as to which faction they belonged to, which is why he felt the desperate need to disappear right away.
"GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!!!"
The van had no passenger seat, with the one behind the steering wheel being much larger than the average. It was facing the back before the enraged land whale sat on it, causing the joints to groan as it turned around.
As he was attempting to infiltrate Blue Ember’s network, Greg chose a nearby parking lot to hide in. The van raced down to the first floor while he opened a messenger app and sent a quick message to Victor, informing him of his failure and that he might have been compromised.