∆15. The HackHour
As time passed by, everyone did their best to finish the tasks. There was only one person who had managed to hack in till the ninth line of defence.
Regulus ⟨Regulus Navarro⟩
*raises eyebrow* Hm? Interesting. Who might this be?
As Regulus began to check and trace the person, he was pleasantly surprised by who it was.
Regulus ⟨Regulus Navarro⟩
Oh? Seems like her Lover boy is getting serious about this game *chuckles*
There were 20 minutes left now. Alpha was still stuck at the ninth barrier. The last line of defence was Regulus himself, who would hack into the hacker's system to stop them. Till now though, no one had ever reached that level. The highest anyone had gone till now was the 8th level in the past years.
Regulus ⟨Regulus Navarro⟩
Well... If you make it across that one, seems like I will get a chance to enjoy this myself. And maybe I can test your skills too. Come on, hurry up
Time went by quickly for the participants who were still struggling, but it was very slow for Regulus who couldn't wait to have a direct match against Alpha. The Host reminded the participants of the remaining time.
Host
Last 5 minutes left!!!
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
*internally curses* Damn it!!! Seems like I underestimated them. This is more difficult than I thought it would be.
Alpha was still determined to win and typed faster, using all the algorithms he knew to find and break the ninth barrier
Regulus ⟨Regulus Navarro⟩
*hums* Seems like this year will also be no different, I guess. *sighs* I really wanted to have a little fun
Host
Last one minute left!
Soon the host starts the countdown as the seconds pass by
Host
10... 9... 8... 7....
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
Come On, Come On!!!
Just before the time was up, Alpha managed to break through the ninth barrier. Regulus looked at the screen, excited and ready to begin, but the time was up
Host
Alright, Time's Up!!!
The website redirected the participants to the home page, stopping them from proceeding further.
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
*groans* Agh Damn... That was so close... Just one last line of defence and I could have...
Regulus ⟨Regulus Navarro⟩
*sighs, alone in the main office* that was close... I could have had some fun if he made it through a little earlier.
Regulus ⟨Regulus Navarro⟩
*huffs* Oh well... Some other day I guess
Host
That was a great competition!!! We will declare the results at the closing ceremony! Hope to see you all then! Please enjoy the Expo in the meantime
As the crowd disperses, all the people buzz with excitement. No one could hack in completely and were all surprised by the level of difficulty. Alpha just packed his back and walked away
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
*grumbling* If only I had some more time, I could have won *walking out*
Just as he was walking out, suddenly someone popped out right in front of Alpha and screamed
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
Gahh--- *surprised* (╬⁽⁽ ⁰ ⁾⁾ Д ⁽⁽ ⁰ ⁾⁾) Who----
Rithika ⟨Rialta Flores⟩
*giggles* Seems like you are easy to scare huh?
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
Ri- Rithika!? (@_@) Damn you scared me there, what was that about?
Rithika ⟨Rialta Flores⟩
Hehehe Couldn't find you all morning so wanted to surprise you
Alpha didn't tell her about his participation in the HackHour because he didn't want to tell Rithika that he couldn't hack in. Besides, he was really looking forward to having Rithika cheer for him but considering he couldn't hack in, that was now just a distant dream.
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
*shrugs* uhh... Yeah I was roaming around and got lost
Rithika ⟨Rialta Flores⟩
You really have a terrible sense of direction don't you? *grabs his hand* Come on, let's visit the other stalls. We couldn't cover them all yesterday, Let's goooo
Alpha ⟨Alvin Jones⟩
*stares at Rithika's back, lost in thoughts about her excitement and energy*
And Suddenly, it didn't feel so bad. Losing didn't feel bad to Alpha, cause there was someone who could drag him and make him happy. Somehow, the day just got better
Author
The lyrics that resonates with what Alpha is feeling right now goes like this:
She's like the wind through my tree
She rides the night next to me
She leads me through moonlight
Only to burn me with the sun
She's taken my heart
But she doesn't know what she's done
Comments
𝑴𝒔. 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕
Alpha doesn't have to be sad✨✨ He got a better prize after all, right?
~reader from HBC
2024-08-10
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𝑴𝒔. 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕
Well Regulus isn't the only one who's excited 😂 I mean, it's time to see two masterminds against each other 😌✨✨
~reader from HBC
2024-08-10
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