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CHAPTER 37

作者: ARPAN PORAME
last update 公開日: 2026-03-17 20:01:41

The Malware Attack

The countdown timer on the main screen ticked relentlessly: 01:15:22.

Every passing second felt like a drop of blood falling from the pulse of the Thorne Group business empire.

Across the globe from data centers in Frankfurt to satellite servers in Singapore the Thorne Group’s once-impenetrable defense systems were crumbling under the weight of the Shadow-Step malware launched by Marcus Vane.

In the emergency control center at Thorne Manor, the air was cold yet stuffy with t
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