Hacker (Book 1)

Veronica Chapter 39

"I don't understand," Sebastian says.

"That's where their base is," I say.

"What do you mean their base?" He asks.

I take a deep breath, and then I tell him everything I've found. He doesn't interrupt, but sits there staring at the table. I wouldn't know that he's listen except for the change in his complexion as he grows paler and paler.

"So you're saying that to stop them we have to go back to the Compound, and what destroy their base," he says.

"No, we can't just destroy their base, we have to completely dismantle their mainframe along with destroying their base," I reply, "And I now know that this plan is very, very weak and dumb, but it's the only one we've got." 

"We have a plan?" He asks.

"Oh right the plan, I should probably explain that before we go in," I say. He nods, but doesn't say anything so I continue, "Now this is definitely going to need some editing, but here's my plan. Based on the blue prints, that I assume match the compound, the easiest way to get in is through this side entrance, because it is guarded the least compared to the rest of the entrances."

"How many guards?" He asks.

"Thirty," I say timidly.

"Thirty!?" He says astounded, "That's the fewest?"

"Yep," I answer, not really knowing what else to say.

"You're saying that the four of us, with only one being trained in combat, have to go up against thirty soldiers?" He demands, with an astonished look on his face.

"Only one?" I question.

"Oh please, you had barely any training at all," he replies.

"I could take a couple," I offensively.

"Yeah a couple as in two," he shoots back.

"Ouch," I say offended.

"Sorry," he apologizes, letting out a long breath, "but our odds seem pretty slim."

"Well, wait to you hear the rest of the plan before you say that," I say, knowing it will be much worse.

"Alright continue," he replies.

"So once we get in we need to get here," I say pointing to a room in the middle of the third floor.

"What's there?" He asks.

"That is the control room," I say. "You do realize that this is the same building that you lived in for years right?"

"I'm an agent how should I know where the control center is," he says defensively.

"You lived there for-," I start, "You know what never mind. That is the control center, by getting there I can start a hack that can take down their whole digital network."

"But we have to get there first," he says.

"Right, so if we take the elevator we will get there faster, but there will be more guards by it, however if we take the stairs there will be less guards, but that gives them time to let everyone know we're coming," I explain.

"Which one comes out closer to the point we need?" He asks.

"The stairs," I say, "but if we take the stairs there is no doubt that they will know that we're there."

"But they won't know where we are going," he replies. 

I nod my head and say, "That's true, I guess."