The dark web.
An obscure forum.
A group of people logged into the discussion group under their usual aliases, excitedly reporting their accomplishments.
"Who took down CCTV's official website? The domain was hijacked for a full hour. That was pretty impressive!"
"Basic stuff. I think my redirect page was more creative."
"Oh, please. Your shitty Photoshop skills were a waste of your hacking talent."
"..."
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BOSS: "Quiet."
Everyone fell silent and waited for their leader to speak.
BOSS: "Clearly, the people of Hua Nation have ignored our demands, and the White House has turned a blind eye to our threats. It seems our attacks have not hurt them enough."
"In that case, Phase Two can begin."
Hunter: "I'm ready."
Kid: "Hahahaha, the moment has finally come!"
Phantom: "One of my aliases embedded in the Hua Nation Red Hacker Alliance noticed that they seem to be organizing people to retaliate against the White House website's voting system."
Kid: "Haha, those idiots finally did something right. I've been sick of those morons on Capitol Hill for ages."
Hunter: "The White House and Capitol Hill seem to be two different places."
Kid: "Who cares? They're all the same anyway!"
Phantom: "By the way, why isn't Lone Wolf here? Didn't he say he found out where that chief designer, Academician Lu, worked and casually took down his university's official website?"
Kid: "Someone go call him. I feel uncomfortable whenever I don't get to hear him brag."
Dr. Z: "He won't be coming :P"
An unfamiliar ID suddenly appeared in the discussion group.
The entire group fell into an eerie silence, as if everyone had been muted.
A two-story villa in Los Angeles.
In a room filled with computer