``` [System time synchronizing]
[Main Server: Sigma-9 online]
[Network Watch deployment protocol: Omega-21 activated.]
[Target locked: Loading experimental Digital Soul imprint.]
[Experiment codename: Phantom Hunt]
[Execute attack.]
[Transmission path: Infiltration Protocol 0x0A12B9]
[Estimated completion time: Unable to estimate.]
"It's working!"
Jonathan sprang up and swung a fist, excitement bringing color to his pale face.
This was a joint operation between the corporations. They were using the same channel, communications protocols, and equipment, sharing combat footage in a chaotic signal-blocking zone.
The battered armored pickup truck suddenly lurched forward and plunged toward the ruins. Network Watch had of course seen it happen.
Compared with the other corporations, Network Watch had a much clearer view:
Their cooperation with Arasaka was working!
Blackwall's effects in Cyberspace were easy to recognize: it took control of all signal equipment, and the electrical currents and electromagnetic signals underwent complex but extremely efficient resonance, turning the entire attack zone into a Cyber Wasteland-
It completely destroyed the equipment there, kicking it out of Cyberspace once and for all.
This usually happened in an instant, but this time was a little different: Blackwall had reacted, but its attack was somewhat inefficient.
Bryce, standing nearby, looked as if he'd been struck by lightning. His mind went blank. "How is that possible? I tested him with Blackwall. He shouldn't be an AI! The operation was fully documented, and why wasn't a Dragon Slayer involved this time?"
Jonathan smiled, clearly in a good mood. "It's a classified operation, Agent. But the efficiency seems a little low.
"We need more data. Now it's time to put you to use, Agent Bryce. Gear up and bring us Burger King.
"This will be a major step toward purging Cyberspace and restoring Order."
Meanwhile, on the Network, Network Watch was also communicating with its allies-