The Sanctuary Bunker Command Center is in a total lockdown condition. The red emergency lights were on, giving gloomy light that enveloped each tense face. Low warning siren sounds that constantly add to the tense atmosphere. All main screens, which were previously full of offensive data, now only display defense status: thermal perimeter bunker map, structural integrity diagram, and logs in a rapid rolling cyber threat. Countdown timer for 'root destruction' is still running: 21:18:44.
Luky Pratama stands in the middle of the room, being the center of peace in the storm that occurs. His face was loud, without visible emotions.
"Lockdown status report!" The order, his voice overcome the siren buzz.
Ariawan, whose face was sweating, immediately responded. "Sentinel protocol is the maximum active level, Boss. All connections in and out are cut off. We are truly isolated. Personal satellite networks are offline, only functioning for internal perimeter sensors. Siber firewalls in the status of 'fortress'-only receive incoming data for analysis, there is no outgoing response that can be traced."
"The status of the extraction team?" Luky asked next.
"The Echo team has been evacuated from the target location. They survived, with two minor injuries due to shots. They managed to take some items of evidence: one laptop, one satellite cellphone, and a note of Ivanov's table. The items were on the way to the bunker with an encrypted vehicle. Estimation arrived: 8 hours."
"Good. Immediately after arriving, submit the items to the digital forensic team. I want every data byte to be analyzed," Luky said. He then turned to a physical security console. "Perimeter status?"
A security officer answered, "All explosive doors and pressure doors have been locked. The air defense system is automatically active and ready to destroy every drone or unmanned air vehicle. Seismic sensors do not detect drilling or underground drilling activities around us. The perimeter is safe for now."
Luky is unemployed softly. He then focused his mind. "System. Give me the full impact analysis of the mission failure and activation of 'roots' to my wealth. Give real-time data. Also, provide a projection of losses for the next 24 hours based on the existing model."
[The system confirms the request]
[Access Financial Database ...]
[Monitor External Threat Reports ...]
[Running Predictive Models ...]
[Wealth Status Report: Luky Pratama - Impact of 'Host Destruction']
[Total Assets identified: Rp146.5 Quadrillion (Decrease Rp2.2 Trillion in the Last 47 Minutes)]]
[Liquid Assets (Cash, Cash Equivalents, Securities): Rp. 43.1 billion (decreased Rp 1.8 billion).
Analysis: Permanent freezing has been imposed by 17 financial institutions in 9 different jurisdictions. Our legal team has submitted an emergency appeal, but the process is slowed down systematically by the influence of the consortium. $ 800 million was successfully transferred to a safer digital Vault before total freezing. The loss is expected to continue to grow with other institutions following orders.]
[Investment Assets (Stock, Venture Capital, Private Equity): Rp. 61.8 billion (decreased Rp 1.3 billion).
Analysis: Short market attacks have increased to forced liquidation of our stocks by brokers who are in favor of the consortium, with the reason 'margin call' which is manipulated. Our algorithmic defense is overwhelmed by the volume and coordination of attacks. Paper loss turns into real losses.
Projection: A decline in the value of Rp 5-7 billion in the next 24 hours.]
[Real assets (property, real estate, private island and others): Rp 41.6 billion (increase of Rp1.5 billion).
Analysis: This increase is an illusion. Derived from appreciation of the value of a particular island and a particular luxury property because of a fake report spread by the consortium to provoke buying and selling activities. However, we detect the initial legal efforts from the authorities who suddenly in three different locations (London, Dubai, New York) to freeze transactions and confiscate property on charges of money laundering. The current ownership status is still safe, but at high risk.
[24 -hour loss projection (based on the latest model):]
Total assets can shrink up to Rp 110-115 billion.
Liquidity will be very limited. Operational cash flow can be disrupted.
System Recommendations: Remove certain high -risk investment assets to secure cash before the value falls deeper. Divert funds into the bunker through the Darknet network that has not been contaminated.
[Family Status - Renewal:]
Nuclear Family (Jakarta): Status remains safe. No changes. The supervisory team reported that there was no suspicious activity.
First Lady (Bunker): All in physiological conditions are stable. Stress levels increase but are still within reasonable limits. Dr. Aisyah has provided light sedative supplements.
Bunker perimeter: 100% safe. There is no intrusion effort.
Luky sighed deeply. The numbers are hard, but not surprising.
"Ariawan," he called. "You hear the system recommendations. Work. Remove our shares in a very volatile technology company. Selling assets that need to be sold. Secure as many cash as possible. Use our backup network to move funds to our Digital Vault."
"Boss, selling now means we lock a huge loss," Ariawan protested weakly.
"It's better to lose Rp 10 billion now than to lose Rp 30 billion tomorrow because we don't have cash to fight," Luky answered firmly. "Do!"
Ariawan nodded obediently and immediately shared orders to his financial team.
Suddenly, a cyber analyst shouted, "Boss! Massive cyber attacks! They attacked!"
"Type of attack?" Luky asked, rushed to the cyber console.
"All types, Boss! Ddos on the remnants of our cloud infrastructure that are still open! Phishing attacks that are highly targeted to our personal staff's personal email! What is more worrying, they try to infiltrate the electricity and water network that supports our bunkers! Our defense system holds them for now, but the computing burden is very high!"
"Allocate more server power for defense! Ignore everything else!" Luky's command. "System! Can you help block this attack?"
[The system allocates resources ...]
[Increase the firewall capacity by 300%...]
[Starting an automatic counterattack on the Source IP that can be tracked ...]
[Warning: A counterattack has a 12% success rate due to high encryption and enemy protective layer.
[Status: 89% of the attacks were successfully blocked. 11% reached the second defense layer. No successful damage.] **
"Keep!" exclaimed Luky. "I don't want one byte enemy data to come in!"
A few minutes passed in a stranging tension, only cut off by a brief report from the cyber team.
"DDOS's attack subsided ... for now."
"Phishing efforts to Natasha Reid's email failed. Our filter arrested him."
"Intrusion efforts to the public utility network have been transferred by our firewall."
Luky let himself take a sigh of relief for a moment. Their defense survived.
Then, another analyst spoke, his voice trembled slightly. "Boss ... we receive a message. Not through ordinary channels. This ... appears directly on our main monitoring screen."
"Show it," Luky ordered.
A text window appears in the middle of the main screen, with a simple font and without the sender's identification.
`Pratama. We know you are hiding. You have lost 2.2 trillion rupiah in less than an hour. This is just the beginning. Leave yourself, and your family will be left alive. Reject, and we will destroy everything you have, starting with your family in Jakarta. You have 1 hour to decide.
Successful voice was heard in all command centers. Luky felt his blood boil, but he did not show a reaction.
"Track the source!" he cried.
"No way, Boss!" Answer the cyber analyst. "The message emerged from our own system! Looks like they have a backdoor that we don't know!"
"System!" Luky thought, panicked for the first time. "Track the source of this message! Has our system be infiltrated?"
[Conducting a deep system scan ...]
[Check all ports and connections ...]
[Analyze the access log ...]
[Scan is complete: no backdoor or dangerous software detected.
[Hypothesis: Message is injected through zero-day exploitation which is very sophisticated on our main screen display driver, utilizing a very basic hardware connection. This is not a software hack, but a low level of firmware hacking.
[Recommendation: Turn off manually and replace the main screen unit. Install the physical filter on the data cable.]
"Do!" Luky's command to a technician. "Change all the screens connected to this network! Now!"
He then looked at the message again. The threat to his family in Jakarta is the thing he fearing the most.
"System. Give me real-time status and defense ability for my family in Jakarta."
[Check the status ...]
[Location: Jakarta, Indonesia]
[Supervision Team: 8 Agents, [Armed, Trained.]
[Defense ability: The house is equipped with bulletproof doors and windows, emergency locking systems, small panic spaces.
[Detected threats: While there is none, the threat of the message shows the possibility of coordinated sudden attacks.
[Conclusion: The current level of security is not enough to deal with direct attacks from the consortium.]
Luky made a quick decision. "Ariawan! Send our best extraction team to Jakarta! Now! Evacuate my family to a backup bunker in Bandung! Use routes that cannot be tracked! Absolute priority!"
"Boss, sending a team out now is very risky! The consortium will oversee each of our movements!" Ariawan protested.
"I don't care! Do it! That's an order!" snapped Luky.
Ariawan nodded with a pale face and immediately issued an order.
Luky looked at the countdown timer still beating: 21:01:19. He also looked at his own clock: 59 minutes left until the consortium deadline.
The fight has changed. This is no longer about money or power. This is about surviving his family. And he will do whatever is needed to protect them.
"System," he thought with a burning determination. "Create a new mission: Jakarta Family Evacuation. Give me a parameter and a gift."
[New Mission Created: Family Evacuation]
[Difficulty Level: Extreme]
[Purpose: Evacuation of Aman Nana Pratama, Adi Pratama, Pratama Side to Bandung Bunker Bunker in 59 minutes.]
[Anticipated prizes: +50% Family Safety Level. Increasing the intelligence tracking system to prevent future threats. Bonus: $ 5 billion of liquid assets that were successfully captured from freezing.]
Luky covered his jaw. That is the most important mission ever.
He stood up, looking at everyone in the room. "Listen carefully! The consortium has threatened my family directly. Now, this is personal. Everyone gives the best. We will survive from this. We will protect what we care about. And we will reply. Believe in the system, believe in the team, and believe in me."
The Command Center, which was previously filled with restrained panic, is now filled with different tensions resulting from unwavering determination. Everyone returns to his position with sharper fiction. War has entered a completely new and more dangerous round.