Sanctuary Bunker Command Center. The dominant sound is a server buffer, typing a nervous keyboard, and a tense voice report. On the main screen, the countdown timer for 'root destruction' shows 21:55:17. A secondary timer, which has just been made, shows the remaining time until the consortium's deadline to surrender: 00:42:33.
Luky Pratama stands in the middle of the room, becoming the center of peace in the storm of digital and financial chaos. His face is a cold calm mask, but his eyes emit a burning intensity.
"Lockdown status report and isolation!" His command, his voice cut the siren buzz.
Ariawan, sweating near the communication console, answered quickly. "Level 5 Sentinel Protocol is active, Boss. We are completely cut off. There is no data that is not filtered out or out through ten layers of quantum encryption. Our electricity and water networks are transferred to independent sources. Air ventilation has been set to internal circulation with NBC filter. Physical, we are tightly closed."
"The status of efforts to track the threat message?" Luky asked.
"The cyber forensic team is still working, boss," reported a cyber expert from his booth. "They are sure the message is injected through zero-day vulnerability on our XR Hologuen display driver. That is a low-level firmware hacking, very sophisticated. There are no traces of dangerous software left behind. We have been physically deadly and issued contaminated main screen units. The successor is being installed."
"Good. I want a full examination on all critical hardware. Now," Luky said. He then turned to a security console. "The status of the evacuation team for my family in Jakarta?"
"The Zulu team has been dispatched, boss," Ariawan said. "They use different non-desktrip vehicles, different routes, and completely new communication protocols. Estimated time arrives at the target location: 35 minutes. The supervisory team at the place is still reporting there is no suspicious activity around the family home. All are calm."
"Calm down that makes me nervous," Luky murmured. He focused his mind. "System. Give me an in-depth analysis of the threat to my family in Jakarta. Based on existing data, what is the probability that the consortium will really launch physical attacks if I don't give up in 42 minutes?"
[The system confirms the request]
[Analyzing consortium historical data ...]
[Checking behavior patterns ...]
[Monitor the remaining intelligence channels ...]
[Analysis of Threats: Jakarta Family]
[Source of Threat: Consortium (Certainty Level: 99.7%)]
[The estimated type of threat: A sudden attack by a high experienced killer team.]
[Modus operandi estimated: fast infiltration, neutralization of targets, fast withdrawals. Possible use of explosives or fires to disguise the causes of death.]
[Probability of attack if ultimatum is ignored: 92%]
[The estimated attack time: Within 2-5 minutes after the ultimatum deadline passed.]
[Family readiness level: Very low. Not aware of danger.]
[The readiness level of our supervisory team: Medium. The number of personnel is inadequate to face full -scale attacks.
[Conclusion: The threat is very credible and deadly. Evacuation is the only decent choice.
Luky clenched his hands until his fingers turned white.
"System. Run the simulation. What happens if I 'give up'? Will they really let my family live?"
[Running the simulation ...]
[Analyze the ultimatum words: "Leave yourself, and your family will be left alive."]
[Checking the Consortium Track Record In keeping the promise: 0% of the 147 cases of documented.
[Simulation Results If surrender: Family Probability Congratulations: <3%. Probability of Users Congratulations after surrender: 0%.]
[Conclusion: Ultimatum is a trick. The goal is to stop your resistance with fake lure. The results will remain the same: the murder of the whole family.]
"As I thought," Luky hissed bitterly. "They think I'm stupid." He took a deep breath. "System. Give me a renewal of wealth status. I need to know how in the blow we have received."
[Wealth Status Report: Luky Pratama - Real -Time Renewal]
[Total assets identified: Rp145.9 Quadrillion (decreased $ 2.2 trillion since the ultimatum was received)]
[Liquid Assets (Cash, Cash Equivalents, Securities): Rp. 42.8 billion (decreased Rp1.1 billion).
Analysis: 9 additional banks have imposed permanent freezing on the consortium command. Our legal efforts to face a deliberate dead end in court. $ 500 million was successfully transferred to a safer Vault before the total key.]
[Investment Assets (Stock, Venture Capital, Private Equity): Rp.62.5 billion (decreased Rp. 500 million).
Analysis: Short market attacks continue, but our defense algorithm succeeded in stabilizing losses for a while by buying in large volumes. However, this drains our thinning cash backups.
[Real assets (property, real estate, private island): Rp. 40.6 trillion (a decrease in Rp. 5 billion).
Analysis: The decline is caused by submission of sudden confiscation of three high-end properties in Monaco by local authorities suspected of being corrupt. The status of ownership is still in our name, but cannot be sold or transferred until legal issues are resolved.]
[Projection for the next 1 hour (if there is no intervention):]
Total assets can shrink up to $ 140-142 quadrillion.
"Boss! Anomaly activity!" shouted a cyber analyst. "Not attack ... this ... Looks like a message again! But comes from a different source!"
"Show it on the secondary screen. Never on the main screen again," Luky ordered Waspada.
The text appears on a smaller screen on the wall.
`Luky. The message is original. But consortium management does not fully agree. There is a split. I can help you save your family. Reply through this channel. - Uninvited friends.
The room became quiet.
"Is this a trap?" Ariawan asked.
"Of course this is a trap," said another analyst.
"Wait," Luky said. "System. Analysis of this message. Compare with the first message. Does it come from the same source?"
[Analyzing Message Metadata ...]
[Check the injection method ...]
[Comparing linguistic patterns ...]
[Conclusion: The source is different. The injection method is less sophisticated, using software exploitation known to our reserve system. The language pattern shows the original English speaker that is different from the author of the first message. The probability that this comes from different parties: 78%.]
"A division?" Luky murmured. "It makes sense. The consortium consists of many greedy people. Some might think that killing my family is a step that is too far or will actually make me fight more persistent." He thought for a moment. "System, give me a risk profile to reply to this message."
[Risk profile to reply to messages:]
[High risk: this can be a trap to track our location or inject worse malware.
Medium risk: Sender may not have the strength or influence to really help.
Low risk: If this is original, this can be a valuable opportunity for intelligence or rescue.
System Recommendations: Reply very carefully. Use a complete isolated virtual environment. Don't give any information. Only ask questions.]
"Prepare virtual level 7 sand boxes. Decide from the main network. I will reply," Luky decided.
"Boss, this is very risky!" Ariawan protested.
"Everything is at risk now! But we need every advantage we can get!" Luky answered. A few minutes later, an isolated console is ready. Luky sat down and started typing.
`Your message is accepted. Prove your good intentions. How can you help save my family?
The answer came almost directly.
Their supervisory drone is inactive for the next 5 minutes. Window at that time. I can't deactivate the attack team. But I can give you time. That's what I have. Believe in no believe
Luky looked at the system. "Confirmation! God's Eye, is there a supervisory drone above my family's home?"
[Accessing a private military surveillance satellite that is rented ...]
[Scan coordinates ...]
[Confirmation: A surveillance drone landed on the roof of the building within 500m from the target. Experiencing a 'system failure' that is not explained. No replacement drone is visible. Estimation of the absence of supervision: 4-6 minutes.]
"This is real," Luky whispered. He returned quickly. `Thank you. What do you want in return?
`Don't let them win. Destroy them. I will contact again.
The message disappeared, and the channel died completely, could not be traced anymore.
Luky stood up, new energy flowed in him. "Team Zulu! You listen? You have a window without supervision for 5 minutes! That might be our only chance! Evacuation now!"
"Understandably, boss! We move!" The voice of the Zulu team leader is full of new urgency.
On the screen, the body's camera feed shows the team moves quickly to the house. They no longer hide themselves.
"System, keep monitoring all enemy activities in the area! Tell me if someone moves towards the house!"
[Monitor ...]
[There is no suspicious movement detected towards the target. The window is still open.]
"Two minutes passed!" Calculate someone.
At the feed, the Zulu team arrived at the door. They use tools to unlock quickly and enter calmly but surely.
"We come in! Find a target! Mother and two teenagers! They are dinner!" Report the Zulu team.
"Explain quickly and calm down! Take them out!" Order Luky, his heart beating fast.
"Being done, Boss!"
Luky saw the ultimatum timer: 00:06:11. The timer without supervision is almost up.
"Boss! We're going out! Enter the vehicle! Leave!" Report the Zulu team. The sound of panting and the sound of a living car engine was heard.
"God's Eye, Confirm!" Luky shouted.
[Confirmed ... Zulu's team vehicle moved far from the target location. No direct pursuit is detected.
"Yes!" Cheers all command centers, releasing restrained tension.
Luky let himself smile faintly, but it quickly disappeared. "Don't be cheering yet! They are still on their way to a safe place! Zulu team, don't be careless! System, wealth status?"
[Total assets identified: Rp145.1 Quadrillion (Slow decreases significantly to only Rp.100 million in the last 10 minutes).]
[Analysis: The consortium seems to focus on the threat of ultimatum rather than continuous financial attacks for now.]
The ultimatum timer finally reached zero: 00:00:00.
Everyone holds his breath, staring at the screen that monitors the family home that is now empty.
A few seconds passed. Then one minute.
Nothing happens.
Five minutes passed.
Then, the report came from the supervisory team that was still in its position.
"Boss, we saw the activity. One black van approached at high speed. Stop in front of the house. Four people came out, armed. They broke the door ... they came in ... they came out again, looked confused. They spoke on their radio. Now they came back to van and left quickly. The target was empty."
The real relief eruption spread throughout the room. Luky rubbed his forehead.
"That almost happened," Ariawan whispered.
"But it didn't happen," Luky said loudly and full of confidence. "Because we are alert. Because we do not give up the threat. And because we get unexpected help." He looked at everyone. "My family is safe for now. But the war hasn't ended. In fact, this has just changed."
He walked toward the main screen which now shows a world map with a concentration of consortium activity.
"They show weaknesses. They are not united. And we have a shadow allied in it. Now, we no longer just survive. We will look for this gap. We will reply."
He focused his mind. "System. The main mission now is: identification and exploitation of divisions in the consortium. Prepare all intelligence resources for this."
[Mission is determined: Exploitation of consortium division.]
[Difficulty Level: Unfaited]
[Anticipated prizes: Consortium destruction from within. Recovery full of wealth. Increase in user status to the highest level.]
Luky Pratama is unemployed on the new mission. His enemies who seemed to be captured had cracks. And he will use it to divide them in two.