The Debtor System: Starting with a debt of 1 billion

Chapter 30: Bait in the Live Stream

Deep within the dark web lies a secret livestreaming room called "Abyss Arena." It's a gathering place for the world's most notorious criminals, and a stage for the "Phoenix" organization to issue bounties and showcase its power.

Tonight, this live stream was flooded with an urgent auction announcement:

[Rare Auction Item: Complete Sample of Twin Virus and Prototype of Antidote]

[Seller: Anonymous (Verified as high-risk by the system)]

[Live broadcast time: Tonight at 20:00]

[Special Note: The entire process of the virus outbreak will be demonstrated live; authenticity guaranteed.]

The news caused an instant uproar on the dark web. For the wealthy and warlords who constantly teetered on the edge of life and death, nothing was more attractive than virus technology that allowed them to "control life and death."

The live stream started promptly at 8 PM.

The scene shows a dimly lit basement, filled with a damp, musty smell. Two metal chairs are placed side by side in front of the camera, with two teenagers strapped to them—Su Ya and Lin Mo.

Their faces were deathly pale, their foreheads were covered in cold sweat, and their bodies trembled violently and uncontrollably. The connection between them had been deliberately severed, and the blue glow on the back of their hands was rapidly dimming, replaced by a terrifying purplish-black vein spreading outwards.

"Good evening, dear valued buyers."

A voice-altered electronic voice rang out in the live stream, "Welcome to the live demonstration of the 'Twin Virus.' These two are the original hosts of the virus. Now, I will sever their life link."

As he spoke, "Lin Yu" (disguised as Acha) off-screen picked up a pair of scissors and cruelly cut the last data cable connecting their wrists.

"Ugh—!"

In the scene, Su Ya and Lin Mo simultaneously let out piercing screams. Large patches of lividity began to appear on their skin, their breathing became rapid, and their pupils began to dilate. The realism of being on the verge of death sent chills down the spines of everyone watching.

[This reaction... is real!]

The fatality rate of this virus is terrifying!

[Seller, where's the antidote? We need the antidote!]

The screen was flooded with comments, and the bids began to soar.

Just then, the door to the live stream room was suddenly kicked open!

A group of heavily armed men in black rushed in, led by a man wearing a silver mask who held a silenced pistol pointed directly at the camera.

"The show's over, you scum," the masked man sneered. "The 'Phoenix' organization has declared this place sealed off. We'll take these two heads."

Acha, disguised as Lin Yu, retreated in terror: "You...you are hunters?!"

"That's right." The masked man raised his gun and aimed it at Suya, who was "struggling in pain." "Since you want to use them as bait, then we'll take you all down in one fell swoop."

However, just as he pulled the trigger, Lin Mo, who should have been "on the verge of death," suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no pain in those eyes; instead, they gleamed with a cold, beast-like light.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Mo whispered something, and the specially made "shackles" that had been binding his wrists snapped instantly. He sprang up from the chair with such speed that he left an afterimage in the air, and delivered a precise chop to the masked man's wrist.

With a crisp "click," the pistol flew out of his hand.

At the same time, Suya, who had been "unconscious" beside her, also opened her eyes. Although she did not make a move, her body leaned forward slightly, and the "twin virus" in her body was remotely activated by Lin Yu, releasing a special high-frequency shock wave.

While this shockwave isn't enough to kill, it can instantly disrupt all surrounding electronic devices.

"Sizzle—!"

Sparks instantly erupted from all the monitor screens in the live broadcast room, and the communicator in the hand of the "hunter" team that rushed in also emitted a piercing noise.

"What's going on?! The signal is being blocked!"

"Damn it! This virus is fake!"

The masked man clutched his severed wrist and roared, but it was too late.

boom!

Lin Yu, who had been lying in ambush around the basement, led the real assault team and broke down the door.

"All personnel on alert! Don't let a single one escape!"

Lin Yu, holding a tactical flashlight, instantly illuminated the entire room. Before the so-called "hunters" could react, they were accurately struck by tranquilizer guns and fell to the ground.

Seeing that things were not going well, the masked man turned around and tried to detonate the bomb on his body to commit suicide, but Lin Mo caught up with him like a ghost and kicked him away.

"Want to die? Not so easy."

Lin Mo coldly stepped on his chest and removed his mask. It was an unfamiliar face covered in tattoos, but the number "P-09" on his neck revealed his identity—an outer executor of the "Phoenix" organization.

"You...you actually dared to set this up..." The masked man coughed up blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You used the virus to control us, so we'll use the virus to kill you back." Lin Yu walked up to him, squatted down, and said coldly, "Tell your 'Doctor' that the rules of the game have changed. From today onwards, it's not us running away, it's you hiding."

At this moment, although the camera in the live broadcast room was already damaged, in the last second before the signal was interrupted, Lin Yu deliberately pointed the camera at the masked man lying on the ground and the badge on his body that represented the "Phoenix" organization.

This scene was clearly seen by countless viewers on the dark web.

With the live stream interrupted, the entire dark web was plunged into unprecedented panic and turmoil.

The hunter from the "Phoenix" organization was killed in broad daylight.

Lin Yu stood up and looked at Acha, who was cleaning up the mess, as well as Suya and Lin Mo who were walking over.

"We won this round." Acha wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Not only did we take out this group of hunters, but we also demonstrated the 'power' of the 'Twin Virus' to the world. I reckon no one will dare to mess with us easily anymore."

Lin Mo looked at his hand, which had returned to calm, and asked softly, "What's next?"

Lin Yu gazed at the dark night sky outside the window, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "Next, we just need to follow the trail. Since these hunters have come, it means they know our location. As long as we continue to release virus signals, the true leaders of the 'Phoenix' organization will eventually get restless and intervene personally."

Suya walked to Lin Mo's side and gently took his hand. The glowing lights on the backs of their hands lit up again, as if two lamps of hope had been lit in the darkness.

"No matter how many of them come, we will face them together," Suya said firmly.

Lin Mo took her sister's hand in return, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Yes, let's face it together."

In this deadly duet, the roles of hunter and prey have quietly been reversed. And the real storm is only just beginning to brew.