Chapter 380 Chopper

“Mystro, you still got clearance for your chopper? I need to get to Slosa right now.”

“Of course I do.”

“Dane, I’m sorry, we’re done for today. Mystro, you take him back.”

She stopped for a second, then said, “Send me the location of the chopper. Start it up for me. I’ll fly it myself to Slosa.”

“What?!” Mystro’s eyes went wide. “Tilda, are you out of your mind?”

“This is the fastest way. I know that base better than anyone. I trained on helicopters when I was in Beachland. You don’t need to worry about me.” Her voice turned sharp. “We can’t waste a second. As soon as Parker gives the green light, I have to lead my team into Hotel Morloss’s system.”

Mystro tried to argue, but Dane laid a hand on his shoulder and shook his head. “Trust her,” Dane said quietly.

Mystro exhaled hard. “Alright.”

Tilda let out a small smile. “Oh, come on, don’t worry about me. When I come back victorious, we’ll finish that New Year’s dinner we left hanging.”

She left them and slid into her brand-new BMW convertible parked outside her apartment in Hetsa. The tires screeched as she slammed the gas, whipped the wheel, and the car shot toward Mystro’s coordinates like an arrow leaving the bow.

One hour later, Manfred’s call came in right on time. “Queen, we pushed hard and they finally gave in a little, but we only have one hour.”

“That’s enough.”

“Queen, what’s all that noise around you?”

“Sorry, I just flew a helicopter into Slosa. I’m heading to the base right now. Don’t worry about me.”

Manfred stayed quiet.

Tilda reached the base elevator, scanned her iris and fingerprint, then passed the face recognition test. The steel doors opened, and she stepped inside.

“Queen!” The Comet squad was already there. They shot up from their chairs the moment she walked in.

“The system is fully active. Network checks show clear.”

“All the hardware and software are ready. No problems.”

They had everything set up perfectly before she even arrived. Her gaze swept over them, and pride flashed in her eyes. “Mr. Parker, have them hand over the key for the network. The clock starts now.”

“If we can’t crack it, we’ll pull back and return the key untouched.”

“Fine.” It had taken every ounce of Manfred’s pull to make this deal. Without the name of Queen, the shadow that haunted the dark web, no one would have let a foreigner touch this. Her name was both weapon and shield. Every real player in the underground knew her, or at least, every real player worth their salt. Anyone who didn’t know Queen was basically a noob.

The dark web was a treasure chest coveted by every nation in the world. It was also a creature every nation in the world guarded against. It took a lot of sweat and tears to get an inch of ground, so they had to get the key as well.

Tilda slid into her station and tested the rig. One minute later, Manfred sent her a single word. “OK.”

She leaned forward and said, “Time to move.”

“Jarrett, you take…” She gave each of them exact orders. The room filled with the crack of keys and the snap of mice. Her voice cut through the tension, and their reports came back strong and steady like a drumline.

Every muscle was drawn tight. The five of them locked into rhythm. They poured everything into breaking Hotel Morloss.

“Report, Queen, A route failed.”

“B route collapsed.”

“C route down.”

“What about D?”

“D route… failed. It got cut off at the last point.”

“These people are no ordinary kidnappers.”

“Anyone bold enough to storm Hotel Morloss and demand a worldwide broadcast came loaded. They covered every angle.” Her tone was fierce. “Don’t lose faith. If this was easy, Endralsia would never have called me. Keep pushing. Find another way in.”

While her team tore through the code, she searched for any sign of a hidden signal inside the hotel. Her squad could figure out the invasion route easily, but…

She knew the truth. Endralsia had the best tech fighters in the world, and they had already burned through every normal route. They would never allow their pride to collapse without a fight. Even if they found nothing after exhausting every possible route, she had to chase the impossible. Hotel Morloss was their jewel. Its walls were stacked with power and money. If someone had buried a secret transmitter deep inside, then that was the thread she would pull.