Next, it was a long tug-of-war.
Every time Yuan Mengqi and Su Luo approached the final IP address, the other side would throw out new encrypted data, blocking the outermost layer of the IP address.
This forced them to re-decrypt the code to find the IP location again.
Throughout the entire process, Qin Xuan had been watching the two of them spar from behind.
Although he didn't understand some parts, with his strong comprehension skills and the prompts from the code itself, he gradually began to understand the operations of both sides.
He then recorded them and integrated them.
By the time Qin Anning came down, his level of decrypting encrypted data was no worse than Yuan Mengqi's.
It was only then that he could more directly see the gap between Su Luo and Yuan Mengqi.
Yuan Mengqi had a sharp eye and could go straight to the core when decrypting.
Unless there was code that absolutely had to be decrypted, she wouldn't bother with any useless redundant code on the outer layers.
This greatly increased her decryption efficiency.
It was on this point that Su Luo was far inferior to Yuan Mengqi.
His vision was not as sharp as Yuan Mengqi's, and he couldn't decrypt precisely. He often wasted time on code meant to confuse him.
Therefore, Su Luo was slightly slower than Yuan Mengqi in cracking speed.
This wasn't a big problem in itself, as cracking data, as long as you found the right direction, you would always succeed.
But now, the two of them were competing with a top hacker team.
The comparison was about who was stronger in encryption and decryption.
The opposing side, as a team, had tacit coordination and encrypted at an extremely fast speed.
In contrast, Yuan Mengqi and Su Luo gradually fell into a disadvantage due to Su Luo's lack of sharp vision and their lack of coordination.
"Sorry, I'm holding everyone back."
His fingers flew across the keyboard, and Su Luo said to the people in the office in a barely audible voice.
This was the first time he had apologized to anyone for falling behind in decryption.
It was also his first crushing defeat in the only field he excelled at.
At this moment, shame, humiliation, and anger surged in Su Luo's heart.
But even so, he was still powerless.
Vision wasn't something that could be improved instantly.
And tacit understanding wasn't something that could be developed in a day.
So, even though both of them were determined, they still couldn't change the outcome of their decryption speed slowing down.
"Alright, Su Luo."
"You've done well enough, take a break for now."
After another half hour, Qin Xuan finally patted Su Luo on the shoulder.
He could see that the other person's mind was already in disarray.
His decryption speed was getting slower and slower, and he was decrypting more and more useless code.
If Su Luo continued like this, the decryption progress would only stagnate.
Su Luo's mentality would definitely explode.
Moreover, the other side had been watching the company for several days, and it was time for him to get some proper rest.
Hearing Qin Xuan's words, Su Luo froze.
His hands first hovered above the keyboard, then suddenly relaxed, and he slumped back into his chair.
He had lost.
He had lost in his only area of expertise, hacking.
There was no room for counterattack, nor any possibility of a comeback.
Su Luo felt like a piece of trash.
He couldn't even do the one thing he was good at as well as others, he might as well die!
Despair deepened with the changing code before his eyes.
Then...
*Slap!*
Two broad palms landed heavily on Su Luo's shoulders.
"What, already weak?"
"Go wash your face and get some rest!"
"Don't take temporary success or failure too seriously."
"Besides, before this, you single-handedly blocked the attacks of an entire team."
Qin Xuan's words were nothing special.
They were bland, cliché, and even a bit awkward.
Even the most awkward inspirational dramas wouldn't utter such low-level lines.
But for some reason, Su Luo felt that Qin Xuan's words went straight into his heart.
At this moment, he felt like a field nourished by rain.
He felt incredibly comfortable, and his whole body felt much lighter.
In just a few seconds, Su Luo emerged from despair.
He felt he shouldn't be so pessimistic.
As a famous person once said, failure always accompanies a person throughout their life.
Since that was the case, how could he be defeated by this small failure?
Besides, his boss was right, hadn't he single-handedly blocked the network attack of an entire team before?
This was enough to be admired in both the Dragon Country hacker community and the international hacker community!
As Su Luo thought this, he felt as if he had come back to life.
His tired body gradually recovered, and his dispirited mind was filled with renewed vigor.
He even felt that he could continue to fight against the other side now, battling them for days and nights without issue!
However, Su Luo didn't notice that a faint blue-green light had been flickering from Qin Xuan's palms on his shoulders.
"Thanks, boss, I feel much better now."
"I'm going to the restroom to wash my face, and when I come back, I'll fight those bastards for another three days and three nights!"
He slapped the armrest, and Su Luo stood up abruptly.
He pushed his chair away and strode towards the restroom.
However, when he came out of the restroom, full of ambition and ready to fight another three hundred rounds, he found that Qin Xuan was already sitting in his seat.
He leaned in to look at the screen, not understanding why.
He didn't realize it until he looked, and then he was shocked.
Qin Xuan was decrypting data at a speed similar to his own.
Moreover, not only that, but the other party was superior to him in both decryption methods and the sharpness of his data review.
If anything, Qin Xuan was more like a replica of Yuan Mengqi at this moment.
Only his proficiency and speed were not as good as hers.
This greatly shocked Su Luo.
After all, hacker skills were not innate.
They required extensive exploration and practice to reach perfection.
Furthermore, everyone's way of thinking was different, and their decryption methods varied greatly.
Habits like Qin Xuan's, which were almost carved from the same mold, were almost impossible to exist!
Like Su Luo, the other employees present were also very surprised by Qin Xuan's actions.
Although they were not professional hackers, they were all old friends who had known Qin Xuan for many years.
They knew very well what his coding level was.
Yet, this person, who only knew how to code "helloworld" and was completely clueless about programming techniques, was now sitting at his desk, doing the same thing as a professional hacker.
How could this not surprise them?!
But in terms of the degree of shock.
No one could compare to Yuan Mengqi, who was currently decrypting with all her might.
Because when Qin Xuan joined, she felt her pressure instantly halved!
When decrypting data, the other party was always able to complement her.
Therefore, their data decryption speed did not decrease due to Su Luo's withdrawal.
On the contrary, this speed was now increasing!