"Can you pinpoint the host node?" I asked, booting up my system and bridging into his network frequency. "We need to locate the portal first. If we can get inside the encrypted network, we can figure out a way to break in and shut it down from the source."
"I'm running a deep sweep on Isaac’s known proxy servers right now," Michael said, hitting a sequence of keys to launch a wide-net crawler across the dark web. "If the auction is active, it's hidden behind a dozen onion relays, but I'll find the IP handshake."
The double doors swished open, and Bastian walked into the room, leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed and his eyes locked onto us.
"Roman and Jeremy are locked up tight," Bastian said smoothly. "So... what do we do? How are we planning to take Isaac down once we t
