Chapter 24

　　Antoinette Yun typed in a string of text and brought up a very simple dialog box, a bunch of dashes forming a box in the middle of the screen. 　　The way that her computer was connecting to the network, it was set up so that all her messages were bounced off of various other nodes in the internet before finally reaching the recipient. She knew that he was using the same method to protect his own identity from her, ans she could also find him if she chose to. 　　The defeated one, what do you want? 　　Come out and meet me. 　　Mom? Shall I come running home when you call me? 　　In their world, they liked to use “mom” references. It used to be a sore spot for her since she didn’t have one. But she’s learned to use it, it’s pretty effective when taunting someone. 　　This is your only chance, don't let yourself regret it. 　　Steve Gu, is that really you? 　　Gu's international reputation, especially in recent years, has developed rapidly in th