Resurrecting the Genius Within

Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 281 X Make an Appearance

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Despite having the skills to back it up, Kiev was notoriously arrogant and difficult to get along with, and many disliked him.

Now that a newcomer had pushed him off the leaderboard, everyone was eager to watch him fall.

Kiev replied, “That problem has been unsolved for three years, but no one can solve it now. It’s you all who should feel pathetic. His tone was disdainful.

Ha wrote, “The newbie just posted a problem, looking for a bug in a program. Why don’t you give it a shot, Kiev? Maybe you can reclaim your ranking?‘

Kiev scoffed and switched screens to tackle the bug. However, he soon found himself entangled in traps, growing increasingly frustrated.

Meanwhile, the conversation continued.

Dee wrote, Welcome, newbie

Toad wrote, “What the hell? I heard Dee’s a Cheshian. My friend wasn’t wrong; Cheshian bootlickers are plentiful. They’ll lick anyone’s boots.

Ha mocked, ‘Already buttering up the newbie? Is it really necessary? How pathetic. The novice won’t even bother interacting with you.

Toad chimed in, ‘Dee’d dropped out of the top ten; of course he needs to cling on to someone.

Ha echoed, ‘Oh right, I almost forgot. Dee had dropped out of the top ten. Why haven’t you left?”

Dylan cursed at the screen, “What does it matter to you if I welcome someone? You began making fun of me because I was among a group of foreigners who were less skilled.

“I’m not leaving. I’ll stay here to piss you off!”

If George weren’t watching the screen, Dylan would have engaged in a full–on verbal battle with them.

Is this newbie Mr. George?

so great,

X is great. Given enough time, I might be able to crack. your code, but X’s program code is beyond my capabilities. There was never a chance in my life. No

‘@Kiev, you went to tackle the newbie’s bug? How did that go? Judging by your mood, it didn’t go well. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be asking

then replied, ‘Cracking my core code means nothing. If this newbie can break X’s

replied, I’m happy with the second spot. X deserves the

finally spoke

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X Make an

As expected, it was George.

talk? I thought you

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etiquette. On the contrary, Y understand it perfectly. It’s not aloofness; Y didn’t reply

messages and never speaks in the group. But

the newbie’s name is Y, right after X

answered, ‘Clearly intentional. Who in the hacking

muttered. “Mr. George is getting

messages rolling in. Her

Welcome, newbie @Y.

excitement, and he exclaimed agitatedly,

Wasn’t that Isabelle?

and Isabelle was a stark contrast to his imagination. Dylan hadn’t fully adjusted

he did, his feelings briefly grew complicated.

tossed them aside and became giddy with excitement again.

was quite ruthless, his admiration ran deep. Interacting with her online

alias X itself was synonymous with prowess and

it was exhilarating.

hacking community, X was an elite figure who was revered by many.

group and leaving a message would

uproar.

group was small, their reaction

not much different from Dylan’s initial shock. Everyone leaned closer to their