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?

newbie is so great,

your code, but X’s program code is beyond my capabilities. There was never a

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 the newbie to

this newbie can break X’s program code,

replied, I’m happy with the second spot.

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expected, it was

so you can talk?

Finished.

is ignorant of etiquette. On the contrary, Y understand it perfectly. It’s not aloofness; Y didn’t reply because he disdain to talk with

flatter X, because X doesn’t read these messages and never speaks in the group. But if you crack X’s program

is Y, right after X in the alphabet.

‘Clearly intentional. Who in the hacking world doesn’t admire

George is getting ganged up on. He’s pathethic.”

the messages rolling in. Her fingers

wrote, Welcome, newbie

and he exclaimed

realised, Wasn’t that

his idol in real life, and Isabelle was a stark contrast to his imagination. Dylan hadn’t fully adjusted

did, his feelings briefly

them aside and

though his idol had ‘fallen‘ and Isabelle was quite ruthless, his admiration ran deep. Interacting with her online felt entirely different from meeting her in person.

was synonymous with prowess

of it

elite figure who was revered by many. Beyond

was inevitable that X’s first appearance in the group

uproar.

was small, their reaction was dramatic.

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