Resurrecting the Genius Within

Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 281 X Make an Appearance

Finished

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, why not

X is great. Given enough time, I might be able to crack. your code, but X’s program code is beyond

Judging by your mood, it didn’t go well. Otherwise, you

nothing. If this newbie

I’m happy with the second spot.

newbie finally

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X Make an Appearance

wasn’t surprised. As expected, it

jeered, ‘Oh, so you can talk? I

Finished.

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

messages and never speaks in the group. But if you crack X’s program code, maybe my idol will

newbie’s name is Y, right after X in the alphabet.

in the hacking world doesn’t admire X? It’s nothing

muttered. “Mr. George is getting

rolling in. Her fingers hovered

wrote, Welcome, newbie

in excitement, and he exclaimed agitatedly,

Wasn’t

contrast to his imagination.

once he did, his feelings briefly grew complicated.

them aside and became giddy with

his idol had ‘fallen‘ and Isabelle was quite ruthless, his admiration ran deep.

X itself was synonymous with prowess and allure.

of it was exhilarating.

was revered by many. Beyond unparalleled skills, X’s legendary exploits were widely circulated.

inevitable that X’s first appearance in the group and leaving a message

uproar.

was small,

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