Chapter 219 [Add a paragraph]
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"First-year student boss! First-year student boss!"
Yan Chuyi suddenly opened her eyes and gasped for breath.
Seeing that the young man had finally regained consciousness, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Memories of the past flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern, and my temples throbbed as if they were about to split open.
He rubbed his temples vigorously: "...What's going on now? How long have I been unconscious?"
“It didn’t take long, less than five minutes.” Captain Xu handed over a soothing spray he’d somehow gotten his hands on and quickly explained, “We’re at the main entrance of the Black Tower. The back door won’t open; we probably need to trigger some kind of mechanism. Also, that giant hasn’t moved since he smashed the train; we don’t know what’s going on.”
Yan Chuyi paused upon hearing this and looked up at the sky.
With no obstructions around, looking up at the sky from this angle, one is directly facing the giant's terrifying crimson pupils.
I didn't have time to look closely when I was attacked, but now that I look at it again, the giant's head-to-body ratio is about one-sixth, and his skin is delicate, so he doesn't have dwarfism. He is obviously a six or seven-year-old boy.
The moment He Yan Chu Yi's eyes met, the giant boy moved almost imperceptibly, his dull and unfocused pupils regained their light, and he looked at him as if he had sensed something.
“whi…”
Meanwhile, the others were still discussing how to open the gates of the Black Tower.
The gate was about three stories high, made of solid copper and iron. Even with the combined efforts of several of the gods, they couldn't push it open, clearly indicating that there were rules governing it.
I'm afraid the system will cause trouble, and I'll have to defeat the giant to open the door.
The giant's terrifying power is evident to all; even Brian, the most destructive warrior, could not penetrate its defenses.
Because they are still in a special map, most players cannot use skills and items, and their combat ability is zero. If a real fight breaks out, the situation will be very unfavorable for them.
Suddenly, Xu Qingran noticed that the giant BOSS had moved. She shouted "Be careful!" and put her hand on the long whip.
Her eyes were filled with icy killing intent, but it vanished in the next second, replaced by an irrepressible joy.
Xu Qingran saw strands of golden light converging from all directions, their radiance like scattered starlight.
That vast and gentle divine power is unforgettable once witnessed.
"It's Xie Xubai!"
"Thank God!"
"My God, may the Xie family live on forever!"
"My God—!"
A loud shout startled everyone present. When they turned around, they realized it was the [Gravity] player.
[Gravity] The player frantically waved the Divine Favorite emblem on the back of his hand, jumping and shouting excitedly: "My God! I am now your servant, my God! I swear to support you forever! I will definitely work hard to level up and live up to your expectations! Ahhhhhh, my God!"
All of them combined couldn't out-shout him, and then they realized this guy was actually using divine power to shout: "..."
Damn.
Is this showing off? This is definitely showing off, isn't it? If this keeps up, I bet they'll get jealous and give him a piece of their mind!
Before she could even speak, Xu Qingran quickly covered her face and dragged the shameful guy away.
“Stephen,” Xie Xubai approached the giant boy and asked gently in a voice only they could hear, “Do you remember me?”
The giant boy's body froze in mid-air, staring intently at Xie Xubai who had suddenly appeared, then looked at Yan Chuyi below, his expression blank, seemingly not understanding why there were two "whites".
To maintain secrecy, each apostle disguises their appearance before being brought into the guild, but their mental strength remains genuine.
Xie Xubai then asked, "Do you still remember Lisa?"
In an instant, the players were surprised to see the once calm giant BOSS become agitated again, spreading its arms towards Xie Xubai, casting a large shadow over its head.
"Thank God!" "My God!"
But the situation once again took them by surprise!
The giant BOSS did not attack Xie Xubai. Its two hands, which could swing across mountains, moved cautiously, as if seeking comfort but unable to land due to its own size. It swayed helplessly in mid-air.
At that moment, the golden light transformed into a phantom of a young man several sizes taller than the giant boy, standing above the clouds, ethereal and holy, as if a god had descended.
Everyone held their breath, tilting their heads back in stunned silence.
Upon seeing the phantom, the giant boy didn't hesitate for a moment and rushed forward to hug Xie Xubai tightly.
The heavy footsteps pounded the plain, sending stones flying and causing the ground to tremble violently several times.
Yet this incredibly powerful and terrifying giant was now as docile and harmless as a wronged child, clinging to Xie Xubai's clothes and refusing to let go.
Stephen initially wanted to maintain his composure, after all, he wasn't a real child; he was engaged and possessed the arrogance of a successful person as well as the haughtiness of a chosen one.
But he was in so much pain.
After becoming the BOSS, Stephen was tormented by the recurring memories to the point of almost going insane. Only when he was close to Xie Xubai did he finally regain some clarity.
I held back and held back, desperately trying to suppress the sob in my throat.
"I haven't seen anyone I know in a long time. Let me hug you for a while. I'm younger than you, so don't laugh at me."
Xie Xubai didn't laugh. He patted the boy's shoulder and said gently, "Cry, it's okay, no one will know."
Stephen looked up in surprise and saw that they were surrounded by a barrier woven with golden light.
The players outside couldn't hear their voices or see what was happening inside, and they were craning their necks to look in with great curiosity.
It seemed that the moment he pounced, Xie Xubai consciously lowered the barrier.
—The person in front of me still remembers him, remembers that he was prone to crying and was easily embarrassed, and will still stand up for him as before, letting him cry his heart out in my arms.
Upon realizing this, the suppressed tears suddenly burst forth, and Stephen cried uncontrollably in Xie Xubai's arms, "Ahhhhhh!"
People generally believe that the Apostle Guild is fiercely competitive and has a cruel elimination and exile mechanism, and must be full of conspiracies, deceit, and bloodshed.
They were right.
But the appearance of the First Apostle, White, changed everything.
In order to help the apostles adapt to the high-intensity training as quickly as possible and forge an iron will to receive divine blessings, most apostles are brought to the base in their early years.
Although they all have memories of their past lives, they are still vulnerable and arrogant like children because their brains are not fully developed.
Wanting to go home, wanting to find mom and dad, unable to bear the hardship and exhaustion of training, hiding away to cry secretly, and when in unbearable pain, yelling and screaming, and throwing tantrums to destroy things to vent.
The base will assign special mental healers to the apostles, but not all healers can withstand a blow from an apostle when it goes out of control.
When a healer who has suffered serious injuries comes to comfort someone, no matter how calm and indifferent they pretend to be, their mental state will reveal an inescapable fear and aversion.
Which of the chosen apostles wasn't an exceptional individual? Their innate pride made them prefer to endure pain and madness rather than let someone who loathed and feared them soothe their chaotic sea of consciousness.
Besides, children's thinking is not quick and they are prone to getting stuck on trivial details.
—They suffered so much to save everyone, and yet they're hated by everyone. Let's not save them anymore! Get out!
Suppressing their anger and resentment over time, it eventually escalated into a major incident of collective rage!
More than seven apostles were partially corrupted, more than twenty apostles were affected, countless guards and researchers were seriously injured, and the damage to base equipment caused more than two billion!
When the higher-ups learned of this, they were furious. All the apostles involved were imprisoned, hanging by a thread from the danger of being punished.
That was the first time Xie Xubai had used his privileges to postpone the trial of the apostles involved.
During this period, the idea arose of having healers provide emotional support to healers, dispelling their fear of the apostles, thus enabling them to successfully soothe the raging apostles.
Because of a shortage of manpower, Xie Xubai was also forced to comfort the semi-alienated apostles.
The apostle himself was naturally very uncooperative, constantly making sarcastic remarks and questioning Xie Xubai's abilities as a relative.
Finally, a certain person with connections, whose training time had been delayed by two hours, decided to exercise his privileges. He called the guards and beat the uncooperative apostle severely. The apostle cried loudly in pain and tearfully "voluntarily" accepted Xie Xubai's emotional comfort.
In fact, Xie Xubai was not very skilled at providing emotional support at first.
His talent was too poor. He spent almost all his training time just practicing mind control. Compared with the other apostles who were making rapid progress in their training, his pace was like a snail's pace. He often ranked at the bottom and was ridiculed and despised by everyone.
There was no isolation or oppression, of course. After all, Xie Xubai's status as the son of the Goddess of Fate was undeniable, and he still had a few lackeys following him around, flattering and currying favor to bolster his influence.
Xie Xubai wasn't the type to silently suffer in silence. Whenever someone targeted him, he would immediately report to Pei Yuheng and single out a few troublemakers as examples for education.
After a while, no one dared to mess with him anymore.
Similarly, Xie Xubai's reputation spread far and wide, and the elite students all knew that a good-for-nothing with connections had infiltrated their ranks. They secretly looked down on him and spoke to him sarcastically whenever they met him.
With the situation of being condemned by everyone, those who originally wanted to befriend him gradually gave up on that idea.
After all, guild resources are limited and will only be allocated to promising members, who are competitors.
But no one expected that Xie Xubai, whom they all looked down upon, would pull seven half-alienated apostles, who were almost sentenced to death, back from the brink of collapse and despair.
After that, the apostles' attitude towards Xie Xubai changed.
They gradually discovered that this supposedly arrogant and domineering relative actually had a very good personality, gentle and stable. Unless someone tried to physically assault him, he wouldn't get angry even if they mocked him to his face. He trained extremely hard and was among the most diligent.
However, they still didn't understand what Xie Xubai was so stubborn about. He clearly had neither talent nor strength, yet he insisted on occupying the position of the First Apostle and refused to move. Did he really have no self-awareness?
Therefore, aversion and prejudice still exist.
Until one day, everyone suddenly discovered in the duel test that Xie Xubai was no longer the one at the bottom!
The side effects of reincarnation deterred countless apostles, but this mediocre fellow steadily and steadfastly moved forward.
From the bottom to second to last, from second to last to lower middle, from lower middle to the top 20, and finally, to everyone's surprise, it jumped into the top 10!
Even those who considered themselves "geniuses among geniuses" couldn't sit still anymore, feeling a strong sense of crisis aroused by Xie Xubai.
At that time, the group of people who had gone through life and death hardships had a much better relationship with Xie Xubai. They finally had the opportunity to raise their unresolved questions and find out why he was so stubborn.
Xie Xubai was quite frank: "Because my mother said that only I can do it."
Everyone: "..."
Damn, he's a mama's boy!
These people are almost several hundred years old combined, yet they say such things without any shame, which shows that they genuinely agree with and accept Xie Yuchun's statement.
Because of their close relationship and having witnessed Xie Xubai's rise to power, everyone just smiled, made a few playful remarks, and exclaimed, "This is motherly love."
"White, are you sure it's not just Auntie being overly protective of her son?"
"I understand. My mom has been worried that I would destroy the world ever since she saw my performance on the live stream. But maybe it's just because she thinks I have the ability to do so. Well, I still love her very much."
Someone came to Xie Xubai's side, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's okay, White. You've already proven your potential. Maybe you really can take on the position of First Apostle. From now on, we'll all listen to you."
Xie Xubai suddenly said, "No, I mean it."
“My mother was once the CEO of the highest global council, standing at the pinnacle of power. If she had any selfish motives, she wouldn’t have resolutely chosen to step down and sacrifice herself to travel back in time, just to pursue a sliver of hope.”
"The committee has consistently tried to seize control of the Apostles' Guild. They used coercion 325 times, bribery 277 times, and even sent assassins. At the most difficult times, my mother faced more than twenty impeachments a day; she knew the interrogation room better than her office—"
Xie Xubai rarely lowered his voice, and even used mental pressure: "You say that she made me the First Apostle out of personal motives, which is a great insult to her."
A deathly silence fell over everyone, and their breaths became heavy.
Xie Xubai closed the book, glanced at the time, and got up to continue his training.
"...We don't know!" came a flustered voice from behind. "We didn't doubt the impartiality of the Goddess of Fate! And why didn't you explain back then?"
“On my first day at the base, the instructor told all of you that my becoming the First Apostle was a revelation from the goddess of fate, but you obviously only took it as the words of a great and selfless executor who was acting out of personal interest, and believed your own narrow and ignorant judgment. I have explained this several times, but no one listens.”
"Furthermore, have you forgotten that the selection of apostles is not solely my mother's decision? There are committee members closely monitoring my mother for any possible mistakes, ready to bring her down at any time. There is an internal oversight department within the Apostle Guild, and there is a rigorous selection system with multiple screenings and meticulous procedures. Under these circumstances, how could you possibly think that a former CEO could arbitrarily push her 'useless son' to the position of supreme commander?"
Xie Xubai turned to the side, his calm gaze sweeping over all those who were speechless, and uttered a sentence in a neither loud nor soft tone: "Genius? Incredibly stupid."
Everyone was speechless and so ashamed they wished they could disappear into the ground.
It was at this moment that they heard Xie Xubai's ruthless order again: "Arrogance and self-righteousness are your long-standing flaws. This week, everyone's training volume will be increased tenfold. Remember this lesson."
"ah???"
The heart-wrenching screams of the crowd nearly shattered the ceiling.
Stephen joined the Apostles Guild later and had heard about Xie Xubai's ruthless methods of disciplining the Apostles.
But now that I think about it, Xie Xubai's seemingly personal vendetta-inflicted extra training was actually a clever way to resolve the awkwardness and estrangement at the time.
If you count them carefully from beginning to end, it's more than that.
It was Xie Xubai who overruled objections to change the elimination system, and his regular weekly spiritual comforts saved the apostles from their precarious sanity.
Xie Xubai treated everyone equally, developing different training plans for each person and personally supervising their progress.
Xie Xubai remembered every apostle member, whether they survived or were eliminated early, including their preferences, birthdays, and backgrounds.
From then on, even in the coldest and most ruthless war zones, there would be a bowl of steaming longevity noodles, and even on the most turbulent nights, there would be beautiful dreams woven by Xie Xubai to help them fall asleep peacefully.
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“White.” Stephen looked at Xie Xubai with teary eyes.
Just as the apostles had relied on and trusted their First Apostle countless times, he opened his mouth tremblingly, pleading for release: "Please, eat me."
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