Xyrin Empire
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Chapter 299: Chapter 299: Brave X.O Chapter 299: Chapter 299: Brave X.O Dingdang, dangling in the air and facing a trial of three courts, could hide no more and finally blurted out in a defiant wail, “Alright, alright! Dingdang is a dunce! Dingdang is a complete failure at everything!! Dingdang is the hopeless, failing student who has had to retake the exam fourteen times and still hasn’t passed the Junior Creation Certificate!!! Boo hoo…”

By the end, perhaps feeling too wronged, Dingdang burst into tears with a loud “wah.”

That cry of Dingdang’s was so powerful; I instantly went from being the righteous judge to the enemy of the people, wounded all over under the piercing gaze of a host of over-sympathetic girls…

“Look at you, you made Dingdang cry.”

Qianqian shot me an indignant glance, then snatched the bawling Little One from my hands and, with stars in her eyes, held and soothed her–why the starry eyes, though?

“I just feel…” I said rigidly, turning my neck to speak to Sandora, who was standing beside me, similarly stunned, “I just feel like I’ve heard something very subtle and full of points to criticize…”

Sandora, snapping her chopsticks with a “crack,” twitched the corners of her mouth.

“I swear… Dingdang has to be the least reliable deity I’ve ever seen…”

This is no longer about reliability! Aren’t we supposed to criticize the whole Junior Creation Certificate thing instead? What kind of absurd societal state does the Divine Realm have? Could it be that those lofty and mighty Gods spend their time messing with such ridiculous things?

With Qianqian’s comforting, Dingdang finally calmed down and, without any memory of the lesson just had, climbed back onto my shoulders, the villain of just a moment before. She tapped my head lightly, constantly muttering grumpily, “Dingdang is preparing for the Creator God Level 4 exams, but Dingdang hasn’t even managed to pass the Junior Creation Certificate yet. Without the Junior Creation Certificate, I can’t even get the admission card for the Level 4 exam! Dingdang has retaken it fourteen times, and if I fail this retake… I’ll definitely be mocked by those detestable juniors, especially that big stupid lizard with muscles for brains who passed on his first try… 555, it’s so unfair, why does the Creator God’s qualification certification have to be based on the Creation Certificate! Dingdang is really good at Energy Creation Science, Law Introduction, Soul Creation Science, and Space Creation Study! Why can’t they be the basic qualifications!”

I… where am I even supposed to start criticizing this mess, damn it!

Glancing around, indeed, not just me, but Qianqian and the other girls had all turned into pale gypsum statues in the wind.

Dingdang, oblivious to herself, kept on griping and suddenly pulled out a thick, golden-covered book from Other Space. She held the enormous tome, big enough to fit a dozen of her, with pride and declared, “But Dingdang now has hope! This book, Dingdang went through so much effort to borrow it from an upperclassman, it’s a collector’s edition! As long as I can complete a few key experiments described in it, I’m sure I’ll pass on my fifteenth retake!”

Even amidst the rolling thunder, my family members, who had evolved to be unperturbed emperors, glanced at the mysterious runes on the cover then looked up blankly, “Um… can someone translate this?”

Sandora leaned in to take a look, took the magnificent book, pointed at the cover, and read, “‘Doctor Q Teaches You Genesis–Twenty-Two Classic Experiments to Create Worlds,’ endorsed by the Divine Realm’s Creation Science Research Association, 386th revised edition…”

“Boom–”

With the final clap of thunder, we finally… ascended to enlightenment…

“Keep working hard,” I said, eyes brimming with tears as I tapped little Dingdang’s head, then solemnly handed her the golden-covered book, filled with the ultimate secrets of the world but for some reason so poignantly touching, “You’ll definitely become a great Creator God…”

Dingdang held the giant book aloft, nodding vigorously, “Mhm, mhm! Dingdang will definitely succeed! Dingdang’s written test scores are very good! As long as I pass the practical exam, there’s absolutely no problem! And Dingdang has decided, even if I have to bribe the test proctor this time, I must pass! So there’s no problem at all!”

I am… beyond the ability to criticize anymore…

In that regrettable underground base, just three hundred meters away, we found Lin Banxian, who we hadn’t seen for several days. Compared to us idlers, he was clearly much busier, as evidenced by the dark circles emerging under his eyes.

“Are you just asking for a beatdown!? Eye shadow! Eye shadow!”

“…just admit you have dark circles, for a girl, having eye shadow to this extent would be even more tragic.”

The routine bickering at first sight, followed by the sister’s habitual mediation, “You two, why do you have to argue every time you meet?”

Lin Xue ground her teeth and shot me a sideways glare, then settled back into her decadent, luxurious desk, arms crossed: “Spit it out, what brings you siblings here today? Don’t tell me you’ve finally seen the light and decided to help us take down that damned criminal gang?”

Just then, Ding Ling walked in, catching Lin Xue’s words completely and immediately complained with a helpless expression, “Could you have a little more decorum as a Superpower Organization high-level cadre! Earn some face for the organization!”

Looking for that block of wood’s help, I feel no shame in it; indeed, a laborer should have the spirit of a laborer, right?”

“Yeah right, my ass! Can you figure out who’s asking for help here?!”

Knowing all too well what her close friend was like, Ding Ling chose to ignore Lin Xue’s unconscious outburst and walked straight to her desk, placing something she’d been holding in her arms onto the table.

A little dog that looked utterly black stood on the desk. Its face seemed to shout “I’m a mutt,” absolutely the most common kind of pet. It wasn’t deformed to the point of missing eyes or a nose, but it also had nothing special about it.

You gotta admit, a dog this down-to-earth in such a high-class place really feels out of place…

It seemed this wasn’t the first time the unscrupulous owner brought it here. After being set on the desk, the little dog wasn’t the least bit timid. Instead, it immediately began to look around curiously and finally fixed its droopy ears and shiny little eyes towards me, its tail shaking like crazy.

“Except for its affinity, it’s utterly useless…” Lin Xue muttered and then started fussing over the shameless Little Black dog, which was certainly eager to make friends with strangers.

“This is…” I ignored Lin Xue’s comment and turned my curious gaze to Ding Ling. Were all members of the Superpower Team like this? Bringing pets to work during office hours? Or was it just because she’s Lin Xue’s friend, a subtly awkward fact?

“My pet,” Ding Ling admitted openly, without feeling anything amiss, “its name is X.O.”

My sister, who had a very low resistance to cute things, teased the irreverent Little Black dog for a while before turning around and asking, “X.O? What a weird name…”

Ding Ling, pointing to her pet dog, introduced it to us: “This name has a story. You see, its front legs form an X shape, but its hind legs form an O shape…”

Just admit that you mistreated the dog when it was young and that’s how it became disabled…

Lin Xue played with her friend’s pet for a while, then finally lifted her head as if remembering something. “Speaking of which, how do you, an unscrupulous man with no limits, have the time to come here today? You should be at home molding at this time, right?”

Do you really need to add so many mood words every time you address me?!

“While aimlessly waiting to die is indeed my life goal, some people just have to cause trouble.”

As I spoke, I casually pulled out a dazzling “jelly” from my Personal Space and tossed it onto Lin Xue’s desk.

“We were hit by an email bomb attack, and it’s tentatively suspected to be the work of the mysterious organization A that’s causing trouble for Superpower Users everywhere. Therefore, the Leader here is feeling a little annoyed and now plans to strike back in retaliation, so I came to see if Asia’s largest Superpower Organization managed to track down the culprit.”

“Woof! Woof woof!!”

The brave X.O. immediately challenged the mysterious object that had appeared.

“What’s this? It looks pretty,” said Ding Ling, curiously leaning in to touch the postmodern and gorgeous “jelly.”

“This is the email bomb,” Sister explained.

Ding Ling quickly withdrew her hand, “A bomb? You don’t say, it does look quite… Eh? How come this bomb is…”

I explained, “It’s already detonated, but Qianqian stopped time for it, so it’s currently safe.”

Upon hearing this, Ding Ling’s eyes widened, and after a while, she managed a strained smile and said, “That’s really defying the heavens…”

“Woof! Woof woof!!”

X.O. was still boldly challenging it.

Then, I briefly told the story of the email bomb – there wasn’t much to tell, actually. Aside from the fantastical way of dealing with it, its arrival followed the completely normal express delivery process. For a reasonably powerful Superpower Team, preparing such an email bomb and mixing it into regular parcels wasn’t challenging at all.

“You guys are really careless,” Lin Xue sighed helplessly after hearing my story, “with so many professional soldiers under you, yet you let a bomb get into your headquarters… Alright, alright, I won’t lecture you for Sister Chen Qian’s sake. So, you’re saying you’re in a bad mood and want to strike back in retaliation, so you came to me for clues? Since when did the Superpower Team become errand runners… But it’s fine. It’s rare that you finally feel like doing some dirty work, so go on and play the glorious role of this lady’s star enforcer!” (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please visit www.NovelFire.net. There are more chapters there. Support the author, support genuine reading!)