mesbooks Chapter 58 Apology
Chapter 58 Apology
The medical room was filled with the faint smell of disinfectant mixed with some kind of high-grade nutrient solution.
Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian lay side by side in two adjacent medical tanks, where a pale green liquid flowed slowly, repairing their physical and mental wounds.
However, physical pain can be healed, but the shock deep in one's soul can linger for a long time.
Both remained silent, each holding a tactical tablet. On the screen, a recording of their one-sided "sparring" match was playing repeatedly.
And detailed information about those three "senior students".
"Two SSS-rank, one S-rank..." Chi Lian's voice was somewhat hoarse. Her alluring face, which always carried a hint of seductive charm, was now deathly pale, devoid of any color.
She watched the projection of Kotenno holding a blood-blue battle axe on the screen over and over again.
Watching him effortlessly block my full-force attack, powerful enough to melt steel, with a lightning shield.
Watching him switch between beast souls, he chopped himself off like a ball with a single axe blow.
Her prized talent as the "Daughter of the Flame Demon" seemed so naive and laughable in the face of that violent and ever-changing beast soul power.
"And... that only weakened the data projection by ninety percent..." Chi Lian felt as if something was blocking her throat, making it difficult to breathe. "What if it were real people? What if they were wielding that real divine weapon?"
She dared not think any further.
That kind of gap can no longer be bridged by hard work.
That was an absolute crushing on a life level.
"Master craftsman..." Liu Wuhen unconsciously murmured the two words. His gaze was fixed on the bottom of the three documents, on the identical name of the blacksmith.
He replayed the humiliating scene of being repeatedly slammed to the ground like a whack-a-mole by that dark golden giant axe over and over again.
His proud A+ grade [Shadow Assassin] talent, his unpredictable magic and deadly sneak attacks that even B grade Star Envoys cannot defend against.
Compared to that S-class brute named Xiang Batian, he was like a comical clown jumping around.
The other party didn't even actually move an inch.
It was all thanks to that monstrous battle axe that could automatically track, lock onto targets, and even, damn it, automatically defend itself.
They played him to death.
And the person who forged this monstrous battle axe was actually the boy he regarded as a "connected person" and ridiculed in every way.
"What... what have we done..." Liu Wuhen covered his face, feeling a burning pain on his cheek.
He recalled the sarcastic remarks he had made to the other person yesterday.
I remembered the look of superiority and disdain I had given the other person.
Looking back now, that wasn't superiority, that was foolishness.
It is the ignorant mockery of a frog at the bottom of a well towards the vast sky.
"I... I actually called him a 'servant'..." Chi Lian's voice was already tinged with sobs.
The thought that she had addressed a living, breathing master craftsman who could effortlessly forge legendary artifacts in such an imperious tone was horrifying.
She wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
This goes beyond simply being blind to someone's true worth.
This is absolutely outrageous!
"What's the point of saying all this now?" Liu Wuhen scratched his hair in frustration. "We've offended him way too much."
"Given his aloof status, where even the bigwigs on the committee have to treat him with utmost respect, crushing the two of us would be easier for him than crushing two ants."
"We're finished."
A look of despair appeared on Liu Wuhen's face.
He knew very well what he had missed.
That should have been a tremendous opportunity to rise to the top!
If only they had lowered their stance a little yesterday and shown a little more respect.
Perhaps, like those three "senior students," they now possess the blueprints for their own exclusive weapons.
But now, everything is over.
They turned away this incredible opportunity with their own hands.
It might even create a terrifying enemy that is impossible to defeat.
The thought of being constantly targeted and bullied by a powerful figure who can casually create magical artifacts in the future is unbearable.
Liu Wuhen felt a chill run down his spine.
Just as the two of them were plunged into deep regret and despair.
The hatch of another medical bay next to it creaked open.
The dark-skinned, thin boy, Wu Gu, who had been silent all along, walked out from inside.
His face was still somewhat pale.
However, his cold, venomous eyes shone with a frightening light!
There was not a trace of frustration or despondency on his face.
Instead, there was an excitement and longing, as if they had found new prey!
He didn't even glance at Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian, who were still wallowing in self-pity.
She simply put on her clothes silently, then turned around and prepared to leave.
"Hey! Wu Gu! Where are you going?" Chi Lian couldn't help but call out to him.
Wu Gu stopped, turned around, and gave her a look as if she were an idiot.
Then, in a hoarse voice, he uttered three words:
"Training ground."
"Training grounds? Are you crazy?" Chi Lian's eyes widened. "We were just beaten half to death, and you want to go training now?"
"I want to watch the video," Wu Gu replied succinctly.
"Watch it ten thousand times."
"Until we find a way to defeat him."
After saying that, he ignored his two shocked companions.
He turned and disappeared through the door of the medical room.
Looking at the witch doctor's back, which was full of paranoia and madness.
Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian fell silent once again.
They had to admit it.
There was a huge gap between herself and this seemingly unremarkable, dark-skinned, thin boy.
That difference isn't about talent.
It's about one's mindset.
"We...we seem to be even worse than him..." Chi Lian said, somewhat lost and dejected.
"No." Liu Wuhen shook his head violently.
A glint of light rekindled in his previously somewhat unfocused peach blossom eyes!
"We can't just give up like this!"
He looked at Chi Lian and said, word by word, "Witchcraft is a deadly path that challenges the strong."
"But we have another path to take."
"What road?" Chi Lian looked at him blankly.
Liu Wuhen took a deep breath.
His face revealed an extremely solemn expression, even tinged with a hint of humiliation.
"Go and apologize."
"What?!" Chi Lian exclaimed again, "Apologize? You want me to apologize to that guy I treated like a 'servant'?"
"That's right." Liu Wuhen nodded heavily.
His eyes became incredibly clear and rational.
"Red Serpent, haven't you figured it out yet?"
"We're from a completely different world from that 'master craftsman' named Lu Yuan!"
"In his eyes, our previous ridiculous provocations and mockery were probably no different from two grasshoppers jumping in front of him."
"He's too lazy to even get angry with us."
"So, the only thing we can do now is to let go of our ridiculous pride and self-esteem."
"With the most humble posture."
"With the utmost sincerity."
"Go and beg for his forgiveness!"
Liu Wuhen looked at Chi Lian, his voice carrying a hint of seduction.
"Just think about it, even geniuses like Gu Tianye and Xiang Batian, who are at the SSS and S levels, have to bow down to him."
"If we can get his approval."
Even if it's just a tiny bit of 'residue' that slips through his fingers.
"These are all things we can benefit from for a lifetime!"
Hearing Liu Wuhen's words.
Chi Lian's heart, which had become somewhat twisted due to pride, gradually calmed down.
Yes.
How much is face worth?
Can I trade it for a divine weapon?
No!
But an apology might work!
The thought that I might also possess a powerful weapon like [Thousand Transformations] or [Heaven Opening] is intriguing.
Chi Lian's breathing also became rapid.
In her alluring eyes, the flame of "desire" reignited.
"Okay!" She nodded emphatically. "I'll do whatever you say!"
"Then... shall we go now?"
"No, it would be too deliberate to go now." Liu Wuhen shook his head.
His calm and meticulous mind, typical of an assassin, began to work at lightning speed.
"We need the right time."
"Moreover, we can't go empty-handed."
"We also need to prepare a 'meeting gift' that will please him!"
……
So, over the next three days...
Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian used almost all of their connections and resources.
They were frantically preparing for this "apology".
Liu Wuhen even went to great lengths to obtain an extremely rare Grade A material—[Void Shadow Crystal]—from a secret channel in his Southern War Zone.
That was a core extracted from a level 45 Void Fiend.
It is a treasure coveted by all shadow and assassin talents.
Chi Lian also spared no expense.
She got her father—a powerful corps commander in the Western Theater.
They forcibly seized a B+ grade [Lava Dragon Heart] from a force that was hostile to their family.
That is also a rare and top-tier fire-attribute material.
After the two of them had prepared the most substantial "sincerity" they could offer.
They finally mustered all their courage.
With immense trepidation and nervousness.
They arrived at the door of Villa S-0, which they both respected and feared.
However, when they stood in front of that huge metal door that exuded a sense of technology and majesty...
They both chickened out again.
"You...you go ring the doorbell." Chi Lian nudged Liu Wuhen beside her.
"Why me? Aren't you very enthusiastic too?" Liu Wuhen glared at her.
"I... I dare not..." Chi Lian's voice trembled slightly.
She was filled with the thought of facing the master craftsman she had called a "servant."
She felt her legs go weak.
While the two were still pushing each other at the door, neither daring to be the first to step forward.
The villa's heavy metal door suddenly creaked open from the inside.
A middle-aged butler, dressed in a black tailcoat and possessing a refined and gentle demeanor, appeared at the door.
It was Zhao Qingxuan.
He looked at the two nervous and flustered newlyweds at the door.
A professional smile appeared on his face.
"Are you two here to see Mr. Lu?"
"Yes...yes." Liu Wuhen nodded hurriedly, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"Is Mr. Lu... is he here?"
"Yes, he is." Zhao Qingxuan nodded with a smile. "However, he is currently meeting with guests."
"Receiving guests?" Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian were both taken aback.
"Yes." Zhao Qingxuan stepped aside and made a "please" gesture.
"Please come in, both of you."
With immense trepidation, Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian entered the legendary S-0 villa.
However, when they saw the scene in the living room...
The two were struck dumb again!
I stood there dumbfounded.
The spacious and bright living room connects to a huge open-air courtyard.
The lawn in the courtyard was neatly trimmed, clearly high-end. In the center of the yard, the branches of the World Tree cast dappled sunlight, and the air was filled with a fresh plant scent and... a rich aroma of roasted meat.
Yes, it tastes like barbecue.
In the center of the courtyard stood an enormous, futuristic-looking silver-white barbecue grill.
An ordinary-looking boy wearing shorts and a white tank top was leisurely brushing sauce onto the grill, holding a bottle of iced soda in one hand and a barbecue brush in the other.
Beside him, a burly man over two meters tall, with muscles bulging like a brown bear, was wearing an adorable apron with pink Peppa Pig painted on it, sweating profusely as he helped flip the meat skewers on the grill.
Each of those meat skewers was thicker than Chi Lian's arm! The meat skewered on them was from an unknown beast, entirely crimson and radiating a faint aura of flames.
"Hey Gu! Do you even know how to flip it?! This is almost burnt!" Another bald, muscular man, also over two meters tall and as big as a small mountain, was yelling at the apron-wearing strong man with a displeased expression.
"If you're so good, then you do it! You brute! I've never done this kind of work in my life! If it weren't for Master Lu wanting this kind of thing, do you think I'd be willing to serve you?" The burly man named "Gu" retorted without backing down.
"What do you mean by 'serving me'? This is serving Master Lu! Can't you fucking show a little respect for Master Lu's food?!"
"Bullshit! I respect Master Lu a million times more than you do! You idiot who only knows brute force, what do you know!"
Two incredibly strong men who look like they could kill a bull with a single punch.
At this moment, they were acting like two middle-aged women arguing heatedly over a few cents at the market.
For such a trivial matter as who turns the meat skewers.
Noisy.
And not far from them.
A stunningly beautiful girl dressed in a simple white dress, with a cool and aloof demeanor like a goddess from a snow-capped mountain.
She was carrying a plate of sliced fruit that exuded a rich spiritual aura, and she ran over with small steps to the boy who was leisurely brushing sauce on his plate.
A slightly ingratiating smile appeared on her perpetually icy face.
Her voice was so gentle it was almost sweet.
"Lu... Senior Lu, you've worked hard. Have some fruit first to soothe your throat."