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Chapter 360
Chapter 359: Memory Modification! Xia Shang Observing!
"Are you sure you're okay?" Golden Boy looked at Cate, whose expression was abnormal, and couldn't help but frown. However, based on his trust in Cate, he didn't ask further and walked towards the Battle Arena in the center of the Gymnasium.
Only after Golden Boy left her side did Cate sit down on a chair in the Stands, as if relieved of a heavy burden. She first took a deep breath to calm her nervous emotions, then hurriedly pulled out her phone and entered the lock screen password.
When she saw the full content of the text message, her breathing suddenly became rapid.
"Golden Boy, I hope you haven't forgotten your brother. He is being held by Shetty in The Woods, a Human Experiment Base.
The reason you have no memory of this is because your girlfriend, the person you trust the most, Cate, used her superpower to erase or modify your memory. To prove I'm not lying to you, you can click the link below the text message. What you see will be the truth."
After reading the text message, Cate's mood became increasingly anxious. She lightly tapped the link, and the phone screen immediately went dark. A second later, Sam, wearing a hospital gown, appeared on the mobile phone screen.
"Shit!" Cate didn't finish watching the recording and pressed the power button.
This recording absolutely could not be seen by Golden Boy. She opened her phone again, deleted the text message and link, and then, mimicking Golden Boy's tone, sent a text message: "Who are you? Can we meet somewhere?"
Unbeknownst to her, her every move was clearly seen by one of Xia Shang's clone, who was observing her from the side.
"Who exactly is the other party? This secret was only known to Dean Shetty and me." Cate racked her brain but couldn't think of a suspicious person.
However, she knew Golden Boy's personality very well. Golden Boy was essentially a very extreme person, believing in the law of the jungle deep down, and thinking that true powerhouses should not be bound by any rules or restrained by morality.
To some extent, his ideas and concepts were influenced by the early Superhero Soldier Boy, which was why Golden Boy valued his ranking so much.
But later, the appearance of Homelander changed his original views. It could even be said that Homelander was Golden Boy's life mentor. After hearing or seeing Homelander's various deeds, he made up his mind to become a Superhero like Homelander.
"I absolutely cannot let Golden Boy know about this." Cate could imagine that if Golden Boy learned that his brother was being used for human experimentation at a Vought Experiment Base, coupled with her own betrayal, his emotions would definitely completely break down. Because once a worldview begins to collapse, there is no possibility of repair. The immense despair and powerlessness might drive Golden Boy to use suicide to fight against the darkness of the world.
Meanwhile, on the Battle Platform, combat was about to erupt.
Amidst the cheers of the Audience, Golden Boy's whole body instantly ignited with flames. Immediately after, he lunged towards Jordan Li.
Seeing this, Jordan Li raised their arms, attempting to block.
Boom!!
Intense flames exploded with a roar. The immense impact force made Jordan Li's arms numb, causing them to retreat repeatedly.
"Whether it's strength or speed, I'm superior to you. What makes you think you can be second?!" The combat excited Golden Boy. In an instant, he rushed in front of Jordan Li, then grabbed their arm with one hand and smashed them fiercely onto the Ground. A loud bang caused everyone in the Stands to cheer for Golden Boy's spectacular performance!
"Well done!"
"As expected of the former number one, this is a complete dominance!"
"I've disliked Jordan Li for a long time, a freakish genderfluid."
The cheers from the Stands became increasingly enthusiastic.
"The combat has just begun!" Jordan Li switched to her female form and, catching Golden Boy off guard, pulled her arm free. She leaped back, releasing blue energy blasts from both hands.
Clearly, she intended to rely on her agility to wear down Golden Boy's condition.
Unfortunately, the energy blasts she shot did not hit Golden Boy.
"When it comes to ranged attacks, you're also no match for me." Golden Boy spread his hands, continuously condensing and throwing fireballs at Jordan Li. For a moment, dazzling energy blasts and fireballs collided in the air, making loud bangs. The temperature of the surroundings rapidly rose. Jordan Li, in her female form, had significantly lower durability compared to her male form. Therefore, she was extremely focused, and she continuously dodged the incoming fireballs.
But the Battle Arena's Space was limited, and Jordan Li was quickly forced to the edge.
To win, she still had to switch to her male form. Jordan Li was just about to switch her gender when, just then, Golden Boy suddenly appeared and landed a fierce punch on her abdomen.
Suffering a heavy blow, Jordan Li violently spat out a mouthful of blood, her body flying backward uncontrollably.
The scene seemed to pause for half a second, followed by an eruption of thunderous cheers!
Without a doubt, Jordan Li was defeated!
Golden Boy, who achieved victory, used the flames he projected to fly into the air, then raised both arms high, declaring his victory to everyone.
"Little burning sea cucumber," Emma Meyer muttered, following Marie Moreau to Jordan Li, who was lying on the Ground.
"Are you okay?"
Marie Moreau extended her right hand, wanting to help Jordan Li up from the Ground.
Jordan Li didn't speak. Having switched to his male form, he wiped away the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth, slapped Marie Moreau's hand away, and then left the Gymnasium alone.
On the other side, Anderson appeared in the seat next to Cate at some point. He silently took out his phone and placed it in front of Cate.
"Could you please explain what's going on?"
"What?" Cate, with a vacant gaze and clearly preoccupied, was startled awake by Anderson's voice. She subconsciously looked at the mobile phone in front of her.
"I just received this text message."
Anderson suppressed his anger and said in a low voice.
"Believe me, I can explain." Seeing Golden Boy slowly walking towards her, in her desperation, Cate actually grabbed Anderson's hand directly and urgently issued a command: "Delete the text message, forget everything that just happened."
"The first time." Silently, Xia Shang replaced his clone, like an invisible bystander, monitoring Cate's condition in real-time.
This was because he had to ensure that Cate's mind didn't break down before her superpower fully recovered, otherwise, the fusion condition could not be met.
"Anderson!" Golden Boy was like a wronged partner catching someone cheating, wanting nothing more than to punch Anderson to death. In fact, that's exactly what he did. A punch filled with anger knocked Anderson directly to the Ground.
"What's going on?" Anderson, whose memory had just been modified, looked blankly at Golden Boy.
His gaze seemed to ask why he was hitting him.
"A misunderstanding, that was just a misunderstanding," Cate said hurriedly.
"A misunderstanding?"
Golden Boy felt Anderson's gaze didn't look like someone who had just been cheating, so he began to suspect if he had truly misunderstood something.
(end of chapter)
"Are you sure you're okay?" Golden Boy looked at Cate, whose expression was abnormal, and couldn't help but frown. However, based on his trust in Cate, he didn't ask further and walked towards the Battle Arena in the center of the Gymnasium.
Only after Golden Boy left her side did Cate sit down on a chair in the Stands, as if relieved of a heavy burden. She first took a deep breath to calm her nervous emotions, then hurriedly pulled out her phone and entered the lock screen password.
When she saw the full content of the text message, her breathing suddenly became rapid.
"Golden Boy, I hope you haven't forgotten your brother. He is being held by Shetty in The Woods, a Human Experiment Base.
The reason you have no memory of this is because your girlfriend, the person you trust the most, Cate, used her superpower to erase or modify your memory. To prove I'm not lying to you, you can click the link below the text message. What you see will be the truth."
After reading the text message, Cate's mood became increasingly anxious. She lightly tapped the link, and the phone screen immediately went dark. A second later, Sam, wearing a hospital gown, appeared on the mobile phone screen.
"Shit!" Cate didn't finish watching the recording and pressed the power button.
This recording absolutely could not be seen by Golden Boy. She opened her phone again, deleted the text message and link, and then, mimicking Golden Boy's tone, sent a text message: "Who are you? Can we meet somewhere?"
Unbeknownst to her, her every move was clearly seen by one of Xia Shang's clone, who was observing her from the side.
"Who exactly is the other party? This secret was only known to Dean Shetty and me." Cate racked her brain but couldn't think of a suspicious person.
However, she knew Golden Boy's personality very well. Golden Boy was essentially a very extreme person, believing in the law of the jungle deep down, and thinking that true powerhouses should not be bound by any rules or restrained by morality.
To some extent, his ideas and concepts were influenced by the early Superhero Soldier Boy, which was why Golden Boy valued his ranking so much.
But later, the appearance of Homelander changed his original views. It could even be said that Homelander was Golden Boy's life mentor. After hearing or seeing Homelander's various deeds, he made up his mind to become a Superhero like Homelander.
"I absolutely cannot let Golden Boy know about this." Cate could imagine that if Golden Boy learned that his brother was being used for human experimentation at a Vought Experiment Base, coupled with her own betrayal, his emotions would definitely completely break down. Because once a worldview begins to collapse, there is no possibility of repair. The immense despair and powerlessness might drive Golden Boy to use suicide to fight against the darkness of the world.
Meanwhile, on the Battle Platform, combat was about to erupt.
Amidst the cheers of the Audience, Golden Boy's whole body instantly ignited with flames. Immediately after, he lunged towards Jordan Li.
Seeing this, Jordan Li raised their arms, attempting to block.
Boom!!
Intense flames exploded with a roar. The immense impact force made Jordan Li's arms numb, causing them to retreat repeatedly.
"Whether it's strength or speed, I'm superior to you. What makes you think you can be second?!" The combat excited Golden Boy. In an instant, he rushed in front of Jordan Li, then grabbed their arm with one hand and smashed them fiercely onto the Ground. A loud bang caused everyone in the Stands to cheer for Golden Boy's spectacular performance!
"Well done!"
"As expected of the former number one, this is a complete dominance!"
"I've disliked Jordan Li for a long time, a freakish genderfluid."
The cheers from the Stands became increasingly enthusiastic.
"The combat has just begun!" Jordan Li switched to her female form and, catching Golden Boy off guard, pulled her arm free. She leaped back, releasing blue energy blasts from both hands.
Clearly, she intended to rely on her agility to wear down Golden Boy's condition.
Unfortunately, the energy blasts she shot did not hit Golden Boy.
"When it comes to ranged attacks, you're also no match for me." Golden Boy spread his hands, continuously condensing and throwing fireballs at Jordan Li. For a moment, dazzling energy blasts and fireballs collided in the air, making loud bangs. The temperature of the surroundings rapidly rose. Jordan Li, in her female form, had significantly lower durability compared to her male form. Therefore, she was extremely focused, and she continuously dodged the incoming fireballs.
But the Battle Arena's Space was limited, and Jordan Li was quickly forced to the edge.
To win, she still had to switch to her male form. Jordan Li was just about to switch her gender when, just then, Golden Boy suddenly appeared and landed a fierce punch on her abdomen.
Suffering a heavy blow, Jordan Li violently spat out a mouthful of blood, her body flying backward uncontrollably.
The scene seemed to pause for half a second, followed by an eruption of thunderous cheers!
Without a doubt, Jordan Li was defeated!
Golden Boy, who achieved victory, used the flames he projected to fly into the air, then raised both arms high, declaring his victory to everyone.
"Little burning sea cucumber," Emma Meyer muttered, following Marie Moreau to Jordan Li, who was lying on the Ground.
"Are you okay?"
Marie Moreau extended her right hand, wanting to help Jordan Li up from the Ground.
Jordan Li didn't speak. Having switched to his male form, he wiped away the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth, slapped Marie Moreau's hand away, and then left the Gymnasium alone.
On the other side, Anderson appeared in the seat next to Cate at some point. He silently took out his phone and placed it in front of Cate.
"Could you please explain what's going on?"
"What?" Cate, with a vacant gaze and clearly preoccupied, was startled awake by Anderson's voice. She subconsciously looked at the mobile phone in front of her.
"I just received this text message."
Anderson suppressed his anger and said in a low voice.
"Believe me, I can explain." Seeing Golden Boy slowly walking towards her, in her desperation, Cate actually grabbed Anderson's hand directly and urgently issued a command: "Delete the text message, forget everything that just happened."
"The first time." Silently, Xia Shang replaced his clone, like an invisible bystander, monitoring Cate's condition in real-time.
This was because he had to ensure that Cate's mind didn't break down before her superpower fully recovered, otherwise, the fusion condition could not be met.
"Anderson!" Golden Boy was like a wronged partner catching someone cheating, wanting nothing more than to punch Anderson to death. In fact, that's exactly what he did. A punch filled with anger knocked Anderson directly to the Ground.
"What's going on?" Anderson, whose memory had just been modified, looked blankly at Golden Boy.
His gaze seemed to ask why he was hitting him.
"A misunderstanding, that was just a misunderstanding," Cate said hurriedly.
"A misunderstanding?"
Golden Boy felt Anderson's gaze didn't look like someone who had just been cheating, so he began to suspect if he had truly misunderstood something.
(end of chapter)
