My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS

"It's rare for my old man to take the initiative to meet me, I'm really curious about what's going on..."

Gu Wenyu lay on the bed in his room, resting his head on his right arm, looking as lifeless as a dead fish on a chopping board.

As he watched TV with the air conditioning on, he manipulated the Restraint Incarnation of Black Cocoon to fly through the city's high skies, quickly heading towards the meeting point designated by Ghost Bell.

Before long, the Restraint Incarnation of Black Cocoon reached the top of the unfinished building.

To his surprise, Ghost Bell was already waiting at the meeting spot this time. Originally, he had borrowed a book from his boss on the way, planning to read while waiting for this old man, but it seemed completely unnecessary now.

Looking around, the entire floor was empty, with only some construction materials scattered haphazardly on the ground, and the warm summer breeze blew in through the shattered windows.

At this moment, a tall figure wearing a metal sanitary mask and wrapped entirely in a black cloak was leaning against the wall. He lowered his head, hugging his shoulders thoughtfully, while the scarlet light in his pupils flickered like wavering flames.

Black Cocoon couldn't understand why his old man needed to wear a battle uniform just to chat with him. Wasn't this like plugging one's ears while stealing a bell?

But after thinking about it, he figured his old man might just feel more secure this way, so he didn't question his reasoning.

He extended a Restraint Belt to stick to the ceiling, hanging upside down in mid-air, dispelling the translucent form, and began flipping through a comic book "Old Master Q" as he asked, "So, what do you want to talk about, Mr. Ghost Bell?"

"Mu Long is back for revenge." Ghost Bell looked up at him and got straight to the point.

"Hmm... with the way you say it, I might not fully understand," Black Cocoon tilted his head and said while flipping through the comic, "How about explaining a little more?"

Ghost Bell paused for a moment: "At the very beginning, during the period when I was operating as 'Ghost Bell', to seek revenge on Rainbow Wings, I secretly formed a team. I found those victims whose relatives died because of the authorities, screened superpower users from them, observed their abilities, and picked out a few highly talented individuals, eventually inviting them to join my team."

He paused: "Later, I thought it would be more convenient to act alone, so I disbanded that team."

Black Cocoon thought for a moment, without looking up, and asked: "Do you mean... this recently joined official Mutant 'Mu Long' was once a member of your avenger team?"

Ghost Bell nodded: "Mu Long is a very good young man. I used to have really good conversations with him, and even his battle suit was designed by myself for him."

Black Cocoon scratched his chin: "Uh... so according to you, Mu Long also intends to take revenge on Rainbow Wings?"

"No..."

"Then who does he want to take revenge on? Didn't you say that those who joined your team all had relatives who died because of the authorities?"

After a moment of silence, Ghost Bell took a deep breath and then said: "His target for revenge is... Blue Arc."

Black Cocoon was slightly stunned, even his fingers flipping the comic couldn't help but pause. Only at this moment did he finally understand why Ghost Bell was so anxious to talk to him; it turned out this situation was related to his son.

"What's the reason for revenge?" Black Cocoon asked.

Ghost Bell slowly said: "Two years ago, Li Jing encountered an earthquake, and the superpower user criminal 'Earth Nether' took advantage of the chaos to wreak havoc on society. Blue Arc, while fighting him in mid-air, inadvertently shot a lightning bolt through a collapsing residential building. At that time, Blue Arc was unaware that in that building, a father was desperately trying to pull his son out from the ruins."

"The boy buried under the rubble was shouting 'run' to his father, but his father didn't give up on him... seconds later, he watched as his father was torn in half by the lightning bolt shot by Blue Arc, turning into a mist of blood."

"The boy witnessed with his own eyes his father being split in two by Blue Arc's lightning. Later, he was successfully rescued by the rescue team... afterwards, the Mutants Association officially attributed his father's death to the earthquake, even concealing the event from Blue Arc himself..."

"A few days later, the boy went to the street, watching Blue Arc receiving a medal on stage as a disaster relief hero amid all the applause. He questioned him, 'Blue Arc, do you know how my father died?' But amidst the confused gaze of the other, the boy was dragged away by official personnel."

At this point, Ghost Bell no longer continued, and a long silence enveloped the two.

Black Cocoon was stunned, remaining silent for a moment, then slowly closed the "Old Master Q" in his hand.

He looked at Ghost Bell from his upside-down view and asked: "The boy you mentioned, he's the current 'Mu Long'?"

Ghost Bell nodded: "Yes, his name is Lin Yilong, and he only has one brother left at home named Lin Zhengquan."

Black Cocoon thought for a moment: "So... at that time, you didn't know that Blue Arc was actually your son, so when you formed that avenger team and heard that Mu Long wanted revenge against Blue Arc, you actually supported him in your heart?"

Ghost Bell paused for a moment, continued nodding.

Black Cocoon squinted his eyes, slowly opened his mouth, and asked him a question:

"Even... the reason why you used to beat Blue Arc every time you saw him, was it because of this Mu Long?"

Ghost Bell nodded silently, "After hearing what Mu Long said about me, for a long time, I saw Blue Arc as a murderer no different from Rainbow Wings... that's why every time I saw Blue Arc, I would attack with all my might."

Black Cocoon was silent for a long time, then tilted his head and sincerely sighed, "You and your son are truly a pair of remarkable people..."

"Lin Yilong, his father died because of my son." Ghost Bell said again, "He quietly lay low for a long time, and in these two years kept training himself, finally... using the name 'Mu Long', he joined the official Mutants organization and came close to his enemy, 'Blue Arc'."

Black Cocoon shrugged, "So what should we do? Mr. Ghost Bell, shouldn't you just go over and kill this Mu Long, otherwise wouldn't your son's life be in danger?"

"No," Ghost Bell shook his head decisively, "You go remind my son, and then... persuade Mu Long, tell him to stop."

Black Cocoon sighed, "You really have double standards... Mr. Ghost Bell, if you seek revenge for your loved ones, shouldn't others be allowed to seek revenge against your son for accidentally killing their loved ones?"

"Precisely because I know both sides, I know I have no right to interfere in this matter, which is why I choose to let you get involved." Ghost Bell said in a deep voice, "Mu Long... he's a good, kind young man, unlike me, a criminal. I don't want to see him destroy his future, nor do I want to see him kill my son."

Black Cocoon remained silent for a long time. It was the first time he had seen this man, like a mad bull, show signs of confusion and bewilderment, so he silently stared at Ghost Bell for a while and then said:

"Alright then... I'll do my best."

He spread his hands, "Mr. Ghost Bell, you're really a conflicted person... you want to be a good father and a good avenger at the same time, that's not an easy task."

Ghost Bell said nothing, allowing Black Cocoon to mock him.

Black Cocoon looked at his expression and suddenly lowered his voice, "I'm really curious now, if one day Mr. Blue Arc gets stabbed in the back by this Mu Long and dies as expected... what expression would you have then? Could you still praise Mu Long as a good young man?"

Ghost Bell slowly raised his head, his scarlet eyes staring at him unblinkingly, with pupils that seemed to shoot out flames.

"Oh... don't look at me like that, I'm just joking, none of your family have any sense of humor." Black Cocoon shook his head, "By the way, this is truly ironic... as an avenger, you are persuading another avenger with the same belief to stop for your son's life. Does this not go against your principles? Don't you feel ashamed?"

Ghost Bell did not speak.

Black Cocoon sighed, "Let me guess, are you actually using 'Mu Long' to make your son doubt himself, to make your son start thinking, 'Since I also accidentally hurt someone else's loved one, how do I have the right to seek revenge on Rainbow Wings,' and then make him abandon the idea of revenge on Rainbow Wings."

He paused, "In this way... you can rest assured and go find people of Rainbow Wings for revenge on your own, right?"

Ghost Bell was stunned, his whole body freezing like a statue in place.

"Come on, this half-baked idea of yours is too easy to guess," Black Cocoon grinned, "In your heart just now, you must have been secretly delighted, Mr. Ghost Bell, thinking that you seem to care about that young man named 'Mu Long', but in reality, you are grateful for finding an opportunity... an opportunity that allows your child to give up the obsession with revenge."

Saying this, he lowered his voice again with a ghostly tone, "Even if you're shameless, there should be a limit, don't you think?"

"Then what do you think..." Ghost Bell asked in a hoarse voice, word for word, "I should do?"

"What you should do is your own business, don't ask me, that's beyond my scope," Black Cocoon said lightly, "I only take care of mocking your... selfishness, stupidity, and incompetence."

"And you..." Ghost Bell was speechless, finally just raised his head to ask, "What principle are you acting on? In your heart, what is right?"

Black Cocoon scratched his chin and seriously thought for a while, "Fun? Interesting? Yes, that's enough. I'm just a simple person like that."

He added in his mind: Of course, if it involves Kong Youling, it's different. In truth, everyone is just as selfish, Dad.

"...Madman." Ghost Bell narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"You're still asking me to do things for you, so don't talk to me in that tone..." Black Cocoon said, "Ah, I have a feeling, if I don't leave soon, a dumb bull will suddenly come rushing over, pull me down from the ceiling, and then throw a few punches at my stomach and head, it's time to say goodbye, Mr. Ghost Bell... I've always been friendly to my collaborators, I think I should be able to reconcile the relationship between 'Mu Long' and 'Blue Arc' well."

He thought to himself: Mu Long... a socially deviant Superpower User who infiltrated the official organization, just in time to make him the final stepping stone for Blue Arc before joining Rainbow Wings.

With this thought, Black Cocoon extended a restraint belt out the window, flying and swinging away with it, once again transforming into a transparent figure and merging into the city.