My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS

August 3rd, two o'clock in the afternoon, in an underground room in Li Jing.

The exhaust fan buzzed on the wall, with the ceiling stained with yellowish mildew, and bugs crawling across the corners.

When Lin Yilong opened his eyes from the hospital bed, the first thing he saw were three oddly dressed figures.

One was Black Cocoon reading a book while hanging upside down from the ceiling; the second was Mr. Ghost Bell, arms crossed, eyes closed, resting; the third was a mysterious figure wearing a raven beak mask and draped in a white robe.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the "Subculture Fashion Trio."

"Oh... you're awake, Mr. Mu Long, I thought you'd never open your eyes again."

Black Cocoon spoke without lifting his head, while simultaneously reading his book and waving a black restraint belt at him.

Relying on his strong willpower, Lin Yilong ignored this source of mental pollution, glanced at the bandages wrapped around him, clutched his chest to take a breath, and turned his head toward Ghost Bell.

"Mr. Ghost Bell?" he murmured, "Is it really you, the collaborator Black Cocoon mentioned?"

"It's me."

Ghost Bell nodded, speaking in a deep voice.

"I didn't expect you to actually collaborate with such a thing," Lin Yilong pointed at Black Cocoon and said emotionally.

"Don't say even you, I didn't expect it myself..." Ghost Bell lowered his head and pondered.

He had to admit, he found it quite extraordinary to be involved with someone like Black Cocoon. They were completely at odds, akin to him and his son, with constant ideological differences.

Listening to the two's conversation, Black Cocoon sighed, hand on forehead: "Ah, someone as flamboyant as me is always getting smeared. I'm used to it, plus don't point your finger at me— the last person who did so ended up wetting their pants."

Lin Yilong slowly rose, using his palm to support the bed frame.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Who saved me? I was so badly hurt at that time, can someone really save me?"

Speaking, Lin Yilong lowered his eyes to his right arm.

Even after sleeping a full day, the memories were remarkably clear. At that time, as he dealt a final blow to Blue Arc, Blue Arc's body suddenly erupted with black lightning, tearing off his entire right arm, leaving not even a bone.

Yet after just one day, when he opened his eyes again, his right arm was completely intact: skin as smooth as a newborn's, every joint teeming with strength, clicking as he moved.

"This person saved you."

Ghost Bell said, gesturing with his eyes to the mysterious figure with a white robe.

Lin Yilong looked up at him, furrowing his brow, "May I ask who this is?"

Ghost Bell introduced, "He calls himself 'Dr. Zerxi,' a traveler from a distant land, profiting through healing others."

He paused, "The night before, a gun conflict occurred with local gangs. And Dr. Zerxi happened to arrive in Li Jing the following morning, found the gang's base, and voluntarily helped some injured members heal their wounds. That's when I heard of him through an old friend in the gang, and casually went over to meet him; meanwhile, you and Blue Arc were fighting, and got into trouble."

Black Cocoon continued Ghost Bell's words while reading, crediting himself, saying:

"Then Mr. Ghost Bell had me bring you here, where Dr. Zerxi gave you a second chance at life."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yilong asked curiously, "How did he heal me?"

Black Cocoon raised a finger, speaking eerily:

"It's said Dr. Zerxi uses a mysterious and powerful inherited strength, a power originating from a legend related to birds. As for what it is, he's unwilling to reveal."

The doctor nodded, the bird beak mask bobbing in agreement.

Through the eye sockets of the bird beak mask, he raised a hand to rub his eyes, then lowered his head to look at his pocket, muttering to himself.

Seeing Lin Yilong watching him, the doctor coughed twice, raising his head again, amber eyes calm and deep.

"Anecdote Envoy?" Lin Yilong mused, "Indeed... Anecdotes contain many strange powers, but my right arm was severed at that time, it's truly miraculous it could be restored."

Speaking, he flexed his right hand fingers, turned his head to the doctor, "Thank you, doctor."

The doctor lifted his head, nodded, "You're welcome, treating you is also for myself."

Lin Yilong slightly raised an eyebrow. Despite being processed using a voice changer, the doctor's tone still carried a hint of childishness.

"Then, as a reward for bringing Mu Long here, I'd like to have a private chat with Dr. Zerxi." Black Cocoon said, turning to Ghost Bell, "And Mr. Ghost Bell, how about you have a private chat with Mr. Mu Long?"

"Go." Ghost Bell said, "You'll chat in the hallway, while Mu Long and I stay in the basement."

Black Cocoon closed his book, looked at the doctor, "Well then, Dr. Zerxi, let's go out and talk, it won't take much of your time."

The doctor nodded, leaning on a rough wooden staff, step by step he walked out of the basement, into a dark corridor;

Black Cocoon made a mid-air spin, released the restraint belt, landing smoothly before following Dr. Zerxi out.

He casually reached out a restraint belt to close the door, then found a blind spot of the surveillance camera, leaning against the corridor wall with his arms crossed.

Black Cocoon lifted his gaze to Dr. Zerxi, leisurely asked:

"So this young doctor, you must have heard of my name from your friends? No need to hide things from me, show your true self."

The doctor removed the bird beak mask, revealing a head of white hair, lifted his head to take a breath.

He then raised a hand to touch his eye sockets, removed the amber-colored contact lenses.

In an instant, the former subculture fashion figure turned into a youthful boy with white hair and blue eyes, features so delicate they're more refined than a girl's.

"Indeed, Prince." Black Cocoon said, "Quite fitting... um, for cosplaying anime beauties, especially Hatsune Miku."

Cezar lifted his head, curled his lips at Black Cocoon, speaking: "Mr. Black Cocoon, when Yaguba and I were trapped in the Terrarium, it was you who contacted the White Crow Travel Brigade for us, correct?"

"Correct, I'm your savior." Black Cocoon said triumphantly, like a twelve-year-old, "Is Yaguba here? Why not let it come out and bow in gratitude?"

Upon hearing this, a small shark popped its head out from the white robe pocket, gnashing its teeth, cursing: "Why call Shark Shark? You big fluttering moth!"

"It's like this, I wanted to make friends with Prince Cezar."

"Cezar isn't a Shark, you don't need a friendship fee to be friends with him."

Cezar was taken aback: "Yes, I'm happy to be your friend, Mr. Black Cocoon."

"That's good. We can appropriately collaborate in the future, don't you think?" Black Cocoon asked, "Like yesterday, my friend lost a leg or two, a hand or two, at that time your 'Phoenix' would be needed, Dr. Zerxi."

"Of course." Cezar said, "But..." he gave an embarrassed smile, "it costs money."

"Do you charge a lifesaver for help?" Black Cocoon spread his hands, "That's a bit hurtful."

"It's also out of necessity, otherwise Yaguba and I can't afford to eat."

Cezar looked glum, hugging the little shark, "We originally didn't have much money, so we had to resort to this. At first, I said I would go to Japan to be a bodyguard for the underworld, but Yaguba said, it's better to use Phoenix's ability to pretend to be a doctor, serving some local underground forces in Li Jing, this way we can earn quite a bit."

He paused: "In the end, we went to find those gangs early in the morning, to prove my ability, I used Phoenix to heal their injured casually."

"I see... That's why you suddenly disguised as a doctor and got involved with Mr. Ghost Bell."

Black Cocoon scratched his chin.

"Mr. Ghost Bell looks scary, but he seems to have a good heart." Cezar said.

"You only think so because you haven't had a heart-to-heart chat with him, yes... I mean 'heart-to-heart' literally."

Black Cocoon said, rubbing his belly, feeling a phantom pain in his lower abdomen.

"I've only had a heart-to-heart chat with my brother and mother." Cezar smiled.

"That's really heart-to-heart."

Black Cocoon nodded, thinking that this is what makes twisted elementary school kids amazing, they can weirdly keep up with his humor, saying shocking things and cracking hellish jokes.

He continued: "Also, send a message to the 'hacker' Mr. in your phone, eavesdropping on others' conversations is not a good quality."

Cezar was taken aback: "But I didn't bring a phone."

"That's good." Black Cocoon reminded, "If you bring a phone, it's easy for some little rascals in the brigade to peek at your privacy. Don't be fooled by the captain giving you a phone, he actually wants that rascal to observe you and provide him with intelligence."

"Is there really such a bad person in the brigade?"

"Of course, terrible."

"Don't worry, if worst comes to worst, the Shark will eat the phone." The little shark poked its head out, baring a row of sharp little teeth.

"Alright, Yaguba, we're almost starving to death." Cezar sighed.

Black Cocoon asked: "How much do you make from treating the gangs?"

"Depends on the severity of the injuries, normally, two thousand per person." Cezar said.

"Isn't that enough?"

"No choice, I have a guy here who can eat tons of food in one night, causing us to be in the red."

Cezar said, gently poking Yaguba's round head with his finger.

"Uh... We'll talk next time, I have things to do now, gotta go."

Black Cocoon took out the vibrating phone from his coat pocket, looking at the text message popping up on the screen.

[Gu Qiye: I'm home, where are you?]

"Goodbye, Mr. Black Cocoon." Cezar said.

"Goodbye, Dr. Zerxi and his gluttonous Shark." Black Cocoon typed on his phone, waving a restraint belt at the two behind him as he walked forward.

"Useless, useless." The little shark huddled in the pocket, muttering disdainfully.

[Gu Wenyu: At a classmate's house, heading back soon.]

After sending the message, Black Cocoon brought up the cultivation panel in the pitch-black tunnel.

[Social Superstar System: New superhuman collaborator — "Cezar" (Category: Anecdote Envoy).]

[Cultivation Task 3: Establish cooperative relationships with a total of 10 superhuman species (Completed).]

He tapped on the task panel, claiming the reward.

[Cultivation Task 3 reward received: 1 attribute point.]

[Cultivation Task 4 has refreshed: Establish cooperative relationships with a total of 20 superhuman species (10/20)]

"Hmm, max out speed first, might have to confront a Catastrophe-level superpower user from Rainbow Wings next. As long as my speed is fast enough to bind him with the restraint belt, I can disarm his superpower right away."

Black Cocoon opened the character panel, quickly allocated the attribute points.

[Your No. 1 Body "Black Cocoon" 'Speed' attribute has changed: A-level → A+-level (The speed of your 'restraint belt' will also increase)]

[Current No. 1 Body Character Attributes: Strength: A-level; Speed: A+-level; Spirit: C+-level]

Then silently wrapped himself in a transparent restraint belt, turning back into the dark corridor, suspended upside down from the ceiling, eavesdropping on Mu Long and Mr. Ghost Bell's conversation.

"I'm sorry... Mr. Ghost Bell, I still couldn't eliminate Blue Arc." Lin Yilong said in a low voice, "I wasted your training."

Mr. Ghost Bell was silent for a moment: "I have something... I must tell you."

"What is it?"

"Blue Arc..." Mr. Ghost Bell paused, "is actually my son."

Lin Yilong stood stunned, slowly raising his head:

"What?"