A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 351 : Chapter 351

Chapter 351

Flipping to the last page, Su Bei fell silent for a moment. Then he asked uncertainly, “Is Mo Xiaotian really dead?”

As a former classmate, even though I had long known that this outcome was the best for Mo Xiaotian, I still felt sad for his death.

However, the main reason for asking this question was that this method of death was too suspicious. Something like a spatial rift, in theory, had a 99.99% mortality rate for those who entered it. But anyone who often reads manga knows that for the protagonist, even a 100% chance of death could be defied, let alone one that left a glimmer of hope?

Moreover, in some manga, characters who were clearly dead in the early stages could be resurrected later on. A vague death like being sucked into a spatial rift was even more likely to reappear.

The “Manga Consciousness” did not give a clear answer: “Who knows? It depends on the readers’ wishes.”

The character of Mo Xiaotian was essentially a special feature for the second season. After the main villain of the second season, the “Black Flash” organization, was completely eliminated, he could be taken offline. But if his popularity was high enough, it was not impossible for him to make a comeback.

Most manga tropes these days were like this. Su Bei understood and didn’t press further, turning to another question: “I thought this chapter would be the finale?”

But judging from the current outcome, it didn’t look like the end of a season.

And that was indeed the case. The “Manga Consciousness” replied, “There’s still one more chapter to wrap things up and lay the groundwork for the third season.”

Hearing this, Su Bei was immediately relieved and started browsing the forum. Although the bullet comments had roughly reflected the readers’ thoughts, the situation on the forum was the most direct.

Clicking in, he saw that he and Mo Xiaotian were almost evenly matched, with half of the discussions about him and the other half about Mo Xiaotian.

Su Bei casually clicked on a hot post about him.

《Could Su Bei really be the leader of the “Destiny” organization?!》

[OneNameChangeCard: Su Bei not being dead was within my expectations; the old scoundrel’s foreshadowing had already hinted at this. But what’s the meaning of the details revealed this time? At the beginning of the manga, Principal Wu Di sent a message to the leader of the “Destiny” organization, hoping he would personally participate in the battle. Later, Su Bei said he had fulfilled the principal’s request.

It’s terrifying to think about, my friends. Did he fulfill the request for the “Destiny” organization to participate in the final battle, or the request for the leader of the “Destiny” organization to participate in the final battle?]

[No.1: I was also stunned when I saw this. I started to doubt if my own imagination had gone wrong.]

[No.2: I also feel like the author is implying this.]

[No.3: How long has the “Destiny” organization been established? If Su Bei is the leader, that’s too crazy, isn’t it?]

[No.4: Although the author seems to be implying this, I still can’t believe it……]

[No.5: I thought Su Bei’s resurrection and Mo Xiaotian’s death were the two biggest plot points in this chapter. Who knew there would be another pleasant surprise?]

[No.6: Is it fake? Is the old scoundrel trying to feint?]

[……]

[No.37: No matter how I think about it, it’s impossible. Su Bei is only sixteen at most. Although I don’t know how many years the “Destiny” organization has been established, it must be more than ten years. It was mentioned in the previous plot that the establishment of “Destiny” was not too short. If Su Bei is the leader, it can’t be that he established the “Destiny” organization with divine power as soon as he was born, right?]

[No.38 replying to No.37: Indeed, it would be too illogical if Su Bei established the “Destiny” organization. But who says this organization must have been established by him? The leader of an organization doesn’t have to be the founder.]

[No.39 replying to No.38: Suddenly remembered, Su Bei’s parents seem to have always been a mystery. The manga only said that his parents had already passed away. If the organization was actually established by his parents, but they passed away due to some accident, it would be very reasonable for the organization to eventually fall into Su Bei’s hands.]

[No.40: Could it be a script where he accidentally picked up the organization’s token and became the leader by mistake?]

[No.41: Then I’ll guess a script where his parents specially created an organization for him because he awakened his ability at a young age.]

[……]

[No.73: Why is everyone’s imagination running wild? It’s not set in stone that Su Bei is the leader of the “Destiny” organization yet. The old scoundrel often feints. Aren’t you afraid of being played like a monkey by him?]

[No.74 replying to No.73: But to be honest, although the fact that Su Bei is the leader of the “Destiny” organization sounds very surprising, it’s not out of place, nor is it untraceable. So the possibility is actually quite high.]

[No.75 replying to No.73: But it’s very exciting, isn’t it? Who cares if it’s true or not, it’s true in fanfiction anyway!]

[……]

The trend on the forum was fine. But then again, this time it was the Author himself who handled it, so how could there be a problem? Even if there was a problem, the Author in the real world could more easily adjust the trend.

The matter on the manga’s side was over for Su Bei. From now on, it would be all ordinary daily life. Of course, it couldn’t be ordinary for the time being; they still had Nightmare Beasts to fight.

Because his situation was special, although he had powerful combat strength, the risk factor was greater if he was discovered by Nightmare Beasts. So the government did not arrange any work for him. Su Bei only needed to stay in a safe city and observe the destiny of the people in the city at all times.

This was a bit like Feng Lan’s job, but unfortunately, because the two of them had overlapping roles, they were not arranged in the same city.

Apart from Ai Baozhu, he had not seen any other classmates in the past few days since he returned. There was no choice; everyone was very busy now, and it was not the time for reminiscing.

However, due to the previous actions of Jiang Tianming and the others, the Nightmare Beasts’ combat power had been greatly damaged, and many High-Level Nightmare Beasts had been lost. Although their behavior became more and more frantic, it was difficult to hide their decline.

On Saturday, as the number of Nightmare Beasts gradually decreased, and since they were underage students with relatively lax tasks, most of the members of the class were free, and everyone finally had time to get together.

The gathering place was chosen in Refuge City No. 1 where Feng Lan was. He absolutely could not leave, so to accommodate him, it was chosen here. Ai Baozhu also specially took a leave of absence, letting another defense-type Ability user take her place for half a day, and she came to Refuge City No. 1 via a teleportation array.

The center of everyone’s attention was, of course, Su Bei. After all, they hadn’t seen him for almost half a year. Ai Baozhu, seeing Su Bei again after several days, couldn’t help but snort, “You said everything would be fine back then, didn’t you?”

Seeing Su Bei’s expression at that time, she knew she was in danger, and the facts proved it. What made her angry was that when she asked Su Bei at the time, he had actually been perfunctory with her despite knowing there was a problem.

“If you didn’t get into trouble, how could this play continue?” Su Bei said in a rather provocative manner, without any sense of guilt.

Hearing this, Si Zhaohua beside him looked at Su Bei in shock, then quickly looked at Ai Baozhu. He didn’t know how Su Bei dared to be so bold. Wasn’t he afraid of Baozhu’s retaliation?

“You’re done for.” Ai Baozhu was so angry she laughed. As Si Zhaohua had thought, she immediately counterattacked, “I’ll go back and suggest to the new superior to arrange some tasks for you.”

She knew that Su Bei had been staying in the city and had not gone out at all during this time. Although there was indeed a safety consideration, based on her understanding of Su Bei, it was more likely because this guy wanted to be lazy.

Such a vicious retaliation. Su Bei knew when to yield and when to stand firm, and decisively admitted his mistake. “My bad, my bad. Next time I have the chance, I will definitely tell you about the danger you will encounter in advance, okay?”

Of course, that was on the premise that there was a chance. In situations where he himself was not clear about what danger Ai Baozhu would encounter, or where telling her would not change the danger, it was not his fault for not saying anything, right?

Seeing him bow his head, Ai Baozhu finally raised her chin in satisfaction and coughed lightly. “But anyway, thanks.”

Si Zhaohua chuckled lightly and led the two of them to their seats. The house belonged to the Si family, so naturally, he was the host. When they arrived at the restaurant, Jiang Tianming and the others had already arrived. Seeing Su Bei come in, although they knew he would come, they still felt a sense of pleasant surprise.

“Su Bei, long time no see.” Jiang Tianming spoke first, asking with great concern, “Are you fully recovered now?”

Su Bei nodded as if it were a matter of course. “Of course, I’m very responsible for my body.”

Hearing this, Wu Mingbai wanted to laugh a little. Su Bei was indeed very concerned about himself; he could always be the first to escape whenever he encountered danger. But when he thought of the last time he was injured, and seriously injured at that, because of him, he couldn’t laugh anymore. He silently turned a plate for him and placed the main dish in front of Su Bei.

He couldn’t refute, but Li Shu couldn’t hold back, half mocking and half agreeing, “If only I had your ability, I could be responsible for my own body too.”

Qi Huang gave Su Bei a thumbs-up. “I’m starting to understand more and more the importance of protecting myself. There are several people in the team who want kills more than their lives.”

“War really changes a person. To think such words could come from your mouth, Xiao Huang.” Lan Subing said with great emotion. It should be known that in the past, Qi Huang had a personality that would risk her life for achievements. Now she could actually complain about others for this.

Understanding her hidden meaning, everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

“By the way, why isn’t Feng Lan here yet?” Mu Tieren asked with concern. “Did something happen?”

“I’m here.” Speak of the devil. Feng Lan walked in with Ling You, led by the butler.

During this period, Ling You had played a huge role. Once [Plague] was released, a large number of them would die, and the Nightmare Beasts had no effective countermeasures. It could be said that she had drawn a lot of hatred. If she appeared on the battlefield, she would probably be the second most targeted person after Su Bei.

Therefore, she was also protected in Refuge City No. 1 and would only go out for missions.

Sitting next to Su Bei, Feng Lan greeted him softly, “Long time no see.”

Then he casually took an item out of his storage ring. “This is for you.”

Su Bei raised his eyebrows and took the half-red, half-green apple. “What is this? It looks a bit like the apple from Snow White?”

Of course, what he really wanted to ask was why he was suddenly given an item, but it was better to ask after understanding the item’s function first.