Upon hearing Nicole's reply, Zeke let out a sigh of relief. If Nicole was not taking it seriously, he could still survive this. With that in mind, Zeke relaxed a lot.At this time, the timer went off, and Zeke happily immersed himself in decoding. It had to be said that the fifth-ranked top player in The Hunters was really skilled as the program was hard to break. A lot of contestants were stuck.Zeke sneered. "Cheets loves to show off as always. He set up such a hard program for a university-level competition. It's obvious that he's playing with us."Nicole's expression had a hint of mockery. "It is a little too much."Not far away, Preston and Edwin were also caught in a stalemate. It was evident that the webmaster's program was difficult. Even Gary and Ryder put off their usual relaxed expressions and became serious."Watch me teach him a lesson for showing off," Zeke said, taking a small USB drive he carried and inserting it into the computer. He then quickly typed away.On t
"His skills are indeed amazing, but we'll have to wait till the next round to find out about his abilities," Rowdon said.For the sake of showmanship, the host continued, "Are you going to compete in the next round?"The corner of Rowdon's mouth twitched. He naturally wanted to say no. He was, after all, a 'master' in computers. It would be ridiculous to lower himself to compete with a student. However, his eyes suddenly saw the judges off stage and the newly appointed governor. He could not resist smiling, thinking this was his chance to impress the governor."Alright, if he could defeat me, I'll let him advance directly!" Rowdon said with confidence. Nicole was rubbernecking beside Zeke. She could not help but laugh at him. "It looks like someone's picking a fight with you."This was the disadvantage of showing off. The reason Nicole had still not started was that she did not want to attract attention. Winning by just the right amount was good enough.Zeke snorted. "I'm not scar
"A mere high school student. This student from Northon Institute is truly a conceited one," the crowd discussed among themselves.Mr. Hardy flew into a rage. "What's wrong with having a high-schooler? Everyone has witnessed Zeke is capable of. It's still early too decide who the conceited one is!"The crowd went silent after Mr. Hardy, a teacher from the Northon Institute, lashed out at them, after which Mr. Hardy sat down triumphantly.Mr. Zach, who was beside him, rolled his eyes. "Even if Zeke is skilled, you shouldn't be too confident. How do you think it would look if he fails?"Mr. Hardy turned to glare at Mr. Zach and mocked, "You're just jealous. Rather than worrying about me, you should worry about the losers in your school. They're not even done cracking the program. At this point, I'm not even certain if they could enter the next round. Hmph!"In turn, Mr. Hardy's words rendered Mr. Zach speechless. "Why you!"On the side, Bradley held Mr. Zach off. "Just ignore him, M
Gary looked at his brother with sympathy in his eyes. His brother still believed that he and Nicole were evenly matched in their capabilities. In fact, he had even conceived of the possibility of defeating Nicole.On the other hand, Gary thought that his brother was rather pitiful.With a sigh, he cracked the program, stood up, and patted Ryder in the shoulder. "Rest in peace."Ryder froze, not understanding what Gary had meant. Off stage, Mr. Zach watched as they all entered the next round and issued a sigh of relief.This was the first time he noticed Nicole, and as they were exiting the stage, he walked over to them and said, "It's great that you're able to enter the next round. Good luck! Don't give up!"Nicole looked at Mr. Zach. 'This teacher is from the university department, and he's probably Stanley's homeroom teacher.'She had a favorable impression of his friendly demeanor. "Thank you, sir."In response, Mr. Zach smiled. "No worries. That's the least I can do for you.
Mr. Hardy frowned and looked at Zeke. "Did I offend her?! She was the one who offended me! Anyway, regardless of who offended who, don't go easy on her! Do you hear me?!" Mr. Hardy stormed off, missing Zeke's pale face along the way.'I'm the one in trouble if I encounter her! It's hard to predict who will be the one showing mercy to the other! Nicole initially had no intentions of squaring off against me! Yet, Mr. Hardy had taken the liberty to screw it up for me! Ugh! This really pisses me off!' Zeke thought.Nicole and Mr. Zach had returned to their seat by then, with the latter saying to Nicole, "Thank you for earlier. Don't let this affect you later. Go and get yourself ready for the next round."Ryder nodded his head. "Alright."Nicole only nodded lightly, showing that she had heard him. Mr. Zach felt that Nicole was even more mysterious. The next round was in full preparation, and everyone was anticipating the duel between Zeke and Rowdon. This was essentially a competition
"Well, that's not true,' Edwin Bradford smiled wryly. "It's just that I'm also one of the members of this entourage, and if we don't make it into the semi-finals, it would be far too embarrassing..."'If I had not met Nicole, I bet I would be able to enter the semi-finals,' he thought."It's okay. Preston should be able to crack it easily. You're a part of our company, and we should have the pride of being so," Nicole replied.Edwin sighed. 'How can any of this be the same? This match is doomed from the start.'Nicole noted Edwin's look of discouragement, and thought for a moment before saying, "How about I give you a ten-minute head start. How 'bout that?"Edwin immediately raised his eyebrows. "Really?"Though Edwin had made Nicole feel very uneasy, it was also the only way in which he could secure a better chance at winning. He could not help wanting to try his best."Yeah, come on!"After the exchange had ended, Nicole leisurely took a sip of her drink and leaned back on th
Edwin slammed the 'defeat' button at once. At that juncture, Nicole immediately became the first person to secure a victory in the first round. This surprised the audience, who glanced at Zeke before turning back to look at Nicole."Who is she?""I don't know...but one thing is for sure, she's really good. Her opponent seems to be Edwin Bradford.""Yeah, he got fifth place last year.""I think so, but why did he admit defeat so easily?"People were talking among themselves; they could not shake off how amazing Nicole was, and some even went as far as to think that Edwin might have regressed.Yet, nobody present was aware that Edwin's technology and skill had progressed to great heights. He had thought that if he could secure a winning spot in this competition, he would be able to attract enough attention to promote his company and recruit fresh graduates along the way. He had not foreseen the idea that he would be crossing paths with Nicole and getting himself eliminated at such
Nobody had thought that the opposition would launch a counterattack on Rowdon so suddenly, and with such impressive speed that the second wave was unleashed shortly after the first, making it impossible for Rowdon to respond or recuperate."It's the same as before. You're still too slow in bringing up the defenses," Zeke sneered coldly, as he proceeded to roll out the third wave of attack.His movements were light, as if he had already made his mind up on what he was going to do.At that instant, a thought dawned upon Rowdon's mind, 'This...this attack...it seems familiar...'"You're...you're Specter?!" Rowdon's eyes widened in astonishment as he screamed Zeke's pseudonym.In return, Zeke frowned; he had never expected Rowdon to expose his pseudonym so loudly in public.His eyes suddenly darkened. "Cheets, as a webmaster, you've violated the customer agreement and disclosed customer information."It was only then that Rowdon came to his senses, realizing that he had loudly shout