While the students of Royal Creek were bummed out, the students of Northon Institute were celebrating. Everyone gathered around Zeke when he returned to his seat.

"Zeke, why didn't you tell us you were Specter!?"

"That was one crazy competition!"

"I heard you've partnered with the number one hacker!"

"Have you met her in person?"

Many in Zeke's entourage bombarded him with question after question. The barrage left him with a headache, and he silently looked at Nicole's direction.

'These people are already excited to know that I'm ranked second. If they knew that Nicole is here, wouldn't they all sh*t their pants? I guess Mr. Hardy will be in for it later, Nicole seems to be seething...,' Zeke thought to himself.

progressed on, followed up by contestants completing their turns, with more than half being eliminated. On the main seat, Sebastian was spectating the entire competition where he often

Nobody in the competition knows for sure what her actual strengths are. But it can be considered a good thing, a hidden ace in the deck,' Sebastian

did not seem to be looking at Sebastian's direction, and she did not seem to be requesting for him either. After all, Sebastian was just a spectator watching as

trio of Nicole, Gary, and Ryder having made it, while Zeke

were left standing, prompting Director Monroe to quickly choose. "Gary, Ryder, you two are to be in a team together. The tacit cooperation

Nicole. "Without a doubt,

Nicole be any better than Preston? Should we pick the one

for her to enter the finals since she's still a kid. They might not make it into the finals anyway, so I guess it doesn't make much of a difference who goes and

on the team. Preston, you can find other people to team up with. Just try to keep yourself in

worry,"

team with others, and if he did not come head-to-head with Nicole

it's okay to be nervous, but don't

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