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.

main seat, Sebastian was spectating the entire competition where he often

first two rounds. Nobody in the competition knows for sure what her actual strengths are. But it can be considered a good thing, a hidden

and she did not seem to be requesting for

and Ryder having made it, while

Ryder, you two are to be in a team together. The tacit cooperation between the two of you can increase our chances of winning. Nicole and Preston, which one of you is sure to secure a win to bring glory to our

"Without a doubt, it would be

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

bit too much 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 who

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

don't worry," Preston

if he did not come head-to-head with Nicole and Zeke, the possibility of him entering the

turning to Nicole to comfort her. "For a person of your age, it's okay to be nervous, but don't be afraid. Both you and Ryder are of

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