Chapter 1855


    "Won''t you just look at who''s on my team?" Gary said from the bottom of his heart.


    Ryder thought that Gary was talking about him, and so, he mustered an affectionate smile. "You jerk.


    You''ve finallye to your senses. Don''t you worry, I''ll do my best to bring you guys to the next round."


    Gary was stunned as he realized that Ryder had misunderstood what he just said.


    He was about to exin himself, but Ryder had already put on his pair of earphones, prompting Gary


    to shake his head and give up on the idea.


    ''I guess it''s good for him to regain some of his confidence first,'' he thought to himself.


    Nicole was already by then, casually waiting for the contest to begin.


    Then, Ryder said, "Even though our opponents aren''t from Northon Institute, they''re still very capable.


    So, we can''t underestimate them. I''m going to be very aggressive in the beginning. All you guys have


    to do is support me."


    Gary looked at Nicole awkwardly. ''It''s sad that Ryder still doesn''t know what''s going on.''


    However, he figured that it was not his ce to tell Ryder about Nicole''s real identity, and thus, he said,


    "Okay."


    Ryder thought that Nicole agreed with him, as she was just keeping mom. Then, she looked away from


    her.


    Shortly after, their opponents came over and sat directly across them.


    There were no rules in forming a team, so every contestant who wanted to win could chose the people


    who were good atputing to be a part of their team.


    There were neen contestants who had made it to the semi-final. Zeke had already advanced into


    the next stage, and half of the remaining contestants were going to be eliminated from the contest.


    Nicole, Ryder, and Gary were from the same school. Simrly, their opponents had formed teams with


    their own schoolmates to maximize their chances of winning.


    Nicole studied her opponents from head to toe. They saw her and began gossiping about her in


    mocking fashion. "Ryder is the best among them. The Finley brothers truly are something, but they


    have a rookie among them. I guess our chances of winning are pretty high."


    "Come on. I''m all set to take this victory," the three people sitting opposite her tittered and jeered.


    A grimace appeared on Ryder''s face as he jabbed, "Teasing a girl like this is such a shameless thing to


    do."


    In response, Nicole looked at Ryder, and in a t tone of voice, she said, "I don''t need you to stand up


    for me."


    Ryder frowned slightly. ''Why is she so arrogant?''


    Their opponent could not help but chuckle. "Ryder, did you hear that? She doesn''t appreciate your help


    at all. You should just keep your kindness to yourself. You can''t be... in love with her, right?"


    "S-shut up!" Ryder was suddenly filled with rage.


    Gary wanted to step in for his brother, but he noticed a strangely guilty look on Ryder''s face.


    "Hahaha. Look at how nervous he became. I guess what I said is right," his opponent continued in an


    effort to make fun of him.


    Ryder''s face blushed a shade of deep red, but it was then that Nicole retorted with a smile on her face.


    "Seems like your team is really good at running your mouths, don''t you think? I wonder what your


    performance is going to be liketer on. You better not cry for your mom when you lose."


    Their faces immediately darkened. "We''re not going to lose to a rookie like you! You probably don''t


    know who we are! We were the champions before Ryder ever was!"


    "We''re the best in team games!"


    Nicole sneered after she had heard what they had to say. "Well, why weren''t you able to beat Ryder


    and Zeke in the past two years if you''re so good at this?"


    Their faces suddenly turned deep red after hearing what Nicole had said.


    Gary could not help but look at Nicole in admiration. ''She doesn''t speak very often, but no one can ever


    stomp her in a verbal spat once she opens her mouth!''


    At that point, their opponents still had things to say, but the host went on to announce that the contest


    had begun!


    Then, the timer started running.


    "We didn''t win in the past two years because we''ve beenpeting alone! Since we''re working in the


    same team this year, we''re not going to lose. You and your team are going to be out of this contest


    before you know it!" their opponents uttered boldly and started the battle.


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    Nicole sneered. ''Do they really think they can beat me?''


    "I''ll have to disappoint you then. You''re not going to beat me even if there were ten of you, let alone


    three," she retorted.


    Nicole chuckled after saying that and began getting busy too.