Chapter 1859
Zeke was at a loss for words, and there, he gave up on the idea of telling Mr. Hardy the truth.
Even though he knew that his chances of winning were not high, Mr. Hardy was right. He was
representing Northon Institute.
''It seems that I''ve got to be serious this time,'' he concluded.
"I got it, Mr. Hardy," Zeke said.
Mr. Hardy heaved a sigh of relief when he had finally received some reassurance from Zeke''s eyes.
"Do your best if that''s the case. Don''t let me down."
However, Zeke sighed after hearing Mr. Hardy''s words.
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He had started out hacking for fun, and he was not expecting pressure like this at all.
Undoubtedly, Nicole had gained a lot of attention after her performance at the semi-finals, so much so
that even Rowdon became a little curious. ''The way she codes looks really familiar...''
However, he did not dare to think any further than that. He had already met a master in Zeke, and he
could not afford to go up against another genius in this contest.
Rowdon then took a deep breath before he got into an interview with the host to break Nicole''s coding
style down. "Even though her style was very aggressive, it was very effective at the same time.
However, it was very risky as it required a lot of skills and speed. Other than her, the other person who
likes to code like this is the hacker who''s on top of The Hunters'' leaderboard... Lucifer."
Everybody was shocked as soon as they heard the name Lucifer. None of them expected that she
would mimic the coding style of the best hacker on the leaderboard.
"No wonder she''s so good. It turns out she''s imitating the best hacker ever."
"Yeah, but it means that her typing speed is just as fast as Lucifer''s..."
The area was filled with discussions when the host remarked with augh, "Looks like this student here
is a big fan of Lucifer."
Zeke sighed inwardly. ''These people are so foolish. How in the hell could there be such a perfect
imitator? She''s Lucifer herself!''
Ryder and Gary could hardly contain theirughter after hearing that.
They figured that everybody there would have their jaws drop to the ground if they found out that Nicole
was indeed Lucifer, since all of them thought that she was just an imitator.
However, Nicole seemed calmer than ever, as if she did not want to prove anything to anyone.
The venue was reset after the host had analyzed everything that had happen along with Rowdon.
"All right. We have nine finalists now! Coming up next, we''re going to begin thest part of this contest!
Finalists, please make your way up to the stage!"
The nine finalists stood up slowly, with Ryder and Gary feeling very honored while standing beside
Nicole.
The nine finalists, including Zeke, then went up to the stage together.
The challengers who had lost to them could only watch as the finalists got all the attention, no matter
how frustrated they felt.
"Well, the rules will be the same as the previous year. Every contestant will be on their own. Thest
person standing after every other contestant''s defense have been destroyed will be the champion!"
"Woo-hoo!" The crowd cheered like it was the final battle that they had all been anticipating!
Nicole, however, did not expect this contest to bore her to such a degree. ''Well, it seems like this is just
aputing contest that tries very hard to present itself as a hackingpetition. It''s nothing
professional, and it keeps creating conflicts to attract viewers.''
However, she did not care about that at all. She was just there to have some fun.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
The host made them sit in a circle ofputers before making the announcement passionately. "Let
the final roundmence!"
With a ring, the timer went off, and everyone on the stage darted their fingers across their keyboards at
once.