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George’s skills and age made it quite likely. Although Ethan didn’t know George’s true capabilities, he was undoubtedly impressive.
He might even be on par with professional hackers.
“Take a guess,” Isabelle said.
Her expression was a mix of amusement and mystery, leaving Ethan puzzled.
Despite his confusion, Ethan decided to sign up,
He had just started learningputer science <b>as </b>a freshman, but he had already outperformed his senior and earned a spot in thepetition.
<b>Ethan </b>made a strong debut at Taragon University.
Magnus always preached that friendship was the most important.
He maintained a friendly rtionship with Humbert Brown, the principal of Sagefield University.
However, as soon as he saw off his rival and friend, Magnus sought out Isabelle, hoping she could help the school shine.
Despite his age, Magnus’spetitive spirit <b>was </b>still strong.
Upon learning that Ethan qualified for thepetition, Magnus was relieved.
He thought that, with such an impressive sister, Ethan couldn’t be far behind. Even if he didn’t win, he wouldn’t lose badly.
Magnus had also heard of an outstanding freshman at Sagefield.
Sagefield University hosted thepetition.
Many students from Taragon University came to cheer for Ethan and his teammates on the day of the
event.
The two schools were close, but Isabelle didn’t go.
Instead, she sent Jack to apany Ethan.
It was Ethan’s first timepeting in such a
–scale event.
The audience was loud and energetic, increasing Ethan’s pressure.
Jack said, “What’s there to be nervous about?”
Ethan felt a bit disheartened by Jack’s <bck </b>of encouragement and mumbled, “A little encouragement wouldn’t hurt.”
What <b>Ethan </b>didn’t know was that a <bbat </b>master had exceptionally keen hearing, and Jack had heard every word.
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Jack just pursed his lips and said nothing.
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When it was time for thepetition to start and Ethan was about to take the stage, Jack, with his arms crossed, awkwardly muttered, “Your sister says good luck.”
Ethan wasn’t naive. Seeing Jack’s awkwardness, he didn’t call him out.
Holding hisptop, Ethan simply replied, “If I win and get a prize, I’ll give it to you.”
Before Jack could respond, a cocky male <b>voice </b>interrupted with augh. “You’d better give up now.”
A mixed–race student, Neil Pope, walked past Ethan, bumping his shoulder and taking the lead on stage with hisptop.
The person who told Ethan to give up wasn’t Neil, but hisckey. Neil didn’t even nce at Ethan, his eyes full of arrogance.
Jack frowned and fixed his unfriendly gaze on the two of them.
Whether intentional or not, Sagefield had set up theputerpetition on an indoor basketball court.
It seemed like a case of trying to recover where they once fell. They sought to reim the pride they had previously lost.
“Go. Ethan Danny yelled.
Outside the basketball court, Danny held a red banner and shouted louder than the <b>person </b>with the megaphone next to him<b>, </b>veins bulging in his neck. He was so loud that his voice alone was equivalent to that of a cheerleading squad.
His enthusiasm <b>was </b>so overwhelming that Ethan felt ‘touched‘ and bowed his head in embarrassment.
Each team had four participants, randomly seated with a countdown timer in the middle.
Ethan, sitting at the edge, was the only freshman <b>among </b>the four from Taragon University, the other three
were seniors.
Thepetition was straightforward: both sides set problems for each other, finding and fixing vulnerabilities within a <b>set </b>time.
After setting the problems, they were randomly distributed to the opposing team.
Once the equipment was checked by professionals, thepetition began.
Ethan quickly wrote <b>a </b>series of buggy program codes and then randomly received the opponent’s code.
He didn’t face Neil in the first round, and he advanced by eliminating those who either failed or took the <b>most </b>time.
Now it <b>was </b>three against three.
The sound of typing filled the <b>air</b>, and thepetition heated.
In the audience, students watched in tense silence.
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Ethan hadn’t faced Neil in the entirepetition. He advanced through each round until he reached the finals, where he would finally face him.
The final match came down to Ethan and <b>Neil</b>, one–on–one.
Taragon students were thrilled that their freshmen had reached the finals against a formidable opponent.
Ethan’s good looks and being Isabelle’s brother have made him a standout si
year.
He <b>was </b>popr on forums and confession walls.
Ethan was popr among his schoolmates, and everyone knew about him.
the start of the school
Taragon students cheered for Ethan, thinking that if Isabelle was so extraordinary, her brother must be exceptional too.
Bothpetitors had saved their best tricks forst. After giving each other problems, they began a silent
battle.
Neil smirked disdainfully at Ethan’s code.
In the previous rounds, he had always been the first to finish.
As Ethan analysed his opponent’s code, he realised the gap between their skills. He wasn’t the match for Neil
Neil typed leisurely, not even looking up as he arrogantly said, “You might as well give up now.”Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.
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