Chapter 719 This Is Impossible!
Themotion outside was chaotic, and the situation inside theboratory wasn’t any better. Ever
since Ciaran got caught due to the leak incident, the team was represented by the most experienced
member, Eamon.
The team members hesitated to tackle this challenging problem. This wasn’t like their usual
experiments in theboratory where they could afford to make mistakes and start over. In the
competition, there was no room for error.
Half an hour had passed, and the Johnville Team had already started working in an orderly manner.
However, the Styre Team hadn’t even begun. It seemed like they were giving up.
The rest of the team was getting anxious, and someone suggested asking Catherine for help. While
Catherine usually worked alone in experiments and never coborated with other senior members,
Marshall had always believed in her abilities.
Eamon agreed with his teammate’s suggestion and approached Catherine, who was sitting idle.
“Catherine, why are you still sitting here nkly? Thepetition has been going on for half an hour,
and we haven’t even figured out the first step!” he eximed.
Catherine nced at the organized Johnville Team as Jason looked over. Seeing the chaotic scene of
the Styre Team, he arrogantly raised his middle finger, trying to provoke Catherine. Unfazed by such
childish behavior, Catherine ignored him.
“It’s about time. Let’s begin!” Catherine said as she stood up and walked to the experiment table. She
quickly wrote and sketched on a piece of paper and handed it to Eamon a few minutester.
Eamon’s eyes lit up instantly as the jumble of thoughts in his mind cleared at that moment. It was as if
Marshall was standing next to him, guiding him through the experiment step by step. He quickly passed
Catherine’s n to his teammates and called for immediate action. “From now on, everyone needs to
follow Catherine’s instructions. Is that okay?” he asked.
Catherine’s n was simple yet precise, making everyone understand how to tackle the problem,
which made them willing to follow Catherine’s lead. In unison, they eximed, “No problem!”
Catherine began giving instructions and assigning tasks. Watching from the stands, Marshall felt
relieved as Catherine and her teammates finally sprang into action. However, he only felt half the relief
because he knew time was running out.
Due to the dy, they only had about two hours left. Even if Marshall did the experiment himself, it
would take at least two and a half hours. Moreover, they were just a group of students, and they
couldn’t possiblyplete the task in such a short time.
Marshall could sense the problem, and so could everyone else. The smug look on the face of the
Johnville Team’s mentor was evident, as he knew from the start that the victory in this round of
competition would ultimately be his. To support his own team, he had put all his assets into the bet. He
firmly believed that his team would win by arge margin.
As time passed, the initially trailing Styre Team was now conducting the experiment in an orderly
manner under the leadership of Catherine.
Catherine took charge of the core part herself, splitting the remaining segments and assigning them to
Eamon for distribution. Initially clueless, Eamon, upon receiving Catherine’s execution n, instantly
cleared his mind and felt confident that he couldplete the tasks assigned by her.
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At the same time, Eamon’s expression was filled with worry. In his view, Catherine alone couldn’t
possiblyplete the task. He dared not disturb her and could only do his best to quicklyplete the
tasks she assigned before finding a way to help her.
Time passed quickly, and everyone’s hearts were racing. Only half an hour left, and the Johnville Team
had already started wrapping up their work. Their mentor even boasted that they could finish the
competition if given another ten minutes. But just as he finished speaking, a bell suddenly rang.
Everyone was shocked. The bell signified that a team had announced thepletion of the task ahead
of schedule. No one had expected the Johnville Team to finish so quickly. Their mentor had just
finished boasting, and they had already finished the experiment, which was quite impressive.
As everyone looked up at the projection screen to see the result, they were dumbfounded. It wasn’t the
expected Johnville Team, but the Styre Team that had finished early. They had started half an hour
later than the Johnville Team but had managed to finish the experiment ahead of them, which was
unbelievable. “How could they have finished so early?” everyone present wondered.
Not only were the spectators outside theboratories surprised, but even Eamon and his teammates
were in a state of confusion. No one had expected such speed. They had simply handed the materials
to Catherine, and then, just two minutester, they heard Catherine press thepletion button. It was
too fast for them even to react. It was simply impossible!
Ten minutester, the Johnville Team finally pressed the button.
The mentor of the Johnville Team couldn’t help but snort disdainfully. Can’t believe they would do
something so stupid just to get ahead. Even if they press the button first, it’ll be useless. If the
experiment isn’tpleted or done well, it’s still a loss, isn’t it?” His words were a thinly veiled jab at
Marshall’s team, insinuating that they had intentionally pressed thepletion button despite not
finishing their experiment.
After thepetition ended, all the participants left theboratories, which were immediately sealed off
and guarded by specialized personnel. Thepetition result would be publicly announced in the
afternoon after final deliberation by a professional judging panel.
Even though the result of thepetition had not been announced, more people were inclined to
believe the mentor of the Johnville Team. In their eyes, it was inconceivable for Styre University to have
completed the experiment in such a short time, and they might not even havepleted the
experiment at all.
Marshall watched as his students left theboratory and immediately rushed backstage to greet them.
After exchanging greetings with a few students, he approached Catherine, uncertainly asking, “Do you
think we’ll win?” It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in his students, but in his opinion, it was a task that was
fundamentally impossible toplete. He stared at Catherine intently, afraid to miss any of her
expressions.
Catherine’s eyes remained calm and unruffled, devoid of any hint of emotion. Her voice was as cold
and aloof as ever. “Professor Hartley, prepare yourself mentally!”
Her words were like an rm, causing a sudden jolt in Marshall’s heart. “Does this mean I need to
brace myself for the uing defeat?” he wondered.
Losing thepetition would surely lead to criticism and even the loss of his position.
Marshall could only shake his head with a helpless smile, silently repeating to himself, “Well, I chose
her, so I’ll have to bear the consequences.”