Chapter 723 The Second Place
Although it had been verified publicly through the judging panel, many people were still unwilling to believe that the Styre Team could win.
There was a commotion on the scene. The strength displayed by the Styre Team was far beyond normal perception, leaving people momentarily unable to accept it.
The members of the Johnville Team, regardless of the circumstances, firmly believed that they had not lost and were still fighting desperately.
“This group of people really are shameless. They were the ones clamoring for validation, but now that they are not as skilled as others, they still stubbornly make trouble,” Zobber was so pissed off and totally annoyed by the behavior of the Johnville Team. ”
With this kind of attitude, no wonder they’re always at the second place!”
Ronin chuckled as he looked at her, quite agreeing with her evaluation. ” You said that they were always at the second place. How do you think they haven’t moved up in so many years?”
Zobber got what Ronin was saying. She laughed and pointed at him.
Originally in a fury, Jason got even angrier when he heard Ronin and his companions sitting in the Styre Team’s viewing seats laughing so loudly.
He took a big leap and jumped over the fence, rushing to the front of Ronin, glaring at him fiercely. “Stinky brat, what are you laughing at? Believe it or not, if you laugh again, I’ll knock out your front teeth.”
Ronin looked at him with a respectful and cautious expression and said carefully, “Sir, we didn’t mean to laugh on purpose. We were just so happy to receive a precious treasure that we laughed for a while.”
Perhaps it was Ronin’s innocent- looking, childlike face that was too deceiving. Jason, who had just wanted to beat him up, felt a little bit of his anger subside after hearing this remark.
Zobber and some other men, who were sitting on the side, couldn’t help but laugh when they saw this scene. No one understood Ronin’s dark side better than them.
‘This kid must be up to something bad, waiting for the right moment,’ they thought. As expected, not long after, they saw Jason’s expression change, which really cracked them up.
Jason was puzzled by Ronin’s cheerful smile, so he asked him about it, “What treasure?”
With a suppressed smile, Ronin continued to maintain a cautious demeanor. “Soccer, we are having a new soccer soon!”
Jason still hadn’t reacted, and Zobber had already burst into laughter.
The laughter that kept sweeping in on Jason’s ear made him a little puzzled, and Ronin reached out and gently touched Jason’s head, then commented on it in a proper manner, “You’re indeed a bit ugly, but we can also play it. This soccer is not bad!”
Jason finally realized. His earlier boast of taking his head off and using it as a soccer ball if he lost had been overheard by Ronin.
He glared with anger, his face turning red with frustration. He gritted his teeth as he looked at Ronin. “Are you fooling me?”
Ronin put away the fearful expression he had before, raised his head, looked arrogantly at Jason, and smiled cynically. “White-skinned pig, so what if I fooled you? You should be grateful when being fooled by me, do you understand?”
In a fit of anger and embarrassment, Jason disregarded the circumstances and directly resorted to physical violence.
He originally thought that Ronin was a little guy and that he could easily crush Ronin to death.
He didn’t expect that Ronin was a martial arts expert. When they fought, Jason was no match for him. Ronin easily subdued him and even ended up sitting on top of him like a stool.
Finally, the committee members stepped in and managed to diffuse the situation.
The Johnville Team had thoroughly embarrassed themselves this time.
In the face of the continuous questioning from the audience, Richard looked calm and composed as he gazed at Catherine.
When the competition results were announced, Richard saw the results and was not surprised.
No one knew how amazing Catherine’s ability was better than him. The only adjective he could think of was ” freakish.”
He didn’t understand how the Styre Team could obtain support from someone like Catherine, and at the same time, he was aware of Catherine’s character and knew that she would definitely have a way to resolve this crisis.
Richard held the microphone and looked in Catherine’s direction.” Participants of the Styre Team, the audience still has doubts about your experimental results. Can you prove it?”
The statement left the participating members of the Styre Team at a loss for how to respond. Not to mention the audience, even they themselves were shocked at the quality of their work.
More precisely, they only worked on the peripheral parts, while Catherine completed the core area alone, and they didn’t have time to touch it.
Marshall completely believed in Catherine and even more so in her abilities. He gently touched Catherine.
Catherine took off her headphones, turned her head to look at Marshall, and asked him with a questioning look what he wanted.
Marshall smiled ingratiatingly and asked in a low voice, “Is the game finished?”
“Speak your mind!” Catherine didn’t like fake polite behavior.
For this junior apprentice, Marshall’s approach had been more about pleasing than reprimanding. “The boss wants you to explain your outstanding achievements.”
Catherine impatiently glanced at the top, then stood up and casually complained, “Troublesome!”
Later, everyone saw the beautiful girl from Eskana walking gracefully onto the stage and standing in the center.
Richard introduced Catherine in a grand manner in front of everyone. ”
Since the representative of the Styre Team has taken the stage, let her demonstrate their experimental results to prove everything for us.”
Catherine took the microphone and stood in front of the camera. She then picked up the competition question given to them by the competition organizers and turned it over.
Her cold gaze looked directly at the entire audience, exuding a powerful presence. “Pay attention and look carefully!”
It turned out that there was an additional bonus option on the back of the competition question.
At that time, time was limited, and no one noticed the back.
The Johnville Team decided not to choose the extra credit topic because they believed that it was impossible for the Styre Team to produce any great results from this experiment.
If facing the Altonian Team, perhaps they would choose to go for extra points, but unfortunately, they underestimated their enemies.
After Catherine finished presenting the rules, she began demonstrating her experimental results.
No one expected that Catherine would not only complete the experimental design within an impossible time but also incorporate the requirements proposed by the bonus question.
After Catherine’s presentation ended, everyone in the audience who understood everything fell silent.
When facing a talented and high-level player, they tried not to raise too many questions and ended up getting humiliated.
It must be acknowledged that the Styre Team’s strength was indeed very high.
Perhaps the only team that could truly compete with the Styre Team throughout the entire competition was the versatile Altonian Team.
Richard took the microphone that Catherine had placed on the table and then turned his gaze towards the mentor of the Johnville Team. “Are you satisfied with this result?”
The usually proud mentor of the Johnville Team suddenly appeared to have aged several years in an instant.
He nodded slightly, though very unwillingly.
However, he must admit that the superb combat power displayed by Catherine was such that even if they went all out, there was no absolute certainty that they could win.
This competition gave them a painful lesson.
After the other party nodded, Richard immediately announced the result, ” Congratulations to the Styre Team for their victory and securing a spot in the next round!”
