Chapter 290 - Capital’s Team Sank into Despair
290 Capital’s Team Sank into Despair
“Zhang Yu and Miao Quan have met in a math competition before,” Professor Bai said. “Zhang Yu’s result edged Miao Quan!”
Everyone then nodded in realization. No wonder Zhang Yu was so confident.
“Unfortunately, none of those OP brainiacs are facing each other!” Professor An sighed.
The best-case scenario was to let those OP brainiacs eliminate each other. That way, there will be fewer competitors and their reputation would soar higher too.
Luck was also a part of one’s strength in such competitions.
The next match started.
Naturally, everyone’s attention was focused on a few notable individuals.
Qiu Luo still relied on mental arithmetic. She omitted the writing process when doing her questions, and her speed could only be described as ridiculously formidable. Liu Yuan would start tapping all ten fingers of his hand with each question that he encountered. He tapped rapidly and was able to get his answers quickly too.
Zhou Ran was different. He needed to write, but he only needed to do a rough calculation on paper for the answer to magically appear. He had an extraordinary method which could be described as the easiest method, one that no one could ever think of.
“This is crazy! What are these OP brainiacs’ brains made of?” Students who came to participate in the contest were all stunned and shocked.
This time, the speed was even faster under the silence of smoke!
In seven minutes, those OP brainiacs all succeeded in disposing of their opponents!
Although they neither communicated nor looked at each other, deep down, they had already registered the other party as the strongest opponent!
“Zhang Yu is going to lose!”
At that moment, Xu Wanqing’s remarked gravely, “Zhang Yu answered two of the first six questions, while Miao Quan answered four!”
As for the last four questions, Zhang Yu was bound to lose unless he took the lead and answered them correctly!
“How could Miao Quan progress by such leaps and bounds?” Professor Bai’s face soured to the extreme. “It had only been two months since the last competition. Zhang Yu never took a break this whole time!”
Ten minutes!
Zhang Yu lost!
He looked at Miao Quan in disbelief and was rattled by feelings of frustration in his heart.
Nothing was more unacceptable to a genius than being overtaken.
“Teacher, I’m sorry, I lost.” Zhang Yu’s voice was a little hoarse.
“Well, you tried your best. You can’t force everything,” Xu Dong lamented.
“Miao Quan seems to have changed a lot. I took a look at his draft and his style of problem-solving has completely changed!” Zhang Yu took a deep breath and said.
“It looks like he had some special training in problem-solving before the competition!” Professor Bai had a very heavy heart.
Elimination in the second round was a definite blow to Capital. After all, Cao Tongtong was the only one left, and luck was an important factor as well. If she encountered a math genius, Capital would certainly be eliminated too.
The third round.
Capital VS Guangning!
Cao Tongtong stepped up and survived that round.
However, that kind of competition was designed so 19 people would be eliminated each round. It was a highly efficient system!
A total of 114 people from 38 provinces and cities participated in the competition; only half was left after three rounds!
The fourth round.
Capital VS Nanxia Province!
Cao Tongtong beat her opponent by a 6-4 score.
There were only 38 people left standing. 10 provinces and cities have seen all their contestants eliminated. Ye Lingchen remained cheerful and leisurely as if he was a mere spectator.
The fifth round.
Capital VS Xiangjiang!
No one expected Capital to be paired with Xiangjiang again.
However, Miao Quan was eliminated in the previous round, so the one who came forward was the girl.
“This girl has always been an unknown. I’ve never heard of her before, but she mustn’t be taken lightly. We still have a lot of hope for this round,” Professor Bai said.
Professor An also breathed a sigh of relief. “Our luck seems to be pretty good and we haven’t encountered any of those OP brainiacs yet.”
Cao Tongtong nodded and walked forth with a dignified expression.
“You’re down on your luck, Zhang Yu. You’ve matched with us again.” Miao Quan suddenly came over and smiled.
“What do you mean?” Zhang Yu was originally worried about losing to Miao Quan, but at that time, his brows frowned even more.
“Do you know why my math skills were able to progress so fast in such a short time?” Miao Quan’s face had a look of amazement and he began palpitating when recalling what happened in the past, “If an OP brainiac that’s far better than you is always at your side, you’ll make rapid progress too. ”
“You mean …” Zhang Yu’s pupils contracted slightly as he stared at the girl on stage.
The completion of Miao Quan’s sentence also produced a slight change in the countenance of Capital University’s teachers and professors.
Miao Quan nodded, “Yes, I’m talking about that girl. Her name’s Bai Ling, and her mental arithmetic abilities are better than Qiu Luo’s!”
What?!
The news was like a thunderbolt that struck on a sunny day, leaving everyone stunned.
At the same time, the game had already started.
Five minutes!
It took only a mere five minutes!
Cao Tongtong was the first to be eliminated!
She was pale and it was obvious that she suffered a huge blow.
Everyone’s expression paled when looking at that kind of speed. At that juncture, Bai Ling’s speed had exceeded Qiu Luo, Liu Yuan, and the others.
The competition’s difficulty increased toward the latter stages, yet Bai Ling ended the match at a speed faster than that of anyone else. That kind of strength was truly unimaginable.
Back in the arena, Qiu Luo and the rest stared profoundly at Bai Ling. No one would have expected her to kill a dark horse.
“Such an amazing student. Why haven’t I heard of her before?”
“Could it be that she was kept under wraps? Her mathematical talent is terrifying!”
“Capital is done for this time. Their reputation was destroyed in one fell swoop!”
“Yeah, Cao Tongtong and Zhang Yu were eliminated, leaving only a freshman from the language department. He’s just cannon fodder, and Capital might not even enter the top ten this time.”
“This is a punishment for going through the back door! Nobody asked Capital to be so corrupt!”
The fifth round was over.
There were only 19 people left, from 13 regions.
Capital’s teachers and professors have never looked so ugly before. It was especially so with Professor An, whose old face was already red like a burning fire.
After all, Ye Lingchen was a student at Capital University and he was a professor from the same university. He was already far too embarrassed to stay there and face all the shame, as well as the odd looks, that Ye Lingchen attracted.
At the beginning of the sixth round, the names of every region began randomizing on the computer screen.
“It’s all over this time…”
Professor Bai’s eyes sank low and he began regretting his decision to allow Ye Lingchen’s participation. Things would not have been so desperate had he insisted on replacing Ye Lingchen.
He could not help but sigh in sadness when he thought about it.
“Teacher Xu, you’ve screwed Capital up big time in this competition.” Xu Dong’s heart was throbbing incessantly and he was unable to resist complaining, especially when he saw Ye Lingchen sitting there without a care in the world. The man huffed and looked away. Out of sight, out of mind…