290 Capital’s Team Sank into Despair (2/2)
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...