Aiden, however, was adamant, logical, and rigorous. âContact the organizing committee and tell them I want out.â
âMr. Aiden, why are you suddenlyâ¦â A round-faced middle-aged man beside him looked puzzled. He was very unwilling to withdraw from the competition like this. âYou have a very good chance of winning first place in this software competition on behalf of Country D. Tomorrow is the finals. If you withdraw at this timeâ¦â
Aiden cut him off forcefully before he could finish. âI canât come first with her around!â
Country Dâs accompanying staff were also elites in the IT industry.
âHer?â The other party was stunned, as if he was not sure who he was talking about. âYou mean the contestant from Country Z we met?â
âYes.â
âMr. Aiden.â The other party seemed to find his decision extremely comical and ridiculous. He explained to him seriously, âCountry Z has always been backward when it comes to IT. They canât compare to us, let alone Country M. They were only lucky to reach the finals this time. They canât win tomorrowâs competition.
âBesides, as you can see, their contestant injured her right hand before the competition. She can only use one hand in tomorrowâs competition. Your strength in IT can easily crush her. You donât worry about her.â
âKevin, youâre wrong.â
The round-faced middle-aged foreign man frowned, not understanding what he meant. âIâm wrong?â
âYes.â Aiden smiled faintly, then looked him squarely in the eye and said, âYouâre wrong. Youâve got it the other way round. She should be able to defeat me with one hand!â
The others looked shocked. They really couldnât understand why a hacker in the top 20 of the Heaven Leaderboard would say such disheartening words.
âIâm not lying to you.
âSince sheâs a representative of Country Z, the World Software Competitionâs championship must be hers.â
â⦠Mr. Aiden, the other party is just a freshman.â The round-faced foreigner was utterly confused.
He was one of the top 20 hackers on the Heaven Leaderboard.
The other party tried his best to persuade him to come down. âEven if our Country D doesnât take first place, thereâs still Mas from Country M.â
They wouldnât get first place, but it wouldnât be Country Zâs turn to get first place.
âHeh, Mas is nothing in front of her! Heâs just a lackey. How can a firefly dare to compete with the sun!â
Everyone from Country D was dumbfounded.
What?
Mas was already the top talent in the field of IT software.
Why did he become a firefly now?
Was Mr. Aiden overdoing it?
The other party was just an ordinary student of Country Z!
âYou can look at the results if you donât believe me.â Not wanting to explain too much to them, Aiden tucked his hands into his black pants pockets and spoke forcefully and insistently. âIn any case, I wonât be participating in the rest of the competition. Either you help me communicate my withdrawal from the competition with the organizing committee or Iâll be out of the competition altogether.
âDecide for yourselves!â
With that, he didnât waste any more time. He left a harsh word and strode off in the direction of the elevator.
He seemed to be in a hurry, as if he desperately needed to confirm something.
He left quickly and decisively.
His decisive attitude made several of the staff members look at each other. No one knew what was going on.
However, Aiden was an expert that their superiors had spent a lot of effort to invite. Since he refused to participate in the competition, they had no choice.
After explaining the situation to Country D, they had no choice but to make a call to the organizing committeeâ¦n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om