Ch. 1841..1845: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1841-1845

Chapter 1841

Being stared at, Gary immediately felt awkward. He turned his gaze and said, "Uh, I was just guessing."

Nicole looked at Gary worriedly and suddenly moved closer to him.

Instantly, Gary's heart started beating rapidly. He could faintly smell the perfume on Nicole.

"W-what are you doing?" Gary was a little nervous.

Nicole lowered her voice and asked, "How did you guess it?"

Gary could not escape anymore. He then replied softly, "Lucifer's my idol. I've carefully studied her coding pattern and signature. The last time you stole the school's CCTV recording, I was guarding the server..."

Obviously, Nicole could tell he was that person the other day. Gary actually looked up to Lucifer as his idol and even studied her signature and coding pattern?

Nicole curled her lips in annoyance. "I knew it was you. You're not stupid either, since you could guess that it was me."

Seeing that Nicole was not angry, Gary scratched his head sheepishly. "Hehe. I spent quite an amount of effort on it too. I didn't expect my idol to be someone around me."

Gary shamelessly expressed his admiration and changed his attitude. At that moment, he seemed like a big fanboy.

Nicole did not pay it any mind. She turned her faze toward Zeke and said, "I'm not sure if Specter is your idol too."

Hearing Nicole mention Specter and look at Zeke, Gary was even more shocked.

"Are you saying... that brat is Specter?" Gary could not control his reaction and spoke a little louder.

Nicole immediately covered his mouth. "Are you planning to let the whole world know about it?"

Gary nodded, signaling for Nicole to remove her hands. Then, Gary said in a low but surprised tone, "Gosh! Then, aren't both of you partners?"

Nicole smiled and looked at him playfully. "Yes, but we've never competed with each other."

Gary subconsciously gulped.

'Oh my God! What a unique scene!'

This national competition actually brought together two of the country's experts to compete!

Gary was so excited that his heart was thumping!

He could not suppress his feelings and he really wanted to reveal the truth to everyone present!

This is a god-level match!

At that moment, Ryder walked over. Looking at how excited Gary was, Ryder could not help but question, "What happened? Why are you so excited?"

Gary looked at his brother, extremely excited. However, Gary did not dare utter a word as Nicole was present.

But Ryder was also a fan of Lucifer and Specter.

Gary felt conflicted.

He could only drop a small hint. "Ryder, you must pay attention to today's competition."

Ryder could not help but roll his eyes at him. "What do you mean 'pay attention'? We'll have to fight as well. I don't want to lose to that brat again!"

Last year's defeat was Ryder's limit.

"If I were to lose again, how am I going to join The Hunters? How am I supposed to fight those big hackers on the ranking list?" Ryder was still fired up.

Gary was screaming inside.

'The top two hackers on the list are standing right in front of you!

'What are you fighting for? Your skills will never be better than theirs!

'Just sit down and watch the competition!'

Looking at how Ryder was still in the dark, Gary felt pity for him.

However, Gary did not care about Ryder anymore. His gaze was going back and forth between Nicole and Zeke.

They were all about the same age, but how could these two be so skillful?

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If he had the chance, Gary should really learn from them!

While Gary was admiring Nicole and Zeke, Mr. Hardy and Mr. Zach had just finished their intense argument.

Mr. Hardy saw how angry Mr. Zach was, and he proudly said, "Mr. Zach, don't look at me like that. You'd better ask your team members to do better."

Mr. Zach was so angry that his face had reddened, and he turned speechless.

Zeke, who was standing beside Mr. Hardy, watched how arrogant he was and felt a little timid. "Mr. Hardy, I think it's best if we kept things lowkey."

Zeke was not sure what Nicole was there for. If she were to join the competition...

Then, Zeke would lose his reputation right there.

However, Mr. Hardy still seemed proud. "Zeke, why are you being so humble? I believe in you. Don't be nervous!"

From afar, Steve and Edwin were the only ones who knew the truth.

Embarrassed, they whispered, "This teacher is a little too arrogant. Although that kid's quite skillful, he's still not as good as Nicole, right?"

Both of them had sought Zeke's help before. In the end, Zeke had to ask Nicole to save the day. Therefore, it was obvious who the winner would be.

Preston said playfully, "I thought we were just here to compete. I didn't expect to watch such a grand scenario."

The experts of The Hunters going against each other head-to-head. That would be an amazing show to watch.

"That's right. I didn't expect to come across such a scene. Typically, the match between them should be televised, right?"

"Yeah, that would be a great show."

The both of them were chattering and getting excited for an amazing show.

Finally, all the teams from schools had arrived. The ten famous universities of San Joto. Each school had sent about twenty students to participate in the competition. It was obvious that this competition was an important one.

After the students had been seated, the organizer got on the stage and spoke.

They even invited a distinguished guest.

All they heard from the host was, "Let us invite Mr. Sebastian Wyance up on stage to give his speech!"

Nicole narrowed her eyes a little. She did not expect Sebastian to be present at the opening ceremony.

It was obvious how much the people of San Joto revered this competition.

Sebastian walked up the stage elegantly. When he took a glance at the crowd, he immediately spotted Nicole.

Because of his mayor election, Sebastian had not contacted Nicole in a while.

He did not expect Nicole to participate in that competition. What a coincidence!

Nicole nodded to Sebastian who was on stage to acknowledge him. Then, Sebastian continued speaking. After giving an eloquent speech, he officiated the competition.

Gary noticed Sebastian's gaze. It was as if Sebastian was looking in Nicole's direction. So, Gary questioned hesitantly, "Do you know Mr. Sebastian personally?"

Nicole did not try to hide it. She nodded indifferently.

Gary could not help but exclaim mentally. 'Is there anyone on earth who Nicole doesn't know? She's the inheritor of the Fire Crest. And now that the new mayor has been nominated, he's probably very nice to Nicole.

'The only concern is that Mr. Sebastian will be watching the whole competition. This would be of significant help to Nicole.'

Just by the thought of it, Gary was elated.

"Alright. Let us begin the competition. May all the participants get into groups of four according to the numbers?"

The first round was relatively easy. However, the elimination ratio was four to one. The first round would filter out about three-quarters of the players. It seemed like the organizers knew that there were participants who were not serious about participating in the competition.

After half an hour, Nicole, Gary, Ryder, Preston, and the others made it into the next round. And, as expected, Bradley, Jack and Wayne were eliminated.

"Hey, we at least have some basic knowledge. And yet, we didn't pass the first round. This is too embarrassing."

 

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"That's right. This year's competition feels more professional," Wayne complained.

Bradley tagged along as an extra and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter if we win or lose. I'm fine as long as we get to see Nicole compete."

Nicole's skill was obviously better than Ryder's. It was up to Nicole whether they could beat Northon Institute. He said, "Hopefully Nicole could help Royal Creek Institute win first place."

Every student defeated by Northon Institute had the same anticipation. At this moment, the rest of the participants entered the second round of the competition. Three-quarters of the contestants were eliminated in the first round of the competition. There were only thirty-plus people left for the second round.

The competition format was a one-to-one battle. Two people competed to see who was quicker to break through the program created by the organizer. These kinds of competitions were rather worth watching. After all, the judge of this round was the one who designed the program.

"The programmer for today is the director of the International Hackers' Alliance. He's also the webmaster of the largest hacking website locally and internationally, The Hunters. Let's welcome him as the judge of our competition!"

Everyone familiar with computers shot admiring glances once they heard that it was the webmaster of The Hunters. It was a known fact that the webmaster of The Hunters was a top-notch hacker, ranked fifth on The Hunters' international leaderboard.

This international hacking competition was indeed extraordinary. The organizers even got an international-level judge to host the competition.

Ryder's eyes were sparkling. It had been Gary and his lifelong wish to enter the top ten international hacker leaderboard. They both have an account on The Hunters, but their ranking was not even in the top hundred. Ryder was thrilled to be able to meet the fifth-ranked top player.

"I never expected to meet the webmaster of The Hunters here. The fifth-ranked top hacker! This competition is worth the trip," Ryder exclaimed.

Gary felt embarrassed as Ryder stared at the fifth-ranked top player intently. He thought, 'Would Ryder pass out from excitement if he knew the number one player on the international hacker leaderboard was right beside him? Besides that, he has personally given out topics to her before.'

Ryder did not know Gary's thoughts and thought, 'I have to perform well later to get his attention.'

Gary coughed dryly and muttered under his breath, "I don't need him to notice me..."

It was already good that Nicole had noticed him. At this time, the host had finished his opening speech. The participants paired up and sat face-to-face in front of the computers. Zeke sat at the table next to Nicole.

Before the competition started, Zeke could not resist asking Nicole, "I never expected you to attend this competition."

It was merely a competition for high school and university students, but Nicole attended it. She should not be interested in it at all. Nicole smiled and replied, "You didn't come here by choice either, right?"

Zeke instantly understood her. It seemed like Nicole's teacher had forced her to join. During his first time, he was forced to attend as no one in the class was willing to participate. However, he became the center of attention after being in a match against the Finley brothers. Otherwise, he would have never

exposed his identity. He had no advantages after his identity was exposed since he offended quite a few people during the past missions.

"Aren't you scared of being exposed?" Zeke looked at Nicole worriedly.

Nicole smiled, "The truth will come to light sooner or later."

Nicole was rather optimistic about it. Although she wanted to hide her identity, she was also prepared to be exposed. "I'm here today to represent the school. I have no intention of exposing too much. Let's just take it easy."

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Upon hearing Nicole's reply, Zeke let out a sigh of relief. If Nicole was not taking it seriously, he could still survive this. With that in mind, Zeke relaxed a lot.

At this time, the timer went off, and Zeke happily immersed himself in decoding. It had to be said that the fifth-ranked top player in The Hunters was really skilled as the program was hard to break. A lot of contestants were stuck.

Zeke sneered. "Cheets loves to show off as always. He set up such a hard program for a university- level competition. It's obvious that he's playing with us."

Nicole's expression had a hint of mockery. "It is a little too much."

Not far away, Preston and Edwin were also caught in a stalemate. It was evident that the webmaster's program was difficult. Even Gary and Ryder put off their usual relaxed expressions and became serious.

"Watch me teach him a lesson for showing off," Zeke said, taking a small USB drive he carried and inserting it into the computer. He then quickly typed away.

On the display screen, Zeke's progress bar in cracking the program skyrocketed. The host realized and exclaimed, "Who would have known that our competition was filled with hidden talents? Someone had already cracked half of the program! It's 60 percent cracked now!"

The webmaster of The Hunters thought this program would stump everyone. He could have taken the spotlight when they were at their wit's end and asked him for help. He never expected there would be someone among a bunch of high school and university students who could solve it so quickly. He turned his head unconsciously and saw Number 24's progress bar was indeed speeding up. It was now 80 percent cracked, going straight to fully cracking it.

"Let me take a look at Number 24's screen. Is number 24 cheating?" The webmaster instinctively suspected.

Zeke could not help but sneer. Only people who lack talent would suspect others of using hacks, but he did not mind showing off his abilities. When the camera came to film his screen, he was still decoding the program at rapid speed and continued typing on his keyboard.

Zeke's ability and typing speed immediately stunned the webmaster of The Hunters. The webmaster thought, 'T-This is a professional hacker! This teen's typing speed is even faster than my own!'

The host noticed Zeke's skills and said, "No wonder he was the champion of last year's International Computer Competition! His skills really sharpened this year! He could even crack Master Lynch's program so quickly!"

"Zeke?" Rowdon Lynch, the fifth-ranked top hacker, was a little stunned when he heard this name. 'Why does this name sound so familiar? I might've seen this person in The Hunters' database before.'

The host, who was not afraid of causing trouble, questioned Rowdon after seeing his expression change. "Master Lynch, this was our champion for last year's competition. His skills this year improved so much that he cracked your program so quickly. Does this imply that his ability could compete with yours?"

Rowdon's expression turned dark. 'A mere high scholar wants to compete with me? What a joke.'

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"His skills are indeed amazing, but we'll have to wait till the next round to find out about his abilities," Rowdon said.

For the sake of showmanship, the host continued, "Are you going to compete in the next round?"

The corner of Rowdon's mouth twitched. He naturally wanted to say no. He was, after all, a 'master' in computers. It would be ridiculous to lower himself to compete with a student. However, his eyes suddenly saw the judges off stage and the newly appointed governor. He could not resist smiling, thinking this was his chance to impress the governor.

"Alright, if he could defeat me, I'll let him advance directly!" Rowdon said with confidence. Nicole was rubbernecking beside Zeke. She could not help but laugh at him. "It looks like someone's picking a fight with you."

This was the disadvantage of showing off. The reason Nicole had still not started was that she did not want to attract attention. Winning by just the right amount was good enough.

Zeke snorted. "I'm not scared of him. I've been irritated with him for a long time. I'll teach him a lesson today."

As a webmaster, this person had not once taken a cut from the missions they both accepted without contributing anything. Zeke had disliked him for a long time. Nicole did not care either. "Well, this kind of person does deserve to be taught a lesson."

Nicole was supportive of Zeke's actions. However, she was still slowly typing in each character, though her speed of decoding was still rather quick.

Ryder was already sweating at this point. He had cracked up to 60 percent. He lifted his head and never expected to see Nicole with the same percentage. He thought, 'Sure enough, even Nicole could

not handle Master Lynch.' With that thought in mind, Ryder became even more serious.

On the contrary, Gary still looked relaxed, as he was only hoping for a showdown between the two masters at the end. He did not care about other matters. He was fine to get top five this year.

At the next second, Zeke finished cracking the program. The arena suddenly erupted with cheers and thunderous applause. Mr. Hardy and the students from Northon Institute were cheering loudly off the stage.

"First place is Zeke!"

"Zeke's the best!"

Zeke smiled at Mr. Hardy as he found the pride he once felt before after sensing the enthusiasm of the students of Northon Institute cheering for him.

On the Royal Creek Institute side, Mr. Zach stared seriously and nervously at the Finley brothers, hoping they would soon crack the program. However, he soon noticed another student was keeping pace with Ryder's speed. He looked at the name on the progress bar and saw Nicole's name.

Mr. Zach remembered the teacher's words from the earlier computer training class. The teacher informed him that a student named Nicole was rather talented and seemingly on par with Ryder. He had almost forgotten about her. But judging by the process bar, she was still a little slower than Ryder. He could not help but sigh, hoping these three would hurry up and decode the program.

On stage, the host was already congratulating Zeke. "This round was truly exciting. Zeke had once again showcased his abilities. Do you have the confidence to win the next round if your opponent is Master Lynch?"

Zeke looked at Rowdon with a hint of arrogance, not even putting the fifth-ranked hacker on The Hunters' leaderboard in his eyes. "Him? He's not qualified to be my opponent."

In Zeke's eyes, only Nicole was a worthy opponent. Rowdon was nothing compared to him. The whole crowd was stunned at his arrogance. Everyone thought that he was too proud.

"My God... Even though he was the champion last year, that was too arrogant."

"I know, right? Rowdon is the fifth-ranked hacker on The Hunters' international leaderboard."