Ch. 1861..1865: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1861-1865
Chapter 1861
Such an invasion had left her opponent no way to fight back. Even the host had never seen such an intense competition before. "In our past competitions, most people just crashed their opponents' computers. This is the first time someone has blacked out their opponent's computer directly."
The atmosphere was exhilarating! Just as the host and the crowd were cheering, Gary could not hold on any longer and shouted, "I can't take it anymore!"
Immediately, his computer blacked out. However, unlike others, his face showed no sense of defeat. Instead, he felt a sense of satisfaction. "Sheesh! This match was spectacular!" Gary exclaimed. He finally fulfilled his long-awaited dream to compete until he was worn out while taking on his idol. Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Gary turned to look at Ryder.
Ryder was typing very intensely and quickly on the keyboard. His forehead was littered with sweat too. However, he was doomed to failure with no power to turn the tables. After two minutes, Ryder could not take it and gave up. His screen instantly blacked out. Ryder breathed a sigh of relief, and he could feel the fatigue in his hands.
Gary noticed and handed him a bottle of water, smiling. "So? Was it exciting?"
However, Ryder was staring at Nicole. "It was. She's indeed powerful. We still have a long way to go."
Ryder has always been working hard to catch up with the idol in their hearts. They thought they were getting closer to her skills, but they found out today that they were still too naive. Nicole had probably not shown her true strength until now.
The host excitedly announced, "Let me announce this year's third place goes to Ryder Finley!"
"Woohoo!" Loud cheers rang out continuously. The people from Royal Creek Institute were feeling rather proud of Ryder. Mr. Zach was in high spirits. "Way to go, Ryder!"
Although Ryder lost to Zeke, he still got third place. Besides that, Preston and Gary were fourth and fifth place, which were pretty good results. To his surprise, the one on stage competing with Zeke was Nicole. Looking at the big screen, even Mr. Zach as a layman could see that Nicole was not in a vulnerable situation. Her attacks seemed more aggressive than Zeke's.
This was simply a pleasant surprise! Nicole was unquestionably the dark horse in this competition. Everyone was in awe of Nicole's capabilities. "Oh my gosh. No wonder the people in Royal Creek choose her as their leader in this team match! She could even resist Specter's attacks for so long! This is amazing!"
"I know, right? She was up against eight people at once just now. She has mad skills!"
"Look! She's typing so quickly on her keyboard!" The crowd was increasingly excited, watching Nicole compete, thinking this match was thrilling. Having someone like Zeke take part was exciting enough, but there was also a genius who could compete with him.
At this moment, Zeke had no time to worry about the opinions of others. Without the other seven contestants to cover him, Nicole was now focused on taking him down! Although he had once fantasized about exchanging blows with Nicole, he never thought it would be under such circumstances, even betting on the school's reputation. He did not want to lose to Nicole now. With that in mind, he gritted his teeth and continued.
Nicole saw the seriousness in Zeke's eyes and smiled teasingly. "Yes? Do you want me to play seriously?"
Zeke's expression was awkward. He sighed. "I can't help it. The school's honor is at stake. I can't easily admit defeat."
Nicole replied to him playfully, "Winning is winning, while losing is long. There's no need to go easy."
Zeke felt a little relieved after hearing Nicole's words. "That's right. After being partners for so long, it's time to compete to our heart's content."
Nicole smirked. "I was thinking the same thing."
'The only interesting thing that happened today was meeting Zeke. Why not let loose and have some fun?' Nicole thought.
"Alright, come on. Let's see if the second-ranked hacker on the leaderboard can defeat the first-ranked hacker!" With that said, Zeke took out his USB and launched a fierce attack.
Chapter 1862
They had no idea that Rowdon and the host had heard their entire conversation. Both of them were dumbstruck.
"Master Lynch. Did I hear that right?" The host looked at Rowdon, stunned. 'Did Zeke say he was trying to beat the first-ranked player on the international hacker leaderboard?'
"Could that girl be...?"
"Lucifer?!" Rowdon and the host exclaimed in unison. The crowd was in an uproar.
"Lucifer?"
"Did the host just say that the girl was Lucifer?"
"No way?! The Lucifer that's on the international hacker leaderboard?"
"It must be her! Zeke just said that himself! He said he was going to try and beat the first-ranked player!"
"Oh my gosh! It's really Lucifer!" The crowd was in a frenzy, with some people even standing up.
"Oh, my God! The first and second-ranked top hackers are battling here?!"
"This is a scene not even money could buy!"
"Unbelievable! The first and second-ranked top hackers are high schoolers?"
The shouts of surprise and cheers came one after another!
"Come on, Lucifer!"
"Lucifer! You're the best!"
At this moment, Mr. Zach and Mr. Hardy were completely stunned! Mr. Zach never expected the underdog in his team to be the first-ranked top hacker on the international hacker leaderboard.
Mr. Hardy finally understood why Zeke always seemed like he had something to say. He too understood why the female student was acting so arrogantly and did not even take him seriously. It turned out that she was the world's most powerful hacker! The only one in the world who could defeat Zeke! And by happenstance, she was also participating in this competition!
The realization made Mr. Hardy's face turn pale and his legs shaky. However, his brain was still thinking at lightning speed. He was trying to find his voice and shouted at Zeke. "Zeke! You must beat her!"
'So what, if she ranks first in the hacker leaderboard? Zeke will become a legend if he wins against her today!' Mr. Hardy thought, feeling confident. He had no way out! He could only hope the heavens would have mercy on him. He prayed that his student would triumph for one more year, allowing him to enjoy the spotlight.
On stage, Zeke was going all out to compete with Nicole. However, after five minutes, he no longer had the upper hand.
"Hang in there." Nicole was still cheering for Zeke in a relaxed tone as if she was teasing him.
Zeke was a little frustrated, so he tried to make a comeback. Nicole seemed to anticipate his every move and took on his attacks. Nicole's typing speed was truly fast, and even he could not surpass it.
All his attacks failed, and it made Zeke lose patience. However, Zeke was not the only one who became impatient, as Nicole was as well.
"You're too nervous today." Nicole watched as Zeke became so nervous that he could not keep up with the speed. She sighed. "Since that's the case, let's just end this quickly."
With that said, a cold light flashed in Nicole's eyes, and she began quickly typing on the keyboard. At that moment, Zeke's face was ashen. He thought, 'Nicole was going easy on me before. I'm powerless now that she's attacking me with full force!'
Chapter 1863
Zeke tried to fight back. But then, with a swish, his computer screen went black. Zeke was stunned into silence. He had lost so thoroughly with no room to maneuver. He tried so hard, yet he still lost to her. After all this while, after he had put so much effort into improving himself, he still had a long way to go to catch up to Nicole.
At that moment, the crowd went silent for a brief moment before erupting in cheers.
"She won!"
"Lucifer won!"
"As expected for the top hacker on the leaderboard! That was amazing!"
"Incredible!" Everyone could not help but cheer for Nicole.
Meanwhile, Royal Creek Institute students were all jumping excitedly. "Nicole won!"
"We've taken back the championship!"
Even Mr. Zach was emotional, with tears in his eyes. He led the students and rushed over to Nicole. "Congratulations, Nicole!"
Nicole never expected Mr. Zach to be so excited as it was just a competition to her. She felt a little helpless at the sight of her classmates looking up to her. Although she did not care about the competition, it seemed that everyone in Royal Creek Institute wanted to win after losing last year. That was the reason why they were all so excited.
"Nicole, that was amazing!" Bradley hurried over and congratulated her.
Gary could not help but admire her. "That was quite a show."
Ryder remained silent, but his eyes were full of admiration. He had been observing both of their situations. Unlike Zeke, who was nervous, Nicole was calm and composed. Even though they were the first and second-ranked hackers on the leaderboard, there was still a large gap between them.
The host ran over and shouted, "Alright! We have our champion! Nicole Riddle from Royal Creek Institute! The first runner-up is Zeke Guzman! And the second runner-up is Ryder Finley!"
The people from Royal Cheek Institute were cheering, while the students in the audience cheered at the sight of this god-level competition. Only the people from Northon Institute looked defeated. Coming to the competition, everyone was upbeat and confident that Zeke would win. They thought they were on the cusp of victory when they found out Zeke was ranked second on the hacker's leaderboard. They never expected their final ending would be losing the competition.
Mr. Hardy was the most devastated. At this point, he was dumbstruck. He felt too embarrassed to get on stage.
Zeke watched as everyone congratulated Nicole. He collected his emotions, took a deep breath, stood up, and walked toward Nicole. He extended his hand to congratulate her. "Congratulations."
Zeke looked at Nicole calmly. Although he was a little upset, he was still proud and happy for Nicole. They were partners, after all. If Nicole won, he could still congratulate her fully at ease.
"Congratulations to you too." Nicole smiled. "You're my only opponent. Keep it up."
Nicole's affirmation made everyone look at Zeke. Such high praise led everyone to feel envious of Zeke. Zeke himself was also thrilled. "I got it. I'll definitely win against you next time."
"I'll be waiting," Nicole said, smirking. Zeke had nothing to feel bad about, since Nicole was like his teacher.
Nicole, Zeke, and Ryder remained on stage with the host, proceeding with the award ceremony. Shortly after, Sebastian walked up the stage. As the highest-status person in the entire crowd, Sebastian was in charge of presenting the award.
Seeing Nicole, Sebastian smiled. "You did well."
Nicole once more astounded the entire crowd. They had not seen each other in so many days.
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No one had expected Nicole to be a top hacker. If Sebastian had known, he would have called her to help with things in the Wyance family.
Nicole smiled. "Thank you."
Sebastian then presented the awards to Zeke and Ryder. A loud bang sounded as the confetti cannons went off, raining glittering papers down on them. The teachers went on stage to take pictures with the winners. Mr. Zach instantly came over to Nicole. He took a picture with Nicole and Ryder proudly.
Mr. Hardy approached Zeke with a gloomy expression while enviously glancing at Mr. Zach. His once enthusiastic-expression to Zeke was nowhere to be seen. However, Zeke did not care. The people in school had no idea about his real identity, so it was normal for the teachers to treat him this way. It was better for him now that Mr. Hardy would not bother him anymore.
After taking the pictures, the people from Royal Creek Institute wanted to leave. Mr. Hardy suddenly thought of the things Mr. Zach had done to him and got angry. As Mr. Zach was walking down the stairs, Mr. Hardy pushed him.
"Ahh!" Mr. Zach cried out in surprise. He knelt down from the third step, and hit the ground with a loud bang. He then fell down and rolled over.
"Mr. Zach!" The people from Royal Creek Institute saw what happened and quickly ran over to help him.
Mr. Zach, however, crashed till he was immobile. "Don't touch me!"
The crowd was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. At the side, Mr. Hardy was making sarcastic comments. "Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself. You tripped me earlier, and now this is karma."
Listening to Mr. Hardy's harsh words, Ryder was furious. "Karma? I think you did it intentionally."
Ryder stood next to Mr. Zach during the pictures, and he could clearly feel someone pushing him. The one standing next to Mr. Zach was Mr. Hardy.
Mr. Hardy snorted. "It has nothing to do with me. Stop talking nonsense!"
"What should we do? I think Mr. Zach twisted and dislocated something!"
"It might be a bone fracture." Bradley and the others did not dare move Mr. Zach.
Nicole looked at Mr. Zach and said solemnly, "Step aside, please."
Everyone was confused, not knowing what Nicole meant. Zeke suddenly shouted, "Make way, everyone! Nicole has medical skills."
Everyone was even more surprised after hearing what Zeke said. It was unbelievable that Nicole had medical skills. They exclaimed mentally. 'How could a hacker genius know medicine? What kind of genius is she?'
Mr. Hardy was stunned as well, his face full of disbelief. 'What's her age? How could she possibly know medicine?'
The crowd had made way for Nicole, and she squatted next to Mr. Zach. Looking at his injured knee, she lifted her hand, and with a forceful push, there was a crisp cracking sound, followed by Mr. Zach's muffled groan. Nicole corrected the twisted area.
"It's fine now. Just a sprain. Help him down the stairs. You'll be fine after resting for a few days," Nicole instructed after finishing the bone-setting.
Everyone now only looked at Mr. Zach. "Mr. Zach. How are you feeling now?"
"Should I help you down now?" Gary asked worriedly.
Mr. Zach really felt that his knee and leg were not in as much pain as before, so he weakly nodded. The crowd quickly stepped forward and helped Mr. Zach up.
Mr. Zach had not yet recovered from the shock. So, his students supported him and left. Only then did Nicole turn back and stare at Mr. Hardy. "Are you aware there are legal consequences after intentionally hurting someone?"
Mr. Hardy was panic-stricken by Nicole's stare. But then, he thought, 'How could she possibly have seen anything?'
Chapter 1865
With that thought in mind, Mr. Hardy straightened up and said firmly, "There's a defamation law as well!"
Nicole saw that he was incorrigible and said coldly, "Don't worry. There are many surveillance cameras on the scene. We could definitely check if I defamed you or not."
Mr. Hardy now panicked. He only thought of dealing with Mr. Zach just now and forgot that there were surveillance cameras. "There were so many people on stage just now. Are you sure the surveillance camera from afar could have gotten any footage?" Mr. Hardy tried to argue, hoping to weasel his way out.
Nicole chuckled at his actions. "Even though the surveillance cameras are far away, did you forget there are cameras everywhere?" Nicole said while glancing at the audience. Only then did Mr. Hardy realize that the cameras might have captured his every move.
At this moment, Sebastian, who was ready to present his closing speech on stage, walked up to them. He narrowed his brows. "What happened?" Just now he saw a teacher from Royal Creek Institute fall and that Nicole helped him.
He did not expect that there would be an argument happening as well. Everyone was paying attention to them after seeing Sebastian go over. Mr. Hardy was dumbfounded. He was voiceless while facing the new governor.
The host noticed the situation. He intervened to explain to Sebastian, "Just now, a teacher from Royal Creek Institute fell, and Nicole said Mr. Hardy was the culprit. However, no one on site saw it happen."
Ryder's voice turned cold when the host tried to downplay the incident. "Aren't there cameras on site? We'll just find out by replaying the footage."
"Well, this..." The host looked awkwardly at Ryder. Although the competition did need some gimmicks, it did not need accidents. The organizer would not have wanted things to escalate.
Sebastian looked at Nicole, asking her, "Are you sure?"
Nicole gazed at Sebastian and nodded seriously. "I'm sure."
"Alright, I believe in you."
Everyone was rather surprised that the new governor cared so much for a little girl. He even said he believed in her as if they knew each other.
Sebastian gave instructions to the director, who rushed over to ask about the situation. "Get the footage from the camera and play them back now. Check if there was someone intentionally hurting others."
After Sebastian spoke, the director did not dare neglect his orders. The director asked the cameraman to upload the video.
Now, Mr. Hardy was completely confused! He thought, 'What's going on? I thought I could just get away with it. I'll be doomed if the governor personally asks for the footage.'
After a few minutes, the footage of Mr. Zach falling was played, and everyone saw Mr. Hardy's every move.
"He was the one who pushed Mr. Zach!"
"That's intentional assault!" Now not only the students from Royal Creek Institute but all the students in the audience reproached his actions.
"That's despicable!"
"That's too much! He played dirty!"
"He has no code of morality. How can he be a teacher?"
The crowd's accusations had Mr. Hardy attacked on all sides. Sebastian's expression turned dark. "It seems like you're really not suited to be a teacher!"
Mr. Hardy's legs went weak after hearing the governor say that about him. He fell to the ground and clung to Sebastian's legs. "I-I was wrong! I was just too angry just now. Plus, he tripped me earlier too!"
Nicole sneered. "You just tripped on Mr. Zach's foot after being carried away. And now you're even making false accusations, intentional assault, and defamation! That's enough to get you detained in custody."
"No!!!" Mr. Hardy did not have the guts to deal with Nicole now.