Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 996

Caleb's breathing was heavy and ragged.

He took several deep, shuddering breaths.

Desperately fighting to wrestle his emotions back under control.

He glared at Bianca's infuriatingly smug face, her mocking smile laced with pure provocation.

Vanessa was right.

Bianca was doing this on purpose, waiting for him to make a single mistake and personally destroy whatever chance The Hope Initiative had left.

Caleb squeezed his eyes shut and forced himself back into his seat, his voice scraping out rough and dry. "You're right. We ignore the rabid dogs."

He turned to look at Vanessa and Jasper, his gaze blazing with unwavering determination. "The captain will come back. She'll bring Lydia back with her."

"Until they arrive, we hold the line."

"We have to protect our spot in this competition."

He was saying it to comfort them, but also to convince himself.

Their captain had never let them down.

Whatever she promised, she delivered.

This time would be no different!

Seeing that Caleb had swallowed his anger and chosen to stand firm, Bianca scoffed in sheer boredom.

"Tch. A bunch of cowards. Let's see how long you three last in there."

"Positions, everyone! Positions!"

"All teams, take your seats immediately! The gauntlet is about to begin!"

The arena's PA system suddenly crackled to life with the announcer's booming voice. "All teams return to your zones! The rules for the opening round will now be broadcast!"

The match began exactly on the hour.

The massive circular jumbotron suspended above the center of the stadium flared to life, projecting the grueling parameters of the first trial.

It was a full-scale team operation.

The round required simultaneous high-level programming, cyber defense, and rapid-fire theoretical troubleshooting.

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