Meanwhile, Bianca's team was breezing through the offensive and defensive rounds.
They barely needed to think before inputting the optimal solutions.
After forty minutes, Dreamscape Alpha had broken the five-thousand-point mark.
The Hope Initiative was still hovering around two thousand.
Bianca glanced up at the giant screen.
Seeing them stuck near the bottom brought a triumphant smile to her face.
"Oh, this is just boring," she drawled, raising her voice. She pretended to address her teammates, but the words were clearly aimed at Caleb's group. "What's the point of trying so hard? Hard work doesn't change anything."
"This is the reality of the class divide."
"Some things are decided the moment you're born."
Her teammates chuckled in perfect sync.
With such a massive lead, they had plenty of time to throw insults. "Why even struggle? Just give up."
"That score is embarrassing to look at."
"I told you letting them represent Marington would be a disgrace."
The vicious words felt like physical blows to Caleb, Jasper, and Vanessa.
They wanted to complain. They wanted the referee to slap Dreamscape Alpha with a yellow card for disrupting the match.
But they didn't have the time or the energy.
They couldn't lose.
They absolutely refused to lose.
Caleb clenched his jaw, staring unblinkingly at the screen. His eyes were bloodshot from the strain.
Sweat rolled down his forehead, stinging his eyes.
He aggressively wiped his face and kept typing.
But the suffocating wave of despair only made him sweat more.
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