Chapter 1199

Mr. Harrison practically beat his chest with absolute certainty.

“The only reason I agreed to let you lead is so you can pad your resume p>

“Just keep your eyes wide open and watch p>

“Watch how Elyndor crushes the competition and takes the global championship in an absolute landslide p>

Looking at Mr. Harrison’s blind, unwavering faith in Serena-acting as if her mere presence guaranteed the trophy-Mr. Ashwell couldn’t help but chuckle helplessly.

He had worked with Serena briefly and knew she was a monster on the field.

She was a freak among freaks.

But to have a highly critical titan like Mr. Harrison place this much faith in her, claiming she would effortlessly steamroll the competition p>

Ashwell still felt it was a bit of an exaggeration.

“But Mr. Harrison p>

Ashwell looked worriedly at the gathering contestants. “These thirty-five students are the most brilliant prodigies from the top universities in the country p>

“You know how geniuses are. They’re arrogant to the bone. They bow to no one p>

“Serena’s skills are incredible, yes, but… she’s still just a transfer student who hasn’t even finished high school p>

“Her academic record is public knowledge. I’m terrified that once we land in Severia, these arrogant prodigies won’t listen to a word she says p>

If they started fighting amongst themselves before the competition even began, they would become the laughingstock of the international community.

Mr. Ashwell was genuinely stressed.

He let out a heavy sigh just as the boarding announcement echoed through the lounge.

The contestants stood up, grabbing their bags and preparing to head to the gate.

And then, in the very next second, Ashwell was utterly stunned.

The elite, arrogant geniuses the absolute apex predators of their respective fields -suddenly swarmed toward Serena.

“Code Goddess, let me carry your bag p>

“Code Goddess, knowing you’re in the individual finals means we don’t even care about winning anymore. We just want to watch and learn p>

“Code Goddess, can I sit next to you on the flight? I have an algorithm I’ve been dying to run by you p>

“Get out of the way! The seat next to the Goddess is mine p>

Over thirty top-tier prodigies crowded around Serena, eagerly calling her “Code Goddess” with sickeningly sweet enthusiasm.

Their faces were glowing with unfiltered excitement and hero worship.

Where was the arrogance? Where was the ego?

Mr. Ashwell stood frozen, completely dumbfounded.

He opened his mouth but couldn’t form a single word.

What in the world was happening?

“See that?” Mr. Harrison chuckled through the phone screen. “Ashwell, do you know why every single team except The Dreamscape Initiative-managed to complete the experiment in the final round of the team competition p>

Ashwell blinked and shook his head.

Mr. Harrison’s expression turned intensely serious.

“The research prompt for the Final Gauntlet Phase was personally designed by the veteran elite on the Organizing Committee p>

“You know better than anyone just how psychotic that neural experiment was p>

“Even those of us who have lived in the labs our entire lives couldn’t construct that data model in a matter of days p>

“The committee never actually expected any student team to complete it p>

“They threw out that impossible

prompt just to test the waters, hoping to spot a few generational prodigies they could recruit and groom for the national leagues p>

Harrison paused.

Looking at the screen showing Serena surrounded by adoring fans, his eyes filled with immense respect “But this time apart from the

respect

disqualified Dreamscape Initiative p>