Lan Yingjun was making the final adjustment when he heard Hu Lingling beside him exclaim, "Yingjun, you performed quite well today. It looks like we have a chance to stay in first place."

The three sarcastic beasts beside him didn’t mock him this time.

However, Lan Yingjun suddenly felt cold sweat trickling down his back.

He remembered that he had promised Jun Ruyi to give up competing for the championship.

But just now, outside the operating room, a few words from Lan Qingxin nearly made him forget about it, wholly focused on proving his "capability."

Damn it, how could that ugly monster be so good at mesmerism, causing him no small trouble.

If he really executed the retinal detachment repair perfectly, he wouldn’t be able to get the ten million investment from Jun Ruyi.

Fortunately, he came to his senses in time.

Lan Yingjun glanced at Hu Lingling, Hu Yi, and others nearby. Since the surgery was nearing its end, everyone relaxed and started joking around, even beginning to tidy up unused surgical instruments.

After all, Lan Yingjun only had one last step to complete.

He withdrew his gaze and, without leaving a trace, lightly shook his hand in the final step of attaching the retina.

Then announced, "You can ring the bell now. We’ve successfully finished the surgery."

However.

The person responsible for ringing the bell, Ao Xinghao, did not move.

"What are you standing there for? Delaying time, our score is falling behind, can you afford the responsibility?" Lan Yingjun was eager to finish and reached out to ring the bell himself.

But Ao Xinghao sneered, unceremoniously blocking him with his long arm, "Captain Lan, have you forgotten something?"

Lan Yingjun’s face stiffened slightly, "What did I forget?"

Ao Xinghao: "I just praised you for doing a decent job, and now you don’t even remember your last name? How did you spread the patient’s retina? There’s a crease left in the final step—is that to let an air bubble in and blind the patient? Do you think the computer system cannot detect this? This mistake in operation, the system will deduct at least 10 points; and if it wasn’t a virtual operation but rather a real volunteer patient lying on the operating table, do you not understand that it would ruin them?"

Lan Yingjun’s gaze flickered briefly, "I don’t understand what you’re saying."

Ao Xinghao coldly said, "If you don’t understand, get out. Move!"

He unceremoniously bumped Lan Yingjun aside from the lead surgeon’s position.

He took another ten minutes to re-lay the retina for the virtual patient.

Carefully, without letting a single air bubble or fold remain in the retina.

Outside the operating room, Qin Xin watched Ao Xinghao’s operation and slowly nodded.

"Sister Xin mentioned before the competition that a perfect fit is needed to avoid postoperative blindness," Hu Yi recalled this point and glared at Lan Yingjun fiercely.

Hu Lingling observed everything, "Even such a fundamental mistake you make, Lan Yingjun you’re really... speechless."

Lan Yingjun’s face turned livid.

He couldn’t refute and couldn’t say it was intentional.

He could only awkwardly stand there, pretending to know nothing.

Finally.

Ao Xinghao, racing against time, corrected his mistake and pressed the button to submit the results.

The system swiftly calculated the surgery effectiveness and score.

points!

Surgery successful!

In the audience, the fan group supporting Imperial University immediately erupted in cheers.

However.

The cheers from the Imperial Royal Academy were even louder and more intense.

Because the Royal Academy’s simulated surgery was also very successful, and since Captain Ding Yuanzhi made no mistakes throughout, they finished 10 minutes earlier than Imperial University’s team, so the system awarded Royal Academy an extra 10 points.

This 10 points immediately made a noticeable difference between the two teams.

Royal Academy led in first place with their score!

Imperial University had to temporarily settle for second place.