Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 854 - 403: Dominating the Competition

As they approached the final question of the quiz competition, the gigantic LED screen ahead would provide a hint about the type of the next question, giving the contestants some psychological preparation. If they weren’t confident, it was best not to make a move.

The LED screen displayed the hint for the final question: Brain Teasers.

Hart Bay was taken aback for a moment.

Clearly, this was not what he had anticipated.

The point value was announced; this question was worth fifty points, the highest score, and everyone thought this question would definitely be very difficult.

Soon, a mechanical female voice began reading through the speakers, and everyone held their breath, completely focused.

When the female voice in the broadcast read the last word, everyone was in disbelief.

This question was too simple.

It was just a brain teaser, so simple that even elementary school students could solve it.

The broadcast indicated that Shen You’an had taken the right to answer.

Everyone was filled with regret, thinking it would be a difficult question, and no one dared to act. Who could have expected the committee to play against the norm and present a simple brain teaser?

Everyone here would have gotten this question right.

And Shen You’an picked it up.

Hart Bay looked very displeased, muttering a curse under his breath.

Shen You’an faced everyone’s envious and jealous eyes and provided the answer.

The broadcast confirmed it was correct, and Shen You’an’s score increased by fifty points.

On the LED screen ahead, everyone’s score rankings scrolled in real-time, with Shen You’an taking first place with a lead of 120 points over the second place, dominating the leaderboard.

If advancing from the first round was due to luck, then in the second round, it depended entirely on an extremely keen boldness, rapid reflexes, a strong psychological mindset, and a vast reservoir of knowledge.

Everyone who made it this far had no shortage of knowledge, so the only core competitiveness lay in those three traits previously mentioned.

Boldness, reflexes, and psychological resilience.

Not one could be missing.

With all these qualities, Shen You’an stood out, crushing her competition.

Meanwhile, Hart Bay, the prodigious genius who had held onto the first place in the leaderboard since the beginning, clearly had a psychological resilience proportional to his age under these harsh rules.

Shen You’an, having secured first place, remained calm and composed, neither arrogant nor impetuous, forcing people to take note.

This aura of keeping calm in victory or defeat was enough for her to command respect among the top.

According to the competition rules, the top twelve ranked contestants would automatically advance to the next round, which was the final round of the championship.

Jiang Yumo’s journey stopped here, while Liu Runxi moved smoothly into the next round with a rank of fifth by score.

The champion was to be decided in this final battle.

As noon approached, the competition paused, with it resuming at two in the afternoon.

The two-hour break in between was for eating and resting.

Leng Yunyang, with his generous wealth, ordered a large table of Chinese food for the four of them to share.

In the lounge, many people frequently glanced over at Shen You’an’s table, discussing her as the likely champion of this year’s challenge, their tones filled with envy and jealousy.

Jiang Yumo whispered: "An’an, I really admire you. During the quiz competition, I was extremely nervous. I was desperately pressing the button; why couldn’t I get it? What’s your secret?"

Shen You’an flexed her hand that was holding the chopsticks.

Her fingers were long and slender, graceful yet full of strength, truly a pair of exquisite hands.

"There indeed is some technique to it. I’ll teach you when I have time."

Jiang Yumo was delighted: "Really? It’s a promise, then. You must teach me."

Leng Yunyang snorted: "My luck was just bad. If I had made it to this round, it wouldn’t have been you getting the spotlight, Shen You’an."

Jiang Yumo rolled her eyes at him: "After the fact."

Leng Yunyang glanced at Shen You’an meaningfully and said, "You probably play a lot of games, right?"

This hand speed couldn’t be developed without a good ten or eight years of gaming.

Shen You’an raised an eyebrow, "Care to guess?"

Leng Yunyang suddenly leaned closer to Shen You’an, his sharp eyes locking onto her face: "Or are you a hacking expert?"

Indeed, there’s some skill required to gain the answer right, something out of reach to these bookish types engrossed solely in their studies. But Shen You’an, she never missed—her fingers’ dexterity seemed peerless.

Shen You’an replied calmly, "What if I am, what if I’m not?"

Leng Yunyang let out a cold huff: "You really are annoying."

Speaking always ambiguously, making her so hard to read.

Yet damnably charming!

Shen You’an glanced at Liu Runxi, who had been silent the whole time.

Liu Runxi didn’t play games, nor was he a hacker, yet his speed at answering wasn’t lacking.

Liu Runxi looked at Shen You’an, and knowing what she was thinking, smiled helplessly: "I have no technique, it’s purely luck."

Leng Yunyang rolled his eyes: "You’re even duller."

Jiang Yumo changed the subject, "An’an, now that you’re over a hundred points ahead of the second place, even if your performance during the argument section this afternoon is just average, the championship is practically yours."

In her mind anyway, Shen You’an would never perform below expectations, unlike Hart Bay, who seemed burdened by perfectionism—he might be the one to choke.

Having reached this point, Shen You’an’s mindset was already very calm, but that didn’t mean she lacked ambition. The championship was hers to win.