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The five members of the opposing Marymont Academy team were naturally not spared either.

Especially Caroline, one of their eleventh-grade female team members, who was not particularly pretty to begin with, and also didn't know how to put on makeup.

Her oily face was covered with freckles and acne. Coupled with the braces on her teeth and her messy long hair, she looked completely unkempt.

Comparatively speaking, Melford has Kevin with his hip-hop style, as well as the incredibly good-looking Mike and Katie.

Compared to fashion sense and appearance, the Melford Math Olympiad team is undoubtedly the clear winner.

"Don't judge other people's appearance; it's very impolite..."

Upon hearing Kevin's words, Ms. Sharon smiled and shook her head, offering a word of advice: "Focus your energy on the upcoming matches and don't be careless."

Then, seeing the old professor hosting the competition come on stage, Ms. Sharon also went to the audience seats below.

Meanwhile, in the Melford question-and-answer area, the team members who were a bit nervous before relaxed thanks to Kevin's jokes.

It must be said that Kevin's words, though impolite, made a lot of sense.

Once the host and both teams were ready, the final championship battle began.

As the schools that ranked first and second in last year's math Olympiad, they naturally have some skills.

In the first round of the championship, both teams answered all the questions correctly without any surprises.

In the process, Mike not only answered the questions correctly, but also maintained his "ordinary" high school student persona.

"A truly outstanding performance!" the old professor who was hosting the competition exclaimed with a smile.

The question bank used in the final round of question-and-answer sessions was naturally a step up in difficulty.

The fact that both teams were able to answer all the questions correctly under these circumstances suggests that both teams must have put in a lot of effort in math olympiads.

"So, does anyone want to challenge the 'sudden death' round next?" the old professor asked before the second round of the buzzer-beater competition began.

The "Sudden Death Challenge" is a new one-on-one single-player challenge mode introduced in this year's Mathematical Olympiad.

This means that one person represents the entire team in answering questions, and the winner is determined by only one question.

Using this model to replace the quiz round does involve some element of gambling.

Of course, if neither team makes a suggestion, the competition will continue according to the buzzer-beater procedure.

However, Captain Kevin and Captain Carter from Marymont's math team naturally wouldn't let this novel competition format slip by.

Moreover, Carter had been observing the Melford Math Olympiad team for quite some time.

So as soon as the old professor finished asking his questions, Carter and Kevin both raised their hands.

"Our team chooses to use the 'Sudden Death' option," Carter, the captain of Marymont College, confidently announced after receiving a signal from the old professor.

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced in Mike's direction.

“Very well, so what are your opinions on Melford’s side?” the old professor asked, turning his head.

In fact, in the championship, as long as one team chooses, the conditions for a "sudden death match" have already been met.

The old professor's questions were more about confirming Kevin's motivation for raising his hand.

“Their suggestion is exactly what I wanted. We should also take on the ‘sudden death’ challenge!” Kevin, who had lowered his arm, said loudly in response.

Seeing that both sides had chosen to challenge the "sudden death" match, the old professor smiled again and said, "Then please have the captains of both sides choose the opponent they will be challenging."

The rules of the "Sudden Death Match" challenge are that the opposing player helps select the team members to compete.

To a certain extent, this mode tests the eyesight of both team captains, as well as luck.

Chapter 212 The Champion (Continued)

Logically speaking, choosing the only female member of the opposing team as the opponent is the best choice.

After all, boys naturally have some advantages in the field of mathematics.

However, on Melford's side, Mike's previous "performance" was so successful that it fooled many unsuspecting outsiders.

On the Marymond Math Olympiad team's side, the five members had a brief discussion. Given Mike's previous performance, they quickly reached a consensus and determined their opponent for the challenge.

“Our chosen opponent is their Mike,” Captain Carter of Marymont said.

However, contrary to what the Marymond Math Olympiad team had expected, the Melford High School team did not show any disappointment upon hearing their choice; instead, a small cheer erupted from the team.

This made Carter, from Marymon's team, frown slightly. For some reason, he had a bad feeling at that moment.

“Very good, Marymont has made her choice.” The elderly professor in charge nodded, then looked at the Melford Math Olympiad team: “So, what is your choice?”

Knowing Mike's true skill level, the Melford players could no longer hide their smiles when they saw that the opposing team had actually selected Mike.

Kevin, the captain of the Melford Math Olympiad team, was particularly smug. After all, it was Kevin who first suggested making Mike act like a complete novice.

If Mike can successfully help the school win the math Olympiad this time, Kevin believes he deserves at least half the credit.

"It's a pity they didn't choose me, I won't have the chance to personally defeat that curly-haired guy..." Captain Kevin, looking pleased with himself, deliberately feigned regret and continued, "So, Mike, who do you want as your opponent? How about that girl with the steel teeth? You can use your charm to seduce her..."

With his mood relaxed, Kevin quickly revealed his true nature and even had the leisure to make jokes.

However, his suggestion was actually quite reasonable.

Normally, Mike would have a significant advantage if he chose a female opponent.

"I want to challenge Carter on the other side." Mike made his choice without much thought.

“Carter…? Are you sure?” Captain Kevin was somewhat surprised to hear Mike’s choice.

Although Kevin didn't like the curly-haired guy on the other side, after observing him for a long time, he came to acknowledge his opponent's strength.

In the "sudden death" round where the outcome is decided by a single question, choosing the opponent's strongest captain as the opponent is obviously not a good idea.

Katie and the other two members of the math Olympiad team looked surprised when they heard Mike's choice. However, out of trust in Mike, they did not voice their doubts.

“I’m sure,” Mike reaffirmed his choice.

“Okay, I believe you…” Time was of the essence, and Kevin didn’t say anything more. Then, he turned to the host and said, “We’ll choose that guy on the other side… Carter, as our opponent.”

Clearly, when he slurred his words, he meant to say "curly hair".

The old professor didn't mind Kevin's slip of the tongue, nodded, and continued the competition: "Now, please welcome Carter and Mike from both teams to the center of the stage to begin your 'Sudden Death' competition!"

Amidst the encouragement of their teammates and applause from the audience, Mike and Carter stepped out of the group and walked to the center of the stage.

"Mike, right? If I remember correctly, you're an eleventh-grade student." Carter was quite surprised to be chosen as the representative of his team, and his bad premonition was growing stronger.

However, as the captain of the Marymont Math Olympiad team, Carter naturally had his own pride. At this moment, he showed a polite smile and said, "Although I don't know where your confidence comes from, I still regret to inform you that Marymont Academy has taken the Math Olympiad championship this year."

Regardless of his opponent's plans, Carter, who had reached the one-on-one challenge, was confident in his abilities and did not believe he would lose.

"Really?" Mike smiled at the harsh words and said in return, "Unfortunately, I'm also very interested in this championship. Let's rely on our own abilities."

Seeing Mike remain so calm even at this moment, Carter had many more questions in his mind.

Before he could speak again, the old professor in front, seeing that the two contestants were in position, asked, "Are you ready?"

The two people preparing for the competition in the center of the stage immediately focused their attention and nodded in unison.

"Very good." The professor in charge of the competition reiterated the rules of the "sudden death" competition: that is, the winner is determined by a single question.

After explaining the rules of the new competition, the old professor stepped aside, revealing the projection screen behind him, and said, "Please calculate the answer to the next question."

A mathematical formula for finding limits is projected onto the screen.

This set of formulas is very short, but if you use the universal formula to calculate, you will get many different answers.

This is also the trap in this question.

Moreover, while universal mathematical formulas can solve most math problems, the calculation steps involved are also extremely complex.

Without scratch paper, it is extremely difficult to mentally calculate the entire set of formulas.

Just as Carter was frowning in thought, Mike had already raised his hand.

Seeing that someone had come up with the answer so quickly, the old professor was surprised for a moment, and then said, "Mike, a student from Melford High School, please give your answer."

"The limit of this problem is close to many natural numbers, so it doesn't exist," Mike replied definitively.

The second hidden trap in this question is the infinite limit value, which makes it easy for people to calculate the answer as 0.

But for Mike's super brain, these hidden traps were nothing.

Congratulations, Mike, for answering correctly!

The professor smiled and announced, "Congratulations also to Melford High School for winning this year's Mathematical Olympiad!"

"How could this happen?" Carter, on the other side, was stunned.

Everything happened so suddenly that Carter hadn't even reacted by the time the old professor announced the results.

Below, the audience who witnessed the birth of the math Olympiad champion erupted in applause.

This last math problem is quite difficult even in a professional setting, which is enough to demonstrate the high level of expertise required for a one-on-one "sudden death" competition.

Mike, who instantly came up with the answer to the exercise, certainly deserves applause.

Over at the Melford Math Olympiad team's answer area, Captain Kevin, who had long disliked Carter, felt a surge of exhilaration upon seeing Carter standing there dumbfounded, like drinking a glass of ice water on a hot summer day.

Then, his true nature was revealed. He rushed to the center of the stage, opened his shirt, and spontaneously rapped a few lines in front of Carter: "Melford is invincible, he beats his opponents to a pulp, they should just go home and eat milk..."

After his defeat, Carter was filled with even more doubts. He had originally wanted to chat with Mike for a bit, but seeing Kevin's wildly arrogant demeanor, he frowned, shook his head, and retreated back to his own team.

"Now, please welcome everyone from the Melford Math Olympiad team to the center of the stage!" The old professor frowned when he saw Kevin's unruly behavior, but in the end he didn't say anything more and proceeded with the competition as usual.

The stage was then reserved for the Melford Math Olympiad team to celebrate.

"Mike, well done!"

Kevin was still excited even after everyone on the Melford Math Olympiad team had taken the stage. He squeezed next to Mike and muttered, "I knew that curly-haired guy was no match for you, that bitch's little curly-haired brat..."

"Alright, Kevin, stop talking." Mike didn't want to hear anything even more offensive from him.

Didn't they see that everyone else had retreated far away, looking disgusted and as if they didn't recognize Kevin?

There's no way around it; Kevin's current smug and self-satisfied demeanor is truly shameful.

Chapter 213 School Dance (Continued)

Shortly after, the professor and two competition staff members came on stage and presented the five members of the Melford Math Olympiad team with a gold medal and a blue baseball jersey representing the Math Olympiad champion team.

It's worth mentioning that Ms. Sharon, as the instructor of the math olympiad team, also received a baseball jersey as a souvenir.

Then, a photographer stepped forward and captured this memorable moment for the Melford Math Olympiad team.

Katie also took the opportunity of taking photos to hang her medal around Sharon's neck.

This includes the girl's gratitude to Ms. Sharon for taking care of her during this time, as well as her guilt for saying "bad things" about her before.

In short, at this memorable moment, Katie showed a strong desire to reconcile with Sharon.

Ms. Sharon clearly saw through the other person's thoughts. In fact, she had long since stopped caring about the "rumors" the girl had spread about her.

After the awards ceremony, the two, who were rushing to each other, were already as close as a mother and daughter.

After the game ended, as Mike was preparing to board the bus with the Melford team to go home, Captain Carter from Marymont College approached him.

“Mike, I have a few questions I’d like to ask you. Can we talk?” Carter asked, having waited outside the math building for a while.

"What, you're still not convinced after losing?" Captain Kevin, who was feeling quite smug, retorted sarcastically from Melford's side.

For some reason, he gets angry whenever he sees curly-haired girls.

"It's alright, Kevin..." Mike reassured the captain before following Carter from Marymont College to the side.

“What do you want to know?” Mike asked.

The captain of Marymont College seemed like a nice guy, so Mike had a good impression of him.

"I... I want to know, did you guess the answer to the last question?" Carter had many questions in his mind, but what he cared about most was Mike's unusual performance in the "sudden death" game.

Of course, he knew that this question was unreasonable, and a look of embarrassment inevitably appeared on his face.

“It wasn’t a guess; I calculated the answer to that problem. If you’d like to hear it, I can explain the process to you,” Mike replied.

Mike didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

“No need, thank you.” Carter looked enlightened upon hearing the reply, then said, “You were just pretending all along…”

For intelligent people, it is not difficult to deduce the process from the result.