Jared glanced over at Andrew, letting out a bitter laugh. "Well, look at that. You actually managed to beat me this time. Guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while."

Andrew just rolled his eyes. If this were a competition for speed alone, he would have crushed Jared from the very first round. However, rushing ahead for the sake of being first was pointless. Only someone as desperate for attention as Jared would care about such empty gestures.

It was like those students who smugly handed in their tests first, thinking they were the smartest, when in reality, the real champions were the ones who ended up with the highest scores.

The competition continued into the third and fourth rounds, steadily thinning the herd.

By the end of the fourth round, fewer than 40 contestants remained, which meant ten contestants had been eliminated.

The tension in the crowd grew palpable. Someone exclaimed, "My palms are sweating! I just hope that cute girl I'm rooting for can hang in