"It... it was my fault."
Isabella finally suppressed her overwhelming anger and grievance, gritting her teeth
as she took the blame.
"It was you, Isabella!"
The other competitors were blinded by rage. Their futures had been ruined by Isabella. Nobody cared if she was the former heiress of the wealthy Lancaster family from Vaelion City.
They exploded, pointing fingers and hurling curses at her.
If the security team hadn't intervened to hold the crowd back.
Isabella would have undoubtedly been slapped repeatedly by the infuriated mob.
Bianca cowered behind her other teammates, watching the verbal assault on Isabella.
Her face grew paler by the second.
Just then.
In the distance, a beam of light suddenly pierced the darkness.
Against the backdrop of the dimming island.
That single ray of light stood out glaringly.
"There's... there's light over there..."
A competitor pointed, eyes wide. "Is... is that The Hope Initiative's lab?"
"Why does The Hope Initiative have power?"
"Does the Apex Research Hub not share the same grid as us?"
Hearing this, Bianca's eyes lit up.
Wasn't this the perfect opportunity?
She immediately raised her voice. "Impossible, the whole island shares one grid."
"Everyone's power is out except for Serena's lab."
"I have a very reasonable theory!"
Bianca pointed at Adrian. "They're in on it together!"
"Everyone knows Adrian came here for Serena! He deliberately gave us that equipment to sabotage the island's power and destroy everyone's data!"
"Serena's methods are completely despicable. She'll do whatever it takes to wipe out the competition and win!"
"Otherwise, why would the entire
island be dark while Serena's labet
fully powered? She definitely
Orchestrated this! Contenver.!
Bianca didn't care how flawed her logic was.
belongs
The crowd was fueled by mob mentality, easily manipulated and swayed.
With just a little push.
The competitors would march over and direct all their fury at Serena.
It was her own fault for being the only one with the lights on at the Apex Research Hub.
Every competitor turned their gaze toward the Apex Research Hub.
Then, the massive crowd surged in that direction.
Seeing this, Bianca gloated inwardly.
She completely failed to notice that the crowd's anger had shifted.
As they marched toward the Apex Research Hub, their previous murderous rage was entirely gone.
They simply wanted to know why the Apex Research Hub was the only place with power.
Inside the Apex Research Hub.
Lydia Brooks stared at the smoothly running data on the screen,
happened? isnt this a presnet?
muttering, "Captain, what just
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research facility? How could the
power just go out?" 'FindNovel.net
"Thank goodness the Captain
reacted so quickly and saved oumet
data, Vanessa Vance said, patting shock
her chest in lingering
Suddenly, her hand froze.
Her gaze locked onto the floor-to-ceiling windows. "Whoa! Why are there so many people outside?"
The team looked up.
Outside the window, a sea of people was gathered.
"Are those... competitors from the other teams?" Caleb Sommers asked, adjusting
his glasses.
Why would the other competitors surround their lab?
Could it be...
Because of the blackout?