Chapter 329 Lucky Brain
Easy.
It was easier than June thought.
Some of the questions were recycled from the Chinese version of the show, while some were easy enough to guess. It might also be the reason why Zibo was dominating the game.
June quickly wrote down the answer to the question —"If you planted the seeds of a Quercus robur, what would grow?"
Zibo seemed to be more aware of his presence after June pointed out the math equation he failed to remember.
Euler's identity.
To Zibo, who has seen June's grades circulating online, it seemed like June's correct answers were a combination of luck and coincidence.
Chul was even more bewildered. Seven rounds had passed with over half of the contestants gone, yet June and Jaeyong were still in the running to become the victor.
June raised his whiteboard—"Trees."
"Trees!" Kim San exclaimed. "That's the right answer."
Five contestants dejectedly brought their whiteboards down, one of them being Jaeyong.
However, he was relieved to be eliminated after seven rounds since the questions were getting harder and harder. Jaeyong made it thus far because of pure luck, and it seemed like his luck had finally run out.
The next preliminary round was won by Honey, one of the front runners of the competition.
"Let's go with Korean history," she said, wanting to eliminate the foreign contestants like Zibo.
'Shit,' June cursed inside his mind. He wasn't well-versed in Korean history since he spent his childhood in China.
"Who was the first ruler of the Joseon Dynasty?" Kim San asked.
A. King Taejo
B. King Sejeong
C. King Gwanggaeto
June sighed in relief since it was a multiple-answer question. The Koreans in the competition quickly wrote down their answers.
Meanwhile, June analyzed the given choices. Rêạd new chapters at novelhall.com
It definitely wasn't King Sejeong. He was famous even outside of Korea, and June was sure he wasn't the first ruler of the Joseon Dynasty.
It was between A and C.
June would have followed his personal law and chosen the letter C, but for some reason, something compelled him to choose the letter A.
The timer was quickly ticking, so June wrote the first letter that came to his mind.
"Raise your boards!" Kim San nearly shouted.
The remaining 19 contestants raised their boards. June looked around and smirked when he saw that the majority of the people answered 'King Taejo.'
"Most of you are correct," Kim San said. "The four people who got it wrong, please make your way down the stage."
Chul's eye twitched as he looked at June's relaxed face. How can this guy be so lucky?
Jaeyong and Seven, who were sitting next to each other, rooted for their teammates to take the crown.
June was definitely a hidden underdog among the roster of smart contestants. The audience who saw June's report card online was equally confused.
This time, Ocho was able to win the preliminary round after showing some breakdancing moves.
There were only four categories left on the screen.
"General Knowledge," Ocho said, causing June to sigh in relief.
He was confident in three of those categories. However, one category glared at him—knowing he wouldn't know shit about it.
"In Ancient Egyptian Mythology, who was the god of the sun?"
60 seconds were seen on the clock.
Ocho frowned in confusion, raising his hands.
"Yes?" Kim San asked.
"Where are the choices?" Ocho asked.
Kim San chuckled. "There are no choices, young man. This is an identification problem."
The audience murmured among themselves. None of them seem to know the right answer. They also wondered how this mythology question was under General Knowledge.
It was clear that it wasn't something you would encounter in real life!
Without the choices, the contestants were compelled to make intelligent guesses.
Ocho wrote 'Osiris,' hoping it would be the right answer.
Meanwhile, Chul continued looking at June as he relaxedly wrote his answer.
Chul shook his head. Now that the choices were gone, it was most likely June was going to be eliminated.
In the end, his luck will definitely run out.
"Raise your boards!" Kim San exclaimed.
The remaining eight contestants raised their boards, most of them unsure of their answers.
"Ra?" Chul chuckled, reading June's answer. "What the hell is a Ra?"
However, his eyes quickly widened when he saw Zibo's answer right next to June's.
"I'm only seeing three right answers here," Kim San said, biting his lip.
"The correct answer is—Ra."
June smiled, nodding in satisfaction.
Chul's mouth dropped to the ground with how shocked he was.
Jaeyong and Seven, too, couldn't believe their eyes.
"Well, it seems like we have our top three!" Kim San excitedly said.
"Honey, the ever-beautiful member of EXIT."
"Zibo, the smart dancer of MORPH3D."
"...and June, the captivating center of EVE."