Punishment [1]

Following Linus's defeat of the Terror-ranked creature, his team shot up all the way to first place. The gap between them and the second place became incredibly wide, and by the end of the entire event, the team managed to rank first by a large margin. 

Because the rankings were displayed in real-time, a lot of the cadets were shocked by their sudden increase in points, and complained about them possibly 'cheating', but their words were quickly dispelled the moment the video of their achievement was shown. 

All the first years watched the scene in stunned silence, unable to say a single word. 

Even if they wanted to say something, what could they say? 

The evidence was there for everyone to see. Furthermore, with the current Black Star being present in the group, all noise ceased. 

...At least, the surface noise. 

Secretly, everyone was talking about the clip and Linus who had managed to coordinate such a flawless performance.