Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

But since Violeta and the others were still playing a match, Hayden decided to start a ranked game independently.

As he played more, Hayden found himself getting more and more comfortable. Initially, he didn't know how to play, but the online tutorials were very detailed.

With quick thinking and skilful use of abilities, Hayden could accurately scout and protect the AD carry, ensuring they didn't die a single time.

However, he found the support role not very interesting, so he chose a different position for the second match.

Two hours later, a servant came in carrying several drinks just as Violeta and the others finished a game.

Zoren stretched lazily. "Let's take a break for a while. It's been a long time, and we're tired from playing."

He picked up his drink and glanced in Hayden's direction, noticing that Hayden's screen was still in-game. Zoren got up and said, "Hade, you're still practising. How's it going? If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

But as Zoren approached and took a closer look, he realised that Hayden wasn't in the training camp but was playing a real game.

"Wow!

"You're already playing real matches? Is this a normal match or ranked?" Hayden didn't answer him. He was in a team fight and secured a quadra kill.

Zoren watched Hayden secure the quadra kill and was extremely shocked!

"Hey, come over and see this! Hade just got a quadra kill! We're pushing to the enemy high ground and the crystal."

They all stood up and walked behind Hayden to watch the computer screen.

They looked, and indeed, it was a quadra kill.

"D*mn, Hade, you're amazing! When did you practice this? We had no idea."

"Wait, weren't you playing support? Wow, you're playing marksman!"

Hayden originally started practising as a support, but unexpectedly, he began playing as a marksman as he continued playing. 'Victory!'

Hayden stretched and took off his headphones. "Support is not fun. I don't want to play support."

Zoren interjected, "Well, how about this? We've just decided, and support is the only role left for you."

Hayden narrowed his eyes slightly. "What are you going to play?"

Zoren replied, "Mid-lane, of course."

Hayden continued asking, "Who's playing marksman?"

Jasper answered, "It's me."

Hayden said, "Then Jasper goes mid-lane, I'll play marksman, and you take support."

Zoren paused for a moment, then said, "No, Hade, you can't just swap roles like that. I'm not playing support. You can't break the rules of the game. We already decided earlier. How can you do this? I don't care! I'm not playing support."

Hayden asked, "Do you have the final say?"

Zoren paused for a moment, then turned to look at Violeta sitting in the chair.

"Vio, who do you think should play support?"

Holding a cup, Violeta turned at the sound and said, "I don't care how you've decided. I'm playing jungle."

Alright, Violeta didn't care.

In that case, Hayden made the decision.

"You're on support."

Zoren shook his head adamantly.

"No, no, no!"

Seeing them argue back and forth, Liam proposed, "How about the worst player among us plays as a support?"

"Sounds fair."

"I agree."

They started a solo game.

Violeta went out to the bathroom and chatted with Niall for a while.

When she returned, the atmosphere in the esports room felt tense.

Closing the door behind her, Violeta asked, "Aren't you all soloing? Have you concluded?"

Liam responded, "Hade lost."

They all remained silent.

Violeta blinked, finding it quite normal.

A lot of practical experience is necessary to win in MOBA games. Even the top experts can't guarantee a 100% win rate.

Not to mention that Hayden had just started learning and had less than three hours of experience. Even if he won his solo game, Violeta wouldn't feel comfortable giving him the marksman role. After all, the opponents in the college competition were not inexperienced like Hayden.

"No problem, support is also good. Support is our pioneer, and top supports are also hexagon warriors. Other lanes are not inferior."

Zoren was quite happy and boldly said, "Actually, Hade's mechanics are already pretty good, but he's only been playing the game for a few hours. We can't expect too much from him. So, Hade, the support role suits you perfectly."

Hayden was speechless, but losing was losing, and he wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat.

Therefore, they agreed on the role distribution.

The five started practising together to prepare for the upcoming college competition matches.

At the same time.

The next island was in survival mode!

Hattie realised the seriousness of the situation through Benson's words.

Their island was really in danger! It could collapse at any moment!

That's really frightening!

Benson contacted relevant geological experts, while Hattie urgently contacted nearby yachts to see if they could evacuate them.

There were not just Hattie and Benson on the island, but also over twenty servants.

If the island collapsed, they couldn't leave the servants behind, so they had to use the yachts to evacuate all of them.

But now, with strong winds and heavy rain outside, going out to sea involves significant risk. Who would be willing to sail in such conditions? Hattie was extremely worried.

The crucial thing was that she couldn't tell the servants yet, or there might be chaos.