Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Actually, she had no issue with Violeta being a team captain.

Her doubts were regarding how Violeta could be the team captain in this squad!

Any one of them in this team is better than her.

What makes her qualified to be the captain?

Zelena couldn't figure it out, and she was furious.

She couldn't hold it anymore, so she directly asked the hacker on WhatsApp. She wanted Violeta to fall into disgrace.

Found anything?'

Violeta received Zelena's message, opened it, and then replied slowly, 'Yep.'

They found something!

Zelena was instantly delighted. 'Release all her dirt on the Toland University forum now. I want her reputation shattered to the point that she can't stay in school. It would be best if she dropped out!' Violeta knew Zelena hated her, but Zelena was too impatient.

Anyway, it wasn't yet the time Violeta had anticipated.

Are you sure you want to do it now? I suggest you wait. Why not expose it after the college competition starts? That's when the hype will be highest, and the impact will be greatest.' Zelena was eager, but after reading the message on WhatsApp, she hesitated.

Thinking about it, the hacker was right. She had to stay calm and deliver the fatal blow to Violeta during the college competition!

Okay, you're right. What dirt did you dig up?'

It's the explosive news you wanted, guaranteed to ruin her reputation at school. It's something notorious.'

Zelena was excited. 'Really? I can't wait!'

Violeta was selected as the new campus belle at Toland University last semester and was quite famous at school.

If this dirt came out, Violeta's position as the campus belle would be in jeopardy.

The more Zelena thought about it, the happier she became!

The college competition had been hyped up in the game for a long time and would be held in a sports arena in the west of Arlowand. There were five days for registration.

Many people from Toland University had already signed up, and it was said that tickets for the sports arena had been sold out in advance.

Because one of the prizes for winning the college competition was filming a game music video, many students from the performing arts department signed up, making the competition very tough.

It was said that the event would be streamed live on White Bear TV.

After school, Violeta and her friends went to the internet cafe next to the coffee shop to play games. Over time, George's internet cafe became one of their hangout spots, and he reserved an esports room on the second floor for them every day.

Their teamwork improved, and they figured out the best strategies and lineups.

When the registration deadline passed, the official website closed the sign-ups.

Zelena and Hattie spent money to promote their team, and it worked because their team had some top-ranked national players.

The preliminary round of the college competition was at the beginning of next month, which was also when the national leaderboard refreshed.

One night, Violeta stayed home and managed to top the leaderboard again.

That night, her profile views soared. After two years, the ID 'I'm Your Sixth Uncle' was back on the leaderboard.

Many gaming studios were waiting for the leaderboard update that night. As soon as it refreshed, they noticed the ID 'I'm Your Sixth Uncle'. "This ID seems familiar."

"Really? Where have you seen it?"

"Let me think ... "

"Oh, I remember now. Isn't 'I'm Your Sixth Uncle' the captain of The Mighty Dragons team that's really popular in the college competition?" "Let me check."

They quickly logged onto the official website and found they were right.

The captain of The Mighty Dragons was indeed 'I'm Your Sixth Uncle', and the person using this ID was a girl.

The main point was that this girl was also the campus belle of Toland University!

Impressive.

Female players on the national leaderboard were rare, about a two out of ten chance.

But when they checked out Violeta's game profile, they saw that she had multiple top ranks two years ago, making her a versatile player.

After two years of silence, she climbed the ranks again.

"Why didn't she play for the past two years?"

"Could it be because she was preparing for the college entrance exam?"

"Judging by her age, she should be a freshman now. It makes sense that she didn't play during her junior and senior years to prepare for the exam."

Her not playing for two years led to her getting the best admission results in her batch.

Even now, Violeta had the highest grades in her major last semester.

The next day, Violeta's ranking on the national leaderboard made her even more popular.

The forums were buzzing with discussions about Violeta's return to the leaderboard.

No wonder Violeta is the captain. She's got the skills.'

A female captain. That's so cool.'

I think it's not about being on the national leaderboard, but about how Hayden and the others let Violeta take the lead.'

Amazing. That's all I can say ...

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Everyone in the class knew about Violeta's achievement, making her the center of attention once again.

At first, Zelena and her group didn't believe it, thinking Violeta had paid for marketing. But when they logged into the game themselves, they actually found Violeta on the national leaderboard.

This shocked them.

Zelena and Hattie's team was only discussed because they had some small-time leaderboard players.