Chapter 177: Missing?

The participants were faster than Angela expected. Alex moved like wildfire, so quick that he handed the stick to Stales two full minutes before anyone else. It wasn’t that the others were slow—Alex was just on another level. Angela had never seen him fail at anything he tried.

He was always the best, as if he were born for this. She wondered if it was sheer practice or some hidden gift no one knew about. She watched him cheer Stales on, urging him to push harder. The other participants tried to catch up, but her teammate wouldn’t let them.

Stales ran with everything he had, racing toward Xavier. Angela was surprised at his speed. She hadn’t realized Xavier was so good too. No wonder Stales had insisted he be on their side.

Xavier was fast, leaving a wide gap for the others to cover. But then, when he reached where Angela stood, he stopped. He just stared at her, shock written across his face. Angela’s heart skipped a beat. What was he doing? Why had he stopped?

"Xavier, come on," she said, planting her left leg forward on the line and bracing with the other behind her. She didn’t understand why he wasn’t moving. The other teams were closing in on them, getting dangerously close to her teammates.

Xavier stayed frozen. The cheering of the crowd meant nothing; it was like the world had completely shut him out. Angela looked toward the coaches, spotting Kaito with anxiety carved into every line of his face. How long had he been standing there?

"Xavier," she called again, teeth gritted, anger rising. Two of the opponents had already passed their batons, and he still hadn’t moved. Wait—was this one of his memory episodes? Oh no.

Angela had no time to waste. The third participant was approaching fast, and she couldn’t let him overtake them. She leaned and said, not caring who heard, "If you don’t give me that, I swear I will kill you this time. Don’t play with me."

He still didn’t move. The third participant passed the baton to his teammate, who shot forward immediately. Angela exhaled sharply, trying to calm the surge of anger in her chest.

was at her side, baton in hand. Relief and surprise hit her at the same time. She snatched it from him and sprinted forward, pushing herself

she wouldn’t make it without using her primal powers, so she summoned mighty-stormy. It was dangerous to show it with the whole stadium watching,

opponents. Their shocked faces told her she had caught them completely off guard. One of them lost balance and tumbled to the ground. The

breathing grew tight, but she could not stop. Her eyes glowed

closed her eyes to hide the glow, but in that moment, she could see more clearly. The images around her were faint, yet they guided her. Pushing herself harder, she overtook her opponent, the crowd’s roar rising higher

her eyes and saw Kaito standing right in front of her. Without a second thought, she ran into his arms. No one noticed anything strange—they only saw the moment of celebration between the West house leader and their

done, dear," he said, rubbing

back, though a part of her did not want to leave his embrace. She swallowed her feelings. "Drink this,"

and drinking it all. The cold water calmed her racing heart. It was exactly what she

up to her. "I was so scared that..." He didn’t finish when she wrapped her arms

spilling over. She caught sight of

pulled both of them into a group hug. She noticed Xavier

remembered the words she had shouted at him, her hands flying to her face in

talk, but he turned and ran

don’t worry. I will talk to him," Taros told her. She wanted to ask if he had caught up with Mr. Slade or if he had said anything, but before she could, he added, "Congratulations, dear. I

bring? A celebration? Another adventure? Or was he planning

to

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