Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 97 We Broke No Rules

Shortly after, a crowd of students exited the school and noticed a barbecue stall across the street.

They were immediately captivated by the sign.

Many people had the idea of taking advantage of the freebies and ordered barbecue to receive complimentary drinks.

Only a few individuals went there to spend a little money and get a drink, while the majority ordered several skewers and ate while waiting in front of the barbecue stall. After finishing their drinks, they would dispose of the empty bottles in the clean trash bin Fiona had prepared.

Once the bin was full, Fiona would drag it to the school gate to hand it over to Violeta and the others.

In less than thirty minutes, Violeta and her group had already collected thirty bottles of mineral water.

However, their act of waiting at the school gate to collect the bottles was quickly discovered by the members of the dance club.

A group of people from the dance club rushed to the school gate and immediately spotted Violeta and her three companions.

Beside their legs were pockets filled to the brim with mineral water bottles.

Just a moment ago, the dance club had only collected twenty-seven bottles throughout the entire school!

Upon seeing this, Casey gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't this cheating?"

Zelena added, "They can just wait here and pick up the mineral water bottles. It's really unfair."

They rushed over and accused Violeta and her companions angrily.

"You have no shame! You're not following the rules of the game!"

"What are you doing here, waiting like this? It's simply too unfair!"

"Who plays games like this, being sneaky and deceitful? Let's report them and have their participation in the competition canceled!" "Yes, exactly!"

As they spoke, someone immediately made a phone call to report them.

side, the

what should

front of the members of the dance club

started, Violeta was already very familiar

violate any rules, so there

a while, members of the student council in charge of supervising the game arrived at the school gate, and the members of the dance club crowded around

and a few others just

just waited here too. Who wants to go around the campus

An argument broke out.

looked at Violeta and then at the members of

said, "How exactly have

replied, "This!

responded, "The game rules state that it should be played within the campus area. Have we

of Violeta and her group and realized that they had indeed not left the campus.

Casey couldn't believe it.

added, "The rule was about picking up bottles, and they didn't pick

"Who said we didn't

dragging a bucket filled with newly

directly to Violeta, Fiona dumped the mineral water bottles from the bucket at the school gate. Violeta's team stood at the gate, picking

didn't pick the bottles up, then how come these bags are filled with

her eyes, surprised

members of the student council nodded in agreement. "Indeed, they did retrieve them, so it doesn't count as a

her protest, "But their behavior is so unfair to us! Isn't fairness the essence of playing games? If this continues, we won't

manner in which the game was played; they only considered

did not break any rules. The game will proceed as usual, and the team with the most bottles will win," declared the student council before turning around and leaving without hesitation. The

to Violeta and her three friends? It

and said, "They are truly deceitful and cunning! Their character is

character. All of you in the dance club are listed under one person's name, and

dance club had been bullying the minority. And now they were talking

out for lunch. In just a moment, the small bucket had already accumulated quite a few empty

Zelena had a