Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 182 Strategic Moves

They followed along, basking in the reflected glory.

However, Violeta herself was on the national leaderboard, so she didn't need to ride anyone's coattails. That was the fundamental difference between her and them.

Violeta wasn't just a small-time leaderboard player, she was a major player on the leaderboard.

This meant that Violeta's skills were truly formidable!

Seeing the ID "I'm Your Sixth Uncle" made Zelena and Hattie furious.

They still remembered when they had encountered Violeta in a game. In a solo match, Violeta had humiliated them, making them call her "daddy," and she still had the recording of that moment! Hattie gritted her teeth. "We have to make her lose miserably at the college competition!"

Then Hattie turned to Zelena, annoyed. "How could you not know anything about this? Didn't you know Violeta played games?"

Zelena remained silent.

She wished she had known.

But when she returned to the Blake family, it was already Violeta's senior year summer, and by then, Violeta had stopped playing games.

After starting at Toland University, Violeta focused most of her time on professional training.

The one who eventually won the college competition championship was Hattie.

So, in Zelena's eyes, the biggest rival at the college competition was Hattie.

life, Hattie successfully recorded an MV, matching Violeta's popularity at

This time, I must win the

couldn't rely too much on Zelena, her

deal with Violeta, she'd have to

Hattie hog all the glory. She had to keep an eye on both

the championship, but did that mean

Ha...

championship could only

to find out which studio Hattie had hired. She secretly bribed the studio

set, but it

idea was to let Hattie advance smoothly, giving her false hope of victory, only for the actors to

for Violeta, she had arranged for a hacker to leak damaging

and Violeta disqualified, both of her major rivals

the championship wide open

Hattie brimming with confidence, Zelena could barely suppress

preliminary rounds started

seven universities, so Toland University first needed to advance ten teams before competing at the

matches in a row, becoming the first team from

came to watch because of Hayden and his team, but after seeing Violeta's performance, they

the skill level of a national leaderboard

and mechanics were absolutely

teams also

the second to advance, while Zelena's was the

secured three of the ten available spots

be bogged down by negative news during