Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 204 The Semifinals Begin

Finally, the day of the semifinals arrived.

The White family's driver dropped Violeta off in the morning at the sports arena.

She had arrived too early and hadn't had breakfast, so she grabbed a sandwich at a nearby convenience store.

As Zoren bit into her third sandwich, the rest of the team began to show up.

In the group chat, Zoren tagged Violeta.

Vio, where are you?'

Violeta replied, 'At the convenience store across the sports arena.'

After getting out of the car, Zoren checked his phone, glanced around, and spotted Violeta sitting with her chin resting on one hand and a sandwich in the other, waving it at him. He quickly walked over. "Vio, haven't you had breakfast yet?"

"Nope, I woke up too early. Didn't want to be late. Have you eaten, Zoren?"

"Yeah, I have."

Zoren sat beside Violeta, barely warming the bench, before others arrived at the sports arena.

They all headed to the convenience store, where Jasper grabbed some milk to drink.

Once Violeta finished her sandwiches, the group walked into the sports arena together.

As soon as they stepped inside, a staff member approached them.

"Are you from Toland University?"

Violeta nodded. "Yeah, we're The Mighty Dragons' team."

face broke into a smile upon

Mighty Dragons were a hot favourite in this

me. I'll take you to get your uniforms. The match starts at 6 PM, but there's a rehearsal this afternoon to get familiar

"Got it."

uniforms and stood in front of a mirror,

for Irene. Just as she pressed the shutter, the rest of the team turned towards her, and Zoren even made a peace sign, capturing all

were assigned based

venue, getting used to the computers

live-streamed on White Bear TV," a staff member informed them. "If any of you have concerns about being on camera, let

"Concerns?" Violeta asked.

nodded. "Some participants prefer not to show their faces and request to wear masks. We can provide those

a moment. She joined this college competition for exposure; wearing a mask

mask wasn't much use since their team, The Mighty Dragons, was already

for me. What about

Zoren shrugged. "I'm good."

"No problem

Liam agreed, "I'm okay."

nodded and

no objections, the staff

were all quite good-looking, covering their faces with masks would

high school uniforms, each carrying a backpack, entered the sports arena just as they

they passed by, Violeta stopped and glanced

moment, Evelyn's gaze

Their eyes met.

The identity is self-evident.

guys are The

Violeta replied, "That's right."

Looking forward to the

here. See you this