The Queen They Buried

Chapter 34

Before Aubree went back in time, she’d already played tons of matches with four of the Apex Squad members–everyone except Killian–so she knew their playstyles inside and out

Usually, Apex Squad’s support helped them get an early lead on both was playing mid, it was pretty much guaranteed.

sides

the map, though it didn’t always work out that way. But now that Carmen

Aubree controlled her champion and, along with the jungler and support, timed a frost spell just right into the bush.

One of the commentators said, “Looks like both teams are starting off normally. God’s Fury’s new mid, Phoenix, just threw her second ability into the bush. Well, it looks empty. Wait a second–Wolfshade’s moving toward it.”

Right after he said it, Carmen walked straight into the bush and got frozen on the spot. In a flash, the jungler and support jumped out and attacked her.

“First blood!” the game announced. The crowd went quiet for half a second, then the whole place blew up with cheers.

The commentators got loud too. “Perfect timing! First blood in under a minute–this might be the fastest one we’ve ever seen!”

The other added, “Was that just luck? If not, then God’s Fury’s new midsolo is seriously scary.”

Carmen’s face went stiff as she stared at her gray screen. Dying so early, she could already imagine all the hate comments headed her way.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. ‘It’s fine. It’s just the beginning. If I win this game, I’ll still be the star. I’ll be the first female champ in League of Legends history,‘ she thought.

“I’m sorry. That was my fault,” she said over the mic, trying to sound calm.

If it had been anyone else, Apex Squad would’ve torn into them right then. But since it was Carmen, and she had status, they held back and even tried to

be nice.

The jungler just said, “Be careful. Don’t hand them more chances.”

But it was already too late. Alvin wasn’t gonna waste that early lead. He charged right into the enemy jungle with Aubree and the support backing him up. The other team was already behind.

Aubree used her deep knowledge of their tactics and played to her own strengths. It was like she had X–ray vision–she kept calling out enemy locations to her teammates. Sometimes her calls were so spot–on that they won fights they hadn’t even planned for.

tournament, people might’ve thought

hold back on Carmen. Ten minutes into the

a huge lead, Apex Squad couldn’t

had ever been crushed this hard in a kills. Didn’t I

real match. The jungler snapped, “What’s wrong with you? Ten minutes and you fed their mid

in practice games. But Aubree was

care about Carmen’s background

said.

Why didn’t we

pampered by the Wilson family. She’d never been yelled at like this. Hearing them go off on her while

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it either. I was

made things worse. The jungler, who was also the team captain, blew up. “You’ve got some nerve. If you hadn’t fed their midsolo so much, we wouldn’t be in this mess! And what were you doing during

team?”

yanked off her

cut from God’s Fury celebrating to this blow–up on Apex Squad’s side, and the crowd

going on with Apex Squad? Are they falling apart live

even get on

looking really

she just got lucky that Killian’s

off some amazing plays–stuff that left even the commentators speechless. But a few people still

coach called

watched Carmen throw her tantrum, getting

but it looked like she was just making enemies. She played badly

Aubree would never act like this. Even if she was treated unfairly, she’d suck

care about the match at all. All he saw was Carmen getting yelled at. His face darkened as he turned to Emery. “Is this how your

wrong. ‘Did Daxton really just say that?‘

and now Daxton wanted him to fire the

teeth and

back down. “Are you serious right

getting called out because she messed up,” Emery said, his voice tight. “If she hadn’t handed the enemy so many chances, we

“So what?” Daxton snapped.

might at least reflect a little, but no, he just kept defending Carmen. “You’re her broth But don’t talk about her like that. And don’t let me hear