When They Beg, I Rise!

She couldn't help but blurt out, "Honestly, SkyBlaze splurging on a new gunner wouldn't have been an issue. Why push Evelina into this? It's like heading straight for disaster. Everyone saw Evelina's dismal performance in the last match." Lemira's lips curled slightly, "Because they're thicker than water, that's why."

Lucian choked on her words, equally puzzled about Alaric's reasoning. To spite Lemira, maybe?

The match kicked off shortly after.

Watching the game unfold, Lemira knew SkyBlaze was headed for a brutal loss. As expected, Alaric's patience snapped, gearing up for an offensive play.

But Evelina was just not keeping up, even risking their hideout. Every attempt at targeting the enemy missed by a mile.

Alaric exploded, "Evelina, what the heck is going on? Weren't you supposed to hit them? Are you blind? They're right there and you still miss!"

"I'm doing my best here. They've got me pinned."

Evelina grew frantic, wondering why no one was covering for her.

Soon enough, the opposition closed in.

they moved, Alaric fumed, "Evelina, I told you to snipe their mage, and you can't land a single

They're well-guarded, and you guys

is your job! If Lemira were here, she'd have nailed

fell over the team, all privately agreeing that with Lemira, the situation would've

down, "I can't

Lemmy, but I've been trying so hard. What more do you want from me, Alaric?

way worse than this time, yet Lemira could break

on the verge of

it

days and for her recent promising match records,

there was no improvement at all. Alaric was filled with regret. Tears streamed down Evelina's face as she followed the

fixed on Evelina, "You play this badly and still claim you've improved a lot? This is a competition, not a practice session! You're nowhere near

around, Alaric realized the team never had to worry about these

single-handedly lately made him appreciate how much Lemira used to handle for him. He had