Hearing Juniper''s words, her teammates, who were frantically mashing their keys and sweating profusely, turned to look at her in astonishment.
"yer 1, go defend the left tower. yer 2, hide in the brush," Juniper
"Yes, ma''am!"
Juniper''s sharpmand snapped them to attention, reminding them of the fear and respect they felt when Demon was in charge.
Digital Sabers, confident that victory was theirs, never expected Neverfall Navigators to mount ast-ditch defense. Fine. If they wanted to prolong the inevitable, they would y along. The game was almost over anyway.
Five minutester, the smiles on the Digital Sabers yers'' faces vanished, reced by stern concentration.
"Boss, they seem to have changed their strategy on the fly," one yer said into his mic. "They''re targeting all our weaknesses."
For example, their second yer was a support specialist who needed to coordinate with others. Neverfall Navigators deliberately isted him. It became a 3-on-1 fight. Outnumbered, the support yer''s energy was quickly depleted, and he died in the brush.
Then there was their fifth yer, a heavy hitter. Neverfall Navigators employed hit- and-run tactics against him. They would suddenly appear, exchange a few blows, and then quickly retreat.
The fifth yer was leftpletely bewildered. Before he could even process what was happening, another group of Neverfall Navigators yers would rush in, using the exact same tactic: engage, then retreat.
After a few rounds of this, Digital Sabers'' rhythm waspletely thrown off.
What was going on? How did Neverfall Navigators suddenly get so good?
The Digital Sabers yers looked across the stage and saw that the girl who had been sitting idly was now speaking, clearly directing the entire team. She was controlling the game without even touching her keyboard?
"Boss, they''re backdooring our base!" one of the yers suddenly shouted as the captain was trying to figure things out.
"Damn it."
After the frantic shout, everyone immediately tried to recall to their base. But after being toyed with by Neverfall Navigators, their health was almostpletely gone. Even if they made it back, they would need time to regenerate.
However, because the round had dragged on for so long, they had reached the critical endgame phase where both teams dealt massive damage. Digital Sabers didn''t have time to heal. They were perfectly picked off and eliminated by Neverfall Navigators. In the end, Neverfall Navigators defied all odds, snatching a hard-fought victory in the fourth round.
The moment their base tower
copsed, the Digital Sabers yers clutched their heads, their eyes wide with disbelief. They had the upper hand. they were so close to winning... How had Neverfalb Navigators managed to turn such a difficult game around in thest fifteen minutes? Was it because of her?
The yers all looked over at Juniper, only to see her casually eating a piece of candy, looking rxed. It was as if beating them had required no effort at all.
"Who the hell is she?" a Digital Sabers yer demanded, ripping off his headset in frustration.
Thest time they had faced such an aggressive, unpredictable ystyle was years ago, back when Demon was still on the team.
The other yers shook their heads, their expressions grim.
"That was probably just a fluke," their captain said, trying to rally his team, his voiceced with a cold fury. "I refuse to believe some unknown girl can beat us just by running her mouth. Last found, everyone. Focus. We have to win this."
"Whoa!"
Thunderous apuse and piercing cheers erupted from the audience. They had all thought Neverfall Navigators was doomed to lose this round, yet they had somehow wed their way back to victory.
“Did I see that right? I think that was all thanks to Juniper,” a spectator said, staring at the big screen. “Neverfall Navigators only started to recover after she started
talking."
"You''re right," someone next to him agreed confidently. “Juniper didn''t y, but she was directing them the entire second half of the game."
"A valedictorian who''s also a pro gamer? Is there anything she can''t do?"