Chapter 26 Alice noticed the way Luke was looking at her , her brow furrowing furrowing slightly . At that moment , she received a call from Noah . Alice , youre at the venue , right ? A bad feeling washed over her . She wanted to deny it , but the screams of the fans around her already answered that question . Alice , something urgent came up at the company for me and Caleb , so we cant attend the competition . This match is crucial for Luke . Join the team . Whatever happened between you and Luke , when facing facing difficulties , we need to unite against the outside , right ? The screams of the fans faded away . Alices silence was deafening . She hung up the phone , not wanting to not watch them fail , compete . say anything . She On stage , Luke waited for a while but didnt see Alice leave her seat to head backstage , which made him a bit irritated . He frowned and said , What does Alice want ? Do I have to go down there and ask her myself ? was here to come Chloe flashed a knowing smile . Luke , let me text her . But since shes sitting in the audience , I bet shes still would have to find you . Otherwise , she backstage Luke remembered Alices past obedience . Shed understand what he needed without him saying a word . He was used to her devotion . But suddenly , it felt like she had become a completely different person . Luke grumbled , Call her . If she comes to the match , I wont hold the past against her and will treat her like a sister again . He realized he had been too impulsive about the school incident , so as long as Alice was willing to back down , he would go with the flow . They could all get along like before . Chloes expression stiffened slightly . Okay , Ill call her . Im sure shell come for you . Lukes expression softened a bit . Alice in the audience , her eyes darkening . Chloe stepped aside to make the call , her gaze fixed on Alice in the audience , her Alice glanced at the caller ID and noticed Chloe on stage . She didnt need to guess what Chloe wanted to say . She rejected the call outright , expressionless as she watched the stage . After being hung up on , Chloe looked at Alice in surprise , then smirked , thinking it was perfect ; she didnt want to waste her time . my She didnt want Alice stealing the spotlight . She and Luke would win ; Alice wouldnt be needed . Chloe returned to Luke , her eyes red and looking pitiful . Luke , Im clumsy with words ; Alice call . Should I go find her ? answer she didnt me , probably dislikes Lukes face turned dark . Noah said he tried calling her too . It shows Alice has no intention of joining the team for the match , so dont go looking for her . Luke , I believe Alice isnt like that . She wouldnt be here just to watch us fail . Were definitely going to win this match . Alice wont get what she wants . put on his headset , ignoring the audience . Chloe smiled with satisfaction : ; Alice , Ive won again . * Luke The match began : Landing Team vs. Mount Team 0.0 % * Chapter 26 Menu Alice watched the commentary on the big screen . At first , Luke , as the assassin , led an ambush . But Mount Team seemed to anticipate his strategy and had developed a bait tactic . In her past life , shed sensed something was and warned Luke to be cautious and not rush in . Back wrong then , he scolded her harshly . In the end , he charged in with one person to assess the situation , only to fall into the Mount Teams trap . She was the one who led the remaining teammates to rescue him , ultimately turning the tide with a surprise attack on the enemys base . This time , she wanted to see what hed do without her warning . Sure enough , Luke made the same decision as in her past life , leading the entire team into the enemys trap . Seeing this predictable scene , Alice couldnt help but smile . Just as expected ! Soon , Luke realized they had fallen into a trap , but it was too late . The teams rhythm was completely disrupted , and Chloe panicked , making mistakes that nearly cost them their teammates . was flustered . Luke , I on Luke raged , Chloe , what were you thinking ? I said retreat ! Why did you attack ? Showing off ? Chloe couldnt resist ; that guy was low health . You were giving away free kills ! If you were confident in your wouldnt have been skills , you trapped , and we wouldnt have been attacked . Chloe , publicly humiliated , retorted , If you hadnt rushed in and got trapped , this wouldnt have happened ! Luke exploded , You still have the nerve to blame me ? Its clearly your lack of skill that dragged us down . After all this training , youve made no progress . What a waste of time ! Chloes face turned a shade of red , and she stormed off her seat . The audience gasped . After all , a player leaving during a match had a significant impact . The big screen focused on Landing Team , and Lukes grim expression was painfully obvious . He had no choice but to call for a timeout . Every match has one opportunity for a timeout . The opposing fans began to murmur , already congratulating themselves in advance . Luke slammed his keyboard in frustration , clearly furious . He never expected Chloe would dare to throw a tantrum and leave . If it were Alice , no matter how much he scolded her , she wouldnt act like this ! The atmosphere turned awkward . The opposing team stood up , taunting them . Luke , why not just admit defeat ? Itll save you getting humiliated later . Just save yourself some face . from Luke shot up , I wont admit defeat ! Youre the ones who are scared of losing , arent you ? Luke , anyone can see youre going to lose this match , especially with a player leaving . Didnt you say family teams never lose ? Family team ? 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