Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 99 The Outcome Hangs In The Balance!

The tennis club members gathered to offer their assistance.

The senior expressed her deep gratitude.

"Thank you all for coming to help."

"We are all members of the same club, so it's only natural for us to assist when needed."

"Yes, if you had informed us earlier, we would have arrived sooner."

The senior nodded gratefully, unable to express anything other than gratitude.

Violeta's considerate actions deserved special thanks.

Kaylee turned to Violeta and said, "Vio, you really thought of everything. If it weren't for everyone's help, we would have surely lost today."

Violeta blinked at Kaylee.

"We won't lose."

Since Violeta had arranged the barbecue stall, she could ask Fiona and her husband to leave at any time.

Once they left, there would be no more free mineral water bottles available.

Compared to the water bottles in the hands of Violeta and the others, the dance club had the advantage over them.

The dance club members managed to snatch two waves of water bottles from behind, momentarily surpassing them.

Because Violeta had a backup plan and knew that the tennis club members would arrive later, she had been waiting without taking any action, allowing the dance club members to enjoy their temporary victory. But their happiness wouldn't last long.

Fiona dragged the trash can over and poured the mineral water bottles onto the ground.

The dance club members rushed over, but they still couldn't match the speed of the tennis club members. After all, the tennis club members practiced tennis every day, which improved their speed and agility, something the dance club members couldn't compare to.

They were the first to grab the mineral water bottles, and the members of the dance club glared at them, looking very resentful.

The tennis club members put the mineral water bottles in their bags, and their mockery reached the ears of the dance club members.

"Slowpokes. They might as well throw in the towel."

"Forgive them. No one can catch up to a lightning bolt."

"Hahaha...

Fury flared.

"

The dance club members turned their heads to glare at them.

"What are you looking at? Haven't seen a handsome guy before?"

"I've never seen someone so self-absorbed! Ugh, let's go, girls."

The dance club members gathered together, waiting for Fiona to come and pour the bottles.

But they would be disappointed because the tennis club members were faster than them every time. Some of the boys would step on the bottles and then pick them up, leaving no chance for the dance club. This repeated twice, and once again, Violeta's bottles surpassed Casey's.

Casey was getting anxious.

"What should we do? If this continues, we will definitely lose. There's only half an hour left!"

Zelena and Hattie exchanged a glance.

There was an inherent difference in physical strength between boys and girls, and if they were to compete directly, they would surely lose.

Continuing like this would only result in missing out again and again.

Zelena's eyes flickered as she came up with a clever plan.

Lowering her voice, she said, "Come here, I'll tell you a solution...

Kaylee was counting the bottles when she caught a glimpse of them huddled together, discussing something. Without a doubt, they were devising another plan.

"Vio, they're up to something again."

Violeta glanced in the direction of Zelena and said, "It's okay, we'll deal with it when the time comes. The bottle is the most important thing. As long as we get the bottles, we can successfully clear the senior's boyfriend's punishment."

It would be strange if Zelena was willing to fall behind like this.

Hearing Violeta's words, the senior turned her head and looked at Violeta with gratitude. "Violeta, if you ever need my help in the future, just ask. I will do everything I can to assist you."

Violeta smiled faintly and replied, "Didn't you already help me last time? Don't worry about it."

Despite her words, investigating the campus belle pageant last time was also her responsibility.

However, this time Violeta not only had people set up stalls at the school gate, but also gathered everyone in the club to assist her. This favor was much greater than what she did last time, and she must repay it in the future.

Ten minutes later, Fiona brought another batch of bottled water.

Before the bottle even hit the ground, members of the dance club rushed over. However, this time they weren't coming for the bottle, but for the boys from the tennis club.

Some members of the dance club grabbed the boys from the tennis club and shouted, "He touched me!"

The boys from the tennis club were stunned, and in that moment, another small group of dance club members quickly picked up the bottles from the ground and ran away. Amidst the chaos, by the time the boys realized what was happening, most of the bottles on the ground had already been taken.

This must be the dirty trick that Zelena had thought of before.

"I can't believe they would stoop so low. It's despicable to cheat in a game!"

Violeta lowered her eyelashes, acknowledging that this move was indeed cunning but effective.

"Kay, how many bottles do we have now?"

"One hundred and five."

They had already surpassed their previous record in terms of quantity.

The dance club had fewer bottles, probably around ninety-something.

There was still half an hour left, and Fiona's bottle delivery would probably only last for two more rounds.

In other words, the final decisive moment would be within these two rounds.

However, Fiona spoke up at this moment, "Vio, we're running out of bottled water, and there are fewer and fewer students now. The remaining bottles won't last for two rounds. I'll bring over all the remaining ones."

The number of bottles in the final round would be more than double the previous rounds.

If the members of the dance club were to retrieve these bottles, their quantity would far exceed that of the tennis club.

Kaylee said, "So that means in the final round, we absolutely cannot let them get ahead! If we don't snatch them, we'll truly lose!"

The senior furrowed her brows and analyzed, "They're using their bodies as shields. If the guys resort to violence, they will definitely be criticized. How can we continue to thrive in school if our reputation is tarnished?"

A difficult problem lay before them.

Violeta calmly spoke, "In the end, it comes down to speed. Even if they try to block us with their bodies, they can only hold back a portion of our team. So, let's also divide our team and engage with them. Only a portion of us will go for the bottles, and we'll see who can grab more!"

Kaylee nodded. "That's the only option we have now. I believe we will be faster than them!"

Time passed slowly.

The barbecue stall began to close, and the members of the dance club understood that this was the final round.

Victory or defeat hung in the balance!

After packing up their stalls, Fiona came over dragging a trash bin.

As she reached the school gate, everyone focused their attention and rushed towards the gate!

Some members of the dance club firmly blocked the male students from the tennis club, and some even held onto one each.

The male students from the tennis club had anticipated this move, so a few of them stepped forward to engage with the dance club members.

The bottles fell to the ground, scattered all around.