No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 140

Frank choked at Noelle's words. He couldn't understand Lucas's intention, either. Was he trying to spite Noelle?

The match quickly kicked off. Noelle watched as the match unfolded and, as she predicted, Team Luminark was headed for a crushing defeat.

As expected, Lucas's temper flared up quickly. He tried to go on the offense, but Xenia couldn't keep up, constantly exposing their positions. Every time she took a shot, she missed.

Lucas cursed angrily, "Xenia, what's wrong with you? I told you to shoot the enemy! Are you blind? How can you miss from this close?"

"I'm trying! But they have someone holding me back," Xenia said, feeling frustrated that no one was covering for her.

Soon, the enemy team closed in.

Lucas kept cursing as he moved, "Xenia, I told you to snipe their mage. Come on, hit him!"

"I really tried. They're guarding him well, and no one is protecting me."

"You're gunner; that's what you're supposed to do! If Noelle were here, she'd get the job done!" Lucas blurted out.

At that moment, the team fell silent. Lucas had voiced what everyone was thinking—if Noelle had been there, things wouldn't have gone this way.

Xenia burst into tears. "I may not be as capable as Noelle, but I've been giving it my all. What more do you want from me, Lucas? You were the one who acted recklessly and got ambushed!"

"Enough with the excuses!" Lucas snapped. "We were in a worse situation in the revival match, but Noelle still managed to push through! You told me you could handle this—do you really think you can fucking do this now?"