Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 658

Silence hung in the air, but Juniper’s teammates didn’t wait for her to speak. They carried on with their own rhythm.

Four versus five. It was a tough fight. But this was Neverfall Navigators. Even outnumbered, they showcased incredible teamwork, pushing through the difficulty to take down three of the opposing team’s members. Still, being a player down was a fatal disadvantage.

Thirty minutes later, Digital Sabers had pushed to their base, closing in on Neverfall Navigators’ main tower. The defense was grueling.

The audience, both in the arena and watching from abroad, felt they could already see the outcome. Neverfall Navigators couldn’t hold on for much longer. Continuing the fight was just delaying the inevitable. Sooner or later, they would lose.

Just as the fans’ hearts sank and the Neverfall Navigators members braced for defeat, a voice cut through the tension.

“Not bad.”

Juniper, who had been sitting silently in the corner, suddenly straightened up, a slight smile playing on her lips. “To hold out this long with only four players… I can see you haven’t been slacking off these past two years.”

The team, including MystiCat, glanced over. Was Ms. Payne finally going to coach them?

To their surprise, she wasn’t just moving her lips this time—she was moving her hands.

“This ends in fifteen minutes,” Juniper murmured, placing her hands on the keyboard. “The traffic gets bad if we leave too late.”

She hated traffic; it interfered with her dinner plans.

“Huh?”

Before they could process it, the character for Player 3, which had been idle for some time, was suddenly sprinting toward the heart of the battle.

MystiCat and his teammates stared, their eyes wide and their minds buzzing. Was Ms. Payne actually subbing in?

“Defend!” Juniper’s fingers flew across the keyboard as her sharp command cut through their shock.

“Yes, ma’am!” MystiCat responded over the comms.

With a rapid-fire series of commands, Juniper instantly corrected Neverfall Navigators’ chaotic rhythm.

They engaged in the mid lane. Two from Neverfall Navigators against four from the enemy team.

“Don’t hang back. Go in,” Juniper ordered, her voice sharp over the comms as her keyboard clattered.

“Go in?” MystiCat hesitated. A head-on clash seemed far too risky.

“Now!” Juniper glared at him, her eyes chillingly intense.

“Yes!” Intimidated, MystiCat shivered and followed her lead, unleashing a barrage of abilities.

Digital Sabers never expected Neverfall Navigators to be so bold, engaging them two-on-four.