NovelTrueChapter 429 A Glimpse of Maturity Jean blinked, stunned for a second.
Winston actually... spoke to Dalton? And comforted him? What the hell?! What was happening?! She couldn't explain why, but her heart suddenly started racing with excitement.
After Winston's unexpected words, Dalton fell silent.
He didn't respond. Not a single sound.
Winston didn't seem to mind. He continued calmly, his voice carrying a cool, steady tone-clear, calm and controlled.
"The more pressure you feel, the more likely you are to make mistakes." "You need to slow down. Just take a breath." In this moment-during the most crucial gof the entire tournament-Winston actually set aside all pride and tension to calm Dalton down.
He wasn't acting like the aloof, sharp-edged teen Jean had always known. He was taking the lead, steadying the team, showing patience.
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Jean didn't know if Winston had genuinely changed how he felt about Dalton, or if he was just trying to win the game.
But either way- She saw a different side of him today. A more mature side.
Winston, that stubborn guy, was finally learning to see the bigger pieture.
Jean smiled faintly at the thought.
After a long pause, Dalton's soft voice cthrough the headset.
"...Got it." "...Thanks." He said it so quietly it was barely audible. If Jean hadn't been paying close attention, she we've missed it entirely.
She didn't know whether Winston heard him or not.
But even so, the fact that both of them-these two equally stubborn people-managed to take a step toward each other in that moment... that was progress. And a big one.
CODY IVI Chapter 429 A Glimpse of Maturity And Winston's words had clearly made an impact Finished Dalton slowly pulled himself together. Ilis string of mistakes finally cto a stop, and his performance stabilized.
Granted, he wasn't playing great-but he wasn't playing poorly anymore.
And that was enough.
As long as Dalton could keep steady, Winston and Jean had the firepower to carry the rest.
And they did.
Once Dalton was back under control, Winston and Jean went full throttle. Together, they pushed back with a decisive counterattack.
"That is awesome!" "Holy crap, is this a comeback?!" "Nah, not yet. They'd need like two more wipes to flip this.” "If the other team chokes this lead, that'd be brutal." "So clean-Deadmark and Wingflare are absolute legends." "Thought we were in for an upset... never mind." "Not over yet, but it's looking better." "Veilthorn's playing better now. At least not dragging them down." "He finally woke up?" "Don't jinx it. If we praise Veilthorn too much, he might flop again." "Deadmark and Wingflare, keep going-pull this off!" And then it happened.
Jean caught a misstep in the enemy's positioning and, with perfect e timing, locked in a solo kill.
"Nice! That was clean!" one of her teammates shouted excitedly in the headset. The content is on ve novelenglish.net! The livestream exploded with "awesome!" comments.
Winston stayed coolheaded and instantly called for a team push.
They pounced on that opportunity, took down the remaining opponents e in a clean sweep, a win-just like that.
It was sudden. Clean. Brutal.
Even the viewers were caught off guard.
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